Past, Present, and Future

Chapter 12

Chia-jung's POV

I was walking around with Kya on the way to this noodle restaurant but when I wasn't looking I managed to get separated from her.

Pretty much now all I'm doing is walking around trying to find this noodle place.

"Are you lost?" I felt a hand softly land on my shoulder, but it was just enough to make me jump.

"Um... Yea." I turned around to see a really pretty woman standing behind me. "I... Uh... I'm trying to find a southern water tribe noodle place."

"Well there are about three of those around here. Do you know its name?" She had a calming smile on her face and her eyes seemed to sparkle with life.

"Umm... I can't remember." I smiled out of embarrassment and my cheeks grew really hot.

"Well that can be a bit of a problem. I don't have anything to do right now, so would you like some help?" She put her hands in her pockets.

"I don't really know my way around here yet so that would be nice."

"My name is Kali." She placed her hand out to me as she introduced herself.

"My name is Chia-jung. But most people call me either Chia or Jung." I shook her hand and smiled even more.

"So Chia-jung." She emphasize my name as she spoke. "Where did you come from? My guess is one of the water tribes." She started to walk as she was talking to me.

"Well I was found in the southern water tribe..."

"Found?" She looked at me questioningly.

"I don't remember much about my past the farthest back I can remember is wondering around in a blizzard and literally falling down a hill and ending up at the feet of Avatar Aang's daughter Kya. Since then she has taken me in and she has been looking around in missing person's records to see if she can find anything. But so far the only help we have is random bits of memories that I get but don't really understand or things i say about my past but can't remember the event I spoke of." I felt like I was rambling so I looked at the ground and stopped talking.

"That is really nice of her." She didn't seem to be bothered by me talking a lot. "I actually come from a small village in the Earth Kingdom called Garsai. I haven't been there since I was a little girl. One day I'm going to go back and visit my grandparents, I just have to save up the money for the trip there and back." Her voice had such fire in it I couldn't help but look at her.

"Garsai that place sounds familiar." I know I've heard

"It is where Toph Beifong was born and raised until she left to train Avatar Aang. It is also the home of the Earth Rumble VI." She sounded more excited about the last bit than the first.

"Sounds fun." That was all I managed to say.

"Its great to challenge yourself beyond your usual limits. When I get there I'm going to sign up for a match."

"What about Pro-bending?" I asked and she suddenly stopped walking.

"That doesn't give you a chance to test your skills. All you get to use are disks of dirt to fling at other people. It just doesn't have the same thrill of illegal fighting matches, because then you have to prepare for anything. Like armor made of rocks or learning how to make a giant bolder flying toward your face turn into a bunch of pebbles as it moves past you and using that momentum to throw them at your opponent." She seemed so excited while she talked. "Crap don't say anything to anyone about the illegal fighting thing. Or that I'm a part of it."

I couldn't help but smile at her concern. It was a bit adorable how she was when talking about the fighting then worrying about getting on trouble.

"Don't worry I wont say anything." I looked up and saw we were in front of a noodle restaurant.

"Jung!" Kya shouted as she ran over to us. "There you are I was so worried." She looked like if I vanished again she would have a heart attack.

"Sorry I got lost. Kali was nice enough to help me get around." I turned to look back at Kali but she was gone. "Well she was here." I looked around but I couldn't find any sign of her.

"Well this is the place I wanted to bring you to eat." Kya opened the door and walked into the restaurant.

When we entered the restaurant I was surprised to see Bolin and Korra eating.

"Hey Korra."

"Oh hey I didn't know you were up yet." She seemed a not embarrassed.

"Yea I woke up today. I was hungry so Kya suggested this place since they didn't have any food ready at the temple." I watched as Bolin began to squirm in his seat like he was also embarrassed. "Well later I have some news for you, but for now I'll let you guys get back to your date." I ran over to the table Kya had sat down at.  "This place smells amazing."

"It does, but the taste is more important than the smell." She smiled as she picked up a piece of paper.

"What is this?" I picked up one of the papers. "Oh its a list of food." I then noticed another piece of paper this one was more colorful. I pulled it out and saw it was one of the flyers for the revolution. I quickly stuffed the paper into my sash so Kya couldn't see it.

It didn't take long for someone to take our orders or for us to get our food.

"Hey sweet heart, how about you leave grandma here and come have some fun with me and my friends." I looked up from my food to see a guy leaning against our table and two guys were standing behind him smirking like they were up to no good.

"Excuse me?" Kya seemed irritated by his attitude.

"I'm not talking to you grandma." He glared at her before turning back to me with a smirk that reminded me of an eelhound. "I'm talking to the pretty lady with the cool eyes."

"I got this Kya." I held my hand up to her.

I stood up and faced the guy. "First of all eelhound, there is no need to act like a prick to this woman she never did a thing to you. Second of all I just want to enjoy my dinner, because I have had a long week..."

"Well I could give you an enjoyable night. That would change your mind about wanting to stay here with grandma here." His face looked like he was trying to seduce me. He walked closer to me and stroked me braid.

"Last of all Eelhound," I emphasized the Eelhound so maybe he would get the point, "you're not my type so I doubt you could give my anything close to an enjoyable night." I shoved his shoulder causing him to fall over onto his friends. "If you want to have a fun night I suggest you change your act and try else where."

"You act like you are scared of getting a little action." He said trying to save any bit of his manliness that he could.

I couldn't help but smirk and walk over to him. I knew exactly what to say to make guys like him leave.

"Oh hun. I'm not scared of getting a little action, you just don't have any of the required parts." I tapped his nose before turning around and going back over to Kya.

"What are you a lesbian or something."

"Why is that the only way you could get a girl?"

Suddenly the restaurant was filled with ooh's and gasps.

"This isn't over." His words sounded like they were full of deadly venom but also just as hollow as a dead tree.

Is at down at my table and finished eating my dinner.

"You actually flustered him." Kya laughed.

"With creation comes intelligence." I wasn't sure what I meant when I said it but it sounded right. I am pretty creative I can make anything out of anything and I love to read. Maybe they are linked together normally.