Accidental Avatar 3: Totally Lit

Arguments and Blowups

Apparently, Avatar Promises aren't all that big a deal. The next morning, we were back in the village, pulling all sorts of scams. I was only there as Toph's loyal bodyguard. I think Sokka might have planned on having me intimidate a couple of people.

Mangetsu was off meditating his day away. Jin and Katara were being homely and mother like. Mogui was off having his own memory quest through town. He seemed to be getting a lot better since making peace with Mangetsu.

At the end of the day, the two girls weren't thrilled with the rest of us.

"I think these scams have gone far enough," Katara said, hands on her hips. "If you keep doing them, something bad is gonna happen."

Jin hit me.

"I told you NO!" She almost yelled at me. 

Jin slapped me across the arm again.

"Could you two for once stop being such sourpusses and just lighten up?" Toph exasperated.

"Oh, I'm sorry," Katara sarcasmed. "You think I should be more like you? Like some wild child?"

"Yeah, maybe," Toph shouted. "Maybe then, you'd see how great we have it. I mean, look at us."

"How great we have it?" Jin asked.

"Yeah," I chimed in. "We're travelling around the world, making easy money, having fun, with no parents to tell us what to do."

"Ah, I see," Katara reminded me so much of my stepmother right then. "You two are acting like this because of your parents."

"Whatever," Toph tried walking away.

"They were controlling over you, so you ran away, and now you act like your parents don't exist," Katara aimed that at the little earth bender. "You act like you hate them, but you don't. You just feel guilty."

"Your family would be so proud of you," Jin spat.

"Low blow," I growled. 

I actually growled. "Even for you." 

But that's the way women fight. When they feel like they are losing, they hit you with the lowest blow they have.

"I do hate them!" Toph exclaimed

"I don't think so," Katara seemed to be going along the same line. "I think you miss them. But you just don't want to deal with that, so instead, you act like this crazy person."

"Don't walk away from me when I'm talking to you!" Jin all but yelled.

"I Don't Want To Talk Right Now!" I said through gritted teeth.

"I said don't walk away from me!"

"Fine!" I squared up to her. "You want to have this fight? Let's have this fight!"

"We will talk when you have calmed down."

Is there anything more irritating than that?

Suddenly, the fire went out as a wave of water was dumped on it, getting everyone's attention on the short, irate-looking blonde.

"Alright, here's how it is," he said angrily. "You're all being assholes."

He pointed at those of us in on the scams. 

"Yes, you might think it's harmless, but it isn't. It's also dangerous to do that many all at once. You're basically painting a target on yourselves."

The boy then pointed at the girls. 

"Lay off, you've been snipping over every little damn thing, and seriously, I'm so over it. You're not their damn mothers, so stop mothering them."

Jin narrowed her eyes at him, almost dangerously, but he didn't back down.

"You..." I started.

"Don't..." he pointed at me. "You're supposed to be the adult in this situation."

He looked at Mog and Jin in turn. 

"All three of you. Start acting like it."

The shrimp turned away and returned to his meditation spot.

"We've already got some third-eyed freak after us," Mangetsu grumbled under his breath.

"Speaking of that third-eyed freak," Sokka piped up. "I think I've come up with a name for him. What do you think of...'Sparky-Sparky-Boom-Man'! Just think about it."

"Sparkler?" Mogui suggested

"Exploader," Sokka grinned

"Mr Boombastic!" Mogui nodded. "Definitely, Mr Boombastic. That takes the money."

"Speaking of money," Sokka picked up his bag of gold. "I'm off to spend some. See you guys later."

"We'll come with," Mogui dragged me along too.

😠

The other two walked while I trudged the slow, weary, depressing yet determined walk of a man who has nothing left in life except the impulse to simply soldier on.

"So, Muteki," Mogui sighed, breaking the silence. "Think it's their time of the month?"

"It is," I rolled my eyes. "At least for Jin it is."

"Then don't let it get you down," he smiled. "Have a snickers, eat some nuts. You're not you when you're hangry."

Sokka suddenly saw a guy selling messenger hawks. Meanwhile, we saw something. Something bad.