A/N: Thank you everyone who reviewed and took the time to read my story! I need a beta reader to help me with simple grammar and suggestions. I am dyslexic so typing on the computer is extra challenging for me. I miss small things! Haha! Hope everyone is enjoying my story! Now on with the show!
Remember Me
Chapter 2
OPOV
The door to my room swings open. I quickly jolt up from sleep. My side stills aches but before I can flinch my wrist are taken. They begin to tie them up with thick rope. I don't struggle. I wont win. After they tie my wrist they begin with my ankles. After they finish they yank me up off the bed and begin pushing me towards the doorway. I glance back at my room not knowing it will be the last time I will set eyes on it. They drag me down the hall and then another. They twist and turn longer then before and suddenly I see daylight.
I have not seen the sun shine in almost a year. The gold bright color at the end of the hall becomes vivid with every step. One final turn and I am standing outside. Its an empty courtyard. Abandoned. Filled with weeds and trash. Long forgotten. It is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.
Sunlight. I squint my eyes. They begin to burn instantly but I fight to keep them open. To afraid it will fade if I close my eyes. The warm sun hits my skin and I find it hard to stand. I never ever thought I would see the sun again. I was so sure I would die in the dark room with nothing but candle light. I fall to my knees and the guards let me. I reach my bound hands forward and touch the dirt. Its warm and rough. I want to lay down in it.
I lift my head again and take in a deep breath of the fresh air. Air. Wonderful clean air. I feel it flow into my lungs and back out. The cool moisture burns but I ach for more. My element is always present, that's true, but there is noting like fresh clean air. If I could bend now I would probably cause a windstorm out of my joy alone. And in that moment I am more determined then ever to get my bending back.
"Clean her up!" I hear a voice order. I look up and see my capture staring down at me. "Give her a bath and clean up her hair. She needs to look like her old self." He winks at me before walking away. I crease my eyebrows not sure what he means. Then I realize.
"NO!" I yell. "You can't! It wont work!"
"It will. Once people see you walking down the street they will talk. Then your friends will come running right for you and into my trap." He looks over his shoulder and laughs. "Then I will have everything I need to free the true Fire Lord." He walks away before I can respond. The guards yank me up and begin to drag me further away from the building. I see now it is old and falling apart. If I could bend I would have easily knocked it over with a flick of the wrist.
They pull me out of the courtyard and being down a wooden path. I look nervously around and the gurad seems to notice. "The compound has no running water. There is a small river just up ahead you can clean up in." He grumbles. After what seems like forever they bring me to the edge of a small river. The guard unties my hands. He moves to lift my shirt and I naturally grab my shoulders covering my chest before he can.
"Please. I can do it myself." For the first time I look at them both. They are young. Not much older then twenty. Still just young kids like myself. "Please can you at least turn your backs until I'm in? It's not like I can bend or anything." They look at each other for a second before nodding.
"Don't try anything." He says. I nod and wait while they turn. I take a deep breath. We are at least half a mile from the courtyard and building they have kept me in. I can run. I am strong. It will be at least an hour before someone comes looking for us. I take a deep breath before closing my eyes.
I spent every summer growing up with my Aunt and Uncle on Kyoshi Island. We went swimming, had picnics, and learned how to fight like a warrior. My warrior training began when I was six and ended when I was thirteen. All I needed were there backs turned and my hands free. I can do this.
I take a deep breath.
Using my air bender reflexes I reach forward and yank their swords out of the holsters on their hips. I kill them both within two seconds. One stab to the throat to silence their cries. Then one to the back to kill instantly.
They slump forward and I yank one of the swords free. Cutting the ropes at my feet I check the mans pockets and find Earth Kingdom money. I go to run then notice the river. Looking down stream I see it begin to pick up speed after this bend. It would be harder to track me in the river. I pocket the money and a small dagger one of them had around there ankles. Then I jump in the water and begin to swim as fast as possible.
I don't look back.
HPOV
"Come on Helio! PLEASE!" Kya begs. "We are so close and Aunt Katara said she was always right!"
"Yeah maybe she could even help us!" Adds Kumat.
"She was wrong about a volcano erupting. How can she help us?" I say dryly. Kya smacks her hand against her forehead. "Besides that was like twenty something years ago. She's probably dead."
"Seriously we can use all the help we can get!" She yells at me. Kumat puts his hands on her shoulders trying to calm her down. "NO! I am going to say this. We have been looking for almost a year and found nothing! NOTHING! She could be dead or close to it and I know its stupid but what else do we have to go on right now?" She slams her foot into the ground. Tessa jumps slightly.
"Kya maybe we should …" Kumat starts.
"No. She is right. What else do we have." I say. Kya's eye meet mine and I see her anger fade. "I'm the reason this happened and I should be grateful for your advice."
"Helio I didn't mean it like that." She whispers.
"But that's the truth isn't it?" I ask simply. "We will go see Aunt Wu." I don't wait for a reaction before I start walking in the direction of a large volcano in the distance. We walk in silence for about an hour before coming to the entrance of the small Village of Makapu.
Sometime its easy to forget how powerful Aang is. He is so quiet and mellow that when people talk about him during the war its almost like a fairytale. Then you see things like the rock wave that once protected this village and know how powerful he is. I wonder how brave or stupid my father must have been to stand up against him.
"Wow." Kumat sighs. "He wasn't even in the Avatar state when he did this."
"He was also like eleven or something." Adds Kya.
"Psssh my mom could have done that with her eyes closed." Tessa jokes. I can help but smile.
"Your mom couldn't bend lava Tessa." I say wrapping my arm around her shoulders.
"She can bend anything with earth fragments in it Helio. Trust me." She smiles up at me.
"Even your dear daddy Duke?" I tease.
"Especially Daddy Duke." She lightly punches me in the gut before we make are way deeper into the village. Its fairly small and the people smile as we walk by. We make our way to the courtyard and ask someone if Aunt Wu is still alive. They smile and point to a building just off the courtyard. We head straight for it and knock.
The door slides open revealing a women about the age or our parents. She smiles down at us and bows before waving us in. We find seats on the floor and sit while she brings us tea and something to eat. After placing the food in front she smiles again.
"Hello, My name is Meng. I am Aunt Wu's assistant. She has been expecting you." She bows and smiles again. "She has asked to see Miss Kya first. This way please." Kya all but bolts for the door. Meng lets her in before joining us again. She sits and waits with us while we snack and rest. After a few minutes there is a knock at the door and she moves to answer it. We hear a few mumbles and Tessa grabs a sleeve and points to the man in the doorway.
"Look how big his ear are!" She whispers. I smile before giving her a look of disapproval. She just continues to laugh to herself. Meng closes the door and joins us again.
"Forgive me. My husband always forgets his jacket so I leave one here for him." She smiles before sipping her tea. We smile and nod back. After about ten minutes Kya comes bouncing into the room with a smile on her face. She slides down next to Kumat and sighs.
"Did she say anything about Ornith?" I ask. This seems to snap her back to reality.
"No. I'm sorry. But I am going to marry a very handsome prince!" She beams. The three of us smack a hand against our forehead. Next was Kumat who was going to marry a very beautiful waterbender with white hair. Then Tessa who was going to marry a man with a first and last name. I think she was a little angry hers was so vague. Then finally it was my turn.
I was nervous and I didn't know why. My hands felt warmer then normal. Meng led me to the room and the doors slid open. I step inside and bowed. When I looked up I see an old women with graying black hair. She is sitting next to a fire in the center of the room and smiles at me. She motioned for me to sit next to her and I followed orders.
"Ah Crowned Prince Helio so nice to finally meet you." Her voice is crackly. She reaches up and touches the left side of my face. "Aw so much like your father yet so different. You unlike him wear a different kind of scar." I nod slowly in agreement. "Yet, like your father what you want you get." I nod again. "You want nothing more then to find her?' I nod again. She smiles at this. Then slaps my face. Sweetly? "Then lets find her sweet boy."
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