Meet the Family (Open)

((Hey Dar, hope u dont mind my last post lol =\ u werent on))

Gav picked up the young woman and took her inside. When she came back to he smiled at her and handed her a glass of water. "Seems like you were dehydrated. Here." He smiled. "I really do believe in the power of drinking enough water. My friends always joked that i should have been born a water bender."

Eriyana looked at the blades, hiding her interest in metalbending. "S-sure, deal, I'll teach you crystal bending in exchange for metalbending" She watched the girl trip backwards over a rock, unable to get to her and do anything to help her in time. She petted chibi again before following them both inside and sitting back down at the table with the kids. "I'm sure she'll be fine, head injuries from rocks are a bit common here in the earth kingdom." Eriyana smiled at her joke and sat next to the kids, looking around and wondering if it was okay for them to start eating.

"I'm not sure why, but I've always found waterbending interesting." She spoke out loud in response to Gav's statement.

((s'okay. couldn't get back on.))

Zahara's head was pounding when she came to and her stomach rolled a little when she sat up. She was greeted by the man and a glass of water.
"Seems you were a little dehydrated." He smiled. "I really do believe in the power of drinking enough water. My friends always joked that i should have been born a water bender." She smiled and took the glass the began sipping water.
"I am so sorry." She said once she had drunk half the glass now noticing the large group of children sitting at a table with a large spread of food. "I didn't mean to interrupt your dinner." she had a feeling though that the man wasn't that upset.

Gav smiled. "No worries, we love guests. So, what brings you to Ba Sing Se?"

Zahara smiled, she was right. He was a nice guy. She finished her water and set it on a table. "I'm here from the Dragon Empire to study dance." She brushed her hair back. "It's my dream to learn from each nation."

Gav suppressed a chuckle. "Dance?" He asked, trying not to laugh. "and here i was thinking you were here for the tournament. You a bender?"

Eriyana flinched for a moment when she heard dragon empire come from the girl, she avoided eye contact and slowly ate her rice and veggies, staying quiet and finishing her water. She looked around the room for anything else to focus on, hoping in the bottom of her heart she wasn't a firebender.

She looked over to her bag, making hand motions under the table and levitating one of her gems closer, making it float under the table and towards her hand silently. Eriyana gripped the stone in her hand and kept eating with her right hand, keeping her left hidden under the table. She slowly morphed the chunk of crystal into a smoother, rounder form.

Zahara pulled at a band around her wrist and smiled, choosing to ignore the stifled chuckle. "Yes dance. It's a lifelong passion. I'm a bender too, but I decided to hone my talents in the artistic world." She looked over to the table and tilted her head slightly with a small frown.

Gav studied the young woman. "Dance huh... hey kids! you can dance right?" The 14 little once all jumped up and began flailing to different tunes. Gav laughed.

He turned Eriyana, who was trying her hardest not to be noticed. He shrugged and made a mental note to ask her what was wrong later.

"So what kind of dance do you want to learn here in Ba Sing Se?" He asked.

Eriyana watched the kids dance, finishing her food and smoothing the crystal into a sphere in all the noise and distraction. She smiled slightly and kept it in her hands as stress relief for a while. She started to drown out the sound of the kids, meditating quietly in her seat and letting Gav and Zahara talk.

'Please not a firebender... please anything but fire'