A/N: This is a short but sad chappy.
"Okay, so, if we find the Avatar, we then in effect find the bridge to the Spirit World. Well, who's not to say that the Avatar is the bridge between some more worlds? I think that Aang will be able to cross over, and if we hold on to him, then we will cross over as well. If we can only go to the Spirit World and not our world, well, then, we'll try and find some past Avatar who can show us the way home," explained Jan.
"Jan! That's brilliant!" exclaimed Tess. Cally and Mackenzie nodded in agreement.
"Except we need to find Aang first," a newcomer observed quietly.
"Brinn!" everyone shouted.
"Yes," she answered. "But I can help you find Aang. I sensed where he is with my mind—he is in the abbey with the perfumes, remember that place? He should be in Chakin within a day and a half."
"Oh! Wow. We'll have to start packing, then. Time to say your goodbyes and tie up any affairs that are still ongoing," said Mackenzie.
"Mackenzie," said Brinn softly, "I'm not leaving this place. I've found love; I've found my home. I'm going to stay with Masao."
Tess looked at Brinn; Tess's eyes brimmed with tears. "You're not coming with us, Brinn?"
Brinn nodded. Tess stormed out of the room and refused to speak with Brinn for the rest of the night.
Meanwhile Mackenzie and Cally hugged Brinn, crying. Jan had her head in her hands. "Why, Brinn? You have a family. You have a real home," said Jan.
"Because I have seen the future," said Brinn through the strangling embraces of Mackenzie and Cally, "and I will be happy here. You, all of you, will end up safe and happy as well. Fear not of the future."
"When did you get so weird, Brinn? Where's the real you?" asked Jan, who was in somewhat shock.
"This is the real me," responded Brinn, "and I am staying. I've found love, and—"
"Oh. Oh! This is what it's about, then? You think that just because you have a boyfriend for four days, you've found true love!" screamed Jan. "Well, let me tell you, love isn't that easy. It never is. So, what will you do when Masao leaves you? What will you be? Nothing. You're worse than Tess. You're so high and mighty because you've found love—"
"Just because your relationships last only a few days, don't be jealous of me and don't tell me I don't love Masao. You go through boyfriends like that," Brinn snapped her fingers and leered at Jan. "Stupid Jan, thinks she's so great."
Even as Brinn walked away, the tears kept coming for poor Jan, harder and harder 'til there were none left.
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