Taih'i and Julia had the best evening. They had missed Moana really, but they had been glad that she had giving them the night alone. They had ended up at a bar called Wa'lu, weird name the couple had agreed on, never heard of it before either. When they had walked in they saw a very large man. Broad shoulders. A white shirt on that seemed like it was painted on him. Some of the buttons were open. Sleeves rolled up a bit revealing some tattoos underneath. He had light brown skin as if he had been in the sun most of his time. Chestnut brown eyes, with a devilishly humor glint in them. Raven curly black hair hanging down over the shoulders. Hanging around his neck was an odd necklace with what seemed like shark teeth. Looking around in the light dimmed room they saw a few people sit and chattering to each other. Some laughter could be heard. Smiling to one and other they had a good feeling for this place. Leaning over the counter looking at them

"Ya coming in or what?" Boomed a deep voice through, smirking at how stunned they looked.

Taih'i shrugged his shoulder and walked in. Julia walking close by him.

"What'cha want to drink?"

"I'll just have a Rom and coke please."

"Alright. What'bout you buttercup?"

"Oh I'll have that orgasms Delux." Julia answered with a slight pinkish colour invading her cheeks.

"Ohhh someone is lucky tonight eh?" The bartender raised an eyebrow as he looked at Taih'i.

"Eh eh" *Wiggling his eyebrow* Taih'i let out a huffed cough.

"Heey I'm just saying" walking back from the counter with his arms raised up in defense.

"So a Rom and coke for ya buddy and a orgasms Delux for buttercup. Coming right up." Working quickly the bartender made their drinks.

"Here you go. On the house."

"What that can't be right." Julia had already taking the drinks and sat down in a booth.

"Oh it is. See. Ya just made it in time for a special discount hour just for the two of you." The bartender tipped his head towards Julia. Turning Taih'i saw how Julia waved back at him.

"Thanks man" Taih'i gave back in a sincere voice.

"Pffffft Your Welcome"

Smiling back at the bartender, he gave him a nod and headed over to his girl.

A couple of hours later, a drunk man came through the door.

"Yoooo bartender *hic* you have some freaking *hic* booze in here?"

Both Taih'i and Julia turned their heads to see what was going to happen, as the bartender raised his head

"Well ya have walked into a bar *shrugging*, but let me check." Looking behind himself, at the bottles that indeed proved he did have alcohol stocked up.

"I think you are in luck mate. It does seem like we have 'booze'"

The couple and some of the other people, couldn't help but chuckle at the remark. The drunk swayed over to the counter.

"Then what *hic* are you waiting for? Hit me."

"Ya sure about that?" The bartender raised a brow and smirked.

"Yep. Hit me. *hic*"

"Okay ya asked for it."

Before the drunken man even could think about what he had said, the bartender had hit him hard enough to let him kiss the floor. Laughs made through the room. Taking a hand up in front of her mouth, Julia gasped at the sight.

"He did ask for it." Taih'i whispered back.

The bartender peaking over the counter, at the man on the floor. "Ya okay down there?"

Winking to his other guests, the drunken man fumbled to get up on his feet, grumbling he just ordered a beer, the bartender still grinning behind his counter. Ducked down and grabs a beer and handed it to him. With eyes that could kill, the drunken man paid for it and went to sit down, before he did, his eyes lingered over Julia for a second who quickly tried to dodge out of sight and got very uncomfortable all of the sudden. Not seeing any of this Taih'i was busy at watching the drunken man, if he would try anything. Looking back at Julia, he could see that she had a forced smile plastered on her face. The drunken man sat down and gulped down his beer.

"Should we head home?"

"Yeah let's do that. Getting late anyway"

Drinking up, what they had left in their glasses, they headed to the door.

A loud smack was heard.

"EEEERK" Julia arms shot up in a spilt second.

Taih'i spun around. The drunken man smirked and lust filling his eyes as he checked Julia from behind. Taih'i didn't like the look in his eyes.

"Mmmmmhm DAMN that is a fine piece of ass you have there. What do you say doll? Skip this poor excuse of a loser and head home with me and I'll show you how a real man makes a woman scream?"

Getting up as he said it. Taih'i went in front of her.

"Excuse me mister."

He had just sat his foot in place, when he received a kick in his groin. Falling down, he moaned and griped his region of pain. Julia tried to get to her boyfriend, but she was pulled hard back, in to the arms of a foul stench of alcohol.

"Come here beautiful. Let's go to and have some fun." Grinding up at her backside so she could feel his "excitement"

"Let. Me. Go!" She hissed back. He just laughed at her evilly, he went closer to try and kiss her. She wiggled to fight him off.

'Nononononono. This is not happening'

"Keep doing that. Mmmmmhm. I like my women feisty."

Taih'i was so focused on his pain that he didn't get a glimpse of what happened next. He heard some rustle and took his eyes up as Julia crouched down beside him with her arms around, trying to help him stand up.

"Come here. Let's get you up."

He dared to look what had happen. The bartender stood in front of the drunken man, pinning him up at the wall. He had been in the back to get some stuff and he had seen how this, very soon dead man, had stood and groping on Julia. Growling from the very deep of his stomach, he griped his throat tight.

"Can't ya see that she doesn't want to be or go with ya? Or did ya lost ya brain somewhere?"

Fear struck the drunken man as he saw this enormous man towering over him.

"Ain't big on ya words now eh?" He smirked and tighten his grip a little more, giving him a nice shade of blueish coulor in his face, gulping, the feared strucked man couldn't do much else.

"Say ya sorry." Stepping aside a little, so the drunken man could see Julia a little better, trying to get a voice out, there only came a small squint from him.

"Can't hear ya" singsong voice the bartender gave back and he loosen his grip a bit.

"I'M SORRY!" The man shouted.

"Now that's a good boy. Now why don't ya get that sorry ass out of my bar before ya regretting coming in."

The bartender threw the man towards the open door, he stumbled to his feet he turned around.

"You're dead man. You just wait!"

The bartender turned towards him and had the most terrifying face Taih'i had ever seen on a person. He could see the sweat running down on the mans face and his face turned white. The bartender brought his hands up and made a quick step forward.

"BUH!"

The drunken man had now turned into a screaming girl in the age of 5, he ran out of the bar with his arms flapping over his head.

A loud roar of laughter filled the room soon as he had despaired out of the door.

"Ohhhhhh man, did ya see that? How his face turned pale and the sweat dropped? I'll tell ya. That never gets old." Wiping away a tear, he turned to the couple. A huff of air came out of his mouth.

"Ya okay?"

Stunned by how the bartender had quickly sounded like an angry beast 'that might be the best way to explain how he looked like', to laughing his ass off to now sound like a man with concern in his voice.

"Yeah just hurt my pride a bit"

Taih'i felt like a man who was lying down, to only be kicked at. Looking up at Julia, shame came in his eyes.

" Orw. You'll always be a hero in my eyes Taih'i."

Julia had nothing but love for him as she said it.

"Taih'i, huh? I'll take it that ya from the Pacific Ocean? *dramatic pause* Maybe from one of the small islands?"

"How...?"

"Well when you have been on those parts as much as I have, you get a nose for that." The bartender winked at him as he tapped a finger on his nose. Chuckled Taih'i shook his head.

"Let me say thank you for saving me and my girl here and invite you to dinner sometime."

"OHHHH that's a great idea." Julia jumped up in excitement.

"Nah it's alright. Ya don't need to do that." He tried to wave off.

"No really I insist."

Scratching the back of his head, the bartender thought for a moment.

"Well if ya insist. Then I can't say no to ya now can I?"

"Nope! You got that right." Julia had blurted in.

"..."

"ANYWAY. Now that I think of it I didn't get your name, so it would be hard to thank a nameless man." Taih'i tried to sound genrous, but a pain shot throught him.

"Well I didn't tell ya so how can you know it? The name's Maui. And before you say anything Taih'i." putting finger up to interrupt Taih'i.

"Yeah I'm named after the handsome demigod himself." Puffed chest and arms resting on his hips, his head turned slight to the side and the muscles bulging out under the tight shirt, Tattoos coming more to sight under it, but was hard to take a clear view of what design they had.

"Man *drool* If I haven't been totally mad about you Taih'i, I would have thrown myself at Maui from that show."

"Yeah yeah. Now wipe that drool you have hanging there in the corner of your mouth."

"Shit!" Julia found a napkin and quickly dried her drooling mouth. Taih'i loved to tease Julia. He didn't doubt Julia for a second. She was an honest person and he knew her love for him. It had taking Taih'i some time to learn how to handle it, when she blurted things out like that, but it had all went away when she had grabbed his arm or leaned on him as they walked, how she would kiss him senseless when she walked by and attacked him unprepared or a simple touch of her hands could make his stomach do a back flip.

Yep he knew she was all his.

Maui chuckled at the sight. It reminded him of Moana and him when they were teasing one and other. She had come to him after a fight to ask of forgiveness, about what he had forgot all about. He just remembered saying "I knew ya couldn't resist this gorgeous bod of mine." And how Moana s cheeks had turned a slight pink from the comment, he teased her with.

Moana….

A name Maui hadn't thought of for a long time. Frowning, he turned to go back to the counter to get some ice to Taih'i.

"Heey you okay?" Julia had seen how Maui's mood had changed all of the sudden.

"Yeah I'm fine, just tired from all the action." Maui lied.

"Oh okay. Well here is the address. *scrabbling on a napkin* Come Friday. Then I'm sure my hero over here is all healed up." She crocked her head at his direction.

"I heard that." Taih'i was standing behind her.

"EEEEEEH!" Julia's shoulder shot up once more and so did her heart rate, to a thousand in zero point one second.

"Don't sneak up to me like that!" She smacked Taih'i over his chest, leaving the two men laughing at her.

"Was just checking to see if you were ready to head on home."

While sending her boyfriend a death glare they bid the demigod a goodnight. Soon after, as the last guest was heading home, Maui was left alone with his thoughts. When was the last time he had thought about Moana? Two - five hundred years give or take.

Quickly cleaning up Maui went upstairs to his apartment. He walked directly in the living room. To his left was his three seated couch. Hanging on the wall was a 40" flat screen. Not that he used it much. But enough to know what was going on in the world. On his right was an oak dining table with 4 chairs. Behind it were windows all the way to the kitchen. Looking out he could see the moon hanging high in the sky.

Glitter like diamonds on the over the water. Frowning at the sight, he had begun hated the moon ever since he had lost Moana. That's why he had bought the bar, so he wouldn't see it as much. Maui walked over to the kitchen to grab a glass of pineapple juice. Turning around he looked over his small apartment but big enough for him and Tiny, his beloved hook, hanging on the wall over his bed, in reach if something should ever happen.

The Walls was bare but it was because Maui liked the red brick wall aaaaaand it was too much work for a demigod to be asked for, other than his hook of course. Maui walked over to go sit at the table. He let out a long breath and he ran his fingers through his thick mane.

"MOANA!"

Maui had been running around in a desperate attempt to find her in some time, before he stopped up.

'Gone... She's Gone!'

Stumbled a little, realization hit him hard so he felt down on his knees. Crying was never a thing Maui thought was possible to do even over for a mortal, but he had come to care alot for Moana. She was his best friend that he had had in thousand years. Never wanted to lose her, never thought that bringing her here would be the last time he would see her, her smile, never to get hit by her oar or being pulled in the ear that (really never had hurt as much as he had let her believe.) Imagers were running through his head. He grabbed his head, screaming. He tried to stop them from coming, but couldn't. A memory invaded him. Moana running to him with a smile that almost reach her ears. This was the sort of welcome he always looked forward to when he came to her island. She didn't care of how her people looked at her when she jumped into his arms and hugged him hard. Chuckling of how much strength she put in the hug, he only gave a gentle squeezed back. That he would never get to see again or feel, of how much she had missed him.

He had wanted to spend some time with her and give her a little rush of adventure again. Was that a crime? To spend time with his friend? Of course he had wanted to give her that pendant Tamatoa had on his shell. Looking up in the cave Maui with emotionless face, he thought about what they had accomplished together.

"Te Fiti! Of course. She can bring her back to me."

Maui ran over to pick up his hook. Shifted into the hawk and flew up to the water. Bursting through it in his shark form, he changed back to his hawk. Seeing the moon hanging high in the sky glittering over the water like crystals, He began to fly in the direction of the mother island. Flapping his wing hard, he tried to gain as much speed as possible.

Seeing an island coming in view, he flew faster. Taking him some time to reach the goddess, a small glint of hope spread though him the closer he got to her. Landing on the shore he quickly ran up into the woods.

"Te Fit!"

A loud rumble was heard as the mother arose from her slumber. Looking down to where Maui stood her eyes was searching another pair, but could not find any. He quickly dropped to his knee out of respect.

"Te Fiti I beg you. Bring Moana back."

Confused she locked her eyes with Maui's trying to say that she wanted to know what had happen. Maui understood what she was pleading for. So when Te Fiti laid down her grassy hand for him to step on it and brought him up to share a sacred hongi. Maui let out a painful breath, let his mind go free so she could see with her inner eye. He saw where it all had started, him landing on her boat, to their fights in Lalotai where Moana being pulled away from him in some sort of magical whirlpool.

Not realizing he had tears running down his face until Te Fiti wiped one away from his cheek. Looking up to the mother with hope that she could help him, Maui only saw sadness in her.

"Ya can't bring her back, can ya?"

Te Fiti shook her head. She had been his only hope. Now that too was lost, he would never see Moana again. Te Fiti put Maui gentle down on the grass field and looked at him with empathy and care for the demigod. Maui just sat there for a while and just starred.

Completely pale he thought about how and what he was going to say to Moana's parents. Grabbing the hook more tightly, Maui decided that he had to tell them now. Not slightly looking forward to it at all.

He changed and flew off to Motunui.

Later that night he landed on the beach. Dragging the hook behind him it left a deep trail in the sand. He felt a panic coming up as he stood in front of the chief's hut. How was he supposed to tell them what their child would never come back? That it was his fault if losing her. Maui knocked on the wooden plank. Hearing some noises that indicated there was someone coming out. Tui drew the cloth to the side and peaked out.

"Moana?" The former chief asked in a sleeping voice.

"I'm afraid not chief." Came a broken voice.

"Maui? Didn't expected you here. Where's Moana?"

"Can I come in and talk to ya'r?"

Sensing something was wrong, Tui stepped aside for the demigod.

"Of course. Let me wake up Sina first."

Maui waited for her parents to come back. They entered the great hall in the chief hut, Maui couldn't look them in the eyes. It hurt him all the way to his core, of what he was about to tell.

"We're here Maui, now tell us. Where is Moana?" Sina asked in a soft tone.

Maui, had his eyes glued to the floor before him, began the story of how it all had happen. How he had persuaded Moana on coming to the realm of monsters on the boat. To try and do an amends for what they had done to the dumb crap. They didn't need to know the real reason for the visit. He told them about the ambush, the bats, of Wa'lu, how he had seen Moana in the claws of Tamatoa.

He had to take a much needed breath to continue the tale. It had become painful to go on. Sina had gotten up and laid a comforting hand on his shoulders. Shocked over the gesture, of what Sina did, he made eye contact with her. Her face was sad when she looked at him, he had a feeling she knew where his story was headed. He thanked her by giving her a sad smile back, feeling that he was the one who deserved it, Maui began once again.

'Here it goes' he took a deep breath.

He told them how Moana had got stapped. How he had killed Tamatoa. How they had looked for the weapon, but couldn't find it anywhere. Last how Moana had been sucked away from him. Almost had her hand and then puff, she was gone.

Silence went over them.

After a while Maui stood up. Got on one knee and put a fisted hand to the floor, bringing his head down.

'A Warriors bow' came through Tui's head. He stood with his arm crossed and had a hard face on, as he took it in.

"I'm sorry. I'm soo sorry. I tried. I flew to the mother island asking her to bring back Moana, but she couldn't" Shaking Maui held his bow while whispering the last words out.

Sina went in front of the demigod. He only saw her feet, not daring to look up and see her face. What he felt next took him by surprise. He felt a warm hand on his head. Sina had placed her hand on top of Maui's head and look at him with the same sad expression and a tear made it down.

'No ya should hate me. I took away ya daughter from this world. Banish...'

He heard the chief take a couple of steps over to him. Tui clenched his fists for a second and took a deep breath. He blew it out slowly to calm himself. He relaxed his hands and put it next to his wife's. Disbelieving Maui felt dropped down on both his arms. He let it all go. He cried in front of them. It had been the last physical blow. To receive their forgiveness of what he had done to them. Sina crunched down and hugged the crying demigod. She joined in, with her own sorrow of her precious daughter.

Tui came down a second later. He normal was not a man who let go of his tears. But when he saw how devastated Maui was, he felt a single tear rolled down. He couldn't stay mad at the demigod in that moment. He knew Maui was a good man, his heart was pure when it came to her and her people. He had seen how he had let the kids climbed on him, when they had tackled him to the ground, when he came to visit or how he could enchant them with a story of his many deeds.

So no, Tui couldn't be mad at him.

Maui had traveled over to an island nearby. Built himself a home and only went back to see if all were well. He had asked the water God to bless the sea around Motunui so they would have more fish. He had tried to use some of his magic to make the corps bloomed to its fullest, providing more to eat and they would never be hungry again. They could even begin to trade with the other islands.

The years went by like a drop of water into the ocean and before Maui knew it, Sina dying from age. She was silently crying when Maui stepped in.

She had hoped for years that she would see Moana again. So as the years had passed by she had gone to the cave, where Moana had discovered the boat of their ancestors, and waited. Crying, waited and cried more until no more tears would come so she was left to just wait.

Now on her deathbed she wished to see Moana one more time. Just one more time, was all she asked for. To see if she was still alive or she really was in the underworld waiting to reunited with her family. Surrounded by Sina's nearest family, Tui with a hulking back for caring the on the chief duty. Silver had now replaced his raven colour hair, she had loved so much in her youth. Her sister was looking at her with empathy written all over her face. Lanu beside her with his chief crown on, Tui had giving the crown to him after he had taking him under chief training.

Maui, she saw as a son she never had gotten. Tui had tried to get rid of Maui after he had turned his grief into anger, but Sina had stopped it by telling him that she truly believed that Maui had tried everything he could to bring her back. She had seen the guilt every time Maui came to the island.

Looking at her husband, with a small smile on her face, he brushed his hand over her cheek.

"You should be crying instead of me, my love" Came a weak voice from the dying woman, leaning into her husband's hand.

"My tears dried many years ago. You have been crying for the both of us."

Many nights had he been waking up to her crying in her sleep, wrapping his arms around her so she would find love and comfort. She had been strong at day, but when the sun went down behind the ocean, she waited for the rest of villagers, to go rest and silently made her way over to the cave. He knew where she had gone. He had let her go over there in years. Waiting at the fire pit for her to come back and he had embraced her with all the love he could.

He had decided from the first time she had gone there, that he would let her do it as long as she needed it. Even now on her deathbed, he would be strong for his beloved wife.

"Please let it go when I'm done. You need to morn as I have."

She let go one of Tui's hands and reached for Maui's.

"Maui, my dear boy, don't blame yourself. You did what you could and we love you for that. I also know it is you who have blessed us with the growing corps and the swimming fish in the sea for us to catch."

Maui looked at the retired chief, who held a warm smile on his face, nodded back at the demigod. Tui had come to care alot for the trickster.

Sure he had before, but now he saw Maui as a part of the family too. Tears wailing up, Maui looked down at Sina.

"If I hadn't been caught up looking for that dagger, she would still be here."

"That might be true." Sina said as she closed her eyes.

"But she ain't and we don't hate you for it." Squishing his hand in proof of she meant it.

"Take good care of our people Nalu. You do wonders' things. I'm sure of it." It was a low voice that came out.

The new chief had a strong face put up, but tears were running down like a waterfall. It was time for her to leave.

"I promise I will aunt Sina."

Sina stopped breathing when Nalu had said that, with a small smile on her face. Tui kissed his wife goodbye on her forehead.

"Say hello from me." He whispered in her ear.

He then placed her hands over her stomach so it seemed like she was sleeping. He stood up and went out of the hut, headed towards of the mountain of chiefs. Maui bent his head and prayed to the goddess of the underworld, a silent prayer of taking good care of her. He hoped that she would get to see her daughter again.

Maui got up and went after Tui, but in distance, giving the retired chief some space. He reached the top he saw Tui stood and looked over the sea and the village below.

"You think she had any pain?" Tui asked. Fully aware of the demigod had followed him up.

"I don't think so." Maui went to stand beside Tui.

"Yeah, me too." Tui looked up to the sky. "Seems like it's raining."

'Raining?' Dumb folded Maui looked up at the clear dark blue sky. The sun was hanging low in its orange colour, glittering on the ocean, indicating it would be night soon. Looking at Tui, Maui couldn't see his eyes but he could see the tears rolling down his cheeks.

"Yeah seems like it." Smiling sad.

The chief was finally letting go. Maui brought his graze back over the water, letting Tui mourn for the loss of his wife and daughter.

Days went by as they prepared Sina's funeral. The healers made sure she wore her normal clothes. Long light purple cloth wrapped around. A white broad one covered her midsection. Red string going around in the end of her skirt, a yellow flower tucked behind her left ear, her shell carved neckless still around her. So the only thing that had changed was the white silk Maui had gone after, laying over her like it was kissing her skin. You could see through it. She looked peaceful. She was holding flowers in her hands.

Tui had decided to give her one last trip to the ocean on Moana's waka, as a tribute for her being the mother of the Master Wayfinder. They all stood around her singing emotional songs, but also ones that praised her for the things she had done in her life. Tui sang the most beautiful song for his wife, about how much he was going to miss her in his life now, how much he still loved her. How he looked forward to see her again in the underworld. He ended the song with a broken voice while looking to the ground. He gave Maui a small nod to send her off to the ocean. Maui pushed the boat off, he saw the ocean wave, peaking up at the side.

"Take good care of her cookie-dooks." Not getting a splash of water in his face it only gave a small nod back. Whirling around the boat, it was taking her further out, until she only was a small dot in the horizon. Tui stood there for hours and looked at where she had went. The villagers had gone back to their huts.

Late into the night, he finally turned to the demigod giving him a nod of appreciation. Maui had stayed just in case of the retired chief had needed him.

"Go Maui. Go live your life. This will always be a place you can call home. I'll make sure the future generations will know."

Maui blinked as the sun hit him in the face.

"Well well well to think she still makes me forget time after this long. Huh buddy?" Mini patted him on his chest trying to comfort the large version of himself.

"Yeah *sigh* I miss her too." Maui sighed.

He got up and walked to his bath room just behind the kitchen. Opening his shirt he looked at the tattoo of Moana on his chest. Mini Moana had still not moved ever since he had gotten the tattoo. She stood frozen on her boat, waiving back with the oar in her other hand.

Just be course Maui didn't think of Moana on a regular basis didn't mean that he didn't miss her. He had always flown back to Motunui from where ever he had been in the world and had placed a flower, in the cave, to her and her ancestors memory.

It was later today that he would do just that. Shaking his head, he was drained from that memory that had invaded his mind for hours. He took off his clothes to take a much needed bath and after a much needed sleep. Even though he didn't need much sleep as humans did he was tired after that couple had stirred up some old memories that still hurt to this day. Maui moaned in bliss, as the water hit a tensed knot on his neck.

"That's the ticket." Enjoying the water massage he was giving, he had to force himself to get done with is shower. He did a quick job on soaping himself and washing it off again. He stepped out to a damp covered room. Drying himself off with a towel. 'Nice invention they come up with. Air drying could be a real pain sometimes.' Maui had tried that sand had come in some very nasty places or leaves that had left him itchy for days. It had been in his youth he had to learn it, the hard way. Maui put on some boxes and jumped to bed, almost instantly falling asleep as he hit the pillow.