HEALING HANDS.

               he allows amber eyes to look back at her, holding her worried gaze for just a moment before                finally  letting  his  muscles  relax,  just  slightly,  at  the  gentleness  of her touch. and for the                slightest second he almost wishes he could tell her the truth.

               ‘alright, i guess. but i think i’m just tired.’

                  ❛  i can help with the STRESS, zuko . . . i know that’s what’s keeping you up.  ❜

    hands fell, hesitating for a moment before reaching to the front of his robes. katara loosened the ties just enough, thin fingers stretching across the fire lord’s bare shoulder blades. && within moments, her fingertips were coated in water, trying to work out the kinks && bundles of muscle under his flesh. 

         – – HER name sparked a pang of guilt; forced striking greens to narrow down & brows to subtly furrow. Yet a delighted smile remained apparent, proudly worn on an oh so juvenile visage. Arms clasped behind her back thus completing a flawless, m i l i t a n t  posture. Old habits clung to the general’s mind; keepsakes of a frame encapsulated in a guard’s armor; 

               Now the tides had turned. Current getup symbolised the status of a LEADER – some had granted her the TITLE Great Uniter, hero of Ba Sing Se, BUT this petite encounter tossed her  b a c k  in time.

     “ It is indeed good to see you         again, ma’am. It has been         too long. – you truly look as          flourishing as ever. “

     ma’am. flourishing. such eloquent language. truly, the little girl katara knew had grown into the woman before her. sharp blue eyes scanned the uniform; a status symbol, indeed. one the waterbender was not fond of. && yet, she couldn’t bring herself to be hard on kuvira. it wasn’t her place to pick battles or change history. not anymore. things like this should be left to the NEW AVATAR. she was sure korra was up to the task of saving the girl she remembered from the woman she’d become. 

       That was possibly the most disgusting thing he has ever put in his mouth — As if he had put A LOT of thing in his mouth — cringing at the simple sourness of the fly and how one bite the juices nearly exploded around tongue. Shrieking, attempting to get the most of the taste off tongue as possible. Taking time to spit in various locations and stick out his tongue while opening his mouth, dramatic.

         “ WHY was it mixed with our fruit !? I thought it was a grape!”

    The explanation was given while there was no hesitation on taking the water, it was gladly accepted, sitting there with tongue hanging out of his mouth and hands wide open.  Was this punishment for NOT being as patient as need be? Or maybe it was because there was barely time to pay attention where Momo’s food was stored now a days. ( the lemur had more privileges, he felt, then he did. )

           ❛ it’s not mixed, dummy ! that’s always been momo’s pouch ! ❜ 

at least they ran out of coated scorpion-crawler gummies yesterday. good source of protein, she remembered aang telling her. . . but not exactly tasty for people. katara let out an exasperated sigh, one hand resting on the curve of her hip as sokka continued to flail around. 

               he  can  feel  anger  spitting  from  her words as hot as his own flames of bending – in another                life, she would have made a powerful firebender – but his face remains stoic and arms remain                folded  over  his  chest  at  her  confrontation.  amber  eyes  remain  trained  and calm, brows                 knitting just slightly as he choses words with care. 

                ‘things  like  this take time, katara. you know if i had my way i would just pull troops from the                 colonies but it isn’t that easy. do you really think i would go back on my word?’

                                    ❛  you can’t lie to me, zuko. not after what we went through !  ❜ 

  things she SWORE she’d never talk about. things better left forgotten. anger, frustration, betrayal, pain . . . all these conflicting emotions rose from her core, forcing her to struggle with the past. katara turned away from his gaze, teeth sinking into the flesh of her lower lip. ( she would never forget that day )

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        The princess would ignore this LOWLY peasant’s comment, sharp eyes taking note of the other’s readiness. Of course, she should have also knew that Azula was just as CAPABLE to strike at any time. Perhaps that explained the constant watch she was put under.

      ❝  Would you rather have me compliment you in all of your glorious graces?  ❞  the firebender’s voice was DRIPPING in sarcasm. She may have been temporarily bound to this GROUP but that certainly did not mean she would put up with them.

      ❝   Obviously you don’t, nor do I care about you and your Avatar’s group,  ❞ a pause, ❝  Besides, did you really expect me to play nice? After what you and my brother STOLE from me?  ❞

                  ❛ i’d RATHER you kept your mouth shut. but that doesn’t seem to be possible . . .  ❜

  she didn’t like being nasty. even before the words fell from her lips, she regretted the hostility, harsh features wavering. katara took a deep breath, feeling ice bitting at the back of her throat as she tried to control the raising heat of her anger. finally, she shrugged, waving her hand as if to dismiss the conversation. 

“as marvelous as gawking my eyes out.”

          and she speaks with no REMORSE from the waterbender’s previous words. Being an adverse figure to her  ‘crew’ is no mystery, and evoke no poignancy.  So, allowing herself to be lifted, without any EFFORT to help the other (for she is rather keen with the idea of being a total nuisance), Azula wears the common expression of a mocking smile,

    But she understands she ought be more IRRITATING in order to get more.

         “ Can’t believe you are being BOSSED to do this. You truly have a servant mentality.  ”

                 ❛ it’s called a FAVOR. something you do for someone you lo ––––––  ❜ 

  eyes softened, short nails digging into her palms as she choked back her words. katara threw a glance over her shoulder, checking to make sure zuko was still talking with aang. 

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