Basilisk Campfire; Wednesday Evening.

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

So Chad'd spent the day painting the walls of Empire red...and pink and yellow and rainbow, playing with Melody's pussycats, and then doing the cheerleading thing. This explained why, as Chad settled around the cabin's campfire with his guitar, he was playing the manliness metal and rock he could manage on just a bass.

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[southernbender.livejournal.com]

Katara was wandering around camp when she heard familiar guitar playing. "Chad! Hi!" She said bouncing up to him.

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

"Best Roommate Ever!" Chad couldn't have asked for a better surprise than that. He actually smiled at her, and played something to match it real quick. "S'up?"

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

"You're back!" She grinned more, stating the obvious and went to give him a hug. "You have a really nice little brother, I haven't met my little sib yet, and there's a really mean teacher in town."

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

"Oof!" Chad grinned a little as he put more emphasis into the impact of the hug than there really was and shifted his guitar over so he could return it, although with just one arm. One arm was still pretty good of a hug from Chad, though. "Yeah, John told me you an' Molly talked to him for me. You guys rock. Your little sib's name? Maybe I've ran into 'em?" Then he frowned. "Mean teacher?"

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

"Thanks. We were happy to help," she said with a smile. And totally didn't mention she thought Chad's little brother was cute. Her smile probably showed that though. "My little sib is Keladry of Mindelan. She signed in, they said. I just can't find her."

She frowned. "He came into the post office and told me I was weak and that waterbending was just tricks and then he wanted to fight. I am really, really glad I'm not in his class."

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

Chad's frown deepened. "Your waterbending is awesome," he said. "Don't let mean teachers tell you otherwise. What does he teach? Want me to kick his ass for you?"

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

"Said he was teaching fighting," Katara said. "So maybe he was just practicing his syllabus or something." She shook her head. "No. I'm going to freeze him to a wall sometime. It'll be better."

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

Chad grinned, and then the grin sort of just went into a happy smile, because he didn't like fighting anyway. He was glad Katara had it under control. "When you do, lemme know, 'cause I gotta see that."

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I will," she said, smirking. "Then I'll take pictures."

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

"Awesome." That plan? Totally got a thumbs up.

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

"So how was Japan?" Katara asked. "Did you guys have fun? Did Teddy like it?"

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

"It was...okay," Chad said, truthfully. "Seeing everyone was great, but they...didn't all take to Teddy too well. And there was this...think..."

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

"...this thing?" she asked, studying him carefully. "And they should have liked Teddy! Unless he got all overtouchy again. ...did he?"

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

"Naw, not overtouchy, but..." Chad realized that talking about the Hollows that attacked would be easier than talking about this. "Um, us...being together isn't really...all that culturally acceptable in Japan. Everyone was cool with it, I mean, but...was weird for 'em. I kinda understand. But then the Hollows attacked anyway, an' I had to spend the last day or two in the clinic..."

Not that he minded. It was the only time he hadn't actually escaped Kurosaki Clinic before he was done. Having Teddy as a nurse sort of change his perspective on being bedridden.