Chapter Seven: Oranges and Rocks
Disclaimer: I don't own Avatar. I do own Yoshiro, General Xokku, the orange and that rock on your left!
"I just wanted to get an orange. How come you never eat? If you don't eat, you'll be malnourished. Or worse, you'll be…" Yoshiro couldn't think of the word.
"Why would I want to eat?" Zuko said, not caring about his health.
Yoshiro looked at her orange.
"Eat the orange. Or else you'll get scurvy," Yoshiro put the orange on the table and hurriedly walked back to her quarters.
Zuko looked at the orange.
Why does she care about my health? She's the one that got those two idiots to capture me! I don't like to eat. All I want is to escape and search for the Avatar again, Zuko thought to himself. He looked at the orange.
I am a little hungry…
Zuko grabbed the orange and peeled off the skin and ate it.
Yoshiro walked around in her quarter. She knew perfectly well Zuko had a right to be angry at her. But she didn't really wanted him to go to jail. But one thing bothered her in her mind: Why was her father and Commander Zhao wanted to capture him. Was there something more, besides the Avatar?
Yoshiro picked up the pebble, the pebble that made her learn about her other bending ability. She levitated it up in the air, and then sent it crashing down.
I could leave the boat and practice my earthbending. That way, if I'm in any danger, I could firebend and earthbend at the same time! But Father told me not to leave the ship. Maybe I could bring a rock to me…I'm making a big risk here, it's possible Zuko might see this. Oh well!
Looking around, Yoshiro quietly stepped off the ship, and headed for the shore.
"Now to try to get a rock…" Yoshiro looked around to find some medium sized rocks.
"Aha!" Yoshiro guided the rock to her and stepped into the boat again. She put it in her room. Unfortunately, she forgot to close the door.
She tried to break it into pieces, but only one piece broke off.
"I need to find a bigger space for this," Yoshiro stepped out of her room and saw Zuko.
"A bigger space for what?" He asked Yoshiro.
"Uhh…my firebending?" Yoshiro walked away from Zuko.
"With a rock?" Zuko asked. Yoshiro gulped.
He's on to my secret, Yoshiro gasped in her mind.
"Uh…yeah! The rock is used as a…dummy! Yeah, a dummy! Unless you want to be the dummy?" Yoshiro thought she would have laughed, but she wanted to look serious.
"Take your stupid rock somewhere else, and no, I don't want to be the dummy," Zuko stormed off to his quarters.
Zuko is so gullible! Even I wouldn't fall for that! Yoshiro thought happily.
She found a desolate room, big enough to practice earthbending.
She closed the door, and placed the rock in the middle of the room. Yoshiro started to practice. She found it easier to practice, compared to firebending.
Earthbending is so easy compared to firebending. In earthbending, you just put your feelings, and firebending, you have to use your body, mind and soul. Not that it's bad. It's just harder to concentrate.
Yoshiro tried cracking it into ten pieces, but it broke into two.
"At least it broke," Yoshiro complimented on her hard work.
Soon it was near sunset, and Yoshiro put the rock back where it was.
"Where have you been?" Zuko blocked the way to her quarter.
"….Walking," Yoshiro thought of a lie.
"With a rock?"
"So? Is that a problem?" Yoshiro said.
"Yes."
"One minute you're all 'I don't care' and now you care if I go walking with a rock?" Yoshiro pushed him away from her door, and locked her door tight.
"I sounded smart," Yoshiro said to herself.
"Something's up with her. I'm going to find out," Zuko said to himself as he headed towards his room.
S.E.: Ooooh Zuko's suspscious
Chi: You said suspicious wrong, you idiot
Natasha: S.E., you did say it wrong!
S.E.: Oooooh! I want a cheeseburger!
Chi and Natasha: sweatdrop