Nevan is the younger sister of Katara and Sokka setting out on the adventure of a lifetime with her siblings and the Avatar, Aang. Along the way she unravels her destiny, faces war and young love.
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I watch the courtyard where Aang and Zuko practice firebending using synchronized fire blasts. The two then create sweeping arcs of fire that dissipate into the ground. They each raise an arm and leg, sending forth streams of fire, before leaning forward and sending another stream of fire. Finally Aang and Zuko stand upright, assuming a final fighting stance before closing their eyes, relaxing their postures, and taking a deep breath. Toph and Katara are sitting on steps nearby. Zuko and Aang bow to one another, and then Zuko stretches his arms walking backward. I meet his eyes and toss him a flirty smile which he looks away from making me frown. He wipes his forehead clearly hot from the work out. He grabs his robes and pulls.
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I feel my cheeks pink as I stare.
"Aang next set." He orders sternly. Aang sighs and resumes his posture while Zuko looks on arms crossed.
"More ferocious! Imagine striking through your opponent's heart!"
"I'm trying." He says stubbornly.
"Now let me hear you roar like a tigerdillo!" He says as Aang gives a light roar making small fire bursts come out his hands and mouth; after which he gives an embarrassed grin. Nimu titters around my feet and I play with him, sending tiny blasts of energy for him to catch.
"That sounded pathetic! I said roar!" Zuko yells as Aang roars even louder.
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Momo runs and hides behind Zuko's leg in fear. Zuko nods approvingly
"Who wants a nice cool glass of watermelon juice?" Kat offers and I watch Aang brighten up upon hearing this.
"Ooh, ooh! Me, me, me!" He begins to run towards her but Zuko's hand grabs Aang by the shirt of his robes.
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"Hey! Your lesson's not over yet! Get back here!" He says lifting Aang off the ground.
"Come on, Zuko. Just take a break. What's the big deal?" Suki says and Zuko lets Aang go.
"Fine! If you want to lounge around like a bunch of snail sloths all day, then go ahead!" He yells grabbing his robe and walking away.
"Maybe Zuko's right. Sitting around the house has made us pretty lazy. But I know just the thing to change all that." He says stripping down. "Beach party!"
I watch the others race off and hesitate. I strip to my bathingsuit and walk back into the house to find Zuko sitting on a chair with his head in hand.
"Zuko." I say quietly.
"Huh." He gasps looking up. His eyes trail up my body for a fraction of a second before he settles on my eyes embarrassed. Flushing he turns away to stare at the wall.
"Why don't you come down to the beach." I ask and he shakes his head without looking my way again. "Are you angry with me?"
"What no? Why would you ask that." He says loudly and I back against the wall feeling flushed. He stands and approaches.
"You haven't really spoken to me in days unless you have to." I say shyly.
"I- It's not you."
"I'm confused-"
"The last time I was here I was with Mai and after the play and the prison-"
"I thought something might be developing between us." I say quietly feeling my face burn pink.
"With this war going on I cant focus on my feelings Nevan." He says standing and heading passed me through the door. He hesitates only momentarily to brush his fingers across my cheek before disappearing. "I'm sorry."
I sigh feeling hurt and head back towards the beach. Katara uses waterbending to create an ice surfboard and surfs on the water. Suki sits watching Sokka grab some seaweed and bring it over to her. He takes two buckets and fills them with water. Aang sticks the last piece of wood on his life-sized sand sculpture of Appa, finishing the last horn.
"Check out my Appa sand sculpture." He says.
I laugh running over to him and blasting the sand around him. He laughs and sends me into the air a few feet before catching me.
"Not bad, baldy, but I've been working on my sandbending. You're gonna love this." Toph says cracking her knuckles and using sandbending to create a sand replica of the city of Ba Sing Se. Aang peers down at the replica's details.
"Whoa! Wow, you've even made a little Earth King and Bosco." Sokka works hard on a sculpture. I laugh and lay down on the sand near the Appa sand sculpture. I close my eyes feeling the sun on my face and ignoring the ache in my heart.
Suddenly Aang screams as a fire blast destroys the Sokka's sculpture. Zuko drops from above and chases after Aang, blasting at him with firebending. Aang jumps over the sand replica of Ba Sing Se and Zuko destroys the replica. Aang jumps over me and hides behind his Appa sand sculpture.
"What are you doing?" He yells as I spring to my feet blasting myself into the air.
"Teaching you a lesson!" He says as he destroys Aang's Appa sculpture with a fire blast. Aang jumps back up to the house and Zuko goes after him, continually firing blasts at him. I follow quickly after following behind. Zuko chases Aang up a tree and sends another fire blast at him, forcing him to jump onto the roof of the beach house. Zuko subsequently climbs onto the roof with him and I land on the other side of Zuko palms held out and eyes stern.
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