Chapter 3
Memories
Jet took Kohana to the dining area before dinner and introduced her to everyone. Soon afterwards, everybody sat down and began choking down their food in desperate attempts to rid their hunger. Kohana looked at her plate and then down into her hands.
"Is something wrong," She looked up to find Jet's eyes on her.
"No… I'm not very hungry," she tried to give him a small smile. Jet still looked at her, concerned.
"I think it's something more than that," he edged her on, getting her to feel more comfortable around him and the others.
"I guess I'm just thinking," he could see the melancholy in her eyes and quickly changed the subject.
"So… Uh… Kohana and Kasui…" he tried desperately to think of something. He hated seeing people sad like that, "they're both beautiful names… Do either of them mean anything?" he casually grabbed an apple. She giggled a little, for she had been asked this question many times.
"Well, Kohana means little flower," she seemed a bit more happy, "Kasui…" the color drained from her face… (WHOOOHOO! Flashback!)
"Kasui," her mother screamed, "You need to get out of here! Run, before it's too late!"
"Mommy. No!" tears streamed down the six year olds face, "I'm not leaving you!"
Two Years Later
"Hurry! Get behind the bushes," Kasui's brother shoved her into the brush and ran after their father. A man came up from behind.
"You alright missy?" she began to cry, "Are you all alone?" Kasui nodded silently. The man grinned and dragged her by her feet to a camp of fire benders.
"Boss! I found 'er!" he threw the girl in front of a soldier.
"Ah, Kasui," he smiled down on her in a maniacal way, "that was your mothers name, wasn't it?" she glared up at him
"Don't you ever talk about my mother!" she tried to yell it but it came out as a whimper. He bent down on his knees next to her and whispered in her ear:
"Your name is now your enemy… Your name now means…"
"Death," Kohana whispered.
"What?" Jet said in surprise
"Uh… Kasui… It means stream… My parents almost named me Mizu, which is water, but I guess they thought that stream fit me better…" she finished.
They sat in silence until dinner ended.
Jet and Kohana walked around the tree house when Jet said:
"You just froze," he looked down at his feet as they continued to walk
"Huh?" she looked up at him confused.
"When I asked you about your name. You said that Kohana meant little flower. They when you said Kasui, you just sorta… Froze," he looked even more concerned now. She couldn't hold it in anymore. A tear rolled down her cheek.
"It was my mother's name. A fire bender killed her in front of our whole village. I was only six," she blushed in utter embarrassment for crying in front of him.
"It's okay to cry," he said as if he could read her mind, "the fire nation killed my parents when I was eight," they looked at each other and smiled. They had a lot in common. They both had lost people that they loved and they were burning from the inside out with hatred and revenge toward the fire nation.
"Jet," Kohana finally said after a few more minutes of walking.
"Mm hmm?" he replied.
"Smellerbee was telling me how you guys attack fire nation camps about every day," he laughed, "what would you say if I could help you?" Jet stopped.
"How?" she had caught his interest. She grinned and said:
"I know a big weakness of the fire nation," he smiled
"Oh really? And what's that?" out of nowhere, something hit him on the back of the head. He turned around and saw a puddle at his feet. He looked back at Kohana
"Water…"
A/N: yea man.. how cool was that chapter? …… not too great I know… but they're getting better. YOU JUST WAIT AND SEE!
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