Death of a Warrior, Rise of a Wolf
Chapter 3:
Welcoming
Renton sighed as he closed the door behind him. He slid down to the floor and groaned. "Why is she so closed-minded to the idea?" He muttered to himself. Once again he snarled, "Why are women so confusing?!?!?!" He leapt to his feet and started off down the hall.
"So, how do you think it went?"
"From what I heard....she should be glad Renton is a fairly levelheaded guy. If that was Roy, she'd be dead, Aiko."
Marth stood talking to a woman who appeared to be in her thirties. She had chocolate brown hair and blazing blue eyes. They both stopped their conversation and looked to their left as Renton come storming down the corridor.
"Damn woman," he muttered as he passed, "Fucking making fun of our elders. Kick her ass, that's what I'll do...take her down a notch."
He continued his rant, while Marth turned to look back at Aiko. She stared at him and said, "This is gonna be....interesting."
"You got that much right," Marth replied.
They both laughed for a second and then turned serious.
"Tell me Marth, do you still think--"
"Aiko!" Marth growled, "I told you not to talk about that where someone can hear you!" He paused and calmed down, "But to answer your question, yes."
"What does he know?" Suki grumbled to herself, "Stupid jackass."
She looked up as the door opened and Aiko appeared.
"Konnichi-wa, my name is Aiko. I'm your nurse, healer person....Anyway, you seem to be feeling better. I never knew someone who could piss off Renton like that. He's quite funny looking when he's enraged if you ask me," Aiko joked.
Suki stared into her lap solemnly, "Did I really upset him that much? I mean I didn't mean to, it's just so unbelievable that I could be some sort of prophecy."
"Suki, as your life continues, I believe you may find that there is a lot about yourself that you so not yet know," Aiko responded.
Suki's eyebrows scrunched together in confusion, "What the hell are you talking about?"
Aiko flashed her a smile, "Just forget about what I said. Now, on another note it's time your bandages."
The whites of Suki's eyes shone brightly in the room, as Aiko stepped towards her.
"Uhhh....are you sure that's necessary? I really think it's fine!"
"It's always the quiet ones," Aiko sighed." Look, we can do this the easy way or the hard way, I've dealt with people who don't like infirmary care," She firmly stated.
"All right! All right! Let's just get this done and over with," Suki sighed dejectedly.
"Good. Now, since you've been such a good little patient after we're done, I let you go out for a while and get some fresh air with my apprentice."
Suki immediately perked up. If you asked anyone she knew, they could tell you what she despised most of all, being bedridden.
Anyone within the halls of the infirmary stopped dead in their tracks as a piercing cry followed by the shouts of a healer was heard.
As he steppe through the hospital doors Renton threw his head back and laughed, "Sweet, sweet karma!"
"Damn! You sure pack one hell-uva punch!"
"Well, I didn't mean to punch Aiko-sama in the face so hard," Suki chuckled.
"I can't believe you knocked her out though. I've been her student for years and I have yet to do that!"
Suki chuckled slightly and inhaled the fresh air. The two were reminiscing the so-called 'easy procedure' of bandage changing. Apparently Aiko had never dealt with anyone like Suki before. In the process of re-wrapping her arm, Suki sucker punched Aiko in the cheek and, although unconscious, Aiko promise to Suki was fulfilled.
After another healer came and took care of Aiko, Suki was given a basic set of clothes, some pants and a tunic. Once she was changed, Suki walked out to the waiting area where she met Aiko's student.
HEr name was Lyokan Tsupo. She was an incredibly cheerful person and she was a waterbender, as well as a powerful healer and kunoichi. Her appearance, however, was a ghostly reminder of the past. The golden-colored hair, which Lyokan had, was also that of Saya and Shakeeno. Although the most painful reminder were the haunting ocean blue eyes.
"HELLLLOOO!!!"
Lyokan's voice snapped Suki back to the present.
"You okay? You're sorta...you know....out of it," Lyokan's eyes were filled with concern.
"I'm fine," Suki sighed," just reminiscing."
"All right then! Let's go!" Lyokan explained.
Suki tilted her head to the side in confusion, "Go? Go where?"
"Ugh...were you not listening at all?"
Suki grinned sheepishly.
"Okay, I'll explain it ONE more time!" She seethed with annoyance." We're going to the stables to go for a ride."
"Ride? Ride what...ostrich horse?" Suki questioned.
"What the HELL is an ostrich horse!? Is it some sort of freaky bird with hooves?....WAIT...How does that even work? How do a horse and a giant bird...you know.... get busy...REPRODUCE?!?"
"I don't know! What the hell is a horse?" Suki yelled.
Both stared at each other in silence before cracking up.
"Man, we both have a lot to learn about each other's world," Lyokan gasped out between laughs.
"Yeah, you got that right," Suki choked out," especially if I decide to stay here."
Lyokan immediately topped in her tracks and turned around to face Suki. She bore an expression of utter confusion.
"Wha' do ya mean?" She blurted out. "Don't you wanna go home to your family?"
"I don't really have a family..." Suki drifted off.
"What do ya mean?" Lyokan nudged.
"Well," She paused," I never knew my dad, he disappeared when I was 3. My mom was taken prisoner by the fire nation when I was six. I'm sure she's dead by now.
My eldest brother Shinji died of an infection of a wound he received during the battle where my mother was captured. Saya, my eldest sister, hasn't wanted anything to do with me for the past five years. My second oldest brother, Hyriu, is a part of a group, or more like a gang, that's made up of earthbenders. They're not really allowed to be near the village for personal reasons.
I had a twin sister, but she was stillborn, so yeah. Finally there was my little brother Shakeeno," Suki paused as tears began spilling over her eyes," He died in a fire nation raid two years ago due to my stupidity.
My step-grandmother is a total bitch. When I was little she'd beat me and throw me outside at night like a dog. And my grandfather, the leader of the village Oyanji, is too much of a coward to stand up to his wife."
"I'm so sorry," Lyokan hugged Suki, "I-I had no idea."
"Yeah well, whatever," Suki shrugged,"That's how war is. Everyone has a sob story. What about you?"
Lyokan pointed to the tawny dog ears on her head, "Well, as you can see I'm a demon, a wolf demon and--"
"I apologize in advance for interrupting, but are wolf demons really common or something?"
"Kind of, not as much as we used to be, but I'm getting to that," Lyokan explained, "Unlike you, I had a decent childhood, no offense."
"None taken. I know my childhood sucked."
Lyokan laughed," Aren't you the blunt one? Anyway there was once a great tribe of wolf demons. We were the most feared warriors in all the land, however we refused to get involved with the war."
"I will explain why so keep your littlw mouth closed," she said as Suki snapped her jaw shut.
"You see we used to be in the war in the beginning, but we pulled out after we lost our greatest warrior, the person who created the great white wolf demon and the legendary sword, Reinzan, the majestic Ryoku."
Suki tilted her head to the side, "Uhh...What's the white wolf demon?"
Lyokan's jaw dropped, "You're kidding?"
Suki shook her head back and forth.
"The white wolf demon is the greatest demon in all the land. It's actually a whole clan of white wolf demons now. They're incredibly powerful lightning, fire, ice, and water benders. Also, their demonic forms are said to have the power to destroy the world."
"Wow."
"Yeah, wow. Now back to my story. We lived in peace and harmony, until the Federation decided to rid the world of the wolf demon clan. Only a few of us escaped from our villages. My father and I are the last of our tribe, that I know, from the Sumaru river clan," Lyokan finished.
"Do you know what happened to the rest of them?" Suki questioned.
"We believe they are either dead or imprisoned in the Federation's territory, the Wastelands. But, there is always the chance that they escaped."
"Well, that was a cheerful story," Suki deadpanned.
"Don't we all have 'cheerful' stories? You said it yourself, war gives us all sob stories," Lyokan joked.
The two walked in silence for a few more minutes until Lyokan gasped and jumped up.
"We're here!"
A/N: okay I think I got the Japanese suffix right, but if I didn't please tell me.
Definitions:
kunoichi- a female ninja
Pronunciations:
Aiko: Aye-koh
Lyokan: Lie-oh-can
Shakeeno: Sha-key-no
Saya: S-eye-ya
Hyriu: He-ry-you
Ryoku: Ree-oh-koo
Sumaru: Sue-ma-roo
Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar or Hyrule or the character design of Marth. I do own Marth's back story, Renton, Aiko, Lyokan, and all of Suki's family (dead or alive)
