Tuesday Night
Kuvira walks me through her quarters. "Make yourself at home, this place is heavily guarded"
this place is huge almost like a mansion. I wish this could be my safe house, but let's be realistic, Kuvira is a public figure and she get's death threat almost everyday so I know this wouldn't be the best place to take refuge.
I put my stuff on the bed and Kuvira sits across from me.
"I'm so honored to be in the presence of the Avatar" she says eager
"You and I can do so many things, to stop Amon, we can be a team"
"Kuvira, I appreciate what you're doing but, I can't help you" her face drops
"What, you're the Avatar it's your job to keep balance"
"Trust me I know, but I have to hide" she gets up
"Oh so you're just protecting yourself, while people just like you are being bullied"
"Kuvira, I feel the same way as you, but I have to think before I act, Amon wants me dead"
"THEN KILL HIM BEFORE HE KILLS YOU!" Kuvira paces the floors
"You can totally take him out, he's a non-bender"
"Well that non-bender had enough power to over throw Republic City" I add
"No, he had followers who agreed with him, that's how he over threw Republic City"
"Either way, I need to be on the move and you can't tell anyone who I am" she sits back down
"Trust me, I know I would never sell you out, I hate Amon and the Equalists" I smile
"I know and I trust you"
She sighs "So what's your plan?" she asks
"I have to go to another safe house"
"What happened to your old one?"
My heart aches remembering the tragic event.
"Some Equalists were looking for me, and my host was killed"
"I'm sorry to hear that"
I nod "Thank you, I am too, you know what I think about the most, why hurt someone who did nothing to you" I ask thinking about it.
Why attack a woman who truly was trying to protect me. What have I done to Amon to make him hate me? He doesn't even know me. I didn't ask to be the Avatar, it just happened you think I wanted all the blame being put on myself.
Kuvira gets up and sits beside me and puts her hand on my knee
"Sometimes it's easier to put the blame on someone or something to help make sense of things"
"Is that why you hate non-benders?" I ask
"Not so true, but I do feel like they sit back and allow benders to be mistreated and turn the other cheek, benders help make non-benders lives easier and they want to forget about that when things get bad"
Kuvira balls up her fist
"I get your point, but I don't think all non-benders, hate benders and I don't believe all benders hate non-benders"
"You have to say that, because you're the balance between the two, you have to be neutral"
"No, I'm furious also about what's Amon is doing, and he must be stopped, my only question is what am I going to do about it? "
"Let me help you, I'm planning this huge protest, where my followers and I are going to storm the Ba Sing Se prison and let out some benders who were wrongfully jailed like Zaheer, P'li and such"
"They're the worst criminals known to man"
"Yes, but Amon is worst, with them on our side we can over throw Amon"
" But they hurt so many people, you can't erase what they done, to benefit your movement"
"I can so do such thing, you may been hiding, but I know you weren't blind to the news, our bending population is declining by the moment, and I even heard Amon has a way to take bending away"
"What?" Kuvira shushes me
"I just got this information today, there was a video and I watched it, and I don't know if it's true but it looked pretty real and if it is, then who knows what's next for us or even you"
Only the Avatar can take bending away, how can he? I definitely need to leave, before I get caught, if Amon gets his hands on me. I could lose my connection with the spirit world or even worst killed.
"Kuvira I need to leave in the morning"
"Can't you stay, for a few days?"
"No, if what you say is true, I'm in even more danger" she nods
"Okay, I will help you , but you stand out like a sore thumb in the Earth Kingdom you need a new identity"
I raise my eyebrows
"What do you mean?"
Kuvira grabs some shears and smiles "Wait and see"
Wednesday Morning
I head into the living room and I see my Father watching the news. School doesn't start until an hour so I have time to relax.
"Another Bender riot?" I ask he clears his throat
"Yep, this time Kuvira and her followers blocked off some of Amon's supply trains"
"Wait isn't that how you distribute your weapons?" I asks
"Yep" he says changing the channel. This is the second time, benders affected my life and I'm tired of it
"Amon needs to do something quick" I say
My Father turns off the tv completely "Sami, please stay out of politics"
"How can I not, this whole movement has affected my life our lives, everything was fine until the benders wanted to rebel, chaos is bound to come"
I don't understand why my Father never voices his opinion, if anything he should be just as concerned.
I get up "Do you not care about Amon's movement?" I ask he gets furious
"Of course I do, I'm building weapons to insure that non-benders are protected, don't you ever say anything a foolish like that again!"
I put my head down "I'm sorry Father"
"I think you should go off to school now, maybe you need time to reflect on your own beliefs and not mines"
I drive into the student parking lot and As soon as I step out of my car , I see Iroh approach me with a bag in his hand.
"I bought you bagels and a crescent, I believe" he says looking in the bag.
"I already ate, but thank you" I say while clicking my car heading to the school's entrance
"I but have you drank?" I look at him in shocked and he laughs and pulls out a bottle of orange juice.
"I mean this type of drink, come on now I'm an athlete, alcohol is no good for me"
"Sure, I heard about those football parties"
"Trust me, I never take part in those silly immature parties, I'm a good guy" I stop
"Iroh, I think you're a nice guy and all but" he sighs
"But you aren't looking for a boyfriend, trust me I heard it all before…actually I haven't but that still doesn't mean I don't want to be friends"
I stare him down to see if this is a trick but he has a big grin on his face and holds up the orange juice.
Which I take "That's more like it"
I unscrew the top "Thank you for the juice"
"No problem, what class are you going to?" he asks
"Chemistry since I missed that test Monday"
"Who's your teacher, that Waterbender Pakku" I say with disgust
Iroh nods "I think he's pretty cool"
"I mean, if I could bend water to overpower people also I would this I was cool too" he laughs like I'm kidding
"You're pretty feisty for, such a small girl"
"I'M NOT SMALL!" he raise in arm in alarm
"Calm down, please don't hit me!" he says while crouching
"I would but, I have a good reputation to abide" he wraps his arm around my shoulder.
"So do I, I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship"
As we're walking through the halls I get awws and Opal eyes goes wide and plead with her with my eyes that it's nothing but she just winks.
Ugh now everyone thinks we're a thing.
Wednesday noon
I'm woken up by a rock being thrown over my head.
"What is your problem?" I say getting up while Kuvira laughs
"I enjoy messing with you Avatar, and we're heading out" I slide my feet out of bed
"This early?"
"Yep, there is a lot to be done for this movement, and beside you have to get to your safe house"
For a while now I forgot about all of that. As I put on my pants Kuvira smirks and I cover myself
"Can you stop checking me out"
"Ohhhh please, don't be so full of yourself" I look in the mirror at my new haircut which is cut just before my chin and I'm starting to like it. It took forever to manage my hair, now it's quick and simple.
A man walks in the room
"Sorry to bother you Kuvira, but I have something you need to look at" a man with glasses and chin hair says.
"Okay Baatar, wait for me in my office" he nods and bows to me
And I return it
"Who's he" I ask
"That's my fiancée" she says blushing
"Awww whens the wedding?"
"After we beat Amon, I was hopping to hang his body over the balcony as Baatar and I say our vows" I laugh but Kuvira looks serious
"You're kidding right?"
"NO" I grab my things and follow her to her office there are high tech security cameras everywhere and I don't blame her.
We get to the room and there is this big circular table with a map on it. Kuvira puts her hand on it so it can be scanned then the map is transformed into some type of battleship game but with a modern day twist.
"What's up" Kuvira ask Baatar while he looks me up and down
"Is she to be trusted" Baatar asks like I'm not even standing here!
"Yes, she's an old friend of mines" Baatar nods
"Okay, anyway Amon is having his prisoners build an underground tunnel"
"So, we stop it" Kuvira says without concern
"It's not that simple, he been building it for years, and he's been transporting, treasures he stole and weapons through it, so basically the train was just"
"A detour" Kuvira yells while slamming her fist onto the table
"That's not all, there is a shipment coming in a few days, and its there biggest yet" he says
Kuvira takes a deep breath "So there is chance, we can stop this" she asks
"Um, yes and no, they will be heavily guarded and I don't think it's worth the risk of being captured or even hurt to stop this, I mean we don't even know what's at the end of the tunnel"
"Clearly an opening" I say
Baatar looks at me "What do you think?" he asks all eyes are on me
"I mean, I'm just a water tribe girl" I say awkwardly
"Who cares, I need your opinion, do you think this mission is worth it?" he asks
I think about the whole scenario
"Well it's risky and it's true we don't know what's in store, but if you all could stop it and take over the tunnel that could help stop Amon conquering other cities"
Kuvira smiles "So, it's settle we have a new mission"
"Everyone all hands on deck, when I get back we will strategize" she says while walking me out
"There is a train heading out soon, and it's heading to the same direction you're going" Kuvira hands me a train ticket.
"You must act like a non-bender and I'm serious, where you're heading, they will be very observative?"
"Of course, I hold up the sheet of paper, going to no locations is nothing new to me"
"Yes, but the location is in Republic City"
What, that place is basically a trap for benders and myself. "Amon controls everything there" I yell out
"I don't know why, you're going there but that's the address" I have no other option but to take a chance, there must be a reason why I had to be sent here.
I grab the sheet of paper and the train ticket "Okay, when is the train coming?"
Tuesday Afternoon
I'm on my way back from the bathroom when I see the only air bender in our school Kai a 9th grader. As girls are walking past he sends an airblast there way so he can see up their skirts.
he laughs
"Hey, you think that's funny" I say heading in his direction. His smile drops
"No, I don't I was just messing around" he says while getting off the hallway floor
"Well you need to stop" he puts his hand up and sends a blast at me and my back hit the lockers. While he walks towards me
"I'm so sorry, I'm new to air bending, I didn't mean to hurt you" he says
"Get away from Me!" a classroom door opens and Iroh and I make eye contact
"What happened?" he asks
"He air bent me" Iroh looks at Kai and he looks worried
"Yes I did, but I didn't mean to.." before he could finish Iroh lifts him up by the collar
"You think you can do what you want?" Iroh yells in his face while I get up
"No I don't, it was an accident" Iroh then slams his back against the locker harder
"Iroh, he gets the point let go" I tell him Iroh face is red and I can hardly recognize him
"No, he hurt you Asami" he slams his back again and I try pulling Iroh off of him but Iroh shoves me away and I fall back down again.
There is a crowd of student in the hallways while they chant fight.
"IROH I SAID LET GO!" I kick the back of Iroh's knee and he kneels down letting one hand off of Kai while Kai air bends a space between him.
"Enough" my chemisty teacher says while Kai runs and wraps his arms around Senna.
The principal comes through the crowd and we make eye contact
"My office all three of you" he says
Iroh comes out of the office with his parents and he tries to make his way to me but I stop him.
"Don't Iroh" he nods while walking out.
I'm waiting my turn and I should be called by now.A door opens and Suyin calls me into her office and I get up and head into her room.
"Um, yes?"
"Sit down" Su the school consuluer says
"I thought, I was waiting for principal?" I ask confused she smiles but it's a calm smile
"I didn't feel that would be a good choice taking in fact,you didn't put your hands on anyone" I take a seat and look around.
"Do you know who I am?" she asks
"Yes, You're Opal's Mom" she chuckles
"Yep, but I'm also someone you can talk to" I respectfully listen even though I heard this tune before
"I heard about you and your friend's altercation with some bullies earlier" she says
"They were benders" I correct
"So you associate the word bullies with benders?" she asks
"What, I'm calling them what, they're"
"Ah, I see you hate benders"
"Of course I do, they have done nothing but hurt my friends and family" she gives me a concern look but I don't need that. I need her to agree with me, and tell me that I'm not crazy
"You do know, not all benders are the same right?"
"Duh I know that, but they all have the same traits"
"Such as?"
"They're con-artist, power abuser, and attackers"
"Is that what you think?" she asks
"That's what I know, do you think otherwise?"
"This isn't about me, this is about you, and what you believe"
"Then why call me in here, when you aren't going to voice your advice" I ask
"So I can listen, and so far you have a lot to say"
I laugh
"This is stupid, I never been called in the office before nor have I been in a fight yet, I was in two in the past 3 days!"
"Do you feel, threaten?"
"Yes everyday, I feel like I'm going to be attacked again, I thought school would be safe, but it's the same out there"
Su takes out a piece of paper.
"So you feel out numbered, when you're out of school?"
"Yes" she hands me the sheet of paper
"Can you tell me what you're holding?" I look at the sheet with the total of students and their demographics
"The demographic of our school" I answer back
"Can you tell me how many benders are attending our school please?"
"11" I say while handing the paper back
"Yep, 11 out of a population of 500 students, now let this sink in, don't you think those benders feel threatened and out numbered?"
"No us non-benders don't attack them like they do to us"
"Then how did the fight start?"
I think about it
"Well Kai was airbending girls skirt up and I went to confront him and he air bent me"
"How did he look when you approached him" I think about that also
"Sort of…" she raises her eyebrow
"Sort of what, Asami"
I sigh "Scarred"
"Interesting" Su says
"But, it could have been an act, benders always want to play the victim, and he air bent me after so it wasn't an act of regret"
"What did he say, when he airbent you"
"That it was an accident" she just stares at me
"Okay, I get what you're trying to say but I didn't intend for the fight to happen like it did"
"Have you ever had to go to the bathroom really bad but had to hold it?" she asks
This woman is crazy, I'm trying to defend myself and she's going off topic.
"Umm what does that have to do with anything?" she laughs
"It's silly I know, but answer yes or no"
"I mean I'm human, yes"
"Imagine if you had to hold in your bladder, because peeing in your pants is frown upon in our society"
"I mean if it happens, it's an accident and you just change clothes"
"But what if I told you, you could be arrested for having an accident, if you do it at the wrong place and wrong time"
"Well that's not true, so no need to make scenarios"
"But being a bender is sort of like that, you can't use your elements and you have to constantly remind yourself you can't have an accident or you will have consequences"
I don't need her, guilt tripping me, I admit Iroh was wrong but that airbender had no right doing what he did.
"What he did was wrong"
"I agree, and you could have just reported it" Su says
I get up from my seat, I had enough of being the bigger person.
"Then what huh, would you just call him in here and make up some figure of speech to get him to understand what he did that was wrong?"
Su takes a deep breath "Calm down Asami please sit back down, I know you're frustrated but you need to talk about how you're feeling. This is not like you"
"No, I'm tired of being the victim, yet people like you want to make benders be the victim, I wonder how Amon would feel knowing that you're on their side" I say angrily
Su has a blank expression on her face
"You don't know how I feel" Su says calmly. Like my threat means nothing to her.
"Well I see your views"
"How, I never once told you how I felt I just stated a scenario" I'm so confused she's making it seem like I'm crazy and I'm not I'm just tired.
"I'm done, here thanks for your help" I walk out and take out my keys
Forget, 4th block I'm going home
Tuesday Night
The light rail that I had to switch from the train stops and the conductor opens the door.
"Last stop in Republic City" I get up and I don't have an umbrella and it's pouring.
"Mrs, Here" a man says while handing me his coat
"No, sir you will get wet" the elderly man smiles
"I can't have a pretty lady like you, getting soaked, please take it" I smile at the man's generosity
"Thank you so much, have a good day"
I get off the light rail and this city is big with billboards everywhere and shops. I hardly see any benders, just people trying to catch cabs to avoid this rainy night.
I pull out my sheet of paper and I have no idea which direction I need to go to. I see a man closing up his newspaper booth.
"Excuse me sir do you know which direction this place is at?" I ask
He reads it
"It's the Sato's mansion, you will need a cab for that"
"I'm sort of low on cash"
He nods
"You know actually in good walking distance, take a right at the corner then keep going straight, you will see the Amon statue, then take a left. You will see this mansion, trust me you wont miss it, have a goodnight"
"Thank you" people here are so friendly
I head in that direction and the rain starts picking up and the wind. With the old man's coat I can bend the water off my face without anyone seeing me.
It doesn't matter I'm basically walking on a dirt path. I'm just relived this place is still here, my only question is, is the person who wrote this address the same person who lives there.
I'm walking up the hill when I see the head lights up a car I duck in the bushes and it zooms past me. Gosh I thought you had to slow down when it's raining!
Asami
I get out of my car and close my umbrella I'm late for dinner, I open the door and can already smell my Father's cooking. I lost track of time at the park, if it wasnt for the rain, I probably would have stayed there all night.
"Sorry I'm late Father" I call out
"Sami you know what time dinner is" he says while placing out the glasses
"Sorry, traffic was back up due to the storm. He smiles and pulls me into a hug
"Glad you made it home safely" I return the hug
"Let me reheat up the meatloaf" he says while I take a seat. I see that my dad left his wine bottle out and I take a quick swig, if anything I really need it.
The doorbell rings and I put the bottle back where it was.
"Who could that be, could you get it" My Father asks
"Yep, let your daughter get the door on a rainy and creepy night" my Father laughs while I head to the door.
I check the pep hole and see someone with a giant coat over their head.
"Who is it?" My Father asks
"I don't know"
I open the door and come face to face with a girl with tan skin and soak and wet hair. Her head is down but I can tell it's a woman.
"Hello?" I say
She looks up at me and I make eye contact with her beautiful blue eyes who is she?
"Everything, changed when the fire nation attacked" she says
"What?" I ask confused
I'm pushed aside by my Father he stares at the girl and his mouth opens like he's in shocked
"ARE YOU THE …" what happens next surprises me the girl slows down the water droplets in front of her then pushes it on to my Father's jacket. Then in one swift motion I feel a breeze and my Father's jacket is no longer damp.
Wait did she just water and airbend? My Father opens the door wider
"Come in quickly, it's not safe for you out there"
Wait why is he letting this bender into our home and she's a stranger.
We're suppose to hate bender!
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