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Chapter I - Introduction Part 1

Giving herself a mental pat on the back via her rationality and a mental scolding courtesy of her morality, she let herself think of the concept of her mother being hurt by her own death. This garnered a few tears to force themselves out of Telepyleia's ducts before apologizing in a cracking voice, "I'm sorry, mama. I wasn't thinking clearly. I love you too much to leave you. It was a mistake. I see that now."

Her mother quickly burst into sobs and held onto Telepyleia's hands and sobbed into her side. Leia kept repeating the words "I'm sorry" and "I love you".

Katara left the two alone to deal with the aftermath of the situation.

Now, here she stood, ready to tell her mother and father what she thinks would be good for her. She'd been wanting to tell her parents that she had wanted to leave and study in the renowned Republic City University. Closing her eyes once more and inhaling deeply, she raised her hand to knock on their door.

Knock. Knock. Knock.

Rushing footsteps were heard heading towards the door. They open and Telepyleia is greeted with the bloodshot eyes of her mother and the teary eyes of her father.

Yikes. But I guess if this is the price to pay for them not finding out what an absolute psycho I am to even experiment with an illegal form of bending, I'll take it.

Her parents let her in, her mother proceeding to intertwine her fingers with her left hand and her father letting a hand rest around her shoulders.

"I want to train under Master Katara and go to Republic City to study."

That was her first statement. The second was an apology for something she never actually did. The third was an explanation along with an altered truth.

"I didn't know how or why it happened, it was a spur of a moment thing. I had gone there to clear my mind, but clearly, my mind acted before I had any chance to. I've been thinking, mama, papa," she looked at both of her parents who were listening intently. "I've learned all I can in this household. I've spent my sleepless nights taking in all the information our village has had to offer. I've been keeping a secret from you."

Her parents shared a look with one another as she held out the glass of water she'd been bringing with her. She held it with her left hand and let her right hand do a series of motions and raised the water from the glass, forming hovering irregular spheroids. Both of her parents gasp, their eyes flashing a series of mixed emotions.

"You can bend! That's wonderful, Leia!"
"How long have you known? Why didn't you tell us?"

The betrayed tone of her father's questions weighed heavily in her heart. "I think I was 6 or 7 when I knew. I'm sorry. I didn't want you treating me any different from how you treated me already. Plus, it didn't mean much to me anyway, I was more interested in rummaging through scrolls in the library."

She looked up at her parents, wishing her words were enough to reassure them that she wasn't planning on leaving the Earth any time soon. "I think that what I need is a change of scenery. I have nothing left to do here, and I'm," Telepyleia tried to search for a proper word,"... discontent. You of all people know that I am restless not until I find the answers I'm looking for. I feel complacent here, caged. But please don't take this the wrong way. It isn't your fault. You've loved and provided for Inca, Senna, and I with all that you can to the best of your abilities."

Her mother had tears streaming down her face once more despite the smile on her face. Telepyleia cringed a bit inside. She hated seeing her mother cry.

"I think it's time for me to try and broaden my horizons," Telepyleia ended her proposal there with a weak smile. She hated using metaphors but it just seemed like the most appropriate thing to say right now.