Hey people.
There will be use of Japanese in this chapter, and here is a key to help you:
Itsumo: Always Junketsu: Pruity Mizu: Water Wo Ai Ni: I Love you
Chinese/Mandarin for 'I love you...'
If you have any othe questions, feel free to ask.
Always,
KirariSoldier
I remeber a meadow one morning in May.
With a sky full of dreams that sailed in the day.
I was dancing through green waves like the sea.
For a moment in time I could feel I waa free...
There are waves of forgiveness and waves of regret.
And the first waves of love I'll never forget.
In the meadow that morning as I wandered alone.
There where green waves yearning for life, still unknown...
Take me home to the meadow that cradles my heart.
Where the waves reach as far as you can see.
Take me home to the meadow - we've been to long apart.
I can still hear you calling for me...
What I'd give to remeber that heavenly state.
Just a moment in time - all mine to create.
As I'm taking my last breath I know what I'll see.
There'll be green waves forever out there waiting for me...
Take me home to the meadow that cradles my heart.
Where the waves reach as far as you can see.
Take me home to the meadow - we've been too long apart.
I can still hear you calling for me...
Ann Hampton Callaway, "Green Waves" (composed for Secret Garden: Once in a red moon)
DREAM SEQUENCE
A green meadow by a calm sea on a summer's day.
The blades moving with the wind, slowly. Katara and Aang walked through the tall grass, hand in hand, gazing out into the sea. "It's so peaceful..." Katara sighed dreamily as she looked to Aang with a bright smile. Aang smiled back and nodded. "I love you, Katara, I really do..." He said as he looked deep into her eyes. "Itsumo?" She asked. "Itumo." He placed a hand on her shoulder, thier lips meet in a sweet kiss.
END DREAM SEQUENCE
Katara lay on her newly cleaned bed. Her hand all the way to her forearm was warped in linen to help bones grow back into place. Her face bruised, and cuts across her forehead and right cheek. Hair tied into a messy ponytail. Aang lay on an exact same bed at her side. He too was covered in linen in various places to help bone grow back to place, and yet his physical wounds where nothing compared to that of his mental ones.
Suddenly his eyes flew open. He bolted upward from his lying postion. He looked around the room, and found Katara snoring softly in the bed next to his. Suki opened the door, and came silently into the room. "It's about time you came around." She said in her usual husky femme tone. "You've been out for two weeks." She added.
"Two weeks?" He said in question, his head swooned and landed back down one his pillow. "You bet. And for the past two weeks they have been rebuilding the Inn. Alot of damage you, Katara, and that pain Zuko caused." She said as she helped him up.
"How is... How is Katara?" He asked, anxiety in his tone.
"Ah? Oh, Katara? Been up and about several times. She has to learn how to walk again. And when Zuko tried to choke the life out of her, he left some pretty nasty marks on her neck. Looks as if someone tried to strangle her to death." Suki cringed as she looked over at Katara's neck.
"Never mind about Katara, how are you feeling?" Suki asked as she motioned to his arm.
"Oh? I'm feeling great." He said as he moved his arm in a circular motion as if to stretch it. "Looks good. Should I wake Katara and have her replace the linen for you? She has been tending you for the past week now, staying at your side"
She said as she cocked her head to Katara's sleeping form.
"Sure." He said as his attention was drawn to Katara's sleeping form. She turned to her left to face him, still in sleep, drool rolled down her cheek. Aang gave a slight laugh at this sight. Suki walked to Katara's bedside and shook her awake. "Katara. Katara, wake up." She said as she shook he shoulder more. Katara's eyes fluttered open from sleep and she sat up. "What, Suki? I was having such nice dream too..." She said with a sigh. Then she noticed Aang was out of his coma-tose state, lept out of bed, and to his side, and wrapped her arms tightly around his neck.
"Finally! Finally you're awake!" She said happily as she smothered him with kisses. "I thought you where going to lay there forever!" She said as she kissed him more. He grinned happily as Katara kissed him all over. "Okay, Okay. Katara, you need to redo his bandeges." Suki said as she handed Katara some linen and ointment. "Okay..." Katara said as she took the suppiles. Suki left the room, and slid the door closed.
Katara looked to his wound, and began to untie the knot that held the linen in place. She slowly unwrapped it, to reavel a deep cut on his upper arm, that was half healed, and was purple on the outer edges. "Ohh... It looks worse." Katara said as she started with new and clean linen. "This ointment might sting alitte, it's made from ground jade, moon stone, rosemary, and himura blossom. But the healing power of it is great, almost legendary. Your cut should be completely healed within a day or so, mabey a couple of hours if you are lucky." She said with a smile as she applied the ointment.
Almost instantly Aang jerked his head back in pain from the mixture. "Are you going to be alright?" She asked. Aang nodded,
and she continued with her work. Soon all of his old linen had been replaced with new, and she was done. "There. All done." She said as she smiled at him. "You sure know alot about herbs and stuff... How did you know that jade and moon stone had healing effects?" He asked questioningly. "My mother was our village priestess. She would care for the injured, and help the poor. And was always there to help any one in need of somthing. And she had to know all about herbs and the such, being a priestess and all. And it was my destiny to take on the task of head priestess when she retired. And so she taught me all I know..." She trailed as memories of her mother flooded her head.
"Your mother sounds like she was a great woman..." Aang complimented as he patted her hand. "She was..." Katara said in responce. "Sehe really wa" She was cut of as Aang's lips met hers. Her eyes grew wide like deer in headlights, then closed to saver the sweet kiss. When they came apart for air, Katara questioned him: "What was that for?" She asked, dazed.
"I've been alone for two weeks... I was so lonely..." He said as he stroked her cheek. "Yea... Lonly"
Katara said as she removed his hand from her cheek.
To Be Continued...