A/N: Hey guys, I'm here yet again with chapter 6! Enjoy! :)
Kuvira could not tell what day or how long she had been in jail. The dark shadows made the room dreary. She was never told about world affairs, and she had a pretty good reason as to why. Kuvira could hear officers ever so often pass by her cell, chuckling. The administration would not want the "Great Uniter" up on the world's imbalances. That was just a shadow of her; all people saw in Kuvira was evil, powerful, and leading. There was a more loving side to Kuvira than most others would have known. The other side had compassion and the desire to protect her people. That side warmed her heart, but cooled into ice thinking about how much she has changed. 'How can so many people being loyal to you, make you so insane?' The Earth Empire had needed her at the time, and no one would step up, so she felt the need to help her people. No, they were not her people anymore. Just as Kuvira went to power, she just lost it all. The only place where she was now welcome was in this encasement around her. Light began to glow through the door.
"You have a visitor." Squinting, Kuvira saw an officer with a woman behind him. Her body shivered as she would take one step on the concrete floor, rising from her bed. Walking forward, Kuvira recognized the woman behind the officer. It was Suyin. Mixed feelings rushed through her mind, family, forgiveness, despair. Suyin blankly stared at her former guard. Kuvira remembered how well Suyin could do at masking emotion. The guard looked to Suyin, "Would you like me to step inside with you?" "No, I will be fine." Metal clacked as the guard walked back down the hall in science. Su closed the door behind her, stepping closer to the other woman.
Kuvira stepped back one spot, and narrowed her eyes at Suyin,"Let me guess, you're here because you are still not done telling me all about the unforgivable things I did?" Kuvira bitterly spat out, "Well, let me just say, I know what I did to our nation was wrong, and I truly apologize for everything I did." Those words stung Suyin, embarking her breaking point, "Why… why did you do all of this?" Kuvira succeeded in covering her sorrow, but Suyin was different. Sounds of sobs echoed throughout the whole cell. "I couldn't just stand by, I had to do something," Between her own regrets, and Suyin cry in the darkness was unbearable. She wanted so badly to comfort Suyin, but Kuvira felt that would only make her worse.
A single tear flooded Kuvira's eye, and stung as it fell. "I just wanted you to be… proud of me…" Every pause was filled with a sob. Anger, sadness, solitude was all Kuvira could process in her mind, knowing that Su would probably never forgive her. Kuvira thought of how there was nothing left to keep her upbeat personality going. Kuvira covered her face with her own two hands, crouching to the cold floor. Suyin wiped the tears from her eyes as she saw Kuvira break down right in front of her. She sniffed and started to speak, "Three years ago… in that meeting with Tenzin and Raiko, I knew that you wanted to help our nation from the brink of collapse. I understand. But, the problem with you doing that was when you forced people to join up under you. Was it worth it for all of the people who deeply cared about you?" Suyin added softly, "Like me?" Every word was hit was like a buzzard was sting. The room's atmosphere weighed down on Kuvira's shoulders. "At the time, I did what I thought was best for our nation. It was time for a change of government for the Earth Kingdom. I knew there would be some sacrifices to achieve that dream."
Su looked down to Kuvira still crouched on the floor. The last time Su really looked at Kuvira was when she was taken captive. The evil and cocky look was nowhere to be found. She saw the Kuvira she once knew, three years prior, when they were inseparable. Suyin could see honesty, sincere, and always wanted to help others. "Su?" "Su?..." "Suyin?" Su shook her head out of her trance. "Yes, what is it?" "I asked, what do you see in me now?" Su was astonished by that question. Reality began to set back in, while Su was still thinking of the past. 'This is now. I have to focus on the situation now.' All Suyin could say in response was "What?" Kuvira wanted, no, needed, to make amends with Su, but Su would not tell her what she saw in her. Instead of thinking up the right response to say to Kuvira, Suyin started to move. She slowly crawled off the bed she was sitting on, and came closer to her former protégée. Kuvira began to grow impatient of waiting for the answer, and began to shift away.
Just as Kuvira turned around to the opposite direction, she felt warmth around her. Kuvira turned back around, forgetting all the barriers put up to mask her feelings, and wrapped her arms around the older woman. Kuvira placed her face into Su's chest, and Su could feel her tears dampen her shirt. The moment made all of time seemed to stop around the two women. Forgiveness was the first step on a track to friendship. Suyin and Kuvira looked in each other's eyes once more. Kuvira started to speak once more, "I am so sorry for leaving you and your family behind. I-I wish I knew how to make it up to you, so I…" Kuvira stopped talking when she saw the dark green cast of Suyin's eyes turn into a bubbly light green. Kuvira's eyes reflected off the bright sparkly green. Both of the women got up and separated from their embrace. The two women sat down on the bed and began to chat amongst themselves.
The cell brightened as the metal screeched against the floor. The police officer who escorted Suyin in earlier, was back to retrieve her. "Suyin, it is time to go. We are closing for the night." Kuvira started to get up from the floor, and helped Su after. "I guess this is goodbye," Kuvira stated, with the hint of sadness. Suyin gave Kuvira a reassuring smile, "I will visit every time I can." Kuvira returned the bright smile. "Goodbye, Su," Su started to walk outside the cell doorway behind the officer. "Bye, Kuvira." Suyin waved a little before turning away. The matriarch glanced back for one last time, after walking down the hallway farther from Kuvira.
A/N: I felt that this was one of the hardest chapters for me to look over again. (I have this written down lol.) Feel free to comment! Thanks guys!