Training Water Bending Skills in the Fire Nation? [Naughty naughty ;)]

1st Tech training - Multiple Water Whip-500 words:

Kasumi was once again traveling for Dao, but this time it was a rather long trip. He wanted her to get skins from the Northern Water Tribe to help with newborns and such in his palace and reigning lands nearby. So here she was, at last leaving the fire nation and headed back to the Water Nation. Not her own, mind you, but one of them. She figured she would take this opportunity to train her water bending some more, seeing as it might come of use or she would be taught even more there before she returned home.

They were in the middle of the ocean, so there was plenty of water for her to practice with right now. She took her stance, breathed in once, out once, and began the movements. Slowly, carefully, the water rose from the ocean, up the high boat side, and onto the deck in front of her as a great large puddle. She took this puddle and formed it into a small frozen lake on the deck, something that would keep the water from sloshing around. She moved her arms slowly, pulling the some of the water up in one long rope and flicking her wrist, making the rope of water flick in the same direction.

She was moving faster now, the water moving for fluidly and dangerously, as she practiced her basic water whip. She was going for having 3 or 4 or more whips or ropes going at once, and thus practiced with just one to start. She moved fast, and whirled the water around her with a skilled twist of her arm and flick of her wrist. She already had good control, but she needed it to be better to use more than one.

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She dropped the water back into her home-made ice bucket on the deck, and took a new stance. She was facing the other way, her arms out in front of her. She slowly started moving once again,moving her arms in a wave like pattern and she slowly turned towards the ice bucket, bringing a large amount of water with her, and started moving her feet, going a little faster to gain momentum. She separated the blob of water into 2 whips and just held them there, one on either side with the back ends touching behind her. She held them for 5.........10..............15 seconds before she let them drop.

Kasumi moved again, faster this time, and pulled the water straight up from the floor. She whipped around and twirled the two water ropes around, striking at invisible targets until she was positive she had mastered two whips. now, here came the hard part. Using 3 or more just like that. She unfroze the ice wall holding the water and took all of the water she had left into the air in front of her. She slowly separated it into 4 ropes of water, and began moving them. She had difficulty keeping them in shape, and they kept dripping water back onto the deck.

Shoot." she swore to herself quietly, and started again. She moved her arms in a slow, large circular motion, and took the water up to eye level, and separated it into four ropes once again. She could feel her control getting better, and see it, as the ropes didn't drip as much or lose their shape as fast this time. She tried again, and again, and again, and finally a 6th time before she perfected keeping them in their shape. Now all she had to do was be able to use them in battle as weapons, or something fast moving for show.

She pulled more water up the side of the boat, and made a new ice bucket, larger than the last, and put all of the water from the deck and the new batch she had brought up into it. She pulled out a large amount of water and separated it into four whips, and began. She moved one, two, three at once. The fourth was harder, as she kept losing control, but eventually she got it to keep shape and slowly move all four. She put the water back, drank some from her own pouch, and got into a new stance once more. She moved fluidly, dancing her way around the deck, the water whips following her like puppies, sometimes trailing behind, sometimes out in front of her, whipping around as if she were in fact holding a four-tailed whip.

She moved faster once more, and so did her water. Her control was being perfected, and she knew it. She moved, dancing elaborately, moving the whips in whichever direction she wanted, to an invisible music only she could hear. She finished by sending the water out over the edge of the deck and letting it drop back into the ocean. "There, that did it." she thought proudly to herself for mastering that technique.

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2nd Tech Training - Ice Creeper-500 words:

Kasumi decided to take a break and head down to the kitchen area. The benefit of traveling on this boat was that there were other water benders she could learn from and train with. She walked through the hallways and down a set of stairs into the kitchen area deep in the boat. There were maybe 10 people in it, and only a few free seats. She didn't know anyone except her guard in the corner, and he never had anything interesting to say anyway, so she walked over to there there were steaming rolls and a buffet of food for the travelers and got a cup of Ginseng tea and a few slices of roast meat of some kind of a thick slice of bread smothered in gravy and melted cheese and went to find a seat.

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The Northern Water Tribe. Enma had been there several times through out his life. The first was when he was slightly over twelve. He'd traveled there in the same fashion as he was now; carried by a passenger ship with Water Benders and Fire Benders alike. This specific boat was rather interesting however, in the short while Enma had spent on it, his attention was captured by a specific female. She was no doubt a Water Bender, that much was obvious simply by her appearance.

Within the past few weeks Enma had heard more and more about the man attempting to become Avatar. Nonetheless joining up with an Organization was always an interesting idea to Enma. Perhaps it truly was best to fight in the name of power and self preservation rather than for a nation who can throw you aside at any moment. Enma considered perhaps asking around about these people, but that would obviously be the action of only a foolish man. Instead, Enma kept his thoughts and opinions to himself over the course of journey. Perhaps, he hoped, something would in time present itself.

For now though, Enma was content with the journey across the sea. He also figured that it would be best to train for a while, since they would no doubt be on the water for a great amount of time. It was rather late in the evening when Enma actually arose from his sleep. All around him there were Benders and non-Benders alike. They seemed so crowded in the small area, but in reality there was no more than fifteen passengers within the small area. A single man stuck out most, he hardly moved, obviously a guard either meant to keep order or protect some one. It wasn't clear who he was watching over though until the memorable Water Bender appeared within the room.

Huh. . . well the trip itself was obviously rather boring, Enma decided to make the best of it. He shot to his feet, brushed off his clothes and slowly made his way towards the assorted food across a rather long table. Enma approached the female and took up a glass filled with the same liquid as the woman. However the feed wasn't exactly what Enma was craving at the moment. Instead he took the cup of tea and moved closer yet to the young woman. Her beauty only became clearer as Enma approached. Enma was hot headed and ready to act, or so it seemed, his better half however decided against doing anything. Rather then jump in and introduce himself Enma turned away from the table, the steaming food, and the attractive Water Bender, shuffled across the room and took his place at a near by table.

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Kasumi glanced at the man with shaggy brown hair as he walked behind her to get his food, and was slightly curious. Perhaps he was another bender she could practice with. She decided she would have to find out later, and turned to the ship's captain, Mei, another water bender she knew would help her with her training, more than anyone else she knew.

"So, how does it sound? Think its possible to teach me that ice technique? Or even more than one? I'm supposed to learn several over the course of this trip and learning from you would be a huge help."

She nodded"I think I can, very easily. I'll train you tomorrow though, we are supposed to have some wetter weather and I think it will help." she told Kasumi, between bites of her own dinner. She winked at the end and got up and left, presumably back to her station or to her room. Kasumi grinner after her and began her dinner, glancing again at that other bender. A fire bender? Red hair would be common in fire benders, she thought.

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Enma glanced over to the Water Bender after a few minutes. She'd been conversing with another woman, most likely a bender since he'd overheard a small portion of their conversation. He sipped again on his cup of tea, savoring the taste with each second that passed. It was truly delectable. After the second woman left the table and the other sat down Enma decided it was time to take action. He arose from the table he'd been sitting at and walked slowly across the moist wood beneath his feet. He moved slowly as not to spill anything from his cup, but when he'd finally reached the woman, he placed his hand out before his body in hopes that she would place hers within, and with an almost forced tone of kindness said, "Good evening ma'am." And though she appeared to be even younger than Enma, it was still proper to address her as such.

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Kasumi looked up at the long haired guy she had seen earlier, the one she thought to be a bender as well, to see he was standing over her with a cup of tea in one hand, and his other held out to her. He said a very formal "Good evening" and she smiled at him and took his hand. "Good evening to you as well, sir. What do I owe the pleasure of this greeting?" she asked, trying not to sound amused at the way he had addressed her. "Would you care to sit and join me?" she asked him. Now she was curious about him, both from the way he had addressed her; a way she had never heard before for herself; and from how he looked. Intimidating, but yet almost kind.

Kasumi was debating asking if he was a bender, but wasn't sure if it was polite or not to ask. curiosity got the better of her. "Are you, by chance, a bender?" she asked, actually curious. If he was, he could definitely help her train, or so she hoped.

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Enma smiled as she placed her hand within his. He curled his fingers ever so slightly under her own and bend his body in a courtly manner before gently placing a small kiss on the back of her palm. Enma was a gentlemen to be sure, but even this was fairly unusual for someone like him. "Good evening to you as well, sir. What do I owe the pleasure of this greeting?" Enma moved himself slightly back from her now, "Curiosity and beauty.." Fire Nation savvy really, chivalry at it's finest he thought to himself amusingly before moving closer to the opposing seat. "Would you care to sit and join me?" With that Enma slowly took his place in the chair across from the woman,"It'd be my pleasure."

Enma sipped again from his glass, savoring the taste of tea on his lips. He looked across the table, only to be met with another question, "Are you, by chance, a bender?" Of course she no doubt already knew the answer to this pointless question, but nonetheless he kept to his previous state of kindness. However, instead of saying anything, he placed his elbow on the edge of the table and snapped his fingers. Friction arose from the movement, and with that, a flame. Within moments the fire spread, and eventually evaporated into nothingness. Enma expected this to be answer enough for her question.

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Kasumi raised an eyebrow slightly as the guy in front of her lit u p his hand and made it vanish. "How interesting. This may work to an advantage." she thought and smiled at him again. "Ah, a fire bender I see. How interesting. I guess it is true this boat harbors all kinds of benders as well." she remarked, and looked at the man sideways from the corner of one eye. She turned her head back with a tilt and closed one eye coolly. "that's right, I never introduced myself, did I. Kasumi Chinatsu, Water Bender of the Southern Water Tribe and servant to Dao, cousin of Dao-Ming of the Fire Nation. You are?" If his answer was anything like what he said previously, Kasumi figured this could prove to be fun.

She waved her free hand and waggled her fingers a bit, and took some of the hot water in a pot across the room used for making tea with her bending and turned it into an ice flower head, laying it on the table between them, and raised and eyebrow again, looking at the guy across from her to see his reaction. Thankfully, ice sculpting was something she did regularly back home so she was pretty good at making any shape she envisioned from water and freezing it into solid ice, or hollow ice, whichever was preferred.

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Enma watcher her curiously as she made a remark about his being a Firebender, and something else, something about it working towards her advantage? Hmm, Enma laughed to himself, making up some form of 'dirty' joke in his head. Again, however, now was not the time to say such things. Instead, he listened again, "that's right, I never introduced myself, did I. Kasumi Chinatsu, Water Bender of the Southern Water Tribe and servant to Dao, cousin of Dao-Ming of the Fire Nation. You are?" And there it was again, Enma laughed to himself, but this time out of spite. She was indeed an attractive Waterbender, but that meant nothing to him for the moment. Enma's issue with her remark was this, "servant to Dao, cousin of Dao-Ming of the Fire Nation." Enma considered people admirable for who THEY were, not who their family was. Adding in the remark about Dao-Ming was of no use, it meant nothing to Enma. But, without hesitation Enma replied, "Enma Kami-ō, pleased to meet you."

After a moment of consideration, he forgot about her remark completely, and focused completely on her. Until, a stream of water moved across the room, eventually condensing it's molecules into solid ice. Enma smiled, looking back up at the woman, while slowly the flower of ice began to light up. Within the ice, a small flame had erupted, it's ability to be created at such temperatures was due simply to a reaction of the gas molecules captured within the ice. The end result, a beautiful flower head, illuminated and refracting the light in every direction. It seemed nearly romantic, as if a candle of ice was now between the two.

Note: It is possible to create a flame with negative temperatures, however it requires augmentation in the gas molecules used to create the flame.

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"Interesting name, Kami-O." She glanced down as her ice flower began to glow, a cold flame inside lighting up the darker room with thousands of glittering jewels along the walls, ceiling, and floor, a well as everyone in the room and everything around them. She would have to learn that trick, she thought, for future performances. Kasumi examined Enma, and decided he looked slightly.......... awkward? No, no, more like he was acting. She sipped at her tea, keeping her eyes on him, and thinking. What could he want? She had to keep her curiosity in check this time, because she imagined she would find out eventually.

Kasumi heard waves outside, and thought the sea must be getting rougher. She still wanted to train some more that day before the storm hit, but the captain wouldn't train with her. She glanced at Enma again, not having realized her gaze had strayed as she thought, and examined him once more. Even under his classic fire nation robes she could tell he was well built, like someone who worked out often or fought often, and wondered if he would go with chivalry and not fight her or if he would help her train after all. She looked back at the door way to the kitchen/dining room area, and sipped on her tea again, wondering if he would clue in on that.

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Enma remained relatively still, even as the Waterbender girl stared at him. Of course to the blistering ego Enma had, he was sure she was admiring him in some manner. Perhaps it was the clothing, maybe what was revealed where the clothing ended, then again.. maybe she was just wonder what was under the attire. Nonetheless Enma watched as her eyes shifted to the newly formed flame within the flower. "Interesting name, Kami-O." Of course, his surname was not given to him at birth, instead it was rather, his title. Kami-o, meaning God King, as he was a self proclaimed God. Then again, until some one actually beat him, perhaps he really was. After she'd watched the lighting arise from the flower, she shifted her gaze back, placing it directly upon Enma.

Perhpas she was curious, then again, why wouldn't she be? Honestly, he was pretty much a complete stranger, with what she would probably see as nothing but bad intentions. In fact, she was probably right, his intentions were wrong, however, things were beginning to change. He'd came over simply because of her appearance, he'd remained out of curiosity. Perhaps testing her actual abilities was the way to go, either way, the room was far too stiff for Enma to enjoy himself. "So, how about we make our way to the upper deck? I quite enjoy storms." He stated, and regardless of her actions, Enma arose from his seat, brushed down his clothing, and began making his way towards the stairway. Passing by the woman's guard, Enma simply smirked with the utmost enjoyment.

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Kasumi certainly was, curious,and now that he mentioned the storm coming, her curiosity only grew. She watched him head towards the door before swigging back the last of her tea and following him. They walked up the stairs to the deck, and Kasumi looked around. the waves had grown, tripling in size from when she had left to go eat, and she felt an enticing electric buzz running through her body. She grinned widely and went over to the edge of the boat and leaned o the railing, letting the ocean spray hit her face. Kasumi looked at where Enma was standing. "I see why you love storms. Despite living on an island most of my life, I've never been this close to an ocean storm before. Its.........thrilling." she said, looking back out at the ocean again.

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Enma waited a moment, gathering his thoughts after reaching the upper deck. Something about the rain and sky darkening clouds always appealed to Enma. The chaos that would hopefully bring lightning, Enma thought, was beautiful. Enma walked to the nearest rail and gripped the edge tightly, looking over, not down, but rather out. The horizon was dark, blackened by the clouds and distorted by rain. Enma tightened his grip and turned his head slightly noticing Kasumi standing next to him now. "I see why you love storms. Despite living on an island most of my life, I've never been this close to an ocean storm before. Its.........thrilling." Enma admired her for a moment longer before releasing his grip, turning, and resting back against the rail.

"So, Kasumi Chinatsu, Water Bender of the Southern Water Tribe and servant to someone I care nothing about, why is it you're here?" Enma's tone was still fairly sincere, however, this time he was asking out of pure curiosity. Why had she followed? She was young, and obviously rather sheltered, however she didn't seem like one who would fall for what Enma was doing. Then again, perhaps she was, after all Enma had only just met her.

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Kasumi drew her gaze away from the ocean to look at Enma again. "So, Kasumi Chinatsu, Water Bender of the Southern Water Tribe and servant to someone I care nothing about, why is it you're here?" he asked, and she turned fully to him. "Why am I here as in why am I on this boat or why am I here as in why did I follow you up here, a complete stranger who could do anything to the poor helpless little water bender girl? I'll answer both of those for you then. I'm on this boat to travel to the Northern Water Tribe for formal training in water bending, and I followed you up here because I'm curious, and like you said earlier, "I love a good storm", I wouldn't miss it for the world". She replied.

Kasumi turned back to the ocean, and drew up water from the waves crashing against the side of the boat, twirling with it and showing off her newly perfected water whips in a display of swirling water and complex dance moves, along the railing of the boat, and laughing. She stopped, arms half up and feet spread apart, the 9 water whips above and behind her almost as a tail, and grinned.

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Enma watched her with a sense of general curiosity. "Why am I here as in why am I on this boat or why am I here as in why did I follow you up here, a complete stranger who could do anything to the poor helpless little water bender girl? I'll answer both of those for you then. I'm on this boat to travel to the Northern Water Tribe for formal training in water bending, and I followed you up here because I'm curious, and like you said earlier, "I love a good storm", I wouldn't miss it for the world." So it seemed, she was no doubt still inexperienced in Bending and even more so in situations such as this, after all, she was yet a child. Enma considered perhaps asking something else in relation to her following him, but his speculations were soon laid to rest as she again peered over the edge of the vessel. Waves rose against the oat, aided by her constant movement, Waterbending at a meager level, Enma examined. Still, she continued until finally her motion changed, her body moved back from the edges and several strands of liquid whipped through out the air.

Interesting... Enma continued to watch until finally she brought her body to a halt, her arms raised slightly and what appeared to be no less than nine whips were raised above her. Truth be told, Enma considered extinguishing her Bending at that point, but honestly, he figured that even waiting it out would work in his favor. After all, it's not as if some Waterbending child could actually take him in a fight, he was a 'God' after all. So rather than making any rash decisions, Enma relaxed his body even more so, admiring Kasumi's form and the entire basis of the technique she'd just used. By studying allies and enemies alike, one eventually learns the movement leading up to a technique and can therefore act off of instinct. But what was the? Ally or foe? Enma didn't very well figure it to be the latter since opposing someone you knew nothing about was, in a way, pretty foolish. So perhaps she wanted something else, sparing, training. Enma remained still, only too happy to oblige her request.

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Kasumi stood there, almost seeming to be entranced by something, and a huge bolt of lightning flashed right behind her in the water, causing an explosion of water that almost seemed alive to hit the boat, sending them both reeling and causing Kasumi to lose her balance, dropping the water whips as she began to tumble backward over the railing and into the water. She let out a loud yelp as she hit the cold water, and instantly regretted it. Despite water being her very element, breathing it in still wasn't very good for her. She surfaced, coughing, and was instantly pushed back under by another wave.

I've got to keep calm!" she thought to herself, but that was easier said than done swirling in the water like she was. She let the current take her, and surfaced again, coughing. She tried using her water bending to freeze the waves closest to her, but they reverted back to water quickly. She tried again, and this time they stayed for a little longer, but still turned back into water and crashed down on her, once more sending her swirling under the water. she surfaced, and thought she could hear yelling within the roaring waves and thundering storm. lightning flashed, and once again she was under the water. Kasumi righted herself in the water and tried freezing a bubble around her, but was jostled in it so much she lost her hold and was taken by the water again.

She let the water take her and concentrated as she spun, working on freezing the water around her body so she would be safe within it for a while. The orb wasnt very big but she managed to freeze one around her, with air inside. She gasped and coughed as her ball of ice floated to the surface of the raging sea, and she sat there, shivering slightly, wondering where she would be when she opened the ice ball again.

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Enma kept his gaze firmly upon her until a larger wave crashed into the side of the boat. It was large, causing disruption in Enma's stance but other than that, he was okay. After all, his footwork was top notch, being a Firebender and all, so actually knocking him over was easier said than done. Nonetheless, the wave was powerful enough to knock around the younger woman next to him. It sent her forward, and back reeling over the edge of the boat. Enma stared blankly as she slipped from the railing and floor, spilled over into the crashing waves of the swelling ocean. Normally Enma would consider this to be nothing, as the girl was a Waterbender, and she had just fallen into the largest body of water on the planet. However, she was young and inexperienced, not to mention the temperature of the water was no doubt nearly chilling, as they were heading towards the Water Tribes.

Enma watched for several seconds as the girl twirled around, attempting to save herself. It was so completely obvious that she would drown if left down there, so as a proper gentleman Enma would save her from the clutch of death. He swiftly brought both legs over the edge of the boat, pulling his butt onto the edge, a small spark erupted from below his foot. The splashing water made it more difficult to steadily hold the small flame, however in only a moment, the flame erupted, showing it's real potential. The explosion and jetting flame split the water below his feet, and Enma left off the edge of the boat. The water wasn't solid, so it wouldn't provide a good base for propulsion, however Enma would simply need to exert a greater deal of fire. Doing so, he stabilized himself, while at the same moment, the younger woman appeared again, this time frozen up inside a melting block of ice. Enma used the propulsion to move himself to the ice, and with nothing more than a sliding of his hand across the ice, another flame erupted. It cut into the ice, severing it diagonally. Kasumi's body was curled up, nearly freezing from the temperature of the water.

Enma moved as near as he could, without his propelling flame being extinguished by the water. He put both arms out, wrapped them around the woman, and held her tightly within his grasp. As much as he enjoyed the near freezing water, he quickly plunged his feet down again, angling his propelling flame to take both Kasumi and him to the edge of the boat. With little effort Enma dropped slowly to his feet, again on the deck of the boat. Now, for something new. It wasn't exactly something Enma had mastered yet, however what little knowledge and training of it he had, he hoped to expand upon. Enma was cradling the Waterbender within his arms, his body pressed tightly against his, but that certainly wouldn't be heat enough to warm her. Instead, he attempted Heat Control, and to his amusement, it appeared to work. As he used his body heat not to create a flame, but rather to heat Kasumi's clothing. Enma felt the temperature rise slightly, and with it, the water began it's process of evaporation, the heat applied wasn't nearly enough to cause any sort of burning though.

Since Enma traveled frequently, he brought several sets of clothing, and since it was getting rather late, perhaps soaking fur was not the best thing to be wearing as the temperature dropped. Enma began walking again, still holding Kasumi within his arms, as he was yet unsure how his ability to sustain Heat Control was. He made his way down the stairs, past the guard again, and back to his original location on the boat. From there however, he pressed again the side of one wall, and slowly as if almost it wasn't there before, a long door opened into a rather large room. Yes, large, and elegant room, decorated with the Fire Nation insignia, red and gold cloth, and a desk. After all, Enma was still Fire Nation Nobility, he had no shortage of money. He passed through the doorway, with Kasumi in hand, and the door slid shut behind.

He set her on the red and gold linen bead, and moved to a dresser on the opposing side of the room. From it he removed a crimson robe and pants that matched. It wasn't exactly what a common Waterbender should wear, but it was warm and dry, better than what she had on currently. Walking back to the bed, he placed the clothing out and walked towards the door, "I'll be outside if you need anything," he remarked, half hoping she would need something, and exited the room...

(Since the boat wasn't actually specified or anything I'm going to go on as if it's a Fire Nation vessel, and built as such.)

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Kasumi coughed again, and shivered. Awake from the cold yet oddly tired, she looked up at Enma as he flew her back onto the boat. Flew? But he wasn't an air bender, how did he....?? Then she saw, or more heard, the flames from his feet, keeping them airborne until he landed on the boat. She felt oddly small being carried by this man, and while she was grateful for him saving her, she was embarrassed that it had happened and she had to be saved by an almost complete stranger. Her guard was gonna get a severe telling off later, she knew it.

Kasumi felt her body being warmed by what almost seemed like an inner fire, but coming from odd parts of her body, like her lower back and backs of her legs. Enma took her into a room, probably his, that was so elegantly dressed that she thought he HAD to be royalty of some kind. He carried her over to the bed and placed her on it, and then went over to the dresser and grabbed clothed she figured would be way big on her, but it was certainly better than cold soaking wet fur. She looked up at him as he handed her the clothes and walked towards the door. "I'll be outside if you need anything." he told her, and she opened her mouth to say something as he left.

She closed her mouth and frowned, and opened it again just as he was at the doorway. "You really don't need to do so much for me, you hardly know me." she said, though she was unfolding the clothes as she said this and did sound grateful for his help anyway. "But I am glad you did help me. despite coming from the south pole, I'm no good with cold temperatures." She looked up from the clothes he had given her to put on and looked at him this time, waiting for any kind of response.

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Enma paused just as he'd began to slide the door close. His motions were slow, lagged by the constant attention he was paying to the younger Waterbender. He turned only slightly, twisting his neck about so that he could catch the slightest glimpse of her. "You really don't need to do so much for me, you hardly know me." Truthfully, he wouldn't even have talked to her was in not for her appearance. However throughout the nights events so far, there was something more that kept him interested. Enma was most notable described as a womanizer. He could make nearly any woman feel as though they were everything, and in the end his goal was simply the selfish need for his pleasure. Though something was truly different here, he remained with the young woman, saving her and such for more than her looks and other womanly features.

However, with all this in his head, he held back his response just long enough for her to comment again. "But I am glad you did help me. Despite coming from the south pole, I'm no good with cold temperatures." From this Enma learned several things, however the most important was that which influenced his response. "Yeah, Ember Island was my home, but over my many travels, I've gradually adapted to the temperatures. I rather dislike the cold, but it brings me enjoyment, keeping you warm and all." Enma's initial plan had changed, he wanted something more. Sex was a key aspect of his life, which he also hoped to get before the night was over, but even more than that, he wanted her. Who knew, the woman Enma would 'fall' for, was some young unassuming Waterbender, who he'd only just met.

With that said, Enma commenced his exit. He could do nothing more than hope that she'd again call out to him, this time for something more, but it was nothing he planned upon forcing. After all, he was respectable at least. He looked back again, as she'd began unfolding the clothing, and finally continued out of the room, sliding the door gently shut behind. He actually had regret for his actions. He wanted to remain in the room, he wanted it to lead to something more, but what he wanted and what was best were probably two different things entirely in this case. And so, Enma pressed his back against the door, gradually fell to a sitting position and laid his head upon his knees.

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Kasumi blushed hard as Enma left the room, and looked down at the clothes. She barely knew Enma, and yet it seemed something was happening. What, she wasn't yet sure of, but she had a feeling she would find out soon enough. Kasumi looked at the clothes once more before peeling off her wet clothes, and going into the joining bathroom to wring them out. Her holding bandages were soaked as well, so she had to unwrap them to wring them out and dry with the rest of her stuff. She took off her skirt as well, and wrung it out as good as she could before bending the rest of the water out of it, or at least whatever the fabric would let her take out. It was such a heavy material that she would have to lay it next to a fire for it to dry completely.

Kasumi unfolded the robe and pants completely and held them out in front of her. Yep, definitely too big for her. She would have to tie then somehow so they would stay up properly. She put on the pants first, folding up the top several times before tying it with her sash that she has bent all the water out of. The bottoms were a little loose but she liked them that way, since they were easier to move in. The robe was something else now. After she used her bending to completely drain her wrap of water, she put it on and then put the robe on over top. It hung off her shoulders, threatening to fall if she moved to fast or at the wrong angle.

As she was reaching to grab the rest of the wrap from where she had hung it, she had to grab the opposite shoulder so it wouldn't fall off completely. "This is gonna be harder than I thought..." she thought to herself. Kasumi took the remaining bandage wrap and tore it into half it's width, making thinner strips to tie at the waist and to tie the sleeves back so they would hold at the shoulders. It wasn't the nicest job, but it would do for now. She walked back over towards the bed, her damp clothes folded in her arms and wet silver hair tied back, and went to open the door. "I've got to thank him somehow for this.........." she thought distractedly as she opened the door.

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Several minutes had passed, and while he made out the soft footsteps of the girl, his head remained gently pressed against his knees. His mind was bogged by several thoughts, some of the time at hand and more yet about what he would do when they reached the Water Tribe. He was still a teenager so emotions and ignorance yet plagued his thoughts. His travels through out the world however had given strength to his resolve and reason. He knew that his mindset at the moment was wrong, he was over concerned with love and happiness. His life's goal was not to settle happily, especially at such a young age. That was the choice of common folk, Enma was a God King, what reason did he have to act so foolishly, sulking in his own pity. '

None the less, he was indeed sulking in his own selfish emotions. After he noticed Kasumi's movement again it was towards the door. With several moment to spare he arose from his feet and turned slowly, meeting Kasumi as she slid the door open. He had a soft smile, and considered his actions for only a second. With little hesitation Enma pressed his body forward, his own lips meeting with those of Kasumi. It was a deep kiss, but soft yet. As unsure of his actions as he was, this was the most absurd action he could possibly think of, perhaps it would work? He pressed an arm out, grabbing hold of the door and sliding himself into the room past Kasumi. After pulling himself from Kasumi, no longer feeling the same sweet sensation the just had, Enma moved from Kasumi and with decent haste, placed himself upon the edge of his soft, and slightly soaked bed. He'd sat only inches from where he's placed Kasumi, the water from her soaking body creating a damp imprint upon the crimson sheet. He looked up and quickly added "So... what'd you like to do?"

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Kasumi gasped inwardly as Enma leaned close to her and kissed her! it was a soft kiss, but it was deep and asking for so much more. She had only been kissed once before, and that was by a spiteful noble who had sought to lessen her favor with Master Dao. He had been hired by a servant girl from...............well, you know how some girls can be when they want a guy to do something for them. She got him to try to tempt her and later have him say she attacked him. But Kasumi had indeed lashed out by freezing him to the wall after he threatened her if she didn't comply and ran crying to her quarters. This time, she didn't run, or attack him, or cry. Kasumi blushed, hard, feeling her face become a tomato and that made it seem redder in contrast with her snow white hair.

He walked past her, releasing her from the kiss, and walked into the room and sat on the bed and looked at her. Kasumi was still staring out the doorway with her back to Enma as she brought a hand up to her lips, stunned. He kissed me.............. but he hardly knows me................. but he kissed me...... why? Slowly, Kasumi turned back around to meet Enma's eyes, searching for an answer as why he, a total stranger, kissed another total stranger. She searched his dark, chocolate brown eyes, and saw he looked sincere about what he had done, and yet unsure of himself.

Now, when she looked at him, she no longer saw a young, strong looking fire bender. Now she saw an almost lost young man falling in love with someone he just met, and felt herself feeling similarly. Even under the robes he wore, she could tell he was built, as she had noticed earlier, and actually looked at him this time. her eyes scanned quickly over him, noting the built muscles and glossy hair. But she found herself being drawn back again and again to his eyes, the way they looked to her was like deep pools of the richest chocolate in the kingdom, with a hint of something secret and wild she couldn't help but want to try.

She probably looked bewildered, or confused, or unsure, or all of the above, and yet.............. there was something else. This time; she blushed as she realized it; this time there was something else. Lust? Love? Something she hadn't experienced before, especially for a complete stranger sh had only just met. Maybe it was something to do with the fever she was sure to get from falling into the ocean in these temperatures, she sudden changes in body temperature disrupting her system, but she suddenly found herself almost................ longing for his touch again. Almost heating with it. "So... what'd you like to do?" This snapped her out of her daze, and she quickly put her hands in front of her, on arm straight and the other resting at her elbow, shy now, and unsure of what to say.

"D-do? W-well, shouldn't we go let the captain or c-crew or someone know I'm alright? I-I mean, I'm sure someone else saw my spill overboard. But, if you wanted to do something else.......... I guess........." she replied, mumbling the last sentence almost to herself. She was so unsure of what she was supposed to say or do after something like this, but she was sure he had ideas. The house maids had told her many things, whether they were her friends or not and whether she really wanted to hear what they had to say or not about their nights out with men, so she had some pretty good ideas of what could happen. This only made her face blaze once more like it had caught on fire on its own. Kasumi looked down and fiddled with her hands as she waited for Enma to say something else.

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Enma's heart yet raced with the enjoyment of the kiss he'd just instilled. "D-do? W-well, shouldn't we go let the captain or c-crew or someone know I'm alright? I-I mean, I'm sure someone else saw my spill overboard. But, if you wanted to do something else.......... I guess........." Enma figured as much, being shy was only the real relevant answer she could attain. She attempted to change the subject at first, giving her thoughts towards telling others she was alright. Though Enma realized that they were the only two that knew what actually happened. No one else would even have realized she'd fallen over the edge, so why worry them already? "But, if you wanted to do something else.......... I guess........."

Enma could only just make out the last few words, it seemed as though she was almost slightly too concerned to speak them loudly. Enma though that this was however justified, as the two had only just met. But perhaps he should allow more time before suggesting his actual intentions, perhaps speaking with the captain or her guard was the better route for now. No... Enma's intentions were clear, he knew what it was he wanted and that's what he would do his best to have. He arose again and took several steps towards Kasumi. She was still next to the door, almost within it's path, so with little effort he slid the door softly closed and turned his complete attention to Kasumi.

Slowly he pressed his chest against hers and gently took a hold of her hands. He locked his fingers between each of hers, and just before he went in to kiss her again, he remarked, "Why the hesitation? Do you not want this..?" But before she would actually have a chance to answer the question, he was again pressing his lips against hers. A distinct taste tingled across his lips, it was that of salt water. He spill into the ocean had left it, but he didn't mind. Instead, he savored the quivering of her lips against his. No doubt she was slightly in shock, but Enma wanted the exact opposite, he wanted her to be completely relaxed and comfortable, after all he'd hoped she would enjoy this at least as much as he was. As several moments passed, he pulled his head back, staring deeply into her soft green eyes. They were the color of the sea, and Enma felt at ease in that moment, stunned by her gaze. What would happen...?

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Kasumi's breath hitched when Enma walked close to her and pressed himself against her again. She was still staring at his eyes, trapped in their chocolate depths, when he leaned in to kiss her once more. She didn't know how to react, but she felt she was getting the hang of it pretty quick. Her face burned, and her stomach did nervously excited back flips inside her. Something inside her swelled, and she had to resist the urge to grab him and pull him farther onto her. He released her from the kiss once more, and she looked up into his chocolate brown eyes, her own gaze like a hungry predator finally finding its prey, what it wanted. Kasumi leaned forward, and, hesitantly, reached up to the big man in front of her, releasing her hands from his. She grabbed the front of his robe and pulled him back down to her, kissing him slowly, sweetly.

What was she doing, and with another Noble for that matter?! The thought only passed through her mind for a moment before she felt as if everything were right, as if it were meant to turn out this way, perhaps. her eyes closed, she took her other hand and set it tentatively on his chest, as if asking "Is this okay". Kasumi waited for him to respond,and it sure didn't take long either.she would probably get a scolding from Dao and herself as well later, but right now, later didn't matter. All that mattered was the man kissing her and what could happen next.

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