A/N: I don't know if it's really wise to jump from a very sweet and light story to a darker one so abruptly, but here we are! This one-shot is "a bit" angstier than the previous one and is mainly Eska-centric, focusing on her thoughts. Tell me what you think!
Title: Icy Bliss
Words: 541
Genre: Angst/Romance/Fluff?
Icy Bliss
There was a time when Eska thought that Bolin would come with her to the North. They would get married and live happily ever after. Little did she know that Bolin would run away at the first occasion... But then he came back. He came back to fight her. And during the battle, tables had turned more than once. One moment, they opposed each other, fighting for different causes; the other one, they were firing at the same target. She remembered hearing Bolin saying that he loves her. She remembered a kiss. A kiss that melted the ice which had kept the two brothers imprisoned. For one moment, she thought that they would spend an eternity together.
Soon enough, however, it was time to go back to reality. She had no right to drag Bolin to the North with her against his will. She had learned a little bit too well that you cannot impose your own desires onto other people, if it makes them unhappy. Bolin too had wanted to take her with him, to Republic City, she remembered. Had she gone with him then, she and Desna would now be with the Avatar, accompanying her on her adventures. But Eska's responsibilities lay in the North. And so in the North she shall dwell.
Bolin sometimes came to her in her dreams. She would see him walking through the mist, reaching out to her, then suddenly, turning into a statue of ice and melt away. Eska would wake with a jump, oftentimes waking up Desna with her. She had sobbed in her brother's arms more than once. He was the only one who knew, who really knew, everything that happened. He was the only one to know how the story had started, all the hardships that Eska and Bolin went through, as well as the only one to understand. He was the one to which Eska could talk when things became too hard. He was the one to dry her tears when she would wake up sobbing, knowing that she could wait a lifetime, and that Bolin would never come back to her.
But one day, Bolin did come to the North Pole. At first, her mother and the guards were panicked. They said that a stranger had arrived and that he demanded to see the princess. They said that they could not hold him any longer, that he was screaming Eska's name, claiming that his desire to see her was greater than any strain that they would put on him. And so they opened the gate. As soon as a little red animal entered the throne room, Eska knew who the visitor was. And when he entered, he was even more beautiful than what she remembered. Upon seeing Eska, Bolin fell on his knees and asked if she would have him. He was holding a betrothal necklace in the colors that were not those of the Northern Water Tribe, but inspired by his own heritage. He promised that he will never leave again and said that he will stay with her forever. And so they lived for years to come, together, in icy bliss.
It was a nice dream, but nonetheless, Eska cried when she woke up.
A/N: Ooookay, this one was a bit dark... But fun to write, though! I hope it was at least half as fun to reac x)
The next fic will be loads lighter, being of the humor/parody genre, so stay tuned ^^
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