CH16- Chapter 16

AN- I'd just like to recognize Amberhawk...another death threat! WOO!...yeah...okay...I know the song was pretty stupid but it was all I could think of...besides...there's no law against stupidity...yeah...hhm...okay...enjoy the chapter...

"You know you left the door open, right?" I called out. He was gone. No use though. We all stood up to leave, but the door shut. Crap.

"Do you know how much I hate you right now?" Lucy asked.

"No!" I shouted. "And I don't care!"

"You thought that your little song, would make him let us free! What was that anyway? For love? Under the moon? What the-"

"SHUT UP!" I shouted. "Don't you understand that I've been trying so hard to figure out how to get us out of here? Do you think I like it? Do you honestly think that for one minute I've enjoyed myself here? And do you know what makes it worse? The fact that on top of all this, I'm stuck in this tiny cramped thing with YOU!"

Her lip trembled, and she buried her face into her arms.

"I-I'm sorry," I said. "I didn't mean-"

Her face shot up. "I can't believe you fell for that!" she shouted with a triumphant look on her face. I, however, was far from amused. "Man, Sarah, you used to laugh at anything, and now you don't even smile."

I sat down on the stony floor and became lost in thought, about how to escape and about what Lucy said.

I zoned out...or maybe I fell asleep...I don't know which one exactly...either way I noticed that everyone was asleep. I saw Lucy first. She was usually great under circumstances like these, but I guess this was different. Really different. I had thought about what she said, more than about escaping, and she was right. I hadn't smiled for a long time. What's wrong with me? Could I lose one of my best friends? That could prove worse than staying here for the rest of my life. I can't afford to lose a friend. Just the thought upset me. I could feel the tears burning in my eyes. I blinked them back and closed my eyes.

"You okay?"

I turned. It was Sokka.

"Yeah," I said as I blinked back a few more tears. At the thought of losing my friendship with Lucy and possibly Laura my heart sank. My head lowered.

"It's okay," he said as he lifted my head up, his hand under my chin.

"No," I said softly. "I just cannot imagine losing my friends."

"You've got us," he said.

"I-I mean Lucy and L-Laura," I said. I was feeling uncomfortable. His hand was still there.

MEANWHILE

A small, grey bird soared through the sky. It let out a sharp yell as it searched so desperately for land. After countless minutes, it took its perch on a thin tree. The tree overlooked the deep, murky water, and brought the bird closer and closer to it. Once realizing this, the bird took off and resumed its search. It found a small island, seemingly unmoored from its original spot. This time, the bird found a sturdy tree, and perched itself there. The tree overlooked a small group of people. The fire lit up the faces of the men since the sky was so dark. Thunder roared, but the men didn't seem worried. The night was dark and stormy. Three men all sat around a fire.

"Hey," one of them muttered as he nudged the other one. "Tell us a story." So the other one began:

The night was dark and stormy. Three men all sat around a fire.

"Hey," one of them muttered as he nudged the other one. "Tell us a story." So the other one began:

The night was dark and stormy. Three men all sat around a fire.

"Hey," one of them muttered as he nudged the other one. "Tell us a story." So the other one began:

The night was dark and stormy. Three men all sat around a fire.

"Hey," one of them muttered as he nudged the other one. "Tell us a story." So the other one began:

AN- okay...okay...I'm just messing w/ you...this has nothing to do with it...just a joke...NO! DON'T CLOSE THE BOX KEEP READING...IT GOES BACK TO THE PLOT LINE! NOOOOOOOO!

"Whenever I'm under pressure I tend to ignore things that are normally really important to me, and they treat that like a crime," I said. "And who know how long we'll be stuck here? It's just too much for one person to handle. I don't even know what this guy wants from me!"

"You'll figure it out," he said.

"Thanks for the reassurance," I said. "It's probably all I'll get." I crossed my arms and looked back out the small window. I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned my head. -doesn't take an idiot to figure this out-

"I'll figure it out at some point," I said, trying to be optimistic. I glanced back at the others, sleeping. Katara was using her coat as a sheet, so she wouldn't have to sleep on the floor. Everyone else wasn't so lucky. I sighed at the sight.

"It's all my fault," I said sadly.

"No it's not," he said, and he gave me small kiss on the cheek. I could feel the color rushing to my face. My hand found his, and we sat there.

AN-I know it was short...it was all I could think of! Sue me!...jeez...the next chapter will be longer...hopefully..okay..hope you liked it...the next one...will have something good...-grins evilly-...oh crap...no one saw that!...yeah...see ya in the next chapter! or something likethat..