"Oh nothing," he yelled sarcastically, trying to figure out how to turn his arm around without dislocating it. "Just that boomerang you hit me with!"
"Don't lie to me, Water Tribe, this was made by something with a blade."
"Yeah, it's a boomerang." He rolled his eyes. "Of course it's got a blade."
She stared at him, and blinked, and stared again. When she opened her mouth, she started yelling. "Wait, you threw a crazy bladed flying spinning thing at me in a practice fight? What's wrong with you?"
"What's wrong with me?" he shouted shrilly. "You're the one who spun me around and let me get hit with my own weapon! It could have taken my head off, it could have-"
"That's my point!" Her mouth hung open. "I'm glad that thing landed in the water, because otherwise, I would have to throw it overboard anyway."
Katara quickly hid the boomerang behind her back and sat back down.
Miki sent him a look brimming with disgust. "Ugh, who cares anyway, it's gone. I'm going to get something to eat."
As she headed back to the mess hall, the rest of the crew meeting her as she went for back slaps and high fives, Sokka picked himself up and slunk over to his sister and General Iroh. "Can't believe I just got beaten by a girl," he mumbled, voice taking on a whine.
"Three times," Katara reminded him helpfully.
Iroh shook his head, shoulders shaking with laughter. "Someday you are going to meet my niece, and if you survive, maybe you will even learn something."
"Ugggh," he moaned.
"I have something that'll make you feel better." She pulled the boomerang out from behind her back.
"Boomerang!" he crowed, hugging it to his chest. "You do always come back!"
"Excuse me, she interrupted. "Boomerang had a little help from someone."
He wrapped an arm around her and kissed her hair. "Thanks, little sis."
Taking advantage of Sokka's distraction, Iroh plucked the boomerang out of his grasp. "Private Miki is right. You cannot be trusted with edged weapons until you understand that you should not throw them at people in practice." When Sokka opened hos mouth to speak, the general raised his finger. "But if you promise not to steal it back, I will show you where we keep the practice weapons."
~*~
Hefting the bamboo sword up over his shoulder, Sokka walked out onto the deck. Private Miki had one of the practice spearsand was whielding it against one of the Komodo rhino riders. He had knocked her helmet off, but she had him backed up against the command tower. She let the man go when she spotted Sokka. "You come back so I can kick your butt again?"
"No, I uh," he rubbed the back of his head. "I was hoping you could teach me some moves?"
Her eyes shifted awkwardly. "Well, I don't think I'm allowed to teach you how to fight, given that you're supposed to be our enemy and all."
His face fell. "Oh."
She held her spear one handed as she patted him on the shoulder. "But I don't think anybody'll mind if you stay here and watch."
"And maybe," Sokka hesitated. "After a while, join in?"
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Sokka finds out the women on the ship aren't there to cook (and learns something, maybe) Part 3/3
Date: 2012-05-26 06:24 pm (UTC)"Don't lie to me, Water Tribe, this was made by something with a blade."
"Yeah, it's a boomerang." He rolled his eyes. "Of course it's got a blade."
She stared at him, and blinked, and stared again. When she opened her mouth, she started yelling. "Wait, you threw a crazy bladed flying spinning thing at me in a practice fight? What's wrong with you?"
"What's wrong with me?" he shouted shrilly. "You're the one who spun me around and let me get hit with my own weapon! It could have taken my head off, it could have-"
"That's my point!" Her mouth hung open. "I'm glad that thing landed in the water, because otherwise, I would have to throw it overboard anyway."
Katara quickly hid the boomerang behind her back and sat back down.
Miki sent him a look brimming with disgust. "Ugh, who cares anyway, it's gone. I'm going to get something to eat."
As she headed back to the mess hall, the rest of the crew meeting her as she went for back slaps and high fives, Sokka picked himself up and slunk over to his sister and General Iroh. "Can't believe I just got beaten by a girl," he mumbled, voice taking on a whine.
"Three times," Katara reminded him helpfully.
Iroh shook his head, shoulders shaking with laughter. "Someday you are going to meet my niece, and if you survive, maybe you will even learn something."
"Ugggh," he moaned.
"I have something that'll make you feel better." She pulled the boomerang out from behind her back.
"Boomerang!" he crowed, hugging it to his chest. "You do always come back!"
"Excuse me, she interrupted. "Boomerang had a little help from someone."
He wrapped an arm around her and kissed her hair. "Thanks, little sis."
Taking advantage of Sokka's distraction, Iroh plucked the boomerang out of his grasp. "Private Miki is right. You cannot be trusted with edged weapons until you understand that you should not throw them at people in practice." When Sokka opened hos mouth to speak, the general raised his finger. "But if you promise not to steal it back, I will show you where we keep the practice weapons."
~*~
Hefting the bamboo sword up over his shoulder, Sokka walked out onto the deck. Private Miki had one of the practice spearsand was whielding it against one of the Komodo rhino riders. He had knocked her helmet off, but she had him backed up against the command tower. She let the man go when she spotted Sokka. "You come back so I can kick your butt again?"
"No, I uh," he rubbed the back of his head. "I was hoping you could teach me some moves?"
Her eyes shifted awkwardly. "Well, I don't think I'm allowed to teach you how to fight, given that you're supposed to be our enemy and all."
His face fell. "Oh."
She held her spear one handed as she patted him on the shoulder. "But I don't think anybody'll mind if you stay here and watch."
"And maybe," Sokka hesitated. "After a while, join in?"
She smiled at him. "Yeah, maybe."