Post by Teяa253 on Mar 31, 2008 2:30:40 GMT 1
that is a very obvious hint at someone you're gonna meet in this chapter.
Oh, and you'll see Sokka again too...
(I couldn't think of a title, OK?)
IT'S HAPPY GO-LUCKY TIME!
We both spun around and froze our follower to the ground. We looked them over and noticed three things: it was a girl, she had really long hair done up in an elaborate braid, and she had a very bright face, even though she was at our mercy. Of course, we had no intention of hurting her—at least until we found out who she was.
“What is your name?” my mother asked her, and suddenly, the girl smiled. The smile alone was big enough that it would have rivaled Katara’s hair. I seemed to notice something familiar about that smile. My mother commented to herself that it looked awfully familiar too...
“Ty Lee,” she exclaimed, “is that you?”
The girl laughed. “You got it.” She replied, still smiling, “so, if it’s not too much to ask, can you release me?”
“I would be glad to,” I said, “but first, may I please ask what you were doing following us?”
“Oh,” she replied, “sorry about that. I saw two of you, and I just wanted to make sure that I was not seeing double. I didn’t want to hurt you, Kai.”
“How did you know my name?” I asked,
“Your name is Kai too?” she exclaimed, “I didn’t know. I just called you Kai because you look almost exactly like your mother.
“Did you see Katara?” I asked,
“Actually,” Ty Lee replied, “yes I did. Right as I left, I saw you two, so I waited for you to come out.”
“So,” my mother asked her, “why are you following us now?”
“I was wondering if I could travel with you two. You know—join your little group...”
“It’s fine by me,” my mother replied, “it is ultimately up to my daughter here.” She turned to me and motioned to me to decide whether or not we should let her. My response was rather predicted.
“Aye,” I said, “it’s fine by me as well.”
Therefore, Ty Lee joined our group. After a little questioning, we learned that she was 33. After Azula had been killed, Ty Lee had gone off to do her own thing. She would not say what she did, and being the type of people we were, neither me nor my mother pushed the subject any further. My mother asked her if she knew anything about Mai, the other girl that was part of their troublesome trio 19 years ago.
“Oh yeah,” she exclaimed, “I forgot about Mai. No, I haven’t seen her in ages. Maybe Tera killed her.”
I was surprised that she knew about Tera. She just seemed too happy go-lucky to have any cares. I did not tell her this, for that would likely offend her. I did ask her what she knew about Tera though.”
“There’s a lot about Tera and her downfall that I know.” Ty Lee replied, “for example,” she leaned in real close to me and whispered something in my ear: “I know that your daughter is the avatar.”
I actually jumped back. “How did you know that?” I asked, grasping my daughter’s shoulders,
“I’m everywhere at once,” Ty Lee replied, “its all part of being... bendable. But don’t worry. My lips are sealed. You have always showed great kindness to me, so I’ll return the favor—especially since you let me follow you. I’ve been a nomad for quite some time now. It’s been getting really tiring for me.”
“So,” I asked, “what brings you to the Northern Water Tribe?”
“I have no idea really,” Ty Lee replied, “I just felt like coming here. What about you two? Were you doing some waterbending training?”
“Well,” I said, “sort of.” I could tell that I could trust Ty Lee for some reason, although we had never met. My mother seemed confident in her, and the feeling was mutual. I viewed her the same way. I told Ty Lee everything my mother and I had done with Katara, even down to the jokes about her hair.
“You made jokes about Katara’s hair too?” she exclaimed, and then she laughed. “Wow, I’m good. That’s what she and I were doing nearly the whole time when we were together.”
I had not told Ty Lee about the secret sanctuary where Katara got the spirit water, but that was on Katara’s request, and Ty Lee did not seem to wonder where I had gotten my spirit water anyways.
“So,” she asked, “where are you two going? I guess I should know if I’m gonna follow you around.”
“We are looking for Sokka the sword master.” My mother replied, “My daughter needs to learn the ways from a master.”
“Why can’t you teach her?” Ty Lee suggested, “I’ve seen you. You’re pretty good.”
“Sokka is better at the art than I am,” Kai I replied, “and, considering who my daughter is, I feel that she should be taught by none other than a renowned master like Sokka.”
“Ah,” Ty Lee exclaimed, “So Sokka’s gonna teach you, huh? In that case, maybe I’ll just wait outside.”
“What’s the matter?” I asked, “Does Sokka hate you or something?”
“Well,” Ty Lee stammered, “let’s just say that the last time we met, which was in Ba Sing Se, we did not necessarily leave on the best note. Toph was pretty upset at me as well.”
“What did you do?” I asked, “Or is it personal?”
“If you two don’t mind,” Ty Lee responded, “I’d rather not say.”
“That’s okay.” My mother and I replied, “We’ll respect that.”
“Well,” said Ty Lee, “in that case, I’ll take you to where he is. Normally, he’s in Ba Sing Se with Toph, but you happened to catch him here. He came here with Toph and Toph left early. Sokka got delayed.”
“I was wondering why they weren’t together,” my mother commented,
“Well,” said Ty Lee, “no offense, but you two looked lost. Do you want me to show you where he’s at?”
“If you would like to,” I said, “then that would be great.”
“Okay then,” she said, “follow me,”
We were farther away than I thought we were. Ty Lee cart wheeled in front of us, leading the way. When we got there, she simply stepped aside. She told us again that she did not want to go in.
“Are you sure?” I asked, “I think Sokka would understand if you were with us and all.”
“I’m okay,” Ty Lee replied, “you two go ahead. I’ll just bide my time out here. When you come back out, you’re welcome to leave without me if I’m not here waiting for you.”
“If you insist,” said Kai, “then so be it. Remember: you’re welcome to come in with us. We could explain it to Sokka...”
“It is okay, Kai,” Ty Lee replied, “You two go and have your fun.”
We said goodbye to Ty Lee and went inside. Considering that this was not Sokka’s permanent residence, it was pretty elaborate. It was nowhere near as grand as Katara’s residence, but then again, Sokka was not chief of the Water Tribes.
On the note of Sokka, he was nowhere to be seen. We both wandered through here, looking at our surroundings. Sokka seemed to have collected some interesting weapons over the years. I did notice that there was a boomerang that looked like it was a much cherished object. I had heard my mother’s stories about how Sokka had loved that boomerang, and they always took my fancy. A few minutes later, we heard a voice from one of the far chambers.
“Kai,” it said, “is that you? Did you bring your daughter with you?”
“Indeed I did,” Kai replied, “Sokka, where are you?”
“Just follow my beautiful voice,” he replied, and I laughed. My daughter may not have been too familiar with Sokka’s unusual methods, but having known him a while, I was. We both followed his voice until we met him. Sokka had changed a bit. He had grown all of his hair out, but it was much well-kept than Katara’s. In fact, it was the opposite. While Katara’s hair was messy and all over the place, Sokka’s hair was neat and well-kept;
“Hello, Kai,” said Sokka, “I see you have come to ‘The Sokka’ for some swordsmanship training, am I right?”
We nodded, and my daughter stepped forward.
“When do we begin?” she asked,
“Well,” said Sokka, grinning widely, “let me think about that for a moment...”
~Kai~
Oh, and you'll see Sokka again too...
(I couldn't think of a title, OK?)
IT'S HAPPY GO-LUCKY TIME!
We both spun around and froze our follower to the ground. We looked them over and noticed three things: it was a girl, she had really long hair done up in an elaborate braid, and she had a very bright face, even though she was at our mercy. Of course, we had no intention of hurting her—at least until we found out who she was.
“What is your name?” my mother asked her, and suddenly, the girl smiled. The smile alone was big enough that it would have rivaled Katara’s hair. I seemed to notice something familiar about that smile. My mother commented to herself that it looked awfully familiar too...
“Ty Lee,” she exclaimed, “is that you?”
The girl laughed. “You got it.” She replied, still smiling, “so, if it’s not too much to ask, can you release me?”
“I would be glad to,” I said, “but first, may I please ask what you were doing following us?”
“Oh,” she replied, “sorry about that. I saw two of you, and I just wanted to make sure that I was not seeing double. I didn’t want to hurt you, Kai.”
“How did you know my name?” I asked,
“Your name is Kai too?” she exclaimed, “I didn’t know. I just called you Kai because you look almost exactly like your mother.
“Did you see Katara?” I asked,
“Actually,” Ty Lee replied, “yes I did. Right as I left, I saw you two, so I waited for you to come out.”
“So,” my mother asked her, “why are you following us now?”
“I was wondering if I could travel with you two. You know—join your little group...”
“It’s fine by me,” my mother replied, “it is ultimately up to my daughter here.” She turned to me and motioned to me to decide whether or not we should let her. My response was rather predicted.
“Aye,” I said, “it’s fine by me as well.”
Therefore, Ty Lee joined our group. After a little questioning, we learned that she was 33. After Azula had been killed, Ty Lee had gone off to do her own thing. She would not say what she did, and being the type of people we were, neither me nor my mother pushed the subject any further. My mother asked her if she knew anything about Mai, the other girl that was part of their troublesome trio 19 years ago.
“Oh yeah,” she exclaimed, “I forgot about Mai. No, I haven’t seen her in ages. Maybe Tera killed her.”
I was surprised that she knew about Tera. She just seemed too happy go-lucky to have any cares. I did not tell her this, for that would likely offend her. I did ask her what she knew about Tera though.”
“There’s a lot about Tera and her downfall that I know.” Ty Lee replied, “for example,” she leaned in real close to me and whispered something in my ear: “I know that your daughter is the avatar.”
I actually jumped back. “How did you know that?” I asked, grasping my daughter’s shoulders,
“I’m everywhere at once,” Ty Lee replied, “its all part of being... bendable. But don’t worry. My lips are sealed. You have always showed great kindness to me, so I’ll return the favor—especially since you let me follow you. I’ve been a nomad for quite some time now. It’s been getting really tiring for me.”
“So,” I asked, “what brings you to the Northern Water Tribe?”
“I have no idea really,” Ty Lee replied, “I just felt like coming here. What about you two? Were you doing some waterbending training?”
“Well,” I said, “sort of.” I could tell that I could trust Ty Lee for some reason, although we had never met. My mother seemed confident in her, and the feeling was mutual. I viewed her the same way. I told Ty Lee everything my mother and I had done with Katara, even down to the jokes about her hair.
“You made jokes about Katara’s hair too?” she exclaimed, and then she laughed. “Wow, I’m good. That’s what she and I were doing nearly the whole time when we were together.”
I had not told Ty Lee about the secret sanctuary where Katara got the spirit water, but that was on Katara’s request, and Ty Lee did not seem to wonder where I had gotten my spirit water anyways.
“So,” she asked, “where are you two going? I guess I should know if I’m gonna follow you around.”
“We are looking for Sokka the sword master.” My mother replied, “My daughter needs to learn the ways from a master.”
“Why can’t you teach her?” Ty Lee suggested, “I’ve seen you. You’re pretty good.”
“Sokka is better at the art than I am,” Kai I replied, “and, considering who my daughter is, I feel that she should be taught by none other than a renowned master like Sokka.”
“Ah,” Ty Lee exclaimed, “So Sokka’s gonna teach you, huh? In that case, maybe I’ll just wait outside.”
“What’s the matter?” I asked, “Does Sokka hate you or something?”
“Well,” Ty Lee stammered, “let’s just say that the last time we met, which was in Ba Sing Se, we did not necessarily leave on the best note. Toph was pretty upset at me as well.”
“What did you do?” I asked, “Or is it personal?”
“If you two don’t mind,” Ty Lee responded, “I’d rather not say.”
“That’s okay.” My mother and I replied, “We’ll respect that.”
“Well,” said Ty Lee, “in that case, I’ll take you to where he is. Normally, he’s in Ba Sing Se with Toph, but you happened to catch him here. He came here with Toph and Toph left early. Sokka got delayed.”
“I was wondering why they weren’t together,” my mother commented,
“Well,” said Ty Lee, “no offense, but you two looked lost. Do you want me to show you where he’s at?”
“If you would like to,” I said, “then that would be great.”
“Okay then,” she said, “follow me,”
We were farther away than I thought we were. Ty Lee cart wheeled in front of us, leading the way. When we got there, she simply stepped aside. She told us again that she did not want to go in.
“Are you sure?” I asked, “I think Sokka would understand if you were with us and all.”
“I’m okay,” Ty Lee replied, “you two go ahead. I’ll just bide my time out here. When you come back out, you’re welcome to leave without me if I’m not here waiting for you.”
“If you insist,” said Kai, “then so be it. Remember: you’re welcome to come in with us. We could explain it to Sokka...”
“It is okay, Kai,” Ty Lee replied, “You two go and have your fun.”
We said goodbye to Ty Lee and went inside. Considering that this was not Sokka’s permanent residence, it was pretty elaborate. It was nowhere near as grand as Katara’s residence, but then again, Sokka was not chief of the Water Tribes.
On the note of Sokka, he was nowhere to be seen. We both wandered through here, looking at our surroundings. Sokka seemed to have collected some interesting weapons over the years. I did notice that there was a boomerang that looked like it was a much cherished object. I had heard my mother’s stories about how Sokka had loved that boomerang, and they always took my fancy. A few minutes later, we heard a voice from one of the far chambers.
“Kai,” it said, “is that you? Did you bring your daughter with you?”
“Indeed I did,” Kai replied, “Sokka, where are you?”
“Just follow my beautiful voice,” he replied, and I laughed. My daughter may not have been too familiar with Sokka’s unusual methods, but having known him a while, I was. We both followed his voice until we met him. Sokka had changed a bit. He had grown all of his hair out, but it was much well-kept than Katara’s. In fact, it was the opposite. While Katara’s hair was messy and all over the place, Sokka’s hair was neat and well-kept;
“Hello, Kai,” said Sokka, “I see you have come to ‘The Sokka’ for some swordsmanship training, am I right?”
We nodded, and my daughter stepped forward.
“When do we begin?” she asked,
“Well,” said Sokka, grinning widely, “let me think about that for a moment...”
~Kai~
