It wasn't any surprise that Sokka was hungry. It was an everyday thing. So needless to say, he got quite excited when he saw a fish jumping out of the water. He grabbed his fishing rod and saw that it had no line.
"Hey!" Sokka exclaimed, "Where's the fishing line?!"
"Oh," Aang replied, holding up a necklace, "I didn't think you'd need it."
"You didn't think we'd have need for the fishing line?" Kaiden asked, "Wow, Aang... Just... Wow."
Aang handed the necklace to Katara, "I made you a necklace, Katara. I thought since you lost your other one..."
Kaiden raised an eyebrow. Why was Aang acting so flustered? Oh... Oh, so that's what the deal is...
Nevertheless, Katara smiled, "Thanks, Aang. I love it."
"Great, Aang," Sokka said, "Maybe instead of saving the world, you can go into the jewelry making business."
"I don't see why I can't do both," Aang retorted.
The fish Sokka was stalking leapt out of the water again, much to Sokka's chagrin, "STOP TAUNTING ME!!!"
"How do I look?" Katara asked.
Aang turned to Katara and immediately became dumbfounded. Kaiden noticed the look and raised his eyebrow again.
"Uh," Aang stuttered, "You mean all of you or just your neck? I mean, uh, both look great..."
"Someone's in looooooooove!" Sokka teased, holding up the fish and pretending to kiss it.
"Stop teasing him, Sokka," Katara scolded, "Aang's just a good friend. A sweet little guy. Just like Momo."
Kaiden winced at that. That's gotta sting.
"Thanks," Aang said, clearly put down.
They then heard a man's yelp and a roar. Aang took a look.
"Someone's being attacked by a platypus-bear!" Aang exclaimed.
After saving the oddly calm man, he said, "Thanks, but everything was already under control. Not to worry, Aunt Wu predicted I'd have a safe journey."
"You were almost killed, dude," the Image put in, "I wouldn't call that 'safe'. Besides, who's Aunt Wu?"
"She's the fortuneteller from my village. Awful nice knowing your future. All right, have a good day! Oh, and Aunt Wu said if I met any travelers to give them this."
He handed Aang a closed umbrella and walked off. It became useful mere moments later as it started raining. Katara suggested seeing this Aunt Wu to see if she was for real.
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When they got to the village, they entered Aunt Wu's home, where they met her assistant Meng, who took a particular interest in Aang.
"Well hello there," Meng said flirtatiously.
"Hello," Aang replied.
"Can I get you some tea, or some of Aunt Wu's special bean curd puffs?" Meng asked the team.
"I'll try a curd puff," Sokka shrugged.
"Just a second," Meng bent down to address Aang, "So what's your name?"
"Aang."
"That rhymes with Meng! And you've got some pretty big ears, don't you?"
Aang frowned in confusion, "I... guess..."
"Oh, don't be modest," Kaiden smirked, "They're huge!"
Aang sent Tyler a look that said, 'Seriously?'
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Avatar: The First Metalbender Book 1: Water
Fanfiction|Book I| Kaiden is from the Southern Water Tribe, but that's all he'll tell you about his background unless you were a close friend, like Katara or Sokka. But even he has a secret he won't tell them. Truth is, he's a natural metalbender, able to ben...
