Ok this was my first ever fic…
I do not own Avatar. Mike Brian and Nickelodeon do…
Her eyes scanned the
room. The curtains were drawn but still a sliver of moonlight reached
parts of the dark, damp corners of the room. The smell of the wounded
hit her. She covered her mouth and closed her eyes willing herself to
not gag in disgust.
She made her way through the small room,
careful not to tread on any of the people who had come to be wounded
the previous day.
The fire nation attack had been a surprise for
the small earth kingdom village. They had attacked without warning
and to no real reason other than for fun and pleasure. Her
stomach clenched. She felt sick. How could people do such a
thing?
She sighed and started forward to the person furthest away.
She reached for some water which obeyed her sudden wrist movements.
Her hand began to glow as the water circled her palm. She drew her
hand closer to the victim's wounds and laid her small hand
delicately and gently onto his wound. The man squirmed in his sleep
but did not waken. His face relaxing in comfort as she moved her hand
away, no longer tortured with the ache at his side. The maiden rose
to her feet and continued this process with the next person, then the
next.
Soon she was finished. She was tired, the healing had taken
a lot out of her. As she rose from her bending position a small wind
came through the window, opening the curtains. The moon shone against
her, illuminating her body. Her white veil moved as the wind caught
it. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the wave of clean, fresh air,
cooling and relaxing her. She stood, immobilized by the feel of the
breeze against her body. The red paint on her face shining as the
moon beams hit her. The breeze stopped and she opened her eyes again.
The room was once again dark. She sighed and turned to go back out
the door.
Outside she breathed in the fresh air, willing her tears
back. So many had suffered, so many had died. It wasn't fair for
anyone.
She walked down the path leading to the ocean. The wind
picking up the sand and swirled it around her, brushing gently
against her chestnut skin and mixing in amongst her brown curls. She
breathed in the smell of salty air and took her first step onto the
sand. She was walking towards the open ocean oblivious to the fact
that she wasn't alone anymore the only thing that mattered to her
at the moment was getting to the ocean.
Her slow steps became a
fast walk but no sooner she had changed again and was running as hard
as she could towards the open water, willing herself to go
faster.
She felt her legs stop suddenly as she reached the waters
edge. Carefully, she slipped of her shoes and set them aside. Quietly
and gently she stepped into the water. It spiralled and twirled
around her feet, sinking them slightly into the soft sand. She felt
her worries wash away into nothing as the ocean continued to sooth
her.
"Fancy meeting you here" a gentle voice spoke softly from
behind her. She turned to see a man dressed in a black ninja like
suit. No part of his skin was showing not even his face which was
covered with a smiling blue mask.
"The blue spirit" she said
stepping out of the water and touching the side of his head with her
hand. He leaned into her touch. She heard him take a deep breath
before he spoke again.
"So how fairs the painted lady" his
voice holding concern.
"I am unhappy." She said stepping away,
turning her back on him. "Why must the world be at war, why can't
it just stop? How many more wounded will I see" she broke down in
sobs. Turning she flung herself at him, burring her face into his
chest.
She did not stop him when he removed her veiled hat and
gently started to stroke her hair reassuringly. She looked at him and
reached her hands up. Her hands found his mask. They gently rested at
the sides of his mask were she proceeded to remove it. He did not
complain or try to stop her, he merely just stood there waiting. She
pulled the mask away and gasped. "Zuko?"
Suddenly he pulled
her into a kiss. Katara was surprised at the sudden movement but
slowly smiled and leaned into him. When they finally broke apart they
were both breathing heavily. Katara smiled up at him happily and
lovingly, his emotions mirroring hers.
As they leaned in again
they knew that even though other people thought this was wrong, it
was also right, because this small reunion and relationship was the
start of many that could heal this war.
Fire and Water.
Ying
and Yang
The End
