Life's good.

The airbender girl looked in to her mentor's eyes. She trusted her with all her heart, but at this moment she doubted her severly. Adra knew it was the right thing to do but, was it safe? The only way to find out was to do it. So she did. Adra swung her arms around and threw out her staff anf jumped on. She glided over the canyon with great ease. Adra glanced back and saw her mentor she so ever faithfully trusted and loved, but something was different about the way she looked at her. Adra stares at her destination doubtfully. She barley made it since her glider was beginning to get alittle small for her. As she landed something caught her eye. She stopped as fast as she could but tripped and her staff dropped near a dark forest. Adra knew this place. All though it was a faint memory, it would haunt forever. Adra crawled over cautiously looking up at the tall trees that were shaped as monsters in her eyes. She quickly snatched her staff and ran to the edge of the canyon wall. She looked to the otherside and expecting to see her mentor. Adra looked and saw no one. She was deeply disturbed and wondered if her mentor would remember her, but if she did forget about her, Adra knew she would keep her memories with her mentor in her heart. Adra turned towards the dark forest again. She glanced at the trees again and looked away. These were the trees that had killed her best friend. Even though her best friend had been older, she still loved her best friend. On this same day about 5 years ago, Adra was at the same canyon with her best friend waiting for her to be let go into an Earth Kingdom town for a week. Every girl in her monistary did this during their 14th year in life and everyone survived, but one girl had trouble starting off her week of freedom. Adra remembered clearly what happened. When she was 9 years old standing on the egde of the canyon wall staring at her friend's destination, she was happy for her and she knew she would come back and tell her stories of her journey. Her friend's name was Moki and they were tighter than bark on a tree. Adra gave Miko one last huge hug and watched her glide off to the other side of the canyon. Adra watched in amazment of her graceful gliding, but then got worried. Miko was flying too high. She would get caught in the forest's trees. Even though Adra screamed and waved for Miko to land, Miko just looked back and smiled assuming it was her just waving goodbye. Adra stopped. Miko had crashed into the trees. Adra ran as fast as she could back to the monistary to get help, but they were to late. Some of the other airbender mentors flew over and brought her body back to the otherside and the healers tried all they could. It was no hope, but Adra knew that death was just a transition into another place where everyone's loved ones would wait for them to join them. Even though she knew this Adra would live her years without her best friend. It was the end of Miko.


Adra looked of at the sky and sighed. Tears came to her eyes but she held them back. She was happy she made it across, but still sad of the memories of that day. Adra turned around and this time started to make her way down the trail that took her to the Earth Kingdom town where she could go freely and do whatever she pleased, but she could not go further than that. She became excited and started to walk fast. Adra entered the town joyfully greating everyone and they greated her too. She knew that she must first go to the palace and bring the King and Queen a gift so that she may have a hut to stay in for the week. Everyone watched her as she strolled along the streets towards the palace. Adra bowed to the gaurds and politely asked to go inside to bring the King and Queen their gift. The earthbenders escorted her inside. Adra tried to atleast take a glance atleast half of what there was in the Palace. So many treasures and luxuries. It was impossible to enjoy them all in one lifetime! The gold ceiling reflected each and every source of light. The walls were made of the rare stones found under the ice near the watertribes. Adra thought of how they possibly built all of this. It must have taken centuries! Stealing glances like crazy she finally stopped and looked forward at the King and Queen of the town. The Queen was extrordinarily....ugly, but the King made up for her. Even though the Queen was not the best sight she'd seen, the King was someone she would like to see a lot. He had oddly colored hair. It was a golden color. She had never seen that in her life. His skin was tan and even though an elegant fur robe was covering him, she could tell he was very much in-shape. Overwhelmed by all the beauty of the palace and the King she had almost forgot her gifts. Adra bowed and said "its an honor to be in your presence, your highness." The King replied, "Welcome to my home, what have you brought me to show your respect?." Adra stood content and pulled out her gift. It was a small orb made of the finest Air Nation jewels existing. It was a yellow/orange color that brought a joyus look into the King's eyes. He stood up himself to retrieve the small gift. Adra bowed and looked up at the King as she held out her gift. The King smiled in delight and said "Thank you kindly for what you have brought me, so now you may have your place to stay for the week." He handed her 5 gold pieces. "Spend these wisely young one, for this is all you will have to survive the week" he said. Adra stared at the amount of money. This amount was more than she had ever seen in her life. She carefully tucked away the money in her pocket and bowed once again. The King tossed one of the guards a key. "Show her to her room" he said as he looked over the yellow and orange orb.


The gaurd started out of the palace and Adra tried to have one look at all the magic in this place. Everything was so beautiful and looked so fragile she was almost afraid to breath thinking her breathe might break something. She followed the gaurd ad took one last look at the King. He was a sight for sore eyes. Adra tried to keep her mind off of the palace and the King and tried to plan her week. The gaurds stopped at a hut almost right next to the palace gate. He handed her the key and bowed, then took off back through the palace gates. Adra stepped inside her hut and looked around. It was definetly bigger than her room. Her room at the monistary consisted of a small matress in the corner next to a table with a drawer for her spare clothes. Her room didn't even have a pillow or blanket. This hut was almost 3 times the size of her room and the bed even had 3 pillows and 2 blankets. There was an extrordinary carved dining table in the other corner of the hut and another small room in the other corner. She checked inside the small room and gasped. She wanted to stay forever. The small room had a tub! It was so private where she could bathe and revive herself. Adra put her staff down on the bed and put her small pack on the table. She ran outside to get some water for the tub. She hauled inside the bucket of water and dumped it into the tub. She took the longest bath she had ever had for about 10 minutes. At the monistary you were only allowed to stay 5 minutes as the limit. She was in heaven. After her bath she looked into the small cuboard in the last corner of the room. It was amazing. It contained food for one whole day. She really had never seen this much food either in her life because she usually only had breakfast and dinner. She frowned at the dried meat but, she stuffed her self with vegetables for her dinner. During her fine meal she thought of the King again. She remembered his fur robe and frowned again. How can people be so cruel and eat or wear animals?! It was outrageous, but she got over it because this was like heaven more or less. She stored what was left that she couldn't eat in the cuboard and walked over to the bed. She put her staff on the floor next to the bed and started to take off her shoes. She climbed into the warm bed and fell into a deep sleep full of dreams.


Adra woke up early. It was before dawn and the town was still asleep. Adra was to excited of what she could do and discover in this town so she set out early to explore. Putting on her shoes, tucking away the key in her pocket along with the money, and grabbing her staff, she made her bed and stepped outside. She locked the door and set out on her adventure. She admired the houses and the shops. It was amazing to see all of this. Her home was nothing like this and was almost dirt compared to what this town was. She loved her home, but this was a beautiful place she couldn't stand to leave. She imagined that she would probably be tired of the town by the end of the week, but she was wrong. Adra walked over to a lake on the otherside of town from where her hut was. She stopped and sat on its bank. Adra relaxed and was about to lay down when she heard a crack from behind a bush. She stood up ready to use her master airbending techniques. As she stood in her fighting stance a stranger stepped out from behind the bush. She became even more tense until she saw who it was. She was about to scream! Adra couldn't believe her eyes! She had to be dreaming! "No, no, no, its not possible!" she whispered. The mysterious man stepped into the early rising sunlight and stared at her smiling. Adra's mouth went wide open and wanted to run for she really believed it was only a dream. Adra started to run back towards her hut, but the person caught her by her leg and pulled her down to the ground. Adra turned onto her back and looked up to face this man. It was Kujo. She knew him because he used to visit every now and then to the girl's monistary. The mentors knew he was only looking for trouble, but Adra was caught under his spell when she first laid eyes on him. Kujo stared at her and said "Hi, didja miss me?" Adra wanted to scream but something inside her made her hold it back. She remembered he was banned and kicked out from the Air Nation entirley because he betrayed all Air Nomads entirley. Kujo acted like a nice sweet fellow in the beginning, but later we found out he was a spy for the Fire Nation. Kujo found all the Air Temple's hiding places and entrances and informed the Fire Nation of them all. Even though he was evil, Adra still liked him, but she knew if anyone found out she did, she would also be banished from the Air Nation. Kujo helped her up and she stared into his dark brown eyes and at his wind-blown hair. It was tied into small braids in the back and hung down loosley in the front. Adra's hair was in three long braids that pulled back and made one larger braid. The rest of the hair that didn't fit into the braids hung down and just blew everywhere. Jet was wearing a robe that he must have stolen from a Fire Nation town. It was black and had red dragon designs flowing all over it. The dragon embroidered on shot fire down the sleeves. As for Adra she was wearing her usual outfit which all the Air Nomad kids wore. Adra looked up again to his eyes and she pushed him away and started to sob. "Kujo, stay away from me! You know what you did and you killed most of my civilization! Go back to your home and I hope I never see you again" Adra said through her sobs. Kujo took her hand "don't cry, I never meant for you to be hurt, I only wanted to see you again" he whispered softly into her ear. Adra slapped him away. "I will never forgive you no matter what you say or do!" she exclaimed. Kujo turned and told her "I was only doing what I had to do for my people, I had to help my family survive. I had to find a way to make money. If I had known what would have become of my deeds to the Fire Nation and if I had known you, i would have never even thought of it."


Adra turned to him and stared, but she just sighed through her tears and turned to run. She left Kujo standing there in the sunrise by the lake and never looked back at him. Adra opened the door to her hut and fell onto the bed and cried. She heard knocks on her door and said "come in" as she wiped her eyes. The person who opened the door was Kujo. She couldn't believe he would follow her after what she had said. Didn't he get it that she would never forgive him. She was scared that he knew she had feelings for him. Adra tensed up again and courageously stood up again in her fighting stance. Kujo made a stopping gesture with his hands and walked in closer to her. Adra put a determined mean look on her face to tell him she would fight him if he didn't leave her alone this instant! Kujo just stared and walked slowly closer to put his hand on her shoulder. Adra looked up at him and came out of her fighting stance and she pushed his hand off. Adra stared at him fiercely through her tears that started streaming down her face again. Kujo looked so sorry and sweet, but she could never trust him again no matter how much she liked him. She sat down on her bed again and said "Kujo, what do you want from me? You betrayed my entire nation and I can never trust you again." Kujo so sweetly smiled and walked over to sit next to her. "I am so sorry. I would die for you if I could bring back all your people who the Fire Nation killed. I would die for you anyway" he said as he put his arm around her and she turned away. Kujo frowned and took his hand away and said "All I want to know is if" he took a long pause and Adra turned to him and asked "what?" He looked into her eyes and finished "All I want to know is if you love me the way I love you? The first time I saw you I knew you would be the one I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. I couldn't love anyone anymore than you and each time I visited your monistary I fell more in love with you." Kujo sighed and continued as Adra stared at him in disbelief. "I heard your voice when you talked with your friends and was almost in a trance. I saw the way you walked and I was hypnotized. I saw you airbending and felt deeply in love with your every movement. You have the most beautiful face and personality and I want that to be with me forever." Adra was in shock and stared for a long moment. After she came back out of her shock she started telling Kujo what she felt for him too. "I love you too, but if I were seen with you I would be banished from the Air Nation and I can't risk losing that. I have lost my best friend and most of my other friends. I have never had much at all, but after coming here and seeing you, its more than I ever needed and wanted." Adra stared deeply into his eyes and Kujo stared into her's. Kujo turned Adra to face him and he asked her "do you want me to leave you alone forever because I can if that is what you need from me." Adra looked down and sighed "no, I would like to have you in my life forever, but I can't be banished from my nation." He leaned closer to her and asked "I will leave you and maybe our paths will cross again, but if we never do meet again I would just like to ask from you atleast a hug." Adra smiled up at him and accepted.

Kujo and Adra stood up and Adra run into his arms giving him a small hug. Kujo gladly hugged back. Kujo bowed to her as he started to walk out the door leaving Adra with a depressed look on her face, but Kujo never looked back to see and walked out the door. Adra stood in the middle of the room and something inside her just pushed her out the door. Kujo turned around and ran back to her. "Is something wrong?" he asked worried. Adra just flung her arms around him and gave him a small kiss on the lips. Kujo's eyes went wide and then closed, but Adra pulled away. Kujo opened his eyes and looked at her and leaned in for one more kiss. Adra pushed him away once again and walked back into her hut. Kujo walked off to his home in the forest that took her best friend's life. Adra sat inside her hut crying because now she has lost so many things when she never had much. She had lost her best friend and now the only guy who really loved her and she loved back. She thought about what she was gonna do her entire week in this town. What if Kujo comes back? She knew he would.

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You Know You Watch Too Much Avatar When You...



1. Attempt water bending when you go to the beach.
2. Despritly try to do your hair like Katara's, but fail miserably. >.<
3. Take a flame thrower and say: "PRINCE ZUKO LIVES!"
4. Are bannded from wal-mart becuase you keep hounding the clercks to cheak if they stock any Avatar DVDs or soundtracks.
5. Attempt earth bending.
6. Attempt air bending.
7. Attempt fire bending.
8. You claim you are the real, and true avatar.
9. You tape every episode.
10. You write avatar fanfiction.
11. You draw avatar fanart.
.12. You have an avatar website.
13. You are visiting this website (thanks! ^__^)
14. You are reading this list.
15. You attempt any of the bending techniques, and acutally do it.
16. You shave your head and draw blue arrows on you head and hands. -Submitted by Patience Halliwell
17. Adding to this list. -Submitted by Jessie Shumpert
18. You make a stuffed animal of Momo and Appa. -Submitted by ???
19. You see the word "avatar" and you think it's linked to Aang in any way shape and/ or form. -Submitted by Megan
20. You giggle at the word "avatar" . -Submitted by Megan
21. You see a fire and scream out "The Fire nation strikes again!". -Submitted by Megan
22. You start thinking every old guy who likes tea knows Iroh. -Submitted by Megan
23. You try to teach yourself pai sho. -Submitted by Megan
24. You start drinking tea. -Submitted by Megan
25. You think every twelve year old who's bald could possibly be Aang or could be one of his friends...wait how'd they survive? -Submitted by Megan
26. You see a person who looks like a character from the show...you end up screaming out their name then more than likely running up to them. -Submitted by Megan
27. You begin to wonder if Santa and waterbenders are linked somehow. -Submitted by Megan
28. You freak out when you hear the words "south pole" then you yell out "Katara, Sokka, Gran gran, and a whole bunch of cute waterbenders live there!!!!" -Submitted by Megan
29. You now laugh like Aang from watching the opening to Avatar. -Submitted by Megan
30. You notice that the lady from The Storm episode is indeed in the opening. -Submitted by Megan
31. You scream at the TV when Katara blushes around someone and scream out "What're you doing?! THAT'S NOT AANG!!!!!!" -Submitted by Megan

YKYWTMALAWY- You Know You Watch Too Much Avatar the Last Airbender When You...

- when you steal a lemur from the zoo and train it to sit on your head.

- when you dry out all the blue markers in the house from drawing arrows all over you and your pets.

- when you start reciting scenes from the episodes...

- ...in your sleep.

- you shave your head.

- you change your entire wardrobe to one color depending on your favorite nation.

- whenever you see someone eating rock candy you slap it out of their hand, explaining that you just saved their lives!

- you spend hours doing nothing but staring at a bowl of water, willing it to move.

- you also do this with rocks, just in case your really an earthbender.

- you start having dreams that you are the Avatar.

- you go up to every statue you see, swearing that its your former self, and its eyes were just glowing.

- two words: fan fiction

- you take a trip to the South Pole looking for the native water tribe.

- failing to do that you then try to freeze yourself in an iceberg.

- you sometimes get confused if your in the real world or the Avatar world.

- you run around, blowing on everything, trying to create a hurricane.

- you carry a staff (yardstick) everywhere you go.

- you jump off buildings, believing your yardstick will turn into a glider.

- everytime you see a fire you run around screaming "Its Zuko! He's coming to get meeee!"

- you've managed to convert your whole family, friends, and even that guy down the street into avid Avatar fans.

- you have more to add to this list.

^that up there I got from >> http://www.geocities.com/avatarfansite/ykywtmalawy.htm

Here are some me and some people made up (Isaia's fan art)

- you stuck a knife or another utensil in the wall to hear if someone was coming

- you ride on your pet (cat/fish/dog/ or even a loaf of bread) saying "yip yip" and trying to fly

- you practice your bending skills anywhere even in public

- you meditate to go into the spirit world

- your entire room is filled with avatar drawings and merchandise its like heaven to you, but it annoys the heck out of your parents

- you plan to open a restaurant maybe something called Aunt Wu's and have the special be bean curd puffs (how do you spell that?) or have Master Pakku's soup of the day... or maybe.. a buffet (Sokka's Palace or something)

- you try to make a back pack that looks like the one bag that holds all of Aang's, Sokka's, Katara's stuff

- you are building a glider

- when people ask you where you're from you say a nation

- you made/have a necklace like Katara's

- avatar is almost more important than breathing to you

- when it snows you go in search for penguins to go penguin sledding

- you made a sled that looks like a penguin and show it off by going sledding almost everyday.. even sometimes without snow

- you don't even call your friends by their real names anymore... you just go by avatar character's names

- everyone now calls you by your favorite character's name

- you strive to look like your fav avatar character

- all you think about it avatar

- you are always looking for new avatar things online

- all you talk about is avatar when you get the chance

- you try only to eat what the avatar characters eat (blubbered seal jerky, leechy nuts, etc)

- every chance you get you try to quote from an avatar episode

- you try to act exactly like your favorite character

- your memory on your computer is filled with all and only avatar related things

- everyday you wake up and you expect to see Momo Appa and the rest of the gang

- you only dream about avatar things

- someday you plan to live up in a tree house in the forest just like Jet with all your friends

- you are gonna try to travel the world on something like Appa (or a loaf of bread) and ask people all over the world if they can teach you to master an element

- when ever your brother/sister/anyone comes into your room you tell "OFF MY SHIP!" or "HEY GET OFF OF APPA!"

- you tried to teach your cat or other pet to sit on your head/shoulder

- you call your mom, grandparents, and dad by the character's moms and dads (Ozai, Kana, etc.)

- sometimes you also call your teachers by avatar names (my evil science teacher = master pakku)

- you get your hair exactly like Katara's or you shave it off like Aang or style it in Zuko or Sokka form etc.

- you have a passionate relationship with the station Nickelodeon

- you drink tea with your uncle/ or you start to wear more robes

- you wear heavy armor (kitchen supplies) like Zuko sometimes

- the teachers are effing annoyed with you putting an Avatar character's name on your paper instead of your real name

- teachers are annoyed with your doodles of avatar things etc.

- you have had a debate between what the real elements are between you and your science teacher because the four elements are water earth fire and air!

- you have seen each episode literally 1,000 times and more

- at the store you can't help but run to admire the cabbage

- you have mild heart attacks and seizure everytime something avatar related comes on TV or is mentioned

- you have been sent to the people in white coats because of your obsession

- you challenged the school bully/someone you dislike to an agni kai

- you get totally depressed and mad when you miss an avatar episode or anything even if its a rerun

- you made avatar costumes for halloween and you have made some outfits that look like an avatar character's outfit to wear almost daily

- Tivo or any other recording device you have for the TV is your best friend

- you watch TV shows other than avatar just because they have the same voice actors so you can just hear them talk

- you have a band or you constantly sing/hum the song Iroh sang (Winter, spring, summer, and fall)

- you will not rest until you have won the internet war of shipping in avatar

- almost every song you hear, you try to change the lyrics into something avatar related

- you try to make your fish swim around in a circle like the yin and yang fish (Tui and La)

- you just have to cry or something when you see a full moon out

- who cares about the boogie mand etc. you are freaked out about having ur face stolen by Koh (Ko?)

- you just go plain crazy when something about avatar is mentioned or comes on TV

- all you want for christmas/birthday/etc. is avatar! anything avatar!

- you sometimes concentrate on one of any of the elements trying desperatly to make it move for hours on end

http://www.nick.com/blab/messageboards/viewthread.jhtml?bID=104631&tID=1779314&mID=8331433&offset=0

You Know you're obsessed w/ Avatar when ....
- you try to fly
- you look for a Bison whistle but can't find one
- you try to bend air,fire,water,or earth
- you are always writing FanFics about Aang,Katara,Sokka,or Prince Zuko
- you draw the characters all the time
- you never miss an episode
- you play the Avatar game ALL the time
- you dream about Aang,Katara,Sokka,and Prince Zuko
- Avatar is on your Fav. shows list
- Avatar is #1 on your list

I am bored.... I am gonna leave now.... -;-walks out the door and trips-;- ow..-;-gets up and keeps walking-;- heh ^_^