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"Oww. that hurt." I opened my eyes, sitting up and holding my head. "the he- where am I?" I looked around. I seemed to be in a park of some sort. Ok, what park? This whole deal makes no sense. The last thing I remember is... dying?
Flashback
I felt myself go limp, and faintly heard Zuko's cries as everything faded to black. I opened my eyes to find myself in a swamp. I didn't know where I was, but it was somewhere I had never been before. There was something almost... magical about the place. I suddenly knew where I was. The Spirit World. That means I must have... Oh. But don't only Spirits live here? Does that make me like Yue? What am I the spirit of?
"You are Micah? No?" I heard a voice behind me. I turned to find none other than Avatar Roku, Aang's past life, looking down on me.
"Yes. Why? Where am I? Isn't Aang the only one who can talk to you?" the questions just poured out of me like hot tea. Wait, am I seriously making tea references? I've spent too much time with Iroh.
"You are unnatural. You were not meant to exist." Roku answered stoicly.
"thanks." I replied dryly. Roku then faded away without another word, leaving me more confused than before. The years past quickly after that. in fact, the only way I knew the years past at all was because of Aang. He came to the Spirit World infrequently, wishing for advice from Roku. He looked older each time, and I always watched from the sidelines, wishing I could help. Of course, that wasn't an option, because Aang might recognize me and start asking questions i couldn't answer. The last time he came to Roku he looked old. I mean, really old. Well, the second to last time. The last time was right after a Spirit tremor. Whenever something happens in the mortal world that affects the Spirit World, there is something called a Spirit tremor. after this one, Aang entered the Spirit world, but not as an old man, as the kid I once knew him as. He then grew older until he looked about 40. I walked up to him and he stared at me, surprise evident on his face.
"Yuki?"
"You may call me by my real name now. Micah." I answered, smiling as recognition dawned on my old friend's face.
"Micah?!" He rushed up to me and lifted me in a huge hug. I hugged him back and we stood like that for a couple minutes. After that we walked around, and I finally told him my story. Later, he looked at me. His normally joyful eyes turned serious.
"Micah, I have a job for you."
End Flashback
Right. That. I almost forgot. I picked myself up and crossed the... what did Aang call these again? right, streets. I walked across the street, almost getting run over by a Satomobile. I'm gonna need to get used to this. Eventually my stomach started growling and I began looking for lunch. I dug around in the pockets of my pants, which were made of some strange material, as well as the pocket of my jacket, eventually stumbling across some coins Aang left me. I smiled and looked for somewhere to buy food. eventually I ran across a grumpy street vendor, who looked at my gold coin in reverence. She handed me an armful of bread and kabobs of some kind, and as I watched, another customer handed her some sort of paper which she traded for food. I shrugged and walked on, munching my warm bread. Soon, I heard something. I glanced below me to find two small boys looking longingly at the food in my arms. I smiled in understanding and handed each of the boys a piece of bread.
"Thank you nice lady." The younger one looked at me with wide green eyes. He seemed about 9-ish. The older one nodded to me somberly. He seemed about 11.
"You're welcome. what are your names?" I asked.
"I'm Bolin, and this is Mako." The younger one answered, pointing to himself then his brother. "He doesn't talk much." He placed a hand next to his mouth and stage-whispered. I laughed slightly.
"Well, nice to meet you both. My name is Micah."
A/N Hey I'm back! This story is moving pretty quickly. By the way, Micah is 14, not an adult. She just seemed old to a 9-year-old Bolin. Next I'll get to real LoK time. Also, sorry if it takes me a while to update, but I have homework and stuff :p. :D
