Chapter 7: Change

No one could find Kagome and it was still raining, washing away Kagome's scent so Sesshomaru and the other demons could not find her. Tsu'tey did not know where to look and Neytiri and Jakesully were worried. They were unable to hunt because all the animals were hiding and most of the Na'vi had stayed in home tree. Of course Mo'at knew where Kagome was, but she wouldn't tell anyone where she was. It was obvious Kagome wanted to be left alone. If she went off of the weather, then that meant Kagome was upset and just wanted to be alone. She could not blame Kagome. Lately someone was always around her. It could be suffocating but her bond with Eywa told her that Kagome was lonely and needed some affection. But who would give her such affection?

She sighed and decided that she would wait for Kagome to feel better.

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It was three days later. The rain had stopped but everything was still gloomy. Kagome could be seen walking around home tree and the area surrounding it, but there was no look of sadness or happiness. Instead she wore a neutral face and answered everything seriously. She still taught To'at but she avoided being alone with any male, including Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, and Shippo. She didn't seem like herself and they all knew it. Tsu'tey even hated how she was acting but females of the Na'vi were giving him attention, looking to start a courting of some sort. He was a strong male after all. He was one of the more attractive males as well. It was only natural that they found him attractive and that he discuss a possible courting, but Eywa was not what it used to be before he had that talk with Kagome.

"What is wrong, Kagome?" He heard Sesshomaru ask her. Everyone looked at them.

"Why does it matter?" She replied in Japanese. She turned away from him. "I have things I need to do."

"Do not walk away from me," he snarled. It startled them but not her.

"You are not my alpha, Sesshomaru," she replied, her anger rising and there was a clap of thunder and a flash of lightning. She never turned to look at him as the sky darkened considerably.

"But I am your friend." His voice softened.

"A person in my position has no time for friends, Sesshomaru. You have your mate and child to take care of. I have my duty I must perform." She walked away from him and Tsu'tey knew he had said something wrong when he last spoke to her. She had been so playful and happy then, but now, she refused to show anything she was feeling. He didn't even know what they had said, but by the looks of it what she had said had hurt him.

Sesshomaru turned and walked in the opposite direction of Kagome. The Na'vi turned back to what they were doing, the sudden thunder and lightning not going forgotten. He walked into Mo'at's chamber and she turned to him. "I know you know what it is Kagome is feeling. What is wrong with her?"

"She has accepted that she will be alone so she has decided to withdraw from everyone. What made her decide this is beyond me," she replied in English.

"I cannot solve her loneliness, and neither can any of my companions," he remarked. He hated the fact she said she didn't have time for him or the others, but she still trained the young Na'vi girl that followed her around.

"Cross breeding is prohibited for the Na'vi," she said.

"Human and yokai breeding was prohibited but we did so anyways. There is no limit when love is involved. Find someone that will be with her because he wants to be with her, not because he is told to be with her." He turned away from her. "If what you said is true, hunting will be hard to do and the Na'vi will start to go hungry if she does not cheer up soon." He left.

Mo'at sighed. She did not know what to do. The female Na'vi were flocking to Tsu'tey, and he was talking to them but hadn't started the courting process and there were several single Na'vi men. She would call them together and see where to go from there. If they refused to at least get to know Kagome, se would go to the other Na'vi clans and try to find a Na'vi male there willing to get to know the spiritual sky person. Hopefully she would find someone willing to go against tradition, but the Na'vi were stuck on tradition.

"Jakesully," she called and the male came from the back of her chamber. "I want you to gather the single Na'vi males."

"Mo'at?" He looked at her questioningly.

"Do not question me right now, Jakesully. You and Neytiri will be there as well." He nodded and left. He had managed to get all the males gathered by night fall. She had walked in Eytukan helping her. Neytiri and Jakesully were behind them. Tsu'tey was up front and the other men were behind him asking each other questions. They were not sure what was going on.

"You are all probably wondering why you were called here," the Na'vi males quieted down. "It has been brought to my attention that hunting will become difficult if our savior is not cheered up soon."

"Why summon us then? Why can't the other sky people cheer her up?" A male called and murmurs were heard through out the group.

"What ails her cannot be solved by those that already has a mate. The others of her kind have mates. There are no others of her kind on this planet." She looked at the men. "I want at least one of you to get to know her and hopefully court her." There was an uproar. The men were complaining, stating how it went against tradition. "Then starve," she replied and walked out with Eytukan.

"Do you think it wise?" Eytukan asked her.

"Even Eywa says she needs a mate, be it one of our kind or one of hers. Seeing as her kind is already mated, it will have to be one of our kind." She looked at Jakesully and Neytiri. "I am depending on you two to help this along."

"Yes, mother," Neytiri said. She watched them go. "Jake."

"Neytiri." He looked at her.

"Talk to Tsu'tey. He will more likely talk to her. He watches her often. See if you can convince him to try to form a relationship with her."

"Neytiri, he is one of the more bound to tradition Na'vi males. It is near impossible. Besides, he has a lot of suitors." He looked at his mate.

"Then do not dare come to bed tonight." She turned and her hair whipped him in the face.

"Neytiri!" He called after her, but she did not turn back to him, instead walking off faster. "Damn." He watched as the men left the gathering and he pulled Tsu'tey aside.

"What do you want, Jakesully?" He asked as they exited home tree.

"Kagome…"

"Is avoiding me," he stated. "I might have said something to upset her sometime ago, when the rains first started." He looked up at the sky, pure spirits seeming to make a path towards the top of home tree. "I am not sure what part of our conversation had upset her. I do not know if it was me telling her to be careful, or me telling her she wasn't alone."

"I think it is the fact she is alone and you some how reminded her that she was going to be alone." He followed Tsu'tey's view to see the path of pure spirits. "What is it you feel for her, Tsu'tey?"

"What is there to feel for her?" He asked as he tore his eyes away from the pure spirits. "I barely know anything about her, aside from the fact she has the power to resurrect thousands of our kind, and to re-grow home tree. She has great balance and endurance. She is stealthy and has more knowledge about our planet than we do. She is great with our children and has treated our ill and injured. She is different from our women." He looked back at Jakesully. "Eywa is directly connected with Kagome. One would be honored to have her as their mate."

"And you won't pursue her for what reason?" He watched as Tsu'tey turned away from her.

"She will not let anyone near her now. It would be hard to get to know her if she continues to go on like this." He stopped and caressed the face of the horse like creature. It pawed at the ground and huffed before settling again.

"Observe her, take your time. It is like hunting sometimes, you have to take your time, stalk and when you finally get her alone, pounce." He watched as Tsu'tey stopped caressing the animals face and his arm came down to rest by his side. "Once you have her, never let her go."

Tsu'tey sighed. "Go back to your mate. I want to go for a walk to think." He headed into the forest alone.

Jakesully shook his head and headed back into home tree. He walked back to his chamber where his mate was waiting.

"Well?"

"Tsu'tey went on a walk to think. More than likely he will try to court Kagome. It will take time though." She nodded and allowed him into the hammock they shared. He wrapped his arms around her and she settled before they both fell asleep.

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She sat in the top of the tree, the pure spirits dancing around her and she smiled. It was entertaining. There was a thin layer of pure spirits covering her. The warmth they covered her in was enough to put her to sleep. The pure spirits came to rest all over her, the view of the planets behind her as she slept.

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He came to the last place he had talked with Kagome. He looked at the view. There were blue flowers that had grown were she once stood. He knelt down and caressed the petals of the flowers. They were soft and smooth, unlike the other flowers on this planet. He didn't dare pick the blossoms so settled with caressing the petals for a while longer. He stopped and sat with his back against a tree as he looked out at the water fall. It was alight with the growth beneath the water. It was a mix of blues, greens and purples. It really was a beautiful sight. Usually he would not stop to notice such a thing, but he was trying to think and right now all the beauty reminded him in some small way of Kagome.

He sighed as a pure spirit landed on his hand. He held up his hand and looked at the pure spirit. It had a blue tinge to it, much like Kagome had when he had first seen her. It must be because of the link she had with Eywa. Some things were taking on Kagome's traits. Some of the plants were soft, some of the animals had such a playful demeanor, but some also seemed to be a bit protective. And some of the animals, when angered were like hell fire and ferocious. He did not want to see Kagome's anger.

He sighed as the pure spirit spread warmth through him. He sighed, a sudden wave of content coming over him. He sat and just watched the colors in the water waver, much like the water hitting the rocks. The sound of the water hitting the rocks helped to relax him. The wind seemed to caress him like a woman would caress her lover. He remembered that Eywa was connected to Kagome and would feel what she felt. Tonight everything seemed calm and serene. Kagome must have been relaxed and feeling peaceful herself. She must be somewhere that she felt peace and contented.

A smile touched his lips and he felt like laughing but didn't. He didn't want to break the sereneness of this moment, the silent calm, the overall feel of this moment. And he fell asleep to these thoughts, to these feelings. It was something he had not expected.

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In the morning neither Tsu'tey nor Kagome could be found. Jakesully thought it was because the two were together. He was wrong on this, but he didn't know that. The whole of Pandora seemed to be in a better mood, and light filtered through the trees. It was not overly hot, but a nice warmth with a cool breeze. There were even bird like creatures flying through the trees and the lemur like creatures were swinging through the trees. He stepped out of home tree and could see Tsu'tey walking towards the home tree, no sign of Kagome with him. But he seemed to be in a good enough mood.

"You seem happier," he stated.

"It was a nice night," he replied as they headed into home tree.

"Kagome is not with you?"

"Why would she be?" He seemed confused.

"No one can seem to find her."

"She is probably bathing," Tsu'tey said. He could see the children running for the exit, laughing and wanting to go out into the sunshine. They were all happy for the upbeat weather. They were happy for the change.

"It seems she is also in a better mood," Jake pointed out.

"It was a nice night," Kagome said as she slipped down a branch and landed on her feet. She was heading out of home tree. She was feeling better now.

Author's Note: Here is the next chapter. It only took so long because I was so exhausted. It might take me a bit longer to post another chapter. I have to pack and get ready to flight out Saturday. I have a funeral to go to next week and other things to get taken care of. So it'll be roughly two weeks before I post another chapter. But I'll type up some chapters while I am away for my family emergency. Please read, review and ENJOY!