My new BFF SlowBunny wants to be in my next chapter (She's going to be Miyuki) . Which puts off my amazing-as-all-get-out-idea... -Plot Bunny gives ZFP idea- nevermind! THANK YOU PLOT BUNNIES!

As Zai and the others are getting ready to leave, another story is happening...

"Okay, Miyuki, you can change now." The old herbalist said to her "cat". Suddenly the cat figure grew. In her place was a slightly small, brown haired, pale skinned girl with strange grey eyes.

"Thank you, Mother." Miyuki was a shapeshifter who had been caught by the Fire Nation many times before. Shapeshifting was illegal, and the guards knew her appearance by heart. So she had decided to take on cat form and go with her mother. The only reason she stuck around was because she liked to help people in their little Fire Nation town. People were always getting in trouble there.

Now back to the GAang

Today Toph was feeling better, the air was warm, and Appa was refreshed. A perfect day to leave for their house, courtesy of Zuko's dad Firelord Ozai. Everything seemed perfect. All of the members of their little nomad-group were loading things onto Appa.

"Help, please, help!" An old man came stumbling through the woods, coughing badly. All members were suddenly alert. Aang quickly covered his arrow with a spare hat.

"What is it?" We all asked at about the same time. The old man began to cry.

"My poor wife has fallen, and her leg is all twisted. The only doctor is busy treating a terrible disease with what little supplies he has!" He had begun to cry.

"Don't worry. We can help." I reassure.

"Ugh, this is the Painted Lady all over again. We have to LEAVE, and that's when people start needing us. Great." Sokka groaned, but he was the first one to head into the woods, led by the old man.

When we get to his house, the man only lets Aang and Toph in, don't ask me why. The rest of us hang back worriedly.

"Maybe we should get something for the old woman, a get well present." I suggest to Zuko.

"I'm staying here." Sokka says.

"Looks like then it's just the 3 of us." Katara says, and we head into the market.

We spend what feels like hours searching for a gift, then settle on a basket of assorted fruits.

When we head back, it is clear to see guards in front of the house so we hide behind a stand. Everyone looks as terrified as I feel.

We watch the guards until they leave. In their possession is Aang, Toph, and Sokka. There are too many guards to attack.

"We'll get them back." I whisper, more to myself than my boyfriend and best friend. But the sun sinks lower in the sky and we are forced to go back to camp and light a fire.

As soon as they are asleep, I head into the woods and put my shadow cape on.

-oO0Oo-

The village is quiet, and guards are patrolling the streets. That is no problem for me. My cape allows me to blend into the shadows, unseen by human eyes. I walk for awhile and come across the herbalist we met in the market yesterday. Her light is still on, even though it is well past midnight. I knock on the door.

"Hello?" She asks, opening the door a crack. I am still in my cape. I slip in unnoticed. An amazing sight meets my eyes. Miyuki the cat suddenly transforms into a small girl with weird grey eyes. Her eyes widen at me.

"Darkness? You're that girl?" She whispers softly. I am a legend, the cool breeze that send chills down your spine, and when I'm gone, enemies are never heard of again. But I am also feared for my mystery. Some have said to see me. But it is never true. This girl-cat, thing, she is staring into my soul. I take my cloak off.

"Yes."

"But- why are you here?" She asks. The herbalist walks in.

"Darkness. I knew you'd return." She gives me an all-knowing smile.

-oO0Oo-

I tell them my story, and they tell me theirs. How Miyuki knew it was me when I bought herbs at her store yesterday, and how I saved them from that shirshu by drifting past. The shirshu was so confused, he knocked them all of running around in circles and going nowhere in particular.

"So now that you know, I need your help. My friends have been captured by Fire Nation guards, and I can't do this alone."

Okay, S.B, you are going to help Zai in the next chapter, and all you readers are going to find out the story behind Darkness, also known as Black Spirit. Also more fluff. 805 words! I'm on a roll!