In having a newfound confidence in himself, Keoni felt that he was comfortable enough for Moana to teach him wayfinding. Moana playfully expected Maui to offer, but he said he was curious to see Moana being the teacher this time.

Wayfinding ended up going very well, it allowed Moana and Keoni to become even closer, and they became more personal with each other, sharing little touches here and there. Lawai'a was of course on board with this, and Maui just watched in amusement. He naturally wanted Moana to be happy, and would support whatever decision she made in terms of romance.

Both Moana and Keoni began to think about how they were going to tell the other how much they liked each other. It was so obvious but neither knew how to express their feelings.

Days passed, and much like Moana, Keoni picked up on the skills pretty quickly, something that Moana became very proud of.

"You're looking to be just as good as me!" Moana exclaimed proudly. She high fived him.

"Alright you two, get ready, we're approaching Motunui now." Maui said. Moana perked up excitedly. She was finally home!

"You're gonna love it here, and we'll help you with whatever you need." Moana told Keoni.

"Thank you, Moana." As the canoe approached the island, Moana spied a crowd growing on shore. And at front, she could see her parents, and the rest of her family. She practically jumped off the boat into her parents arms, hugging them tightly.

"We're so glad you're finally home." Her mother whispered. Moana nodded, pulling away.

"I have someone I want you to meet." Moana helped Keoni down from the canoe and he walked over with her.

"This is Keoni." Tui and Sina smiled and then their eyes went wide.

"Is everything okay?" Moana asked. Sina looked behind her and gestured for a young woman to come forward. Moana noticed certain attributes the woman shared with Keoni: Same hair, nose, and eyes…

"Huihana…?!" Keoni exclaimed. The woman's jaw dropped and she practically tackled Keoni into the sand.

"Oh my gods YOU'RE ALIVE!" Huihana shrieked, hugging her little brother tightly, actually picking him up, causing him to cry out in pain due to her squeezing his injured shoulder. She put him down and immediately inspected him.

"What on earth happened to you?"

"Taniwha." Keoni replied simply. "Smacked me into a rock wall, broke my shoulder." Huihana turned over to the chiefs.

"Healer, immediately." She said, practically dragging him into the village, Sina nodded and followed the siblings, taking Tui's hand. As the crowd dispersed, Moana caught up with Pania, who gave her a big hug.

"I'm so glad you're back!" Moana nodded.

"Me too! You wouldn't believe what I've seen."

"Tell us all about it at dinner."

The village healer inspected Keoni's injury. He was quite impressed with how well it was healing despite Moana's lack of medical knowledge. The wound started from at the top of Keoni's shoulder and went all the way down the blade, it was going to leave a massive scar.

"At least I'll be able to use my arm again." Keoni remarked. Huihana chuckled.

"I'm so glad you're alive." She said, hugging him again as they left. Keoni's wound redressed and his sling readjusted, "I already know we have a lot to talk about."

"For sure." In the early evening, Pania caught up to them, telling them they were invited to the chiefs fale for dinner. Something Keoni was surprised by, and he became incredibly nervous. He hoped he didn't have to do or say much. Huihana told him to relax and not overthink it, he wasn't going to have impress anybody.

It wasn't that he was worried about; it was being too awkward around Moana. He'd fallen hard for her and he didn't want her to know. Even though he knew that Moana wanted him to see her as his friend and not as his chief, it didn't mean Keoni was still concerned about weirding her out. He didn't know when he should confess about his crush on her. Gods, he was 18 years old, he needed to pull himself together.

Upon entering the fale, he saw Moana, her parents, and her cousin already sitting. He noticed Moana smiling at him, and he gave her a little wave. She invited him to actually sit next to her, and he could feel his heartrate going wild.

Unbeknownst to him, Moana was just as anxious about inviting him to sit next to her.

So they all talked. Moana and Keoni talked about their adventure, Moana talking about what it was like meeting Keoni for the first time. When she said he actually held his club to her face, everyone had the same expression of "oh my gods". Keoni was a bit embarrassed about that memory, he laughed nervously.

"Hehe, she ended up saving my life though." He gave her a grateful smile, to which she returned.

"So, uh, what'd the healer say about your shoulder?" Moana asked, noticing his redone sling.

"Oh, he said you actually did a really good job of treating it and stitching it up." Moana beamed now at that compliment.

"Well, I couldn't just let you function with a bad arm." Keoni laughed.

"Very true." The two bantered most of dinner, and everyone could see how well they got along. It was quite entertaining.