A/N hi!! This is my first fic that I'm posting! Hope you enjoy :D

Disclaimer: I dont own Avatar: The Last Airbender

I sat in the small room in which my mentor, Penima and I are sitting and reading.

"Why can't I go out and play with Aang?" I sighed as I looked out the window, seeing my older brother and the other boys on air scooters.

"You still have much to learn, Akira," Penima replied with a warm smile. I sighed again and turned back to my book.

"This is so boring!" I thought to myself,"why can't I just go outside and play?" Suddenly, the door of the room opened and a monk stepped inside.

"Sister Penima, may I speak with you?" He asked. Penima nodded before giving me a stern look.

"Stay there," I was instructed,"and don't get into any trouble!" I nodded and waited for the door to close. I looked out the window, when I saw my brother being taken away by a whole bunch of men.

"Where are they taking him?" I wondered. Deciding I couldn't wait anymore, I hopped out of the window, using airbending to save myself on the way down. I looked around the area, seeing about thirteen boys staring at me. Being the only girl in the Southern Air Temple, I was used to getting these stares.

"Where did they take Aang?" I asked. I was met with shrugs, "I don't know"', and murmurs. I sighed before speaking again.

"Do you know what the monks wanted to speak to him about?" I asked. This time, I was met with silence. Realizing these boys knew nothing about the whereabouts of my brother, I decided to go back in the room through the window. I had just came in when the door opened again, and Penima stepped back inside.

"I'm sorry I took so long," she apologized, "but there is something you need to know, something about your brother," my heart sank as I assumed the worst.

"Is he getting moved?" I wondered in my thoughts,"did something happen to Appa?" Suddenly, I was snapped back to reality when Penima spoke to me.

"Please, sit down," she said, her usual calm voice evident. I sat down slowly, still wondering what could have been going on with Aang.

"Today, Aang was informed of his identity as the avatar," Penima sighed, her gaze locked on me.

"There's no way that Aang of all people is the avatar!" I thought, "this has to be a prank,"

"If this is a prank, it's not funny," I replied shakily. Penima gave me a sympathetic smile before placing her hand on my shoulder.

"It's not a prank my dear," she said, "your brother is the avatar," Just as I was processing the information, another thought entered my mind.

"Since Aang is going to start his waterbending training," I started shakily, tears welling in my grayish-brown eyes,"then does that mean we'll be separated?"

"Unfortunately, it does," my mentor replied with another sympathetic smile. I looked down as tears ran down my cheeks, but my body turned on me. I began to shake and hyperventilate, and Penima quickly pulled me into her arms.

"Shh, it'll be okay…" she cooed as she stroked my short light brown hair. I didn't want Aang to leave me, my whole life he had been by my side, and now he wouldn't be. The door opened again and this time it was Gyatso.

"Aang would like to speak to Akira in private," the airbending master said. My head perked up at the mention of my older brother's name. Penima stepped out of the room and Aang walked in. I wiped the tears from my cheeks before giving him a weak smile.

"Hey Kiri," he said softly.

"Do you really have to leave?" I asked, tears forming in my eyes again. Aang sat across from me and lifted my chin up with his fingers.

"Hey, it's okay, I'll be back before you know it!" He said gleefully, but tears were forming in his eyes too.

"Will you at least come back to see me get my tattoos?" I asked.

"Of course I will, I would never miss something so important," he replied. Suddenly, I was sobbing again and Aang pulled me in for a hug.

"W-why can't I c-come with y-you?" I asked Aang shakily through hiccups.

"I don't know," he replied,"but just know if I was allowed to, I would bring you," I smiled and looked up at my brother, noticing that tears were dropping down his cheeks.

"I have a question," I stated after pulling away from the hug,"How do you feel about being the avatar?" Aang paused for a moment before giving an answer.

"Honestly, I d-don't think I w-want to be," Aang sighed through hiccups as he began to cry. We pulled each other into a hug, quietly sobbing together. Unknowingly to us, Gyatso and Penima were watching.

"They shouldn't have to be separated," Penima sighed.

"I agree," Gyatso replied.

A few days later…

I had quickly awoken from a nightmare in which everyone I knew and loved had been engulfed in flames, but not before a dancing platypus bear backflipped all around the gardens. I didn't know if I should've laughed or cried about that dream, but it didn't matter. What mattered was spending time with Aang, as he was going to leave for the South Pole in the next few weeks. I sighed and began to get ready for the day, thinking about everything that had happened over the past few days. I walked outside, trying to find my brother, but instead I was met with those same boys that Aang was playing air scooter with on the day he found out he was the avatar.

"Do you guys know where Aang is?" I asked.

"They better know this time," I thought.

"He walked away after we didn't let him play with us," the boy with a weirdly shaped head admitted,"we don't know where he went after that,"

"Ugh, stupid boy," I thought to myself, smacking my forehead.

"Okay, well thanks anyway," I sighed as I began to walk off. I quickly came to a realization though, and turned back around.

"Wait, did you say you didn't let Aang play with you?" I asked, raising one eyebrow.

"Well, yeah," the weird head kid responded, looking at his feet,"he's the avatar now, we figured he'd be too overpowered to play,"

"Being the avatar doesn't make a difference, he's still the same!" I exclaimed.

"That's what he said," the kid murmured, still looking at his feet. Figuring I had gotten too mad, I quickly apologized and walked away. I headed to my room, figuring that Aang had gone off to train with a monk or something. Suddenly, I heard a knock at my door.

"Kiri?" The voice said from outside. I realized it was Aang and quickly opened the door . I gasped as I noticed that it looked like my brother had been bawling his eyes out, and began to give him a sad look.

"What's wrong Aang?" I asked, shutting the door behind me.

"It's the monks," he sniffed,"they want to send me to the northern air temple," I gasped again, apparently we were going to separate us earlier than anticipated.

"No! They can't do that!" I said, tears forming in my eyes, "they can't"

"That's why I'm going to run away," Aang sighed, wiping his tears. I gasped at this information, before giving my brother a determined look.

"If you're leaving then I'm leaving too," I replied.

"Actually, I was just about to ask if you wanted to come too," Aang replied, a small smile on his face. I giggled.

"So, are we leaving tonight?" I asked.

"Yes, we are, so pack your things," he responded.

Later that night…

"You sure you have everything, Akira?" Aang asked me. Knowing that he was serious from the fact that he was using my full name, I nodded.

"Even bun-bun?" He added. I pulled a small squirrel-rabbit stuffed animal out from my bag.

"Even bun-bun," I confirmed.

"Okay, let's go," Aang sighed before placing our run away notes on his bed. We quickly and quietly hopped out the window of his room, using our gliders to head over to the bison stables. My brother and I stopped when we reached Appa, the bison that we had shared since we were six and four.

"Are you ready to go on an adventure, Appa?" I asked as I pet the bisons fur.

"Hurry up and get on!" Aang whisper-shouted to me.

"Sorry," I sheepishly whispered back before hopping into Appa's saddle.

"Yip-yip!" Aang exclaimed. And just like that, we had ran away. I sighed as I stared back at the Southern Air Temple. It had been my home for as long as I could remember, and I was not sure if I was going to come back.

"Aang?" I started, turning around to face my brother.

"Yeah?" He replied.

"Are we ever gonna come back?" I asked. Aang sighed and lowered his head.

"I'm not sure Kiri," he admitted. Upon hearing this, I decided that I was tired and drifted off into a peaceful sleep.

As quickly as I had fallen asleep, I had awoken by the sound of my older brother screaming. I raised my head, not knowing what was happening.

"WHAT'S GOING ON?" I screamed. Suddenly, a big wave could be seen in the distance, and I began to sob for my life. I was too young, only ten years old, this couldn't have been the end for me. Luckily, Aang steered us far enough away to where the giant wave wouldn't hit us, but smaller waves were still hitting us.

"I DON'T WANNA DIE, AANG! I DONT WANNA DIE!" I scream-sobbed, clinging on to Appa's saddle for dear life. Lightning could be heard in every direction, rain was pouring down on us. I cried, thinking about how I would never see Penima or Gyatso or anyone else ever again.

"EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OKAY KIRI, I PROMISE!" Aang screamed to me. I knew he was trying to calm me down, but I could tell he was panicked too. Suddenly, a huge wave hit us, and I lost consciousness on impact.

A/N: so there you have it, the first chapter! I have SO many chapters written so I'm going to post weekly :3