"So. You boys looking for the center of town?"

Sokka and Aang sat on a couch rather uncomfortably, their backs straight and hands on their laps. After the door had shut behind them, some old lady had appeared out of nowhere and told them to sit down. She was now in the kitchen, doing heaven only knew what.

Aang spoke first. "Uh. Yes ma'am."

The woman poked her head out from behind the wall and gave the boys a piercing look. "Well you're in the wrong place!"

They were beginning to wish the place had been haunted.

Aang shifted nervously in his seat "Yes ma'am. Well, we'll just be going now–"

"Ah-ah-ahhh, not before I serve you some milk and cookies!"

Sokka's brow furrowed. "What are cookies?"

"Oh. Right." The lady coughed. "I mean some tea and biscuits!"

"Sweetness…" Sokka leaned over to the airbender and whispered in his ear, "Hey. Aang. I think we hit the jackpot with this one."

Aang shook his head slightly before whispering back. "Sokka…I really think we should just go find Katara now."

"Did someone say Zutara?" The old woman screeched as she walked out of the kitchen.

Sokka raised an eyebrow. "Uh..no?"

"Well then, you're in luck!" The lady clapped her hands and sat down in the chair facing the boys' couch they were currently sitting on. "I happen to know the true story behind the phenomenon."

Sokka stroked his fake beard. "What phenomenon?" he asked, curiously.

The woman shot him a fierce glare. "Shush!" she held a bony finger to her lips. "I ain't talkin' to you, boy!"

Sokka scrunched lower in his seat as his eyes sunk to the ground. "Oh right, my bad."

"Anyway." The old coot sat back in her chair and cleared her throat professionally.

"Long ago, there was this beautiful female waterbender–"

"Named Katara right?" Aang interjected, bouncing in his seat.

"NO!" The woman screeched. "Named Zuko."

"…but Zuko's a boy's name." he said, eyebrows knitted in confusion.

The old woman scoffed. "I think I know who's who in my own story!"

Sokka waved a careless hand in the air. "Right...right...carry on."

"Well. She and Katara (this mean, old firebender) fell in love one day. But their cultures forbade it so they ran away. They got lost in this forest trying to escape their angry families when they came across this town. It was pretty much a ghost town but they decided to live in it because…well just because."

"Was it this town?"

"Duh, Sokka, now be quiet. I want to hear this."

"Thank you m'boy. Now, as I was saying. They settled down and eventually planned to get married. The people in the town were in a frenzy trying to get everything ready for the ceremony. Eventually, the townspeople let things slip and word got around that Zuko and Katara was gettin' married."

"What happened next?" The two boys asked in unison.

"Well if you would quit interrupting me, I'd tell ya! The two bender's families were outraged but then realized how deep their love ran and they came to terms with it. So they wound up at the wedding to beg for forgiveness. Well, one thing led to another and soon people from all four nations were attending the ceremony. The town became pretty famous and to show their gratitude, they named it Zutara. A combination of the names."

"Like the city of Omashu?" Aang asked excitedly.

"No, not like the city Omashu." The woman spat sarcastically. "They combined the names."

"Yeah…" the airbender began. "Like the city of Omashu."

The woman cocked her head to the side thoughtfully. "Huh. Well. Ya'll better scram, I got to feed my baby."

Sokka stood up and stretched his back before asking, "You have a baby?"

The lady looked insulted and replied haughtily. "Yeah, Fluffy. She's my little arachna-cutie. She's outside somewhere…"

Suddenly an image of a creepy bug being blown away by airbending made Aang swallow hard.

"You mean a spider?" Aang asked nervously, his hand tugging on his collar.

"Yes of course I mean a spider!" The woman eyed him skeptically. "What else would I be talking about?"

Aang shrugged, which was more like a twitch, before backing up quickly. "Uhh..well. Thanks for the story but we got to go!"

The two boys scurried out the door, not bothering to look behind them. They ran as fast they could, with Sokka lagging slightly behind. As soon as they were clear from the creepy house and the creepy lady who was probably in relation to King Bumi, Aang stopped to take a breath.

The Water Tribe warrior panted harshly as he took his place next to the kid. They gave each other a releieved glance before bursting out in laughter.

After they calmed down, the duo began to walk again.

Suddenly, Sokka froze.

"We forgot to ask where the middle of town was."

Aang's eyes flickered blue. "ARRGHGHHH."

A/N: holy blond cheerleader batman. I updated this. I think the world might explode. I will go back and revise the other chapters. It's depressing how suckish they are. This is only in dire need of a name change. The whole thing is in need of a change. Well. Any thoughts?