random night time times

[screwthejewels]

[Somewhere on the island, months and months before the actual posting of this post, in a Secret Base, there is a boy lying in bed. For some inexplicable reason, perhaps a recent event or another is distracting him, he cannot sleep!]

...

[After a few tosses and turns, he decides to roll out of bed and see if that will help.]

A-Ah-- Oof! ... Now why did I think that was a good idea?

[He sits up and looks both ways, then another brilliant idea comes to him. He tiptoes across the floor of the base and, very gently, pokes the figure in the other bed a few times.]

Hey, Katara. Kataraaaaa.

Are you asleep?

Comments

[screwthejewels.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's good. Could I watch sometime...?

[usedwatergun.livejournal.com]

Really?

[screwthejewels.livejournal.com]

Really! And I've got a lot of water types, too, so maybe I could even help a little.

[usedwatergun.livejournal.com]

Oooh, that could be fun!

[screwthejewels.livejournal.com]

It will be a blast!

[usedwatergun.livejournal.com]

Alright, let's try it.

[screwthejewels.livejournal.com]

How about tomorrow?

[usedwatergun.livejournal.com]

Tomorrow sounds like a plan.

[screwthejewels.livejournal.com]

Wonderful!

... Say, Katara...?

[usedwatergun.livejournal.com]

Hm?

[screwthejewels.livejournal.com]

Is everyone where you're from like that?

[usedwatergun.livejournal.com]

Not everyone. Like I'm the only bender in my immediate family.

[screwthejewels.livejournal.com]

Oh? So it's like a special power only some people get?

[usedwatergun.livejournal.com]

Basically.

[screwthejewels.livejournal.com]

You must be very proud of yourself, then!

[usedwatergun.livejournal.com]

...

I am, actually.

[screwthejewels.livejournal.com]

That's good. It must be a nice feeling.

[usedwatergun.livejournal.com]

I honestly have no idea what I would do if I didn't have my bending.

[screwthejewels.livejournal.com]

Really?

[usedwatergun.livejournal.com]

Yeah...

[screwthejewels.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you'd find something!

[usedwatergun.livejournal.com]

But bending is such an important part of my life.

[screwthejewels.livejournal.com]

... Sorry. I shouldn't have made light of it.

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[usedwatergun.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's alright. It's really hard for me to explain anyway. But...

[usedwatergun.livejournal.com]

Without it, I don't know what use I would have been to Aang and the others back home. Sure, Sokka doesn't have bending either, but he's a really good warrior otherwise. And he can be pretty smart when it comes to battle tactics and inventions-- but what about me? Would I have just been in the way during our travels? Or maybe I wouldn't even have gone along in the first place.