Okay new story. This one is ok. Not entirely pleased with it.
Title: Six Foot
Summary:She sat in front of the line of graves. And drifted her feet. Left to right, up and down. Just like Earth Bending. Just like darkness. And minutes (hours?) later after the sages had gone. Toph Bei Fong, sat in front of her friends, family. And Cried.
Rating: T (Implied death everywhere)
Pairings: Not Important. Implied Maiko, Implied Kataang, Implied George, Implied One-Sided Tokka.
I know there are lots of those Lines. Deal with it.
I knew how tall they were. How well built they were. How, roughly, much they weighed. And how big their feet were, and how heavy they stepped on them. He wasn't nicknamed Twinkle Toes for nothing.
But I didn't know small details. Her eyes were blue (so were His and Hers).I knew about his vibrant blue arrows. And Sparky's scar. But that was it. Vibrations or not I couldn't truly see them. And I hated it.
The funeral was small. Not expected for royalty. It was a double as well. Though instead of being burnt at the pyre,they were trialing a new practise. Burial. They had found a special spot, on a rural island for it. The others had quickly decided they wanted to be buried there too.
They had both been assasinated, Sparky and (What was her name?) Gloom. Team Avatar lost it's first members. Four People stood and watched. I had run.
Many woman die from child birth. Fan Girl was one I hadn't expected. Most babies don't die either. So she was buried too. This time only Three people watched. One sobbing hysterically on the ground. I ran again.
They should have never closed her grave. Six months later Snoozles was found dead on the floor of his home. Someone thought he was Aang (Aang had been pretty tall) a cheap dagger in his back. Two, one sobbing hysterically, people watched. I had run, but not for selfish reasons.
I waited 6 years for the next one. A chance to run. Sugar Queen had died from Child Birth implications. (Maybe female heroes are never meant to be Mothers). It was her second child. I knew I should have been there. For him. It was like something he had said long ago. 'Now I know I have to do it alone'. He didn't, just like Sugar Queen (His Queen) had said long ago.
I was there for him though. The death of the Avatar (Twinkle Toes) wasn't something you could run from. It was also strange, knowing that on the other side of the world, a screaming child would be born. Blessed with this gift, not knowing the pain and hard work in the fine print.
She sat in front of the line of graves. And drifted her feet. Left to right, up and down. Just like Earth Bending. Just like darkness. And saw.
And minutes (hours?) later after the sages had gone. Toph Bei Fong, sat in front of her friends, family. And Cried.
She only ever truly saw them six feet underground.
Maiko-Is-Forever. Reviews please!
