Chapter 4:
A/N: I'm back Baby! This is the first in a LONG line of updates that I now have time for because Swim Season is over with. So YAY.
ATLAThe older woman, Adalia, rose, offering a tea to her husband and guests.When the other couple declined, she poured herself some, and sat on the couch, cupping the mug in her hands, blowing on it softly.
Directly across from her, the other lady spoke. "Chan and I are almost positive as to what your reason for requesting to meet with us was."
Adalia's husband raised a single eyebrow, "Oh?" He exchanged a glance with his wife, "And what do you think it is?"
Chan plucked a strudel from the tray in front of him, took a bite, and slowly chewed before answering. "Obviously you want Li to marry Rielle."
In the shadows of the same room, sat a young, 13-year-old girl, listening tentatively, eyes opened wondrously.
Rielle
I was snapped out of another one of my 'day-nightmares', with the ground rumbling around me.
I squealed in surprise and jolted up from my position, leaning against the wall. "What's going on!?"
"Chill out Brains, just trying to snap you out of your trance."
I looked up to see the Earthbender, Toph I think (Too lazy to read her thoughts at the moment), standing over me. I cocked my head to side, squinting one eye, "Brains?"
Sokka came beside her and actually offered me a hand up, though I did get a skeptical look the whole time. "Toph gives us all nicknames, you should get used to it." He looked at me cynically again, and then added, "Maybe."
Now Toph (Yes, he confirmed her name) was making a face. "I don't think I like that one though. Don't worry, I'll get something good soon."
I looked between the pair, brushing
myself off. "Um, okay?"
The three of us stood there for a
moment, and I soon realized if either of them wanted to say
something, they would've. In other words, this conversation was
going nowhere. I pointed my finger loosely at the large doors, "I'll
just, uh, go pack my stuff and leave now."
As I began to awkwardly walk in that
direction, Sokka stuck his arm out. I ran into it, and somehow, being
me, ending up falling and pushing him to the ground with me. Thus,
landing on him.
As he shoved me off, he frowned. "You're not
going to leave just yet. First, we're going to torture you."
I hesitantly looked at Toph, then back at Sokka, to see them both smiling. Getting off of the floor again, he laughed, "You have to eat Katara's cooking."
I laughed too, but uncomfortably. "Whew. Oh Agni, I thought you were going to do something awful to me."
Sokka and Toph, both stopped laughing instantaneously.
Sokka wobbled his head, trying to shake a thought out, "Did you… just say Agni?"
"Yeah, I thought you were an Earth Kingdom Refuge," Toph added.
I waved my hand as if it were no big thing, Just play it off Rielle, Just play it off. "Oh, sure, it's just something my mother used to say."
Immediately their eyes widened and my hand shot over my mouth. I really wasn't thinking about this stuff today.
Sokka consulted his companion,
"Toph?"
She thought for a moment, "Her response was honest,
but it seemed open. Like… not the whole truth. She's
hiding something within her 'truthful' sentence."
"Well Ms. Mindbender, would you like to tell us the full truth?"
I looked at them both and bit my lower lip, "Mmm, I'll opt for not."
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Aang
I watched intently as Katara stirred the rice. Man, that stuff was going to taste awful. I'd gotten used to eating home-cooked, but well-cooked exotic Water Tribe meats and stews… and here we were, back onto Rice and blah.
Wonderful.
I suppose that Katara did try though, so we all ate. I mean, what else are we gonna do? Have one of us cook?
Yeah, no.
As Katara crossed over to Appa to retrieve the bag containing bowls, I posed a question, "What do you think of the Mindbender?"
She shrugged carelessly, "She's
seems… nice, I guess."
"So," I said curiously, "Are you
onboard with Sokka's 'She's an enemy' conspiracy theory?"
"Oh definitely not," She shook her head swiftly, causing her hair to fly all around and in her face. She blew it away, "She seems too… spunky and spazzy to want to kill you or control our minds or whatever. You know Sokka, she's different… really different, so he's gotta warm up to her. Like him and you. Same type of deal. Like a new bending he's never seen before, air and mind. Might as well be the same thing from Sokka's point of view."
"I suppose," A light bulb tink-ed somewhere inside my head, "So you think that she'd end up joining up with us if Sokka gets use to her?"
"… I don't know… Maybe." She
began spooning rice into the bowls. "Why are you pushing the
subject?"
"I'm not sure." I said slowly.
Katara titled her head up and gave me 'the look'. The 'I know that's a total lie and I don't need Toph's skills to know it' Look.
I sighed, "Well, I guess… it's-"
Sokka and Toph interrupted me, running into the room wildly, Sokka dragging the Mindbender by the back of her shirt.
He was red-faced and out breath, so being unable to speak, Toph stepped in, "We've got a problem," She stated, matter-of-factly pointing at the girl.
The Mindbender shrugged awkwardly and made an 'eep' noise.
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A/N: Cliff Hanger? What? Now? NOOOO.
Well guess what, Yuh- FREAKING- Ess.
Holy moley, this is one of the many updates from today. If you've read my profile, I TOLD YOU. Swimming's over, so I've got a bijillion stories to update and the time to do it.
Reviews…
-Mandi (Toruh)
P.S. And Leaving-My-Mark… I hope that was a little bit more satisfying… a titch longer, and only one PoV switch. Hope you appreciated it! =)