ATLA: General Rin - (Water) ~ FINISHED~

Mummy's Favourite Colour

I turn to look at the Prince to see that he is annoyed, but I just walk over to him and instruct him how I was taught by my Father.

Later that night at dinner, I finished my usual bath and head into the dining hall to see everyone crowding around one of the soldiers as he tells them of his first experience with fire. I remembered mine well, but the colour was something even I knew nothing about as it scared me to ever use it but my parents they were amazing. "Hey General, when did you create your first flame?" One of my soldiers asks as I sit down in my chair near them.

"I think I was three years old, it..." I begin to tell my story. as they crowd around me to listen to my tale.

...was when I lived in the Fire Nation capital, the large city where our home sat and it was just my parents Jou and Sai Yuu and I till I turned 10 years old when I left the capital for the permanent residence on the battlefield.

It was a normal day in the Yuu household we all sat in the living room, was making battle plans, was making a new doll for to play with (that I never did) and I was watching my father. It was usual for me to watch him as even then I was interested in the planning of battle and Firebending, my parents were never sure if I was going to Firebend as the reason for it was that my mother didn't. I didn't find out that I was adopted till just after my mother died.

All of a sudden I sneezed loudly, sparks erupted from my mouth which startled all of us at first then my father yelled out. "Sai! Get some water!" I had set alight the map in front of me. It wasn't the usual colour of orange but purple a light purple like the colour my mother loved saying that it represented the Yuu family. Nobility. Luxury. Power. Ambition. Wealth. Wisdom. Peace. Pride. Devotion. Independence. Those I were taught over the years made up the Yuu family, we were a high ranking family that mother said craved power because all the men were made General at young ages and never failed in battle. My life at home had now changed forever. Because I had just shown I could Firebend.

"I'm sorry Daddy!" I whaled crying to apologize loudly, my mother tries calming me down but it was no use, I was too far gone making the fire rage on with my crying. Eventually, I calmed down and the fire too stops, I run over to my mother hugging her for dear life as my father looks at the place the maps used to be.

"Look at the firepower." My father commented looking down at the maps that were turned to ash within seconds and the fire continued to burn till I stopped crying in astonishment.

"I'm sorry, Daddy. I didn't mean to." I mumbled thinking I was going to get into trouble or shouted at by my stern father, but all he did was laugh.

"That's okay Dragon. I'm proud of you." He told me messing up my hair making my mother grumpy as she was a perfectionist.

"Rin, why that colour?" Mother asked me, I wasn't sure myself at the time why it was that colour, even now I still have no clue as to why my flames are purple.

"Cause it's mummy's favourite colour," I replied giving her a big grin, she picks me up into her arms hugging me tightly to her body then my father took me from her arms throwing me into the air. I giggled as he threw me into the air with a massive grin on his face, he seemed excited about this accident I had caused. "Daddy, I'm scared," I told him looking down, he seemed to sober up at this point and hugs me close to him, he could see the fear settle in on my face.

"I understand Dragon, I was the same when I had my first flame, I burn my favourite soldier set," Father told me and I saw that he was telling the truth and I look at his hands as they held me. My father seemed to understand why I was looking at his large hands and created in his hand showing me that it was something not to be afraid of, it was a light in the darkness.

I looked into the blue flame with fascination that it wasn't like the other people I had seen, he said that it was known for powerful Firebenders to have blue flames and he wanted me to show my power with pride. I tried to make a flame like my father and after some time I was able to create my mother wanted to touch it at first being her favourite colour but father said we were not sure how much hotter my flames were to that of the others.

It was nighttime and my parents tucked me into my bed I looked up at them holding their hands tightly in my small hands. They looked down at me smiling lovingly when I take my hand from my father's to create a flame in my hand like he had earlier. This created havoc as my father was talking about putting me into the Fire Nation Academy early and my mother was telling him that was never going to happen. I was now known as the youngest Firebending Prodigy...

"...after that, I think I was training with my father at my mother's request and I did join the army quite young." I finish the story looking to my crew and Iroh to see that they were shocked. It must have been the mention of the purple flames as even though I was known for them I had stated that it was from the start it was purple, this was unheard of.

"General Rin, there's a messenger hawk for you." The soldier announces, cutting the atmosphere and I take my leave to see Prince Zuko standing in the hallway, he most likely heard the whole story. I walk past him making a brief eye contact as we pass one another and I turn the corner to my office and spent the rest of the night till I went to bed writing reports and dreamed of my loving parents.

A/N: This was Memory Number 4 - Rin creating a purple flame for the first time and her Parents reaction. Hope you liked it please comment and the next one is coming up next.