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I only own my fanfiction
Kiara shook her head helplessly. "I can't keep telling lies to you guys anymore." She paused before looking at the whole court and announced, "You were right about everything, I killed him!"
The people in the court gasped while Mako and Bolin stared at her with shock.
Everyone in the court began to murmur in small groups and sent swift glares at her.
After the council members talked, councilmen Tenzin got up. "Kiara, since you have admitted you murdered the doctor you are guilty. We decided you will serve 5 years in prison."
Kiara backed away slowly as Metalbenders cornered her. "Wait! I have a reason why I killed him!" But no one listened.
One of the cops sent a metal cord at her and she dodged it. Kiara quickly earthbended and broke her handcuffs. Then she summoned a huge mist and froze the whole court as well as freezing everyone, including Mako and Bolin, on the spot.
Kiara turned around and ran off. On the way out, she glanced back and saw Bolin watching her with sad green eyes.
As Kiara ran on, she whistled. Toby came running to her and she got on him.
"Go Toby! Go!"
The wolf ran faster and kept on running until she was out of the city. Kiara glanced back once Toby stopped running. No one had followed her. They had run until they stopped in a small forest. Kiara looked around and was surprised. The forest was beautiful. Usually, forests at night were scary but this time, the moonlight turned it silver.
"I guess we're going to live here know," Kiara told Toby sadly.
She slumped down against a small tree, crying as she remembered Bolin's sad green eyes and Mako's shocked expression.
"We can't go back there Toby, never."
The wolf whined as she buried her face in her knees.
After a few hours later, Kiara decided that they were going to live in the cave nearby.
"This is perfect, Toby! It's right next to a stream and only a few small trees around!" Kiara exclaimed.
Toby yelped happily at the open sky.
"Yeah, it's also a great spot at looking at the stars at night!" She said.
Although Kiara tried to be happy, she couldn't be. Leaving behind her friends was hard especially when they never treated her like others did in the South Pole.
Kiara petted the wolf on the head as she gazed up at the stars with sadness in her eyes.
Bolin stared out his window. "She loved watching the stars at night…" He murmured to Mako.
Mako sighed, "She's not coming back, Bo. She killed someone! You think Kiara would walk into the city and let the cops arrest her?"
His brother didn't say anything and kept staring outside. "Kiara will come back, I know it."
It's been about a month since Kiara escaped Republic City.
"I can't believe those stupid cops didn't search this forest! I mean, come on! It's right next to the city!"
Toby stared at her with blue eyes of wonder. Kiara sighed and sat down. They have been living in the same cave and ate salmon and trout they caught from the river and Kiara was going mad. She hated living in a cave, Kiara hated having to hide everyday in case there were MetalBending Cops nearby. The thing she hated the most was leaving Republic City, a home to her best friends, her home.
Bolin was pacing around the living room.
"Why won't she come back?" He asked to no one in particular. "It's been a month!"
Mako sighed. "I told you, Bo. Kiara isn't going to come back!"
Bolin ignored him and decided. "Okay, if Kiara isn't going to come back, then I'll find her and force her to come back!"
The earthbender raced to the door and turned to face his brother. "I'll be back either today or tomorrow." With that he ran outside.
Mako wanted to run to him but stopped. "Huh, if he wants to find Kiara then let him," he told himself out loud.
Bolin kept running around the city for about an hour before stopping and gasped for breath. After resting for a few moments, Bolin looked around. He had reached the end of the city and saw a forest beyond it.
"Do you think she went in there?" He asked himself, and then a voice answered him. "Don't be stupid! Why would Kiara hide in there? It's so close to the city it's not even funny!"
Bolin shook his head wildly, "Well it won't hurt to try," he said.
The earthbender walked around the forest for another hour before concluding, "Yeah, I'm lost."
Something moved in the bushes out of the corner of his eye. Bolin turned around and saw someone run in the opposite direction and Bolin raced after them.
"Wait!" He shrieked. "I. NEED. HELP!" Bolin stumbled and fell down the hill. The person he was chasing after turned around and shrieked as he crashed into them and they kept falling down until they splashed into a pond.
The person emerged from the surface, flailing their arms around wildly. Bolin came up after them and gasped for breath. He rubbed his eyes.
"Oh sorry for chasing you, I needed help in getting out of this forest and finding my friend who's been lost for about a month." He laughed before continuing. "Weird, because she dresses just like you."
The person froze in spot and laughed too. "Yeah, I'm afraid that I can't help you, I'm very busy." They said with their backs turned to Bolin.
Bolin began to become suspicious. "Are you sure you can't help me?"
They nodded.
Bolin tried to look at their face but they kept looking the other direction. Finally, Bolin caught them and gasped. He saw a girl with long brown hair that reached her waist, she wore a blue t-shirt with a special design on both sides of the sleeves, a blue ribbon was tied around her neck in a perfect bow, and she had the icy blue eyes he had come to love.
"Kiara?" Bolin whispered his heart pounding.
Kiara glazed at him with sad eyes.
The earthbender stared at her a few moments.
"I'm so sorry Bolin. I meant to come back but I couldn't. I was afraid—"
Bolin didn't let her finish and hugged her tightly with tears flowing from his green eyes. Kiara blinked before allowing the tears that built inside her for so long out and hugged him too. They embraced each other for a few minutes.
"I was so scared," Bolin whispered as he let go of her and looked into a pair of watery eyes. "I was so scared of never seeing you again, Kiara."
Kiara nodded, "I was also scared of never seeing you again, Bo. I thought you didn't like me anymore because I killed someone."
He shook his head. "You're wrong. No matter what you do, I will always be with you… I love you, Kiara."
The Water Tribe girl's eyes glowed when she heard him say that. "I like you too, Bo."
Bolin was a little heartbroken. "You don't love me?"
Kiara shook her head. "It's a little too early to say. But right now, yes, I love you too."
Bolin smiled, "Well, at least it's for now right?" He laughed.
He stopped laughing and stared at her icy blue eyes and leaned forward. This time, instead of pushing Bolin away, Kiara accepted the kiss.
After a few moments, Bolin pulled away and sneezed.
"Wow, thanks for sneezing at my face, Bo." Kiara replied and quickly washed her face in the pond.
"Sorry about that. I just noticed how cold it is in the pond."
"Well, let's get out then."
They walked back to her cave in silence. The only thing that showed they loved each other was their hands entwined together.
Sorry about the delay with this chapter! :( I was experiencing writers block! I'll try to upload the next chapter soon! Please R&R! ;)
