trans_9 | Simple Things

Oh, that was an ideal she knew well: it was something she saw meant different things to people, from someone like Aang and Zuko to people like Eva and Sheeana. But this, the sort of selective fighting that prevented unnecessary bloodshed, was the kind that Katara respected the most.

She smiled. "Honor can mean different things to different people, but I think this kind of honor transcends cultures. With me, honor meant fighting to the best of your ability, but not destroying the important things, like family and the things people made that mean something. It may have made us targets later during the war, but its an ideal I hope to keep."

She smiled at Ronnae. "I'm really happy you joined the Outsiders."

Ronnae smiled happily, blushing as she noticed Billy looking at her. She didn't turn her gaze however and instead gazed right back, her teal on his green. She then turned to Katara and smiled with a light bow, "It's an honor, I hope to help as much as I can."

"You've already done so much," Billy told her admiringly, happy to look at this sight all day. "If you do more, we might have everything that needs to be done on the ship finished in a matter of hours."

A joke, of course, but there was definitely some happiness behind it. He forced his hair back and smiled, almost forgetting that Katara was there.

"You're a lot like me. You already have all the skills, unlike me, but you wouldn't hesitate to learn new ones."

Katara grinned. Billy didn't realize it, but she WANTED him to forget that she was here: after all, the whole luck of this was the two of them getting together. She got up, and mouthed to Ronnae that she was going to get drinks, excusing herself to make them for the two.

There was no hiding the spreading grin on her face.

Ronnae looked at Katara curiously before nodding innocently, yup she;s oblivious to these things called plotting! She turned to billy and smiled, it was like hardwired to her, every time she turned to him, she'd smile... was that odd? She shook her head and blushed, "I wish I could get everything that's needed done. I want to help as much as I can." She paused momentarily and stood close to him, "Yup! I'm always wanting to learn more, I mean knowledge is the strongest tool anyone can have in their arsenal right? And I'm sure you got it! You jus' need to believe it yourself. Seems everyone else can see it..... I can." She smiled shyly at him, standing in front of him with a light blush.

"Knowledge is the strongest tool, because it's like a key---it unlocks so many doors," he added, repeating a saying that had been a fixture of his childhood.

Billy looked down at her, somewhat puzzled. "I...suppose that's what I brought to my team. Knowledge, not fighting prowess---that came later, as Katara knows and you'll find out soon."

Wait, where was Katara anyway? He blinked, then noticed how closely they were standing together. When did that happen? Smiling faintly, he fumbled for her hand under the water. "And I see a fantastic person in you," he whispered, the memories of what she'd told him about her life still fresh in his mind.

Ronnae smiled and squeezed his hand softly when he found it. She gave him a cheery look bouncing a bit. "Y-you're pretty amazing yourself Billy." She edged a bit closer, her stature making her stand just below his head. She looked up warmly at him. "I've really had fun with you... It surely made me feel more at ease here... And well I don... I don't feel.." Like scum? Like trash? Tainted!? Mixed blood abomination!? Like the half breed harlot you are?! She shook her head momentarily, it wasn't easy for her. "I don't feel bad." She ended up saying simply at the end.

Billy tilted his head down to get a better look at her---oh, she was pretty. And the free-flowing hair was close enough to tickle him.

"You don't have to feel bad again," Billy declared, drawing her close. It was a little awkward in their current state, but he didn't mind if it meant helping her.

He rested his chin on her hair, hugging her with his free arm. "I'm---we're with you, Ronnie."

Katara, who was in fact watching this from the lobby, was almost beside herself with glee...until Billy did that. The gesture was so overwhelming Katara actually fell over and was tempted to say one of those bad words people on the ship sometimes used.

Honestly, its like he wants to purposely ruin a good moment! I could kill him!

But that would have to wait: Katara was out with shaved ice drinks: one was a green drink, a blue, and the last was red. "Here you guys go!"

She gave Ronnae the blue, Billy the green and herself the red.

Ronnae smiled against him, she had placed her head at his chest for a moment before she heard Katara approach.
She moved back embarrassed and tried her best to smile up at Katara. "Th-thanks!" She grabbed the treat and looked at it fondly. Colors! She took a bit and smiled fondly. "This tastes pleasant!"

Billy was happy to hold her for a moment, but then it was drink time already. "I concur," he added after taking a sample. "Thank you very much."

They weren't laced with aphrodisiacs, were they? Billy was reasonably sure they weren't, but in a charged situation like this he was slightly paranoid.

"It's been a while since I've enjoyed myself this much," he found himself admitting with a glance in Ronnie's direction.

"It's something I picked up in the earth kingdom," Katara said. "It's not quite the same since you need those kind of benders, but it IS ice, so I adapted it."

She lounged a little here, happily unaware of what Billy was thinking: that would have definitely earned him a throttle.

"Oh, me too," Katara said, giving Ronnae a wink.

Ronnae looked puzzled for a moment but thought nothing of it, smiling at her happily. "Thank you so much for this, it has been incredibly pleasant." She looked at them both giving them a sincere smile and a friendly gesture as she enjoyed the treat given to her.

After taking all the green-staining mixture his mouth could stand and displaying it on his face, Billy leaned back and stretched his arms over the pools' edge---which just might be around someone's shoulders. Yeah, so he's not totally oblivious.

"It's almost too pleasant, given my track record" Billy chimed in with a tiny smile. "I'm beginning to think that nothing can happen to me without something going incredibly wrong."

Please don't let that be ruined

Ronnae smiled shyly, letting the arm lay at her shoulder. "I'm sure you'll be ok! Besides, it's only us here right? Even if something did happen it wouldn't be crazy bad." She laughed lightly.

She smiled. Good, they were at least starting to develop things on their own. But she totally understood what Billy was talking about. It was on e of the reasons she didn't trust things on the ship.

"Well, given what usually happens at any given time," Katara said to Ronnae, "I can;t really blame Billy. Sometimes...... (http://community.livejournal.com/trans_pilgrims/511392.html?thread=5983904)weird things happen."

Oops. Ronnae just got hit with a fatigue spell.

Billy nodded---yes, it was true, they often got a raw deal. "It's been difficult, but at least we always seem to pull through."

Speaking of weird things...was something happening to Ronnie? Billy looked at her, wondering.

Ronnae nodded, a small yawn escaping her lips, victim of her own mishap. (http://community.livejournal.com/trans_pilgrims/511392.html?thread=6087840#t6087840) Normally she could take much more but being the target of both spells, Ronnae's body felt limp. "I...I feel really weak..." She sunk, like lead, a small stream of bubbles surfacing.

"Whoa!" Katara started, and brought her arms together and then apart to part the waves. "This happened again, geez! Billy, please help me, take her out of here! This...weird magical stuff keeps happening to me for some reason!"

"I heard about the magic," Billy said breathlessly, currently occupied with diving after Ronnae. He couldn't let her drown!

It took a few seconds that seemed to last forever, but he managed to catch her bridal style and haul her head above the water. As quickly as he could safely manage it, he clutched her to his chest and carried her up the stairs. Please be all right, Billy willed the girl in his arms.

"Katara, can you lay out a towel?" Setting Ronnie on the cold deck wouldn't be very nice.

Ronnae was barely aware of what was going on. When she felt herself being lifted it all seemed blurred out. She tried her best to recoup, looking up she noticed Billy was carrying her. As shy and stubborn as always she made a very weak attempt to protest. "I-I'm fi-fine...." The world came out a bit gurgled and very small, almost a whisper. Her eyes closed after that however.

Well, so much for her carrying Ronnae, but she didn't mind: if anything, it actually worked out wonderfully save for the crazy magic things that were still happening.

"Just let him carry you Ronnae," Katara said, forcing herself to keep a straight face. "You're definitely not able to move right now. We'll take care of you."

She looked over at Billy. "You all right?"

Billy nodded. "I'm fine, don't worry---hey, there's a chair. Even better!"

Once the chair was covered, he slowly lowered Ronnae to rest for a moment while he asked about what to do next. Seeing her like this worried him, but it was oddly compelling as well. Billy found that he couldn't resist kneeling next to the chair and brushing the hair from her face.

"Ronnie, are you with us?"

Edited 2011-02-02 17:22 (UTC)

Ronnae stirred in her daze, her body slowly working it's way back. She turned her head ever so slightly as her eyes opened a small crescent. "Billy? Wh-what happened?" She said weakly, her breathing was shallow but her body felt warm.

Katara definitely had to suppress a noise of glee at the scene, but even she knew that scenes like these had to move at their own pace. At this point, she knew that she was third wheel, and was fine with it.

And right now, she definitely felt less like killing Billy. Now he was being a perfect gentleman.

"You got faint," Katara said, taking the drink and bringing it to Ronnae's lips. "Here, the drink is cold, it'll help."

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