This is a roleplay my friend and I are doing! We plan on having some homosexual themes but nothing graphic or anything. It should be obvious but if you're a homophobic person, just stop reading right now. Other than that, enjoy! -Mrkawaiijake & Smokeybubble
Stormy clouds swirled around in the air of the Earth Kingdom. They were so tightly packed, every few moments a bolt of lightning would explode in a shimmering display of friction. The ground rumbled and shook, uprooting some trees that were not stable enough to grip the moving soil. A human figure lay amongst the chaos, practically motionless. He stared up at the dark sky, out of breath and fading fast. Something went wrong... Where am I...? he thought. He groaned and rolled over, gripping his side to try and stop the immense pain he was feeling. Gotta find someone... He twisted his body and stretched out an arm, trying to pull himself forward. The pain in his abdomen was too much to bare, he grit his teeth and whimpered quietly before falling unconscious.
"...mista? Mista, you gonna wake up?" A high voice was shrill in his ear. A chubby hand prodded his shoulder.
The man's eyes fluttered open briefly before falling shut again, a raspy moan escaping his lips.
"Wake up mista!" the voice insisted.
"Is 'e dead?" Someone else poked at his back, sounding all at once excited and scared.
"Nah, I seen 'im move!" the first said crossly.
"Why's 'e just lyin' there then?"
"I dunno. Maybe 'e's tired. Why else?"
A hand reached up and gripped one of the boy's shirts.
At the touch, he let out a terrified squeal and stumbled back, tripped over his feet, and fell flat on his rump in the dirt. "'E 'aint dead! Mansur, 'e 'aint dead!"
The hand fell to the ground when the scared child jerked away. He drew his head up from the dirt and stared hollowly into the pair of eyes in front of him. "Water," he whispered and held eye contact for another few moments before letting his face fall to the ground and slipping back into darkness.
The two children shared a confused look over his prone body.
"Is 'e dead now?" Mansur asked, eyeing the man warily. The other stood and began trotting back the way they had come.
"C'mon, let's go get Kaori! She'll know what to do!" He beckoned impatiently down the dirt road. "'Urry up!"
"You sure? I always thought she were a little scary..." Mansur said. But he got up anyway and followed his friend down the road, towards the small cluster of buildings in the distance.
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The man jolted awake from unconsciousness. He was no longer laying on the cold, hard ground, now he was in a small padded cot. The soft morning light spread a sense of calm around the clay room. It was an extreme change from the constant storm clouds overhead that were once there. He sat up and brushed strands of long blond hair out of his face. He looked down at himself to find cotton bandages around his almost bare torso.
"So, you're finally back with us!"
He gasped at looked towards the sudden voice breaking the silence. "Huh?" was all he could manage to get out.
A tall woman, long black hair cascading down her back in shining waves, stood from her chair by the door and set down the needle and cloth in her hand. "My name is Kaori," she said, crossing the room and smiling down at him.
"Hi," he stuttered slightly, "uh, my name is Edward."
"Well Edward, I have to say, I've never seen anything quite like that before." She motioned to his right arm, the automail glinting in the sunlight streaming through the open window. "It gave me a shock when I first saw it."
Edward gripped his arm and stared at his toes through the thin blanket, "Yeah, people aren't too used to seeing this sort of thing." He looked back at Kaori with a serious expression, "So where am I? Also, what happened?"
Kaori opened her mouth as though to inquire further, but seemed to decide against it. "You're in Senlin, in the western Earth Kingdom," she answered instead. "As for what happened, you're going to have to tell me. Those boys found you passed out on the side of the road, with no indication of how you got there."
"Earth Kingdom? What the hell is the Earth Kingdom?" He asked cocking one of his eyebrows, completely ignoring everything else she said.
Kaori looked at him in disbelief. "The Earth Kingdom," she said, as though it was obvious. "The biggest nation in the world. The one that stands for, you know, earth?"
"What are you talking about?" He laughed, "I'm from Amestris."
"Is that a town?" Kaori asked, a confused expression on her face. "I've never heard of it."
"Uh, right..." Edward squinted his eyes at her. "Well, thank you for cleaning up my wounds," he said trying to change the subject. Something weird is going on here... He thought What the hell happened...?
"It's no trouble!" Kaori said brightly. If she noticed his evasion, she let it pass without comment. "It's actually about time for me to change them, if you don't mind."
"Nope," He said, trying to steer the conversation to an end.
"Alright, then if I can get you to sit on the edge of the bed," Kaori instructed, crossing the room and pulling strips of white bandages from a cabinet.
Edward swung his legs out from under the thin sheet, only in his underwear. He realized this and leaned forward a little, trying to cover up a little. His automail leg clicked and whirred as it moved.
Kaori snorted under her breath at his embarrassment, then quickly checked the numerous gashes and scrapes littered across his torso. "You're healing well," she commented, obviously pleased. "Though I have no idea how you got these. What did you do, decide it would be fun to be dragged through the mud for a few hours?"
"I don't know," he said leaning back on his hands, "I just remember being hungry and thirsty and passing out a lot." He was done being subtle. "I honestly don't even remember how I got here or where I even am. And no-" he started before she could respond, "-the Earth Kingdom means nothing to me, I don't know where that is."
"But then, how did you get in the road?" Kaori's eyebrows furrowed, hands deftly wrapping the clean clothes over his injuries.
"Look, I appreciate the medical help but what part of 'I don't know how I got here,' don't you understand?" Edward looked at her with a serious expression.
Kaori shrugged. "Maybe you could ask the Avatar."
"What is an avatar?" he frowned, "some sort of library guy?"
Kaori looked shocked. "Of course not! He's our... our..." she gestured for a moment, searching for the word. "Not leader, exactly, but he helps keep the peace between our four nations. It's because he can bend each element."
"Oh...?" Edward's voice wavered as he pretended to understand what she was saying, "So, where can I find this... avatar?"
"Whoa there boy, you're in no condition to go traipsing off looking for him! He's likely off in Ba Sing Se, or in that new city I've been hearing so much about. You just lay right back down and focus on gettin' your strength back."
The blonde scoffed in annoyance and forcefully leaned back against his pillow. I'm gonna find out what the hell is going on...
