Part 4
Title: Souls Torn and Mended
An avatar the last airbender story^^
TW: Violence, Familial Abuse
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"For how young you look you play pai sho as if you're an old man!"

"Says the one who called me in here for a game like this."

"Pai sho is enjoyed by all ages across the world. I know, I've traveled practically everywhere."

"Ah, given my name I guess that'd be expected of me too." I said, rubbing the back of my neck.

"For a second I was lost, but I realized we haven't exchanged names yet." Reaching across the table the boy offered me his hand with a smile. "I'm Takahiro, though most people call me Hiro."

"Kaoru."

"Ah, fire sail?"

"Roughly, ka is for fire but oru has lots of variations."

"Then a beautiful flame works as well."

I turned away from him ever so slightly.

[i]No one took it like that before...[/i]

"Oh, I don't think most people interpret it like that." I spoke, gesturing shyly.

"Well, that's the conclusion I came to based on what I see before me, but if you say so!" The smile on his features made my face flush. A tall, well built guy with dark hair and green eyes, exactly my type in fact. I shuffled a bit. The inevitable was approaching and soon I'd have to return home.