Chapter 3

A/N: Yeah! I'm back with this story. So I have decided to feature an avatar fanfic that I read and fell in love with: A Complicated Dance by avatarfan82. I hope you check it out and enjoy it as much as I do.

Now for the apologies. I'm sorry I didn't update in forever and a day, but here you are now and I promise chapter four won't take this long.

So here I am, proud to present Chapter 3 of my Avatar Fanfic, Missing.

No I do not own Avatar

NOTICE: THIS HAS BEEN EDITED SO IT FITS THE NEXT CHAPTERS. SORRY! 1-15-15

Akira

"So." Miki sighed. "Wanna go swimming?" We walked along the river. "It's so hot!" She started to undo the knot that held her pants up.

"No. Miki, we really have to get moving," I wrapped my hand around hers.

She gave a sly grin. "So I see you like me now, why don't we stop for today. Maybe we could practice kissing."

"Miki, will you shut up," I dragged her along behind me. "We really have to get somewhere safe." This girl was really annoying, I think she had this mental issue that led her from being stable one second to unstable the next, and then again it could be her personality.

We continued walking until the sky changed from blue to pink to orange to purple. Only after Miki had settled down could I truly concentrate on my bending.

Miki

Akira mumbled something about a girl named Rin as he kicked large boulders of rock up. The bending was impressive, not to say creative. He would someday be a master. Still his graceful bending didn't take my eyes off of his empty green sleeve. It flew in the wind when he was moving, but hung almost vertical when he wasn't. What had happened to him to make him loose an arm and how did he get all of those scars on his face.

I studied his bending style trying to create a style that would fit his handicap. I forced myself to stay awake. It was only when I felt his shaking did I discover I fell asleep.

"Miki!" His quiet voice lulled me back to sleep. "Miki! Wake up," Only then did I realize he was terrified.

I rubbed my eyes. "Is there tea? I would really like some."

"No," He barely breathed this word. "No, look at the kid down there."

"Tea still sounds good," I mumbled as I crawled to the bushes he was looking through.

Akira

"Oh…" escaped Miki's lips as she watched the whole thing go down. The child was kicked into the air landing with a loud thump each time. I could see traces of blood that had been coughed up on the ground. My guess is that Miki had never been an outcast because of her bending. She looked to be from a wealthier family. One wealthy enough to hide her bending, or pay off those who knew about it.

"Miki," I put my hand on her shoulder. Both of her hands reached up and grabbed mine tightly.

"We really have to help her. She," Miki's voice trailed off.

"You can go down there, I doubt I'd be much help," She got up, wiped tears away, and rushed off her skirt.

"No. You're the only hope right now. You're the one that has to bring hope back into the world," She took a second to process what she said, "that sounded like something my uncle would've said." Her fists clenched I could see bursts of fire come out. "Please Akira, I can't do this alone."

She headed down the mountain at top speed. The brush scraped against her legs cutting them. I thought about what she had said. There would be only one way to return the world to balance. I would have to save one bender at a time. I would never let anyone else pay the price I did for being different.

Miki

I heard Akira start running after me. I knew he would follow. He never seemed like the person who would just leave a person in danger alone. I could tell from the look in his eyes that this had happened to him once. Maybe it was the explanation for all of those scars on his face. I doubt he'd ever tell me. Just by looking at him I feel like I've known him for years. Maybe this comes from the fact I am a people person.

"Leave…my," The boy keeled over, "family…alone." Each word was a struggle for him. He would certainly be in pain for the next few months, bruises and broken ribs. "Do…what…you want…to-to…me," he was flung up into the air landing on his back with a loud cracking noise. I didn't sound like bones, but something made of glass and metal being broken.

This sound seemed to make him want to fight, I knew now would be when he needed the most help. Akira seemed to get a similar message, he ran out alongside me. Both of us prepared to kill.

The boy's eyes widened at the sound of the cracking. He struggled to stand blood dripped from the cut on his cheek, blood soaked his shirt. Blood surrounded me, the ground, the boy, my legs. Blood was everywhere. What was going on? Blood, blood, blood. Blood dripped down my legs. Blood seeped into the ground.

"Miki," Akira slapped my back. "Miki!"

My lip trembled. "I-I am completely fine. I swear. I promise, I just, blood, fine, I swear." I whispered to Akira. He was looking straight at the boy.

"It's going to happen, Miki we have to go save him."

"Well I thought you were opposed to that idea," but I still stood up, the blood needed to be stopped. I can't stand the blood anymore.

When I was finally prepared Akira was already running out there without any plan. Of course I had one, but I guess I should go with the Avatar's or else I could get killed. And I didn't want to be dead, but Akira was a nice person and he didn't kill benders. I also am smarter than him so, of course I went with my plan.

I climbed up a tree, and swung from branch to branch until I could see the enemy clearly. This is where the hard part was. Of course if I wanted to burn everyone and everything I could easily do that, but I would get in trouble. Which I never like.

Akira kicked a boulder which somehow managed to hit the man in the chest. The man that took the blow slid back a few steps, but other than that he wasn't affected. He has to be an earthbender, there would be no other way, unless…

As soon as I got a clear enough view of the fight I began my bending, from a hidden place in the tree. My bending began with a series of waterbending-like movements. I was treating fire like water. Bending the fire around people's feet. It looked strange, but it was really, really useful.

As soon as I got the fire wrapped around the man I made it act like fire. I jumped down from the tree landing with a heavy thump. I kicked, and a trail of fire followed, but my vision began to become blurry, my heart began beating like crazy, and my body began to move on its own.

Akira

"Miki?"

She laughed as she began to torment the man. Blasts of fire, laughs of cruelty. I remember all of that, but Miki, Miki she seemed nice.

"I-I'm scared," the boy whimpered as he struggled to stand up. "What…" He was drowned in a fight of coughs.

"Shut-up," I grabbed the boy and hoisted him onto my back. His arms wrapping tightly around my neck. "Your hurt, I promise I'll get you help, but first I have to stop her."

I ran to the bushes we were previously in and laid him gently in one. "Will…"

I cut him off. "I said 'shut-up' will you just be quiet and lay there. I promise we'll get you."

He looked at me and gave a small nod.

"Good." I ran off leaving him alone. What was up with Miki?

Miki was laughing, the insane sound was almost as loud as them shouts of pain from the man. I could register one thing before I started going in and out of the avatar state.

I could see Miki's face. A look of terror, as she tried to hold herself back. What did this mean, why was she like this?

"Avatar Akira, I see you've finally had time to meet me," A voice came from behind me. I turned around. Where was I? This place was weird large plants grew out of the ground and small platypus-bears roamed around. As soon as I got my bearings I saw a girl. Her hair was cut short, only touching her shoulders, and it was a light red-brown color. She was tall, but didn't look to feminine. Her eyes were large, colors I couldn't recognize filled the vast space.

"Who are you?" My voice was hesitant. I paused after the first word forgetting what I was going to say.

I could see tears build up in her eyes. "You mean you don't know who I am." She buried her face in her hands. "I thought your mother would have told you about me."

No, my mother never told me about over-emotional girls like her. Then again I was always closer with my father. After he died, my mother and I stopped talking to each other for some time. Rin was the only one keeping our family together.

"I'm sorry," I apologized to the girl, pulling her up into a hug. Where was I?

"It's just that I, she," the girl cried even harder. Now burying her head into my shoulder.

I rubbed the back of her head. "Can you tell me who you are?"

The girl raised her head. "I'm Tatsumi, you should know."

"Avatar Tatsumi?" Oh great I just upset the previous avatar.

"Yes, I took you long enough," she seemed fine now that I knew her name.

"How did you know my mother," I looked at her for an answer, but she just shook her head.

"You will find out in due time young one," She placed her hand on my shoulder. "I guess you'll just have to keep coming here to visit me. It's been so boring for the last seventeen years. DO you know what I did?" I shook my head no. "I just watched spirits, drank tea with Iroh, who you have to meet sometime with me, and destroyed stuff."

"Okay. Now can you help me?" I looked at her pleading with my eyes.

"Fine young-one," She rolled her eyes and placed her hands behind her neck.

"We're both seventeen, Tatsumi," I cleared things up with her.

"No I'm thirty-four. I've been dead for seventeen years, forget that?" She glared at me.

"You haven't aged in seventeen years making you seventeen." I closed my eyes, boy was she stupid. Probably not the smartest avatar there was. "Now will you help me?"

"Okay, fine." She stepped into me. "I'm ready to help you. Just let me control your bending right now."

I felt myself being sucked into the avatar state and leaving all of the control to Tatsumi, who would hopefully stop Miki's rampage.

I let my inner-self disappear and Tatsumi take over.

A/N: So I have finally had the time to finish this chapter and start chapter four. I've done a 180 with my plans for Tatsumi. I can't help but to love her as a character. Tatsumi is awesome and she will become more important than I intended her to be. But here you go and enjoy the chapter. And please leave a review, and favorite and tell everyone about it.

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NOTICE: UPDATED 1-15-15, Sorry for the inconvience…