The walk was long and hot and truthfully, not worth recounting the days that were spent on the journey. What was worth it however, was the very fact that on your walk towards the docks you ran into some very familiar faces.

"Katara! Sokka and Toph! I ain't seen ya in forever!" You cheered as you approached them.

"Shh!" Sokka scolded you. "We don't want the fire nation to know we're here!"

"I gotta know. Aang still alive?" You asked in a hushed voice.

"Yes." Katara answered you quietly. "But we'd like to keep that a secret as long as we can. Can we trust you not to blab to your boyfriend?"

"Zuko? We ain't talk no more." You drew your lips in a tight line, indicating your hesitancy in speaking on the subject.

"Good! He's a bad guy. No matter how hard everyone tries, he just doesn't want to be good." Sokka remarked as Toph punched his shoulder. "Ow! What was that for?"

"Where are you headed anyway, Swampy?" Toph remarked.

Why's everyone callin' me that? You thought to yourself.

"Home, 'less I found somewhere else to be." You answered as you followed the crew while they walked.

"Well we're heading back to our cave, so if you want to come, you can come with us. Aang said he was going to sleep for a bit, but he's probably awake now." Katara mentioned as you all walked through town.

"Could I... could I stay with y'all for a bit? I ain't really wanna go all the way back to the swamp, but I ain't got no where else to go... I got clothes and I got jewels y'all could sell."

"What about your necklace? That looks like it would sell pretty well." Sokka noted as his eyes roamed over your body. Your outfit was a heavily beaded cropped tank top and your pants were harem style with matching beading. It looked much too formal to be out around the town, but you didn't have that much to choose from.

Your hand flew up to your neck to touch your simple stone necklace.

"Ah, um. Well I'll... I think I'll hold onto it for a bit. It's kinda special, y'know? Like Katara's necklace." You mumbled.

"Fine, fine, fine. You can just give us some of your jewels when we need to go shopping. Anyway, why'd you leave Zuko and crew? Seems like you'd be pretty well off to live there." Sokka kept talking as you all neared the edge of town.

"Sokka! Why would she want to talk about it?" Katara scolded her brother.

"Hey, I wanna hear the juicy gossip too! I mean, a guy like Zuko? I like the way he stands!" Toph joined in, causing you to laugh a little. You knew she was blind, so it was kind of funny to hear her describe someone like that.

"If ya like the way he stands, you'd love the way he has sex." You whispered to the young girl, whose face was almost completely red.

"I'm only twelve you know! There's some things my delicate ears don't need to hear!" She responded as she increased her pace, causing you to laugh even louder.

"But really, why leave?" Sokka asked as you approached the cave.

"I ain't gonna talk about it now." You forced a small smile. "Now, let's go talk ta Aang."