My Weeks Of Love and Pain

The Old Masters

"Hey, I remember her. She helped you attack us!" Sokka said.

I gaped at my brother.

"Wow, really?" I said sarcastically. "Did you not just hear me? Way to point out the obvious!"

They ignored me and Zuko answered Sokka.

"Yup, back in the good old days," he said.

We walked over to June.

"Oh great, it's Prince Pouty. Where's your creepy grandpa?" she said.

"He's my uncle, and he's not here," Zuko said.

"I see you worked things out with your girlfriend," she said.

Zuko and I blushed and snarled.

"I'm not his girlfriend!" I protested. "She's not my girlfriend!" Zuko protested simultaneously.

"Okay, okay, sheesh. I was only teasing. So what do you want?" June said.

"I need your help finding the Avatar," Zuko explained.

"Hmph. Doesn't sound too fun," June said.

"Does the end of the world sound like more fun!?" Zuko demanded.

She glanced at Zuko.

"Fine, I'll help you," she said grabbing a piece of meat off the counter.

We followed her outside. Appa and the shirshu were growling but the friendly bison licked the shirshu and they both quieted down.

"Nyla," June said tossing the meat to the shirshu.

It ate it on one gulp. June walked over and pet it affectionately.

"Who's my little snuffly wuffly," she cooed and Nyla stuck its tongue out and June stepped back. She pressed down on the snout. "Careful there! Okay, whose got something with the Avatar's scent on it?"

I climbed onto Appa and pulled out Aang's glider.

"I have Aang's staff," I said handing it to June.

"Big surprise," Toph muttered.

I nudged her. June put the staff in front of Nyla, who sniffed it. It proceeded to sniff around the area and walk in a circle. It then lowered its snout to the ground and rubbed her snout with her paws.

"Well, what does that mean?" Zuko asked.

"It means you're friend's gone," June said.

"We know he's gone, that's why we're trying to find him," Toph said.

"No, I mean he's gone gone. He doesn't exist," June explained.

"What!" I cried.

"What do you mean Aang doesn't exist? Do you mean he's... you know... dead?" Sokka asked.

"SOKKA!" I yelled.

"Nope, we could find him if he were dead. Ah, it's a real head scratcher. See ya," June said as she mounted Nyla.