"I'm sorry, Zhou." She walked over next to him, staring at him a long quiet moment before speaking again, "I know that you must want to spend more time with her, I wish that there was an address or something that could allow you at least one more quick visit before we leave.."
He nodded as he didn't need to say more.
"It looks like this journey will take us farther from what we want than we first thought.. And it seems as if Avatar Masuto isn't the only person that needs help.." She looked to the man walking down the street as well.
As he watched the man walk down the street. He could tell by his movements that the man was very in control of his movements, by his foot steps and arm movement he is a very confidant man The man was a fighter. From his dark skin he was from a water tribe.
She then said"We'll have to be on guard. By any means, if you are prepared.. we should check with the others."
Before he could say anything he looked over at Masuto.
Masuto turned to his team, smiling with a little confidence. "Well, we should get going. I don't want to attract attention and sit around.
Zenji then said "I think we've already attracted some attention." As she looked to the man as well.
He balled up his fist just in case... The man did look familiar.
Nyima smiled at Rayn when he pulled up in front of her house. Pulling her bag on over her shoulder, she walked down the steps and nodded, "I told you I would be waiting."
She hesitated a moment before She climbed onto the bike behind him and wrapped her arms around his waist. She looked at him, "Let's get this show on the road."
He played with the throttle fora moment before spinning around and driving off towards the avatars house. It only took them a few moments before he parked a few blocks away, catching sight of them but staying out of site. An art that he picked up Very well. He turned off his bike and positioned himself so they won't tip over.
"Now we see how "charming" Han Li is."
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Forgive me for not posting I was waitingfor others because I was second to last in the first round. I'll put up something when I get home around 930ish bout 5 hours
Nyima pulled open her door and looked at him as he walked toward his room, "I didn't say that!" She watched him, "I just want a chance to make a choice... even if it is the wrong one...."
He stopped and hung his head. As she started to speak.
She stepped out of her room and walked over to him, "You know... You haven't gotten mad at me about going out.... Just about who I was with..." She wiped her eyes and looked at him. "W-what if you took me with you? I'd get to learn from the best, someone who knows the officers and how to cover his tracks and can teach me."
He sighed and shook his head not looking at her. Though he was glad he didn't have to hide it anymore and that she even supported the ideal. But the fact is that he was worried about her getting hurt.
"You could..." she glanced up at him, "Even... keep me safe if it comes down to it. I wouldn't get too hurt..."
She had a point yet he didn't like she was manuvering him like this
"I um... I haven't killed anyone... I just... can't stomach it," she looked down the ground, slightly ashamed that she couldn't do anymore that catch them, "I want to help.... you..."
He was silent for a moment as he thought of it. He looked at her for a long hard moment. After seeing her change in the last five months. Though she probably won't leave out on her own, she would probably pick some guy who would get her killed. He will have to take her under his wing to make sure she stays safe. She was right... As much as he hated to admit it. He looked away and glared at nothing particular.
He's trained a lot of officers, but he has never had a ' rouge trainee'
"Alright..." He looked at her. He lifted a finger "only to keep you safe... I still feel this is not a good idea."
He stopped and hung his head. As she started to speak.
She stepped out of her room and walked over to him, "You know... You haven't gotten mad at me about going out.... Just about who I was with..." She wiped her eyes and looked at him. "W-what if you took me with you? I'd get to learn from the best, someone who knows the officers and how to cover his tracks and can teach me."
He sighed and shook his head not looking at her. Though he was glad he didn't have to hide it anymore and that she even supported the ideal. But the fact is that he was worried about her getting hurt.
"You could..." she glanced up at him, "Even... keep me safe if it comes down to it. I wouldn't get too hurt..."
She had a point yet he didn't like she was manuvering him like this
"I um... I haven't killed anyone... I just... can't stomach it," she looked down the ground, slightly ashamed that she couldn't do anymore that catch them, "I want to help.... you..."
He was silent for a moment as he thought of it. He looked at her for a long hard moment. After seeing her change in the last five months. Though she probably won't leave out on her own, she would probably pick some guy who would get her killed. He will have to take her under his wing to make sure she stays safe. She was right... As much as he hated to admit it. He looked away and glared at nothing particular.
He's trained a lot of officers, but he has never had a ' rouge trainee'
"Alright..." He looked at her. He lifted a finger "only to keep you safe... I still feel this is not a good idea."
(Time skip)
The next morning the group was on their final approach to Kilika, the trip was rather un eventful, as was most trips on the sea since the beginning of the eternal calm. Gippal spent most of the trip hiding from fans but he managed to spend some time on deck with Persephone and Alex and with Sena occasionally to make sure she didn't freak out or anything.
Gippal walked onto the deck taking a breath of the salty air. He looked over at Isabeau, who he didn't talk to much to her yesterday after offering to be her guardian. "So how's it going the day after becoming a summoner? He asked
The next morning the group was on their final approach to Kilika, the trip was rather un eventful, as was most trips on the sea since the beginning of the eternal calm. Gippal spent most of the trip hiding from fans but he managed to spend some time on deck with Persephone and Alex and with Sena occasionally to make sure she didn't freak out or anything.
Gippal walked onto the deck taking a breath of the salty air. He looked over at Isabeau, who he didn't talk to much to her yesterday after offering to be her guardian. "So how's it going the day after becoming a summoner? He asked
She finally spoke, "For once.... In my life, someone trusted me with something people would say I was too weak for or to young or incapable of..... You taught me that I can protect myself... But with you it was always just self defense. Matsen was teaching me to take a stand... I didn't choose to do what I've been doing because I found out about Matsen...... I choose the night you told me what they had done to your family. If I stop... what would the point of growing into an independent woman be? To fear what happened that night on the docks will repeat itself? To avoid walking home alone at night? To always have to be ready to be attacked when I'm just trying to get home? That doesn't sound like a life worth living...."
She sniffled and sighed, leaning against the door, "I'm going to get hurt some days... But I want to choose why..."
He sighed and looked towards his room and said " there are two ways to stand up for yourself, by making sure no one steps over you or stepping over other people... " he hoped she understood that he was teaching her what she wanted... Just in a different way. " he punched the wall and walked away. " Fine! If you want to be apart of this too go ahead... I'll stop "ruining your life" by saving it. "
She sniffled and sighed, leaning against the door, "I'm going to get hurt some days... But I want to choose why..."
He sighed and looked towards his room and said " there are two ways to stand up for yourself, by making sure no one steps over you or stepping over other people... " he hoped she understood that he was teaching her what she wanted... Just in a different way. " he punched the wall and walked away. " Fine! If you want to be apart of this too go ahead... I'll stop "ruining your life" by saving it. "
"I appreciate you asking Han to try his best not to hurt him... That means a lot...."
He nodded as they walked in near silence the rest of the way to her house. When they got there, he hopped onto his motorcycle. She smiled, "I'll be waiting." He smiled slightly back and drove off, to his house. As soon as he was home he hopped off and ran inside. Quickly grabbing a small bag, throwing a week worth of clothes in. Course the trip would be longer but he learned how to hand wash his clothes. Better to be light. He tuen grabbed his two metal bars that was his how staff and slipped it under his coat and attached it to his back. He threw the bag over his shoulder and called into work, cashing in two months worth of Vacation he saved up. He then headed back to Nyimas, finding her sitting on the porch. He stopped his motorcycle and turned it off looking at her.
"Ready?" He asked.
She looked at Zhou and smiled, "Thank you... But I'll try my best to make sure that you don't have to."
She adjusted her bag on her shoulder and nodded, "We should probably get back inside and leave when Masuto is ready... We don't want anyone else catching onto what is happening after all."
She walked passed Zhou and to the door. Before stepping in she looked at him, "Thanks for checking on me..."
He bowed his head to her and when she walked in he looked to the road ahead of him. After thinking for a moment. Mizuki came out and asked "Zhou...The Avatar is prepping to leave. Are you ready to go?". She glanced the direction that they had come from, then looked back to him. "Do you need to gather anything... or see anyone..before we take off?"
He said with out looking back at her. "I'm ready when ever he is. And no I don't need to gather anything at the moment... As for Nyima, I'll have to find her some other time. She didn't tell me where she worked at so it's pointless to try and find her. " as he answered he watched as a fairly fierce looking man was walking down the road with a cheery smile.
He nodded as they walked in near silence the rest of the way to her house. When they got there, he hopped onto his motorcycle. She smiled, "I'll be waiting." He smiled slightly back and drove off, to his house. As soon as he was home he hopped off and ran inside. Quickly grabbing a small bag, throwing a week worth of clothes in. Course the trip would be longer but he learned how to hand wash his clothes. Better to be light. He tuen grabbed his two metal bars that was his how staff and slipped it under his coat and attached it to his back. He threw the bag over his shoulder and called into work, cashing in two months worth of Vacation he saved up. He then headed back to Nyimas, finding her sitting on the porch. He stopped his motorcycle and turned it off looking at her.
"Ready?" He asked.
She looked at Zhou and smiled, "Thank you... But I'll try my best to make sure that you don't have to."
She adjusted her bag on her shoulder and nodded, "We should probably get back inside and leave when Masuto is ready... We don't want anyone else catching onto what is happening after all."
She walked passed Zhou and to the door. Before stepping in she looked at him, "Thanks for checking on me..."
He bowed his head to her and when she walked in he looked to the road ahead of him. After thinking for a moment. Mizuki came out and asked "Zhou...The Avatar is prepping to leave. Are you ready to go?". She glanced the direction that they had come from, then looked back to him. "Do you need to gather anything... or see anyone..before we take off?"
He said with out looking back at her. "I'm ready when ever he is. And no I don't need to gather anything at the moment... As for Nyima, I'll have to find her some other time. She didn't tell me where she worked at so it's pointless to try and find her. " as he answered he watched as a fairly fierce looking man was walking down the road with a cheery smile.
"Wait...I didn't even say I was going on a Pilgrimage or anything..." Isabeau sighed, shaking her head, "I don't even know any of you!" After a moment "Tch, if you want to follow me around, do what you want. Just don't be annoying or get in my way!"
Gippal raised an eyebrow." Fayths randomly appear, slight chance on sin being back or something worse you are the next smummoner." He lifts his hands kinda making a no brainer movement. "Something's up in the world and you might be stuck in the middle of it so Pilgrimage or not you might need protection." He started walking ahead and said, "Besides you were the one who was complaining about being alone against the fiends." He looked at her by turning his head. " Sorry for offering my services. If you excuse us we have a boat to catch.im sure you don't want to be left on Besaid by yourself. "
He looked at Urick before jogging off ahead. He dreamed of doing this... Just with someone with less attitude.
Soon they were all at the ship, Gippal looked round for Alex and when he found her lying down onthe deck he came over to her and asked," You eh, alright? And please don't give me the usual "I'm fine" huff and go jump off a cliff Cotten head routine. Have the headaches gotten worse?"
He said with folded arms. As he looked to the others on the ship.
Gippal raised an eyebrow." Fayths randomly appear, slight chance on sin being back or something worse you are the next smummoner." He lifts his hands kinda making a no brainer movement. "Something's up in the world and you might be stuck in the middle of it so Pilgrimage or not you might need protection." He started walking ahead and said, "Besides you were the one who was complaining about being alone against the fiends." He looked at her by turning his head. " Sorry for offering my services. If you excuse us we have a boat to catch.im sure you don't want to be left on Besaid by yourself. "
He looked at Urick before jogging off ahead. He dreamed of doing this... Just with someone with less attitude.
Soon they were all at the ship, Gippal looked round for Alex and when he found her lying down onthe deck he came over to her and asked," You eh, alright? And please don't give me the usual "I'm fine" huff and go jump off a cliff Cotten head routine. Have the headaches gotten worse?"
He said with folded arms. As he looked to the others on the ship.
She shook her head,when he hit the couch "You don't have to arrest him.... He isn't going to take me out anymore.... But that isn't going to stop me," She looked at him, "I'm done with being that scared little girl from the Northern Water Tribe... I thought you were going to help me stop being her but you were sheltering me just like my parents were. You're even making choices for me!"
He got up as She threw the cloth she held onto the counter, before he could "I'm going to continue to go out and if I get caught, so be it... But I am done being seen as some pathetic little girl who needs to be protected," she walked over to her room, "Dinner is on the stove," she said softly before stepping into her room and slamming the door.
He ran his hand through his hair and growled. He walked over to her door and said " Nyima! He got close to the door. "I am trying to help you. Nyima. But just jumping out there in the deep end is not the best idea. I'm helping you become independent but it takes TIME. It's different when I'm trying to protect you from Death and the ability to become an independent woman than marrying you off to a guy. And the fact you were with Matsen who is NOT the greatest at covering his tracts and almost got caught twice last year. So FORGIVE ME if I as pissed when he took you out when I told him not too, I don't want you hurt. So my "choices"for you are a little different than ruining your life."
He got up as She threw the cloth she held onto the counter, before he could "I'm going to continue to go out and if I get caught, so be it... But I am done being seen as some pathetic little girl who needs to be protected," she walked over to her room, "Dinner is on the stove," she said softly before stepping into her room and slamming the door.
He ran his hand through his hair and growled. He walked over to her door and said " Nyima! He got close to the door. "I am trying to help you. Nyima. But just jumping out there in the deep end is not the best idea. I'm helping you become independent but it takes TIME. It's different when I'm trying to protect you from Death and the ability to become an independent woman than marrying you off to a guy. And the fact you were with Matsen who is NOT the greatest at covering his tracts and almost got caught twice last year. So FORGIVE ME if I as pissed when he took you out when I told him not too, I don't want you hurt. So my "choices"for you are a little different than ruining your life."
She looked at the unconscious Matsen, "You would have been better off leaving him conscious..."
" I would have been better off leading you to another teacher." He snapped back as they ran to the safe house
When they reached the safe house, Nyima walked in and helped Rayn put Matsen on the couch. She sat on the couch's arm rest and looked at him, "They weren't going to catch him..." She looked at him, "Had it been anyone but you... I would have run... Matsen and I have discussed escape routes and sort... And they weren't going to figure out I was doing anything..." She her hands in her lap, "I mean... I been living with you for five months... and I started this within the first.... You never figured it out... Until now..."
He glared at her, as if that we as a Slap in the face.
She held his gaze as she looked at him, worried, "Are you mad at me?"
He placed his hands over his face and said, " of course I'm mad at you. I KNEW you were up to something in the second month. You be home just before me, breathing heavy, you would have dirt marks on your knees or elbows, nothing sort of practice or work. I just had no proof." He looked at her. "I've trained most of these cops. They are not your adverage batch of new recruits, they know ADVANCED earth bending, they are trained to catch things normally not thought of, I have to train them to the best of my ability or the chief will know something's up. " he stood up and said stay here till he wakes up then get back to the house." He pulled a coat over his police uniform and looked back at her." Tell matsen if he takes you out again, I'll arrest him and make him the fall guy for this months deaths." He said with a deadly tone.
The rouges usually had one guy or more captured. If they were and proven to have killed the airbenders they were to take credit for the others. Didn't work every time butwhen they didn't have enough evidence to prove otherwise they would just add it on to it.
He opened the door and slammed it shut. Running back to the crime scene he ditched the coat and placed his police hat back on and called in the murder. When the coroners came and other officers he explained he wounded the assailant but he slipped away before he could catch him. Which was hard to believe for the other officers, but he had to make up why there was earth bending damage in the alley.
Later he came home, slamming the door and dropping his equipment on the floor before falling into the couch sighing as he did
" I would have been better off leading you to another teacher." He snapped back as they ran to the safe house
When they reached the safe house, Nyima walked in and helped Rayn put Matsen on the couch. She sat on the couch's arm rest and looked at him, "They weren't going to catch him..." She looked at him, "Had it been anyone but you... I would have run... Matsen and I have discussed escape routes and sort... And they weren't going to figure out I was doing anything..." She her hands in her lap, "I mean... I been living with you for five months... and I started this within the first.... You never figured it out... Until now..."
He glared at her, as if that we as a Slap in the face.
She held his gaze as she looked at him, worried, "Are you mad at me?"
He placed his hands over his face and said, " of course I'm mad at you. I KNEW you were up to something in the second month. You be home just before me, breathing heavy, you would have dirt marks on your knees or elbows, nothing sort of practice or work. I just had no proof." He looked at her. "I've trained most of these cops. They are not your adverage batch of new recruits, they know ADVANCED earth bending, they are trained to catch things normally not thought of, I have to train them to the best of my ability or the chief will know something's up. " he stood up and said stay here till he wakes up then get back to the house." He pulled a coat over his police uniform and looked back at her." Tell matsen if he takes you out again, I'll arrest him and make him the fall guy for this months deaths." He said with a deadly tone.
The rouges usually had one guy or more captured. If they were and proven to have killed the airbenders they were to take credit for the others. Didn't work every time butwhen they didn't have enough evidence to prove otherwise they would just add it on to it.
He opened the door and slammed it shut. Running back to the crime scene he ditched the coat and placed his police hat back on and called in the murder. When the coroners came and other officers he explained he wounded the assailant but he slipped away before he could catch him. Which was hard to believe for the other officers, but he had to make up why there was earth bending damage in the alley.
Later he came home, slamming the door and dropping his equipment on the floor before falling into the couch sighing as he did
He heard Nyima yell "Rayn stop!" He did after he was out cold. She clasped her hands together against her chest, hiding her trembling hands. She back up against the wall when he asked why she was here. She bit her lip, "Because.... Because... I wanted to help.... The Rogue Benders...."
He Hesitated at hearing that. She wanted to help the rouges? She was too sweet for that. Why would she, he looked at matsen again. Anger still brewing inside him.
She kept looking at him, "You told him... not to get me involved?" Nyima stepped away from the wall, "You knew he was a Rogue Bender...." She took a step toward him, "But you didn't arrest him......" Her eyes widened, "Are... you?"
He looked at her he then said, "Nyima! This isn't the life for you. Rouges are dangerous. They are always hunted by the police, by every nation. They are the minority. Fighting a battle they might not win. You know what happens to a rouge when the police get ahold of one? Death. " he rubbed his face as he began to think.
"This life is dangerous I don't want you to be apart of it you are too kind hearted for this kinda of way of life."
He picked up Matsen and said. "We got to get you guys out of here quickly. This way" he said as he ran through the alleys towards a safe house.
He Hesitated at hearing that. She wanted to help the rouges? She was too sweet for that. Why would she, he looked at matsen again. Anger still brewing inside him.
She kept looking at him, "You told him... not to get me involved?" Nyima stepped away from the wall, "You knew he was a Rogue Bender...." She took a step toward him, "But you didn't arrest him......" Her eyes widened, "Are... you?"
He looked at her he then said, "Nyima! This isn't the life for you. Rouges are dangerous. They are always hunted by the police, by every nation. They are the minority. Fighting a battle they might not win. You know what happens to a rouge when the police get ahold of one? Death. " he rubbed his face as he began to think.
"This life is dangerous I don't want you to be apart of it you are too kind hearted for this kinda of way of life."
He picked up Matsen and said. "We got to get you guys out of here quickly. This way" he said as he ran through the alleys towards a safe house.
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