Chapter Eight.
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When Rayna woke up, the first thing she felt was the pain.
Then she felt the sorrow.
Then she felt Sokka poking her with a stick, trying to get her to wake up. That resulted in Sokka getting slapped.
"Ow! I was just saying that it was time for breakfast, geez!"
Rayna groaned and Sokka immediately felt really bad for her. He helped her up and over to Appa's tail so she could have some breakfast.
Then he asked, "What happened?"
Rayna winced and told her story.
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When she woke up, all she could think of was how stupid she was. She had washed up upon a beach on some island. She opened her eyes. The pain….so unbearable…
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A couple of days later, Rayna was feeling much better and she decided to take Dagger's Point for a quick trot. Soon she was galloping.
Before she knew it, she was back at Takeo's house.
"Takeo," she whispered, and rushed into his house.
When she walked in, she gasped, and then she fainted.
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When Sokka woke up, he started cooking his breakfast, nuts. Then he noticed something. Rayna was gone. Again.
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"Katara, Katara, Katara, Ka-" Katrina said quietly but was cut off by Zuko.
"KATRINA! WILL YOU SHUT UP!" Zuko screamed.
Katrina burst into tears and ran from the training arena, many of the soldiers staring angrily at Zuko for upsetting the girl. Zuko sighed and walked after her.
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"No, no, no, no, no, no," Sokka said, "This can't be happening! RAYNA!"
Aang, feeling bad for Sokka, comforted him. "Her horses tracks are in the sand, we can follow them."
"Alright," Sokka said. He ran into the woods. Then he ran back. "I forgot to put on pants again didn't I?" Aang nodded.
Sokka smiled guiltily.
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"No, no, no, no, no, no. Not Takeo. Not Takeo! Nooo! No. No…Not my Takeo. Not my angel. No…" Rayna wept. "I HATE ALL FIRE NATION!"
She sobbed until she passed out again.
Flashback.
Rayna ran into the house. Right in front of her, for all eyes to see, was her caretaker, her Takeo. Dead. With a sign over his body, Refugees beware, or your fate will be the same as mine.
Rayna fainted.
End Flashback.
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When Sokka and Aang found her, she was murmuring a song and clutching Takeo's body.
"Let
me fall
Let me climb
There's a moment when fear
And
dreams must collide
Someone I am
Is waiting for courage
The one I want
The one I will become
Will catch me
So
let me fall
If I must fall
I won't heed your warnings
I
won't hear them
Let me fall
If I fall
Though the
phoenix may
Or may not rise
I will dance so freely
Holding on to no one
You can hold me only
If you too will
fall
Away from all these
Useless fears and chains
Someone
I am
Is waiting for my courage
The one I want
The one I
will become
Will catch me
So let me fall
If I must
fall
I won't heed your warnings
I won't hear
Let me
fall
If I fall
There's no reason
To miss this one chance
This perfect moment
Just let me fall " Rayna sang
beautifully and mournfully.
Sokka started to weep openly. Aang looked at Takeo with a mixture of sadness and anger in his face.
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Katara woke up. She looked around. Not again.
She was back on Zuko's ship.
To Be Continued…
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2-15-06
In case you are wondering, I still do have the poem about Takeo's death posted. I know, the lyrics should not be in there, but the story would not be complete without them. Please, if you haven't already, go back and read these lyrics. Then ponder them…
-ZK