The four nation courting
I do not own the Avatar series if I did I wouldn't have to do labor :P
Water Tribes :
We know that this tribe give a necklace to state their intrest but what else do they do?
This is the story of Tatkret and Kieo
Kieo sat on the villiage gates looking at the ships approaching and departing.
"hey what are you doing?" Tatkret called up to her at the bottom of the ice wall.
"Boat watching," She called down .
"Why?" he asked stairing up at her
"What else is there to do as a girl for fun if you cant bend?" She explained.
"well can I join you?" he asked
"I don't see any reason you cant,"
In response he watter bended a platform he was standin on of ice and made it push him up to her level. Then he steped off and sat down across from her and dropped the platform.
'how do you manage to get up here without bending?" He asked admiring her. He had had a crush on her for years now and was to bashful to say anything of yet.
"Easy I climb, Its not hard," she said straigtening out her leg on the wall so its inches from him who has his knees in his chest and the other over the edge of the wall.
"Its not easy and ur going to hurt yourself doing it one day," he refuted.
"How am I going to hurt myself? " she asked staring him levely. She loves to test him to flirt, to see if hes realy a man.
"Youd loose your grip and fall," he explained.
"With me?" she gav him and 'are you serious?' look , "you know ill never fall. Im to good."
He just sighs and sits quietly right leg swinging slightly back and forth off the wall.
Kieo stayed quiet just watching the ship undulate on the water.
The two sat in silence until the sun is setting when Kieo remarks. "I wonder what its like"
"Whats what like?" he asked turning his attento to her.
"Being on a ship if not going to a new nation to visit by boat then to atleast be on a ride on one while the men hunt"
"I quess you never had anyone to take you," he said knowing that her father was a drifter and not of the water nation.
Kieo nods and sighs again "I think its time to head back,"
Tatkret nodded and before she could protest made a ice platform for them.
"Your no fun " Kieo remarked stepping onto the platform and Tatkrt stepped on after her.
Tatkret lowered them carefully unto the icey ground.
"So how is it going with the boy from the center of the village?" He asked her.
"He decided that I wasn't his taste and went for a girl from the southern end" she explained.
"oh" he said, "Would you like to come for dinner?" "I cant tonight," She said looking into his sea blue eyes.
"Why not?" He asked running his thumb over the stone of the necklace in the pocket of his parka. "I have to cook for Yana and her husband. They are coming in from the earth nation" she explained.
"What about tomorrow?" He asked.
"I suppose I could. You cooking?" she asked him. Wondering if hes going to accidentally poison her.
"uhh I planned on it," he said walking her to the door.
"Ill cook," she stated.
He nods "ok, Ill see you tomorrow"
"Ill see you," She said going into her house.
Tatkret walked away hands in his parka and pulled out the necklace, why is this so hard? He thought. He walked back to his home that had long been empty as his parents had passed and left him the house and their belongings. He walked up to his room stripped himself of his furs Quickly bathed and could do this in the cold due to being a water bender and allowing himself not to freeze. After cleaning he crawled into his bed witch was warm with upwards of 20 lbs of furs as blankets.
He laid on his back staring at the trinket again holding it out to examine it again running his finger over the cold clean ridges of it. His heart yearned for her to hold her in his arms, to love her and have her forever. He remembered the green gold eyes girl with light brown hair that cloaked behind her that shined as if washed from water from the moon and skin that was as smooth as anything he'd ever held. To him she was always beautiful and she had transitioned into the strong brunet beauty with hips that curved like the ocean and a personality that while it could be as sharp as an ice burn was also at times placid like a slow moving stream. Her golden green eyes were something no one in the water tribe has seen hefore eyes that shone like the leafs on trees the pople had never seen excpet for in pictures. Eyes that shone with a mysterious and enticing sheen.
He remembered playing tag chasing each other her screaming of the injustice of it being unfair that he was a boy and a bender witch he only used to his adastage about half the time. He remembered eating warm soup with her mom that burned his tongue yet had warmed his body after her daring him to belly slide down a hill in just his under clothes. Then running around trying to catch a seal for they had been told he or she who catches one would receive a wish. Needless to say that neither received the endless suppy of sugared sweats they asked for. He remembered his father and mother stepping on the ship and seeing them for the last time before their boat driven by a drunkard crashed into ether sharp rocks or an ice burg and him weeping as Kieo held him and then him living alone and her suitors coming to take her away and she coming less and less only to check on him mostly. . He had decided that he would make her his own before someone else did.
Kieo laid in her bed after dinner in thin clothes to help fight off the cold staring at the things her room contained. The little figurines given to her over the years the little ice one Tatkret had given her when she turned 10 was on her window sitt iced onto it as to be protected from the heat of her bedroom. It was a little girl like her it had her hair and facial expression. She smiled at it. She wished that he would make a move on her. She loved him shed know it forever and knew that she loved him since childhood him the boy that held onto her so tight when she was scared sledding and wouldn't admit it keeping all the bad things away, who protected her from those who made fun of her because of her eyes. Hed been her friend for ever progressing from the chubby cheeked best fried to a stong beautiful man. One of the most beautiful the moon goddess had ever made in her opinion. His warm brown eyes and strong hug always made her feel safe. Even though she loved him she felt like all her flirting had gotten her no were with him.
She didn't know what to do she sighed sadly and went to sleep.
The Next day Takret was waiting outsider her door for her.
" I thought we were going to have dinner not breakfast," she said
"We are but I need to go to the market and was wondering if youd go with me since your going to be cooking."
" That's actually a good idea give me a minute and well go " She said heading back in the house. She ran to her room and changed into the prettiest thing she had a green lined fur that brought out her eyes and then a heavier yellow one over it. Then ran back and out to him. Im ready she said with a basket.
Takret notices she had a basket and feels like a idiot. He sighs "Come one lets head on our way."
Kieko nods and walks at his side keeping perfect pace with him.
"What would you like?" She asked him looking up at him.
"To eat?" he paused "I really didn't think of that"
"Well just get what we can afford and Ill figure something out."
" ok," he agreed and they when to the market they ended up getting veggies a bit of whale blubber and mystery meat.
"looks like its stew tonight" Kieko said pulls the baskets handle over her shoulder.
" Let me carry it " Takret said holdign out his hand.
"Why do you want to?" She asked handing it to him.
"because" He stated and started walking back Kieko run to catch up after him
"Hey slow down," She called
He does and she catches up and falls back into place beside him
"What were you doing speedy?" She asked
"wasn't thinking is all," he said.
'Your helpless come on," as she smiles up at him and walk through their village and to his home. He unlocks his door and she steps in, making her way to the kitchen. She turns on his stove and gets the other things that are needed. He gets her water and brings it in.
"Thank you:" She says with a small smile and begins prepping the food
"You like my house don't you?" He asked.
"Of course I basically grew up over here," She said turnig to meet him. "whats wrong?" She asked noticing the look on his face.
He sighed realizing it was now or never. "Kieko would you be my wife?"
Kieko paused fpr a second looking at him. Her eyes then glistened and her face softenend into a smile. "Of couse," as he pulls her to his chest "Ive been waiting for you to ask since we were five as she hugs him and goes on her tip toes to kiss him" He kisses her and she kisses back with all she has.