Chapter 4
(With Katara) (Katara's POV)
After a good 10 minutes of searching, I finally found a hotspring and quickly began to disrobe, leaving on only my white under-armor. After that, I immediately walked into the steamy mineral water.
"Ahh, that feels great…" I moaned in absolute pleasure, totally uncaring if anyone heard me.
After a moment more of basking in the ecstasy that is the hotspring I lowered my gaze to my reflection and smirked wolfishly.
"Damn, I'm a fucking BOMBSHELL!" I exclaimed, running my hands over my body, from my large, perky breasts, to my tiny, toned torso, running them over my curvy hips and perky ass.
"I finally have a body," I stated with a smirk, "and a damn FINE one if I do say so myself." I purred continuing to check myself out before starting to giggle.
"Wow, with all this narcissistic bragging I'm starting to sound like…Zuko," I sneered, practically growling out the name of the heartless bastard that betrayed me two years ago. Feeling yet ANOTHER migraine coming on at just the thought of the prince, I released an exasperated groan. Leaning my head back against a warm rock, I sighed and closed my eyes, falling almost instantly into a deep, tranquil sleep, muttering the word "bastard".
(Katara's dream) (Normal POV)
"Huh, what, wh…where am I?" Katara asked aloud, looking at her surroundings. "It looks like I'm…back…home," Katara breathed out, only to gasp when her breath came out in a visible wisp of icy white air. It was true; snow and ice covered the ground, as well as the mountains and the rivers—she had to be back home.
"Close my dear, but not quite" a mysterious yet familiar voice I haven't heard since I was eight years old whispered.
"I-It can't be…Mom?" I choked out, tears making their way into my eyes.
And then out of nowhere a tall, beautiful woman appeared. She was practically Katara's twin; same skin, same hair, same eyes. The only difference was that she was twice Katara's age and she was dressed in a long, luxurious royal blue parka-dress lined with snow-white fur.
"Mom…MOM!" Katara yelped, rushing toward the smiling woman who stood there with open arms. Tears poured down both women's cheeks like waterfalls as they embraced.
"Mom, is it really you?" Katara choked out over her tears.
"Yes, it's really me my brave young Waterbender," Kya whispered, placing a kiss on Katara's headpiece before slowly breaking their embrace.
"I thought I'd never see you again…" Katara whimpered, refusing to release Kya's hand.
"Oh my dear, I have always been with you. In here," she cooed pointing to where Katara's heart was located. "And I couldn't be more proud of you. You have grown into a strong, independent woman, and on top of that you are traveling with the Avatar!" Kya exclaimed with a grin.
"Mom, not that I'm not ecstatic to see you, but, well…where am I and what am I doing here?" Katara questioned, quirking a brow in curiosity.
At her headstrong daughter's expression, Kya chuckled.
"My dear, you are in the spirit world, and you are here because I have something I MUST discuss with you," Kya explained, placing a gentle hand on Katara's shoulder.
"What is it, Mom?" Katara asked anxiously.
Kya chuckled, grabbing Katara's hand.
"Why don't you and I take a walk?" she cooed.
"Katara, have you been feeling strange lately, like something life altering is about to happen?" Kya asked as she and Katara strolled along the frozen tundra of the Spirit World Southpole.
"Yeah! I've felt that way for a while now, and the feeling keeps getting stronger as my 16th birthday draws nearer!" Katara exclaimed.
Seeing Kya nod Katara's cerulean eyes widened.
"Whatever is going on has something to do with my 16th birthday, doesn't it?" Katara asked, though in her heart she already knew the answer. It was confirmed when Kya nodded.
"Yes, it does. We don't really have time to beat around the bush, so I'm just going to tell you straight-up: Katara, you are a shape-shifter.
