A spoon full of sugar [ken]

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Ava sat with a small tea pot placed against the blanket while she dipped her toes in the lake. Each little drop in the water made her feel as if she was being revitalized. The water was cool and refreshing against the hot and overly bearing day. For some reason it felt as if the sun was closer to the earth than usual. Whether or not that was true, well it didn't matter. In the small tea pot was green tea, chilled, sweetened with honey and lemon. She would pour out into a small stonewear cup that was also chilled. It wasn't numbingly cold in her hands but enough that it would send chills down some unsuspecting persons spine if she were to put her cold hands on their neck. Which she usually did to her friends on more than one occasion. Today would be a day for cold soba noodles and watermelon. So that's what she had for lunch. She should probably be training but she just couldn't bring herself to do so. Times were hard and they were tough. Even though everyone spoke that it was a time of peace, she couldn't believe it. Ava was wary and really didn't want to see it. Even if it was peace, it was starting to become complacency. They were demi-gods and there was always going to be a time when something was going to loom over their heads like a vulture wanting to circle.

She sipped at the cool cup, the frigid liquid slipped past her lips and down her throat. It cooled her nearly instantly. IT was like coming in from an overly hot day and peeling off your socks and shoes, there was an instant change in tempreature. She didn't know why or how it managed to work like that but gods was she grateful for it. Even the heat back on Nurishima wasn't nearly as bad. But at least they had the sea breeze to keep them cool. Her feet were now calloused from lack of being able to walk on sand the same way that she used to. Sand was a natural exfoliant for getting rid of dead and rough skin. Not that she was eager to leave the Legion. She still had so much training to do. She took another sip before she gently rested against the trunk of the tree near by. There were so many people here, children playing the sound of happiness, it was something that she loved dearly.

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Notes: Hope it is ok XD

It was a beautiful day of July, hot and sunny. To people that didn’t like hot weather, it was a horrible day, the ground was hot and even with sneakers was difficult to walk over it without getting the sensation that their feet were getting burn by a slow process of toast. If they had an almost vacant look to whatever was in front of them, they could see the hot air moving and making their brains think that what they were looking was more of a mirage than an actual and real thing. But for some that really enjoyed those hot days, it was an amazing day to be out under the hot light of the sun.

Kenshin didn’t like a lot of hot weather in his life, he enjoyed warm weather, enough to walk outside at night and feel the cool breeze rubbing his cheeks. So that hot day he was looking for a good place to rest. He had just trained in the obstacle course, his body was sore and hurt. He had an awful hit/scratch over his left shoulder. It wasn’t bleeding anymore, it has a slight and thin layer of crusted blood all over it. But Kenshin wasn’t paying attention to it, he wanted to rest a bit under the cool shadow of a tree for some minutes and then he would go to get a shower.

He walked to the lake, maybe he would be able to rest under an oak… or maybe one of those huge willows that were right next to the shore. He noticed how some families were playing by and in the water. He knew one of those guys! It had been in second cohort like 3 years before then and had retired to study in the university. He was playing with a toddler that by the moment was laughing to the top of his baby lungs. Kenshin smiled pleased. That was the reason why he would stay in the legion another ten years… or maybe twenty. He wanted to be the protector of the peace of all of those families.

He waved his hand at the guy and then bowed at him. The guy smiled and waved, then the toddler looked at Kenshin and moved his hand shyly in a small wave, then continued playing with his father. Kenshin smiled and stand straight again frowning a second due to his shoulder. Then he looked around for a good shadow when he saw Ava there, having some tea. –“Good day Ava-Chan”- He said in Japanese to the girl and bowed at her. He was all dusty and she could see his bloody shoulder. He was only wearing a loose tank top, his exercise pants and track sneakers.

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Her mind had slipped off into a slight day dream. Not that she generally allowed herself to do it. It was also an unusual day where she wasn't pushing herself to constantly train. Someone said she needed to have a day free to herself. Where she didn't limit what she ate or even train. She felt kindda sad today, though for what reason she wasn't sure. There was an air of sorrow around the air but that wasn't going to put a damper on a nice cup of tea. Tea was the answer to all the worlds problems. If only all of the problems could be solved by sitting down and having a nice cup of tea and discuss what was wrong, it could be a better place. But that wasn't about to happen, not now, not ever. But till that day would come, she would train hard and do what ever she could to do her part in the legion. Ava would try to do more. She wanted to do more so she could be a bigger part of the legion. This place was her home and she wanted to have the chance to give back.

She looked up when someone said her name. She smiled and then frowned. "Ken-kun! What on earth have you done to yourself?" She scolded him in Japanese. Even though he was higher ranking than she was, she still saw him as a little brother. Someone who was Japanese just like her, but really Japanese. He wasn't an outsider like she was. But it was nice to have another person to speak Japanese with and someone to share a good cup of a tea with. "Sit down! Now! Here, this will make you feel better." She said as she shoved a cool cup of tea into his palm. She wasn't exactly someone who worked in the infirmary, but like most Romans here she knew basic first aid. She could stop bleeding and bandage something up enough so they could go to the infirmary. "Here, let me take a look." She said as she pointed to his shoulder.

"Don't be so reckless. I hope you gave as good as you got." She stated as she made another cool cup of tea before wrapping a bit of ice into a tea cozy before handing it to him. "here put this on your shoulder." She stated before she busied herself with trying to make sure his tea was alright, mixing in some lemon and honey. Sugar wasn't conceivable when it came to cold tea, you had to dissolve it in heat before you served it cold. "If you're reckless you'll get hurt. And if you get hurt I'll have to drag you to the infirmary and if I have to drag you to the infirmary I'll harass the ever living daylights out you." She said as she crossed her arms across her chest as she got on to him, speaking in rapid Japanese.

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Notes: mother hen ava loves her brother!