Current State: Drinking White Pear tea w/ honey, sneezing, and feeling horrid. :'(
Hey guys!
Sorry I did not update last night or today. But I am sick! It's horrible, I have case of common cold, but it driving me insane. My doctor gave me these giant horse pills that make me sleep, and the weather does not help me at all. Wet, rainy and murky all the time! (Calfornia + Winter RAIN, RAIN, RAIN) I wish it would stop raining. And I just wish my friends would stop leaving get well messages on my cell... They are annoying when they start out as heavy breathing and then just say: "Get well and come back. It's boring without you." Nothing seincere about it. . Well, here's chapter 8, that I struggled to write for you guys.
Much Love,
KirariSoldier
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Baby I seen you working hard. I want to let you know I'm proud. Let you know I admire what you do. The more I need to reassure you. My life would get purposless without you.
If I want it' When I ask you. You inspire me to be better. You challenge me for the better. Sit back and let me pour out my love letter.
Destiny's Child, "Cater 2 U" (From thier 2004 release, "Destiny Fulfilled")
The grey storm clouds over head burst. Pouring down on two lovers. At that moment, it seemed as if time had stopped. The rain flowed from the sky slower, and no one of nothing else existed but them. And only them. And then it happened. Aang sneezed. Katara gave a bewildered look, and laughed.
Why was it that every time they had gotten even remotely close to each other that something had to interupt them.
First it was Sokka, then she was dragged away by a mob of druken teens, and now this. "Are you getting sick?" Katara asked, putting a hand to his forehead.
It was true, Aang had developed a fever. He sneezed again. "Bless you." Katara crooned as she helped him to his feet. "This can wait until another time." She smiled and put his arm around her neck to help him walk. He sneezed a couple more times before they came to the Inn they where staying at.
Sokka had fallen asleep, surround by his the love of his life, bottles of nuke warm Sake. Katara let out tragic sigh and covered him with a blanket.
This was seeming to become a nightly thing. He would drink himself to sleep, and she would nurse him back to health. Why was he doing this this to himself?
What ever the cause, she needed to find out. On the other hand, Aang was sick. And currently out of his mind. Mumbling things about dancing bowls of miso and a river of sweet tea. What ever it was, Katara was laughing, and helping him to bed. Mabey if he slept it off, he would get better.
He sneezed yet again, and mumbled more noithingess about prawns. Katara rolled her eyes, and sat down at a table. What was she going to do? Her lover and brother sick. What a dilema. And what if the fire nation attacked! They where a 24 HOUR threat. It was almost too much to bear for her mind at the moment.
The following morn was a little more of a sucess. Sokka had awoken, and tended to the matters of payment for the Inn. He had also gone to buy something to eat. Katara had stayed behind to tend Aang. His fever had broken, and had woke once. "Hey you. Are you ok?" Katara asked sweetly as she gave him an herbal drink.
It was made out of sweetened basil and ginger root. When it touched Aang's tounge, he almost gulped the whole thing down in one swallow.
"Hold on! You are supposed to sip it! Not drink to down in one swallow!" She said, beatific smile on her face. He gave a small smile and nodded.
The drink was delictable. "Hey, Katara, how did you make this?" He asked in query. "Hm? Oh, it's an old recipe my mom used when I was sick.
And it tastes delcious and works wonders for colds." She smiled as she remebered her mother, how she would care for her when she was sick as a child.
"Now finish! We need you better!" She urged him. He finished the herbal mix and then felt his eyes grow tired almost instantly. "Katara... Will you stay by my side?" He asked, this time it was her turn to stay, love him, and heal his wounds. Hey eyes softned at his request and she nodded in responce. He laid his head down on the soft pillow. Katara knelt ny his side, and stroked his cheek. Soon after he had fallen asleep. She stood from her current postion, and laid down on her own bed. Tired and worn from tending Aang, she too fell into a world of dreams.
DREAM SEQUENCE
The world seemed colored grey. Every thing and everyone looked as if turned to stone, and a defining silence dominated the land.
A vortex of black wind swirled madly as if a tornado, and thrashed though out the city. When it came into contact with the stone statues,
they where broken into thousands of pieces.
Amoung the rubble lay the broken stone remains of her lover and brother, along with her entire village. Mothers, children, brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, uncles, all broken before her eyes. Her eyes widened in shock, and tears welled up in her ocean colored eyes. She screamed and beat her fists on the ground in a fit of rage until the bleed. Blood soaked her mits. "WHY!" She screamed.
END DREAM SEQUENCE
Katara woke with a start, and to find Aang and Sokka looking over her. Fear in their eyes. "Katara? What where you dreaming?" Sokka asked, concerene in his vocie for once. "I- IIt was the end. The end is coming."
TBC...
I will try to update later tonight or tommorow morning. But right now I am about ready to fall over. o.0