Polar

by KimiYuki

Hye Jin Mi didn't expect to be travelling with the Avatar. Hye Jin Mi doesn't even know who she is. All she can remember is her name. Found stranded, close to death, and on her own, Hye Jin Mi knows one thing for sure. She's going to help the Avatar defeat the Firelord. She owes him her life.

Everything is black, black and silent. I feel as if I'm floating through this empty vast space. This is the first time no thoughts run through my head. I just quietly lie in oblivion.

And then the sun strikes. It starts with a shift, and then a nudge. The quiet is replaced with soft calls, and murmured voices. They grow louder and louder until the movement against the oblivion reigns. Warmth starts from my finger tips and expands to my shoulders. The voices become more pronounced and the darkness begins to fade. All I can see is blue. Lively, healing, dancing, swirling blue. The pain strikes, and I gasp. My eyes open suddenly, and the sky comes to focus.

"What?" I groan.

"Hey there."

I look up, greeted by a warm smile.

"You've been out for a while." The girl says, as she places a cold towel on my forehead.

"What?" I moan lazily. "Where am I?" I try to sit up, but a sharp pain in my ribs pushes me back down.

"This might sound a bit strange." She hesitated. "You're at the southern air temple."

I laugh hoarsely. "Oh okay." I smile, my eyelids grow heavy. This is all a dream. This is all a dream. This is all a dream. Soon I'll wake up and be with… I struggle. Who was I with? My mind felt foggy. It didn't matter, I decide as I lean back towards the ground. I pull the blanket over my head.

I'll find out soon enough.