[IC] Book One: Rivalry

[Fairy Tale Dreamer]

It was any ordinary night for a lot of the citizens or Republic city where they work by day and enjoy the night time. Some go off and eat, some just take simple walks, and other watch pro-bending. But Ty-Lee was no ordinary citizen of republic city. She is the daughter of Noblemen from Ba sing sa and she was pretty spoiled while she was growing up. She always got what she wanted, had the best earth-bending teachers her fathers money could buy and she always liked getting what she wanted. Her father was never really around while she was growing up especially after her mother died in an accident when Ty-Lee was only 6years old. It was even simple for her to get her Pro-bending team all she did was tell her father that she wanted to do pro-bending and he got her team mates. It was all just the simple life for her just ask her dad and watch him give it to her.

Now Ty-Lee was at the arena with her team known as the Badger Moles after the wonderful creatures that were the teachers of Earth Bending. Her team was fighting tooth and nail against their opponent and she was getting really angry for she was not the type to lose. Soon something happen to where now in a draw and Ty-Lee was shocked with this. "A tie I never tie with anyone." She growled as she watched the ref explained the sudden death challenge and Ty-Lee went up to do the sudden death round and she looked at her opponent and ready to just en this match and take her win and leave.

[Latino]

Tonight of all nights was his first match on a pro-bending team. It happened by chance, Kaz had been sneaking in to watch the match when he happened across the manager of the Lizard Crows, a struggling team which the manager explained had just lost their fire bender. The manager himself had no sponsors to speak of and was funding the team out of his own pocket and the profits made from the matches they participated in. Kaz, seeing a way to help and make some money while he was at it explained that he was an experienced fire bender and offered his help. The manager, Wan Lo, had no other alternative on such short notice and agreed since the money from the match would be forfeit if they couldn't participate and they would still get a small consolation prize if they lost.

So that's how Kaz ended up in the Pro-Bending league. His two teammates Emi and Nala, an earth bender and water bender respectively, weren't doing exceptionally well and it was clear that he had carried the team to a draw. As the referee explained the rules of the sudden death challenge to the audience Kaz looked back at his tired and beaten teammates. "So who's doing the death match?" Both of them looked at each other then at Kaz and said, "Not it!" That wasn't a surprise at all. Kaz had been playing defensively the entire match just to keep the Lizard Crows in the game.

As he stepped up to the center for the sudden death match he could see his opponent's face. She looked frustrated and that meant one of two things, either she'll be easier to knock down or she'll overwhelm him with her attacks. Hopefully she would start to get sloppy and make it easier for him. Kaz had heard about the Badger Moles before. He knew that their leader was a rich Daddy's Girl who probably got whatever she wanted handed to her on a silver platter. One thing was certain though, he had a lot more freedom now that he didn't have to worry about his teammates. The stage lifted them up and he readied himself for her first attack. He took a loose stance and tried to look as relaxed as possible as he waited for the start of their sudden death match.

[Fairy Tale Dreamer]

Ty-Lee looked at the one that was brave enough to go against her like he was right now. "Remember the rules still apply for this sudden death match I want a clean match." The ref said as Ty-Lee cracked her knuckles and was ready to fight. Her team mates watched and hope she does not try to pulverize the opponent like she would when she is mad. Once the ref blew the whistle Ty-lee when all out for she was mad and wanted to take her anger out on the guy in front of her. TY-lee had great defense and offense when it comes to pro-bending but sometimes her anger causes her to leave a few openings when she bends out of rage. "You are going down." She yelled at him as she went at him and soon left a huge opening for him to attack her at and knock her off and have her loose the sudden death match.
(Sorry best I could come up with for right now)

[Latino]

A flurry of attacks accompanied by shouting the moment the match began were all aimed at Kaz. He decides to stay mobile and consistently dodge her attacks. Although it was easy to see how she was going to attack since she was putting so much force into it Kaz still couldn't afford to relax in the slightest, he had yet to even shoot a single flame at her. The earth discs were flying much faster than before but his opponent was also making big aggressive strides to bring them crashing down on him. Then it happened, an opening! It was like time had slowed down and he could see it clearly. Her body was outstretched, one foot was off the ground, the other was barely planted on the ground, she was committed to her attack... and she was going to miss. Three discs at once came flying, Kaz launched himself up on a pillar of fire, turned into a somersault, and kicked out a decisive blast of flames at the girl's chest to knock her out of the ring.

[Fairy Tale Dreamer]

Ty-Le was doing everything she could to knock Kaz out of the ring but he just kept dodging and she was just getting more angry. When he launched an attack on her she was to wide open and could not defend or dodge the attack. And once it hit her she went flying and was soon splashing in the water. The ref them blew the whistle. "The Lizard Crows win!" He said and the crowed cheers with joy while Ty-lee's team mates went over to where Ty-lee was and helped her out of the water while she was grumbling and they knew she was mad. "I can't believe this how can we lose that team is suppose to be bad." Ty-lee said as she took her helmet off. "Turns out the guy is new for I know the teams fire bender and this one is different which means he subbed while the other person is no where to be found at the moment." Her fire- bender team mate said as they went back up into the locker room and got out of the uniforms. "Tomorrow we are trying twice as hard I do not want a repeat of this ever again." Ty-Lee said and they guys agreed before leaving to let Ty-Lee to be alone. Ty-lee was back her outfit the looked like the fire nation Ty-lees outfit from years ago but with an earth nation twist. It was not pink and red it was green and some gold. It did not have that weird red should spike detail, it had thread detail of flowers and her skirt had the earth nation symbol on them. Once she was done walked out as she fixed her hair as she made her way out of the pro-bending arena before letting ot a sigh for she was still ticked that she locked the match.

[Latino]

When the attack hit Kaz was ecstatic. His first match was a victory! It was then that he realized that he had launched into the air with no plan of recovery. He landed flat on his back and hit his head. As the elevated part of the stage lowered back down he could see his two teammates jumping for joy. Just then a thought crossed his mind, I could get used to this. He laid there for a moment as the two rushed him.

Nala: "That was awesome!"
Emi: "Seriously you're the coolest!"
Kaz: "The hottest actually..."

Finally, he got up and walked off the arena with Nala and Emi. Before they could make it to the changing room they were met by Wan Lo, who was practically beaming with joy.

Wan Lo: "I can't even believe it. All you had to do was participate but you went and won the whole match practically on your own!"
Nala: "Emi was the one who couldn't keep up."
Emi: "I was keeping up better than you, miss thunder thighs...."
Nala: "You want to call me that again!?"
Kaz: "You both kinda sucked."
Nala & Emi: "Awww...."
Wan Lo: "Kazuhira you have to stay with the Lizard Crows now right? I'll even pay for dinner tonight to celebrate."

The thought of a free meal was too good to resist. Nala and Emi were excited about it as well. It was clear that this team had never been that great and they were probably used to losing matches. Later that night they would meet at the Rascal Flats Restaurant, a moderately expensive place with plenty of seafood. Kaz made his way there to eat his fill of a free meal.

[Fairy Tale Dreamer]

Ty-Lee had not eaten yet and she did not want to go back to an empty house and eat by herself with the servants watching so she decided to go to Rascal Flats Restaurant to get something to drink and eat and try to forget about what had happen at the match for her team was the best in her opinion and the team they went up against should have lost but they brought in a ringer.

Once she made it she walked in and the owner saw her. "Ah Ty-Lee so good to see you its always a pleasure to have the daughter of the earth nations council men to grace us at our restaurant can I have a table prepared for you or would you like to sit at the bar." Ty-Lee listened to the guy kiss up to her for he has been asking her to have her father to stop by or have him and his council members have a meeting there. But she never told him that her father really does not talk to her father but she decided to keep it a secret. She decided to sit at the bar and she went to the bar.

As Ty-Lee walked to the bar to bumped into Kaz. "Hey watch where you are going here people are trying to get to their table or seat to the bar." She said to Kaz in an annoying tone towards to him.

[Latino]

Kaz made his way down the street in his normal everyday clothes. In fact, he only had a single set of clothes to wear at any given time. Being as poor as he was, going to such a nice place was a first for him as he had never had the money to spend in such a rich part of the city. It wasn't too long ago that he was living on the streets as a bum. Of course, he was now a Professional Bender for the Lizard Crows so he probably wouldn't have to steal just to survive anymore. It would surely be a nice change of pace.

He turned a corner and was greeted by a familiar face. It was Nala, the Water Bender for the Lizard Crows. She waved to him with a smile. Nala was a good looking girl, she had long black hair that she kept in a braid, her skin was slightly darker than you would expect for someone of the water tribe, deep brown eyes,and a full voluptuous figure. She was slightly shorter than Kaz and dressed in a long Water Tribe robe with sleeves that were slightly over-sized. Kaz hadn't really gotten to know her at all since he left immediately after the match. Kaz had been keeping his hands in his pockets when Nala suddenly grabbed his arm to walk along with him.

Kaz: "What are you doing?"
Nala: "Don't you know it's customary for a man to escort a woman?"
Kaz: "Whatever. I can't believe I'm going to get to eat at a place like Rascal Flats."
Nala: "Have you never been there before?"
Kaz: "People like me don't usually eat at fancy Restaurants."
Nala: "People like you?"
Kaz: "You know, poor people."
Nala: "That explains your clothes I guess...."
Kaz: "What's wrong with my clothes?"
Nala: "Oh... Nothing."

Just as they reached the entrance to the Rascal Flats Emi appeared, she had apparently been waiting for them. Emi, the Earth Bender for the Lizard Crows, was the younger of the two and about six inches shorter than Kaz. She had chin length light brown hair, hazel green eyes, well tanned olive skin, and a very feminine petite figure. Emi was wearing a sleeveless Earth Kingdom robe with gold bracelets. At first she smiled at Kaz but then gave an angry look to Nala, who was still holding on to his arm as they walked together.

Emi: "Wan Lo is waiting for us inside. He got us a table already."
Kaz: "That's good. I can't wait try the food here."
Emi: "I'll show you to the table then."

With that Emi grabbed his other arm and escorted them inside. Had Kaz been wearing better clothes he might have looked like some kind of ladies man. In a way he felt like a ladies man, two good looking girls on either arm, but he figured they only liked him because he won the match. In any event, he supposed that making a move on either of them would be easy since he'd practically carried the team to victory. Kaz could barely move one way or the other as they dragged him inside like a prized Leopard Turtle. Wan Lo was sitting in the corner wiping his thin-framed glasses on his shirt when he spotted them. He waved them over excitedly to the booth he had reserved for them. It was nestled in a quiet corner of the restaurant. As they moved past the bar a woman stepped back into their path and Kaz, unable to steer his own path, collided with her. The woman immediately turned around and shouted at him. Ty-Lee: "Hey watch where you are going here people are trying to get to their table or seat to the bar." There wasn't much he could have done to avoid her in any case, not to mention that she had bumped into him. Nala and Emi both looked irate and Kaz felt the same. Who was this person getting mad at him for something she had done? Kaz held himself back from lashing out at her in front of all the upper class people in the restaurant. Kaz: "Look where you're going before you yell at people."

[Fairy Tale Dreamer]

Ty-Lee stopped in place when she heard Kaz talk back to her. The owner noticed and knew that was bad and he needed it taken care of fast. "See here young man this is Ty-Lee daughter of the Earthnation COuncal member on republic city's 4 nation council." The owner siad and Ty-Lee growled at that for she hated how they ise her father to show her power that she had over repbulic city and other places. "If you do not mind your mouth I will have you and your friends thrown out of here." The owner said to Kaz and he meant it for he was not going to let a street rat like him say rude things to his best customer.

Ty-lee turned aound and face Kaz. "Shut you, man you are such a kiss up all because you want my fathers next council meeting to be here." She said to him with her hands on her hips as she glared at the owner before looking back at Kaz. "And you have a lot of nerve at standing up to me but you better be careful if I were you." Ty-Lee said to Kaz with a serious look on her face for she did hold a intiminating look to her for a lot of people did fear her because of who her father was. "You are on a loser rated team that have not really won any matches." She explained t him for it was ture the Crow Lizards wehre not that good especially at defence and then smirk a him. "Also you better not try to start any fight with other teams, because if you get in a fight outside of the pro-bending field then say bye bye to the pro-bending championship, and if you do not believe me ask your dear team mates about that rule." She siad with her arms crossed in front of her for it was true before turning he back on them. "Enjoy your stupid little victory dinner it will probably be your last." Ty-lee said and laughed as she walked off to the bar and the owner quickly followed Ty-Lee as she went to the bar to get her something to get something to drink.

[Latino]

Both Nala and Emi had been glaring at the rich girl, although Kaz didn't really care about her. She was just some spoiled brat spouting garbage because she thought she was entitled to the world. Kaz led the two girls over to the booth that Wan Lo had reserved for them. It was tucked away in a quiet corner where no one would bother them, the perfect place for Nala and Emi right now. They would have probably caused a scene if Kaz hadn't pulled them away. Kaz decided it was safer to sit next to Wan Lo so that neither Emi or Nala could claim favoritism.

Kaz: "Who was that rich girl anyway?"
Emi: "You mean you don't remember?"
Nala: "Her name is Ty-Lee, you faced off against her in the sudden death match today."
Wan Lo: "She's the leader of the Badger Moles and the daughter of a Councilman. The kind of person who can make a lot of trouble if you're not careful."
Kaz: "She should use some of her father's money to buy some manners..."
Wan Lo: "Why don't we just enjoy our victory dinner? I bet you've never eaten this good before."

The waitress came by to collect their orders. Wan Lo ordered some kind of roasted bird Kaz had never heard of and decided to have the same. Emi had opted for some kind of noodle dish while Nala decided on an exotic sounding stew which was apparently common in the Water Tribes. Emi and Nala were both more than happy to share with their new teammate. Every bite seemed to be carefully crafted by the chefs and Kaz had never experienced such complex flavors. The best part, however, was the wine. They had a special wine, made from rice, that was imported from the Fire Nation. It went down smooth and hit you slowly enough to enjoy it. Emi, who was only 16, was too young to drink alcohols and Wan Lo didn't care for it so Kaz shared with Nala who practically beamed at being able to do something that Emi couldn't.

As they wrapped up the meal and the waitress came to collect the bill Kaz noticed that Nala was fairly blitzed. Clearly she couldn't handle her wine since they had only shared a single pint between the two of them. Kaz, while pleasantly buzzed, was still mostly in control of his faculties. Wan Lo explained that he would be taking Emi home in a Satomobile since she lived quite far away and they headed out of the restaurant without incident. When Nala tried to get up she almost immediately fell over and Kaz had to catch her. A faint apology escaped her lips as she leaned on him for support. Kaz decided he may as well help her get home, as if he even had a choice in the matter. He couldn't simply leave her there could he? So they left the restaurant together and started to head towards where Kaz assumed was her home.

Kaz: "You know I don't actually know where you live."
Nala: "That's ffffffunny.... neither do I."
Kaz: "Can't get you home if I don't know where it is."
Nala: "Let'sssss go toooo your place."
Kaz: "I don't really have one. I've been living in an unused part of the Pro-Bending Arena."
Nala: "oh...... fine then.... myyyy place. Sleeping Giant Apartmentssssss..... 12B."
Kaz: "That I can do."

[Fairy Tale Dreamer]

Ty-Lee ordered wine mainly and drank it down for she jsut wanted to forget the match she was in against the Lizard Crows. She also got some tradition Earth Nation food for she she did miss Ba-sing-sa it was her first home. But it also had the memories of her mother, that was the main rason why her father wanted to move here and join the council. She sighed as she ater her food and drank her wine, and was glad she was not a light weight when it comes to alcohol. She looked over once in a while at the Lizard Crow team and just glared for she never had friends because of her spoiled attitude due to her father giving hermoney jsut to get him to leave him alone. Ty-Lee got another round of wine and sipped it before pulling her wallet out and paying for her stuff before she headed out. Once she was done with her wine she got up and left the resturant. "Man what a lame night I can not wait to get home to my personal zoo full of my pets." She siad for that is where she spent most of her time when she was not pro-bending.

AS she walked down the street she saw Kaz helping his drunk team mate and nly shook her head. "That is what you get for letting a child drink." She said while she kept walking and soon saw something move under some trash and she tilted er head. "Huh now what do we have here?" Ty-Lee siad as she bent down and moved the trash to find a little female fire farret. "Why hello there what are you doing out here all alone." She said and picked the little one up. "Hmm no collor or anyhting saying you belong to someone." She said as she looked over the little fire fareet and figgured it was barely weened off its mother. "Poor thing come on you are coming home with me." Ty-lee siad with a soft smile as she took coten wrap she used when it got cold and wrapped it around the fire farret. She then made her way down the street again. "Hmm now what should I name you for I know father will let me keep you." Ty-Lee smiled as the little farret curled up in the wrap. She then crossed the street that was the same side Kaz was on and kept walking thinking up names for her new little friend.