Only you- Rangi & Kyoshi

Chapter 45

Kyoshi had fallen asleep not too soon after Rangi had told her about Kenna. Rangi watched over her possibly too intensely, but there was no one there to judge her, and she was still mad at Kyoshi for what she did back at the portal.

Then a terrible thought flooded her brain. What if Kyoshi doesn't wake up like last time?

She tried to reassure herself that this wasn't the case. But she couldn't seem to shake the thoughts. Eventually she caved in and started to shake Kyoshi's shoulder. When Kyoshi didn't stir, her mind went to the worst.

This time though as Rangi tried to wake her, Kyoshi's eyes fluttered open as she adjusted to the light. "Something wrong?" She grumbled.

There was a look of panic in the firebender's eyes, but she didn't want to admit her fear of Kyoshi falling back into a coma. So she tried to throw a smile on.

"You should eat something" She cleared her throat. "It's almost dinner and I know my mother would hate it if you missed it."

Kyoshi smiled as she propped herself up.

"Alright let's go"

Kyoshi had swung her legs over the side of the bed, and started to stand. She quickly stumbled, nearly falling over.

"Just take a second we can go in a minute" Rangi tried to reassure her.

"No, it's fine. I'm fine" Kyoshi said flatly as she pushed Rnagi's hand away.

But as she stood and tried taking a couple of steps she became unbalanced and fell.

"Want my help?"

"No" Kyoshi fumed.

Rangi just shook her head. If Kyoshi was going to be stubborn, she would let her. And if she fell a couple of times so that it knocked more sense into her after the mess with the portal then so be it.

"I know you're frustrated and sad about Kenna but getting up and running out of the room isn't going to change anything."

"This isn't about that, you just said I should go eat dinner so I'm trying to do just that."

"You're muscles are probably fatigued you know"

Kyoshi said nothing as she flopped down on her back against the cool floor. "I hate this"

"You did this to yourself"

"I know that but-"

Suddenly Rangi was standing over her.

"I don't need a lecture. I know it's bad enough that the Avatar's stuck on the floor. Welder of the four elements bested by muscle fatigue." Kyoshi scoffed.

"You know being the avatar doesn't make you immortal"

"Ha, it would make things a lot easier though."

Rangi extended her arm out towards Kyoshi which she now gladly took, allowing herself to sit up once more.

"You know whether you hobble or run out of here won't make a difference now" Rangi said as she helped Kyoshi to stand once more. Knowing that Kyoshi's need to go and move quickly was probably the result of guilt.

"I know"

Together they started out of the room, Kyoshi's balance and stability seemed to improve the more she walked. Though she still used Rangi for balance here and there.

A handful of days passed and Kyoshi was moving practically like herself by the day of Kenna's funeral.

There weren't a great deal of people there, after all Kenna wasn't from the fire nation but most of the infirmary staff showed up that could squeeze it into their schedule.