Are Roses Really Red? <Ba Sing Se, Earth Kingdom>

[kinue]

Kin rested her elbow on her desk and her cheek on her palm. It seemed like it had been hours, yet it had only been about thirty minutes. She tapped the end of her ink brush on her paper. Oh, how she loathed arithmetic. It was so complicated and nothing at all made sense. She was, after all good in science, which included some math but she loved it much more. She looked at the candle that was melting on her sensei's desk. She drew a small turtle lizard on her paper.

The candle finally went out as a large and loud cymbal went off on top of the building. "FINALLY!" almost half the class yelled. The day was finally over.

Kinue gathered her things and threw it in her small sack which she swung over her shoulder and held with one arm. She was going to go down to the river and then down to the shop to help her grandma.

Kin was walking by the gates and saw the girls Rock-Ball team. Only girls that were earth benders could play or join. Oh, how she hated them. Always snooty about their earth bending abilities and how they can float on their little chi controlled rocks.... What jerks. Kin shlumped over and continued to walk. "Hey Kin ! doesn't this look fun..!?" Someone yelled at her in a high pitched voice. Kin looked over and stuck her tongue out. She had tried to get on the team many times, yet failed because of her non earth bending abilities and was made a laughing stock when she would get her butt kicked by the other players.

Kinue stretched her leg out to kick a trash can but missed and hit the wall with a thud!. She winced and grabbed her foot. "WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN TO ME!??!?!?" Everything became silent and people stared at her. ".........I'm rehearsing for a play."

[kinue]

Kin exhaled greatly as she sat at a local noddle cafe in the main square of the middle ring of Ba Sing Sei. She dropped off her things at home and picked up her little companion Dashi. Oh what would she do without Dashi.

Kinue had had her chin on the table and a noodle bowl to the left of her and Dashi sitting in front of her almost begging for food. "You want some food?" The young teen asked as the small mongoose wagged its long puffy tail and nodded making little squeaks. Kin groaned and lifted her hand to the chop sticks and pinched a single thick egg noodle and put it in front of Dashi as he eagerly started to devourer it. Kin yawned and tipped her face to the side so she was staring out the window... . . . . at the local cute guys. "When all else fails; search for good looking guys to take your mind of things."

[quanshaw]

“Cling, Clang!” The large gong startled the whole class that was taking a test. The whole class was about to shout, because they think that the test will not be continued. Before they are going to shout the teacher coughed and said with a solemn tone, “Students, you may think that this test is over, but tomorrow we will continue the test, and have some more.” “Aw!” All the students sobbed, and soon placed all their things on their bag. One of the students opened the wooden sliding door, and all of them went out except Quan Lei he was still arranging his things. The teacher was still sitting; she was expecting to talk to Quan Lei. “Quan Lei come over here!” The teacher called Quan Lei. The moment Quan lei wore his backpack he went in front of the teacher’s table and asked, “What is it Miss Chen?” The teacher coughed and said with a serious tone, “Quan Lei, I know you are a very good student of mine, but, yesterday I was very disappointed to see you perform on the main square and—“Quan Lei then inserted with a upset tone, “Miss Chen, I was just trying to have some fun and----” The teacher then inserted with an angry tone and look, “It is a sign of disrespect to insert when I was still talking! And you probably know that students in this school are not allowed to do some carnival presentation. We are trained to be disciplined citizens of Ba Sing Se.” The teacher calm down and pointed outside, “You may go!” The teacher said calmly.

Quan Lei went out with his eyes about to cry. The moment he stepped out from the school gate, his bunny Jeng, then jumped from an overhanging eaves roof a building to Quan Lei’s head. Quan Lei’s eyes looked up and smiled, “Hey there little buddy!” He said to his pet bunny. He sighed, Quan Lei decided to go to the main square of Ba Sing Se. While walking he bought some carrots and a bottle of tea. He then found a bench maid of bamboo. He sat on the bench and sigh he then fed Jeng and he sipped from his bottle of tea, his sad face then appeared.

[kinue]

Kinue looked like she would die of boredom out the window...Not. One. Cute. Guy. GAH! What does a girl have to do around here to save herself from boredom?? Kinue looked to her bowl of noodle...Wait..Where were her noodles? Kinue sighed, "Dashi." She said looking over to her side where she last saw the little mongrel. He wasn't there. "Dashi? where'd you get off to now?"

Kinue had stood up to look around the restaurant then sat back down. "He'll be back." She shrugged as her gaze once again drifted to the window. The once vacant bench across the street was taken by ... a bunny? Kin titled her head more to see better out the window. Oh, there was a kid there, too. "Wow....He looks reeeaally familiar! Where have i seen him??" Just then her eyes drifted to the leg of the bench where she saw Dashi quickly climbing his way up.

Dashi stilled once on the hang rail next to the rabbit. He sniffed the air around it. Soon he was poking her with his paw. "oh jeeze!" Kin said as she threw some money on the table and stumbled from her seat. She did not like the face Dashi was making. As Kinue ran outside Dashi had wanted to step into action; he was crouched down ready to pounce as Kinue ran to the scene. She reached over and grabbed Dashi by the tail and held him up. She flicked his nose as she scolded him, "Dashi!? What are you doing?!" She looked down at the rabbit. She looked fine; so Dashi hadn't had a chance to pounce.

Kin nervously giggled. "Er, uuhhh, sorry about that......" She didn't know what else to say so she introduced her self. "Er, I'm Kin. And this stupid little rodent is Dashi. Sorry about, well, your rabbit....yeah..I don't even know the reason he wanted to poke her." Hopefully this kid won't be a total jerk and throw a hissy fit.

[kinue]

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