36.Benders
I couldn't calm down, may be that is why I nervously fixing my hair for the umpteenth time. Today we will demonstrate our mastery of water magic, the results of which will determine whether we will become full-fledged magicians, getting rid of the status of students. I can't let Yuki down in any way, we are his students, which means that he will be judged as a mentor based on our progress.
- You know that you can safely pass these exams, why worry? – Sokka asked lazily, picking his nose.
- I have to be better than others! Better than that bully Yui! Special attention will be paid to us, if we pass all the stages, we will be the youngest magicians of the century! After Yuki, of course, – I began to explain in raised tones to Sokka, forcing the latter to raise his hands in surrender.
- Do you feel better now? – Sokka asked after my tirade. After calming my breathing, I realized that I was not so worried anymore, especially since Yuki taught us even beyond what we should have been able to do.
- Yes, thank you, - I thanked my brother, - Let's go to Yui, she's all on edge too, it's worth calming her down, - I called him, leaving the room.
– I thought, on the contrary, you'd want to gloat over her, – Sokka replied thoughtfully. – Sometimes I don't understand you, – he shook his head.
- She is my best and only friend, so we know, no matter how sharp our words are, friendship is much stronger. – I explained how I see our relationship. – Lately, mom has been disappearing more often, do you have any thoughts about what? – I asked curiously.
- Yes, - Sokka replied in a heavy voice, or at least he tried to make it so. – Not because of what, but because of whom, - to give importance to his conclusion, he raised his index finger up, - I have already read about this in one book. When a girl has a lover, – he wrinkled his face at the last word, as if he had eaten a sour lemon, – then she begins to behave differently... Let only this brave man come across to me, – Sokka finished with a fighting attitude.
- I think it's great! Mom deserves her happiness too, I wonder what kind of man is he? – I pressed my palms to my cheeks. When I looked at my warlike brother, I wanted to bring him down from heaven to earth. – And what will you do when you find out his identity? A grown man? No matter how strong you are now, you won't be able to compete with an adult yet.
– I don't know, – my brother immediately deflated. After a minute of awkward silence, he continued. – I've got it! Arnuk taught me how to defeat such enemies, you can't beat your opponent: call your friends, and bring him down together! – Yuki's father seemed so serious, and he's teaching my brother the wrong things, - I'll just call Yuki! He can beat anyone, – he began to brag, as if he was such a strong bender.
- A good argument, - I had to admit, after all, I also do not want to give my mother to someone who is unclear, and if he survives the conversation with Yuki, we can safely declare the seriousness of his intentions.
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It's the same time, Yuki and Yui
- I'll tell you a secret, you and Katara have been surpassing all other applicants in your skills for a long time. Just organizing a separate change for you would be too brazen even for me, so you will go through it with the others, – I explained to my sister sitting on my lap, who, out of excitement, took liberties in the form of hugs. – You used to often like to sit like this with me, but now you're completely "grown up", – I couldn't help but tease Yui.
– I missed this, – Yui said in a barely audible voice, hiding her face from me.
– I'm sorry, I didn't hear that, - I pretended that I hadn't heard, otherwise they would get incomprehensible nonsense into their heads, depriving me of a legitimate squeeze.
– Nothing, – she answered quickly, abruptly changing the subject. – And in general, with the appearance of people from the south Pole, you began to allocate time to me much less often, you used to always be with me, – Yui began to complain. – I am very glad that they are with us, they are all good, but sometimes I want to be like before, when you took me everywhere with you.
- My fault, I admit. I often go into training too much, – I apologized, – I will change myself, – I stroked her soft hair.
While we were talking, I felt familiar signatures approaching us, and here they are.
- Yuki, you're here too! – Katara and Sokka entered joyfully. Katara, seeing where Yui was sitting, immediately began to cast envious and jealous glances at her.
- Hi-hi, Katara, join us, - I called her, transplanting the displeased Yui on one knee, freeing the other. Blushing a little, she joined in anyway. At the same time, Sokka's mocking gaze followed her actions.
- Sokka probably wants to sit like this too, don't be shy! – I called him sarcastically, knowing what the reaction would be.
- This is a bad joke, I'm not a little girl, - you shouldn't have said that, both these little girls are strong conquerors. I don't think it's worth saying what they can do to you.…
Although Arnuk somehow copes with our mother, being not a bender. There are so many unsolved secrets in this world...
- Yuki, have you noticed anything unusual about our mom? – He asked suspiciously, making my heart skip a beat. Did he find out about us?! – I think she's got a boyfriend. I do not know who he is, but I do not like him in advance! – he continued in a normal voice. I hope no one noticed my sigh of relief.
– He-he, is it true? No, I haven't noticed that, – I shook my head several times, – but what if this boyfriend, if, of course, he even exists... He will be a good, strong, kind, handsome and caring man, - it seems that I went a little too far, I need to save the situation, - ahem-ahem, well, I just suggested, you know, guys at the North Pole really good, - made it worse, right? It's better to just sit and be silent…
- Probably, - he admitted my point of view, - but it's a matter of honor, I'm the only man in the family, and I have to protect my family, - worthy words are no longer a boy, - suddenly it's some kind of scoundrel! When I find out who he is, and I will find out exactly who he is! I'll bring him to the surface, take my word for it! – he finished with fervor, making me sweat a little.
- "Where did Sokka's aggression come from?! I love your mom! I've decided! You'll be the last to know about everything! When you already have a brother or sister, then you won't be able to do anything" – <my insidious inner laughter> Oh, poor, poor Sokka, you told everything right in the face of your enemy. Now I will often ask you to share your conclusions, I will, so to speak, keep my finger on the pulse. – Hm-m, there are a couple of blunt guys there who can't figure out that Kaya is not interested in them. Maybe set Sokka on them…
– Yuki, can you help me check him out? With your authority and strength, he will be afraid to lie, – Sokka asked me in a serious tone. What could I do but nod my head seriously as well? Thanks for the uplifting mood, Sokka, now I understand why my father drags you everywhere with him, you're such a walking comedy.
- It's time for us to go to the square, all the preparations should be finished by now, - I said, rising, which is why the girls began to reluctantly get down from my knees.
The certification itself takes place in two stages. The first one checks your speed of creating techniques, their diversity and strength. Ice dummies are placed, which the applicant must attack within a minute, demonstrating everything he can during this time. Most of the bendersgo through the first stage.
The second stage already brings down most of the people. The essence of the exam is to confront the master of water. You need to be able to hold out in sparring for at least three minutes. The checking masters will underestimate their capabilities to a simple magician, but it is worth considering their accumulated experience, a larger arsenal of techniques, and many other factors that are definitely not on the side of the examiners. If that was the case, no one would have been able to pass this stage. But those who did not last three minutes can also pass it. This usually means that such magicians have managed to show all those qualities that are no longer needed by the student, but by the magician.
Arriving at the square, Yui and Katara went to the other students, while Sokka and I went to the parents who were already sitting. After looking at the applicants' places, I calculated that a third of all the applicants this time were girls. I think their number will only grow.
The grand opening has begun. First there was the speech of the father leader, then a demonstration of the skills of the masters themselves, who were joined by Yuki's archers this year. They were called that rather as a joke, but the name quickly became official, and all because the old people in the council liked how sour my face looks at such a naming. By God, adults are the same, but they can't forgive my antics in any way. Although it was precisely because of such pickings that the councils became a little more interesting.
The first stage unexpectedly passed everybody, what happened very rarely, since every year there are several especially lazy water magicians. Hearing the whispers of people sitting nearby, I realized why is that. No one wants to go to work in newly created greenhouses, to which those who have not passed at least the first stage are usually sent to work. People liked eating seaweed too much when they wanted to. Without my intervention, people themselves thought, why should we be petty, let's try to grow other products.
These greenhouses have yet to feed our people. Now they are experimenting more with the creation of new types of crops. All plants are too eager for sunlight, even their vital energy cannot level this need yet. A third of the entire area has been given to the laboratory, and edible mushrooms grow on the remaining land, which have already begun to multiply rapidly without our help.
The first batch of magicians was the most unlucky, they were the ones who were looking for conditions suitable for sowing under the ice. They created six passageways, and none of them met the requirements. At that time, as always, I was in the Kingdom of the Earth, only when I returned, I showed them my long-unused landfill, which was a perfect fit. No one even asked, why did I dig it at all? After all, I can answer, thereby outraging the mind of the questioner... All my friends already know that as long as I don't want to answer a question myself, you won't get anything out of me.
The second stage eliminated only half of the applicants. The result is getting better every year. The remaining ones will be retaken in the next half-year. The guys want to show how strong they are, the girls want to prove to everyone that they are not weak, everyone began to train much more seriously.
Yui and Katara stood out especially strongly at the last stage, the battles of which turned out to be the most destructive and intense. If other students did not even have a chance to retaliate, fighting defensively, then the girls could give a decent rebuff, forcing the checking masters to raise their bar a little, already to the average strength of a magician.
As long as all the attention was paid to the participants, I could afford some impulses. Kaya, who was sitting next to me, was too sweet today, and we didn't have time to our "games" in the morning. Thrusting my hand under her long fur coat, I was able to get to her love hole.
It was a pleasure to watch Kaya trying to hold back her moans. I was also filled with adrenaline, a crowded place seemed to spur our passion. Very soon, Kaya's hand slipped into my pants, starting to give me pleasure. Memories from a previous life came to mind... The last row of the cinema, the most boring and unpopular movie, a girl without brakes, you're young and groovy, and then a pandemic sets in between you... I shook my head, and concentrated on something more enjoyable. With the roar of the crowd from the end of the next match, Kaya also finished. The poor woman suffered until they all screamed.
After the end of the event, the parents of the younger magicians began to approach me, asking me to take their children as students. I made myself an unnecessary advertisement, now they won't give me a pass, and... it was not very comfortable to stand with an erected penis. It's good that the spacious fur coat covers everything. After finishing, when hormones did not prevail over common sense, Kaya realized that our actions could easily be noticed, so she stopped satisfying me. There may be no mercy tonight!
- Katara, Yui, come here! – I called the girls, and while they were walking, I sent a message to my sister through a spiritual connection, in which I asked her to tell these pesky parents what a monster I am, I bully in class, in short, everything to discourage them. – My students will consult with you now, you can fully trust their words, they will tell you everything without hiding, - I sang the last sentence, already being one foot among other masters, around whom a kind of exclusion zone was formed. They have too strong a presence when they get together like that, which they use to take a break from overly intrusive citizens.