hey! inudigifan201 here! and welcome to Amon's Secret Apprentice (mature version). this version is not for the faint of heart or the weak of stomachs. if you can't handle this, but wanna keep reading, then please read the original and save yourself from the gore. it won't hurt my feelings at all. at any rate... here it is, Enjoy... if you can...
about this chapter: "Now the party don't start till I walk in..." ~Kesha. sorry, the quote just fits. plus: (rap music starts playing) Guess who's back. back again. Noahtok's back. tell a friend. guess who's back. guess who back. guess who's back. (rap music stops playing)
sorry about the song references, but they had to be made! it's the end of the party... didn't mean to make the party 3 chapters long... it just happened that way.
ps. I loosely based Kassidy off of Harley Quinn from Batman... long story. and Azula... can't get any crazier than these two.
and Konna loosely off of Flutter-Shy and Princess Luna from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. and yes, I watch MLP:FIM. And you gotta deal with it! and a little off of Rose/Huntsgirl from American Dragon: Jake Long. and Zuko... and she also kinda resembles Queen Elsa from Frozen. funny thing, I finished the original before seeing that movie.
Ch, 10. Open it
A 7 year old Konna gazed up at the stars. She noticed one shoot across the sky.
"I wish I was with my family again." She whispered as she closed her eyes.
She opened her eyes and began to cry. "I wish I wasn't here."
A tear ran down Konna's face as she looked at herself in the mirror.
"Everything all right?" She heard a voice behind her. She glanced at the woman in the mirror and turned around.
"Miss Kya! I didn't know you were in here." She whipped her tear away.
Kya shrugged. "Just walked in and saw you crying. Is the party ok? I saw you fall; wanted to know if you're alright."
Konna smiled. "The party is fine; I'm fine. Never imaged such a grand gathering of people would ever be for me. I… grew up in a messed up environment. I haven't had a birthday in years." She explained.
Kya smiled a little. "So… tears of joy?"
Konna nodded. "You could say that."
Kya pulled a small light blue box with a pink ribbon on it out of her pocket. "I was going to give this to you when you were opening your other presents, but I think now would be a good time." She handed the box to Konna.
Konna hesitantly took the box. She looked it over for a good moment. She held it up to her ear and shook it a little. She then lowered it and looked at it again. "What's in it?" She looked back up at Kya.
"Something you might like, although, you might not. I don't know if you will or not; we just met. Either way I can't tell you, it's a surprise." Kya explained and smiled. "It's not going to hurt you if that's what you're asking."
Konna nodded and pulled at the ribbon. She then lifted the lid and looked down at the contents of the box. It was a silver necklace with a carved blue pendant. The pendant was the symbol for the southern water tribe. She picked it up and looked at it.
"The pendant has been in my family for four generations. It was a betrothal necklace for my great-grandmother. Although, back then, it was a chocker instead. Then my grandmother inherited it from her. My mother from her and me from her. The fabric that made it a necklace fell apart sometime when I was your age. I don't have any daughters of my own, or any children for that matter, and when Kiori told me of you; I thought who better to inherit it." Kya explained. "The pendant itself remains after everything my family has been through. A real testament of time." She smiled.
"It's beautiful." Konna smiled back. "Thank you, but I don't deserve it." She placed it back in the box and handed it back to Kya.
Kya shook her head and lightly pushed the box back to Konna. "Yes you do. I can't think of anyone who deserves it more."
"But, it's your family's heirloom. It belongs in your family." Konna tried to hand it back.
Kya wouldn't take it. "Well, you are part of my family. My father was Avatar Aang. Being that you are Avatar Korra's sister, that makes you family to me." Konna rolled her eyes as Kya lightly picked up the necklace and put it around Konna's neck. "There. It looks lovely on you." She turned her around to face the mirror once again.
Konna looked at herself and the necklace. Kya was right; it did look good on her.
Kya smiled sweetly. "Wanna know something? My great-grandmother was named Kanna. It's the same as your name, just one letter off."
Konna raised an eyebrow and turned to look at her once again. "Really?"
Kya nodded. "Yep."
"Wow." Konna became surprised.
"Are you ready to join the party once more?" Kya put her hand on the door.
Konna shrugged. "As I'll ever be."
Konna sat in a corner and used a small knife to carve a piece of wood into what looked like a turtle-duck. Noahtok had his mask off and was looking himself over in the mirror that stood on his desk. He had just finished putting on makeup on his face to make it look like he had a scar. Kassidy sat on the corner of the desk as she always did. She had just finished painting her nails a dark deep red.
She held her newly painted hand over to Noahtok to look at. "What do you think of this color Mista A?" She asked flirtatiously.
Konna rolled her eyes as she continued to carve her turtle-duck.
"It's a lovely color, but it's not you." He held her hand for a moment. He smiled wickedly. "Black, my dear is more your color."
"Who's Kya?" The burning question finally surfaced and escaped Konna's lips.
He looked back at her and let go of Kassidy's hand. Kassidy stood up and made a sour face.
He took the small knife from Konna's hand and slit her arm drawing blood. "I told you, never mention her name. Next time you do, I'm going to do more than just cut your arm."
Konna dropped her turtle-duck and held her bleeding arm. Tears began to flow down her face. "You gonna rape me again? I lost the last two. If you really want a child so badly, use some other girl… Was she your daughter? It that it?"
He slapped her in the face. He then stood her up using his blood-bending and began to beat her. He let her go when he was finished.
She fell to the floor and started to cough up blood. Her whole body was now in pain.
"Clean up your mess." He looked down at her as he grabbed his mask and walked out the door with Kassidy in toe.
Konna looked up as Kassidy looked back, smiled, and shut the door.
"Not my mess you ass." Konna grumbled under her breath. "Yours."
Konna took a deep breath as Kya escorted her back to everyone.
"I'm just saying the heels were probably a little much for her. I haven't even gotten used to them yet." Korra explained to Asami.
Bolin rolled his eyes and scanned the crowd. A smile graced his face as he saw Konna return. "Hey. How ya feeling?" He walked over to her.
"Much better." She blushed and smiled back. "Thank you."
"Bolin!" Mako called out with an annoyed tone. "Are you gonna eat this food or am I going to be holding it all night?"
Bolin rolled his eyes. "Coming bro." He looked back at Konna. "Glad you're feeling better."
"Thanks." Konna nodded.
"Konna sweetie!" Asami beamed as she glided over. "It's time to open your presents!"
"Parent's gift first." Senna, Tonraq's wife, handed Konna a plush polar-Baer-dog with a ribbon on its head. "You may not remember this little guy, but he was your favorite."
Konna's eyes widen as she gazed at the stuffed animal. She began to smile. "I do remember… Fuzzle? You kept him all this time?" She looked up at her parents.
Senna nodded. "We hoped you would be home sooner, but we never lost hope. He stayed on…" she began to cry hysterically. "Your big girl bed."
Konna stood up from her seat and hugged Senna. Tears ran down her face as well. "Thank you."
A now six year old Konna walked up to a younger Noahtok. "Mr. Noahtok… Sir?" she looked up at him and made a circle in the dirt floor with her foot.
"What?" He looked down at her angrily.
She stepped back in fear and gulped. She took a deep breath to summon her courage. "Well, Sir, today's my birthday."
He rolled his eyes as his followers started to giggle. "What do you want? A cake or something?" He sarcastically asked.
"No." She shook her head. "I was hoping… I could… go… home?" She shrank as the words left her mouth.
His followers started to giggle again. He raised his hand, his followers went silent, he stood up and knelt down to look her in the eyes, and he gave her the fakest sweet smile he could make. "So, you wanna go home?" He asked slyly. She nodded with a huge hopeful smile. "But, this is your home now." He gestured to their surroundings.
She pouted, crossed her arms, and stomped her foot. "No it's not! Home is where my Mommy, Daddy, and big sisters are!" She began to throw a temper tantrum. "I wanna go home!" She cried. "This is not home!" She whined.
"That's enough!" He called out as his hand struck her face. His followers gasped. She looked up at him with tears in her eyes as she picked herself off the ground. He looked down at her in shock; the whole left side of her face was red from impact. He looked down at his hand in disbelief. He sighed, made a fist, and dropped it down to his side. "This is your home. You are forbidden to leave. Understand?" He looked her in her watery eyes.
"Yes sir." She nodded.
"Good." He stood up. He and his followers then left the room.
She waited a moment for them all to leave. After the last person left; she fell to the ground, curled up into a little ball, and let her tears flow out. "I understand, but I don't agree." She cried.
It was the next morning. Konna rolled over as the sun's rays lit up her face. She sat up and stretched to life. She opened her eyes and looked around her room. Boxes, bags, and other packages cluttered the floor. She sighed, looked over at the small stuffed polar-bear-dog sitting next to her on her bed and smiled.
She then stood up and stretched a little more. Her silk button down dark blue long sleeved shirt lifted up a bit as she stretched to reveal the very bottom of her scar. She let down her arms and her shirt gracefully leveled back down with her matching pants.
She walked over to the window seat and sat down. She looked out and breathed in the fresh air. She looked down at her neckline to see if the necklace was still there. She gave out a sigh of relief to see it hanging gracefully around her neck.
"I probably shouldn't wear this to bed. I should get a glass case or something." She laid back on the window seat and held the pendant in the sunlight. "Something as valuable as this should be in a museum or something." After a moment, she sat back up and closed the window. She then proceeded to get dressed.