Still don't own Legend of Korra or Anastasia!
~(Four Months Later)~
"I cannot believe this!" Bolin yelled excitedly as all of the Air Nomads walked into Asami's Mansion. "We get to meet all the remnants of the original Team Avatar!"
"Bolin, calm down," Mako said wearily. "You're too hyper."
"I cannot believe that Olga still hasn't made herself solid," Tatiana said appalled as she walked in with the rest of the Romanov family. "And Anastasia's been here for how long?"
"Ten months," Tenzin replied gravely. "And still no signs of her being able to properly bend her element."
"Roll call!" Korra yelled out suddenly from the balcony, and the others finally quieted down. "Aang's family, Northern Water Tribe?"
"We're all here," Katara said smiling up.
"Awesome! Aang's family, Air Nomads? Yup, you're all here. Chief Bei Fong and metal- and earthbenders?!"
"Enough here," Lin supplied impatiently.
"Fire Ferrets?"
"Bolin, Mako and Asami are here!" Mako called up.
"Good. Romanov family?" Korra called down.
"We're still missing Anastasia!" Nicholas called up. "As well as Olga!"
"Alright, we'll work on that," Korra called down. "Fire Nation Representatives?!"
There was silence, and Korra could practically hear crickets chirping.
"Uh… Fire Nation?!" she called out louder, and a door opened at the back to reveal a terrified United Forces foot-soldier.
"G-General Iroh says that he's on his way!" the soldier reported saluting. "He says that he has to do a couple more items of business but will be here as soon as he can!"
"Sweet!" Bolin yelled, and the others glared at him. "What?"
"A-a-also," the soldier stammered before swallowing. "F-F-Fire Lord and Lady are on their way…"
"Which ones?" Lin asked, and they stared at her as though she'd lost her mind.
"B-both, Chief Bei Fong," he stammered, and Korra's jaw dropped.
"Ah, finally a reunion with that lunatic," Katara mused almost inaudibly.
"Why don't we have bending matches until they get here?" Bolin suggested. "We may not have firebenders, but we've got airbenders!"
"Whoever said you didn't have firebenders?" Mai asked as she and Kimi walked in. "The boys are on their way. They're running a bit behind schedule."
"Of course," Ursa snorted as she and Hiromasa walked in. "They're boys, what do you expect?"
"I expected General Iroh to be on time," Bolin admitted. "Where is he?"
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"Have fun," Zuko chuckled as he walked away from Anastasia to go to the Sato Mansion.
She stared after him just before noticing that Olga was trying to follow Iroh around like a lost puppy. Her heart was filled with such a rush of emotions that she'd never felt before that it was like a volcano of chi exploded in her. But to her astonishment, Zuko went up to her sister, giving Iroh an opportunity to sneak off.
"Thank Agni Grandfather was here," Iroh breathed as he reached Anastasia. "It's so good to see you again, and a relief. Your sister is nothing but a spear in my side."
"Sure she is. Like I'm not," Anastasia said angrily, and Iroh looked at her confused.
"If this is about that useless wench following me just now, I wanted no part of that," he said defensively yet calmly. "She is completely worthless to me. You on the other hand – your price is far above that of any other bender I've met."
"Even the Avatar, yeah right," she scoffed pained.
"Anya," Iroh pled gently, and she glared at him with pain evident in her eyes, pain that she had directed towards Demitri whenever she thought that he'd used her to try to con her grandmother.
"Get away from me, Iroh!" she snapped hurt, and he flinched only momentarily.
"Anya, please, I listened to you when you needed me," he said going to stand in front of her.
Anastasia's mind warped back to the night that she'd fought with Demitri so very long ago. Had it really only been ten months? It seemed like so much longer now, but even though she knew that she had almost made a colossal mistake with Demitri over that fight, this one was completely different. She pushed her way past him, and he grabbed her arm desperately to stop her.
"Please, Anya, please just hear me out, you don't even have to stay with me, all I ask is-!" Iroh pled, but she cut him off.
"Don't even think about coming near me again after that little stunt!" she snarled and slapped him harshly across his face just as hard as she possibly could.
His head was rammed sideways as a result, just as Demitri's had been, and she ran off down the streets as he stared after her in shock at her slapping him. He could feel the constant sting in his cheek as he put his hand over where she'd hit him, and he closed his eyes to block the tears from coming and to try to imagine that her hand was under his caressing his cheek.
"I'm so sorry," he said opening his eyes sadly in the direction that she'd fled to. "My Phoenix, my Anya, my princess..."
Anastasia knew that the only thing left to do was to vent. She was angry and hurt, and rightfully so in her opinion. She stormed off towards the Sato Mansion, forcing herself to remain calm as she put the old-style firebender mask on from the days of Avatar Aang, a mask that she'd received from Zuko that would allow him and the family to know that it was her and that she needed to vent.
She stormed into the Sato Mansion angrily, the doors banging loudly as she went in with helmet donned, and the lights in the room flickered and began flashing on and off as her chi began influencing even them up above her.
"Mamma, I'm scared," Tatiana whimpered as she looked up. "What if this is Rasputin again?"
"It is not," Zuko assured. "Peace, young warrior. I'm sure whatever you are angry at will pass over."
"One on one, Agni Kai," Anastasia snarled quietly in a voice so dark that only the Fire Nation family was able to discern that it was her, and they widened their eyes in shock. "A fight until the other cannot fight any longer, just me and Olga Romanov."
Olga's in for it now!
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