Accidental Avatar 3: Totally Lit

Conning the Con Man, Conner... That probably isn't his name

I lit the fire and noped out of the camp before the Mistress of Pain could grab my ear again. Muteki wasn't so lucky. He had to help chop veggies for the stew while his lady friend started on the onions. I swear, she made the onions cry... If Jin were to fight Chuck Norris AND Bruce Lee, Jin would win.

Wait... who are they again?

...

Anyhow, I escaped down the mountainside to another village. I wandered a few of the shops and stalls, looking for things I'd like. There was a plate that made me think of my dad. I don't know why though... his face was a blur in my mind, but he was tall and ginger with blueish white legs that could probably glow in the dark. That's gingers for ya, though.

A beautiful dress was the next thing to catch my eye. It was red and gold like all the others, but it also had a touch of blue to it. A bit like my sister. All happy and smiles, to cover a deeper feeling. One that she suffered in silence.

The memories hurt, and I moved along—some things you don't want to remember. But at least I could see her face. A smile fixed stubbornly in place.

I wandered around a corner and bumped straight into Mangetsu. The shrimp pulled a dagger on me. He quickly put it away, though. There are better places to kill me than in the middle of a crowded street. Although, I doubt he was actually going to stab me.  He probably had someone try to jump him earlier.

"Wow," a stall owner said to Toph. "Fancy guessing. But how about we make this a bit more interesting?"

"More interesting?" Toph asked back. "How?"

"If you put up your friend's fine sword there, I'll wager 20 silver pieces against it," the con man said.

"I got a bad feeling about this," Mangetsu murmured.

"Make it forty, and you have a deal," Toph grinned, grabbing Sokka's sword. 

Much to the boy's dismay.

"Han Solo," I said. "I got that one."

"What?" Mangetsu asked. "I don't even know... but a shinobi never parts with his sword!"

"So you are a ninja!" I exclaimed quietly.

"Duh," Mangetsu nudged me with his shoulder. "You tell anyone, and I will cut you to ribbons."

Meanwhile, we had missed the shuffling, and now the conned con man who got conned was staring at the bead of rock on the table.

"I won!" Toph grinned.

Sokka grabbed back his sword indignantly, strapping it to his back for extra protection.

"No, Touchy," he could be heard saying for the rest of the trip back.