Prologue

It seemed that the only thing that was keeping me at this party was because the party was honoring my best friend. It was her coronation as I call it of her becoming the leader of the only defense that I could think of on this island. The place that I was at was near the beach so a lot of people were out playing or walking out in the beach tonight. The moon had never shined brighter as the sound of water was limited by the sound of cheering and music in the background. Where was I? I was out in the balcony on the 2nd floor of the mansion, looking at the night sky.

I wasn't really much of a party man. I honestly had little friends in the village and in the world possibly. There was Nomad, the funny one, Syke, the most smartest of all, and…Suki.

Everyone on Kyoshi Island knew her. She was, in my opinion, the best warrior in our defense, the Kyoshi Warriors. They are amazing! I had never seen that many girls train so hard to be like real warriors! Well, I knew what that was like.

I had a very, very rough childhood before I arrived to Kyoshi. I never wanted to have to remember what true horror was like. Even if it was for a purpose, I never wanted that night to happen. I wish…

"Sven!" I heard Suki say behind me suddenly.

I turned around to see Suki in her green silk dress with a bit of yellow designs around it all. Her brown hair was straightened in a way that it was so weird to tell if it was someone else I was staring at or if it was Suki. The only way I knew it was Suki was because she had makeup that a Kyoshi Warrior would put on. There was red around her eyes, black on her eyebrows, and then full white on her entire face. Even without her makeup, she was the beautiful warrior that the village loved and the friend that I felt comfortable with.

"Wow", I said. "You look beautiful, teacher."

She chuckled a bit looking down, shaking her head. She then looked back up and said, "I'm not the leader until tomorrow, silly. You of all people know that. Since I'll be starting tomorrow and that day the dojo, I can't teach tomorrow morning."

I was obviously fine with this because whenever I was, I made a weird expression with my face. "I'm fine with that" I answered, "just don't get hurt on your first day is all I ask."

"Sven, I'm not little anymore. You know I can defend myself" she said with a little frown. "I came over here because I have a little question for you."

"What is it?" I asked.

"Ummm, could you –" she paused for a second, "dance with me?"

I was very shocked at this because it wasn't Suki at all. "Did you drink alcohol or something?" I asked.

"Just a bit" she snorted.

I chuckled a bit at this and even laughed at the thought of this coming true. "Come on, I'll take you home" I said, "I think you've had a good night."

She got a bit angry because she didn't want to leave with all her friends staying here still having fun without her, but after a little bit of throwing up, she agreed. Silly old Suki. Still that little girl, ha ha.

We left out into the woods that led to the pathway to her house and on that walk, we were laughing and talking about things that happened in the party. Apparently, one of her friends, Yuri, was the one who gave Suki the wine they of course overdosed on. Just a few minutes after, from what I heard, she and Yuri went around the entire house kissing every man on the cheek. Some of them were surprised while others were not pleased since their girlfriends were there watching. She also danced with some men, so I understood why she asked me that question earlier. I couldn't stop laughing afterwards until we reached her house. It wasn't a big one, but it was enough for her and it was literally near the dojo.

Once we got to her door, that's when my feelings changed. She was getting the door open until she felt a bit queasy. She almost could've hit her head if I hadn't reacted quickly! "Whoa there!" I said, "how much did you have?"

"Oh um" she started to answer, "about 10 glasses I think."

"Jeez! No wonder you're like this!"

I helped her up as she opened the door. Honestly, her place is not as a mess as I thought it would've been. There's not even a lot of rooms in there. When I entered there were just a few piles of things lying around here and there. There were some hand-drawn pictures on the walls that seemed to be of a portrait of her family. I wish I did have a chance to meet them. From what I've heard, her parents seemed nice. I had only been living in Kyoshi for two years since I first arrived. If she and her warriors didn't find me and my old friend, Liam, in the snow, we would've died. I still thank all the warriors today for that.

In her bedroom, I helped set up her bed and… helped her change. I don't have a problem. I just thought it was impolite. I think I even saw something most teenage men shouldn't see! Next, I helped her in bed while she was all queasy. Before I left, I heard her mumbling something. I crouched down just close enough to her face.

"What is it?" I asked.

"Th-thanks for t-taking me home" she said. "I really appreciate it."

"No problem. That's what I'm here for right?"

"No" she said. "I really mean it."

For once, instead of leaving, I stayed for once. There was something in her voice I couldn't figure out. I didn't want to leave. She wanted to bring out a message that was hiding in her somewhere. With her makeup off, she looked so different than any other times I looked at her. She looked…beautiful. She was even…leaning towards me. We both closed our eyes…expecting the touch at any min-

"WAKE UPPPP!"