The waters were calm. A few fish swam at the sides of the small canoe. My face was green ad I tried not to hurl. "Ugh why did I agree to go with you on this stupid trip?" "Because it's fun and we can bond!" My cousin gives me a big grin, her blue eyes sparkling. I just rolled my own. "Whatever can we hurry this up? I'm hungry and I wanna ride some waves!" My cousin just shoots me a look. "We have to be patient with this…Fish don't just jump into our hands." "No..But they look pretty nice on a spear." I grab one resting beside my leg and aim at a fish that was wadering from it's school. I lunge my arm forward and pull it back with a smirk. "Haha. Caught it." She sighed. "So much for silence…"
You're probably wondering who I am….Well my name's Lauren. Most call me Lura. Or Lau. I'm the daughter of the Chief of the Southern Water Tribe and the Princess of the Firenation. Most of you might know them as the Fire Prodigy Azula and the Warrior Sokka. Well yeah, those are my parents. It's a big hard to explain their relationship so I'll sum it up. My dad visited my mom in the nut house and they hit it off. When she was released and joined team Avatar ((Whoo hoo.)) They spent more time together. It was a pretty rough relationship them being from opposite nations but somehow they made it work. Then I came along and everything was just peachy. Well, not for long. But..That's a little story for later.
The net on the side of the boat tugged. "Oh! We've got something." My cousin turns an began to lightly tug on the net. "Help me!" "You could have said please." "Lauren!" "Alright alright!" I scoot over and grip the net tightly. "One…Two." "Three!" I pull as hard as I could and the net comes upward. Five fish flopped about in the net. "Well….I think we've caught enough. Time to head back HOME!" My cousin screamed as the current picked up. "Alright!" I shouted with a grin as I waved my hands back ad forth commanding the waters to pick up speed. "Lau! Cut it out!" She shrieked, using her bending to slow me down.
You're propbably wondering who she is too, huh? Well. That's my younger cousin Sasha. I know what you're thinking. How the heck are we related? Well. My mom has a cousin that married a guy my dad knew…And well she was born. We're pretty close since she has no siblings I've been like a big sister to her. She's a water bender. And I forget to mention..So am I. I bend Fire too. Pretty awesome huh? My water bending isn't so good so Sasha is here to give me a hand.
I heard a very familiar sound. A horn being blown. Hunting was over. A smirk spread across my face and I clench my fists, pushing my hands forward. The water picked up speed and soon enough our little boat was speeding through the oceans heading back to the tribe. Sasha gripped the boat, her blue eyes wide with fear. "You could help me y'know…Navigate a bit." "Okay..Here's a tip." "What?" "THE VILLAGE IS RIGHT THERE!" Before I could comprehend we smashed into the ice and went flying onto solid ground. Well. If Ice is considered ground. "You could have said that sooner.." I muttered as I spat out a mouthful of snow. "You could've slowed down." Sasha shot back. "Touche." "C'mon. Lets unload this stuff and get it back." "Sounds good to me." We unload the fish and gear. I looked around and saw the other hunters unloading as well. I gave a small sigh. Compared to the rest of them Sasha and I didn't do so well.
"Look at you two, hunting like adults." I turn at the familiar voice and grin. "Grandfather." Hakoda gave me a great smile. "Hello Lauren." Sasha turned and quickly bowed. "Hello Chief Hakoda." She said. "Sasha, hello. So. How was the trip?" I huff. "Not so good. We only caught twelve fish-" "Twelve fish? That's great." "But everyone else-" "Everyone else doesn't matter. You two did great for your first trip. Now. Let's get inside shall we?" Sasha and I nod and we carried our game towards the large ice palace looking thing. The tribe had grown pretty big from what it was. So my dad says. And Waterbenders aren't as rare anymore which is awesome!
We slip through the doors of the grad igloo and I'm greeted by a large slobbery dog. "Augh! Down Poca!" I say, trying hard not to laugh. She barked, wagging her tail. "No playing now. I have to drop this stuff off." I tell her. Her ears flattned and she followed Sasha, Hakoda and I into the kitchen area where my father was gutting fish and humming some old song he had heard on his travels. He looked up and smiled. "Ah you're back. And you found dad." "We didn't find him. He wasn't lost." I replied. "Ah right, sure." Sasha and I place the fish on the table and I sniff the air. "Ew Gross I smell like seafood." "You love seafood." "Not as a perfume! I'm gonna go wash up.." I dash out of the kitchen. Sasha stood there awkwardly. "I'll just um..Head home.." She bowed to my dad and grandfather before leaving.
Walking up the stairs I make my way towards my room which luckily had it's own bathroom. Being a princess had it's perks..Grabbing a clean set of robes that didn't smell like fish I slowly undressed and headed for the bathroom. It was designed sorta based on some Firenation stuff. I needed a balance and I liked it like that. Red and Blue looked good together. I test the water and shiver. It was pretty cold. Opening my palm a flame slowly flickered. I lowered my hand to the water, letting it warm up before stepping inside.
I gave a happy sigh and slide to the bottom of the tub, letting the water warm my freezing body. After a while I finished my bath and came back out happy and wearing something a bit more comfortable. My hair was tied back and clipped with a hair pin I had gotten on summer vacation in the Fire Capital. My pants were loose which allowed me more room for running and a polar-bear skin was wrapped around my waist. Walking down the stairs I notice a figure sitting by the fireplace reading. I smirk and pounce on him. "Hey there twerp!" "Uhgh Lauren get off of me!"
That's my little brother, Marco. We don't share the same dad….His dad is this guy named Chan. My mom was forced into a marriage with him for some reason I still don't understand. Well…During their weird prison marriage my mom had my brother. He lives with us now although I don't think he likes it very much. Whatever. He's a nerd anyways.
Marco shoots me a glare and I smirk. "Did I interrupt your reading?" I ask. "Yes! I just got these books imported from the Firenation. Show a little respect for our people!" "No offense bro…But, these." I waved my hand around. "Are my people." "You pointed at walls." "The people outside of these walls!" He rolls his eyes. "Whatever.." I huff and leave Marco, letting him go back to his reading. I whistle. "Poca!" I call. My dog trotted over, tongue sticking out. "Lets go for a run." I tell her which obviously made her happy. "Hey dad, I'm gonna take Poca out for a walk, be back in a bit." "Stay sharp kiddo." "As always."
I walk through the platypus-bear skin doors and out into the village and I couldn't help but smile. My hands rested inside the pockets of my top as a breeze runs through. I break into a run, Poca directly behind me. I laugh as we race up the hills out of the village. I notice penguins waddling around, Poca an I wade through the sea of black and white animals. I trip on a baby penguin and tumble to the ground. Poca jumped on me and I laugh as he licked my face. I roll around in the snow for a little until I hear the horn blow. I huff.
"Oh great..they're here."