Summary: A series of drabbles, each focusing on a different character from the series. Second drabble: Katara, Kya's funeral
Characters/Pairings: Katara; gen
Prompt: fanfic100 prompt 030. Death
Word Count: 150
Rating: K+
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and concepts created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, and owned by Nickelodeon and various other corporations/people. I only own the DVD sets and a copy of the art book, and I'm not making any money and do not intend any copyright or trademark infringement.
Author's Note: Many thanks to muzivitch for going over these for me.
Katara—Prompt 030. Death
There wasn't enough of her mother's hair left to be braided. When the women were finished washing and wrapping her in hides and furs, not an inch of skin was visible. Katara had tried to worm her way into the tent where her mother was being laid out, but she kept being shooed outside. She waited by the tent flaps and snowflakes caught in her eyelashes.
She watched as the canoe bearing her mother vanished into the blue glare of the ocean. The wind was picking up, not smoky this time, just promising snow, and the sky was cloud-ridden, hazy with light. Maybe there would be spirit lights tonight. Gran-Gran had told her about them.
She took her father's hand and promised herself not to cry.
Afterwards she found a place where no one could see her and tried to figure out waterbending moves until her muscles throbbed.
