Avatar the Last Airbender: Forbidden Love

Chapter One: The Introduction

~Chapter One: The Introduction~

“Natsumi? Natsumi! Get away from there!” Yori called out to her friend in a desperate attempt to get her friend down from the tree that she had climbed up.

“Aww~! Come on Yori! The view’s beautiful from up here!” Natsumi called back to her from the top of the tree.

“I don’t care if the view is beautiful or not, Natsumi! You need to get down before the Elder finds you!” Yuri called back to Natsumi as she nervously looked around, her short brown hair flying about her face as she did.

Natsumi sighed, a small burst of wind coming from the top of the tree and causing Yuri to stumble back as it hit the ground. Giggling as she saw this, Natsumi looked around one last time, her electric blue eyes burning bright with excitement as she took in the view. Her red hair blew about her face as a breeze picked it up and she smiled softly, closing her eyes as she enjoyed the feeling of the cool air against her skin. Glancing down as she heard Yuri calling out to her again, her eyes widened when she saw the Elder making his way down the path towards the trees where they were.

Crap… she thought before she leapt off of the top of the tree and fell down towards the ground below, using the branches below to stop her from falling completely. Landing neatly beside her friend as she hit the ground, Natsumi brushed herself off before she stood up straight as the Elder came into view. Putting a smile on her face as he came closer to the pair.

“Elder Tyro. What are you doing out here?” She asked innocently as she bowed to the older man before her.

Elder Tyro was the oldest man in their town. Being close to ninety years old, Tyro was one of the most agile people that Natsumi had ever seen though there weren’t many people on the island that she could use as a comparison. His long white hair was bound back in the style of an Earth Kingdom’s nobleman’s and his clothes were matching that, right down to the long and bell-shaped sleeves. He had his hands clasped in front of him, his sleeves covering them and making it look like he had no hands at all. His beard was neat and trimmed perfectly and it hung down to just below his belly. He didn’t hunch over either, as some of the older people in the town did. He had perfect posture and he was showing that as he stood before the two girls, eyeing them with a cautious eye.

“I could ask the same of you, Natsumi. You are meant to be back in the town and training with Sensei Tanaka,” he said, his tone scolding her and Natsumi hung her head.

“Yes, Elder Tyro,” she said in a sad voice and Tyro sighed, shaking his head at her before he stepped forward and reached out, placing a hand on her shoulder.

“Come. I will take you back. You as well, Yuri,” he said as he glanced over at the nervous girl beside Natsumi. She nodded her head before she followed after Tyro and Natsumi.

As they walked back towards the town, Natsumi’s neck began to tingle and she stopped in her tracks. She glanced over her shoulder and towards the path that led towards the docks and her eyes widened in surprise. Quickly turning around, she began to run towards the docks, ignoring the cries from Tyro and Yuri to come back. Her hair and her robes flew out around her as she ran, the sleeves on her arms scrunching up at her elbows as she got closer.

Skidding to a stop just before the actual docks, Natsumi’s eyes widened when she saw what was headed their way. A storm, and a very large one at that, was making its way across the ocean and towards their island. Turning back as she heard voices behind her as the wind began to pick up, she saw Tyro and Yuri running towards her.

“Natsumi! Hurry! We need to get to shelter!” Yuri cried as they stopped a little way away from her and Natsumi shook her head.

“I can’t! I can help the town!” she called back as she looked towards the storm again. Biting her lip, she hurried over to Tyro and Yuri and she grasped one of their arms in one of her hands. “You guys get everyone to the town’s meeting room. Once everyone’s inside, shut the door and don’t come out until you hear me say you can,” she said to them and Yuri went to speak up to try and stop her but Natsumi had already turned and run off towards the town again.