The Town of Houru

Taiyou walked through the streets of this crowded town. To many faces to remember. It was early, the sun wasn't up yet. He had a bag of tea reagents, and a Erhu on his back. The erhu, also known as the Chinese fiddle, is a two-stringed instrument played with a bow. It consists of a long, thin neck with tuning pegs at the top and a resonated at the base. This was Taiyou's favorite instrument, it made a very soothing sound that fit with him.

Taiyou walk out the gates of the town and sat on a near by hill and leaned against a tree facing the sun as it rose. He pulled the Erhu and started to play, Leaves from the vine. Falling so slowly. Like fragile, tiny shells, drifting in the foam. Little soldier boy, come marching home. Brave soldier boy, comes marching home. Those leaves did grow, from Branches overgrown

It wasn't long before Taiyou's music attracted Huo, not only were they friends but Huo also enjoyed the musical stylings that the two put together. Huo had a set of bongos hanging over his shoulders, they hung there loosely held by a abnormally thick leather strap. "Those leaves did grow, from branches overgrown." Huo sang in perfect harmony with Taiyou as he sat down lightly tapping the bongos as he slung them around to the front of his body. Huo sat on the ground next to Taiyou as he rapped his fingers over the cured leather that was stretched across the hollow wood.

Huo's eyes wandered, they instantly caught the woman that stood near, but Huo paid little attention to her, such carnal desires no longer plagued his thoughts. "Little soldier boy Come marching home Brave soldier boy Comes marching home" Huo sang as his eyes continued to drift over the landscape, the rolling hills the sun kissed land, that was the real beauty, it was everlasting it never faded.

As Taiyou and Huo finished there song he gazed at the rising sun. Taiyou sat there under the tall tree that stretched over them. The sunrise in the distance was Taiyou's favorite thing about waking up early.
Taiyou was leaned against the tree in a Sun Warrior uniform. They were still in earth nation territory so there was no reason to hide the fact his was fire nation. He kinda enjoyed people knowing he was a fire bender. Less people talked to him, and less people got in his way. Taiyou's hair was in top knot, and his red hair shined in the sun. He had one arm out of his Gi, and the other sleeve was rolled up. His tattoo's start with a arrow pointing at his palm then split into two stripes that circled back up arms. They went from his shoulder blade down his chest, and split into three strips this time, only this time they all flew into a circle around the center of his stomach. The tattoo's on his other arm came into the circle making a full circle. When he got these tattoo's the sun warriors told him they represented that he was 'Taiyou, The Patient'. Taiyou's white headband with a sun warriors symbol on the left side and the extra cloth hanging off the right. He was sitting there for awhile, sweat ran down his face.
When Kijuuki caught the corner he turned to her. "Are you enjoying the show?" Taiyou said with a sarcastic smirk on his face.

Huo smiled and shook his head, the more time that went by the more people surprised him. His smile faded as he pondered Such bliss in a time of pure hatred he thought to himself thinking of the actions of each person sitting on the hill. Huo placed his bongos to the side and rested his forearm on his kneecap and his chin on his forearm.

Huo's eyes gleamed as the sun crept farther over the horizon. "Well something has to brighten up life in these dark times." he said without moving his eyes to her, his gaze stayed locked on the landscape.

"What better way than singing?" he asked as the grin returned to his face.

Taiyou sat the Erhu in front of him. With his hands free he cracked his knuckles. Cracking all the joints in his his hand Taiyou then swung the Erhu on his back, and stood up. "How about drinking tea, and watching the sunrise?" He said bending over to grab his bag. Taiyou pulled out his tea pot, and set it on the ground in front of him. He looked up at the tree branches over him. Taiyou grabbed the lowest branch and broke it off. He broke the branch against his knee. Taiyou snapped the branch in to smaller pieces and stacked them in a circle. After placing the pot over the branches, he snapped his finger and created a small fire above his finger. He lowered his hand to the branches to start a small fire.

Taiyou looked over his shoulder back at the girl after starting the fire. "Would you like to join us, and watch the rest of the sunrise stranger?"

"No." Huo said with a grin as he shook his head. "Me and Taiyou have no real set location." Huo said with his eyes fixated on the sunrise. Huo was less likely to be social then Taiyou, he was the less trusting of the group, but Taiyou being like that was needed, both personalities had there advantages. "Though there are a few places we enjoy to visit every now and then." Huo spoke to the girl but he tried not to reveal too much.

Taiyou lost focus while starring out at the sun. He could see the ocean and the horizon from this hill. Taiyou took a deep breath, then exhaled steam from his nose. The sun gave him power, wonderful power that made even the strongest benders cower in fear. Was this good or bad though? Taiyou was a strong bender, but didn't want to be feared by people. Fire was destruction to the human eye, but to Taiyou it was protection. Depending on how you use it, Taiyou was taught by the Sun Warriors and that was only half of it. When every Taiyou would hear stories of water bending he knew that he would create his own technique using there style of combat. Reverse then attack, that was the water bending way, rather than just attack like the average fire bender. Taiyou regained focus then spoke "We don't stay in one place for to long."