Chapter Four: Into the Freezer
The water was death-like cold, making the burn on her arm scream with more pain. It seemed everything and one was against her. Deeper she sank into the hungry water, her body refusing to move. Ciara's eyes widened with panic, as the water started to suffocate her.
She gave a few strokes, but then her body would stop momentarily. Come on. Time was against her, for soon she was out of breath. The water seeped into her mouth quickly, as her body rose slowly toward the surface. The waves carried the unconscious firebender to a sandy shore, slapping against her legs gently.
A young girl looked down on Ciara, her blue clothing telling that she was of the Water Nation tribe. She kneeled down and made a gesture with her hand over Ciara's mouth. Soon the water that clogged her lungs rose out of her mouth.
Ciara's eyes shinned brightly, soon followed by a coughing fit. "Ugh. Gross." she muttered, her eyes soon seeing the waterbender. The waterbender smiled, "Hello, my name is Katara…would you like to stay with my friends and I for the night?" Ciara eagerly agreed, for she was dreadfully hungry and cold. Minuets passed, and she found herself leaning for support against Katara, for her legs refused to stand on their own.
Fire caught her eye, as she made her way closer to Katara's camp. There she saw two people sitting by it's tamed flames, there gaze focused on the dancing fire. "I'm back and I brought a friend, this is…" Katara smiled, looking for an answer from Ciara. Ciara smiled, "My name is Ciara, pleasure to meet you."
Sokka stood up and shook Ciara's hand, "I'm Sokka and the bald one is Aang, he's the Avatar." Sokka made a mistake mentioning who Aang was, a terrible mistake. Ciara gave them a fake smile, talking more about her. Perfect. I can't wait to see Zuko's face when he realized I got to the Avatar first.
Soon the others fell asleep soundly, but Ciara stayed awake, watching the Avatar with smugness. "This is quite the day….quite the day indeed." she whispered to the dying fire, shadows casting dark looks on her face. Satisfied, Ciara stood up, making her way toward the Avatar slowly, enjoying each and every step.