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Hm. My very twisted up version of Bluetara. Enjoy the ironic-ness and weirdness.
Totally unoriginal, but we can dream, right?
Rated T for implied sexual content.
Sometime before Lake Laogai. Yeah, around there.
Splish. Slash. Thunk.
The rain began to grow harder, pouring water as she tripped into a dark alley. Her feet had betrayed her, landing on her knees as rain mixed with blood on her aching knees.
Blue eyes flashed fear, for only the slightest moment. Two greedy men approached her, only wanting one thing from, only to take away one thing from her small fragile body.
Scrambling to her feet, only to gasp and fall back down again, that's when she saw a third man join them.
A blue mask...
It seemed to frighten her, as it did to the men. But she did not notice then, while they gasped and raised their own weapons of fists. The blue mask that hidden the man's face seemed to draw her, to speak to her soul.
And for the strangest reason, she could have sworn that's what it was doing.
But she pushed that thought away, standing to her feet while the other men were not paying attention to her. She saw the man with the mask raise his sword, high above his head, ready to attack. She just didn't know who was the victim.
So she wasn't taking any chances.
Bending the water that was coming from the sky, she narrowed her eyes and gave a grunt of anger. A whip had formed in her hands and she was attacking the two men with fury and no mercy. Blood and bruises formed as they ran away, afraid of the small girl.
When she was left alone, with the blue masked man, they stared at each other for what seemed the longest time.
Her blue eyes, that matched the pouring rain, narrowed and glared at him.
In her life, she had learned not to trust anyone. She only ended up getting hurt in the end, either emotionally or physically. And she never wanted to feel those pains, or bring those memories back. So, this stranger was no exception.
With a strong blow of her arm, she lashed out frozen daggers of ice, pinning him neatly to the wall.
His swords dropped and clattered against the stone floor, as the waterbender stepped forward to the masked man. Even though she could not see his face, she already knew that he wasn't happy with what she had done.
The man did not move, taking his defeat with no struggle. But his shoulders tensed, not wanting to accept that the female species just did that to him. And the sheer idea of her presence made it all to awkward, and all to dangerous for him.
With slightly angry eyes, she stopped in front of the masked man.
"How could you be such a disgraceful man and even think of doing that to a girl!?"
A muffled reply came from beneath the mask, as he shook his head. Bending a dagger of ice from the rain, she stepped closer wanting to know the answer behind the mask. And that one step closer, sparked something in the back of her mind, she just didn't know what. As she carefully lifted the bottom of the mask, only to reveal his lips, she realized she just didn't want to know the answer.
She wanted to know everything behind the mask.
"What did you say?"
Her question was softer this time, not as harsh as before. A bead of sweat came down his face, his lips and the bottom of his pale cheeks showing. If it hadn't been raining, you could have heard both their hearts beating and nearly bursting with exhilaration.
"I said, I was trying to save you."
His words made her face soften, the dagger falling from her hands from surprise. The rain pattered around them, her hair now soaked and her clothes stuck to her body. Silence filled they alley, only rain providing the noise of the dark night.
And that's when the spark came back, a memory, and for some strange reason it wasn't what she expected.
"I'll save you from the pirates..."
She could nothing but stare, for she was still wondering how the thought of him could come into mind right now. But a voice in the back of her mind said it was alright, that it was okay and then the masked man's voice brought her back down to earth.
"My mask...fix it..."
Nodding, she stared at him for a moment. Her dark hand reaching up to touch the mask, her thumb accidentally brushing against his lips. As their skin colors collided and clashed, she could not tear her eyes from the mask. With another whisper, she replied softly.
"Thank you...even if you didn't..."
She didn't know why. It was probably that spark in the back of her head, the one controlling her, the one that had taken away the stronger and more controlled side of her. But she did it anyway. With no regrets, and no second thoughts. With just the moon and the rain as a witness, the only ones to see it happen in the darkness of the rainy night.
She kissed him, a soft peck on his lips, right where her thumb had been. The ice that held him melted away with just the flick of her hand, and she quickly drew back. Blushing and stammering apologies, she turned away, ready to flee.
But instead, a hand grabbed her his other hand holding the mask that was partly on his face in place. Spinning her around he pulled her into a kiss, as they both forgot about their lives, their worries, and all their duties. It just vanished down the street, the rain washing it out for those pure moments of passion.
With they pulled apart, she was left partly trembling, the strong and powerful side of herself gone with the rain that was beginning getting harder by the minute. Her dark hand reached up and pulled down the mask, so it was on correctly again. He nodded, hesitating to leave.
The heat inside his body had raised to his cheeks, behind his blue mask that matched her eyes. She glanced back, as he stood there breathing hard and unsure what to do. Something in the street was knocked over, bringing their senses back down to earth.
Giving each other once last look (even if it wouldn't be), they raced out the alley, heading in opposite directions. Once out of sight, both their hearts were beating as fast as the rain, leaving them both blushing.
Leaning against a wet wall, once she was alone, she reached up and shakily touched her lips.
Even in the rain, it was the warmest kiss she could ever imagine.