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Jaya looked at him as he told her what she said was nonsense. She stayed quiet, merely nodding when he agreed to camp with her. She turned and started to walk a short ways from where they had been left, off the main road. She found them a small clearing and dropped her bag. She sat down and pulled out a few sticks from it. For the first time since they started walking, she spoke again, "Allowing them to push me around... will change something. That isn't how they believe people of the Fire Nation are... They believe us to be aggressive and destructive... like the fire we bend," She stuck the stick into the ground then, with ease, lit them. She dropped her hands into her lap, "If I were to go back.... They may not give me a chance to prove myself... They may become worse than they were today.... I may have to protect myself... Then where would we be. The Fire Nation fighting people... Just like they suspected," She smiled at him, the light of the fire flickering in her amber eyes, "Sometimes trying to fix things only makes it worse."

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Jaya took his hand as he introduced himself and shook it. When she dropped his hand, she held onto her elbows, "A mentality like that could get you killed one day."

She thought back to the Fire Nation... The people who she thought were good people, people who she had seen beating on other people because they didn't like their opinion. She felt a shiver run down her spine as she came back to the present, "You really don't have to worry... Plenty of people have not given me the chance to prove much... I'm used to roaming... Leaving..."

She shook her head a little, "You probably don't care..." She noticed it had gotten considerably darker since the men left them, "Do... you want to camp together? Safety in numbers and all that...."

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Jaya was about to turn away when the man told her to hold up. She looked at him, as he told her what she was thinking. Her eyes widened and she shook her head, "No... I... I couldn't. This is their town and... if they don't want me here... well, I don't want to step on any toes," She rubbed her shoulder, "Besides, you don't even know me. How do you know that I'm not as horrible as they think I am? You don't eve know my name..."

She pursed her lips, well maybe because she was being anything but that. She had done just as everyone had asked her from the moment this man had bumped into her. She made no attempts to fight, despite the fact that she was capable. She clasped her hands together, "I'm Jaya..." She said quietly, realizing the man didn't know her name, just as she didn't know his.

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The guard seized her arm again and the four of them left the hotel. He didn't seem to see Jaya as a threat. She mused about how easy it would be for her to set them both on fire and make a break for it. She pushed these thoughts deep down inside of her. That was the side of her that scared her the most, the side that needed to be contained and controlled. The men was not gentle as he guided Jaya and the Water Tribe boy to the edge of the town, and passed its limits. They walked for a little while longer before the man finally released Jaya and the other removed the man's handcuffs. They grunted, "Don't come back."

Jaya sighed, it was getting late... She would need to find somewhere to camp soon. Otherwise she'd be setting up in the middle of the night. She looked at the man after the others left them. She sighed, "I'm sorry. I can only assume you got kicked out because of me," She bowed to him, "My deepest apologies...."

She adjusted the bag on her shoulder and looked out to the vast expanse that she would have to trek through before finding another town and ultimately getting kicked out, "I will leave you.... To avoid causing you more troubles."

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The guard seized her arm again and the four of them left the hotel. He didn't seem to see Jaya as a threat. She mused about how easy it would be for her to set them both on fire and make a break for it. She pushed these thoughts deep down inside of her. That was the side of her that scared her the most, the side that needed to be contained and controlled. The men was not gentle as he guided Jaya and the Water Tribe boy to the edge of the town, and passed its limits. They walked for a little while longer before the man finally released Jaya and the other removed the man's handcuffs. They grunted, "Don't come back."

Jaya sighed, it was getting late... She would need to find somewhere to camp soon. Otherwise she'd be setting up in the middle of the night. She looked at the man after the others left them. She sighed, "I'm sorry. I can only assume you got kicked out because of me," She bowed to him, "My deepest apologies...."

She adjusted the bag on her shoulder and looked out to the vast expanse that she would have to trek through before finding another town and ultimately getting kicked out, "I will leave you.... To avoid causing you more troubles."

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Jaya kept walking, she heard the two men speaking as she fled but ignored it. If she were to say anything who knew what they would do to her. Suddenly, the man from the shop was yelling for the guards. She stopped and turned only to have her arms seized by a man much larger and stronger than her. She yelped and struggled against his hold, "Let go!" She cried. She had been manhandled enough for one day, "I'm leaving. I'm leaving."

The man looked down at her, "Doesn't seem like it, walking into town like you are."

She looked up at him, stunned, they expected her to leave immediately, "I was just going to get my things. Pay for my room! You are robbing an elderly woman of her pay because you want me out this instant?!"

The guard didn't seem to know what to say, so Jaya continued, "Take me to the hotel, so I can gather my things then you can kick me out all you want."

The man looked up at the other guarding who was seizing the Water Tribe member, "Bring him with us to The Lotus. We'll make sure they are on their way together."

Then he pushed Jaya forward and in the direction of the hotel. She made the trek to her room and gathered her things before returning to the lobby. She had made a change out of casual Earth Kingdom attire into Fire Nation travelling clothes. She walked over to the desk and smiled at the old woman behind it, "Thank you for allowing me to stay."

Jaya handed her the money before walking over to the two guards and the Water Tribe boy. She held her arm out for the guard to take hold of, "Alright, might as well get this over with."

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Jaya bit her lip again when he asked where it was that she was from. She didn't know what to say. She slowly shook her head, figuring it best just to not answer, "Just... Not from around here," She said quietly.

She heard a grunt a short ways away and flinched when she heard the man who had kicked her out not too long ago speak. She looked at him, wide eyed, "I'm sorry.... I'm leaving... I just...." She shook her head and gave the man a small bow, "I'm sorry."

She turned and slipped away from the wall and held her hands close to her chest. She began her retreat to the hotel that she was staying at. She figured it would be for the best that she find her way from there... She glanced over her shoulder and sighed. Why did Ozai have to be so cruel? Why did people have to be cruel? She touched her shoulder and rubbed it gently as she left.

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Jaya was looking intently at her feet, thinking, when she heard the voice of the man again. Her heard shot up and she looked at him. She just stared for a moment before she noticed how he was looking into her eyes. She glanced away and shook her head, "No, I just..." What could she say? The man wore the blue of the Water Tribe, who probably got it the worst from the Fire Nation, aside from the Air Nomads a hundred years ago. The army had even killed their spirit and attacked... She bit her lip, "I've been travelling and I believe... I've over stayed my welcome here.... and I don't know where to go...."

She scratched her forehead, "But thank you.... That was very kind of you to offer.... To help," She gave him a soft smile. It was refreshing to see someone's kindness, even if it might have only been because he was unaware of where she was from.

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Jaya had gotten to her feet and was brushing the dirt and dust of her dress when someone bumped into her. She stumbled again but managed to catch herself this time and avoided falling. She turned her hands up, thinking it was someone who knew she was from the Fire Nation looking for a fight.She looked at the man, who seemed to look as though he were close to her age, as he apologized. He didn't seem to know. She quickly dropped her hands and straightened. She nodded her head, "It's fine... I shouldn't have been in the way...."

She looked down and brushed off the last remains of dust off, focusing back on the stranger. She gave another nod of her head before turning away. She had to pack up and leave. Maybe she'd head to a Fire Nation village that was on the coast... Although, she wasn't sure if it would be too different from the Fire Nation itself. She didn't get far before she leaned against a wall, feeling defeated. She stood there and sighed, not knowing where to go.

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Jaya sat in a small town on in the Earth Kingdom. After the news about Ozin got out and Zuko, not Azula, taking the throne, the Fire Nation was in a bit of a mess. People who supported the change were alive and well but they were far quieter and less aggressive than those who supported Ozin. Brawls would break out in the streets, houses and personal belongings would get torched. There was an upset that would take time to calm but Jaya was not wanting to stick around. She had gotten caught in one of those fights once, trying to remove a young boy from the thick of a fire fight and it didn't turn out to well... So, she left for different shores and headed to the Earth Kingdom. Where she learnt quickly that the Fire Nation wasn't treated kindly...

She opted to wearing Earth Kingdom clothing and hoping people didn't notice how little she actually looked like someone from the Earth Kingdom. She held her tea in her hands and sipped at it. She grimaced slightly, finding it cold. She looked around slightly before lighting a small fire under the cup, heating it with her fingers. She sipped it a moment later and smiled. However, before she could continue, someone grabbed her shoulder, "Filthy Fire Bender," He hissed before pulling her off the chair and dragging her to the door, "We don't take your kind here."

Then with no grace nor tenderness, he shoved her out the door. She stumbled and fell to the ground. She started her to pick herself up and huffed. She'd have to move on to avoid word catching and others showing their disconnect with the old Fire Lord's ways.