Disclaimer: I do not own A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes by Disney, although it is one of my fave songs. I also do not own Avatar, but if dreams did come true, I'd be married to Zuko right now and we'd be living in the castle and not Cindy.
I hope you all don't mind me putting my birthday party on hold for a chapter. It's 11 at night, and I'm not really in the mood to write it all right now, so I'm just going to pause it. PAUSE! Ok, now we can continue with the reviews! And again, I'm only doing a few that I feel need to be answered.
SeethingxShadows- Ok, that wasn't a description of the movie, it was actually a commercial for my next fic in the series, One Day. And don't worry, the cell will fit in there...somehow...Lol. Kabby can dance well, but some people who aren't familiar with the latest dance trends, much like me, think it looks like the person is having a seizure while standing up. That's just me! Ya, the little "mode" she got it...ya...I didn't mean for it to sound like she was about to perform surgery, and I laughed at your comment by the way, the story just came out that way. I hope that this form is better for you. Please tell me if it is.
elf of rohan- Tough choice isn't it? Avatar...shopping...Avatar...shopping...
FireGurl107- Sokka has a virus of some sort, I just don't know what kind...isn't that weird? I'm the author and I don't know what Sokka's sick with! That's pathetic, anywayz, I just needed a way for Kabby to meet them again, and so you can prolly just make up your own virus. (shruggs)
Thanks to all who reviewed! I love you all lots! Not in the freaky way though...Go Mustangs! Beat the Kitties! Whooo! Ok...on to the chapter now.
Chapter 13- Dreams
It was about 2 and a-half hours until dark when Katara returned, out of breath, carrying my askings in a bag. She set the materials down near me on the log that Aang was sitting at. He now was in a land far away, judging by the look on his face, but once Katara came back, that quickly disappeared.
"Thanks so much, Katara." I said gratefully as she sat down next to Aang.
"What can you tell so far?" she asked me. I waited a moment before answering, pouring myself some of the water into the cup and washing my hands the best I could. I dried them and went to get the sack of fruit that I had bought earlier in the day. Then, I sat down next to them and offered some of my food. They accepted and I stated what I knew.
"Well, he'll have to pull through the night on his own, and I've been trying to give him some water, but he won't take any." I paused, all of us staring at Sokka's sleeping form. I was nervous at what I was about to ask, but they had to know. "Katara…" She looked at me, and I looked down at my food, rolling it in my hands. "Can you teach me how to freeze water?" They stared at me for a minute like they couldn't believe their ears.
"What?" Katara said breathlessly.
"Teach me how to freeze water. I kinda need to know how so that I can get water into Sokka-"
"Aren't you a Fire Bender?" Aang demanded, suddenly a harsh tone in his voice.
"Yes, but I'm also a Water Bender. I think it's because of what happened in my past…" I trailed off, not wanting them to ask me about it.
"Sure, I can do that." Katara said, still a little perplexed. "Come on, let's go to the lake." She stood up and I followed.
But I stopped and turned to Aang. "Come and get us the next time Sokka begins to twitch, or something happens with him." The young Air Bender nodded, and watched us leave.
"So, you're a Water AND Fire Bender?"
"You got it. Like I said earlier, I think it has something to do with my emotions…"
Katara had been teaching me all she knew in this little pond, well, actually it was more of a small lake with a stream entering it from a side. We were at the stream. She said I caught on quickly. I said I'm slow at most things and she laughed.
"That's weird," she answered, as she showed me a move.
I copied it as I said, "Yea. Like all my rage and anger towards my father is transferred, into my Fire Bending, and the tears that I've cried is my Water Bending."
"That's awesome!" I finished my move as she said this. I looked at her confused. "The move, not the situation. The situation is just plain sad. So your father abandoned you?" We had finished the lesson and were now heading down to the bank. When we got there, we put our feet into the water. Our shoes where near the stream so we didn't have to worry about taking them off for the lake.
"Yea. 7 years ago. My mom died 4 before that. I think my dad kinda lost it once she left us." Katara nodded. "And so, now I'm in this dimension, living on Prince Zuko's ship!" All the understanding had left Katara's face and now it turned into horror at this news. She turned to face me. I kept staring out at the lake. "But I would never give him your location. Remember, I do know what it's like to be betrayed." I looked at her at this, and she seemed to understand.
"Thanks. But what if Zuko was torturing you? What would you do?" She asked, staring at me deep into my soul.
"I would never betray a friend." I smiled and she returned it. There was a short silence as we stared out at the lake, the sun just now beginning to set on it. The trees surrounding it were eerie, but the good kind of eerie, not the bad.
"Well, I better go and make sure Aang's okay." She began to get up when I spoke, "I'll be a few more minutes." She smiled and nodded, then left. I heard the leaves crunching as she left the area.
I stared at the lake until the mosquito's started biting. Apparently they still have these nasty little demons in this dimension as well. I thought sarcastically, and got up, splashing water into the calm lake. I got my shoes on and headed back to camp. The way back to camp was actually harder to get to than on the way to the lake. To get to the lake, you had to go down a hill with leaves and roots sticking up on a forest floor. Going back to camp, you had to go up the hill with all the "trimmings" in between.
As I got back, Katara was nowhere to be seen, and Aang was on Appa's stomach looking at the clouds. "She's using to the restroom." He said, not looking at me.
"Thanks Aang." I said as I rinsed off my hands the best I could and checked Sokka out.
First, I felt his pulse. It was steady, but slow, too slow. I had to scrunch up my face and concentrate just to feel it. He was dying.
"Ok, what do we want for din…What's wrong?" she asked cautiously. Aang was now looking at me. I put my hand up to silence her. I still was listening for a beat. Then, it slowed to about 1 per 3 seconds, then 4, then 5…
I had learned enough from Science class that there was electricity in the air, even without a storm near. And that electricity was composed of heat.
I spaced my hands out about 6 inches apart, and concentrated on bringing the energy near. Soon, I saw little sparks forming a ball between my hands. I smiled, then, Sokka gave a shuddering breath. I knew his heart had stopped. I put my hands together, and when I pulled them apart, there was a small flash of light, and there were two balls of electricity traveling with them. I put one hand over where his heart would be on both of his ribcages, and pressed down. He jerked upward. Katara screamed.
"What are you doing!" she panicked. Aang jumped up and held her back.
"She knows what she's doing." He said, as I turned to face him, and our Avatars in each other recognized one another. I turned back to Sokka, and did the same procedure again, this time much faster. I finally got a heartbeat, but not for long. I had to do it again, but I could feel the electricity draining in the air. Then I remembered the storm I had felt earlier. It was closer than ever.
"Aang!" I called over my shoulder, still producing the electricity. "There's a storm cloud about 3 miles away. Can you bring it here?" I could soon feel the air rushing around me: Aang's Airbending. It was working though. I could feel the energy around me growing stronger and stronger. I was able to produce bigger electricity balls in no time. This did the trick.
Sokka jerked on my 11th time or something like that, and began coughing and breathing. We all sighed in relief as rain started falling softly.
"Aang?"
"Yes?"
"Can you please direct the storm cloud away from us now?"
"Oh, sorry."
"Thanks." I said as the rain disappeared and I felt a weight on top of my back. "Bad back! Bad back!" I said as Katara hopped off of me.
"Thank you so much!" she breathed and hugged me. I hugged her back as we watched Sokka sleep peacefully again.
Thatnight I was up late, watching over Sokka carefully as I worked on my make-shift skates, and occasionally freezing some water into an ice cube and placing it over the "patient's" slightly open mouth. The ice would melt from the heat in his breath, and it would go down his throat without any problems since he had to swallow his saliva sometime. This was the process I used over and over again for the rest of the day. At least since Katara had taught me how to freeze water.
Around 1 AM or 2 AM, I was sitting with my back against the log with a fire going in front of me when I heard rustling from one of the sleeping pads. I set my work down and turned to face a very sleepy Aang. He was rubbing his eyes.
"I had a bad dream." He reminded me so much of Cadee when he said this. "Will you tell me a story, or sing me a song? Katara usually would, but with Sokka like he is…" he trailed off, and I patted the ground next to me.
He sat down and leaned against me. "What would you like to hear?" I held him close like I did to Cadee when she was scared. He seemed to like this gesture.
"A song." He said, staring into the flames.
"Okay then," I tried to think of a song, and then one hit me.
A dream is a wish your heart makes
When you're fast asleep
In dreams you will loose your heartache
Whatever you wish for you keep
Have faith in your dreams and someday
Your rainbow will come smiling through
No matter how your heart is grieving
If you keep on believing
The dream that you wish will come true
A dream is a wish your heart makes
When you're feeling small
Alone in the night you whisper
Thinking no-one can hear you at all
You wake with the morning sunlight
To find fortune that is smiling on you
Don't let your heart be filled with sorrow
For all you know tomorrow
The dream that you wish will come true
A dream is a wish your heart makes
A dream is a wish your heart makes
You wake with the morning sunlight
To find fortune that is smiling on you
Don't let your heart be filled with sorrow
For all you know tomorrow
The dream that you wish will come true
No matter how your heart is grieving
If you keep on believing
The dream that you wish will come true
By the time I was done, he was fast asleep. I slowly and carefully laid the sleeping boy against the log as I got up and stretched. Then, I picked him up carefully and put him into his sleeping bag. He sure is heavy, but then again, he is dead weight right now…
Once he was tucked into his cot, I turned back to Sokka. I slowly made some ice and held in on his lips. It melted, and I repeated this a few more times, then, I went over to the log again and began working on my skates. They look really nice so far. I thought.
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The next morning sometime around 9, Katara woke up to find that Aang wasn't in his cot. When she went around Appa's huge form, she saw that Sokka's sleeping bag had been tidied up, but without Sokka in it. Her heart beat faster, fearing the worst. She studied the campsite, and found Kabby spoon-feeding Sokka some of the broth that she sister had bought the day before. Aang was sitting next to Sokka.
"Sokka!" Katara cried and ran over to her brother. She hugged him tightly before letting go. He looked like he knew that Kabira was a Fire Bender and that he wasn't too happy with it, but a smile spread over his face when he saw his sister again.
"I'll leave you three alone. I'll be in town getting some things." Kabby said, and she and Katara switched places. Now it was Katara who was feeding Sokka.
Kabira grabbed her moneybag and headed for the town. When she was on the edge of the forest, she peered through the brush to make sure it was safe to come out. But what she saw made her gasp. Fire Benders were in the town, and not just any Fire Benders either. They were Prince Zuko's.
Kabira ran back towards camp with all her will power and came bursting through the forest about 5 minutes after she first saw the benders. "Prince Zuko is here! You have to leave." She breathed. Everyone looked up at her.
"What?" Katara asked, shocked.
"Prince Zuko is on the island, you have to leave now!" They didn't need telling a third time. Aang jumped up right away and didn't even bother to put everything away. He just threw all of it onto Appa's saddle. Katara helped her brother stand, and the two girls helped him into the saddle.
"You'll need to give the broth to him for about a week more, and keep giving him water. He really needs his fluids, especially since he's been without many for so long. Plus, take it easy on him, he doesn't need stress." The two girls hugged.
"What can we do to thank you?" Katara said into Kabby's hair.
"Defeat Ozai." Kabby whispered and Katara pulled back and got onto the saddle as well. They lifted off into the clearing, Aang at Appa's reins, but before they got too far, Katara yelled, "Thank you!"
Kabby mouthed, "Your welcome." And they were gone. Kabby stared after them for a minute or so, and then remembered that Zuko was still on the island. She had to work fast and make it look like there hadn't just been 4 people living in the clearing. Kabby tidied up some and sat herself down on the log and picked up her skates to begin working on them about 5 minutes before Zuko showed up.
The two stared each other down for a minute or two, challenging each other, before Zuko said anything. "Back to the ship!" he yelled to his men. "You too." He motioned to the girl sitting on the log.
Kabira got her stuff, and marched through the forest and through the town to the ship, all the way staring straight at Prince Zuko's back, knowing she was in trouble. But then again, so was he for leaving her…
I know that this was long, and I was going to make it even longer, but it's late, plus I need to be able to read over it after I'm done, right? Anywho, REVIEW! Lol
The next chapter will be hilarious, I promise. Well, at least my kind of hilarious...this is just something I'd do to Zhao if I'd ever meet him. Muhahahahahahaha! Plus, Zuko vs. Kabby! I can't wait to write it, but you won't have it until next weekend, this weekend I've got a project on Victiorian England due Monday!
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