AV Part 1
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Serko shivered in the blizzard as he swore quietly to himself. He blew into his gloved hands as he marched, the warmth of his bending working out as a lifesaver. The young firebender spotted three penguins marching next to him. He smiled as one seemed to nudge him, until it pecked at his shin.
"Stupid birds!" he yelled as he trudged along. The moon shined brightly, even through the hard gusts of the wind and snow.
Soon enough, Serko spotted his village. It was one of the many pockets of towns on the North Pole and the Northern Water tribe. His village was relatively large and was a center of trade for other villages. Serko is also the only or one of the only firebenders raised in the Northern Water tribe by his Fire Nation father and Water tribe mother.
Candles were lit inside each igloo or tent, keeping the inhabitants warm. Serko trudged through, trying to get to his own home near the center of the village. The winds continued to push down on him as he adjusted the strap of his fur knapsack. He finally got some fresh food from his latest hunt. It took him a long hunting trip-about a week-since most food was scarce and only attained through trade.
Only the best food was the freshest kind, his father used to tell him…
His father…
Serko took the thought out of his head as he opened the door to his family's large hut. "Mom? I'm home."
Kaya turned, bearing her usual warm smile. "You're home! How was the hunting trip?"
She was a beautiful woman, her own sapphire eyes always shining brightly.
Serko smiled as he took off his red, fur coat and his knapsack, revealing his messy hair and the same warm face he got from his mother. He pulled out the bundle and set it onto the table. "I have… some elk and seal. Looks like we have something to eat tonight and for the rest of the week."
"Oh, good! We haven't had any seal for months. I hope it was near the coast?"
"Healthy as a polar bear-dog… thing…" he tried to reply, slightly embarrassed.
Kaya chuckled. "Just like your father. Always trying to put a smile on my face."
She frowned when he didn't answer and watched as he looked to his boots.
"Um… I'll start preserving these. You should get some sleep, mom," Serko muttered as he wrapped the bundle up.
Kaya sighed. She missed her husband too.
"Too… early…"
Ryka rolled her eyes, sitting at the side of Serko's bed. "Come on. You promised for some bending practice. Plus, you need it and I mish you!"
Serko groaned even louder under his blankets. "Fine… just… get out of the room… or the hut for that matter. Be out in twenty minutes."
She let out a friendly "whoop!" and did so when Kaya invited her to breakfast.
"Mmmm! You make some of the best seaweed noodle soup."
"I always try!" Kaya replied. "You're earlier than usual Ryka. What brought you to wake up so early?"
Serko's mother waggled her eyebrows, sending an obvious hint to her son's friend.
"Well… I… uh…"
"Come on, spit it out."
Ryka slurped her last few noodles and soup and began to hesitate.
"Well…"
Serko suddenly came out in his light, red cloak and his snow boots and vambraces on. His quiver of arrows and his small crossbow were strapped to his waist. He looked just handsome… oh no put yourself together Ryka…
She jumped from her chair and pulled Serko out the door. "Well, gotta go, Kaya! Thanks for breakfast."
"Ah, reminds me of me when I was younger," Kaya chuckled.
"So tell me why you're trying to make me starve?" he yelled out.
Ryka didn't look at him to hide the blush on her face as they both walked to the outer perimeter of the village. "Just excited. That's all. Plus, I got this sandwich with elk meat in it for ya."
Serko caught the sandwich and started munching. "So," he started, mouth still full, "Whaddya want to practice today? Just some usual freestyle?"
Before he could even take one last munch of his food, a spout of water blasted it out of his hands and he stared at the remains of his food forlornly. He glared at the water tribe girl he grew up to know for so many years.
Ryka had decided to wear her thinner coat and was on her defensive stance, ice spiking out and ready. "That's the idea, Kone boy."
Serko smirked as he took off his own cloak and his archery equipment. He made a swiping kick, forming a blast of fire towards Ryka. Ryka flipped over it, spouting some more water on him. He laughed when he pushed out another flame which she blocked, causing her to be forced into a mound of snow.
He started to laugh, hands on his knees. "Priceless!"
Ryka popped her head out of the snow, an annoyed look on her face. "Very funny!"
A huge wave of water from the snow slammed onto her friend.
