A/N: hey all! It's me again and I'm posting for the third time today! WHEW! What a day! Anyways, here's the third chapter of For Mom.
Disclaimer: same as always yawn
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Winter…Spring…Summer…Fall…
Four Seasons…
Water… Earth…Fire… Air…
Four Elements…
There is no separation among these elements and seasons as some may think there is…
They are all the same… but they act as though they are not…
In the Winter… there is snow about the ground, yet the blossoms of spring still lie below the layer of white.
In the Spring… there is rain and clouds, yet the rays of light from the Sun still shine above the clouds' armor.
In the Summer… there is much heat and not enough clouds, but the cool breezes of autumn aren't far behind.
In the Fall… there are light breezes and leaves falling, but the cold air of winter is still around you.
In water… there are the swift movements of air, the strong movements of earth, and the fierce movements of fire.
In earth… there are the flowing movements of water, the fierce movements of fire, and the swift movements of air.
In fire… there are the strong movements of earth, the swift movements of air, and the flowing movements of water.
In air… there are the fierce movements of fire, the flowing movements of water, and the strong movements of air.
Think about it…
There are no differences…
There are no separations…
Everything is… connected…
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She woke up who knows how long later, her head spinning and her body filled with pain.
She tried to stand, but when she made the attempt, she only fell back down, the pain and dizziness increasing.
Suddenly she heard the shuffle of feet and a soft voice asked, "Oh dear, are you ok?"
Her eyes popped open in recognition; it was the voice that had been in her head outside the wall.
Above her stood a woman dressed in Fire Lady robes, a concerned look on her face.
"W-who are you? Where am I?"
The girl scrambled to get away as the asked her question.
"I am Fire Lady Ursa, and this is my sanctuary," the woman answered.
The girl looked around and noticed that the area she was in looked like a Fire Nation garden. Ponds with turtle ducks swimming around on the water, trees of magnificent cherry blossoms, cobblestone pathways extending from where she was laying, bright flowers and intensely dark leaved bushes.
"I-I'm in the Fire Nation? How'd I get here? Where are Aang and Sokka? What did you do with them?" the girl asked in an accusatory tone.
Ursa chuckled and said, "No, you're not in the Fire Nation, but Katara, I've been expecting you."
"How do you know my name?" the girl asked.
"That's something we'll talk about later. Right now, I have to show you something," Ursa said, taking the girl's hand and pulling her to her feet and making her way down one of the cobblestone pathways.
"Where're you going?" she asked.
Ursa turned around and said, "You'll have to follow me to find out."
Cautiously, she followed the Fire Lady until the pathway ended and they were at the door of what seemed to be a cabin of some sort.
"What is this place?" she asked.
"Come inside," Ursa said, opening the door and walking in.
With hesitant movement, she followed and tentatively looked around.
Though the outside of the hut was simple, the inside was much more.
Lavish red and gold based tapestries hung from the walls; there was an extravagant white marble table in one corner, a small bay window in another, the large window seat piled with marvelous pillows varying in shades of red with gold tassels in the corners, and two doors leading off to other rooms.
"Come along," Ursa said from one of the doors on the opposite side of the room.
She slowly made her way over to where the Fire Lady was and asked, "What is it that you need to show me?"
Taking the girl's arm lightly, the Fire Lady pulled her over to a mirror on the dresser next to the four poster bed in the room and Ursa said, "I want you to look in this mirror and tell me what you see."
The girl did as she was told and said, "I just see… me."
"I knew this was going to happen," Ursa said, shaking her head.
"What?" the girl asked.
"Let me rephrase that," Ursa said, "Look into the mirror and think hard about your mother."
She was startled that this woman would ask her to do such a thing, but she obliged to do it anyway.
She looked at the mirror again, this time her hand delicately clasped around the pendant on the choker around her neck.
After a minute, her mother's appearance looked back at her.
Her mother's hand rose and pressed against the surface of the mirror.
With tears in her eyes, the girl placed her hand over her mother's.
"M-mom…" she murmured.
The figure in the mirror nodded with a small smile.
Suddenly her mother's figure disappeared and the girl was left staring at herself in the mirror again.
She backed away from the dresser and fell to her knees, her body racked with sobs.
Ursa bent down and placed a comforting hand on the girl's shoulder, and the girl caved and leaned against the Fire Lady.
Ursa wasn't surprised at this and held the girl, stroking her hair and humming the tune to the girl's old lullaby.
After her tears subsided, she looked up at the Fire Lady and asked, "H-how do you know that song?"
"I heard you humming it before you walked into the wall," Ursa chuckled.
Giving a small laugh herself, the girl stood and said, "I should be going."
"Katara, I didn't bring you here so that you could leave," Ursa said, "This is a special place that you need to drink in. I'm here to help you understand what happened to your mother."
"Y-you're Zuko's mother, aren't you?" the girl asked.
"Indeed I am, but that's not important right now. Come, and I will show the rest of the grounds…"
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A/N: okay, so that's chapter 4. all you have to do now is review and the next chapter will be up soon! But I'm not posting another chapter again today. I have other stories you know (go and read them!)
Review please! XD