Post by Teяa253 on Dec 28, 2008 12:37:51 GMT 1
the 58th installment of The Order of the Avatar Slayer...
wow, this one came out FAST... it was so easy to write...
chapter 59 will likely be the same way. Cheng and Taki are not to be trifled with. like the image in my sig says: don't challenge love. (and that's also what they're wearing BTW)
so enjoy.
CHAPTER 58: THEY WERE GOING TO FIGHT
Cheng and Taki set off early the next morning to the place Zakura told them about for their honeymoon. Incidentally, on their way out, they were stopped by Royota.
“There are lots of Order Kyoshi Warriors in that area,” he warned, “It is theorized that The Order has a base there. I am not trying to tell you this to deter you two from going to such a beautiful place, but rather, warning you to be wary, keep your guard up, and be prepared to fight if the situation arises.
“We’ll do that,” Cheng said, smiling at Royota. He was dressed in a red and gold Fire Nation suit, and Taki was clad in a white dress with elaborate green patterns running across it. However, they had a bag with food and other necessities; and among these necessities were both Cheng and Taki’s uniforms and weapons; Cheng being a Fire Nation Soldier and Taki being a Kyoshi Warrior.
“Farewell,” said Royota, “Zakura says for you two to be safe.”
“We will be,” Taki replied; and with that, the newly married couple left the base. It was still very early in the morning. The sun hadn’t even come up yet. Using more money from Zakura, they boarded the monorail for Fengtai and would go from there. Once they boarded, Cheng decided to inspect their things just to make sure nothing was slipped in by anyone, as there were dodgy people in this world obviously; and there was a huge war going on.
Ironically, Cheng found something out of place right off the bat. It was a note, written in nice handwriting that was clearly done by a female (though some people like Zakura and Katara II [the latter of which was completely illiterate, and therefore could neither read nor write, except her name] has scraggly handwriting that was illegible enough to pass of as a man’s sometimes).
“What’s this,” he exclaimed, and read it aloud.
“This I will remember when the rest of life is through: the greatest thing I’ve ever done is simply loving you.” ~Taki~
Cheng looked over at Taki, who was sitting next to him [of course]; she looked tired. When she noticed he had read what she wrote, she smiled.
“I love you,” she whispered, and kissed his cheek before gently resting her head on his shoulder and closing her eyes.
“I love you too, sweetie,” Cheng replied, kissing her in return. She gently put her arms around him and fell asleep her head still on his shoulder.
Cheng eventually fell asleep as well, and the two of them slept until they reached the small village west of Fengtai. It was still early in the morning, but it was just starting to get brighter. They remained asleep though, and it took one of the guards, and older man, to wake them up.
He was clearly an order member, for he roughly nudged Cheng awake by lightly hitting his [upper] chest.
“Oy,” he said, “get your girly-friend up and get your selves off the train. We’re at your stop, boy.” He was about to nudge Taki in the same manner as he had done to Cheng, but Cheng stopped him.
“Excuse me,” said Cheng crossly, “that’s my wife. Don’t you dare lay a hand on her like that or you’ll be answering to me.”
Cheng made a fireball in his hand, and the guard backed away. He was most likely not a bender or a very weak one.
“Start a fight and you’ll be hauled off to prison, boy” he said, “the law’s the law, regardless of whether or not you’re married.”
“Then don’t touch my wife, and you’ll be alright.” Cheng replied, gently rousing Taki. These were his last words to the guard, and they got off the train without any further hassle. He had gotten defensive because the guard had hit Cheng’s chest [not painfully; just enough to wake him up] and was about to hit Taki in the same area before Cheng had intercepted it. As they stepped off, Taki rubbed her eyes. She was still exhausted; and unlike Cheng, she didn’t get an afternoon nap like he had.
“What happened,” she asked, not quite back in the real world,
“nothing, honey,” Cheng replied, still leading her by the hand west and towards the outside of the village, which was mostly overrun by Order members—as this was Ju Long’s village.
“Who was that man you were yelling at,” she asked, still also leaning on him for support. Her steps were slightly awkward and she seemed dizzy;
“He was a man who tried to touch my wife in a way that I wasn’t going to allow,” Cheng replied, still slightly cross that the man had had the nerve to attempt what he did, “but don’t worry: he didn’t, and nothing happened while we slept.”
“Except my dress is missing,” Taki replied, and Cheng looked down, shocked at the absurdity of what Taki had just told him. However, when he looked down, he saw it was still on her body, covering her legs like it was supposed to. Taki giggled.
“Just kidding,” she said, “it’ll only go missing when you and I are alone.”
Cheng laughed. “Are you awake yet?”
“Aye,” Taki replied, “but don’t let go of my hand.”
Cheng didn’t, but when Taki tried to walk without leaning on Cheng, she nearly fell over. Her eyes were closed, and Cheng could tell from how slow her body was moving [and from how slow her heartbeat was, for he had pressed her up against him] that she was still worn out. He hoisted her up and continued towards his destination, carrying his wife and their things.
He was a strong man, and Taki was light, so this was relatively easy. They made it out of the village and continued until they reached the river, which was only a short distance away. They looked around, but could not see any signs of a way across. The land on the other side looked greener than the land they were on, and so Cheng knew they were getting close. Taki woke up again by this time.
“What’s the matter, Cheng-Cheng?” she asked gently,
“There’s no way across, Cheng replied, “we might just have to swim across this thing. You think we can do it?”
Taki giggled, “Aye,” she replied, “it’ll wake me up too.”
“I’m gonna toss you in then,” Cheng laughed, looking at the river; it was slow moving, and probably only about 5 or 6 feet deep at best, and so there was little or no danger.
Taki giggled. Cheng tossed her up towards the river and she came down, her dress fluttering like a parachute. Cheng let out a wolf-whistle when he saw this. When Taki hit the water, it was still billowing. Cheng did a cannonball in after her, and a few minutes later they were laughing on the opposite bank of the river, soaked from head to toe [though the white material of Taki’s dress was not see-through]. They smiled and looked at each other.
“Wait,” said Cheng, “we left our things on the other side,”
“That’s fine,” Taki giggled, and she was now awake for the time being, “I’ll take care of that.”
Taki moved her foot only slightly, and the mass of earth that their bag was on zipped across the river until it hit the opposite bank.
“Why didn’t you just earthbend us across then,” Cheng exclaimed, chuckling at Taki’s cleverness,
“Because that way was much more fun,” Taki replied, hugging Cheng, “and it woke me up. I couldn’t earthbend us in a straight line if I was half-asleep, you know what I mean?”
“True,” Cheng replied, “but oh well. Let’s get to our destination and set up camp. Then we’ll be able to get some more rest.”
Cheng took Taki’s hand and the soaking wet couple made their way deeper into the beautiful forest. They found a gorgeous spot where they could clearly see the beautiful sunrise, and set up camp there. It was very quiet and serene here. When Cheng and Taki weren’t moving or talking, the only thing they could hear was the sound of the other person breathing.
“This feels strange,” said Taki, “I mean, I wonder why a place like this is so quiet. It’s almost eerie.”
“I was thinking the same thing,” said Cheng, “this place seems like its being watched—or that something—or someone—has been here.”
“Maybe we’re just tired,” said Taki, “I mean: if you recall, I was barely able to think straight before the river.”
“That’s true,” said Cheng, “perhaps making out will solve the problem.”
“Aye” Taki replied, laughing, “It answers everything.”
And so that was what they did. Unfortunately for them, they had literally walked right into the area where The Order’s Kyoshi Warrior base was. They were so busy locking lips that they did not notice that swarms of Order Kyoshi Warriors and Fire Nation soldiers had surrounded them. They were rolling on the ground for a while passionately kissing until Taki suddenly jerked back.
“Cheng,” she gasped, picking up something off the ground, “look at this,”
It was an old knife, as if there had been a fight here before.
Cheng gasped. “If there was a fight here before,” he said, “then...”
“It’s about time you two blithering idiots figured it out,” said a voice. Cheng and Taki looked up and saw the squadron of Kyoshi Warriors and Fire Nation soldiers all around them. “We’ve been watching and closing in on you for the past 35 minutes.”
Cheng and Taki said nothing at first. Suddenly though, they both instantly (and literally) flipped up, landed and stood back to back, Cheng in a firebending stance and Taki in an earthbending stance. They were surrounded, but They Were Going to Fight.
~Azula~
wow, this one came out FAST... it was so easy to write...
chapter 59 will likely be the same way. Cheng and Taki are not to be trifled with. like the image in my sig says: don't challenge love. (and that's also what they're wearing BTW)
so enjoy.
CHAPTER 58: THEY WERE GOING TO FIGHT
Cheng and Taki set off early the next morning to the place Zakura told them about for their honeymoon. Incidentally, on their way out, they were stopped by Royota.
“There are lots of Order Kyoshi Warriors in that area,” he warned, “It is theorized that The Order has a base there. I am not trying to tell you this to deter you two from going to such a beautiful place, but rather, warning you to be wary, keep your guard up, and be prepared to fight if the situation arises.
“We’ll do that,” Cheng said, smiling at Royota. He was dressed in a red and gold Fire Nation suit, and Taki was clad in a white dress with elaborate green patterns running across it. However, they had a bag with food and other necessities; and among these necessities were both Cheng and Taki’s uniforms and weapons; Cheng being a Fire Nation Soldier and Taki being a Kyoshi Warrior.
“Farewell,” said Royota, “Zakura says for you two to be safe.”
“We will be,” Taki replied; and with that, the newly married couple left the base. It was still very early in the morning. The sun hadn’t even come up yet. Using more money from Zakura, they boarded the monorail for Fengtai and would go from there. Once they boarded, Cheng decided to inspect their things just to make sure nothing was slipped in by anyone, as there were dodgy people in this world obviously; and there was a huge war going on.
Ironically, Cheng found something out of place right off the bat. It was a note, written in nice handwriting that was clearly done by a female (though some people like Zakura and Katara II [the latter of which was completely illiterate, and therefore could neither read nor write, except her name] has scraggly handwriting that was illegible enough to pass of as a man’s sometimes).
“What’s this,” he exclaimed, and read it aloud.
“This I will remember when the rest of life is through: the greatest thing I’ve ever done is simply loving you.” ~Taki~
Cheng looked over at Taki, who was sitting next to him [of course]; she looked tired. When she noticed he had read what she wrote, she smiled.
“I love you,” she whispered, and kissed his cheek before gently resting her head on his shoulder and closing her eyes.
“I love you too, sweetie,” Cheng replied, kissing her in return. She gently put her arms around him and fell asleep her head still on his shoulder.
Cheng eventually fell asleep as well, and the two of them slept until they reached the small village west of Fengtai. It was still early in the morning, but it was just starting to get brighter. They remained asleep though, and it took one of the guards, and older man, to wake them up.
He was clearly an order member, for he roughly nudged Cheng awake by lightly hitting his [upper] chest.
“Oy,” he said, “get your girly-friend up and get your selves off the train. We’re at your stop, boy.” He was about to nudge Taki in the same manner as he had done to Cheng, but Cheng stopped him.
“Excuse me,” said Cheng crossly, “that’s my wife. Don’t you dare lay a hand on her like that or you’ll be answering to me.”
Cheng made a fireball in his hand, and the guard backed away. He was most likely not a bender or a very weak one.
“Start a fight and you’ll be hauled off to prison, boy” he said, “the law’s the law, regardless of whether or not you’re married.”
“Then don’t touch my wife, and you’ll be alright.” Cheng replied, gently rousing Taki. These were his last words to the guard, and they got off the train without any further hassle. He had gotten defensive because the guard had hit Cheng’s chest [not painfully; just enough to wake him up] and was about to hit Taki in the same area before Cheng had intercepted it. As they stepped off, Taki rubbed her eyes. She was still exhausted; and unlike Cheng, she didn’t get an afternoon nap like he had.
“What happened,” she asked, not quite back in the real world,
“nothing, honey,” Cheng replied, still leading her by the hand west and towards the outside of the village, which was mostly overrun by Order members—as this was Ju Long’s village.
“Who was that man you were yelling at,” she asked, still also leaning on him for support. Her steps were slightly awkward and she seemed dizzy;
“He was a man who tried to touch my wife in a way that I wasn’t going to allow,” Cheng replied, still slightly cross that the man had had the nerve to attempt what he did, “but don’t worry: he didn’t, and nothing happened while we slept.”
“Except my dress is missing,” Taki replied, and Cheng looked down, shocked at the absurdity of what Taki had just told him. However, when he looked down, he saw it was still on her body, covering her legs like it was supposed to. Taki giggled.
“Just kidding,” she said, “it’ll only go missing when you and I are alone.”
Cheng laughed. “Are you awake yet?”
“Aye,” Taki replied, “but don’t let go of my hand.”
Cheng didn’t, but when Taki tried to walk without leaning on Cheng, she nearly fell over. Her eyes were closed, and Cheng could tell from how slow her body was moving [and from how slow her heartbeat was, for he had pressed her up against him] that she was still worn out. He hoisted her up and continued towards his destination, carrying his wife and their things.
He was a strong man, and Taki was light, so this was relatively easy. They made it out of the village and continued until they reached the river, which was only a short distance away. They looked around, but could not see any signs of a way across. The land on the other side looked greener than the land they were on, and so Cheng knew they were getting close. Taki woke up again by this time.
“What’s the matter, Cheng-Cheng?” she asked gently,
“There’s no way across, Cheng replied, “we might just have to swim across this thing. You think we can do it?”
Taki giggled, “Aye,” she replied, “it’ll wake me up too.”
“I’m gonna toss you in then,” Cheng laughed, looking at the river; it was slow moving, and probably only about 5 or 6 feet deep at best, and so there was little or no danger.
Taki giggled. Cheng tossed her up towards the river and she came down, her dress fluttering like a parachute. Cheng let out a wolf-whistle when he saw this. When Taki hit the water, it was still billowing. Cheng did a cannonball in after her, and a few minutes later they were laughing on the opposite bank of the river, soaked from head to toe [though the white material of Taki’s dress was not see-through]. They smiled and looked at each other.
“Wait,” said Cheng, “we left our things on the other side,”
“That’s fine,” Taki giggled, and she was now awake for the time being, “I’ll take care of that.”
Taki moved her foot only slightly, and the mass of earth that their bag was on zipped across the river until it hit the opposite bank.
“Why didn’t you just earthbend us across then,” Cheng exclaimed, chuckling at Taki’s cleverness,
“Because that way was much more fun,” Taki replied, hugging Cheng, “and it woke me up. I couldn’t earthbend us in a straight line if I was half-asleep, you know what I mean?”
“True,” Cheng replied, “but oh well. Let’s get to our destination and set up camp. Then we’ll be able to get some more rest.”
Cheng took Taki’s hand and the soaking wet couple made their way deeper into the beautiful forest. They found a gorgeous spot where they could clearly see the beautiful sunrise, and set up camp there. It was very quiet and serene here. When Cheng and Taki weren’t moving or talking, the only thing they could hear was the sound of the other person breathing.
“This feels strange,” said Taki, “I mean, I wonder why a place like this is so quiet. It’s almost eerie.”
“I was thinking the same thing,” said Cheng, “this place seems like its being watched—or that something—or someone—has been here.”
“Maybe we’re just tired,” said Taki, “I mean: if you recall, I was barely able to think straight before the river.”
“That’s true,” said Cheng, “perhaps making out will solve the problem.”
“Aye” Taki replied, laughing, “It answers everything.”
And so that was what they did. Unfortunately for them, they had literally walked right into the area where The Order’s Kyoshi Warrior base was. They were so busy locking lips that they did not notice that swarms of Order Kyoshi Warriors and Fire Nation soldiers had surrounded them. They were rolling on the ground for a while passionately kissing until Taki suddenly jerked back.
“Cheng,” she gasped, picking up something off the ground, “look at this,”
It was an old knife, as if there had been a fight here before.
Cheng gasped. “If there was a fight here before,” he said, “then...”
“It’s about time you two blithering idiots figured it out,” said a voice. Cheng and Taki looked up and saw the squadron of Kyoshi Warriors and Fire Nation soldiers all around them. “We’ve been watching and closing in on you for the past 35 minutes.”
Cheng and Taki said nothing at first. Suddenly though, they both instantly (and literally) flipped up, landed and stood back to back, Cheng in a firebending stance and Taki in an earthbending stance. They were surrounded, but They Were Going to Fight.
~Azula~
