Doveswing

“Maura, listen carefully, because this is the last time I am going to repeat your instructions again.” Father instructed me as I sat in front of his throne, one day before my departure for Earth. He had explained my instructions two times before then, but my mind had been elsewhere. “Maura, please!” his voice snapped me out of my thoughts once again. “I swear, you never hear a single word that comes out of my mouth!” I looked up at him slowly. “Sorry, I’m listening now, I promise.” The Emperor sighed and started repeating my instructions once again. “When you board the ship, the a

I was in my palace room, standing on my bed and painting rare types of flowers I had seen around the city—painting on my ceiling, I might add—when my father walked in on me. “Maura!” he scolded in a shocked tone, coming up to my bed at glaring at the paintings. “You must stop this at once!” “Why?” I snapped back, throwing my paintbrush on the floor. “I’m at the base all day, so I get no opportunities to express myself. But when I come here, I guess creativity is frowned upon, as well!” “Maura, you are a princess, so I expect you to behave as such.” Father explained.

Have you ever wanted something, but you found that it wasn’t what you expected? Like you got tricked by fool’s gold? I wanted to try something—something that could change the course of history—but, instead, it ended up hurting the ones I came to love. “Sign up today to see if you get picked for the Earth journey! Only one of you will be chosen, so sign up before the deadline tomorrow and see if you get picked!” the speakers blared from above the rundown and grimy army base on my home planet, Mercury. “Aren’t you going to sign up, Maura?” Sheera, my best friend since birth, asked me as w

We were best friends for a year, And then that year passed. Our friend started to like you, And I wondered if our friendships would last. Another year came and went, But nothing happened between you two. Could this really be happening? Is it really true? I began to "like" you, As more than just friends. I was prepared to "like" you, Until the world ends. The "like" turned into love, In only about a month. And I also realized, That I love you a bunch. :) I've never felt this way before, Everything was so slow. But then you moved away, And I didn't know how to cope. I cried myself to sleep, For many nights on end. Because when you were gon

“My uncle will be here any minute.” Zuko said over breakfast. “We’ll all be very excited to see him, I’m sure.” replied Aang. “Especially Toph.” he laughed. They all looked at Toph, who was stuffing her face with biscuits and bacon. “What?” she asked. “He helped me in a time of need, and we bonded over tea!” she defended herself. Suddenly, a guard came into the dining hall with a message for Suki. She unrolled the scroll. “They need me back at Kyoshi Island.” she sighed. “I guess my vacation is over.” “I’ll take you, but could we wait

“I can’t believe we’re going to see Zuko!” exclaimed Katara. “I mean, it’s been nearly two years since the war ended. How much do you think has changed since then?” “He’s probably still the same old grump that he has always been.” Sokka replied. “Sokka, don’t be so mean.” Suki scolded. “I agree with Suki,” Katara said. “Who knows? Maybe he somehow miraculously turned completely nice.” Aang commented. Everyone was silent for a few moments, and then they all burst into laughter. Even Momo and Appa. “We don’t know how much everythin