Letters
year two
Kai,
Future Industries has just finished making the new flight-suits for all of the airbenders! All of us are heading up to Republic City to get ours. Any chance we can meet up on our way there and then travel together the rest of the way there? And you'll never believe how much hair Meelo has, it's crazy.
Send my regards to Opal and Yung!
Still missing you,
love, Jinora
Jin,
The suits are ready?! That's so exciting! We'll be just south of the Serpent's Pass soon - does that work for you? Opal and Yung say hi back. Meelo has hair? I can't wait to see it - it's been too long since we last saw each other. I know you had to travel constantly for a while but still, four months is way too long!
I miss you too.
Love Kai
Kai,
You mean Full-Moon Bay? We were already planning on heading there. It was a big historical site during the 100 year war so I managed to convince Ikki and Meelo to let us go there. (I finally gave your idea of bribery a shot. Worked pretty well. Expect me to pull a you and steal some of your dessert next time we're together.)
I know, I'm sorry. We had some business that couldn't be ignored. If it's any consolation, I definitely missed you as much as you missed me.
See you soon!
Love Jinora
Jin
Only two more days til I get to see you. I'm so excited. I have more to say but I'll tell you when I see you okay? And I wanna see if I'm taller than you, I bet I am!
Love Kai
Kai,
Only a couple hours now. I have to talk to you about something too. Taller? Have you seen my dad? Keep dreaming Kai.
Love Jinora
Jin,
Ha. Looks like my dreams came true.
-Kai
Kai,
Fine you're taller. Don't gloat. I'm still the youngest airbending master in history.
Love Jinora
Jin,
Opal, Yung and I (believe it or not you correcting my grammar has paid off in some ways) arrived in Omashu yesterday. Which means I've literally eaten nothing but Bacui Berries since I got here. What can I say, they're delicious! And we passed the Cave of Two Lovers on our way here and I know you love that story, so I tried to draw you a picture. Try being the key word.
We even got to see some badgermoles, which was really cool! They're as big as sky bisons - for some reason I'd thought they'd be smaller. I'm not going to humiliate myself further by trying to draw an animal, so you'll just have to find a picture of them in one of your many, many textbooks.
Love Kai
Kai,
First of all, you shouldn't eat so many berries or you're going to get sick.
Second of all, your art is very... interesting, to say the least. It's sweet though - thanks for thinking of me! It's one of my favourite love stories. Speaking of love and stuff, my family went to Makapu and we got our fortune's told by this old Seer named Meng. Her old master, Aunt Wu even met my grandparents, and said that my Gran-Gran would marry a powerful bender, and Aunt Wu was right, so maybe she passed her skills onto Meng.
Dad was skeptical but Mom convinced him to give it a shot. I went first. Meng said that I was going to be an even greater airbender than my father, and that I was going to marry a very skilled airbender. It's sort of like my Gran-Gran's fortune, actually. I wonder if Meng's right?
Love Jinora
Jinora,
You're already a really powerful bender Jin, it's pretty easy to see and not just because of your tattoos. Did uh... did Meng say anything else about this powerful bender?
Love, Kai
P.S. Bacui Berries: can't stop won't stop
Kai,
Thank you. Uh, she said he'd be tall? Why're you wondering? And Kai if you get a stomachache don't come whining to me like a sad polarbeardog.
Love Jinora
Jin,
It's true. Oh, uh, no reason, just wondering. By the way, you're going to go visit your grandmother in the South Pole right? For your birthday? In three weeks?
Opal, Yung and I are heading to Ba Sing Se. Prince Wu will be having his coronation in a year or so, right, so we're checking to make sure things are secure. These flight suits have made everything so much easier. I thought I'd miss the gliders, and even if I sorta do, I'm really happy with the flight suits. Even if they are really tight. On the bright side, it's harder for Lefty to lick a part of me that isn't covered, and that's good. He's so big.
Come to think of it though, Nomnom and Rightie have both gotten pretty big too. We're all growing up, I guess.
I'll be sure to send a letter soon to make sure you get one on your birthday, okay? You're gonna love your present.
Love Kai
Kai,
Yes, I'm visiting Gran-Gran. It's too bad you can't come with us; she really likes you. Says you remind her of Grandpa Aang sometimes. The South Pole's a three week trip away from where I am, more or less. I feel bad that Nomnom has to fly so far to deliver our letters.
I know what you mean about the flight suits. It took some adjusting but it's so much faster than a glider. Rightie mostly just licks Meelo; I think Meelo's his favourite out of us three. I wonder when Prince Wu will take the throne. Maybe in the next year or so?
You know, I never really realized just how big Nomnom was getting but you're right. He is much bigger than he was - hard to believe that was two years ago. Harder still to believe I'm turning 14. Seems like just yesterday I was turning 10 and thought that it was such a big deal. Funny how time flies.
Ooh, now I'm curious. I suppose there isn't any chance that you could tell me what my present is? In the meantime, I'll be looking for your letter.
Love Jinora
Jin,
Don't worry, Nomnom won't have to fly very far for too long. And don't worry - you're my favourite person. Which is why you'll be finding your birthday present any second now at the South Pole.
Turn around.
He was standing there with a big goofy, satisfied grin on his face. She threw her arms around him, feeling overwhelmed - he was here, right now, how was this possible - and not caring that her Gran-Gran or her father was there, she kissed him.
Kai
I know it's only been a week but I already miss you so much. I wish we weren't so far away, otherwise maybe I could project my spirit. We have a connection after all. Or did all that kissing not prove the point?
Long distance relationships are supposed to be hard, but you know what? I think we can do it. We've being doing it for the past two years right, so not much will be different now, I assume. Except I'm a lot happier and missing my favourite person more.
My dad's still a bit scandalized and Ikki and Meelo are still teasing me but I don't care one bit. I feel like I'm floating on a cloud, you know what I mean?
Love you,
Jinora
Our two favourite airbenders are together oh yes. Let the ridiculous amount of fluff/teeny bit of angst commence. Even if it broke away from the format, I just had to include the kiss - I doubt anyone minds? ;)
And oh man that clip - Kai's voice. I just need to hear him say Jinora's name and I'll squeal so loudly like dang I am so ready for Friday just to see some Kainora moments hopefully. After all, even if they seem to be in different places do you know what they means eventually?! KAINORA REUNION. CAN I GET A PRAYER CIRCLE?
Thank you all so much for your reviews/favourites/follows, they made my day! Only one more chapter to go! :) Love you guys.
P.S. Go check out amillionsmiles' "Counting my way back to you" because it's Kainora and so cute I died. And cried. Read it for fluff it's essential to life.