I'm trying to update all these stories so I'll have to ask for patience. I'm sorry.

Um, this story still has more chapters to come so don't worry.

Disclaimer: I don't own Avatar: The Last Airbender

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The Blood Is Thicker Than Water

-Faust-

"I'll kill anyone who gets in my way" I said in response to Mirra's question of what would happen if someone recognized us. We both had on hooded cloaks and walked through the street, crossing paths with a few villagers walking past.

This was the village of the Frozen Islands.

The villagers were out shopping and talking with friends despite it being midnight.

This was mid-day to us nocturnal island villagers. We chose to replace the sun with the full moon, well they did, I despised the moon.

I wiped another dribble of blood from the corner of my mouth under my hood and grabbed Mirra's hand with my free one. She gasped as we were pulled into a phase and landed right in front of a house. She shivered and threw off her hood to reveal her beautiful black hair. "Isn't this your old house?" she asked looking the place over with nostalgic eyes.

The place held memories for us, I grew up with only my older brother, Riley.

It appeared he wasn't here anymore...

The door was on the ground and windows were broken. I started inside and Mirra followed silently. "We'll be here for as little as possible," I told her and kicked a chair out of the way, "I need a few things."

She went to a wall to look at a painting I had bought a long time ago. A simple picture of a deciduous tree in the snow under the moon. "We can't stay here longer?" she asked in a soft voice that made me alert "Faust do you hate this place now?"

The wind picked up and little tinkles of glass fell from their sills.

"I could burn this place down without remorse." I found one of my brother's abandoned cigarettes and a match to go with it, so I decided to treat myself. I had been a long time and the thing felt nostalgic between my fingers.

Pictures came to mind as the smoke drifted to the ceiling and Mirra sighed. Pictures like my brother and I sitting on the porch sharing a cigarette when I was thirteen.

Pictures like me on a roof with a dying cigarette and a small smile as Mirra chased Fey around down below with a hammer for being a pervert around her friend.

I never smoked when I was with Toph...

"Quit that habit and get on with your life" Mirra brushed hair from her face and gave me a stern look. "Yes mother," I put the cigarette in between my lips and moved on to the next room.

"Haven't enjoyed on in a while huh?"

I narrowed my eyes to the darkness trying to find the source of the familiar voice. A flame broke through the darkness and illuminated the face of a man in glasses. Riley hadn't changed and still looked like my twin. He was six years older though. He had the same gray eyes and hairstyle of shaggy long bangs and a ponytail, except his was braided and the color of his hair was a dark blue. His glasses were square and frameless and an air of cool uncaring ness hung about him that was a trait of our clan.

"Riley!" Mirra shouted and smiled. "You've dragged Mirra into your disgusting game?" he looked pissed and stood up. "I wont let people that care about you be hurt by you Faust."

"What do you know about me anymore brother?" I hissed with a smirk. He dropped the cigarette that put a glare in his glasses, "You don't think I haven't talked to your old friend Azula do you?"

Mirra made a small noise "Who's Azula?" I shook my head, "Not important."

Riley suddenly had a whip made of water around my throat.

I stood still with my arms at my sides and frowned "Using water bending now?" I froze the water by glancing at it and absorbed it into my skin. Mirra gasped from behind me and Riley smiled, "we won't be able to kill each other with our bending."

He drew a machete from inside his cloak and threw it to me, another was produced for himself.

"To the death."

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-Mirra-

Faust leapt onto the bed beside him when his brothers machete came crashing down in the place he had stood. Riley swiftly swung where Faust was, but Faust brought his blade to meet.

The two stood like that trying to overpower the other, when Riley's weapon was cast from his hands because of Faust's leverage.

I yelled when Faust brought his machete down on his defenseless brother, but Riley ducked back and executed a flawless roundhouse kick that knocked Faust's weapon away also.

Faust made a scoffing noise and phased in front of him. Riley was frozen in shock for an instant and Faust swung hard, hitting Riley so hard that he flew backward and crashed into the wall. It broke and Faust's brother tumbled outside.

I grabbed Faust's shoulder "Stop it! He's your brother, what are you doing?" He ignored me and walked toward his collapsed brother. Was he... dead?

The answer to my question was 'no' when a whip of water shot out from the debris and wrapped around Faust's leg. Faust grunted and was slammed to the ground.

Riley emerged from the debris holding the other end of the water.

I was about to jump on Faust to try and calm him down when a noise on the roof made us all look up. It sounded like there were steps and then someone jumping off. Faust froze the water whip, absorbed it again and stood up.

A hole was blown threw the wall as the person who was on the roof stepped in.

"Aang?"

Aang blew Faust back into a wall and turned to do the same to Riley but I jumped in the way "No Aang, this is Faust's brother Riley, he's trying to help!"

Aang looked different than how he usually looked... He had a look of absolute confidence and determination. "I came to get you back and stop Faust."

Faust stood and smirked "Avatar Aang, Mirra doesn't need rescuing she's with me" he shot a needle of ice at Aang's throat but by twirling his staff the ice became shards. "Avatar!" Riley shouted from his side of the room, "take Mirra and go, I'll finish this."

Aang nodded and held his hand out to me.

"I'll kill you" Faust phased to where Aang was but Riley was already running toward us and his fist connected with Faust's head before he could get a piece of Aang with his frost sword.

Faust went down with a furious grunt and I grabbed a hold of Aang's hand.

He extended his glider and we were hoisted into the night sky. I looked back to see Faust on his hands and knees looking up at our retreating figures with his brother standing over him.

Was he crying?

"Mirra! Don't... Leave me..."

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-Zuko-

This was becoming a nuisance. I knew Faust had to return to this building to revive Toph and Jet. This is where their bodies were...

Ty Lee, Fey and I all waited in the large empty lobby of the government building.

Faust would have to come back with whatever it is he needed to bring them back (Fey had told me), and we would be waiting for him.

I was surprised that Fey and Ty Lee weren't already naked and going at it from the way they flirted with each other...

I wonder what Katara's doing?

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-Sokka-

Just great. This is bullshit. We were on the way to defeat the fire lord when Aang takes off to rescue a damsel in distress and Katara decides she wants to help Zuko slay that damn scary Faust.

We don't stand a chance against a deity...

Well, I guess I better go and help Zuko and Fey. I gotta make sure Katara'a safe and Zuko doesn't try anything funny.

This is just too much. We should stick to the plan and worry about this whole Faust ordeal later.

I'm kinda scared...

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