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Jet ~ Playing With Fire

***First Person POV***

The night was young and we had successfully taken over a soldier camp. Since it was getting late and there were a lot of resources, I suggested we move out in the morning since we were a half day's walk away from base. So, we set up camp, relaxed around the fire, and ate. After a bit, Pipsqueak and Duke started drumming on empty barrels everyone looked at me.

"Come on Y/n! Dance for us," Duke shouted over his drumming. I laughed and shook my head.

"Yeah, show us one of your dances! Didn't you say it was like telling a story," Pipsqueak added as he wiggled his arms.

"Come on guys. I am tired," I whined as I slid forward, off the log. Then everyone started chanting 'dance' and I could not help but laugh.

Everyone in the group knew I liked to dance, and I did it often back at the base. But what they didn't know about my dances was that they were never truly a story until I added fire. Before I joined the Freedom Fighters, I was a fire dancer. The flames told more of the story than my dance. But, knowing everyone's strong dislike of Firebenders, I stopped. The only one who knew about my bending was Longshot. He saw me dancing with fire one day by accident. Instead of telling everyone, he promised me that he would not say a word. And we have been close friends ever since.

Everyone continued to chant 'dance'​ and I still kept saying no. Then Jet slid behind me on the log and wrapped his arms gently around my neck. Then I felt his forehead against my temple and his lips brush my ear as he whispered,

"Come on Y/n. Do a little dance for me." I felt heat rush to my face as my stomach dropped. I turned my head to him, placing my forehead against his temple as he gave me his ear.

"And what do I get in return," I replied in a teasing tone.

"Dance for me and you will find out." I pulled my head away and looked at him shocked as my mouth fell open. He merely grinned at me and I couldn't help but laugh.

"Hey! You two can make out after Y/n dances for us," Duke shouted over the music. I finally caved and stood up. Once I found the rhythm of the beat, I started to dance. I skipped around the fire, letting my body feel the beat and allowing the music to take over. I was so lost in the dance that I didn't realize I was slowly manipulating the fire in the pit. But when I opened my eyes, I saw a ball of fire heading right toward me. I swung my arms in a circle as I leaned back to let the flames pass over me, redirecting them away from us. When the fire was gone, I stood up and just sat there for a moment, too stunned to register what happened. The music stopped and Longshot came to my side. He put his hand on my shoulder and gave me a look.

"I'm okay. I... I just panicked. And I swear that wasn't me," I said in a low whisper. I watched as his gaze left mine and looked over my shoulder. I looked at everyone else who was just as shocked as I was. "Are you guys okay?" Jet stood and walked to the edge of the circle.

"Yeah, we are fine. That fire came out of nowhere," Jet replied as he scanned the tree line.

"Yeah. What I can't get over is how you were able to move that quickly out of the way Y/n. The flame was coming right at you," Duke commented as he jumped off the barrel.

Before I had a chance to explain we got ambushed by a squad of fire nation soldiers. It was like everything erupted into pure chaos and before I knew it, we were almost pinned down by fire nation soldiers. The fight escalated faster than expected, scattering everyone from the main camp. The soldiers burned everything, the tents, the food, the medical supplies and even weapons supply for explosives. The camp erupted into a blazing inferno. I watched as my friends were pinned inside the flames, unable to move. That was when I realized I had no choice; secret or not, I couldn't sit there and watch them get executed. I palm struck the soldier in front of me in the face, knocking him unconscious. Then I ran toward the flames and threw myself in them.