A stranger appears.

[Taye Xenos]

[[dont mind the title couldnt think of anything.]]

Taye entered the large gates, he was in his all Black attire. For now he would hide his Earthbending skills, and if something happens he would resort to his Hand to hand combat. He didnt feel like being arrested for being an Earthbender, especially if he had no ill intent. Looking around he began to make his way through the city trying to find a decent place to get something to eat and get some supplies. He was forced to come into the town to get supplies, he was on his way towards the earth kingdom. Though he had to take a Major detour due to being chased by Firebenders. Go figure that he would be so bold to enter the Fire Nation's Capital. But he had no choice, he just prayed they didnt have a description of him.

Moving towards the closest inn, he began to talk to the inn keeper.

[glow=red,2,300]"Excuse me miss, but where's the closet place to get Some food and abit of supplies.. for camping?"[/glow]

He asked in a calm tone, Though his skin may be tanned. There were alot of other people with tanned skin alike so he would beable to blend in with the Colony people. Upon hearing the Inn keeper's Response he nodded and left the building, heading in the general Direction she had told him to goto.

[Avaleen]

[OOC: Hope this works for us to meet. I posted in the fire nation as a prep if you want to know where and why she is here. Just so you know..Avy is dressed in BOY fire nation cloths but it is covered with a long dark brown cape.]

‘All I have to do is keep quiet and don’t draw attention to myself.’ Avy thought giving a slight groan and fighting the urge to scratch her head. The ink her mother had put in her hair was making her scalp feel like things were crawling all around up there. Looking down at her purplish black finger tips, she focused on making her way down the crowded Capitol streets to a quiet area to wait until dawn. The escapee wondered as she gave a guarded look about if her father was within the throng of people hastily rushing to accomplish their tasks.

’I don’t care if he is here....I hate him … ‘ her mind raced as quickly as her steps. She’d lucked out and overheard two men talking about a ship leaving for the Earth Kingdom at the break of dawn. After dropping off supplies to a small out station along the coast, they were going to head South toward the Water Nation. Avaleen smiled at the thought of finally seeing the land her mother had spoken of for so long. The fact that she would soon meet her grandparents and uncle added a bit of levity to her strides.

Unfortunately, her eyes were glazed in the world of daydreams and she wasn’t paying nearly as much attention as she should to where she was walking . Avy was working her way through a fairly large group of people who were in the midst of either entering and leaving a highly valued business establishment when she plowed into a wall of black.

“Ahh..uuuuu” she exclaimed before hitting the ground with her butt . Her dark brown bag that had been slung across her shoulders made a clunking sound as it hit the packed dirt.

[Taye Xenos]

[[hope you dont mind the little controlling i did of your character, automatically grabbing on and fleeing with her... lol]]

She couldnt have picked a worse time to bump into him. Guards had began to surrond him, a spectator had pointed out that he attempted to use earthbending when he didnt. Sighing lightly he felt the bump, stumbling backwards abit. He looked down at her once he caught his balance. Though he had no clue it was a girl, He saw whatever one else was ment to see. Just another Fire Nation boy, Raising his brow he took this chance picking her up. His forearm had reached across her chest and held firmly around her neck.

[glow=red,2,300]"And here i just wanted to get some supplies and be on my way. If you dont mind clear some room, so we can slip past."[/glow]

He watched as the guards glared at him, though making way for him. Though he had no intention to hurt the kid, he continued to hold onto her firmly. Stomping his foot into the ground, a wall around them appeared. He quickly dug them both into the ground, resurfacing near the docks. Though behind cover to keep them from discovering him once more. His plan was to sneak onto the ship that was going to take them to the earth kingdom, Passengers were allowed on the transfer boat. He just hoped that he could easily get by their guards and hide on the boat. Dropping the kid onto the ground he looked over at her

[glow=red,2,300]"Sorry about that boy, you picked the wrong person to bump into. Looks like your coming with me, i dont want to risk being Spotted again."[/glow]

He said in a low cold tone.

[Avaleen]

[OOC: No problem the snatch works well.]

Stunned and frustrated with her inattentivenes, Avy swallowed hard and let her eyes move slowly upward ...worn black pantlegs…matching dark shirt ..but her aqua eyes opened wide in shock at finding glowing ice blue eyes. ’Wha?…a member of the Water Tribes?’

The water bender struggled for a moment trying to find a reason he would be so foolish as to walk in the middle of the Fire Nation's Capitol City.”Sorry...” the young woman got no further in her apology for a solid steel forearm crossed her chest and lifted her upward.

“And here i just wanted to get some supplies and be on my way. If you dont mind clear some room, so we can slip past."

From that moment on everything seemed to move so quickly that all she could manage, due to the tight cotton binding wrapped about her chest and his hold, was a small squeak. (like a squeaky toy)

Avaleen saw a few guards moving toward her captor and felt a jerking movement as he sent his foot sharply onto the ground. Instantly a huge stone wall rose up around them. Mouth hanging wide, she inhaled sharply. A wave of dizziness swept over the disguised girl as they rapidly shifted through the earth. In mere minutes, the two stood on a quay where ships of various sizes and shapes bobbed in their individual slips.

As quickly as she’d been swooped off the ground, she found herself plopped onto the hard wood pier. “ Ow!” she squealed while rubbing her now very tender derierre.

"Sorry about that boy, you picked the wrong person to bump into. Looks like your coming with me, i dont want to risk being spotted again." The strange man said in a low cold tone.

Lifting her blue green eyes, she bit her lip and tried to find a solution to her present predicament. ‘He’s huge!! Not to mention an earth bender with eyes found on those of the water tribe AND he knows how to bend... a heck of a lot better than me. ’

Avy sat up with a small groan while warily rubbing her sore butt and cutting a glance toward the shadowy water. ’ I’ll bide my time …and when he’s not watching I’ll slip away to find my ship.'

“ Ahhh.. Right….” realizing her voice was a bit high for a boy, she coughed and lowered her tone. “ Darn voice changing…” 'Okay...Now what should I say? What do boys say?….Do?..Right..the boys at school..let’s see . They talk about farting…pick on girls…spitting…YES SPITTING!’

“Where are we goin'? Cause I got a ship ta catch tamorrow..” She said forcing her voice into a lower range. Avaleen then gave the tall good looking man a co cky look before her cheeks moved in and out creating more saliva. Once she had a mouthful, she pursed her lips and let loose. Unfortunately, the fluid just slipped down her chin. Closing her eyes in total embarrassment, the water bender lifted her arm and wiped her mouth with the sleeve of her shirt. "So ...we gonna stay out here for the guards ta find us?" she said snottliy hoping to sound like the boys she knew on Kushi.

[Taye Xenos]

Kneeling down, he wasnt paying attention to her. Though her high voice that didnt even match what she looked like. And then the sudden Voice change to get lower made no sense at all. He was starting to wonder who this kid is, He had noticed her blue eyes but said nothing. He thought the kid was just another Colony child sent to learn in the Fire nation. And then the next thing he saw just tipped it off for him, Crossing his arms as he stood up as if towering over her. He looked down at her with a uncertain look. He completely ignored her first question,

[glow=red,2,300]"Alright just who do you think you are and who are you think your trying to fool."[/glow]

He had thought he felt some weird about the boy when he had grabbed ahold of her. Though the thought never ran through his mind due to the fact that not all girls dress up to be guys. Unless their running from something, though he kept his question Vague just because he didnt want her to know she was actually a woman just yet. Turning around to look back at the ship they were suppose to be getting on, The ship to drop off a few things. And then it was suppose to be heading to the earth kingdom apparently. This would be the boat they would have to catch.

[glow=red,2,300]"You see that boat right there? That is the boat we have to catch, Hopefully how weird you act wont get us caught.[/glow]

He said sarcasticly, even though he was a decent earth bender. He wasnt the best, he was the type that focused more on Defence before learning some creative attacks. Though without any earth on a ship he wouldnt beable to fight back

[Avaleen]

It irked Avaleen that he just knelt down and basically ignored her question … but after her failed attempt at spitting, his sapphire eyes seemed to sharpen on her and he rose arrogantly to his feet. The raven haired man definitely had an overbearing presence as he stood there cross armed looking down a her.

"Alright just who do you think you are and who are you think your’re trying to fool?"

Avy swallowed hard at his question and began inching backward.

“Wad’cha mean?” she returned the question with one of her own. “I think yer the one tryin’ ta fool folks.” The teenager lifted her chin in challenge yet scanned peripherally to be certain there weren’t any guards or nosy citizens around who might cause a problem.

"You see that boat right there? That is the boat we have to catch, Hopefully how weird you act wont get us caught.

“WEIRD!!” She spat out jumping to her feet and hastily readjusting her sack. “Me…weird! There I was doing just fine on my way to hide out til first light when I could catch my ship and you… YOU, stone monolith , had to step out in front of me! “

The water bender then began to pace angrily back and forth, “OH,,OH..…that wasn’t bad enough ! You have to draw TONS of attention in front of guards no less by making a wall..right there in the middle of the Fire Nation Capitol. HELLO!!! And you stand there and call me Weird!! “ She growled before ending in a huff her aqua eyes sparking.

“Look I’ll tell ya what. I just happen to be heading out on that ship too. It’s gonna empty and pick up cargo in the Earth Kingdom then continue South to the pole. I’ll help you get on the ship and you keep quiet about us ever meeting…deal?” She ended slapping arm over arm to mimic his stance yet adding a heavy stomp with her right foot for affect.

[Taye Xenos]

He raised a brow as he looked at her for a moment, though what he was about to hear from her would totally give her away. He began to open his mouth to speak up just before he was cut off

"Weird?! Me…weird! There I was doing just fine on my way to hide out til first light when I could catch my ship and you… YOU, stone monolith , had to step out in front of me! “

He was completely shocked by the sudden out burst, taking a few moments of what silence he could. He began to try and speak once more before being cut off yet again, but seriously did she really just call him a stone monolith?

“OH,,OH..…that wasn’t bad enough ! You have to draw TONS of attention in front of guards no less by making a wall..right there in the middle of the Fire Nation Capitol. HELLO!!! And you stand there and call me Weird!! “

Yet again, this sudden outburst left him completely shocked. Not only did she give herself away but she had completely given up with the low voice attempt to hide her real voice. He sighed once more before beginning to talk

[glow=red,2,300]"List-"[/glow]

Was all he could get out before he was cut off yet again.

“Look I’ll tell ya what. I just happen to be heading out on that ship too. It’s gonna empty and pick up cargo in the Earth Kingdom then continue South to the pole. I’ll help you get on the ship and you keep quiet about us ever meeting…deal?”

He smirked lightly, out of all that yelling she actually wanted to make a deal with him. She could have just gotten them both caught due to her yelling.

[glow=red,2,300]"Well jesus why dont you yell any louder and wake the dead why dont you."[/glow]

He said sarcasticly, his hand reaching up to his hair pushing through it.

[glow=red,2,300]"Not only did you just blow your entire cover, due to being easily Angered.. you could have gotten us caught, now i dont mind the deal. Just be quiet for awhile."[/glow]

[Avaleen]

Avy just stood there for a second…frozen with a stupefied look on her face as the Earth bender ran his fingers through his ebony hair. His sarcasm slowly sweeping through her fury causing two rosy spots to appear on her tan cheeks.

The water bender wasn’t sure what she was more embarrassed about, her femininity being discovered or the fact that the stranger calling her weird had been irritatingly right. Of course she'd NEVER in a MILLION YEARS admit that openly.

‘HE KNOWS!! Cinders ..he knows I’m a girl! ... But it won’t matter if no one else does…’ she panicked internally as thoughts of being caught and returned to her father sent shivers up her back. ‘I have to say calm.’ Avaleen nibbled nervously on her lower lip while she scanned the pier trying to figure a way out of her present predicament.

The disguised girl noted one or two citizens giving them a passing glance but luckily for her none seemed brave enough to venture close to her intimidating companion.

Clearing her throat, she said softly, “R...rrright. Well..I can get us on board ..I think..” The water bender moved slowly to the edge of the dock and looked down into the brackish water then tilted her head slightly to the left to look at the ship in question. “I know I can do it but…. “ She spun about and ran her eyes over the handsome Earth bender from head to toe. “Taking him might be a bit of a problem.” Avy mumbled her thoughts aloud.

[Taye Xenos]

His icy blue eyes were beginning to shift into a dark blue. He was starting to regret that she even ran into him. Scratching the back of his neck lightly, she was beginning to push a few buttons that was going to piss him off. Hearing her last comment, that was the very last push. Turning around to her he began to speak in a low cruel tone.

[glow=red,2,300]"Look, let's get something straight. There's no 'we', there's no 'us'. In fact, if it weren't for me, there wouldn't even be a 'you'. Actually, you probally wouldnt have gotten past the front gate guards! Let alone down to the docks, actually i think you might have been caught by WHATEVER it is you were HIDING FROM!"[/glow]

Offically he was pissed, though he hadnt noticed he was yelling as loud as he could. The dock guards, looked up towards his voice. catching only a slight glimpse of Taye, the guards began to yell and shout.

[glow=red,2,300]"Oh just great, see what you made me do! Now you just sit pretty and maybe if your lucky they will pass you. Do not FOLLOW ME!"[/glow]

He said shouting before running down the hill away from the docks, he would have to find another way to get to Omashu.

[Avaleen]

Avy stood and stared in confusion as the man began angrily screaming at her like a maniac. And she was going to help him by using her water powers to get onto the ship!! The young girl clenched her jaw as he screamed for her not to follow him and ran away down the boards. Noting the rush of guards, she tried to run past a group of them but her cape was caught by one of the men. The water bender felt her hands being tied behind her back as she was dragged toward the main thorofare.

“ What have we got here? Don’t worry…we have a nice cozy place for you to stay.” he laughed while her feet kicked out to try and get herself free. A few men took off after the fleeing man while two remaining dragged Avaleen away.

[Taye Xenos]

[[ lol it didnt have to end you could have attempted to follow him, he only lost his temper abit. I told you he can loose his temper like that sometimes ^.^ ]]

[Kyakou]

Kyakou was on 'duty' for the time being. Well he considered it duty even though he was pretty much labelled a traitor for the most part. He was still able to keep his position as one of the special divisions from Azula. They were directly under her command and only she could command them. It felt special and a lot of times restrained. He couldn't do a lot without permission which got denied quite often. He had been called by one of the officers on duty that they had hauled in another wandering prisoner. It was rather ironic that he dealt with such 'wanderers' as he was even considered one. Always floating from island to island under orders.

He slowly sauntered with hands rested against his sides. The officer glanced at him out of curiosity every so often, probably because he had never seen such an odd person before. The wind gushed through his hair leaving a few speckles of water against his face, most likely from his position near the docks. He noticed the guards with a young boy in hand, probably no older than him. It was strange to say the least, however he shrugged the feeling away and walked over. His sandals pattering against the wood and dirt ground.

"You are relieved of your duty here." He announced to the guards that were slightly taller than him. They looked at each other for a moment and laughed. "Alright, if they entrust a kid to this kind of stuff now, be my guest. Less work for us." The guards promptly shoved the boy towards Kyakou before traveling away from the two. Kyakou glanced at the boy for a moment with his icy gaze before turning away and holding up a hand. Waving her forwards he muttered only a few words. "Follow me."

[Avaleen]

“Let go of me you toadfish !!” Avy muttered, the bulky dirt covered bag thumping against her back while the two apes painfully twisted her arms behind her.

Through the strands of the ink coated hair that due to her struggling now fell before her face , she saw a strange young man calmly approach them. ‘ NO! It’s bad enough that I have to try to get free of these two without..’ her thoughts froze when he stepped into the glow of a nearby torch and she saw his snow white hair. Her struggles ceased for a few moments as she stared at the newcomer. ’ White hair? I’ve never seen anyone other than the old with such hair…but he looks like he’s around my age.’ Her aqua eyes took quick note of his robes and regal bearing. ‘ Getting away from this guy is not going to be as easy..’ She took a slow deep breath to try and regain control over the fear churning in her stomach.

Then the strange boy did something for the life of her she couldn’t comprehend. He told the two who were retraining her that they cold leave!! Avy began taking short shallow breaths in anticipation as the opportunity to escape grew closer to reality.

They looked at each other for a moment and laughed. "Alright, if they entrust a kid to this kind of stuff now, be my guest. Less work for us."

No sooner had they released their brutal grasp than she felt a solid shove on her back that sent her stumbling ungracefully forward. The abrupt action brought her only a few inches from the white haired boy’s face where she found icy emerald eyes meeting hers. With a wave of his hand, he ordered firmly, “Follow me.”.

The detainee hurriedly scanned the docks while taking slow hesitant steps behind the boy. From the corner of her eye, she thankfully observed the other men turning a corner out of sight. ‘It’s just him and me now…what should I do? If I use the water to escape he’ll learn that I’m a bender…and no doubt have all the ships watched even more rigorously. If I make a run for it, will he really care about a stupid noisy fire nation boy? He’d probably rather be home in his warm bed sleeping and not bother to even look for me!! Yes, I could hide out until morning and walk with the other men right onto the ship!‘

Avy kept darting glances up at the snow-caped young man and to the path they were taking. Griping her bag a bit tighter, she asked trying to distract him while she widened the distance in preparation for her flight. “Where we goin?” she grumbled, forcing her voice into her lower range so that she sounded more like the boy she presented.

[Kyakou]

Kyakou kept his mouth shut as he walked along, looking back every so often to make sure the boy was following him. Of course he was, what other choice did he have? He could've ran, but Kyakou would've caught him without a doubt. A few thoughts wandered through his mind as he plodded along silently. It slightly strange to see the guards haul in someone of such an age. Although he was ordered to interrogate and bring anyone being suspected of being a traitor or spy. A simple job, although it was a lot harder in reality. It was so hard to find such a person, even though it seemed as if the entire world was against the Fire Nation. He had to keep their suspicion away from him somehow even if he couldn't revert to not being labeled a traitor. He was one of the few that were allowed to continue service in lieu of their actions.

The boy walked odd, he carried himself in a way that was...unusual for someone his age. Kyakou just couldn't place it, although he managed to sway his thoughts away when the boy mumbled. he caught a few words and assumed it had to do where he was taking him. Well that was quite simple actually since the walk wasn't too far. A larger building loomed in the distance which was partially the ship processing and legal affairs for various documents. This usually dealt with legal passes to trade, merchant documents...all that stuff. It also though held a great deal of the illegal passengers underneath in the basement area. This was of course off limits to the general public.

"This is where we're going. I have a few things I have to go through with you first and..." He paused for a moment before showing a roll of parchment to a few guards stationed outside. They nodded simply as they watched the two pass. "...If you're found...clean, you will be allowed to carry on." It was the law that Kyakou upheld even if he didn't agree with it all the time. It was his job...the only thing keeping him alive. Somehow he wished there was another way he could live. Heaving a sigh he lead the boy with him through a door away from the small crowd of various people in line getting their documents checked. The spiral staircase was lit by a line of torches that descended down the staircase. The floor was dirt as Kyakou's sandals kicked up a bit of the dry dust upon impact.

He plodded along before reaching a hallway of doors. Leading the boy into it, he sat down behind the small desk that held a quill, a few pieces of parchment, and a small stack of papers which were presumably finished. Grabbing one of the sheets in the rather bright lightning, Kyakou sat down on the rather makeshift chair and waved his hand to the chair in front of the desk. He wanted to get down to business as quickly as possible as he was a bit hungry. His stomach growled slightly as he sat there with the quill in hand and a piece of parchment laid out before him. "Your name please.". Kyakou raised his head taking a look at the boy.

[Avaleen]

The two walked in silence for what seemed like forever to the young girl …her booted feet tapping lightly on the warn oak boards before changing to a dirt packed path. Even in the darkness, she could see the young boy’s hair nearly glowing as they stepped almost in rhythm toward a huge, rather intimidating wooden building.

"This is where we're going. I have a few things I have to go through with you first and..." He paused for a moment before showing a roll of parchment to a few guards stationed outside.

‘THERE!!! We’re going there?' Seeing guards following their every movement as they approached, Avy let the air hiss out of her lungs. ‘I don’t believe this!! I can’t run now…what do I do?’ she thought her hands shaking while she clung tightly to the sack across her back. She watched in silence as the soldiers took the rolled paper and scanned it before giving the white haired Fire Nation soldier a nod. "...If you're found...clean, you will be allowed to carry on."

‘Clean? What does that mean?’ All the color drained from her face as she held even tighter to the bag which contained her intricately carved bow, specialized bolts but worse of all her mother's old Southern Water tribe dress which she’d worn as a girl nearly sixteen years ago.

Avelen swore she’d heard the man in front of her huff aloud when they entered the room where a small group of people were scattered about. She was taken by surprise at the number of individuals standing in line even before dawn‘s first light. Yet there they were, young and old… papers in hand, waiting for their turn to be seen by the rather robust gentleman behind the large counter who looked to be some sort of official.

It wasn’t until they reached the top of a narrow spiral staircase that the runaway really began to panic. ‘Is he taking me to the dungeon? “ huff ..huff… huff “… she struggled to catch her breath while slowing her pace a bit as they carefully decended. Her fear grew as the flame from the torches flickered and sent all sorts of imagined horrors racing through her overactive mind. Upon reaching the bottom, her nose turned upward at the smell of dust and dirt that permeated the underground cavern.

The water bender hastily followed the white haired boy toward a small office complete with desk, quill and documents scattered across the top. The Fire Nation Official then took his seat and waved her toward the small chair that sat on the other side of the messy table. "Your name please.". Kyakou raised his head taking a look at the boy.

Aqua eyes widened and she stared for the longest time at what she believed to be an important administrator before lowering herself inch by inch onto the wooden chair. ‘Just stay cool…come up with a story… Oh Cinders!! He wants my name! So I‘ll ..I'll just make one up...No! That’s stupid!! He might actually look into the fake name and then come after me when he realizes that I lied!! ’ The girl crossed her legs and then hurried to uncross them when she realized that her action was that of a girl not a boy. Quickly slouching, she gave the white haired boy a nervous smile before clearing her throat. “Ummm …you got some water? “ ’ Good …good.. I have to keep talking like a boy.' “This air is so dag dry..Cough,cough…cough….“ ‘Please… oh please…. oh please….get me water so I can have a bit of time to come up with a name!' Her mind screamed yet the casual smile still remained firmly in place.