It's not too late to come back. She can ask him to turn around...

But when her town has disappeared behind the clouds, she let out a sigh of relif.

Her parents on a business trip now and will only be able to return in two to three months. She can come up with something later. She thought through all the details, right? Of course, not.

"Why were they chasing after you?" asked On ji the question. She might to ask him about this earlier. But she doesn't thinking absolutely today. And why?

"I would like to know it myself! Yes, of course I defeated the Firelord Ozai, but I ended the Hundred Years' War! Am I not worthy of a drop of respect? Am I going to be hunted all my life? I'm sorry." He knew it's not her fault and he just took out his annoyance on her. He is so jerk.

"I-its nothing..."

Did he defeat the greatest Firelord Ozai?! It's impossible. It's impossible that this simple guy Kuzon could overthrow such an overbearing dictator and... be an avatar. Then she should be afraid of him, as any normal person would do. But something inside her wanted to belief him. And something told her that he would never hurt her.

"Do you sure, that. I'll go in Southern Air Temple. It's near the Southern Water Tribe... Is it not far for you?"

His words made her hesitate again. But she wasn't going to back down.

"Yeah... Everything is alright. I can always ask my parents for a blimp, and they can always take me home! And I... always wanted to see... this!"

She lied again. On ji never heard about the "Southern Air Temple", but this name excited her already. But so far away...

"Okay, then." smiled the monk and he paid his attention on his way.

It's true that her parents have their own working airship, on which they fly about their business. But how to contact them is a separate issue. And would she even be able to tell them about her escape?..

On ji sighed and watched at the endless ocean below her. She had never been so high before. But her worries prevented her from enjoying this flight and the gentle headwind.

She didn't want to worry the monk, but she wanted to know something else.

"Your name is not Kuzon, right?.."

"My name is Aang." he replied without turning around.

"Aang... That's a better name for him." thinking On ji watching at big cloud above her.

And they spent the whole time in silence.

When they landing on the nearest land, Momo ran off on his own business.

"Momo, don't run too far!" shouted Aang to the his lemur.

"Where are we?" asked On Ji locked around.

"It seems we were return in Earthkingdom's land." answered Aang noticing familiar trees. And he jumped lightly to the ground, catching himself in the wind.

Appa lay down on the ground, but height was still big. But On ji didn't want to appear weak.

"I can do it!" said she herself and resolutely jumped down.

But she landed badly.

"On ji, are you okay?!" the monk ran up to her in fright when he heard her soft squeak of pain.

"I'm okay, okay!" but her belly growled. Her face becomes extremely red.

"It seems not exactly" Aang laughed softly and he started rummaging through his stuff. "I have a pound of rice only."

On ji returned her face a normal color.

"I think I can make something. Please bring some brushwood."

"You can cooking?"

"Yes!" smiled On ji. "I was cooking when I was in school hike with my classmates. "My friends and I experimented with fire and food..." On Ji sighed, remembering the old days.

"Okay!" Aang was overjoyed for some reason and ran to obey the order.

A few time later he returned, but the aromatic scent filled the entire clearing. On ji in this time slowly mixed with a twig the indigridients in the pot (which she found in his things).

"Did you light a fire with firebending?"asked Aang putting the assembled brushwood nearby.

"No... I'm not a firebender." said On ji a little sadly.

"Oh, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to... I mean... Ugh, man!" Aang really doesn't know what to say. "Ya know, in my team Sokka didn't have any bending! But he is our best friend!"

"No, my parents are firebenderer, it's just I am a... loser." she sighed sadly. "My parents invested so much in me and not only money. They chose the best teachers for me, but..."

"I'm sorry..." he wanted to calm her, but he only made it worse. It's better if he shuts his mouth...

"Here!" said On ji with smile handing him the freshly cooked rice. As if she wasn't sad at all five seconds ago.

"It looks very delicious!" said Aang taking the food from her hands and sitting down next to her.

"Bon appetite!" smiled On ji.

"Wow, it's so delicious!" exclamed he.

"I'm glad that you like it... But if add here pieces of meet...

"I don't eat a meat."

"O... okay..." she replied, picking at her rice with a stick. "Uhm... When we were in town you've doing all this things... It was a bending... of air?"

"Yes, I'm airbender. And waterbender, earthbender and firebender!" He said cheerfully and to prove his words, he blew a stream of fire into the dying campfire. "I can even to learn you a firebending, if you want!" He still felt guilty for saying earlier, even though he didn't want to offend her.

"He is a really an avatar!" On ji gasped inwardly.

"It would be great" the little hope settled in her heart. But then she had a new question, since it turned out that everything he was saying was true.

"Why did you defeat the Firelord Ozai? Did he do something bad?" asked On ji.

"Something bad is putting it mildly. " said Aang. "But I could prevent if I was be with them at the right time..." Aang fell silent. "All is not returning now." the monk was thinking past is let him go, but it isn't. Katara said him that was his destiny, but he didn't think so.

On ji didn't asking him anymore.

"It's quite late!" He said, stretching. As if he wanted to change the subject. "You can sleep on Appa! He is soft and warm!" he added when he saw her shivering from the cold.

"What about you?" asked On ji seeing how he lay down on the cold and hard ground.

"Don't worry about me! I don't catch a cold cause I'm an airbender. It takes a long time to explain, but I'm really fine!"

"Is he going to be okay, if I..." she looked at the bison a little uncertainly.

"Don't be afraid! Katara and Zuko even loved sleeping on it!.." Aang stopped. Maybe, did they really get close in this way?

"Okay, then, goodnight!" girl said, sinking her body into the warm and soft wool of the bison. He really wasn't lying...

"Goodnight, On ji!" answered he friendly.

The monk fell asleep pretty quickly. Momo, assembled some nuts, fell asleep next to him curled up into a ball. He purred rather amusingly.

On ji stared at the monk for a long time. She was tormented by guilt. She had deceived him so much today... Besides, Aang had unknowingly become her abductor through her own fault. And he doesn't even know about it.

She thought she wouldn't fall asleep at all, but the vivid events of today made themselves felt, and she fell into a deep sleep.