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A/N: Hey guys sorry this took so long. Ok… I can only take partial credit for this chapter because most of it was written by my friend. Yea she wanted to right a chapter and I was like w/e go ahead… If you think it's like bad then please tell me because I was unsure about posting this chapter. My friend said that people wouldn't care. Lol she thinks that people wont care because it's HER work… sooooo…. Here you are!

DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER OR ANY OF ITS CONTENTS! ENJOY! This chapter may offend people, so if you are easily offended, you have been warned!

Chapter 8

Safe at Last

It had been a day since the fight and Kohana was still slightly dazed from it. Jet, on the other hand, was happier than ever. The man who could have brutally killed him was dead, which meant that he and Kohana were free to be together without having to worry that someone was going to slaughter him. He ran over to Kohana who was sitting on a bench with her head down. He knew exactly what he wanted, but wasn't sure if it was what Kohana wanted. He slapped himself in his mind. You idiot, he thought, the poor girl can barely talk… I seriously doubt she would want to... besides, you're both too young anyways.

"Hey," he said sitting next to her.

"…"

"Do you wanna go for a walk?"

"…Umm… Maybe later," she continued to stare at her feet.

"Look, Kohana, you're going to have to forget about all of this… So what, he's dead, you didn't kill him… he fell on his sword, it was an accident," he said

"It's not that… when I did that bending move, you know the water tornado think?"

"Yeah, what about it?"

"Well my father was an excellent water bender. When I did it, I could hear his voice in my head. I had never done that trick before, let alone learned it… He's alive, Jet… I can feel it," she shivered, "and I think my brother is too."

"That's great… But… how do you know? I don't want you to get too excited just to be disappointed…" she smiled and took his hands.

"I know he's alive,"

"Sooo… Now do you wanna go for a walk?" she giggled

"Sure, why not," they got up hand in hand and walked through the forest. They walked until Jet said:

"You know, now that that creep is gone, we don't have to worry about being together…" she new he was implying something so she played along.

"That's right," she said casually.

"…Yeaaaaah," he tried to get her to follow.

"Mm hmm," she kept him hanging, playing hard to get. He couldn't take it anymore. He stopped her, gently pushed her against a tree and kissed her, deeper than before. She closed her eyes in contentment. She was good… Too good. When he pulled away he said:

"You're making me crazy," he smiled

"I try," she responded, kissing him back.

He WAS crazy. Crazy about her. Does she feel the same way about me? Jet often doubted himself, so he questioned how she felt.

"You… Love me, right?" he hesitated.

"Would I be here if I didn't? Why would you think that I didn't love you?"

"Well cause, I guess I kinda wanted to-…" he stopped, catching himself in time.

"… Wanted to what," she smiled slightly.

"Nothing, forget I said anything," she looked disappointed. She wanted him to finish… She really wanted to… No! She hit herself mentally. He wouldn't want to…

A/N: Ahh the plot thickens!

They walked back to the hide out in silence, both too embarrassed and shy to say anything. They were both thinking about each other. Thinking about being together. What could happen?

It was getting dark, so Jet took Kohana back to her room.

"Well, goodnight," she said smiling. She walked into the room, unaware that Jet had followed her in. He shut the door and she turned around

"W-What are you doing," she tried not to giggle. He walked slowly over to her and kissed her neck. That was it. He wasn't, no couldn't, wait any longer. There was something about her that just made him go insane for her. He lifted his head, pulled off his shirt and continued to kiss her. Kohana felt tingles shoot through her body. She was nervous but excited. She put her hand on his chest as their lips met. He shivered for a split second, giving Kohana a hint that he was anxious himself.

"You scared too?" she asked and he stopped.

"…Yeah," he looked at her and stroked her hair. He slowly removed the tie from her water tribe robe and pulled it down her arms causing both of them to bush. He picked her up bridal style, put her on the bed and laid on top of her. He pulled the sheets over the two of them, wishing the night would never end.

-In the morning- (This was when I started writing)

Jet's chin rested on Kohana's abdomen as she stroked his messy hair. He sighed in contentment, having finally been able to be with the one he loved. And now, nobody was gonna kill him for it. Why couldn't they just lie there forever, he thought. Never in six years had he been so happy. Kohana made his happy. She made him forget about the fire nation and his grieving towards his parents' death. His head slowly moved up and down from her breathing. He climbed toward her face and kissed her, then flopped to the side. He leaned over and wrapped his arms around her, tugging her close to him. She allowed him to pull her closer as she snuggled into his chest. They laid there until Jet said:

"How do you do it?" he smiled

"Do what?"

"I've always been a moody person… But you've made me change… Made me so happy," he hugged her tighter.

"I could say the same about you," she sighed, "I guess we were just… Made for each other…" (I know, that was totally mushy, BUT I HAD TO DO IT!)

There was a knock at the door and both gasped as they scrambled out of bed, grabbing their clothes. They finished dressing and acted casual when Sneers opened the door.

"Hey Koha-… Jet… What are you doing here so early?" Sneers grinned. Jet glared at him.

"We were just discussing the attack from the other day," Kohana lied, "So… Did you need help with something?" Sneers looked back at her and said:

"Yeah… There are two guys here… ones middle aged and the other one is about sixteen with a weird ponytail. They're looking for you…" Kohana jumped up, grabbed Jet's hand and rushed out of the room with a huge smile consuming her face. When they reached the two visitors, she skidded to a stop and screamed:

"DAD! RYOKU!" she ran to the older man and he began to sob violently, hugging Kohana until she couldn't breathe. Then she tackled the teenager to the ground, laughing. They got up and he hugged her as well. Jet just stood there along with Sneers, Smellerbee, The Duke, Long Shot, and Pipsqueak, all gaping at the water tribe family. Kohana lead her father and brother over to the band of rebels. The one known as Ryoku gave a look of disgust and whispered to Kohana:

"Are they always so dirty?" she giggled.

"Dad, Ryoku, these are the Freedom Fighters… They've taken care of me lately," both water tribe men stared at the rebels, "This is Sneers, Pipsqueak, The Duke, Long Shot, Smellerebee… And Jet," Jet and Kohana smiled at each other while Kohana's father and Ryoku exchanged looks of confusion. Jet walked up and said:

"It's an honor to meet both of you… Kohana's told us a lot about you," he offered a hand and Kohana's father shook it but Ryoku crossed his arms. Why is it that everyone's brother hates me? Jet thought.

"Jet and his friends have saved me numerous times…" Kohana blushed

"Ryoku," his father said, "Be kind. We owe Jet and the others for you sister's life." Ryoku scowled and shook Jet's hand.

Kasui, we must leave soon… Admiral Zhao is still out there looking for us."

A/N: Notice anything about that name. Lol obviously. THE PLOT THICKENS AGAIN!

Jet and Kohana looked at each other.

"Dad… He's… He's dead…"

"But…How?" she looked at him in guilt, "You killed him! Kohana of all the things-"

"Sir, it was an accident," Jet interrupted, "She didn't mean to…"

"I did the water tornado trick and he fell back onto his sword… I'm sorry…" she looked down

"You did the water tornado!" Kohana looked up in shock.

"…Y-Yes…"

"That's amazing! What else can you do?" Kohana was confused as to why her father was so excited but took him down to an open spot in the forest to show him some the water bending moves she knew. While at the tree house, Ryoku scrutinized Jet until he had to say something to remove his untrusting gaze.

"Sooo…" Jet was getting anxious

"You like my sister, don't you?" he continued to glare at him, "Stay away from her. Numerous people have hurt her in the past few years. I wasn't able to help her then, but I can now.

"Well, you don't have to worry. I would never hurt Kohana," Jet smiled and Ryoku just walked away, growling something about cheese.

A/N: WHEWW! That took forever… Three days to be exact… hmm… I'm going to go rest my fingers. Peace out. Hope you didn't hate that chapter! REVIEWS WOULD BE NICE!