The group watched as the young man lurched. He curled in a ball and shook. They wanted to help to stop the cshaking, but none of them wanted to risk touching him. His eyes flashed open but the colors ahd changed. They were misted over. Katara let out a sharp gasps and turned to look at Toph. His eyes were the same as hers.
She looked back at teh man as he started to sit up. The jolts still ran through his body in irregular waves. He pushed himself back against a tree and laughed. He opened his eyes and looked up at Katara.
She watched with wide eyes as the fogged eyes bled back into his normal mismatched set. She grabbed her brother's arm as she stared at the man. Aang was standing behind her with eyes almost larger then his face could hold.
"Who are you?"
"Many have called Mirage." Toph laughed and crossed her arms.
"Mirage? That's kinda cheezy isn't it." He smiled over and Toph, thought she couldnt' see it. He chuckled and nodded his head.
" I suppose it is. Very well, you may call Keima." Toph cocked an eyebrow and shook her head.
"Is that your real name or another 'people have called me this." Keima pushed himself up and dusted his pants off.
"My birth name." He looked over at Sokka whose eyes were still wide with a mixture of fear and confusion. Keima pushed his hair out of his face and smiled at Sokka.
"Sorry about the episode, you don't need to rush someone until you know what they can do to you." Sokka nodded and took an extra stepp away from Keima.
"I'll remember that." Keima froze and stood up to his tallest. He looked around and scanned the area. He could feel a vision coming on, but it wasn't a force of energy this time. It was slow and creeping. Someone or something around him was setting it off. He closed his eyes and sat down on the ground.
"You have warning." His eyes clamped harder shut as his body lurched. Katara backed away from him grabbing Toph and pulling her back.
Blue arrows flashed in front of his eyes. Blood was smeared across them. The sounds of crying rung through the otherwise empty silence. A voice in the distance calling for help. The sound of flesh being sticke nfrom the skin. Fire burning into the flesh.
Keima's eyes shot open and he immediately turned his head to the side as his legs continued to jerk.
"Scar..." Katara followed his gaze down a long river. She frowned as she remembered seeing that same river connect with the ocean as they had flown in. She looked over to the man and shook her head.
"We need to leave now." Keima nodded and looked at her. He looked towards the East and pointed.
"There is a village in that direction. You should be safe there." Sokka shook his head.
"Why were you following us?" Keima shook his head as he stood up.
"You are all in very serious danger. I will catch up to you after dark." Toph scoffed.
"Yeah? How are you going to do that?" Keima looked at the small girl. He took a step towards her but she backed away.
"Back off, buddy." Keima smiled. He shook his head. He pulled his glove off of one of his hands and took another step towards her. Toph stomped the ground and sent a rock towards him. He dodged it and moved in closer.
"I'm not going to hurt you. Let me show you something." Toph frowned at him and backed up again.
"Blind remember?" Sokka walked over and stepped between them. Keima smiled down at Sokka.
"Get away from her."
"As I said I am not going to hurt her. I am just going to anser her question."
"Sokka. Let him alone." Aang chimed up. He walked over to stand beside Sokka. He looked at Keima and shook his head.
"See what he does." Toph frowned
"Are you sure about this twinkle toes." Keima set his eyes upon the blind girl again.
"You can see using your body. But let you me show you what I can see without my eyes." Toph frowned. Keima walked up close to her, but this time she didn't back away. He took a deep breath and gently touched her cheek ever so slightly with his finger tips. When he wasn't bombarded with visions he cupped her face in his hand.
Toph drew in a sharp breath as things began to appear in her mind. Glows of some sort. She had been told about colors, was that what she was seeing.
"Oh my god." Keima smiled and leaned down setting his forehead on hers.
Shapes began to take form. Round shapes of the floating colors. There was one close to her that emmitted warmth. All of the forms dissappeared when Keima pulled away. He took his hand away from her.
"What the hell was that?" Toph said. Aang looked at Toph warily. Sokka frowned as he watched Keima. This man was tall, much taller then himself, shapely built, and close to his age. This fasination with Toph wasn't healthy. It couldn't be.
"What happened Toph." Katara ask walking up and setting her hand on the smaller girl's shoulder.
"I don't know."
Aang turned and looked at Keima.
"What did you do?" Keima smiled.
"The things you saw were called auras. That is how I will find you. You have a deep green aura. There was an aura close to you, it was a pale red, that is what the color was. That was mine. I can see auras from great distances. That is how I found you tobegin with." He froze and looked to the South again. "I can explain more later. But now I suggest you all get to the village as fast as possible."
"Wouldn't we be safter to go north instead of east?" Sokka ask. Keima shook his head and looked back at towards the East.
"No. The village to the north is Earth Kingdom, but to the east is a mixed village. you won't stand out so easily." With that said her turned and walked into the forest. Sokka shook his head.
"That guy is seriously creepy." Katara grabbed her brother's arm.
"Creepy or not, I think we had better get going."
