A/N: Ok, how did you like the last chapter? Well there is more already im in a great mood and I have had no projects and spring break is next week! But for that there will HOPEFULLY be another chapter posted after this because I'm going out of town. Just expect a chapter after this before 3/9/12 because there will be no computer for a week my friends unless its only a 3 day vaca. Anywho here's where we left off.
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"So when we went to the port, these pirates came along and asked us to come inside. Me, Zuko, and my brother decline immediately, but Aang went in there. So of course we had to follow. We kinda ended up buying a water bending scroll, and Aang kinda stole back a scroll." Ursa laughed at the children's antics of their adventures of the past three months. They neared the doors of the Grand Dining Room. They heard laughter from inside.
"Well hey there sis!" Sokka said grinning. Iroh looked up from his tea and started choking. His mouth was agape and was staring at Ursa in shock.
"Ursa?" Iroh said in disbelief. Iroh dropped the teacup he had in his hand and gaped at her. After passing the initial shock, Iroh walked over to her and embraced her. He missed her dearly; she was his sister after all.
"Hello Brother," Ursa said smiling warmly hugging him back.
"Who is this?" Chief Arnook interrupted angrily. Many of the people in the room ignored him and continued on with the reunion. Aang and Sokka looked at them curiously wondering who the Lady was too.
"I said who is this?" Chief Arnook yelled. Katara looked up at him and said that it was the friend that she was looking for, the one she was questioning him about earlier that afternoon.
"Katara, Zuko who is this?" Sokka interrupted wondering who she was finally voicing his opinion. Chief Arnook's eyes widened at Zuko's name.
"Arrest them!" Chief Arnook yelled. Everyone looked at Sokka and glared.
"No Chief Arnook, wait!" Katara yelled as the guards came in and started to take everyone away. Chief Arnook waved his hand and the guards stopped with what they were doing.
"You are aiding Fire Nation; you are not allowed to do that here. They are executed immediately."
"There not all Fire Nation!" Katara yelled. "Zuko! Speak in Water Tribe Dialect!" she screamed in Fire Nation dialect. Zuko did as he was told.
"Chief Arnook," Zuko started in Water Tribe Dialect. "Princess Katara is correct. I am the Prince of the Fire Nation but, I'm also," Zuko paused and looked at his mother. His mother's eyes widened at what he was going to say, but nodded sadly letting him say what he was going to say.
"I'm also the Water Tribe Prince. I guess you never met your niece, the true heir to the Water Throne." As Zuko said this Arnooks eyes widened in shock.
"You're Kammi's grand-son?" Arnook asked quietly Zuko nodded at this.
"Father said that Kammi died in a fishing accident," Arnook said quietly remembering his sister.
"Why would you believe that for? You knew she was a fighter, and you knew she could stand up and defend herself, you of all people should have believed that." Ursa interrupted angrily, a scowl covering her face.
"And who would you be speaking out to me?" Arnook said.
"Your niece, the Princess of the Water Tribe, the Princess, or should I say Fire Lady of the Fire Nation. Should I go on?" Ursa said scowling, "Oh wait, and Master Water Bender and Fire Bender," Arnooks glare dropped immediately and everyone's eyes in the room widened at the statement. They dropped all of their holds on the royal family and stepped back afraid what they would do to them.
"Kammi is alive?" Arnook whispered quietly, desperately thinking of his once older sister, princess of the water throne.
"No." Ursa said coldly. "She died when I was eight; she died from the flu in the Southern Water Tribe. That was when I moved to the Fire Nation. Mother taught me to be a princess, which I rightfully am."
"Prove it," Arnook said simply not believing what he was hearing. Ursa created a fire ball in her left hand and a sphere of water in her other hand. She then started to speak in water tribe tongue which most of the people in the room knew as well. She also started to talk to Zuko and Katara in water tribe tongue who responded to her instantly.
"Happy now?" Ursa said scowling again, not happy with having to prove her point. Arnook waved his hands the guards disappeared into the other room.
"How are the two water tribe people princess and prince then," Arnook asked referring to Sokka and Katara.
"Prince Sokka and Princess Katara, their father is the Southern Water Tribes Chief. I grew up with him, and when Prince Zuko was born, Chief Hakoda and I, we made an agreement stating that we would allow Princess Katara and Prince Zuko to see each other for 4 to 6 months a year."
"Who said that you were going to be my student?" Pakku said rudely as Katara walked in with Aang by her side.
"You said you would teach the Avatar, yet why can I not be taught?" Katara replied smoothly and calmly, knowing if she lost her temper something bad would happen.
"Women don't learn to fight, women go to the healing huts, which are where you belong," Pakku said pointing in the other direction. Katara, starting to lose her temper stalked off in that direction that he pointed at so she wouldn't fire bend at his face. Katara reached the healing hut and knocked quietly. She heard a faint 'yes,' and walked into the room. She saw the room was filled with young girls, surrounding a mannequin.
"May I help you?" An older woman asked as she stood up and approached Katara. Katara nodded her head and asked if she could join the class.
"Yes you may, I was just about to start. Have a seat next to Nali." Katara sat down next to a girl and looked around awkwardly, trying to focus on the lesson. After listening to the lesson a bit, the teacher, as she learned name is Yugoda, started doing demonstrations on the mannequin. After hours the lesson finally ended. Katara watched as all of the younger girls walked out of the room. After they all walked out she walked out as well. She saw Zuko up ahead and ran to catch up with him.
"Hey," Katara said happily, relieved to see someone she knew.
"Hey, how was the water bending lesson?" Zuko asked curiously, truly wondering how it went. Katara scowled before letting a puff of smoke come from her nostrils.
"The 'Master'," Katara sneered, "Won't teach me to fight because I'm a girl. Turns out they don't let the women do much here anyways. Zuko didn't hide his surprise very well and let out a shocked noise.
"What? That's preposterous!" Zuko exclaimed annoyed. On-looking people looked at them to see what the matter was. They kept walking until they reached where Aang was having his lesson. Pakku looked up at them and scowled.
"I thought I told you to go to the healing hut where you belong," Pakku said. Katara glared at him and started to state her mind, but Zuko beat her to it.
"Who the hell are you to talk to her like that?" Zuko yelled, smoke rising from his head.
"We came all the way from the Southern Water Tribe with the Prince, Princess, and the Avatar and yet you only teach the Avatar. Why is that?"
"She's a women, she belongs in the healing huts. I don't care if she's a princess or not, women don't fight," Pakku roared back.
"Oh really?" Katara said quietly, tired of having to put up with this crap. "Fight me,"
"No." Pakku said turning around to continue with his lesson. As he did so, Katara got in a water bending stance and smacked the back of his head with a water whip. Pakku soaked with water whipped his head around.
"So this is what you want. You want a fight little girl, then you can have it." Pakku threw a jet of water towards Katara which she avoided easily used to that from training with Zuko and Iroh. Katara froze the water behind him catching him off guard, and threw another water whip at him. She then started throwing frozen water balls at him, which he barely diverted. She slid over in front of him and took hold of the water from the fountain and created a large wave that was directed towards Pakku. Pakku sensed the wave before hand and froze it. Katara who lost concentration, was suddenly captured in a ice prison. Katara started wriggling in and out and it started to melt slightly from her fire bending. She raised her body temperature so it could melt all the way from the icy prison.
"Hey give that back," Katara yelled at Pakku. Pakku looked up at her and sighed.
"Why?" Pakku asked simply enough.
"That's mine; my grandmother gave it to me. It's the last reminded of my mother, now give it back!" Katara yelled threatening him with a fireball.
"No, this is mine; I made this for the woman I love over sixty years ago. She left suddenly one day and never returned." Pakku said quietly. Katara gasped at what Pakku said.
"You were supposed to marry Gran? No wonder she left you," Katara said quietly putting her hand out to take the necklace back from his hand. He handed it back to her and said that she should be here at 6 A.M the next morning to get started with her lesson.
"Why teach me?" Katara asked as she controlled her emotions.
"You have proved yourself to be a good fighter, let's hope you can keep up."
"Oh I can, I was a fire bending prodigy. Became a master when I was nine." Katara stated about to walk away.
"You're a double bender?" Pakku asked shocked. He looked at her and waited for her response. She nodded her head and looked at him.
"Why, what's the big deal about a double bender?" Katara asked knowing already, just wanting to see what he would say.
"You're the first double bender I have seen in over fifty years. They have all been executed on orders of the Fire Lord."
"Well I'm not the only one, and the other one I know is a master as well." Katara said as she walked away leaving a shocked Pakku, surprised Aang, and a chuckling Zuko behind in the training grounds.
"Hello little duck," Ursa greeted warmly as Katara walked into the library.
"Hello Ursa," Katara smiled. She looked around the library to see it filled with thousands of books and scrolls.
"How was your lesson?"
"Bad, Master Pakku wouldn't teach me, the he sent me to the healing huts and after the lesson was over me and Zuko went to Aangs lesson. Me and Pakku got into an argument because he wouldn't teach me and so we fought, and I found out her asked my grandmother to marry him, but she ran off to the Southern Water Tribe before they could get married because she couldn't handle an arranged marriage. After that he told me to be up at 6 A.M. tomorrow morning for lessons. I guess there was a good side to it to." Katara said as she started to ramble.
"Dear? Why couldn't you just ask me to teach you?" Ursa asked as Katara looked at her dumbfounded, then realization hit her.
Hey people, did you like this chapter, or was it too rushed? Anywho to get to the point, chapter one is about to be finished being rewritten and im about to repost it, care to look and comment if you like what I did. Also should Ursa join them on their journey to find a earth bending teacher?
-Patty cake rocks-
PPS! i want more reviews. I will hold hostage until i get at least five reviews i will update sooner and i barely gotten reviews for the past few chapters.. They make me happier and make me write faster to please my reviewers...