The first time Katara woke up. Her blue eyes met an almond pair.
She muttered something incoherently and struggled to get up, only to be softly pushed back down by the person.
"Rest." The voice was female and slightly melodic. "You need it."
Katara followed the voice, the darkness once again closed in on her.
The second time she woke up, she turned to see Zuko's body lying beside her, his chest rising and falling in the rhythm of his breathing. She silently sighed in relief, at least she wasn't alone. She closed her eyes once again, lulled by the security she felt by having a familiar face near.
She was finally able to sit up the third time she woke. Katara groaned in pain, her body still left like it was on fire. She tried to speak but her throat felt like it was sand paper. The girl with almond eyes appeared once more. She offered her a small cup with golden liquid.
"Drink" she said, her voice soft. "You will feel better"
Katara didn't even bother asking what the drink was. She quickly got the cup and drank its contents. She was surprised by its taste; it reminded her of the sweet juice her mother used to make. It soother her throated at calmed her down greatly.
"Be careful." The girl said. "Very bad things happen when you drink too much of nectar."
'I've never heard of this drink before, odd.' She thought. She continued sipping the drink, watching her – caretaker? Captor? She really didn't know – with watchful eyes.
"My name is Calypso" she said, offering a small but friendly smile.
Before Katara could reply, the body beside her emitted a groan. Calypso rushed towards Zuko, pouring a small amount of the golden liquid into his mouth and quietly sang to him.
The sun shined from above them. From her spot under the tree she could see the afternoon sun giving Calypso's caramel colored brains a magical shine. She looked no older then Katara, her face closely resembled the porcelain figures than lined the shelved in their house during their stay in Ba Sing Sei.
"Lay back down, brave one." Katara heard her whisper to Zuko's groaning figure. "You need your rest."
Katara followed suit as Zuko started nodding off.
"Hey, wake up."
Katara mumbled something disjointed at the person who was waking her. She turned away from the noise and continued to sleep.
"Wake up."
The person roughly shook her now. She batted their hand away. "Sokka, cook your own food." She grumbled.
She heard him sigh in irritation. Katara merely continued to sleep, at least, until she felt her eat prickled in heat. She absently scratched her ear and continued to sleep. It wasn't until her ear felt like a roast that she pried her eyes open.
Katara was face to face with Zuko, whose face was a mere millimeters from her. She glared.
"What?"
"WHAT?" He exploded at her. "ARE YOU NOT WORRIED? DO YOU NOT WANT TO KNOW WHERE WE ARE? WHO'S HOLDING US CAPTIVE? AND WHERE – IN THE NAME OF AVATAR ROKU'S BEARD– APPA IS?"
She let out a short giggle. "I'm sorry, but I can't take anyone who uses Avatar Roku's beard as a curse seriously."
It was his turn to glare at her.
"Okay, okay." She said when she quelled her laughter. "Well, the girl who's been taking care of us is Calypso. She's been making us drink this gold colored medicine, its pretty-"
"ARE YOU INSANE? ACCEPTING DRINKS FROM RANDOM STRANGERS?"
"I'm sorry if I trust people too quickly." She said, the bitter edge in her voice was not subtle. "I guess that's my weakness."
He stared at her for a few moments, utterly confused. "I thought we-"
"Yeah, yeah"
"Then why did you-"
"It's nothing, okay. Can we move on?"
Zuko let out a sigh and sat back down. "Well, what about Appa?"
All the anger seeped away from Katara's system at the mere mention of the flying bison. "I don't know." Her voice was small and defeated.
"And where are we?"
"I don't-"
"I can answer that."
Katara turned and saw the small petite figure hovering by the shadows of the cave entrance.
'How was she able to move us here?' Katara thought as the girl approached them.
"I'm not interrupting anything, am I?"
"Nothing." The two answered instantly. "Nothing at all."
She smiled at them and bowed. In her hands was a tray filled with cups of the golden liquid and clothes. "My name is Calypso." She said, as she presented the tray to the two.
"Uhm, hi." Katara said accepting a cup. "I'm Katara and this is Zuko."
The fire bender sent a curt nod her way, as though he was above it all. With a roll of her eyes, Katara elbowed him on the ribs.
"Hey." He greeted in his usual soft, hoarse voice. He accepted a drink from her with slight apprehension.
"Sorry for his attitude." Katara said, taking a sip of the liquid and relishing the taste. "He's a man of few words."
Calypso eyed them both. "It's quiet alright." She sat down in front of them and began to explain. "This island is called Ogygia. It's a sort of paradise for people who stumble in." a smile danced on her lips, as thought what she was saying was a joke.
"Ogygia? How come I've never heard of it?"
She smiled again. "Very few people have had the opportunity to stay in my humble abode."
"Well, we're lucky to be here." Katara said, bowing her head.
"The pleasure is all mine. Do not worry, you are safe here. The sun has set now; I will leave everything at that and continue to explain tomorrow. Good night." She left the two with a slight bow of her head.
Katara felt Zuko stare at her as she readied herself for sleep.
"What?" she said, looking at him with a raise of his eyebrow.
"You can't seriously be thinking of sleep right now are you."
"I don't see why not."
"We're stuck in some strange island with Appa gone! We need to get back!"
"It's not like we can do much! It's dark and we're in a place we don't know about. Wandering around isn't something I'd suggest."
"You're a water bender! Aren't you suppose to rise with the moon or something."
"THAT DOESN'T MEAN I HAVE NIGHT VISION." She shouted, her patience was running thin now. "And who knows what runs around here at night."
Zuko raised his eye brow. "Like what?"
"Bears"
"Bears?"
Katara raised her chin. "Turtle bears." She said, her eyes threatening him to oppose.
"Fine, fine." Zuko sighed in defeat. "You go to sleep. I'll stay and watch."
"Sparky, you need to rest too. If we have to bend ourselves out of here you can't be falling asleep on me."
Zuko turned his back at her. "You worry about you and I'll worry about me. Just go to sleep."
Katara let out a huff of irritation. "Whatever."
She leaned back on the cave wall, sitting up in relative alertness. She closed her eyes and nodded off to sleep.
Yes, it's OOC. I am still learning to capture the character's voice.
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