ThisRiceEater

‘Soon’ could not come fast enough in Jinora’s eyes. It had been many weeks since she had been caught during one of her nights out in the city. During this time, Jinora had decided that she would continue to drown her sorrows in books, while avoiding the book about the highwayman and the noble’s daughter. However, not much time passed before she realised she had already read and reread all the books on Air Temple Island that she would have deemed interesting or worth reading. When her complaining became increasingly incessant and irritating for others, Pema brought back an impressive pile of books for Jinora after one o

It was quiet. Though not literally, it was quiet. Aside from the sounds of busy automobile filled roads and chatter of pedestrians, things seemed to be less noisy tonight than usual. From his spot looking over Yue Bay, Skoochy thought that everything was looking rather ordinary on Air Temple Island. But of course he knew for a fact that that wasn’t entirely the case. Jinora was most probably facing some sort of verbal storm from her parents or something or rather. That’s what parents do when their children break the rules, right? Well, it had been a few days since she had been caught. Maybe the old man was done with the shouting

Jinora laughed as Skoochy gave chase to her. They found themselves playing a moderately sized game of tag with a group of other street kids, who Skoochy also knew, in a maze of alleyways amongst a few apartment buildings in the big city. Right now, Skoochy was ‘it’. With a subtle boost from her airbending, Jinora was able to make short work of the pursuing street urchin. Of course, she didn’t make it obvious that she was, because it was cheating after all. But it seemed Skoochy’s sly habits were beginning to rub off on her. Because of her little ‘boosts’, she had yet to be tagged the whole night. She neve

A sudden surge of freshly brewed energy roused Naruto from his slumber. He felt a familiar weight on his arm and on his shoulder. Straight away he smiled, knowing what it was. Or rather, who it was that was pressing down on him, not that he minded. He opened his eyes and turned his head to find himself staring into the face of one Hyuuga Hinata. The sight of her made Naruto feel all giddy inside. She was still very much asleep. With the bright light of the morning sun creeping through the curtains, he was able to clearly see her and her expression of peace and comfort; her sleeping face. He couldn't help but smile at the display next to him.

Step, turn, step, step, turn, step, spin, step, spin, step, turn… It had been a while since Jinora had properly practiced her airbending, but now she was and to her it felt great to properly be at one with her element. She was going through the spinning gate exercise. She had long since mastered the gates, the stepping, the turning and the spinning. She knew what to look for in the gates and how to react to the various angles of which the gates were in relation to her. After many of her childhood years of drilling it over and over, it had become second nature to her. She really had learned how to adapt to change. She was considered t

Jinora felt a little ashamed of herself. She had snuck out to the city a few nights ago and it wasn't a very great experience. Her realised feelings for a certain homeless boy got in the way of her ability to enjoy spending time with him. She couldn't look Skoochy in the eye and she barely spoke for the whole night. She was sure the boy was annoyed at her in some way by the end of the night. But she couldn't really blame herself, could she? She was always shy, and she had never been in a situation like this before in her short life. How else was she supposed to act? But never mind that now. Jinora was hell bent on redeeming herself after

Skoochy looked at the book that he held unsurely in his hand. How long had it been since he had tried his hand at reading a book? Years, obviously. Probably three. He flipped through the pages and frowned at what he saw. Aside from a few words here and there, the printed characters looked completely alien to him. Yep, he had forgotten how to read. Skoochy blew his bangs out of his face in annoyance, though the hair simply fell back where it was prior. He placed the book back on the shelf where he found it. He was looking for one particular book, a book that he had come across a few years ago. Once upon a time, Skoochy was an infant left a

Pema laid out breakfast on the table and was immediately greeted by many hungry mouths. She quickly did a head count. There was her husband Tenzin who was holding Rohan, Korra the avatar, the bending brothers Mako and Bolin who had long since taken up residence on Air Temple Island, hyperactive Ikki and loud little Meelo. She stopped to think for a moment. Someone was missing. A moment later she realised that Jinora wasn't present. It was so unlike her. Normally she would have been one of the first people there, waiting quietly with a book in hand. How odd, Pema thought. "Where's Jinora?" Pema asked everyone. They all looked amongst t

Weeks had passed. Jinora had made numerous trips to Republic City in secret during that time. Every time she went, she would find herself at Central City Station. Every time she found herself at Central City Station, she would be greeted by Skoochy. Every time she was greeted by Skoochy, they would go about the city having a fun time. Jinora still couldn't get over the hustle and bustle nightlife of the capital city. So fast paced, loud and vibrant. Not like the contrasting calm, quiet and collected atmosphere of Air Temple Island. It just made things so much more enjoyable. But above all, being accompanied by a friend, Skoochy, made the t

It had been about a week since she had snuck out to the city. Ever since that night, life on the island seemed a lot slower, more boring than it used to. Jinora was always restless these days. Tossing and turning in bed, unable to concentrate on her books, unable to keep still during meditation. This was a cause of worry among the population of Air Temple Island for she was always calm and collected. After a few days of this, a concerned Tenzin had a doctor come to the island to check up on Jinora, much to her displeasure, fearing that perhaps she was sick. But the doctor found nothing wrong with her. Jinora sat her small frame in the windo