Flow

A Katara and Kya Fanfiction

For Katara Week 2014, Day 1

By Nagone

Summary: There's magic in bending under the full moon.

Genre: Supernatural

Rated: K

Words: 598

Prompt: Family

The moon sat fat in the sky, a round blob of rock illuminating the clear, indigo ight sky. It s light shone down on Lake Laogai, illuminating Katara and Kya's campsite at the fringe of the lake.

"That should do it," Katara said, flopping onto her bedroll. The fat, puffy sleeping bag squished beneath her, cushioning her bottom from the hard ground. Kya smiled and nodded, adjusting the spit over the fire. Smoke rushed around the mullets, crisping the flesh. A bit of fat dripped into the fire and it hissed.

"Dinner's almost done mom," Kya chimed, waving her hand towards the bucket near their tend. A tendril of water shot up and into the fire, diminishing its flames. She removed the stick, six crisp fish steaming. "Let's dig in!"

Katara smiled, mouth burning as she bit into the tender flesh. It scaled her throat as she swallowed. "Good?" she asked, fanning her burning tongue. Kya laughed, and took a bite from hers.

"Great," she answered around a mouthful of fish. She gulped hard, and smiled. "So, why'd we come camping all of the sudden?" she asked, adjusting on hr own bedroll. She toed off her shoes, feet welcoming the rush of warm night air against them.

"Well, I just wanted to… share something with you," Katara responded. She took another bite of her fish and turned her gaze towards the moon. After a few moments of silence, her mouth was empty. "As you know, the moon is what taught our people how to bend water, how to push and pull the tides, how to work the balance of water." Kya nodded: none of this was new.

"At night, our powers grow stronger. Even the most unskilled bender can turn this," she cast her hand towards the bucket, and water rose up, enveloping Katara's arms, "into this." She shifted her arms and the water morphed into a

"The moon grants us amazing power, enough that with it, we can do great things." Katara smiled at her teenage daughter, blue eyes glowing beneath the moonlight. "Come, let's go into the lake together."

Katara shifted towards the lake, and closed her eyes. She exhaled and let her mind empty, and dove in. The water, cool and smooth, pulled at her, and she didn't fight it. Instead, she allowed it to suck her deeper, closer to the heart of the Lake.

Slowly, she began to gather water around her, forming it in her spirit to morph into a series of tentacles that sprouted from her shoulders. She shifted her arms and they whirled, lifting her up into the air as she bounced across the lake water, laughter echoing around the area. Kya watched, eyes wide, and quickly dashed into the water, wading and letting herself go beneath the clear blue surface.

She popped up, spring high into the air on a fountain of water. Quickly, she shook herself and formed hollow eclipses of water jets around her, manipulating them as they bounced her around the lake. She tumbled inside of them, laughter joining Katara's as they danced around the lake, water flowing between them.

Soon, they exhausted themselves, and the moon sank, dipping bellow the tree line in the faint dawn of the new day. Kya yawned, letting the last bits of energy carry her back to the shore, and she tumbled into the sand, shaking off the grains as she made her way to the tent. Katara met her there, soaked to the core, a smile still on her lips. "Bed?" Kya asked.

Katara nodded, embracing her daughter. "Bed, darling."