A/N: Hello :)
Hereee's Another Chapterrr! :D This one's much longer :P
Thank you for the reviews! I appreciate that people are taking the time to read and review :)
There is no Zuko in this one :(
But there would probably be much more Zuko-filled creamy goodness in the sequel :P Which would be like based on Season 2 :)
Okay, we've all had enough of listening to Jenni ramble on :D Or...reading :P
Arisu was in her bedroom, and Akira was outside, waiting anxiously for the doctor to finish. Zhao was on his ship, sailing away on some other fire nation mission. But that didn't matter. Arisu had been sick for the last couple of days, and the doctor was here to find out what was wrong.
Doctor Feng opened the door and closed it behind him.
"Is she alright? What's wrong?" Akira asked, her face covered with concern.
The doctor sighed. "I did a full check up. With the symptoms you've described, she has a disease of the blood. It's not contagious, however there is no cure. The symptoms such as coughing, dizziness, fever and headaches will start every now and then, but at other times she'll appear to be fine and she can continue with normal life..."
Akira tried to take in everything the doctor said. …...Normal life?
"Those clouds look so soft, don't they? Like you could just jump down and you'd land in a big, soft cottony heap,"
"Maybe you should give it a try!"
"You're hilarious,"
"I'll try it!" said Aang, taking his staff and jumping into a nearby cloud.
"Aang?" yelled Arisu, as Katara and Sokka watched him from over the edge of Appa's saddle.
"Turns out clouds are made of water," said Aang, who was dripping wet.
"Hey, what is that?" said Katara, looking at a patch of black land.
"It's like a scar..."
They landed Appa and walked through the ash filled lands. What looked like hundreds of dead trees surrounded them.
"Listen..." said Sokka, "It's so quiet...There's no life anywhere,"
Arisu looked around. To her, it only looked like a burned down trees, but it obviously made Aang, Sokka and Katara unhappy.
"Aang, are you okay?" asked Katara.
Sokka knelt down, and spotted footprints.
"Fire Nation!" he exclaimed, "Those evil savages make me sick, they have no respect for.."
Katara shushed him. "What, I'm not allowed to be angry?"
Aang sat down and sighed, picking up handfuls of burnt soil.
"How could anyone do this? How could I let this happen?"
Slowly, Arisu began to understand, This whole area used to be a wider forest, filled with hundreds of trees and animals. And...the fire nation did this too?
"Hey, Aang, are you ready to be cheered up?" Aang sat where he was before, looking sad. Sokka sat a few metres away from him, also looking sad. Arisu sat between them, not knowing who she should be looking sad next to.
"No," replied Aang,
Suddenly, Katara threw an acorn at Aang's head. "HEY! How was that cheering me up?"
Sokka laughed. "It cheered me up!" Katara threw an acorn at him too.
"Ow! Yeah, I probably deserved that..." said Sokka, rubbing his head.
"These acorns are everywhere, Aang," explained Katara, "Every one of these will be a tall oak tree one day, and the forest will grow back. All the birds and animals that lived here once will come back."
"Thanks, Katara,"
Arisu smiled at them, feeling glad that Aang was happier. But their happiness was cut short when a figure headed towards them from the distance.
"Hey, umm...Whose that?"Arisu exclaimed. They all turned around, seeing an elderly man with a walking stick.
"Hey, who are you?" asked Sokka.
"When I saw the sky bison, I thought it was impossible," he turned towards Aang, "But those markings, are you the Avatar, child?"
Aang nodded.
"My village desperately needs your help!" he said.
Everyone turned to follow him, but Arisu stayed in her spot.
"Wait...what's an Avatar?"
"Are you serious?" exclaimed Sokka, "You didn't know?"
They were walking to the village, and everyone was trying to explain to Arisu what the avatar was.
"The avatar is the master of all four elements!" said Katara.
"Wow, really?" Arisu beamed at Aang, "I didn't know you could do that, how smart!"
Aang started turning red. "well..uhh..not really..."
"It takes time to master each element, like a normal bender mastering their own element, and the Avatar has to do it four times..." explained Katara.
"Okay," said Sokka, "Let me explain. Let's say the world is a dead fish, and all the little flies are like the people, and the Avatar is like king of the flies..."
"What? No, Sokka, that's not it!" exclaimed Aang.
"Wow, really?" Arisu beamed at Aang again, "So you're like the king of everyone? I didn't know! Maybe I should have dressed better..."
Arisu and Katara sat together, watching the forest and waiting for Aang and Sokka to return.
"They'll both be back soon," said Arisu, putting a hand on Katara's shoulder.
"I know," she said.
The elderly man approached them. "You shouldn't worry, I'm sure they''ll be back,"
"I know," she said.
"You should both get some rest," he said, putting his blanket over Katara, and offering another to Arisu. She smiled gratefully and said a small thank you.
"Everything's going to be okay," said Katara.
"You're brother's in good hands," he continued, "I'd be shocked if the avatar returned without him,"
The sun rose, and Arisu yawned. She didn't realise how late it had gotten. She never got to stay up late back home.
"The sun is rising," said the man, "Perhaps he will return soon,"
The man and Katara turned towards the sun, and Arisu smiled at them both. The man was being very nice to them, and Arisu had began to admire nice people, because they were often so selfless and giving, and from what Arisu knew, that was rare.
They continued to sit at the wall of the village together when the man left.
Arisu tried to think of something to talk about.
"So that's where you're going? The North Pole?To learn WaterBending? Asked Arisu, in an attempt to break the silence.
"Yes," replied Katara, "I'm surprised you never asked,"
"I just thought you travelled, I never knew you needed somewhere to go to travel,"
"I guess you don't..." said Katara, "But what were you doing on Kyoshi, so far away from the fire nation?"
"I'm surprised you never asked," said Arisu, glad to have something to talk about, to distract Katara from worrying about Aang and Sokka.
So she told Katara everything. Well, almost everything. Not about her being sick. But about being engaged to Zuko, and running away from home, and from her controlling father, and about how glad she was the find new friends.
"Wait, Zuko?" Katara's eyes widened in shock, "The jerk that chases us? He burned down a village!"
Arisu froze. They met Zuko? They knew him? He burned down a village?
If she had known Katara a couple of days ago, maybe she would be angry at her for accusing her Fiance of such things, and start yelling and stamping her feet and generally throwing a tantrum.
But no matter how much she...loved Zuko, she couldn't help but know it could be true.
It was probably the burned down forest they saw. Maybe it was knowing that Zuko got angry easily, and that she hadn't seen him for three years. Or maybe it was the burned down forest. And the fire nation soldiers that took over the small village that Haru lived in. Or maybe it was her experience with her father.
But Arisu believed Katara. And she understood why Sokka didn't like her.
"A forced marriage, though?" said Katara, "I'm sorry about that!"
"He can't be that bad," said Arisu, repeating the same words her mother often said to her. He can't be that bad.
"It's no use, Arisu, I can't see them anywhere," said Katara, as she and Arisu flew on Appa in an attempt to look for Aang and Sokka.
"Yeah, neither can I," agreed Arisu, "I saw a Sokka shaped tree, but that was probably my imagination..."
"Our best hope is to go back to the village and wait." said Katara, turning Appa around.
"So his name is Appa?" said Arisu, to no one in particular, "It suits him more than Mr FlufflePuff,"
Arisu was sitting inside what seemed to be the town hall, when she heard Katara exclaim outside. She walked out, and was extremely relieved when she saw Aang and Katara hugging outside.
"Welcome back, Aang," said Arisu, smiling, "And welcome back to you too, Momo,"
Aang smiled back, but his smile sunk when Katara asked, "Where's Sokka?"
"I'm not sure..."
Katara and Arisu watched from the window as Aang talked to the spirit. Arisu watched him worriedly, expecting the giant monster to crush him any moment. She'd never been this worried since...finding out about Zuko's banishment.
She watched confusedly as Aang showed the spirit the acorn Katara gave him. What was that supposed to do? To her surprise, the spirit turned into a black and white fluffy bear. Everyone inside the building rushed out, as the spirit left, and the captured villagers emerged from a bunch of bamboo shoots.
Katara rushed out to hug Sokka. Arisu smiled at Aang and hugged him, to his – and her surprise.
"You did it, Fly King!" she smiled happily, and Aang smiled too.
"Thank you, great Avatar!" said an important looking villager, "Whatever can we do to repay you?"
"You can give us some, food, and money," said Sokka.
Katara nudged Sokka in the ribs. "Sokka!" "What? We need stuff!"
Arisu smiled.
"It would be an honour to help you prepare for your journey," the man bowed down, and left.
Arisu smiled wider. He was one of those kind people.
"I'm so proud of you, Aang, you figured out what to do all on your own!" exclaimed Katara, looking very proud.
"Actually," said Aang, "I did have a little help, and there's something else,"
"What is it?" asked Arisu.
"I think I found a way to contact Roku's spirit," explained Aang.
"That's great!" exclaimed Katara and Arisu.
"Creepy, but great," remarked Sokka.
"There's a temple on a present shaped island," said Aang, looking faraway, "And if I go there on the solstice, I'd be able to speak with him!"
"But the solstice is tomorrow!" gasped Katara.
"Yeah..." said Aang, "And there's one more problem. The island is in the fire nation."
Katara and Sokka gasped. Arisu was speechless. Going BACK to the fire nation?
A/N: Denden dennnnn :)
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