Post by Teяa253 on Nov 27, 2008 8:09:32 GMT 1
Chapter 29...
alright, maybe 12:07AM isn't "the evening" but hey, I tried... xP
anyways, more about Meili, and she tells a little story...
CHAPTER 29: AWAITING THEIR NEXT OBJECTIVE
Incidentally, Iresu’s battle was quick, for the woman she was pitted against was no match for the mighty former Earth Queen. Incidentally, Iresu seemed more of a pacifist, for she was much less violent, and the woman she fought surrendered, so Iresu spared her life. Had Iresu been a member of The Order, there would be a much higher chance that that woman’s life would not have been spared.
By the time that round (round 189) was over, Meili seemed about to lose consciousness. It was easy to deduct that she was severely injured, and so with haste, Royota, Shinon, Iresu and Ryuka took her and headed back to the base, Alzar and Sanaki following, their normal incredible speed hindered by the injuries.
For Shinon, healing most of Meili’s major wounds were a relatively simple task, but some of them just needed Meili to rest, and others were in places on Meili that no one touched.
“You need rest, Meili,” Royota counseled, but Meili was a stubborn young woman, and she didn’t want rest, despite how much she needed it.
“See,” she snapped, standing up, also slightly nervous for being in The Avatar Guard’s actual headquarters, “I’m fine.”
However, her falling down moments after saying that led Royota to catch her lie.
“Just lie down,” he said gently, “if you need anything just ask me.”
“I don’t want to,” Meili grumbled, “why am I like this?”
“You were badly injured,” said Alzar, “you passed out right as we got you in here. We’re still trying to recover ourselves as well.”
Meili sighed. “Fine” she said, “I’ll wait it out, but right now I want to talk about something—anything.”
“Why not the story of how your parents met,” said Shinon, “that mother of yours looked... well, she looks innocent. How did she find a man that actually loved her rather than wanted to use her?”
“It’s an amusing story,” Meili replied bluntly, “the way it was told to me—a pointy-eared girl named Tera told me it, since my mom is still clueless about it; heh, heh...”
“So what was it like,” Sanaki asked, “what was this story that you were told concerning how your parents met?”
“well, they literally sort of ran into each other,” Meili replied; “Zuki was just earthbending and doing whatever she does in her own little world; that’s one thing I always loved about my mother—she was always in her own little world except when family was concerned.
Anyways, the way they met was apparently Zuki wandered too close to where Cho Ling, my father, was, and he used earthbending towards her out of habitual self-defense. My mom blocked it, and was surprised at what she had done. My dad actually lunged towards her, still unable to tell friend from foe.
I’m pretty sure that the impact with the ground would have hurt most people, but not Zuki Meisha. When she hit the ground she just started laughing. Her laugh was not and is not an evil one; it’s just so sweet. Anyone who hears it will always smile—it has yet to be disproved.”
Meili was sitting up by now. This seemed to be an emotional story for her just because of how sweet and touching it was. Her eyes were starting to water already, but she was hiding it well.
“So they met,” Meili continued, “and my dad started to get through to my mom, who still seemed sort of clueless. She had had people talk to her before trying to gain her interest, but she always just seemed to shake them off—she was always in her own little world. Cho Ling on the other hand, somehow broke through into Zuki’s mind. He cared for her in a unique way that she had not seen up to this point in her life.
She could feel that this man was not after her for her beauty or her obedience—she felt something different: care; like this man was always going to be there for her no matter what; like any time she had a problem she could come to him; like whenever she was in danger, he... he would be there to... to protect her.”
This must have been an emotional story for Meili, for she rapidly changed when she told it. This story touched her in an unusual way; perhaps it was because she was their eldest child.
“So,” said Royota, “he was the perfect man for her then?”
“Aye,” Meili replied, “he never did anything she was uncomfortable with. His most important objective was to make sure she was happy. The fact that she was interested in him was something new for her. The feelings he gave her were new emotions for her. She loved it. Most importantly though, he said the two fateful words that Zuki had been told many times in the form of persuasion: “I love you”.
And yet, Zuki seemed to know this man’s sincerity. She could tell that he was being completely serious, and her response was something new; she said “I love you too” and she meant it. There was no giggling laugh in her voice that she usually had when she said it (‘coz technically, Zuki loves everyone), there was serious affection.
Naturally, it was not long before they were married, and that’s where my development came in. there is a reason I’m blind and partially deaf. My mother and father were attacked by The Order. Zuki took some serious damage where I was, and apparently it damaged my system. I never understood why it was classified that way, as I’ve never really had trouble; well, I’ve had trouble hearing sometimes, but being blind never was a problem for the most part.”
“So that’s your story,” said Alzar, and Meili nodded; Alzar feeling it.
“Aye,” said Alzar, “then I can understand why you are not bitter about it like I am about my own,”
“Alzar,” said Sanaki inquisitively, “why are you bitter about that?”
“Aye” Meili added, “if you’re a blind bender there’s nothing to be ashamed of. Is there a back story for you as well?”
Shinon and Royota looked over at Alzar, who had bowed her head (Ryuka was back to his usual business and Iresu was likely somewhere around the base, as she had followed them, having freed a person from The Underground as her prize), her eyes closed.
“Aye,” she said, “there is. Perhaps one day I shall tell it in greater detail. For now though, I will say that although as a descendant of Sanaki Li Chan being born blind would not be a rare occurrence, I was not born blind. It was a stupid movement that involved myself and my friends, and the end result was me gradually losing my eyesight until all I can see now is blackness. I can no longer see the faces of those whom I had loved; nor can I even see myself.”
“Sanaki,” asked Meili curiously, turning to her (though it made no difference, since both young ladies were blind as well) “your last name isn’t Li Chan by chance is it?”
“No,” Sanaki replied, “my last name is Foxx.”
“Ah,” said Meili, “so the Sanaki Li Chan that Alzar speaks of is not you”
“Nope,” Sanaki replied, “she was my ancestor as well though.”
“Alright then,” said Meili, “just wondering.”
Alzar meanwhile seemed very bitter. The fact that she had made herself blind still aggravated her very much. Meili had turned over, expecting to get some sleep, and Sanaki had gone into one of the arenas to train some to pass some time.
“Alzar,” said Royota, putting his hand on her shoulder and guiding her into another empty room, “it’s what we’re here for. What’s the matter?”
Shinon, who usually helped assure Alzar, decided to let the “wise old man” help her this time, as he figured he’d help train with Sanaki so she could get better against waterbenders, which was her weakness.
Alzar made sure the door was closed before she sat down on the bed that happened to be in the room as well. She sighed longingly.
“It’s so different though,” she said, her eyes closed; she looked like she might cry, and for Alzar, this was rare.
“how is it different,” said Royota, sitting next to her, his aged hand gently sifting through her soft black hair until it reached and started rubbing the back of her neck;
“I had the eyes of an eagle-fox,” Alzar replied, “I could literally see anything. One stupid mistake on my part ruined everything. I hate being blind, Royota, I honestly hate it.”
“Alzar,” said Royota, still gently rubbing Alzar’s neck, “it’s not like you go bumbling around into everything. Your heat-sense is just as keen as my eyes, and probably yours as well.”
“But heat-senses don’t show what people’s expressions are,” said Alzar, “it doesn’t show the bright colors of things; it doesn’t show me what my friends and I look like now that we’re all grown up. It makes me so mad, Royota; to know that it was my fault. I used to know about those things, and it was my own stupid choice that took them away.”
Alzar actually had tears running down her face by now.
“I’m sorry Alzar,” said Royota, “the only thing I can do at this point is give you comfort. Remember, even if you were rendered completely blind, you’re still the greatest firebender in the world. You also still have friends in many places that love and care for you.”
Alzar embraced him, though she was still sniffling.
It only took 2½ days for Meili to recover; and with her back in action, the whole place seemed happier. Alzar’s spirits wee rising too, but the fact that she was blind still seemed to bother her. At this point though, Royota, Shinon, Sanaki, Meili, Alzar, Iresu and Ryuka were simply Awaiting Their Next Objective.
~Azula~
alright, maybe 12:07AM isn't "the evening" but hey, I tried... xP
anyways, more about Meili, and she tells a little story...
CHAPTER 29: AWAITING THEIR NEXT OBJECTIVE
Incidentally, Iresu’s battle was quick, for the woman she was pitted against was no match for the mighty former Earth Queen. Incidentally, Iresu seemed more of a pacifist, for she was much less violent, and the woman she fought surrendered, so Iresu spared her life. Had Iresu been a member of The Order, there would be a much higher chance that that woman’s life would not have been spared.
By the time that round (round 189) was over, Meili seemed about to lose consciousness. It was easy to deduct that she was severely injured, and so with haste, Royota, Shinon, Iresu and Ryuka took her and headed back to the base, Alzar and Sanaki following, their normal incredible speed hindered by the injuries.
For Shinon, healing most of Meili’s major wounds were a relatively simple task, but some of them just needed Meili to rest, and others were in places on Meili that no one touched.
“You need rest, Meili,” Royota counseled, but Meili was a stubborn young woman, and she didn’t want rest, despite how much she needed it.
“See,” she snapped, standing up, also slightly nervous for being in The Avatar Guard’s actual headquarters, “I’m fine.”
However, her falling down moments after saying that led Royota to catch her lie.
“Just lie down,” he said gently, “if you need anything just ask me.”
“I don’t want to,” Meili grumbled, “why am I like this?”
“You were badly injured,” said Alzar, “you passed out right as we got you in here. We’re still trying to recover ourselves as well.”
Meili sighed. “Fine” she said, “I’ll wait it out, but right now I want to talk about something—anything.”
“Why not the story of how your parents met,” said Shinon, “that mother of yours looked... well, she looks innocent. How did she find a man that actually loved her rather than wanted to use her?”
“It’s an amusing story,” Meili replied bluntly, “the way it was told to me—a pointy-eared girl named Tera told me it, since my mom is still clueless about it; heh, heh...”
“So what was it like,” Sanaki asked, “what was this story that you were told concerning how your parents met?”
“well, they literally sort of ran into each other,” Meili replied; “Zuki was just earthbending and doing whatever she does in her own little world; that’s one thing I always loved about my mother—she was always in her own little world except when family was concerned.
Anyways, the way they met was apparently Zuki wandered too close to where Cho Ling, my father, was, and he used earthbending towards her out of habitual self-defense. My mom blocked it, and was surprised at what she had done. My dad actually lunged towards her, still unable to tell friend from foe.
I’m pretty sure that the impact with the ground would have hurt most people, but not Zuki Meisha. When she hit the ground she just started laughing. Her laugh was not and is not an evil one; it’s just so sweet. Anyone who hears it will always smile—it has yet to be disproved.”
Meili was sitting up by now. This seemed to be an emotional story for her just because of how sweet and touching it was. Her eyes were starting to water already, but she was hiding it well.
“So they met,” Meili continued, “and my dad started to get through to my mom, who still seemed sort of clueless. She had had people talk to her before trying to gain her interest, but she always just seemed to shake them off—she was always in her own little world. Cho Ling on the other hand, somehow broke through into Zuki’s mind. He cared for her in a unique way that she had not seen up to this point in her life.
She could feel that this man was not after her for her beauty or her obedience—she felt something different: care; like this man was always going to be there for her no matter what; like any time she had a problem she could come to him; like whenever she was in danger, he... he would be there to... to protect her.”
This must have been an emotional story for Meili, for she rapidly changed when she told it. This story touched her in an unusual way; perhaps it was because she was their eldest child.
“So,” said Royota, “he was the perfect man for her then?”
“Aye,” Meili replied, “he never did anything she was uncomfortable with. His most important objective was to make sure she was happy. The fact that she was interested in him was something new for her. The feelings he gave her were new emotions for her. She loved it. Most importantly though, he said the two fateful words that Zuki had been told many times in the form of persuasion: “I love you”.
And yet, Zuki seemed to know this man’s sincerity. She could tell that he was being completely serious, and her response was something new; she said “I love you too” and she meant it. There was no giggling laugh in her voice that she usually had when she said it (‘coz technically, Zuki loves everyone), there was serious affection.
Naturally, it was not long before they were married, and that’s where my development came in. there is a reason I’m blind and partially deaf. My mother and father were attacked by The Order. Zuki took some serious damage where I was, and apparently it damaged my system. I never understood why it was classified that way, as I’ve never really had trouble; well, I’ve had trouble hearing sometimes, but being blind never was a problem for the most part.”
“So that’s your story,” said Alzar, and Meili nodded; Alzar feeling it.
“Aye,” said Alzar, “then I can understand why you are not bitter about it like I am about my own,”
“Alzar,” said Sanaki inquisitively, “why are you bitter about that?”
“Aye” Meili added, “if you’re a blind bender there’s nothing to be ashamed of. Is there a back story for you as well?”
Shinon and Royota looked over at Alzar, who had bowed her head (Ryuka was back to his usual business and Iresu was likely somewhere around the base, as she had followed them, having freed a person from The Underground as her prize), her eyes closed.
“Aye,” she said, “there is. Perhaps one day I shall tell it in greater detail. For now though, I will say that although as a descendant of Sanaki Li Chan being born blind would not be a rare occurrence, I was not born blind. It was a stupid movement that involved myself and my friends, and the end result was me gradually losing my eyesight until all I can see now is blackness. I can no longer see the faces of those whom I had loved; nor can I even see myself.”
“Sanaki,” asked Meili curiously, turning to her (though it made no difference, since both young ladies were blind as well) “your last name isn’t Li Chan by chance is it?”
“No,” Sanaki replied, “my last name is Foxx.”
“Ah,” said Meili, “so the Sanaki Li Chan that Alzar speaks of is not you”
“Nope,” Sanaki replied, “she was my ancestor as well though.”
“Alright then,” said Meili, “just wondering.”
Alzar meanwhile seemed very bitter. The fact that she had made herself blind still aggravated her very much. Meili had turned over, expecting to get some sleep, and Sanaki had gone into one of the arenas to train some to pass some time.
“Alzar,” said Royota, putting his hand on her shoulder and guiding her into another empty room, “it’s what we’re here for. What’s the matter?”
Shinon, who usually helped assure Alzar, decided to let the “wise old man” help her this time, as he figured he’d help train with Sanaki so she could get better against waterbenders, which was her weakness.
Alzar made sure the door was closed before she sat down on the bed that happened to be in the room as well. She sighed longingly.
“It’s so different though,” she said, her eyes closed; she looked like she might cry, and for Alzar, this was rare.
“how is it different,” said Royota, sitting next to her, his aged hand gently sifting through her soft black hair until it reached and started rubbing the back of her neck;
“I had the eyes of an eagle-fox,” Alzar replied, “I could literally see anything. One stupid mistake on my part ruined everything. I hate being blind, Royota, I honestly hate it.”
“Alzar,” said Royota, still gently rubbing Alzar’s neck, “it’s not like you go bumbling around into everything. Your heat-sense is just as keen as my eyes, and probably yours as well.”
“But heat-senses don’t show what people’s expressions are,” said Alzar, “it doesn’t show the bright colors of things; it doesn’t show me what my friends and I look like now that we’re all grown up. It makes me so mad, Royota; to know that it was my fault. I used to know about those things, and it was my own stupid choice that took them away.”
Alzar actually had tears running down her face by now.
“I’m sorry Alzar,” said Royota, “the only thing I can do at this point is give you comfort. Remember, even if you were rendered completely blind, you’re still the greatest firebender in the world. You also still have friends in many places that love and care for you.”
Alzar embraced him, though she was still sniffling.
It only took 2½ days for Meili to recover; and with her back in action, the whole place seemed happier. Alzar’s spirits wee rising too, but the fact that she was blind still seemed to bother her. At this point though, Royota, Shinon, Sanaki, Meili, Alzar, Iresu and Ryuka were simply Awaiting Their Next Objective.
~Azula~