Author's Note: I don't own Avatar: The Last Airbender... So don't sue, please... In chapter 4, I'll begin the actual Ty Laang relationship... I'm still plotting on how I want it to be and I think it'll be up by Friday... Read and review...

Would You Like To Spar...?

Chapter 3

Aang woke up and opened his eyes slowly. He could see the roof of the cave and hear the relentless rain. He remembered healing the Fire Nation girl's legs. He must have fallen asleep right after he finished. Aang sighed and sat up. He crossed his legs and began to meditate like he always did. He began to feel calm and peaceful. He opened his eyes and noticed that he had been meditating for about an hour. It was almost noon but the sun was shrouded by heavy clouds that continued to produce rain. Aang sighed again then he got up and turned to observe the sleeping girl.

She sleeps just like Sokka, only she doesn't snore or leave her mouth open like he does, mused Aang. She had fallen asleep during the healing session and had been sleeping soundly since. He was surprised that a girl could sleep that much. It was almost noon and it was still raining heavily. It must rain here a lot, thought Aang. Aang walked towards Ty Lee and was about to wake her up when he heard a sound that made him grin then frown. Her stomach was rumbling like a volcano. He then realized that none of them had eaten for about a day and half and his growling stomach assented to the fact that he was hungry and had to get something to eat. He looked around the cave and decided he was going to go alone. He would have to get some sort of meat for her to eat. He walked over to her and pulled the leaf blanket over her shoulders to cover her petite frame. He walked out of the cave briskly and raised his left hand to deflect the pellet-like rain drops that were falling from the rumbling sky. He looked right and saw the waves rising and falling furiously. He turned to the left and began to walk into the trees.

Aang dropped his waterbending umbrella and looked at the tall trees that were preventing the most of the rain from reaching to the ground with their wide leaves. He didn't know their names but he had plucked a few leaves from them to put in the cave. He stopped when he saw two coconuts lying at the base of a towering coconut tree. Aang picked them up and shook each one vigorously. He grinned when he confirmed that they were healthy. "Well that's my lunch", he said. He turned on his heel and began to walk back to the cave. He held the two coconuts in his left hand and used his right hand to remake his waterbending umbrella as he left the canopy of trees. He pushed the leaf curtain aside and poked his head inside. Everything except the dying fire was just as he left it. He dropped his cargo on the floor and put more wood on the fire. He was about to break a particularly long piece of wood into two when he had an idea. After making sure Ty Lee was comfortably asleep, he went out of the cave with the stick.

The rain had dropped in its intensity and was now light and bearable so he didn't need his umbrella. He rammed the stick into the ground so it was standing upright. Then he picked a jagged rock and used it to carve the stick until it had a sharp tip. He threw his rock away and grabbed his wooden spear. Aang started to walk towards the calm waves then stopped when he realized two things. One, he couldn't fish. Two, fishing would mean him having to kill fish and that went against everything he had been taught by the monks. He slapped his forehead and returned to the cave. He entered, dropped his spear on the ground and looked at the still sleeping girl. "I guess I'll have to get her something else to eat", he muttered. He looked at his coconuts and decided she would have to settle for fruit and without wasting time, he turned and ran out of the cave into the canopy of trees to gather some more.

Ty Lee woke up a few minutes past noon and yawned sleepily. She rubbed her eyes with her hands and blinked a few times. She pushed the rock blanket down to her knees, sat up and looked around. There was a sharp wooden stick and two coconuts on the floor but the bald monk wasn't in the cave. She walked to the mouth of the cave and pushed the leaf curtain aside. It was raining lightly and she could see two pairs of footprints leading to and from some tall trees. "That must be where he is", she said. She was about to go out and find him when she remembered the healing session so she walked back into the cave to inspect her legs. Her legs felt great and she did a standing tuck to test them. She grinned when she stuck the landing without any pains or aches and decided to do a fingerstand. Ty Lee bent at her waist until her palms were flat on the floor then raised her legs off the ground until she was doing a handstand. Her stomach rumbled and her arms swayed a little but she remained in her handstand for a few seconds then raised her palms off the ground so only her fingers were touching the ground. With a giggle, Ty Lee closed her eyes and started to count.

Aang was lucky he had found some apples and a bunch of grapes. He entered the cave and was about to drop them when he saw her standing upside down on her fingers with her eyes closed. He thought she would still be asleep. He dropped the fruits in his hands on the ground and approached her quietly but she must have heard him come in because she opened her eyes and looked at him with a grin on her upside down face.

"Hi", she greeted.

"Umm hi", he replied, "I'm Aang".

"My name's Ty Lee".

"Well Ty Lee, would you like some fruit?"

Her stomach chose that moment to growl like an angry tiger-dillo and she blushed. She flipped herself upright and smiled shyly.

"Yes please".

Aang nodded and divided the pile of fruit into two parts ensuring she got the bigger share. She sat down, crossed her legs and began to fiddle with her braid. He gave her her share and Ty Lee began to eat. She was hungry and the fruit tasted so good. She scarfed down her share of grapes and apples and smiled delightedly. She picked up her coconut and tried to bite it but it was too hard. She had confused look on her face and was staring at the coconut as if she could open it with her eyes. Aang had been watching her and was trying not to laugh. She heard him chuckle and she blushed.

"Let me try".

She looked up and saw Aang standing with his hands open. She nodded and tossed the coconut into his waiting hands. He caught the hairy fruit and smiled.

"This isn't going to take long".

He held the coconut with one hand and used his free hand to pull a small glob of water from the small stream flowing past the mouth of the cave. Suddenly he threw the coconut up and used the water to slice the coconut into two. The water hit the cave wall and made a thin line on the wall. The coconut fell down and split neatly into two. Aang picked the two pieces up and pulled the shell away from the flesh of the divided pieces. He gave it to her and she whispered a "thank you" at him before she bit into the firm flesh.

Author's Note: I hope you liked it... Review and tell me what you think... Later...

Drac out!