040/006 - Wet shoes drag you off to school / shoes that never dry

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

[And there is a wet and dripping Misaki, her uniform soaked through and her bag drenched as well. She stands shivering on the plane, rubbing her arms.]

Must have been important, I guess.

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[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

[Hands over the flames again] How do you control it?

[firedprince.livejournal.com]

Firebenders create fire from their own energy. If they aren't disciplined, they can hurt others or themselves.

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

You must train a lot.

[firedprince.livejournal.com]

... Yeah. But Firebenders are trained hard from a young age.

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

[Crosses her arms over her knees] Are there a lot of Firebenders?

[firedprince.livejournal.com]

[Zuko nods.] Firebenders and Earthbenders are the most common.

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

Are there water and wind ones, too?

[firedprince.livejournal.com]

[nods again, focusing on the fire, which seemed to falter momentarily at the mention of air and waterbenders]

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

Are there other kinds? [And then concern] Zuko-san, are you okay? If it makes you tired or something, you don't need to do this.

[firedprince.livejournal.com]

[He shakes his head at the first question.]

This isn't even a quarter of my power. Don't... worry about it.

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

[Starting to dry off now~ She turns around so she has her back to the fire.] Sorry. I can't help it.

[firedprince.livejournal.com]

It's not really fair to expect people who've never seen Bending to understand how it works.

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

I guess so. Must get annoying though.

[firedprince.livejournal.com]

[shrug]

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

Do you like training? What do you do for fun?

[firedprince.livejournal.com]

Training isn't supposed to be fun. [he pauses] Uh... I see my girlfriend a lot...

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

Why not? [She smiles and turns back around.] What kinds of things do you do with her? ...never mind. [ >>;; ]

[firedprince.livejournal.com]

[... twitch. He's going to ignore that second question.]

What part of me having to fight for my life as a kid don't you understand?

[Lo and behold, the outburst struggling beneath the surface makes the fire swell for a second, but he diverts it away before it can harm Misaki. Up to you whether she sees that or not.]

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

[She falls backwards, a flicker of fear chasing its way across her face.] I didn't mean--I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

[firedprince.livejournal.com]

[Zuko is a bit scared that he almost burned someone. That would make him no better than his father, wouldn't it? He draws back a step.]

I didn't... I mean... you're okay, right?

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

[Nods wordlessly.]

[firedprince.livejournal.com]

[He gets up, unable to meet her eyes.] ... I should... go.

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

It's... it's okay, you didn't mean to. I shouldn't have been...

[firedprince.livejournal.com]

It's not your fault.

[Sorry, Misaki. He's dropping from the Plane now. D:]