Sorry it's taken so long for me to update but I've been having internet problems

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Chapter 4

Jinora POV

I was currently frantically searching over the city for any signs of Skoochy, and not surprisingly I couldn't see a thing. Something good I can say about him is I he doesn't want to be found then he won't be, I could remember back when I was ten and we would play hide and seek. It would always take me hours to find him but only a few minutes for him to find me, though I don't doubt he used earth bending.

I flew down and ran into the library. If I don't get a few books now then I probably never will and my dad will defiantly know something's up. I ran off to the right side of the library where all the adult fiction books were, I've been able to read the adult section for years but only this year has my dad actually let me read them. The first few months though he would cheek the books I wanted to read so he could be sure their was nothing too inappropriate in them.

It took me a bit of time to find my small section of books that I liked to read from because it was darker here than normal so I went past it a few times. Intact the whole long rows of shelves here was darker than all the others and it was almost pitch black at the very end. I looked up to see the lights had been broken, it looked as if someone had thrown rocks at them with amazing accuracy.

It got me rather annoyed, I hated seeing vandalism of any kind, to think people would take away the beauty of something just because they were bored and thought it made them cool.

Just then I saw something move in the shadows! I got a little close to see if I could see anyone there but I couldn't make anything out. It could have just been my imagination but I still had this nagging feeling something was there so I got closer again. Then I felt a pair of hands grab my shoulders and pull me into the darkness! When they stopped they were met with a huge gust of wind thanks to none other than me that sent them tumbling into he back wall.

I was about to run when I herd them say something and then I quickly realized who I had just sent into the back wall! "Skoochy!" I asked amazed but still whispering so no one would hear.

"Fancy seeing you here doll face!" He replied back a bit out of breath and slowly getting up, but before O could register fully what I was doing I rushed up and hugged him tightly, but I quickly let go thanking god we were in the dark!

Skoochy POV

"So... um h-how have you b-been?" I asked her getting stuck on my words that were only just audible. How is it she can turn a quick talking pick pocketer like me into such a mess?! Not to mention I'm really glad I got those lights off.

"What do you mean how am I? I've been worried sick about you! Not to mention how guilty I've been feeling and my dad..." She whispered annoyed and trailing off at the end.

"We'll I'm here now aren't I? It's not my fault it took you so long to get here and why are you feeling guilty?" I told her in my normal good humor

"We'll, because if I hadn't called him an idiot that whole fight wouldn't have happened, you wouldn't be on the run and my dad..." She started to drift off at the end but now I was getting aggravated, not at her but at the way she's been blaming herself and I was the one who punched the guy!

"Jinora, don't worry! Seriously! I'm just glad your safe and weren't hurt and besides you we're right about him."

"That doesn't make it right and what about you! You could have been hurt! You weren't were you?"

"Nothing I can't handle." I told her so she wouldn't worry about me again or feel worse.

"So you were hurt and its my fault! Skoochy, why did you have to punch him?!" She said aspirated.

The answer to her question was easy, because I care about her more than I should, and i'm pretty sure more then she cares about me so I can't tell her the real reason behind most of the things I do.

"Cause we're friends and so I can't just let him go around saying and doing stuff like that to you!"

I could have sworn I saw a hurt look on her face for a second but it was probably about that guy and what he did. " You know I can handle myself!" She replied

"Well now I do, remind me not to get on your bad side!"

Hope you enjoyed the chapter :)