Ara
Sino closed the wooden doors behind her as Lean and Zatch entered into the room. She turned around and looked at us with stern eyes. Zatch stood there nervously fiddling his thumbs. Lean was captivated by the size of the room and forgot about Sino and Zatch for a moment.
"How could you be so stupid as to tell her," Zatch's mother said. Obviously this was a bigger deal than Lean thought it would be.
"I had to tell her," Zatch replied. Sino looked at Lean and Zatch and finally realized why but that didn't seem to please. Zatch knew this and tried to explain it a bit better. "I love her," Zatch said. Lean never got tired of those words. She loved the way Zatch said the words, he said them so compassionately every time.
"You can't let emotions put your life a stake," Sino said sternly. Zatch looked over at Lean for support. She was playing with a plant in the corner of the room though she did hear every word they said.
"I would never tell anyone about Zatch's identity, I know the danger it would put him in," Lean said to comfort Sino. The mother walked up to Lean and placed her hands on Lean's shoulders.
"It would be dangerous to just him. If anyone found out you had anything to do with the Wing-Fangs you would be put into danger," Sino told her. Lean looked over to Zatch, he couldn't look her in the eye as he waited to she what she would say.
"I'm willing to take that risk," Lean said. Zatch looked up at her with a smile on his face and started to hug her. Sino was pleased too. Everything fell silent for a moment.
"Does she know about you firebending?" Sino asked Zatch. He shook his head. Lean became confused.
"What? Does he firebend blue and if anyone finds out they'll strip him of his rank for being a follower of Azula," Lean said slightly sarcastically. Zatch shook his head again.
"I bend green fire…it's kind of a step above blue," Zatch said. Sino slapped her forehead out of her son's stupidity. Zatch looked over at his mom confused. Lean wasn't quite sure at this point the importance of keeping his firebending a secret, but she did anyways.
"Well since I know some of your secrets I think it's only fair that I ell you one of mine," Lean told them. Sino nodded agreeing but Zatch shook his head disapprovingly. "I'm a metal bender," Lean stated. Zatch's jaw dropped and so did Sino's. "I heard that a while ago a twelve year old girl learnt to metal bend. My brother always told me I was a horrible earthbender and I wanted to prove him wrong. Everyday after earthbending practice I would go to the outskirts of town where an abandoned fire nation cart was left and I would try to bend its metal. It took me a year or two just to be descent at it, but now I almost mastered it," Lean told them. Sino started to smile.
"Well you two will make a great spawn," Sino stated. Zatch's and Lean's face became red.
"I'm happy you're so open to that," Zatch said. Lean started to laugh and hugged Zatch. Suddenly an unnatural sound rang through the house. Lean jumped behind Zatch frightened. "Don't worry Lean it was just the door bell," Zatch told her. Lean straightened herself out.
"I knew that," she said. Zatch rolled his eyes and opened the wooden doors into the room where everyone sat. They looked up at them and than at the door. Zatch walked into the foyer and opened the door. Sino gestured Lean to sit down and she did so. All of them could hear a whispered argument coming from the door and than a girl with a cloak over walked into the room.
"Princess Ara, what are you doing here?" Rage asked as he bowed to the mysterious girl. She looked around the room confused.
"Um Rage…who are all these people?" she asked him. Rage stood up and went beside the girl.
"Well this is Zatch's girlfriend, Lean," Rage stated pointing to Lean. She frantically looked at her father for he didn't know she and Zatch were together. He had a disapproving face on. The girl extended her hand out to greet Lean.
"it's an honor to meet you," she said. She looked at the person Lean was sitting beside. "And you are?"
"Kari," she said and shook the girls hand. She walked over to Areon who didn't speak to her. "That is Areon don't mind him, he just doesn't Fire Nation people," Kari told her. She laughed slightly and moved on to the next person which was Dar.
"Oh I know you; you're the captain who borrowed one of our ships. Quite the adventurer, aren't we?" she said. Dar nodded and shook her hand. Zatch entered the room rubbing his brow.
"Great you met everyone, now leave he said. The girl smiled again.
"You're not going to kick a princess out of your house," She said. "Plus I haven't told Rage why I'm here," she added. Zatch rolled his eyes and sat down beside Lean. "My father said I must be married by summers end to this nobleman's son," she stated. "I didn't want to so I came here," she told them.
"Why didn't you want to marry him?" Rage asked concerned. The girl started to blush and became nervous. Rage took a few steps closer and she started to blush even more. Lean got a feeling that this girl had feelings for Rage.
"Because…I…" she didn't even finish her sentence before she started to kiss him. Rage was shocked and confused for a moment and the girl pulled herself away. She and a smile on her face and started to hug him now.
"It is not wise to fall in love with a commodore," Zatch stated. Ara pulled herself away from Rage.
"It is not wise to fall in love one of the Earth Kingdom," Ara retorted. Zatch smiled at her statement.
"I did both," Sanara stated. Everybody seemed to have laughed at that. "Congratulations Rage, you just made the princess of the Fire Nation betray her father how do you feel?" Sanara asked smugly. Lean was really starting to like her attitude even though it was smug. It seemed like she really didn't care what people thought of her.
"Awesome!" Rage exclaimed. Ara laughed and kissed him again.