Here's chapter 3! And to my friend Cheyenne A, I can't seem to find you on , but I am a girl and I would love to write a chapter with you! I absolutely love getting feedback, so it would be wonderful to be your friend. I'm only sorry I can't PM you!
{BURNING WATER}
The sun rose silently over the horizon as we climbed the stairs. I wasn't exactly looking forward to training, since it was a daily thing when I was in the Fire Nation. It was hard not to find things that reminded me of that time.
"Hikari! Come on!" Aang called from the top of the stairs.
"Coming!" I took them two at a time, quickly reaching Aang and Katara.
"Glad to see that you are on time."
I turned to see a man who I assumed was the master.
"This is Master Pakku." Katara motioned to the man.
"It is very nice to meet you." I bowed politely.
"Well, I've heard about you; the little Fire Nation runaway." My eyes widened, "Let's see what you can do."
He smiled and slid into a fighting stance. I returned the smile, following in turn by preparing myself.
"Bring it on, old man."
He made the first move, sending a wall of water in my direction. I moved my hands in a fast circle, spinning a cocoon of fire. The fire cut through the water, and it sizzled away into the lightening sky. I could hear a gasp of wonder from them, as it was the first time they had seen me fire bend.
"Impressive." Master Pakku conceded, but was quick on his feet with shards of ice flying at me.
Sliding my hand in an arc, a sheet of ice caused a rebound of the shards. Without a second to spare they melted and reformed into a ball of water that I surged toward him. He quickly moved to dodge it, but I'd planned that through too. On the opposite sides, walls of water closed in, and it caught him off guard.
Making quick work, I used the three groups of water to spin a tight ball; hollow of course. Freezing it, I smiled triumphantly. Master Pakku tapped on the inside, and I wondered why he didn't unfreeze it. The watching group erupted in laughter.
"Well done. I see you have been trained well." He unfroze the ball, and it dropped limply to the ground.
"Thank you." I bowed again, pleased that he was pleased.
I think it was the first time that someone ever praised me, because they were happy with me.
{BURNING WATER}
"I can see why you are so highly prized to the Fire Nation." Katara said later, as we watched the sun set.
It was my suggestion to take a walk, hers to stop and watch the sunset. I enjoyed spending time with another girl, considering all I had in the royal palace was Azula and her minions. There was this time though, that I managed to escape the guards outside the palace. I ran into a girl my age, who quickly became my friend.
"How did you escape?" Katara's question broke through my thoughts.
"It's a long story. One I'd rather not tell." I answered.
"Ok. I understand." She murmured.
"Do you really?"
She looked at me, her blue eyes questioning.
"I understand that you've been through a lot, and that you don't have anyone to be there for you." She said.
I opened my mouth to reply, but she continued. "And I want you to understand that I'll always be here for you."
We locked eyes and it was quiet for a moment. Katara turned back to the sunset.
"Thank you." That was all I could say.