The Beach: Saturday Morning

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

The gumdrops were a nice bonus since Katara had forgotten to grab breakfast on her way down to the beach, but they weren't going to stop her from proving once and for all that she could kick a certain firebender's butt.  The lesson would be good for him.  At least he wouldn't be moping about not being able to get off the island while he was moping about getting his butt kicked.

She stood at the very edge of the water, looking out over the ocean and reaching to feel the chi of the water as the waves rolled up to just wet her feet then went back out to sea.  If nothing else, this island moving idea was possibly the neatest thing ever just to be able to feel all the different energies of the oceans.

[OOC:  Open.  As a beach is.]

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[thebluespirit.livejournal.com]

"This island is just weird," Zuko commented as he joined Katara on the beach. She'd probably be surprised about his statement as he'd never said it before. Really.

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

Katara grinned at him then reached up to catch a red gumdrop. "Gumdrop, Zuko?"

[thebluespirit.livejournal.com]

"How do you know that's not poisonous?" he asked her, eyeing the dangerous gumdrop warily.

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

"Cause I've been eating them all morning, and I'm not poisoned?" she said, rolling her eyes.

[thebluespirit.livejournal.com]

"They could still be dangerous," he found the need to point out.

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

Katara made a face at him and flipped a flow up off the incoming wave to try to drench him. "You're being difficult."

[thebluespirit.livejournal.com]

Zuko grinned and quickly blocked the water attack with a flame. "Am not."

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

The water attack was quickly followed by another flow of water, snaking up to wrap around his ankles. "Are so."

[thebluespirit.livejournal.com]

He eyes widened as he was momentarily caught, but he quickly slammed a flame downwards to break the bond and jumped backwards. "Am not."

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

"You are right now!" she laughed, pulling a wave of water up to smash into him. "Are so, are so, are so!"

[thebluespirit.livejournal.com]

He quickly blocked the wave with a large flame, but the impact still made him back up.

"Am not," he argued, a small grin playing across his lips and he finally responded, kicking a flame at her.

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

Katara jumped to the side, a sheet of water rising to block the flame. "You're proving it now," she pointed out, pushing her weight back and drawing an array of water whips from the ocean, lashing out at Zuko.

[thebluespirit.livejournal.com]

No time to block them all, he jumped back quickly, away from the whips. "Am not!" He seemed to be stuck and created his own whip out of fire to try to get rid of hers.

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

Katara smirked. "Are so, are so!" she laughed, sacrificing a few of the water whips to get rid of his as she tried to attack and hit him upside the head.

[thebluespirit.livejournal.com]

"Hey!" He glared as the next instant his hair was dripping wet. She'd pay for that and he kicked a flame towards her feet as he punched the air at the same time.

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

She wasn't quite ready and was knocked back off her feet as she could evade both attacks at the same time. From her back, she pulled a sheet of water over her and pushed it up at him.

[thebluespirit.livejournal.com]

Zuko was grinning. "Got you!" he teased, letting his guard down. All he could do was bring his arms up as he was drenched again.

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

Katara burst into laughter as she leaped back to her feet. "Got you worse," she smirked.

[thebluespirit.livejournal.com]

There was steam rising from his back and he shook his shoulders. "I let you," he argued. No, he really didn't.

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

"Whatever," Katara said, her hands on her hips.

[thebluespirit.livejournal.com]

Zuko grinned and he moved swiftly, sending a volley of flames at her.

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

She grinned back, dodging to the left then pulling a wide sheet of water up, looking pleased as the flames sizzled out.

[thebluespirit.livejournal.com]

He moved sideways, trying to get Katara to stand between him and the water and he punched the air, making her step back towards it.

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

She stepped out of the way of the flame, her back towards the ocean now, and it felt like being home. She spun around, drawing up a full torrent of water with her and spinning it around her for a long moment before letting it roar towards Zuko.

[thebluespirit.livejournal.com]

So maybe the tactic had been dumb, but it was kind of fun to watch her go full out. Zuko grinned, enjoying the fight and he hadn't practised like this in a long time. He met her attack, the water and fire cancelling each other out and he moved forward, sending a larger flame at her.