Avatar: The Last Airbender

Part 13 (The Cave of Two Lovers) [Book 2]

"You guys are gonna be done soon, right?" Sokka asked, floating by on a large leaf. "We have a lot of ground to cover if we want to make it to Omashu today."

Katara was currently training Aang, while Sokka relaxed, Momo on his stomach, and you practiced your bending.

"What? Like you're ready to go now, naked guy?" Katara asked.

"I can be ready in two minutes. Seriously. Whenever."

"So, you were showing me the octopus form." Aang told Katara, trying to bring her attention back to the matters at hand. You turned your attention to Sokka, debating about messing with him, or continuing to practice. You decided on both. You summoned a large wave, and had begun to move it towards him when you heard music. The wave crashed down around you, you had lost your focus, and you looked to the shore, where the music was coming from. A group of people wearing bright colors, flower crowns and necklaces emerged. Most of them held an instrument of some kind.

"Hey! River people!" One spoke.

"We're not river people." Katara informed.

"You're not? Then what kind of people are you?"

"Just people." Aang said.

"Aren't we all, brother."

"Who are you?" Sokka asked, walking forward.

"I'm Chong, this is my wife, Lily. We're nomads. Happy to go wherever the wind takes us."

"Oh, boy." You muttered, turning away.

"You guys are nomads? That's great! I'm a nomad!" Aang exclaimed.

"Hey! Me, too!"

"I know. You just said that."

You rolled your eyes.

"Oh. Nice underwear." Chong said. You raised an eyebrow and turned, seeing he was looking at Sokka. You stepped in front of him, blocking the teen from the travelers' view.

"Can we help you with something?" You asked, crossing your arms.

"No. We were just passing through. Going wherever the wind takes us."

You bit back a groan of annoyance. "Look, how about letting us get dressed, then we can talk." You bargained. They nodded, but didn't turn around. You did a hand-motion, and Appa walked over, blocking you all from view. "Thanks, buddy. Extra food for you." You whispered to him, petting his fur. You leapt on him, tossing your friends their clothes. Aang was the first to change, Katara second. You tossed Sokka his clothes and hopped off Appa, going behind a rock to get changed, yourself.

When you and Sokka emerged, Appa had pink bows in his fur, and a lot of it was braided.

"Hey, Sokka, Y/n! You should hear some of these stories." Aang informed. "These guys have been everywhere."

"Well, not everywhere, little arrow head."

"Little arrow head?" You echoed. Chong ignored your comment.

"But where we haven't been, we've heard about through stories and songs."

"He said they'll take us to see a giant night-crawler." Aang informed. You and Sokka looked pretty unimpressed.

"On the way there's a waterfall that creates a never-ending rainbow." One of the travelers said.

"Look, I hate to be the wet blanket here, but since Katara is busy, I guess it's up to me." Sokka said. Katara was getting flowers braided into her hair as she cast a glare towards her brother. You pursed your lips to contain a smile. "We need to get to Omashu. No sidetracks, no worms, and definitely no rainbows." He said, pointing to the man that had spoken earlier.