Tears ran down the young girls face, blurring her vision. But she still ran.
Mom,Mom,Mom... Katara chanted the name in her head repeatedly.
Finally, she came to a spot outside the village, a cliff, overlooking the vast ocean. She sobbed aloud again.
Dropping to her knees, she grabbed the old sword. Following the ancient tradition, she placed to her braid and chopped it away.
"When a loved one dies, it is customary for the girls and women to cut their hair short.."
Hurling the long braid of hair into the sea, she stood there, heart pounding, tears pouring.
Suddenly, her father was there, pulling her into his embrace.
"It'll be allright, Katara.."
"No, it won't!"
Her reached into his pocket.
"She wanted you to have this."
The waterbender swallowed hard and looked at the betrothal neckalce. Whimpering, she reached out and crushed it to her.
Mom...
"I hate the Fire Nation!"
"Shh...She'll always be with you, Katara."
as we all know, she didn't hate them forever, now did she?lol.
This is the first part of a...idk. 5? 6? part series with the characters flashbacks. I'm comtemplating on whether or not to do sokka. i haven't given the poor guy much attention, other than killing him and making him accept the zutara marriage D
i reaaly like the reviews!! they make me so happy..
this drabble comes a little early cuz i have a paaaarty today. lol