Chapter 6 I love you, Cherry blossom part 1
Kitima was lying underneath the cherry blossom tree at Taira's house. She had finally woken from her coma. Her head was resting on Mada's lap as he stroked her hair. Mada's brown eyes were cover by his hair, those eyes those brown were staring down with relief, because the love of his life has escaped from deathly dieses.
"Guys time for lunch," Sokka brought out a tray with a bowl of noodles and two cups of water. "Are you hungry Kitima?" She nodded her head and thanked Sokka for the lunch.
"Don't worry Sokka, I'll get my own food!" Mada left Sokka and Kitima alone.
" How are you feeling?" Sokka asked.
"Fine." Kitima replied with a smile. Her smile sent butterflies to Sokka's stomach.
"Do you like that, Taira made it, I just put it in the bowl." Sokka said.
"And the bowl looks amazing Sokka." Kitima smiled, one smile sent fire to those butterflies, now it was a burning sensation.
" What's wrong Sokka?" Kitima asked
The thought of telling Kitima how he felt was racing through his mind.
" Kitima there is something I need to tell you."
"Anything Sokka."
This was it; Sokka is going to tell her how he feels,
"Kitima I don't know why but I've felt so strange around. I felt like you do when you're around Mada. I love you Kitima, but I love you as I love Suki. But I don't know why I feel this way but," Sokka turned to face her, taking his eyes of the tree to his right. "I don't if I should feel this way." Sokka paused. " You're just going to sit there and absolutely say nothing! That is just like you!"
"How am I supposed to feel?! I just found out that my best friend is in love with me and you expect me to pour my heart to you. Okay Sokka you know what I don't how you feel. Get over yourself Sokka; I can't have the pressure of making every one happy. Solve your own problems. You love Toph now leave me out of this!" Kitima stormed into the house, and she sat in her room for the rest of the day.
That evening Mada joined Kitima in her room, as he did everyday.
"Kitima why do you look so mad? Last time you looked like that, was when that kid made fun of you in school."
"I just am." Kitima sneered back.
" Will you tell me what's wrong?" Kitima shook her head
Her pale gray were glistening as she turned to face him. "If I told you," She paused " you wouldn't understand."
"Okay you can tell me when you feel like it." Mada exited the room, leaving Kitima alone, but he still wanted to know what was on her mind.
"Hey Taira," Mada waited for her to turn around, "do you know why Kitima is so upset all of the sudden." Mada asked Taira, you could see the concern in his eyes.
"I don't know, I saw her having a convocation Sokka, then she stormed off into her room."
Sokka his named echoed in Mada's head.
Later that evening Mada heard Sokka whistling down the hall. Anger filled him, the image of Kitima crying burned him.
"Sokka get your ass in here! Taira could leave us alone." She nodded her head and left the kitchen.
"You know Mada, you don't need to yell. I… was like…" Sokka was interrupted by the sound of kunai knives. "Ten feet away. What going on Mada?"
"Sokka what did you say to Kitima?!"
"I said nothing!" Sokka said as he crossed his arms.
"Don't joke with me Sokka, I am about two seconds away from plunging this through your neck." Mada grabbed the knife with both hands. "Now tell me what you two talked about?" You could cut the tension in the air with a knife.
" The convocation is in between Kitima and I!" Sokka said with a smug.
Mada heard Osami, Taira's boyfriend, walking down the hall. Osami and Mada were always close, from the day they met.
"Osami can you come in here?" Osami walked in the room and he saw Mada with knife.
"Mada put it away and let me talk to Sokka." When Mada was passing Osami, he said something. "Go get something to drink, after that stand out side the door. I talk loud."
Osami whispered into Mada's ear. Mada left Sokka and Osami.
"Sokka what did you say to Kitima, I'm not here to hurt you, I'm here to help." Sokka's head hung low with guilt.
"I told her I loved her and then she flipped out at me." Sokka looked up at the ceiling. "She said that she would never feel the same way that I do." Sokka looked back down, towards the floor.
Osami stood up from his positioning in his chair. "Sokka you idiot!! How many times do I have to tell you? Mada and Kitima love each other. When you told her it probably confused her. Now her relationship with Mada could be destroyed because of your ignorance and not listening to me! Sokka you need to start putting other in front of you. Sokka what are you going to tell Mada when he finds out? You saw what happened earlier, that was just for making Kitima upset. Imagine what he is going to ho to you when he finds out that you loved Kitima. It is going to be ten times worst. Don't you every think things through?!" Osami sat back down and threw his blood red hair behind his shoulder.
"I still love her." Sokka muttered underneath his breath.
"Sokka just think, how would you like it if I went up to Toph and told her I was in love with her."
"I would be pissed off." Sokka replied with angst.
"Exactly Sokka, just think how Mada feels, knowing that he has to compete with another guy with Kitima. That guy being his best friend." Osami stood up, but paused in the doorway, "He can never trust you again." Osami left Sokka in tears.
Kitima sat in her room crying, each tear glowed as they fell. Kitima noticed they were bright blue just like the Spirit Oasis' water.
"What the?" Kitima moved up to the front of the bed and sat on her pillow. The bed sheets were not soaking up the tears, but they were floating on the bed, just like mercury. Kitima dipped her fingers in it but when she pulled them out they were not wet.
A whisper went into Kitima's ear "Stop crying." It was a man's voice. She lifted her head and wiped away the tears as the voice commanded. When she did a man was standing before her.
"Who are you?" Kitima stuttered.
"I've have known you your whole life. You were dipped in the Spirit Oasis water when you were two days old. My sister, Tui, gave Princess Yue life. And I gave you life."
"La." The name escaped so easily, like she had been saying it for years. "What are you doing here? I thought you were supposed to be in Northern water tribe."
"But I need to talk to you. You shall be going through changes."
" I have already had that talk with my mom!" An awkward silence grew between them.
"No, spiritual changes. Kitima what is happening between you and your friend is supposed to happen. It happened with me."
"How am supposed to know who the right one is? How am I supposed to choose?" The tears started to fill her eyes again.
" I need to tell you your future!" La's eyes glowed and Kitima started seeing different slides of her life. The slides stopped, at one with a crowd of people mostly wearing black. Kitima stood in the front of the crowd, dressed in her black kimono. She turned around to see all of her fellow friends and family crying in mourning. She looked strait in front of her to see a coffin and his face.
"No." Kitima's eyes swelled up with tears.
Oh hi sorry about the long time since the next chapter came out. It took a long time and typing isn't a strong point so. There it is.