A/N: this is the second chapter I posted today so make sure you read 14 first.
The sun had almost completely set so we walked to the park and sat down. I pulled out Shade and set her and her bowl of ramen down. She hungrily ate it making some of it spill out oof the bowl. I picked her up and she squirmed.
"You're going to wast it all like that girl." I use a pair of chopsticks and picked up some noodles and fed her. She clawed at the sticks to get the noodles in her mouth. Jinora leaned back laughing.
"What?" I asked stopping the food inches away form Shades paws causing her to squirm and stretch for it.
"Oh its just like she is your child and you are taking care of her." She sighed and looked at the darkening sky. "How was Wan with you guys?" She sat up again. "Nevermind forget it asked."
I set Shade back down hoping she would slow down and she did. "Well when we first me Wan we were still just kids. Id have to say I was 7 and Hinako was 6 but those are just rough guesses." I leaned back in the grass and smiled. "I like being able to think back and remember growing up in the spirit wilds with Wan and Hinako."
"So what was he like? I mean how did he treat you guys? Were you like his kids or what?" Jinora laid down on her side and faced me.
"I dont think he saw us as his children. He probably thought of himself as our big brother. He treated us as equals all the time. We all made decisions together and were all part of any plan." Shade ran over and put both of her wet paws on my cheek. I think she expected me to pick her up but I left her there and he pushed on my face.
I looked at her out of the corner of my eye and she met my look and meowed. I turned my head super slowly while maintaining eye contact. As soon as I was fully face to face she scooted back and ran and headbutted me. I laughed and scooped her up holding her above my face. I touched my forehead to hers and laid her down on my chest.
"So Wan took care of you guys and you guys helped him. I met his spirit once and I could see glimpses of his life when he was a kid and him as a grown man but nothing inbetween." She turned onto her back.
"You met Wan? Did he talk about us?" I turned my head and scooted closer.
"No he never mentioned you in his old age. All the memories I saw were flooded with conflict, he rarely had a moment of peace. He died on the battlefield telling Raava he was sorry that he was unable to restore balance to the world. It was that memory that fully awakened my spiritual powers." I watched as a single tear rolled down her cheek.
"Wan was my hero. No matter what happened he always made sure we had enough food to eat and he taught us how to protect ourselves. I am who I am because of him. I owe him everything." I laughed as tears ran down my cheeks. Luckily Jinora was still looking at the sky.
"We should head back before we fall asleep on the grass." She laughed as she stood up. I joined her and placed the sleeping Shade into my shirt.
"Spoiled cat." I sighed and we started walking towards the docks. "Should we rent a boat or bend our way across?" I asked as we reached the pier.
"If we can find someone willing to take us this late yeah." Jinora looked around but there was no one in sight.
"Bending it is then." I pulled Shade out of my pocket and handed her to Jinora. I carved out a small canoe out of rock and pushed it to the edge of the water. "Climb in I'll keep us a float by bending the rock if you will be our motor." I shot her a smile which earned me a giggle.
"Thats fine now lets go!" She shouted as I climbed in.
I stood at the front of the canoe and lowered my stance, I swung my arms front to back one opposite of eachother and slowly the makeshift boat lifted till it barely sat on the water. Jinora sat behind me and began twirling her hand over the back of the boat and sent us off and a quick speed. I bend some of the boat and used it to clamp my feet to the bottom.
When Air Temple Island came into view I was relieved. "My arms are so tired but if I stop we sink." I joked half serious. Jinora turned to face the back of the boat and began using both of her hands to propel us faster. It was a good thing I clamped my feet down because I was leaning backwards at a 45 degree angle swinging my arms as fast as I could to keep the front end up.
"Jinora you can slow down were about to hit the beach." I shouted to her but the wind drowned it out. As we made contact with the land I made a ramp of sorts and we shot off of it and onto the main walkway of the house. We skidded to a stop and I looked back at the trail of crumpled earth we left behind us.
"I did not mean to do that." I pointed at it and looked at Jinora innocently.
"Right you just happend to be standing in a rock boat at the edge of my ripped up walkway." Tenzin walked over looking irritated and tired.
"Hi dad." Jinora quickly hopped out of the boat and ran inside leaving me and Shade still in the boat. I grinned stupidly and unclamped my feet. I jumped out and kicked the ground sending Shade floating on a piece of rock into my hands.
"Sorry about that Tenzin, Ill clean it up tomorrow?" I aske dhoping he would let me go in and sleep. He sighed and nodded.
"As long as you do fix it tomorrow." He said as I ran past him into the house. I made it to my room and jumped on the bed causing it to groan in pain. I pulled the blankets back to see Hinako and Rina curled up against eachother.
"Hinako what are you doing and in my bed if Tenzin catches you two. I dont even want to know what he'll do. No get out." I was talking in my best whisper yell. Hinako reached up and covered my mouth.
"Calm down brother we were just sleeping." He sat up and looked around. "Besides isnt that Jinora sneaking in here right now." I looked and sure enough it was Jinora opening and closing my door as quietly as possible.
"Jinora? What are you doing?" I whisper yelled at her causing her to jump up.
"Sai-Ryu dont scare me like that- Hinako? Rina? What are you doing in Sai-Ryus room and more importantly in his bed together?" She walked over and crouched at the edge. Rina sat up and rubbed her eyes.
"Well we were sleeping until someone decided to canon ball onto us." Rina punched my shoulder and Shade popped out of the front of my shirt and clawed at her. "Again Shade i thought we went over this." She sighed and stood.
"Where are you going?" Hinako asked as he crawled to the edge of the bed.
"To get another blanket duh." She said as she walked out. I grabbed Hinako by his arms and drug him off of my bed. He hit the ground with a hollow thump.
"Ow brother that was rude." He groaned as he rubbed his hip.
"No rude is cuddling in my bed with Rina."I pushed him with my foot and rolled him away from my bed. I laid down and Shade clawed at my chest wanting to come out. "Hey hey hey OK." I grabbed her and set her down on Hinakos back. She dug her claws in and jumped off, heading to her bed.
"I didnt deserve that." Hinako rolled around trying to hold his back. I waited till he looked at me and tilted my head at him. "Ok fine im sorry geeze." I smiled and looked over at Jinora who was digging her heel into the floor.
"I thought you said you were tired? So why are you just standing over there?" I lifted the covers and patted next to me. She walked over quickly and jumped in with me. I pulled her close and she drapped her arm over my chest.
"Goodnight Jinora." I rubbed her shoulder and closed my eyes.
"Goodnight Sai-Ryu" She rested her head on my shoulder.
"Goodnight guys." Hinako said still groaning on the floor.
"Oh shut up. Go find Rina." I laughed.
He slowly stood and headed for the door, he stopped right infront of it. "I hope you're happy that you woke me up and kicked me out of bed." He tried guilting me.
"Yeah MY BED." I reminded him. He mimiced me and reaced for the door but as soon as he was about to touch the handle it swung open and hit him in the face. Rina pushed the door open and looked at Hinako holding his face.
"Really standing infront of the door is a great way for that to happen." She said as she walked over to the vase I had on my table and she bent some water out and walked over and began healing Hinako.
"I was leaving they are kicking me out." He managed to squeek out as she started. Rina looked over to us and scoffed.
"Hey we were there first." She pouted.
"In MY BED." I said again to which she nodded. Rina ran to the bed and jumped on, nudging us over. When my face was pressed against the wall the got up and pulled Hinako over. She managed to squeeze four people on a two person max bed.
I groaned and was about to push them off when JInora looked up and kissed me. She pulled her head back and placed it on my shoulder again. I decided against it and closed my eyes.
[Just outside the door Tenzin was about to swing it open but was stopped by Pema grabbing his ear and pulling him away.]