Let It Go

Prologue

I remember the day I met him so very well. I was nine-years-old and playing by a small body of water. Well not playing, I was practicing my bending. My grandmother was strict about me keeping the family's pride as waterbenders alive. I was the only one, my twin hadn't inherited the gifts of a bender and my new brother (we had taken him in one night) was an airbender. My grandmother was off with my baby brother right now, figuring it'd be safe to leave me unattended for a moment or so.

"All alone are you waterbender? Such an impurity, shame you're so young...Amon will cleanse you of your sin."

Emerald eyes went wide and raised his hands to throw a small wave of water at the man in an attempt to get away.

The taser whip was raised and in attempt to protect himself he raised his hand in front of his face.

The hit never came. He saw another Equalist take the hit to his arm.

"Bullying little kids? How low will you go?"

"You, how are you withstanding the shock?"

"Let's just say I was getting hit with worse than this when I was a child. Aside from that," The electricity that was surging through the whip was sparking at the other man's fingertips. "Now beat it before I decide against hitting the innocent tree and hit you instead."

After he left, the lightning went off into the night sky. "Are you alright?"

The child bobbed his head eagerly.

"Go back to your family before someone else comes."

Subaru's eyes went wide as his savior walked away. "Um excuse me, please wait....your arm...it got burnt because you helped me...please...let me help...I'm a healer...I learnt from Master Katara and she's the best there is." The water went over the burn, soothing it and eventually healing it.

"Get back to your family now...it's best if you're not seen with me."

"Why?"

"It just isn't."

"Is it because you're a firebender?"

"Yes..."

"I don't mind." Subaru was determined to pay his savior back so he decided to follow him, even when the older male started to walk into the mountains and the snow started to come down...hard.

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"I-I'm scared..."

"That's why I told you you shouldn't follow me. Come on, we need to get out of this snowstorm." A hand touched a wall of snow and melted it, revealing a small cave inside.

"I know you're young, but snow is made of water, can you bend it to pack it in tight?"

The child bobbed his head eagerly before doing as told.

In the middle of the room a blue fire raged on. "What's your name anyways? So I can properly thank you for healing me."

"Subaru, and yours? I never did get to properly thank you for saving me either."

"My names Seishirou, Subaru-kun."

"I'm scared and cold Seishirou-san...I want to go home."

"Come here."

The child crawled over and was gathered up in the teenager's arms before the large coat the teen wore was wrapped around him. "Eh? But you..."

"The cold's never bothered me Subaru-kun, you'll be alright, we'll get you home."