day and night
"Did you ever hear the story of how the sun loved the moon so much, he died each night to let her breathe?" An AU where Jinora is the entity of the day and Kai is the entity of night. (A prompt from an anon on officialkainora). [Kai/Jinora - a drabble]
I.
As the sun, she is blinding, but he forces himself to meet her eyes anyway. A gentle smile is on his face and he rushes towards her, gathering her up in his arms. Jinora buries her face in his neck. "I missed you," she breathes.
Every time she inhales, he exhales. They are in perfect symmetry, almost like parallel lines. Except he is so grateful their lines do intersect, even if it's only for a few minutes every day.
"I know," Kai says quietly. "I know."
The stars of night wrap around the lovers like a blanket, shielding their love from the rest of the world. Kai doesn't want to waste anymore time talking, the seconds are already ticking away far too quickly, and raises Jinora's chin gently. Her eyes glitter, reflecting the light of his stars in her radiance, before she leans up to kiss him. It's blissful oblivion and everything else fades away.
Too soon it's over, he can full the pull on his soul to surrender to the Earth, to the continuous cycle of dying and being reborn - a cycle they know like the back of their hand.
Jinora places one chaste kiss to his jaw, and then elevates, rising in the sky while he is dragged down to Earth.
They are the sun and moon now, lovers no more.
II.
Kai feels more powerful than ever on the Winter Solstice, where the lines of spirit and man are blurred more than ever. The longing in his heart is stronger than ever, and when he finally sees Jinora bringing the morning with her, he's grateful.
She grins, tucking a strand of hair. "It's nice to be back," she says kindly, looking at him with adoration. He laces their fingers together in reply.
III.
As the days even out of day and night, Kai feels it's appropriate to give Jinora a few more seconds than usual. Especially since that means he has a few more seconds to drink her image in - to try to memorize every part of her.
They are a part of each other - she's the only reason he shines.
IV.
Humans have returned to dust. The spirits roam free. And maybe - maybe, Kai and Jinora can rest. There is no more need for time, for light or for darkness. As the sun, she blinding, and as the moon, he is blinding, and when they touch shadows are created. The shadows never go away - they are never saying goodbye ever again.
What is that you say? That I have other Kainora fics I need to work on? Pftt... no. No seriously, the next chapter of "The thief and the airbender" shall be up today - maybe "To Fall" this Friday? Or tomorrow, depending on how easily writing the chapter comes to me.
I couldn't get this idea out of my head - as soon as I read it I knew I had to do it. It was also fun to use some more poetic, flowery imagery, so I hope you enjoyed it.
Prayer circle for Kainora reunion 2014.
Love you guys. I hope you all have a great day! For all the Canadians out there, I hope you have a happy & safe Thanksgiving with your friends and family. :3
