Missing home (open)

Rhia's eyes widened at Draven's earthbending. She had studied the form back home, but she had never seen it before. Learning the theory was one thing but actually seeing it, that was totally different. The elements low stance and attack formations had inspired her to try similar things with her airbending, but it was the sheer force of earth that facinated her. Earth and air were both defensive elements, but instead of avoiding, earth benders stood their ground. Seeing that in practice was very refreshing.

'Wow, that was pretty awesome,' she Rhia, 'I've never seen earthbending before, but I've always found it so interesting and I love it because it's so... so down to earth,' Rhia finished, laughing lamely at her own joke.

'I used to live at the Southern Air Temple. I wasn't allowed to travel because I was supposed to focus on my bending, so I've never really seen any other elements in practice. Just studied them.'

Draven laughed and shook his head. "Down to earth? Good one." He then looked past Rhia and sighed sadly. "Back home, when I was younger, my parents and I used to dream about leaving the earth kingdom, and traveling, just for fun." He rubbed the back of his neck. "I guess things dont work out as planned all the time, eh?" Draven forced a chuckle. "But yeah, ive always studied other forms of bending too, before I started working in my fathers shop. Air bending, interests me, for the same reason earthbending interests you. They're like opposites, the air bending movements are so swift."

An idea came to Rhia so suddenly and total complete that she jumped in the air.

'HEY! Why don't we try to teach each other our bending! Well, I mean not like actual bending, just like practical stuff to help with our own! You can help me develop some attacks, and I can help you with defense!' exclaimed Rhia.

Rhia was so exicted about the idea that she forgot that she had only just met Draven. Not that she would usually care, she loved meeting new people. But exposing some of her bending secrets? She'd never really done that to anyone before, yet she just didn't care. She was too excited to care.

Never one to take no for an answer, Rhia went on 'I can teach you evasive skills like this. Go on, attack me with all you got.'

Draven laughed at Rhia's enthusiasm. It was refreshing. "I'd love to see some of your illustrious and evasive air bending skills." Draven said with a smirk. "And if you're one hundred percent sure you want me to use all my earth bending force, I will." He stated, and he stomped on the ground, and raised his hands, just like he did when he raised the rock, except this time, her forced his hands out towards Rhia, and in a moment the rocks went shooting towards her.

Feet in position and breath steady, Rhia watched closely for Draven's attack. She watched him stomp the ground, raise the piece of earth and take aim. As he kicked and earth came soaring towards her, Rhia made her move. Jumping high, aided by her airbending, Rhia watched the earth fly beneath her as she sumersaulted in the air. She landed lightly on her feet and without wasting a moment, aimed a light gust of wind at Draven as her counter-attack.

'Normally that would have toppled you over, but I decided to be nice,' smiled Rhia.