[Northern FN] Flameyo! (Flashback)

Releasing Spike back to his containment was a slight hassle. It was not easy to remain calm, even if the Komodo Chicken was not attacking yet. It felt like he was biding his time, waiting for the right moment to strike. Not that Aang thought about this much. It was just this uneasy feeling in the back of his mind which he accounted to this fact. Still, as they awkwardly moved the chicken, he was prepared for anything.
"You know, he's quiet sweet when he isn't trying to latch onto one of us," Aang said with a smile, running a finger along to stroke the strange bird. He got rather attached to animals. And he couldn't help feel sorry for the creature if it was destined for the block.

Kuzon kept the other komodo chickens at bay when he opened the gate, using a flame. It made Aang wonder if they often used fire to punish the chickens. At least none of them were being harmed. They were just keeping away from the entrance which allowed them time to put Spike down and release him to the wilds of his very own enclosure. With Spike free, they could relax and Aang smiled.
"Spike looks better with his friend," Aang said, smiling as he looked at the chickens all together. This was a lot better than the rather violent little beasts. He hoped that the last two would be easier.

"We make quiet a team, don't we?" He said, a small hint of pride in his voice and a large amount of delight that he had worked so well with Kuzon and managed to get the chicken back into pen together. It was rather an accomplishment.
"Just two more chickens to find?" He asked with enthusiasm. It would be fun to get the last two in. He wasn't sure where they would be, though. The surrounding area seemed strangely quiet and devoid of chickens. It was a worrying sign to say the least. Where were the last two hiding out?
"Seems so quiet," Aang whispered, looking for the chickens with bright grey eyes.

[color=lightblue"Hm..."[/color] Aang said as Kuzon brought up the two missing chickens. Two more chickens. Where could they be? Aang had no idea, he wasn't someone who worked with komodo chickens and this land was strange to him. Where would such birds go? He knew not. But he would look out for them. He started looking into the bushes, searching for the two run aways. Where could they be?
"So..." Aang asked, rummaging in a bush, tongue sticcking out in concentrationg.
"Where do... Komodo chickens... like to hide?" There were pauses as he leaped across to new bushes to russtle around those, forgetting that the chickens would probably bite a hand that suddenlt appeared.

Turning to look at his friend, Aang caught the last of the feeding of the caged chickens, but that gave him an idea.
"Maybe we could use the feed to convince the chickens to come back?" He suggested, grey eyes on the bag.
"They do seem to rather enjoy the food." The boy said thoughtfully. Would this work? Certainly wouldn't if the chickens were nowhere in sight, which seemed to be the case at the moment. Neither of them had reported finding the fowl creatures. Still, the search proved fruitless. Untill..

Kuzon's voice reached Aang just as he was looking in a tree incase they flew up into one of those. Jumping over to the other boy, he stood besides Kuzon, looking at the feathers and trail that the young fire bender had foound.
"The village?"[/c] Aang mused, looking towards there. "We have no choice but to follow them!" They needed to get all the chickens back, it was a mission for the two of them! And Aang was not prepared to give up. They had got past Spike. How much worse could it be? They couldn't be as violent as him.

His idea was a success and the child grinned with delight, glad to be able to give more help.
"Does this help me to win the competition?" He joked with a laugh and a smile on his face. Grey eyes stared after the retreating figure as Kuzon went to get food for the dangerous beasts and Aang kept a look out in case any chickens were still lurking around somewhere in the near vicinity. But not a cluck was heard, nor was a feather seen. It was as if the komodo chickens had vanished into thin air. How could such creatures do that when their breather seemed intent on just eating their share of food and attacking innocent boys that where just trying to return the chickens to their friends.

Taking the handful of grains that where given to him, Aang placed the food in his pocket, hoping he would have the chance to feed the chickens. And return them to their cage, of course. That was important. After all, it was his new friend's work, of sorts.
"Yes! The other kids! And I bet they could also tell us if they've seen any komodo chickens!" He said, temporarily forgetting about Kuzon's proof of meeting an actual air bender. For now his mind seemed to be focused on one thing and one thing only. The chickens that they were to return to the pen! Aang hoped these two would be friendlier.

Walking along the path besides Kuzon, Aang looked at what there was in the town. He had only seen it in the evening and things were very different during the day. It was much brighter and less imposing. He saw Kuzo's Kabob shop and assumed this was where the komodo chickens eventually ended up. His face fell slightly at this thought. But then he saw the sight of other children with what he suspected were sweets! Delicious sweets! Aang did have a sweet tooth and he hoped that it was indeed sweets that they carried. He might be able to convince the Monks to get him some. And what if they had Custard Tarts? His mouth was watering at the mere thought of such food. It was always too long since one lasted had participated in the glorious and scrumptious eating of the Custard Tart.

The four children were interesting to see. Three of them had stains of dirt (something that Aang himself was not unaccustomed to, although they did have to wash out any stains) and the fourth was devoid of such markings. He was much large but Aang didn't have eyes for the child but the custard tart in his hand. It was perfect, a circle of beautifully cooked pastry holding in the golden cream of custard that glistened like a harvest moon in the darkest night. Aang could practically hear his stomach growling and a hand went to his belly. Grey eyes sparkled with desire as he stared at the tart that was uncermonally shoved into the mouth of the older kid. It was a sight that was worthy to bring tears to one's eyes and Aang could have sworn he felt the salty pricks in his very own eyes.

Leaning slightly towards Kuzon as the boy explained about the cleanest kid, Aang tore his eyes from the untimely demise of the custard tart (it had been such a heart rending thing to watch) and focused on the young fire bender before returning to look at the mayor's son. He took in the eyes and the hair this time now that all that remained of the delicious tart were crumbs. Aang decided that he would have to ask one of the Monks whether he could have a tart.

As Kuzon started running, Aang hurriedly caught up with the other boy after a pause of a few seconds. Stopping perfectly next to his new friend, Aang smiled at the strangers, all thoughts of komodo chicken hunting vanished from his mind.
"Flameyo hotmen!" Aang greeted, copying Kuzon's greeting, suspecting that it must be the done thing.
"I'm Aang! I'm visiting with the other Airbenders!" He introduced himself, remembering Kuzon's words about Aang being proof that he actually had met an air bender. The boy waved his hand in a friendly greeting and looked at the faces around him, hoping that this was the done thing.

It didn't bother Aang that the twins seemed to regard him as some other creature, the boy was simply happy to make more friends and these two seemed really nice. And in all honesty, he was as curious about their way of life as they were of him. He was happy to comply to any questions that he may get asked, even if it was something as simple as move your arm or can you say 'komodo chicken'. It was simply nice to spend his day with others and to help them get some experience with airbenders. Excitement and enjoyment were infectious after all.

Ignorant to the fact that Fazu was lying, Aang smiled at the mayor's son, doing his best to ignore the Custard Tart that disappeared down the other's throat.
"We arrived last night! Was it one of us? Can you remember what his name was? Or did you meet an airbender before we arrived? I don't know which ones pass through here. Can you remember which temple they came from?" Aang asked with excitement at the idea that this boy had met either one of their party or possibly someone from another temple.

As Kuzon said that Aang could jump high and patted him on the back, Aang grinned at his friend for the kind compliment, which was what he took it as. Although it seemed Fazu wanted proof and Aang got an inkling that this kid was no the nicest. Not that it would stop Aang. Grey eyes went to examine the roof that was pointed out. It was a considerable hight for someone who couldn't airbend but to the Air Nomands, even to someone as young as Aang, it was just a stepping stone, of sorts. The boy chuckled at this.
"No problem. I've gone higher when I've sneezed,"[/b][/color] He answered truthfully. Although that had been a particularily big sneeze.

Looking at the top of the building, Aang happily complied with the challenge, taking a leap into the air and soaring to the top of the building. Once there he gave a wave to everyone, smiled and jumped back down, slowing his descent so he landed safely next to Kuzon and he gave a mock bow, smiling. Grey eyes flickered to Kuzon, slightly uncertain though, wanting to see how his new friend thought this meeting was going.

Having shown off his leaping skills, Aang returned to the ground to comment on Fazu's strange words.
"We don't have any mayors or royal families. We have Monks and Nuns who guide us and teach us." Aang commented, thoughtfully. He now realised that Fazu was lying and was well aware that the mayor's son had insulted his new friend.
"There isn't any need to have a class system based off family. It's down to the individual person. And Kuzon is a great friend! He's really shown me the beauty of living in this wonderful village," Aang said, turning to give a slight bow to his new friend and smiling at Kuzon.

Turning at the twins' question which was said in unison (which was kind of unsettling, but Aang let it pass), he looked around for a stone on the ground and used his air bending to bring it up to his hand before hovering it above his open palm. The stone almost seemed to dance in the air currents that he was creating and Aang smiled at the twins.
"I can do this. I can also use my glider to help me fly through the air, it's great fun! We all learn how to do it back at the temples. They're great places to learn because of the cliffs." He informed them, enthusiasm obvious in his voice.

Turning back to Kuzon, Aang remembered their quest to find the two komodo chickens that had gone walk abouts and he sensed that it was not something that should be brought up in front of Fazu who was not the nicest kid on the block, although he did have good taste in food. But how to ask? That was not something that Aang could figure out and he was rather enjoying having the attention, even if Fazu wasn't too polite.