Destiny Incarnate, a Story Told in Songfic.
Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar and
I definitely do not own "Everlong" by The Foo Fighters. A/N:
Same rules! Italics between dashes are lyrics.
Chapter 2: Of Pride and Hope.
The strong winds caused tree branches to hit the side of her small house and drag across her roof. But those noises weren't the reason the young woman couldn't sleep for the last hour or so. Memories threw her out of her peaceful slumber. She didn't have nightmares often since she got home but when she did have them they were always of the time she spent imprisoned by the Fire Nation. She was strong, never once did she cry or breakdown while in there. But the longer she was there the more it seemed to scar her spirit. She hate to admit but after awhile her hope began to wither. She smirked. That is until hope came to her in the form of tan skin and bright blue eyes. Her lips curled at the thought of him.
Giving up on the idea of sleep she sat up on her bed. She leaned over to the window to gaze at the night sky. Admiring all the starlight piercing though the darkness. Her eyes shot open as as something caught her eye. She kept as still as she could watching as a silhouette passed her window.
-Hello
I've
waited here for you
Everlong-
'Odd' she thought, 'No
one said we'd be having any visitors to the island.' Being the
Captain of the Kyoshi Warriors she was always informed of visitors,
escaped criminals and such. Her heartbeat quickened when she thought
she saw the handle of a sword poking out from under the strangers
cloak.
'I better get out there' She leapt from her bed and
stealthy left her house. She quietly stalked him, and along the way
she was lucky enough to discover some rope next to a small tool shed
. In just her green pajamas, no weapon no armor she'd have to get the
jump on him in order to get out of this unscathed.
She quietly took a step on the dock. The cloaked figure sat on and it emitted a soft creek. She stood motionless seeing if he had heard her approaching.
'Is he... talking to himself'?' she questioned, 'okay a stranger wanders in to town in the middle of the night, wielding a sword and talking to himself. I'd better get him before he can cause any trouble.'
"What the-" was all Sokka had had the chance to say as a pair of hands gripped his shoulders from behind and slammed him hard into the dock with a rough thud. He winced at the throbbing pain now coursing through his head. He hardly had time to open his eyes before he felt another's weight on him and a stinging in his wrists as something bound them together.
-Tonight
I throw
myself into
And out of the red, out of her head she sang -
'Great I'm here a few minutes and already I get a headache' he moped. He glanced from underneath his hood just to see who his captor was. Scanning her features in the moonlight it was hard not to break into a smile. He shifted his head in a way that his hood would keep his identity a secret .
'Its Suki!' he thought excitedly. Wanting to surprise her he started to scheme. If he couldn't fool her at the Boiling Rock maybe he could here.
" Who are you?" She asked in a stern voice, taking his lantern and and holding the rope in one hand while keeping the other ready to counter any action he took.
"What's it to you?" Sokka disguised his voice making it rougher. Hopefully he wouldn't say anything that would get him in trouble later.
"Listen buddy" her voice gave away that she was already annoyed with the thug she was dealing with. "I don't believe you're in a position to ask questions."
Sokka
couldn't help but notice how wonderful she looked in the moonlight.
Sure her hair was a bit mussed and unkempt from sleeping but it
really didn't matter to him. He was happy to see her, happier than he
had been in weeks.
"I'll ask you one more time." She yanked
the rope causing Sokka to fall and to his elbows, "Who are you?"
Sokka winced once again as his elbows began to sting. He sat up again before he replied "Listen sweetie-" he started but was soon cut off by the female warrior.
"Who do you think you're calling sweetie?!" Her voice angry now as she grabbed the top of the hood and a good handful of hair as she forcefully pulled it back. She stood mouth agape at the face now illuminated by the lantern.
"The sweetest girl on Kyoshi island?" Sokka answered unsure if he crossed the line and what Suki would do next.
-Come down
and
waste away with me.
Down with me.-
For the second time in the last few minutes Sokka's head hit the dock with a thud. This time, however, it was because he was tackled into an embrace.
Hearing him groan, she quickly released him and let him get up. "Sokka its so great to see you!" Suki exclaimed ecstatically.
"Its great to see you too Suki," Sokka replied. "Surprised to see me?"
"Of course," she began, her eyes locked on his. "You didn't mention anything about coming in your last letter."
"I know, I left on short notice." Sokka squirmed in place for a bit, "Hey Suki, can I ask for a favor?"
"Sure Sokka, anything," she said, eager to help her fellow warrior and friend.
"My wrists kind of hurt, will you untie me?"
"Oh, sure!" an embarrassing blush crept to her cheeks, "I was just so excited I forgot about the whole tieing you up thing."
Sokka rubbed the sore red rings that imprinted his wrists. Scanning his brain for a new topic he noticed the way Suki's body softly shivered and jerked from the cold. He started to undo the clasp that held his cloak around his neck.
"What are you doing" she inquired.
"You're shaking," he replied concerned. Her hand stopped him from offering the cloth.
"Put it back on," she requested. If Sokka didn't know better he would of sworn her eyes held a mischievous gleam in them.
Turning away from the clueless boy she scooted back until she sat in his lap. "Okay you can close it now, its warmer this way."
-Slow how,
you
wanted it to be,
I'm in over my head, out of her head she sang-
The two reminisced happily on the docks. The rolling waves being the only other sound to accompany their voices and occasional laughter. Time seemed to pass all to quick for the pair as the sun began to push above the horizon. The two stood to greet the day and Suki finally accepted the offering of the cloak.
"We should get going." She turned to face the town, "I have early training with the others."
"Yeah, I suppose I should find somewhere to set up camp." Sokka stretched and grabbed his bag.
"Camp?" She slightly tilted her head. "Why don't you just stay with me?"
" Your parents won't mind?" Suki seemed taken back by Sokka's question. He didn't know? After all this time the subject of her parents had never came up? She didn't talk about them to many people, but surely she had told Sokka.
"Sokka," She cast her gaze away before continuing, "I haven't seen my parents in years. They were missing in action after a Fire Nation attack."
Sokka regretted bringing up the subject, seeing the young woman shift uncomfortably. Suki had a strong, stubborn sense of pride. Too Strong to admit out loud that she was hurt. Not strong enough, however, to refuse the solace his embrace promised to provide.
- And I wonder when I sing along with you
If everything could
ever be this real forever.
If anything could ever be this good
again,
The only thing I'll ever ask of you.
You gotta promise
not to stop when I say when.
She sang-
"I'm sorry," He whispered tightening his hold on her briefly.
"It's not your fault." She broke the embrace and took a deep breath. "Anyways, let me show you to my house."
She led him to a small house similar to the others in the village. She lept up the wooden stairs of the porch and held the door open to her guest.
"Thank you m'lady," he joked in a voice he used whenever he mimicked higher class people. She giggled and followed him inside. The house was cozy to say the least. Sokka scanned what he could see of the house. It had and small kitchen and dining area and a door leading to the bathroom. The only other door he saw must have been Suki's room. He wasn't sure where he would fit in to all of this.
"So I'm sleeping under the table?" he wondered aloud half jokingly.
"No you can stay in the bedroom with me," Suki answered. Already moving in and out of the bedroom with her uniform and face paints in tow.
-Breathe out,
so I can breathe you
in,
Hold you in-
The room was just big enough for him to lay on the ground next to the bed. He would be taking the chance of getting stepped on if Suki needed to get up during the middle of the night, but that was safer than some of the chances he would take in the wild. Removing the sleeping bag and tarp from his bag he began to spread them upon the floor. Using his bag of clothes as a make shift pillow he lied down. Only a few minutes passed before the sound of a throat being cleared grabbed his attention. Suki stood in the doorway looking at him. Most of her uniform was already on aside from the gloves and face paint. 'Women can be pretty quick to get dressed when they want to,' Sokka noted, remembering having to wait on Katara on numerous occasions.
Her
cheeks were tinted pink as she spoke. "I won't be home for a while
so you can use the bed if you want."
"Really? Thanks Suki!"
Sokka gladly accepted the offer. He climbed into the soft bed and
gave her a warm smile. She responded with a kind smile or her own.
Heading back to the bathroom to apply her face paint she raised her
voice add one last comment. "I'll be leaving soon, don't sleep all
day okay? We don't need you up all night."
-and now,
I know you've
always been.
Out of your head, out of my head I sing.-
"Sure thing." Sokka called back letting his head hit the pillow. He relaxed and sign contently. He couldn't help but notice the smell of the room. It smelled nice, he wasn't quite sure why he enjoyed it so much. Maybe it was because it was a Woman's room. Or more likely maybe it was because it was her room. Letting the weariness of traveling all night take hold of him his eyelids slid shut. For now all his troubles could disappear. The scent of Suki filled his lungs and seemed to vanquish all his doubts.
-And I wonder when I
sing along with you,
If everything could ever be this real
forever.
If anything could ever be this good again,
The only
thing I'll ever ask of you.
You gotta promise not to stop when I
say when.
She sang-
Indeed his troubles could disappear, for now.
Theres chapter 2 for you all. Overall I liked how this one turned out Although looking back on it I'm not sure if I'm making Sokka too depressed or not. But why not leave a review and give me your opinion? Or if that doesn't work for you how about just a review in general? Anyways I'd like to thank oOSukiOo for the first review. Thanks for reading!
