KATARA

when I finally awoke I was tied to a post in the middle of a red fire nation tent. My tired and sleep encrusted eyes took in the long chain the clasped my hands together, while another one tethered my feet. I couldn't- either from exhaustion or the chains- I wasn't sure. The clothes I had come to hate where dirty and ripped. My long brown hair hung in tendrils around my face. I tried to sit up, then growled, realising the chains would only allow me to rise to a sub-servant kind of position.
"Well, well, looks like the princess has finally woken up" a bored voice emitted from the tent entrance. Great, its emo girl and circus freak. I groaned silently, cursing my luck. The girl in pink bounded over to me and stuck her childish face in mine. She cocked her head. A feeling of stupidity washed over me as I groaned in realization. Emo girl and circus freak. . . that had to mean- crazy firebending Azula would soon come!
"you look tired" the brown haired girl was speaking. A grin popped onto her face "you should go back to sleep" cool hands struck my throat and darkness overwhelmed me.

TOPH

I'm hungry, my butt hurts, we've been flying for hours, we're never going to find her, this is impossible. Complaints echoed and swirled inside my head but I didn't, couldn't voice them. I could hear Sokka twist and look at me.
"Toph, how ya' doing?" he asked. My mouth quivered a little bit, i havn't shown any weakness at all during this time, and I'm not about to.
"Toph?" he asks again. I cant take it any more, all the pent up anger and fear, so it all comes exploding out.
"NO!" I scream loudly, not caring if the people on the ground could hear me or not "I AM NOT OKAY! SUGERQUEENS GONE. WE'VE BEEN FLYING FOR HOURS! IM HUNGRY. AND FOR ALL WE KNOW SUGERQUEEN COULD BE. . . " my voice trails off as I bite my lip. I could feel tears on my cheek. I wiped them away angrily. I HATE crying, It just reminds me of the fact tha sugarwueen cried the most for everything among us. "Im sorry, I just. . . "
sokka put an arm around me. I breathed in his scent. After our heart to heart about katara we'd been really close. I wish suki didn't exist. I had a big crush on sokka.
"its okay" he mumbled to my hair "it will be okay. It HAS to be okay" I felt him trying to convince himself. Aang joined us.
"I'm taking Appa down so he can rest. There's a small town where we can get some supplies and rest. We're just tired and hungry. I'm sure we'll feel better after a meal and a nap. Besides, we can ask about Katara there" his voice was pleading "okay Toph?"
I could feel Sokka's body tense. I sighed "whatever floats your boat twinkle toes"

SOKKA

my brain felt foggy. I hadn't slept or eaten for 14 hours. It was about ten when we finally stumbled into town, then into a resturant blearily. The waitress came over and gave us a table. I watched her glance at me. I have a way with ladies. Aang on the other hand, well lets say and irritable earthbender doesn't mix with well with bumpy landings. He'd flown 20 feet into the air. I was still kind off shocked after Toph's meltdown. I'd never seen her like that before. I looked around the crowded tavern room. Fire nation citizens of all kinds were here, clustered in groups around mugs of beer. one in particular struck my eyes, he had faded green eyes, like Toph. Among all the treacherous browns and yellow and blacks it was a nice change. He swung his head towards me. That's when I realized he was blind.

TOPH

I scowled at the table. My fried fish was steaming in front of me. There was enough noise and moving body's for me to see clearly, including tiny little details. Sokka was looking at the waitress, Aang at the window. I scowled. Figures.
"Excuse me?" a boys voice rang out next to my ear. My head snapped towards him "what!" I snapped.
"Whoa, chill, Raventop" i 'saw' him lift his hands definsively. His voice was sweet and humorous.
"Raventop?"- me
"your hair?"- him
"my hair is black?" somehow through all the years at my parents, i had never found out what I actually looked like. It was always, what wonderful hair you have. your skin is so smooth. your eyes are so sparkly. This had led me to believe I looked like a troll.
"I wouldn't know" he continued "my friend told me"
"what cant you see?"
"can't you?" he asked
"what? Can't you see? Are you blind?" i inquired. Damn, I wish I could think of a better argument. I really need to eat something. Or earthbend.
I heard his friend bend down and whisper something to him. in the noise I couldn't hear what it was.
"yes" he said quietly "my name is Lonchinvar"

LONCHINVAR

my sightless eyes gazed at the figure in front of me. my friend Jin bent down and whispered in my ear. "Lon, she's blind" I nodded and introduced myself, then quickly walked away. i was heading for a place to ponder. I could feel the girl's companions watching me. Her voice had been tired, cranky and a little sad? I shouldn't have imposed myself on her like that. wha if i had hurt her in some way? joking about her blindness. I blew it big time. just what excactly i had blown I wasn't sure about.

AANG

I watched the strange boy walk away. I looked at his companion, a tall brown haired girl. She reminded me of someone. Then it hit me. She looked like Suki.
toph stood up "I'm going to get some air" she announced. I nodded, my gaze on the girl in front of me. she had spiky brown hair in a long ponytail. she had on no makeup and had on instead a pair of crystal green earrings. she was garbed in red robes, much like the ones of the kyoshi warriors, only fire nation. i felt silver appear around my eyes. I wanted to hurt her, wanted to hurt every fire nation native in the room. Sokkas mouth fell open
"what?" she asked, a smile in her voice
"s-suki?" he chocked out
she grinned " i knew it i KNEW you would recognize me" she squealed. My eyes watched in astonishment as suki kissed sokka in the lips.

LONCHINVAR

i stared at the rock n front of me. i shifted into horse stance. Then slowly. oh so slowly, it started to move. I grunted as it hurled across. then another and another. I heard a rumble behind me. Then a clapping noise. i sensed the vibrations of the girl from before.
"congratulations" her dry voice called out "you moved a rock"

my mind froze . . . uh. . . oh. . .