A Tale Of Kyazumi [COMPLETED]

Fixing Open Wounds

"I was.. I.. Hello,  Fire Lord Izumi."
Izumi's heart drops. Kya never called her by her formal name. Maybe it has been too long since they last saw each other. Maybe Kya is no longer interested in having a friendship.

Izumi catches herself frowning, but it's too late to go back. Kya has noticed the informality of her expression. Izumi was taught that smiling and frowning were okay, but in old texts of noble families, they were always told to give a straight lipped expression to everything.

"Kya, you don't have to call me that. You can call me Izumi. Not much has changed in these years that we've spent apart. I still hold you in high regard, no matter the past hardships."

Kya looks down, rubbing the back of her neck. "Izumi..." is the only thing that the Fire Lord got as a response. Even though it wasn't much of a response, she still smiles, knowing that Kya is capable of ignoring her and running.

They both stand there, taking in each other's presence for a while. Both of them afraid of moving, but content enough to be there. Izumi breaks the silence after a while,  "Kya, I'm really glad you didn't take off running." She sighs as she looks down at her feet. "I really did miss you. It's been far too long, and you were there for me at my lowest point."

Kya makes eye contact, for the first time in a few decades. "I am still getting used to the fact that you are here, with me, and alone." She chuckles, feeling butterflies in her stomach as she sees Izumi's lips curve into a slight smile.

Izumi took a chance and stepped a bit closer, to get a better look at her friends face. Kya's features are different. Her hair is silver, she has wrinkles, lines,  and scars, but she still looks amazing. She sighs again, looking back down at her feet.  "You really should have visited."

"I almost did at one point, " Kya whispers, "but I was busy. I had to help here a lot, too. Life as a master healer isn't as easy as it looks. When you told Tenzin and Raiko that you weren't going to send in troops, Korra was beyond mad." She sighs, looking up and the sky and slowly moving her gaze to Izumi's shoes. "I had to stop her from going to the Fire Nation and giving you a piece of her mind."

At that, Izumi chuckles. "I know my decision upset a lot of people, but I did what I thought was best for my country." She looks up and meets Kya's gaze for a moment before hearing running coming from behind them.

Ikki comes running at them, panting and gasping for breath. "Aunt Kya, it's Meelo! Something's wrong with him! Go to Air Temple Island!" And with that, Ikki glides of towards Air Temple Island. The two women exchange concerned glances before quickly making their way to the island.

"AUNT KYA, HELP!" Meelo says, as he slowly slips off of the edge of a cliff, completely forgetting about Airbending. Kya runs to catch him just as he loses his grip.

"Kid, what were you doing?"

"I didn't know this was a cliff!"

Kya sighs, pulling Meelo into a hug. "Just, how about you go to sleep. It's getting late."

"But-"

"No protesting, Meelo." Kya adds before he can argue.

"Goodnight..."

Izumi chuckles as she watches him begrudgingly walk off towards his room. "He reminds me of Lin whenever we would get caught sneaking out to do whatever."

"He sure does." Tenzin says, walking to stand beside Kya. "I was about to ask what happened, but I heard enough to make an accurate assumption. Goodnight Kya, Izumi."

With that, they were alone again. Much closer then previously. Kya looks at Izumi, furrowing her brow. "How long until you're due back home?"

Izumi looks at her, a slight smile playing at her lips at Kya's expression. "I told my father to stay in the palace for the week to watch things over. I am not due home for 7 days." This earns a smile followed by a blush from Kya.

"Why don't we use these 7 days to catch up a bit?" Kya says, stepping closer so she can pull Izumi into a small hug.

"I would like that very much."