After a quick stop at the Northern Temple and dealing with some Fire Nation soldiers, we left towards the North pole. Though, ever since Katara accepted me and understood what I am as a bender, I couldn't sleep. I'll close my eyes and then jump back up in fear like I had a nightmare I couldn't remember. Sometimes I'll wake up by myself or woke up Aang or Sokka. I'll assure them I was okay but they always had indifference or question on their faces. Though, at the moment I didn't want to sleep even when my body told me to.

We were close to finding the Northern water Tribe. 

"I'm not one to complain," Sokka started, leaning against the saddle lazily and I stared at him tiredly, knowing full well that Sokka was going to complain. "But can't Appa fly any higher?"

"We're looking for our Sister Tribe, which is basically made out of ice around the water. If we go higher, then surely Zuko or Zhao would find us and try to capture us which would succeed because I haven't had a peaceful night of sleep." I said, staring at the other with a frown.

"I bet you would like it if Zuko finds us." Sokka grumbled and I threw my shoe at him.

"Yeah! I have an idea! Why don't we all get on your back and you could fly us to the North Pole?!" Aang snapped irritably, glaring at Sokka a bit. 

"I'd love to. Climb on everyone," Sokka shakes his ass to us, gesturing for everyone to get on.  " Sokka's ready for take-off." Momo takes the invitation sitting on his ass and Sokka gave the animal a tired glare. I sigh moving over, sliding my boot back on, and gently pluck Momo off before Sokka could throw the animal off. 

"Look, we're all just a little tired and cranky because we've been flying for two days straight." Katara said, giving a tired glance at the two boys, "And for what? We can't even find the Northern Water Tribe. There's nothing up here." Sokka argued and Katara sighs, looking back at the water as I looked down at Momo, hearing him chatter nonsense to me. He was right, we must be too far or we passed the tribe a few days ago.

There was loud ice like crackle and I looked up to see ice forming in front of Appa, Aang gave out a cry of surprise before directing Appa away quickly by the reigns, everyone held on to the saddle at the quick turn. "Crap! Ambush!" I cried out when another ice blocked us, this time snatching Appa's leg, causing us to hit the water and Appa being frozen in place. I stood up, about to shoot the ice but Water Benders in boats came out of hiding. All of the men staring at us and I sigh in relief, sitting back down on my back. 

"They're waterbenders! We found the Water Tribe!" Katara said happily with a smile on her face. The boats surrounding us and slowly undid the ice, they explained that they thought we were a Fire Nation ship and leads us in the right direction of the Northern Water Tribe, slowly we come across a large wall that protected the tribe. "It's big..." I commented to the others, staring at the wall.

"The Northern Water Tribe." Katara whispered, amazed. 

"We're finally here." Sokka whispered.

"It's a lot different then what I thought it would look like." I would've thought the village would've been smaller, not like ours back home but not this huge or have a stable wall to protect them. The walls were let down so we may enter. 

" I can't believe how many waterbenders live up here!" Katara said, looking around at the benders.

"We'll find a master to teach us, no problem," Aang said to her. They began leading us further into the village where many water tribe people were, they stared at us curiously and some in surprise at our ride possibly. Everywhere reminded me of home but it didn't either, I felt like a stranger on this land, even if it was half of my people. One wrong move and they might cut my hands off. I looked around as Aang began waving at people, my eyes moved around to every detail of each building before stopping when a guy stared at us from a balcony. He looked down at me and then smirked, winking a bit as my cheeks flushed. I looked away, hoping he didn't see my face.

"This place is beautiful." Katara commented.

"Yeah, she really is." Sokka said, looking to see him on Appa's tail, staring at a girl with white hair. 

Once we settled down, the Chief had planned a feast for not only us but for his daughter who became of age for marriage. It was planned in great detail it seemed lots of food, lots of music and performances by their people. "Tonight, we celebrate the arrival of our brother and sister from the Southern Tribe. And they have brought with them, someone very special, someone whom many of us believed disappeared from the world until now ... the Avatar!" Chief Arnook announced, gesturing to Aang, people cheered and clapped politely, " We also celebrate my daughter's sixteenth birthday. Princess Yue is now of marrying age!"

A girl with white hair pulled up and a sweet face walked up, she smiles as she looked at her people. "Thank you, Father. May the great Ocean and Moon Spirits watch over us during these troubled times!" People cheered as well before the next performance started.

"Now, Master Pakku and his students will perform!" Arnook said as they began bending the water gracefully and carefully. I smile a bit, eating as I hear Sokka's poor attempt of flirting, looking to him when Katara scoffed at him. 

"Now, Now, it's true," I said, giving them a tired glance and yawned a bit. " You two are technically Princess and Prince since Hakoda is the Chief there."

"We are?" Katara said eyebrows raised as Sokka grins at the snow-haired girl. "See? Anyway, I wanted to know if..ya know...do an activity..together?" 

"Do an activity?" She smiles at him, as Sokka panics a bit, stuffing his mouth.

"Sorry," I said, her focus moved to me, "He eats when he gets nervous..or panics..or..whenever," I said, looking to her with a smile. " He wants to hang out with you, maybe go on a little walk or maybe go shopping? He likes shopping."

"I would love to do that." Yue said, giving another smile and turn her gaze on her own plate. I smiled, sipping my tea a bit, it was a bit..unsweet? This certainly didn't beat Iroh's tea at all. Though, I do wonder how they are, if they were nearby? We haven't come across each other for a while. Once the feast was done, everyone retired to their homes or rooms. We all shared a huge room but ignoring my friend's excitement of having a teacher and a date, I crashed into my sleeping bag.

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Winter, spring ... Summer, and fall 

Winter, spring ... Summer, and fall 

 Four seasons ... four loves ... Four seasons ... for love.

My eyes fluttered open when the song ends, I looked at the ceiling a bit before standing up, stretching. It seemed everyone was off doing their own, might as well get to know the people here. I pulled on my large jacket, snuggling against it before leaving the room. I walked down, looking at the stores they had, the warm colors they show, and the warm food they cooked. Most of the people were polite for the most, most of the elders acted like they were the Avatar themself. I turned the corner, bumping into a chest, squealing when I almost hit the water if the other didn't yank me back by my arm.

"Careful there beautiful." He said, gently tugging me back and I looked to him. He was probably the same age as me, he had a pale brown complexion, lighter than Katara's and Sokka's with light blue eyes. Sharp chin and those eyes that would make you melt. "I'm Hahn." He introduced himself,  offering me a hand once I was balanced enough. I slowly put mine in his, giving it a small shake.

"Mirza." He grins a bit, looking over me and I take a step back from his look. "Sorry, couldn't help but admire you."

"Thanks? Uh, thanks for the save too, would've been freezing to death all day." I chuckled as he gives one back. 

"Funny and cute, you're a whole deal." Hahn flirts a bit, my cheeks going bright pink at the compliment. "Want me to show you around?" Hahn asked.

"Well, I have nothing else to do.." I said as he grins, leading me around the tribe, a smile still coming to my lips as we had fun. It was most of the fun parts of the tribe. Stuff we didn't have back at Southern Tribe. They didn't have as many animals as we had back home, they had tamed ones at least but as we had fun, the sun was getting lower and lower. Though, when I looked at him, I could only compare him to my Fire Nation friend.

I couldn't picture Hahn with me at a pond, feeding turtleducks. 

"I had a good time." Hahn admitted as we stood in front of the hut of ours. " You're a really fun person Mirza." He grins down at me a bit.

"It's been a while since I could be a kid myself," I said, chuckling a bit as I stared back up at him, giving a smile until I noticed how he was staring at me. There was some emotion in his eyes like he was thinking of something but didn't know how to ask. "What's wrong?"

"I want to kiss you right now," Hahn whispered, his eyes glancing at my lips. " May I?"

"...I'm good with that." I whispered, he leans down a bit as I lean up meeting him. His lips were a bit chapped and he smelled like mint, his arms curl around my waist to pull me closer to him as we kissed. I expected what many women in our tribe described as our nerves were on fire and fireworks were going off while they were kissed. Like they felt weightless and heavy at the same time as the kiss deepened which Hahn tried to do but I pulled back to look at him.

It felt like nothing and it disappointed me greatly. 

"See you tomorrow," I said quickly before Hahn could do a thing, I shut the door behind him before flopping on my sleeping bag. "That was a horrible first kiss," I grumbled as I lay on my back, snuggling into the sleeping bag. "They'll come home soon enough.."I didn't want to wait up for them, I just wanted to bury this memory away. It wasn't that he was a horrible kisser, he was quite good, it was just he wasn't exactly who I had in mind for a kiss.

"God that was dumb." I sigh, closing my eyes as sleep slowly lulled me as the door opens and Sokka throws himself into his own bag. 

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"Uncle? Uncle, is that you?" Zuko called out, standing up from his bed and left his room. His eyes were narrowed as he heard a noise, he got into a slight stance. He keeps moving towards the sound of the noise, trying to see if someone had entered the ship without his watch. 

"Mirza?"

Zuko enters the steering area of the ship, looking over the ship. His eyes moved around but saw a familiar animal making his eye widen. The creature squawks loudly just as a blast was heard from the bottom of the ship. Zuko almost trips up as the ship blows up, soon the fire came up.

He screams as fire gathers around him and the windows shatter, the ship completely destroyed.

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"ZUKO!" I cried out, sitting up on my sleeping bag, eyes wide as another cry came out and I tried covering my mouth but the sobs kept coming and coming. He held his hands in front of his mouth trying to stop but they kept coming out.

I just saw Zuko died, the ship was blown up...that's why they haven't caught up to us...they all died...Zuko died...