Kyoshi and Rangi's first night together | The Rise of Kyoshi

kiyoshi collapsed face down outside her tent her forehead lay on the ice it felt good cooling the encounter had sapped her of energy left her unable to take the last few steps to her bunk a bright light appeared over her head she twisted her neck upward to see rangi holding up a self-generated torch a small flame danced above her long fingers rangi looked down at her and then at the liquor gourd still in her hand she sniffed the night air kyoshi have you been drinking it seemed easier to lie yes with great difficulty rongi dragged her inside by the arms it was warmer in the tent the difference between a winter's night and an afternoon in spring kiyoshi could feel the stiffness leaving her limbs her head losing the ponderous echo it seemed to have before rangi yanked pieces of the battle outfit off her like she was stripping down a broken wagon you can't sleep in that getup especially not the armor she'd taken her own gear off and was only wearing a thin cotton shift that exposed her arms and legs her streamlined figure belied the solidness of her muscles kyoshi caught herself gawking having never seen her friend out of uniform before it was hard for her to comprehend that the spiky bits weren't a natural part of rangi's body shouldn't you be sleeping with yun kyo she said rongi's head turned so fast she almost snapped her own neck you know what i mean kyoshi said the redness faded from rangi's ears as quickly as it came the avatar and master genji are reviewing strategy master amak only ever sleeps in 10 minute intervals throughout the day so he and the most experienced guardsmen will keep watch the order is that everyone else should be well rested for tomorrow they settled beneath their furs kiyoshi already knew that she wouldn't be able to sleep as she'd been told her former life on the street in conjunction with her privileged place in the mansion these days meant that improbably she'd never had a roommate before she was acutely aware of rongi's little movements right next to her the air rising in and out of the fire bender's chest i don't think they did anything wrong kyoshi said as she stared at the underside of their tent rangi didn't respond i heard from auntie muy about what shu and the yellow necks did to unarmed men women and children if half of that is true then genji went too easy on them they deserved worse the moonlight came through the seams of the tent making stars out of stitch holes she should have stopped there but kyoshi's certainty buoyed her along past the point where it was safe to venture and accidents are accidents she said i'm sure your mother never meant to harm anyone two strong hands grabbed the lapels of her robe rangi yanked her over onto her side so that they were facing each other she said hoarsely her eyes flaring with pain one of those opponents was her cousin a rival candidate for headmistress rongi gave her a hard jostling shake not a pirate or an outlaw she said her cousin the school cleared her honor but the rumors followed me at school for years people whispering around corners that my mother was was an assassin she spit the word out like it was the most vile curse imaginable given rangi's profession as a bodyguard it likely was she buried her face into kyoshi's chest gripping her tightly as if to scrub the memory away kiyoshi wanted to punch herself for being so careless she cautiously draped an arm over rangi's shoulder the fire bender nestled under it and relaxed though she still made a series of sharp little inhalations through her nose here she didn't know if that was her way of crying or calming herself with a breathing exercise rangi shifted pressing closer to kyoshi's body rubbing the soft bouquet of her hair against kyoshi's lips the startling contact felt like a transgression the mistake of a girl exhausted and drowsy the more noble fire nation families like the one rongy descended from would never let just anyone touch their hair like this faint flowery scent that filled kyoshi's lungs made her head swim and her pulse quicken kyoshi kept still like it was her life's calling unwilling to make any motion that might disturb her friend's fitful slumber eventually rangi fell into a deep sleep radiating warmth like a little glowing coal in the hearth kyoshi realized that comforting her throughout the night was both an honor and a torture she wouldn't have treated for anything in the world here she closed her eyes she did her best to ignore the pain of her arm losing circulation and her heart falling into a pile of ribbons

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Keywords: Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Last Airbender, Avatar, Avatar Kyoshi, Kyoshi, Rangi, The Rise of Kyoshi, The Shadow of Kyoshi, Rise of Kyoshi, Shadow of Kyoshi

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Length: 6min 1sec (361 seconds)

Published: Fri Sep 25 2020