The fire war renaissance

Chapter 42: Roots

Okay, this chapter deals completely with Suki and her home life. It's something that's seldom mentioned and since Suki will be temporarily leaving the regular line-up of characters, I thought I'd give her a decent back story.

Disclaimer: No ownage.

Chapter Forty-Two: Roots

Suki was able to make the trip a lot easier than she thought. The tight sleeping places on the zeppelin and boat ride to Kyoshi were the only things that really killed Suki.

In the back of her mind, she thought it bitter sweet that she thought of Sokka at that moment. He would always be around to rub her feet or her shoulders and back when the felt sore, but she supposed she'd have to do without for the time being. She did really want to take the break she had given herself with Sokka and use the time wisely in her thinking about whether or not she wanted to raise the baby with him, but as she got off the boat and took her first steps onto the familiar soil of Kyoshi she knew that she'd be focused more on her homecoming, for the moment, more than anything.

Kyoshi, in the late spring, was one of the most beautiful places in the world to Suki and as soon as she looked around everyone faces were molded into smiles.

Oyaji—to no surprise of Suki—was the first to notice her and ran up to greet her.

"What a pleasant surprise," He told her. "I didn't expect to see you here, especially after the other warriors returned home without…" His greeting rant trailed as soon as he noticed her swelling abdomen underneath her dress. Suki looked away nervously, concluding that none of the other warriors had bothered to mention that Suki was pregnant to the town. She was relieved and annoyed by that fact all at the same time. Maybe that meant her mother didn't know yet?

"Um…" Oyaji continued to babble, and Suki just sighed.

"Yes….I'm pregnant." She told him bluntly. "Have been for months, and still am."

"Uh,"

"Any questions?" She asked him.

"I…I just can't believe you're…" he sighed, "…you really are your mother's child." Suki's eyes narrowed slightly and she looked over to the right.

"How is my mother, Oyaji?" He frowned.

"Kako's alright as she's going to get." Suki could tell, though, from the look on his face that it could only mean one thing.

"Another one, huh?" Suki asked.

"I'm afraid so," Oyaji sighed, as did Suki. She looked down at her stomach, patting it lightly and looking over to the village houses, knowing her mother was inside her own house, about to realize that her daughter was sharing in her same fate.

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Suki was glad she didn't run into any of her brothers and sisters while she made her way over to her house, but she was a little thrown off, though, when she saw Satsuki on the stoop. He was reading a scroll with the same look of forced maturity Suki remembered.