Ch.8: Nathan

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"4 hours up!" Annia says, 5 minutes after her little hurricane of emotions.

"Thank you," I say, inclining my head, before running like a madman to Kelvin's house. I hope she's still there.

I rip through the door, panting. "What's up? Where's Rose?"

"Right here, you idiot," I hear a girl's voice say.

"Get into the tub, we need to finish your healing session. There's still a big ball of energy clogging up half of your back."

Rose sighs. "Fine. One session, and I'll be healthy enough to leave town."

She leans back in the bathtub as I silently work over her. "Where you heading?" I finally say.

"Somewhere else. Away from here." she replies.

And then something weird happens. I start to heal her neck, cheeks and neck, when I feel the place where all her chi is, I can't decipher it. Can't heal it.

"Hey, you mind telling me what kind of bender you are?"

"Fire," she replies immediately.

This girl doesen't bend fire. I've healed water in the watertribe, an airbender and earthbender in republic city when I went on vacation, and firebenders here. They all have a distinct chi texture, and this girl doesn't have it.

"No your not." I mumble. Louder, I say, "Why do you lie?"

"I'm not lying!" Rose protests.

"Seriously." I say. "I know you're lying. You do not possess the chi pattern of a fire bender. Or a waterbender. Or an airbender, a nonbender, or a earthbender." I eye her carefully. "What are you?"

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