Fire Nation: The Selection

Eight

"Katara?" Zhilan questioned the waterbender as she stood up from her bed.

"I want to go home," Katara stated firmly as the servant was surprised from her sudden outburst.

"The next dinner won't be till next week," Zhilan reasoned upset that the brown girl had changed her mind.

Katara sighed as she sat down on her bed. Ever since that conversation between the Firelord, she has felt uneasy. She didn't fear him, but was worried about her brother and especially when the avatar was with him. "If you don't mind me asking, You should give Zuko a chance before you leave," Zhilan explained taking a seat next to the poor girl.

"Zuko isn't the reason why I want to leave," She admitted avoiding the servant's eyes.

"Then why is it?" She asked placing a hand on her shoulder. Zhilan didn't want her to leave, but she didn't want to keep her here if she was unhappy. She did that mistake, and she feared to let it happen again.

She didn't answer her, but took the mintue to collect her thoughts,"I guess I'm homesick," She lied to the women.

Zhilan remained quiet as she slowly wrapped her arms around the madien. This caught Katara off guard, but she responded back by wrapping her arms around the servant.

The comfort felt familiar, and she couldn't help but wanting to stay in that position for a little longer. The touch of Zhilan rubbing the madien's hair made it clear that Katara saw her mother in Zhilan.

"If you feel that way, I will arrange something so you can be the next one to leave, but if you change your mind please do tell me," Zhilan explained as she let go of the madien.

Katara nodded as she got up from her bed. "I'll head out now, I'll see you in a bit," She waved to the women before exiting her room.

Today, was a free day where the girls got to do whatever they wanted. And, the prince was free to speak whoever he pleased. The waterbender met up with the warrior who had been in the main hall.

She was currently sitting alone as she drank tea and cookies. "Katara!" She waved at the waterbender who took a seat next to her.

"Hey, how come you wanted to hang out here?" Katara stated as she noticed two girls approached them.

"Wanted to introduce you to a couple new friends," Suki stated as she looked at the girls who sat down on the other bench.

Katara sent a smile towards them as she kind of remembered them, "I'm Katara," She introduced as the two nodded already well aware of who she was.

"I'm Jin," The brown haired girl introduced as she then turned her head to look over the girl next to her. She was quiet, and didn't really say much.

"She's Hakura, kind of shy," Suki introduced as she explained the girl's action. "I thought it would be cool if we had other friends instead of just us,"

Katara remained as she listened to Suki. She guessed that the warrior was right about making friends, "I can call over two of my friends," Jin stated happily as she got up and headed to a different group of girls.

"So Hakura, How's your day?"Katara asked as she looked covering the FireNation teenager. She had long silky black hair that was pinned back. She was wearing a red dress that was simple, but it looked good on her.

She remained quiet before she spoke in her soft voice, "It's fine," She answered blandly.

Jin returned with a familiar face, Mai and Marri. Mai looked annoyed at the fact that she was surrounded now by six people. "Why are we here?" She questioned as Jin looked towards the gloomy girl.