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"Why the long face? You look terrible, like you just saw a ghost."
He hadn't seen a ghost. But he certainly was looking at something just as interesting. More so even.
She didn't look like any other airbender. She had the same clothes, the same staff. But her eyes and hair were unlike any airbender, hell any human, he'd ever seen. Pink hair and eyes. Did she somehow dye her hair? Was it light in this room?
She laughed as he blinked a few times to ensure he wasn't seeing things.
"I assure you it's my real hair color. No trick or bending or anything. Just me."
He smiled, hiding his anxiety as she leaned over him to get a look at his writing.
"Whatcha writing? Is that a journal?"
He somewhat shrugged. Normally he'd be all open to talk someone's head off. But now was not one of those moments. Plus, this girl well….. she was out of his league.
"I guess. Nothing special."
"Looks special. These people you have written down here. Who are they?"
He gulped. "They're… They were friends. We all went to the same temple. They were like my brothers. Until they…."
His shoulders shook a bit. She placed a sympathetic hand on his shoulder.
"I'm sorry for your loss. When was this?"
He paused. "Recently. The plague found its way to my temple. To all the air temples actually. We lost a lot…. I lost a lot of friends. But you're an airbender aren't you? Didn't you know that?"
She shook her head.
"No, I'm sorry. I'm new to the Eastern Air temple actually. I didn't get there until after the plague."
"New there? Where did you come from? I've never heard of an airbender that didn't live out of the temples."
She paused for a second, considering how to respond.
"I lived with my parents. They didn't want to send their baby off to live with nuns, I guess."
"Oh, come on. They're not nuns!"
She raised her eyebrow.
"They're a near religious community of women living in poverty, sworn to chastity. If the boys are called monks, we're nuns."
This time, his eyebrows raised.
"I don't think we're living in poverty. We don't have much but-"
"We have nothing. Believe me. I know what rich looks like. You're poor."
That he didn't immediately respond made her smirk and lean in closer.
"So, what brings you out here, hmm? You're far from home little airbender."
He blushed from that.
"I'm not little! I'll show-" Standing up, he found to his surprise and embarrassment that in fact, he was almost a full head shorter. Her smirk grew even more.
"Ah don't feel bad little guy. Give it a year or two, you'll catch up." She rubbed his head affectionately.
"That's another thing. Why are the guys all bald? You'd look so nice with some long fire nation hair."
"Uh. Ok." He sat back down and turned his attention back to his journal.
Crap! I'm losing him! She thought hard.
"So, why are you this far from…. Which temple? Northern?"
"Southern."
"Right. Southern. You're a long way from home. What brings you to Omashu?"
"I came to see my friend Bumi."
Bumi. She made a mental note of that name. She might have to kill him.
"You planning to do anything fun?"
"Oh, we've got a few ideas. Bumi's a mad genius. After all." He grinned.
She snuck another look at his journal.
"You like dragons?"
He blanched and covered it quickly. She giggled.
"I've…. Well I've never actually seen one."
"Would you like to?"
He looked up at her. She continued to smile.
"I was going to. With my friends Before they…." He trailed off, his eyes looking back to the list in his journal.
"Well we could go. The two of us."
He looked at her again.
"Don't look at me like that! I'd love to see dragons too!"
"I… appreciate it. But… it just wouldn't be the same."
"Bahh! Why you gotta be so negative? I swear Airbenders are the worst. Thought you were supposed to go with the wind and be above problems and all that."
"I know… I know we are…. But….. these friends… they were like family to me. We had a bond….."
"What if we were a family? Could I go with you then?"
He stared hard at her face for some sign of jest. Nothing. She seemed totally serious.
He smiled incredulously. Not truly believing her.
"Well then. I guess I'll have to wait till I'm older to see those dragons."
She just smiled and nodded her head.
"Just promise not to die until then, ok?"
He shook his head. She had to be kidding, right?
"I promise. I won't die."