Fire Nation: The Capital - Fire Nation Palace ~ Tsukaia Returns

Nori blinked, hearing the distant call of his bending teacher. He gave an apologetic glance to Tsukaia, who sat as still and as irritable as ever. Sorry, 'Kaia," he apologized. "But I think it's gonna be okay." He left with heavy feet; slow shuffling footsteps, leaving Tsukaia alone.

Finally comfortable with her position, Tsukaia pulled the book from her pocket and opened it to the first page. She readied her pen, in case she needed to make a quick response, and skimmed over the message as fast as she could.

She almost dropped the book, blushing down to her collarbone.

"Is that a book?" he whispered to himself "Could be a diary...women" He said rolling his eyes. He noticed Tsukaia almost dropped the book, he smiled "Must be one interesting book...let me wait this out a little more."

Tsukaia twirled her pen, wondering how she should respond. Susano'o's intamacy embarrassed her somewhat. Would he be pleased if she responded just as sensually, or would he prefer that she keep the information simple and down point?

You flatter me so much, I am happy to please you, she wrote. I am afraid I lost control earlier today. I snapped. Hopefully my actions would be pardoned as a side-effect from -- she paused, leaving a fine dot of ink on the page. The words sank in at that moment, leaving the paper blank, but Tsukaia hardly worried about it.

She felt a presence, extremely faint, but there all the same. It could have been a simple rodent, but Tsukaia didn't want to take any chances.

She closed the book and placed it in her lap, preparing to leave the garden.

Tsukiyomi saw her write, "So it is a diary...I wonder if-" he stopped, Tsukaia had finished writing, no wait, she stopped. Tsukiyomi freaked out, was he discovered, well either way he knew enough. He walked out from the pillar into the garden "So what're you reading there, anything interesting?" he asked.

Tsukaia could've leapt inches in the air if she wanted, but she forced herself to remain calm. It is a regular book, she told herself, preparing to lie to one of the people it was very hard for her to lie to. Nothing magnificent. Nothing magical. Completely normal in every way.

"I'm not reading anything," Tsukaia told him impatiently. How long had he been watching her? What a creep. "It's a diary. All girls have them."

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Tsukiyomi looked down at her and rolled his eyes "Come on I saw you almost drop the thing and turn red, anything I should know about it?" he asked her seriously. Tsukiyomi almost feared an answer, for two reasons, one he didn't want to be hit by food anymore and second because he feared it was something that would put his cousin in danger.

Tsukaia grew red again, but this time it was because of anger, not embarrasment. "So you were spying on me?" she asked, feeling her body grow hot.

Tsukiyomi turned around and shrugged "So what if I was?" he asked "You're my cousin, if that thing that you're reading is gonna get you hurt I should know about it"

Tsukaia glared. "Oh look, Tsuki's afraid of my wittle diary. She turned to him and opened it, using her thumb to pull the pages back and sift through them in one fluid motion. All of the pages were blank.

She pulled the book down and narrowed her eyes at him. "You say you're concerned about me, and then you go and joke about this crazy sh*t like I didn't just see my mother die right before my eyes? Go to Hell, Tsukiyomi!"

She gave a start, realizing that was the exact same thing her mother had cried to Susano'o before she died. None of them knew who he really was... not at all. And her mother had the wrong impression right before she died.

"You don't care about anyone but yourself," she said lowly.

Tsukiyomi just glared at her "You're one to talk" he said, he left the garden leaving Tsukaia alone. Meanwhile Sasuno'o had read Tsukaia's note and began to reply. "It's okay Tsukaia, considering the state they think you're in it should be acceptable.." Sasuno'o stopped as soon as Tsukaia's message cut off. "What's wrong Tsukaia, who's there?" he said.