Marius the prince of the North Pole, exiled from his home by his father ran into a member of the Southern water tribe on his travels and was asked to look after two young children and their village, agreed.
What he didn't expect, was to awake a long...
Omashu. Lord was it funny to watch Aang act his age. Katara and Sokka became his grandkids while I was pulled into the role of Katara's -or June's- boyfriend. The guards told me to make sure Aang didn't cause trouble, and then the guard scolded Sokka and yelled at him to carry Aang's bag. I had to hold in a snort of laughter. Somehow we went from getting in then to sitting at the top of a chute myself in a box with the trio behind me, "See you at the bottom!" I cheered and then pushed my box out.
Standing, I locked the sides of my feet, at the front and back of my box, using it like a surfboard. It was a blast and a rush to be going that fast and taking those steep dips. The sharp turns sometimes got me, when it finished and I hid from guards who thought I was a vandalizer, I looked for the trio, but they were nowhere to be seen, but there was a lot of damage in their wake, sighing I shook my head at their bad driving and just went to wait at the front gate, hoping they'd show up whenever they got bored.
I was about to leave when I noticed a group of women peeking out from behind some buildings a few yards away, they ranged in age about 16 to 60. When they noticed I had seen them looking at me, they giggled and waved, or wiggled their fingers as if that would attract anyone of the male sex. Looking behind me to see if it was someone else they were waving at, but I wasn't so lucky they were waving at me. "Yoohoo!" turning to look at whom had yoohoo-ed me. I had to hold in a cringe. 'Oh boy.' I groaned internally.
A woman almost as ancient as I heard the king was stood across from me on the other side of the fountain I had taken to stand in front off. Gulping in fear I watched as this ancient woman strutted over to me with a limp most likely from a bad hip or something, and swung a tattered old what I think used to be a green feathered boa, but was now faded green and brown in some parts. Her Qipao was fairly up to date and looked to be tailored to her small old frame. When she reached me, I could smell the heavy perfume and her makeup was heavy and caked, and fairly clownish.
Her hair was pulled up into the latest styled I figured to be favored for the woman in this kingdom, and she wore this season's jewelry. As I had taken to seeing most of the woman around the Kingdom were as well. "Hello, handsome." he breathed out on me, her hands frail looking but relatively strong. "Hello, ma'am," I said as politely as possible, "Oh, don't ma'am me, you'll make me feel old." I held back a sarcastic remark and just nodded, wiggling her way under my arm she laid her hand on my chest giving me chills, and not in a good way.
Carefully taking her hand I pulled it off and backed up, "I am extremely flattered, really but I best be going." I turned to run but she suddenly gripped the back of my vest and yanked me to the ground, before calling a sort of dogpile with the other women joining in. I even felt one of the girls rip something off of me, it might have been my hair tie, I was a little too distracted by where they grabbed me to really focus on it. Slipping out somehow I crawlled a good distance before one of the girls realized I was gone.
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"There he is!" One shouted and I felt her point at me, "Get him!" another shouted, stumbling to my feet I took off, running as fast as I could, my hair free of its tie and getting in my way but I didn't have time to fix it, turning from looking behind me, I almost ran into another group of women, skidding to a stop I turned and jumped onto a cart and ran across the roof tops and I heard them all whine in disappointment. Till they started to cheer, looking back I nearly had a heart attack at the sight of the older woman using her earth bending to chase me.
Running and not paying attention to where I was going I fell into someone's house and nearly scared the living daylights out of their pet. "Sorry! Sorry!" I apologized before jumping out the window and running again, turning a corner I didn't see her following me and I hoped I had gotten away, but then suddenly I was yanked and pulled somewhere.
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Finally getting my feet beneath me I looked around, seeing that I was in the King's throne room, I frowned, "What in the world am I doing here?" Looking for the woman she was securely locked around my arm her hands tight and unmoving. "Ms, could you possibly let go?" her answer was to snuggle closer, "Achem." someone said clearing his voice, looking to the throne I smiled, "Oh, thank the heavens, King Bumi, please, please ask her to let go!" I begged and he seemed to look angrier than before.
"Your Majesty?" I questioned, confused to why he wouldn't help me. Looking at a guard I whispered, "What did I do?" the guard chuckled slightly, "You seemed to have stolen the heart of the woman King Bumi happened to favor." paling I stuttered that I had done nothing of the sort and that I was actually to get away from her. The guard shrugged and I panicked even more, "Ms, please let go I really must be on my way, I was separated from my traveling companions and I must find them before they leave without me." This seemed to interest the king.
"Are your companions, the avatar and two water tribe kids?" I nodded, "Yes, yes! Do you know where they are?" he nodded with a big smile on his face. "You actually missed them by five minutes." frowning I dug around in my tunic and pulled out Nala's dog whistle and blew into it. Only her and dogs could hear it, knowing my girl she wouldn't take long to get here, and it lifted my heart to hear her coming. Bursting through the doors she knocked over guards and sprinted over to my side.
Shoving free of the woman I apologized for the harshness of my shove and jumped onto Nala's back before taking off, "Go Nala!" sprinting we got out of the palace and the city taking the small streets and avoiding any guards till we reached the gates they were open and about to close jumping out of them we rolled down the hill and panted. "Marius? What are you doing?" Katara asked leaning over me, chuckling I shook my head and she helped me up. "Why is there lipstick on your face?" Sokka asked, looking into the water I rubbed at my face to clean it.
"Come on let's just get out of here please." I begged. Aang nodded and the other climbed onto Appa.
