Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar, but Kiara is mine.
Edit: This was another hassle to fix. I am sad I couldn't make it longer, but what I was going to add to this story, I decided to add to the sequal.
Kiara's POV
After falling asleep to all the yelling, it was no wonder I woke up and couldn't fall asleep again. Instead of allowing my mind to wander like it normally does I decided to take a walk. This is the third time I've taken a walk in this story…. Or is it the fourth. Oh, darn, my mind has already started to wander.
Soon, I came upon the lake. I never understood why a lake would be on an island this small, but I was grateful for it. I never had to boil my water until it died. I only had to boil it until it was medium well. Crap, my mind is wandering again! Anyways, as I neared the lake I saw a figure in the distance. I got closer and realized it was Sokka. He was sitting on a rock staring at the moon.
I stared at him for a while before I decided to approach him. I expected him to start freaking out, or at least look at me, but he didn't! He just sat there. Staring at the moon.
I stared at him for a while before I decided to approach him. I expected him to start freaking out, or at least look at me, but he didn't! So, I sat down next to him. After 10 minutes I brought up the courage to say something.
"It's a beautiful moon." I quickly shut my mouth thinking I said the stupidest thing I could possibly say.
"Yeah, it is." He said. His voice sounded as if he was in a trance. I also sensed a hint of sadness in his voice.
Another 10 minutes and I decided to say something again.
"Sometimes I find comfort in the moon. I also find comfort in the elements. Especially water." Then I started to lightly and gracefully touch the water on the lake just enough so all that was touching the water were my fingertips. I started to bend the water so it crawled up my hand and stopped crawling at my wrist. It felt so comforting. All the while Sokka just sat there, staring at the moon.
"You should be sleeping you know?" I said, trying to break him out of his trance,
"I know" He replied.
Well, I tried, and failed. Meanwhile, I had finally started getting tired again. So I said goodnight, walked back to my "bed", and finally fell asleep.
When I woke up I heard more screaming. I looked around and noticed it was just Katara and Sokka fighting. While Aang desperately tried to make peace between the feuding siblings, I did what I normally do in the mornings and went into the forest to get some fruit, this time I allowed my mind to wander freely.
I thought about the difference the Gaang had made in my life, and how happy I felt around them. I wondered how I would feel when they had to leave. I tried to remember why they had come in the first place. Then, my brain clicked. Aang needed to learn Firebending in order to save the world before Sozin's comet arrived. I realized he could no longer waste his time here. He needed to leave as soon as possible. So, I quickly finished picking fruit, and ran back to the campsite.
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Aang's POV
After I successfully stopped Sokka and Katara from killing each other, Kiara ran into our campsite. She looked at me sadly.
"Aang, you all need to leave and continue on your journey. If you stay here any longer it will be near impossible for you to learn Firebending before the comet arrives." She explained.
When she finished I think I saw tears appear in her eyes. Katara pushed me towards her obviously incouraging me to ask her to join us. I finally brought up the courage and asked, "The gang and I were wondering… If you could… Join us on our journey and teach me Fire bending?" I finally said with a small and hopeful smile.
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Kiara's POV
It all happened so quickly and yet I heard every word. The tears that had welled up in my eyes started to stream down my face. Again my girly emotions took over and I let myself cry. I do a lot of crying in this story too. I ended up hugging Aang, my tears soaking his shirt. I could tell he was grinning from ear to ear. When I finally started crying I started to feel a little silly for crying in front of my new friends, so I started to laugh instead. I finally stood up and faced Aang. I saw Katara, Sokka, and Toph watching us. They all were smiling.
"I now know even though I'm used to being alone, and even though being alone has made me stronger, meeting you guys has changed my life… for the better. This island has nothing left to offer me." I looked at the hopeful faces surrounding me before I continued. "I would be honored to teach the Avatar Firebending, and I would be so happy to travel with you guys." After I finished Aang tackled me into a hug, and the others sooned joined us. Wow, my first group hug, and I love it.
Please read and review. The next chapter is the epilogue and will be really really really short.
Gemini~
