"Brother."
The said Ice Prince turned his blue eyes towered his sister from where they were gazing out the window of their home. The Northern sky was dancing with color reflecting off the lights from the festival. The waves lapping and ebbing just as Ta and La commanded them. And for the first time, the Prince felt something tickle his insides with an unfamiliar sensation.
Something like....joy...
Joy that that foolish little, - and dare he even think it?- cute Earthbender boy had elicited in him.
"You cannot hide your feeling from me, brother." Eska drawled out. And, to anyone who could hear, the tiniest catch of sympathy caught on the end of her monotone. "I know the boy brings you joy and love."
The Prince drew his eyebrows together with the slightest hint of confusion. "He elicits new feelings in me, yes. But ones that I have yet to determine and make certain. Besides, it is not honorable for the future Chief of the Northern Water Tribe to partake in childish romances with an uncultured, orphaned city dweller." he stated, "And a male one at that. You know how father would react if he found out. He would disown me."
"Perhaps." Eska mused, "Which was why we did the switch. Better for Father and Mother to think I was the one to fancy him than you. For I do not uphold as great a title as you, and-"
"-Are your statements meant to be reassuring, sister? For they are making me more upset."
Eska idly licked her finger, and wiped away a stray smudge of purple that still blossomed above Desna's eye.
"I apologize; I am only stating the facts. But that is why I told Bolin he amused me, once you told me of how he interested you. It was to see if he really did have mutual feelings."
"Which he does, for you, sister. For you are a woman." Desna stated, a tinge of sadness dripping in his words.
"But you have stated that once you kissed and he found out, that he seemed alright with it."
Desna sat down on the chair, "After he yelled at me, and I sent him away crying. Does that seem 'alright' to you?"
"You must tell him of how you feel," Eska put a hand on her brother's shoulder.
"Father would be furious."
"Father does not need to find out. But you must tell Bolin."
"And if he does not feel the same? If he is angry for us tricking him?"
"The boy does not seem to be the kind to hold grudges for very long." Eska replied, "And I also overheard him talking with his brother about it."
"You eavesdropped on them, sister? That is a low for you, even." Desna tensed slightly. "A Princess should mind her own business."
"Awkward as my snooping may seem,"she defended herself, her monotone raising just an octave, "I had your well being in mind."
Desna's nose wrinkled. "Very well. And?"
The tiniest hint of a smile curled at the edges of the Ice Princess's lips.
"Go tell him, brother."
And with that, Eska went out the door.
Desna was left with his thoughts, the little stuffed Polorbear dog that Bolin had won for her-him- resting on the edge of his bed.
"I cannot, sister..." he said quietly, all signs of the stoic mask leaving his face for a split second, "For I am...afraid."
Hey, everyone! Thank you for reading! Please leave comments!
I am wondering if I should just leave it as it is, or make it into a story... :(
I don't know! :0
