Chapter 3: Am I in trouble?
They didn't let me in. Seriously. They said outsiders had no right to enter the counsel building because they might've been trading secrets or something. Nothing I did could get me in, so I just walked away.
Ting…
I looked up. No one was there. They're probably all in the counsel building, but what was that noise? It was an addicting little ring that I wanted to see.
Ting…
I followed the sound and found myself at a dead end. HEY, THAT'S RIGHT! I can do my sound bending. I almost forgot! Well, it's my second time back, so well… it's just what happens. At a wave of my hand and a little humming for power, the snow crumbled and I found myself in a lush green field. Well, not really a field, it was more of a small island. I walked through and pulled my hand up, making the snow form back.
"It's really warm in here," I said, exploring the area. I looked around; there was nothing of much interest to me, other than the pond with the two pretty black and white koi. I sat down near the pond and spoke to the fish. They didn't talk back, but I liked it that they seemed to be listening. I'm not sure if they were really listening, but whatever. They just circled each other, really.
"Hi, my name is Sammy. What are you two fish doing here? I'm sure the Water Tribe knows you're here. They've been taking good care of you, you two seem really healthy," I started, laughing as I went along. I was talking to fish, but I had the feeling that something greater was going on. "I'm from a different world, so I don't match here very much. I've been here once before, I met this nice guy named Zuko. He's from the Fire Nation, but I have that feeling he's really nice on the inside. No one would believe me if I said so though. I guess you could say he's really a jerk who doesn't really care about others and could CARE less about anyone out of the Fire Nation…"
The fish seemed to pause at Zuko's name, but they continued to circle each other. They're so pretty; I almost want to touch them to see if they were really real. "But to tell you the truth, he's after the Avatar. The Avatar is a friend of mine. He's traveling with Katara, Sokka, and Haru. They're really nice people. I'm sure you'd like them if you had met them. If anything, though, I miss Zuko the most. That jerk, he didn't even give me a thank you for sacrificing myself for his reputation. I'm sure he didn't get it. I don't even know if my sacrifice was complete…"
Tears rolled down my face at the memory of Zuko. He wasn't the hottest guy out there, but he's protected me. He's been there when I needed him most. He even went against he loved one… for me.
A tear dropped into the koi pond and I looked away, in fear of disturbing the koi with my gross salty tears. I looked back and noticed that the koi seemed to be a little sad too. They're movement had slowed and I got a sad vibe from them. I bowed my head down low. "I'm so sorry. I'm sorry that I disturbed you. Please forgive me."
I felt a hand on my cheek, but I didn't look up, the tears were still falling. It was soft, but I still couldn't look up and when I did… the hand was gone. Whatever had been there to support me… was gone.
"I'm sorry to have intruded on you to only bother you with my silly problems. Thank you for listening," I thanked, bowing my head down once more. I got up and put my hand to my cheek to wipe away the tears.
There were none.
I looked back to the fish and smiled. Happiness suddenly exploded within me. "Thank you so much!"
I turned and bumped into the guy I wished I wouldn't have. It was Yuuki and he looked mad. I can't even explain how mad he looked. I bet I was in deep trouble, but he patted my head with a small smile.
"I can't believe it," he said, smiling softly. OKAY, he just looked ticked and now he's happy… That's weird. Looking straight at me, I felt like he was trying to figure out how I did something. I didn't know what I did. Doesn't he know how to cry?
"You lured out a goddess from the pool. She was so beautiful with long black hair and when she touched your face, a tear formed in her own eye. You both looked so alike, I thought you had gone inside the pool."
I raised an eyebrow. To me, Yuuki was talking nonsense. "Am I in trouble?"
"Not if you hurry with me."
"Let's go then!"
We left the place quickly, but I looked back one last time. I didn't see anything different. It looked the exact same, other than for the black koi jumping out of the water and back into the pond. Whatever. Days like this are so strange, don't ya think? I cried—CRIED over Zuko. If that isn't something, then tell me what is.
End of Chapter 3: Am I in Trouble?
Author's Note: I miss Zuko... but I do not have anything about Aang and Katara and Sokka... and not Haru until the next chapter... which I will post up tomorrow! Aren't you all happy? Hahaha, I am. What happened with me and Haru next chapter wasn't all 'kissy-kissy, I love you so much!' It was more of... 'Oh, you're back. I'm really happy.' Or... maybe less than that... Thanks for all the reviews!
I just had root beer and pizza,
Sammy
