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When Anima woke up the next day her face felt tight. She touched her skin as she sat up and felt the dried tear tracks down her cheeks, so last night really had happened.
She sighed with relief, for a second she had thought that she had finally gone crazy, that she had finally become so desperate to have her family back that she had made the whole thing up in her head.
One look at the water Tribe robe she had on confirmed that it was real, that she had really found her twin and that everything was going to be okay now.
The sound of a door opening down the hall snapped her out of her thoughts.
Finally getting out of bed Anima shrugged off the robe and went through her small bag, stopping when she found her Air Nomad clothes.
After she had pulled on the red and yellow outfit the Airbender slipped into the hall. The slight noise coming from the kitchen led her way and she wasn't surprised to see Katara moving around the small space.
"Do you need any help?" Anima didn't know what made her ask, but when the older girl smiled at her she didn't regret it.
'might as well bond with her' Anima thought with a slight smile, 'she'll be your sister if Aang has anything to do about it.'
It didn't take a genius to figure out that the two were crazy about each other, and if Anima was honest with herself, she had liked the Water Tribe girl the moment she saw her.
It was like having a big sister.
"Yes, that would be nice." Katara asked her to cut up some Moon Peaches and Anima set to work, the sharp knife gliding easily through the soft fruit.
Anima reflected on the events of the night before, about how clear her memories had been.
She always found it oddly infuriating that her memory would be crystal clear when she didn't want it to be, but foggy when she needed nothing else but clarity.
This train of thought led her mind off track, her concentration on the task at hand slipping her mind.
The knife in her hand slipped, the sharp blade slicing through the soft skin of her hand with sickening ease. Anima breathed in sharply through her nose, bringing her injured hand up and cradling it against the red cloth that covered her chest.
Katara heard Anima gasp and whipped around to see the Air Nomad cradling her hand to her chest, bright red blood dripping through her fingers. One glace at the cutting bored confirmed what had happened, the blade of the longish knife was stained red.
"I'm sorry." Anima whispered.
"It's okay, let me see your hand."
Anima was hesitant to move her hand, but felt compelled to nonetheless.
As the Airbender lowered her hurt hand Katara summoned some water out of the pitcher on the counter. She closed her eyes for a moment and the water swirling around her hand started to glow.
It was then that Anima remembered Aang telling her that Katara was a healer. The Waterbender reached out for Anima's hand with both of hers, the glowing water covering her hands like a pair of gloves.
The moment the water touched her hand Anima winced, but instead of the stinging sensation she had expected, it felt warm and soothing.
A few minutes later Katara pulled away.
A pale pink scar ran across Anima's palm where the cut had been, the wound looked weeks old instead of minutes.
"Thank you."
Katara smiled at the younger girl and cleaned off the knife.
"No problem."
Armed with a new cutting bored and a clearer mind Anima helped Katara prepare breakfast.
When the two women were done they carried the meal out to the dining room.
As luck would have it Aang was just walking in, rubbing his eyes in a way that made it all too clear that he had just woken up. Aang sat down between his sister and his girlfriend, leaning over to kiss Katara on the cheek when he thought Anima wasn't looking.
.oO*Oo.
Not too far away from the complex where the Gaang was staying, a man with amber eyes grinned. Turning swiftly on his heal the rebel scout threw one last glance in the direction of the complex before running back camp. Soon, they would strike.
Oh no! Who's after the Gaang?
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