So much done. Now I'm tired but I don't wanna stop yet. So I'm working on Chapter 8 And Check out my journal. It's important for this story.

Chapter Eight: Time To Fight

Avery tried to stay awake. She really did not want him to see her arm. He figured that he'd get her to show him soon. He'd laid down on his mat and soon he'd pretended he was asleep. He'd evened out his breathing and relaxed his body. And soon enough she laid down then cuddled up against him. Her head was on his left shoulder and her right arm laid on his waist. Tonight he had to sleep in the skirt. He felt her start to relax so he move his left arm and wrapped it around her waist.

It was another minute before she relaxed again and cuddled up to him even more. With his eyes closed he allowed her breathing to lull him to sleep. And tonight he didn't dream. He was glad for that because he was sure that if he did then he'd be disappointed when he woke up and she wasn't there.

Of course he woke up and she wasn't. Though he was slightly glad about that because the skirt had maneuvered itself so that he was out. He got up and fixed himself so that he could leave the tipi. By the fire Avery was sitting with the young girl Aisa. They were sitting across from each other and clapping their hands together. It seemed like a game. He didn't bother to interrupt them, he had to speak to Chief. He entered the older man's tipi. "I spoke with her earlier." Chief spoke up. "There is no need to check her arm and if you two are to get betrothed again your mark will be put on her right arm.

Wyper frowned at him. Why would Avery trust Chief more than himself. "She'll reveal it to you in her own time." Chief said. It was almost like the older man had that mantra ability and could read Wyper's mind. But Wyper accepted what Chief said and left. Avery and Aisa had stopped their game because Aisa was looking towards the tipi. Wyper looked at Aisa and nodded his head to the right where Laki should be. Aisa took the hint and left.

"I talked to Chief." He said as he sat next to her and she nodded. She held her arm to herself again. "I'm going to take you back to your crew today also." Avery slumped down. "Unless you'd rather wait until tomorrow." She turned her head and looked up at him. Her mouth was slightly agape and he was sure that if he could see her eyes they would be filled with hope. He pushed the hair out of her eyes and they were indeed filled with hope. He leaned down and was just inched from her mouth when someone cleared their throat.

Standing back up he looked to see who it was. "Autumn." He greeted. The chief had suggested just several days ago that Wyper think about choosing that girl as a new wife. Wyper had denied but Autumn was trying to get him to say yes. And now that Avery was here she seemed even more unpleasant. "Is there something I can help you with?"

"We need to start planing our betrothal ceremony." She said with an air of infinity. It was like she knew something.

"My betrothed is right here." He held Avery against himself. But Autumn didn't seem to care.

"She doesn't even hold your mark. Or if she does she isn't showing it. That is not like a betrothed." Autumn said and Avery ignored her, settling for shaking her head so that her hair was back in her face. She was hiding, Wyper realized. Not from Autumn or anything, but from the world. Like if she couldn't see them then they couldn't see her.

"She'll be getting it soon." Wyper said. "And I've told you many times we are not going to be wed." That he said with more force. He was trying to make this girl leave. Standing up he brought Avery with him and lead her to his tent. Only to have Laki intercept him.

"We need to do something about those blue sea dwellers. They seem to be upset." Laki's eyes flickered to Avery. Wyper nodded.

"Are you going to hurt them?" Avery asked, her voice quivered. But Wyper shook his head. Aisa came running over then and grabbed Avery's arm.

"Can you teach me another pattern?" Aisa's eyes flicked to Laki, who quickly nodded. Avery caught every movement though the two of them must not have thought she would, especially with the hair in her eyes. So she pretended not to and nodded. When she left with Aisa to sit by the fire they were far enough away to be out of the hearing range of normal people but Avery could still hear. After losing half of her feeling of touch she'd made her other senses more keen. And then sight was lost because of her hair so her hearing increased even more.

"They are getting close, Wyper. They are looking for her. We need to do something." Laki hissed at Wyper. Avery remembered her. The two women never got along on friend like terms but they neither hated each other.

"We don't need to do anything." Wyper growled back. "The Skypian's are going to send them to Enel today. When they go back to the beach for the night it will be too late for them to return for her." He glared at Laki. Avery's hands worked on their own as she showed Aisa how to do the intricate patter for the clapping game. Their hands met every time and Avery continued to watch the two older people from the corner of her eye.

"You better be right Wyper. Or we'll have a problem here." Laki turned and stormed off them. Wyper growled at no one in particular and turned and headed off. Avery turned her head towards him now and purposely missed a clap.

"He's just going to check on the white sea to make sure no other blue sea dwellers get up here." Aisa informed Avery. Avery grinned at Aisa. "I'm going to go and help out. You should stay in Wyper's tipi." The recommendation didn't really sound too nice.

"I think I will. I got up early so I'm still a little tired." She laid down in Wyper's tipi and after an hour of people checking on her they stopped and assumed she was asleep. After they stopped checking on her she snuck out. It didn't surprise her to find that Conis' abandoned waver had been taken by them. So she decided that she should return it. The waver wasn't too loud and most of the people were further in the village so she got away without notice. Once she could no longer see the village she put as much speed on as she could and headed for Angel beach.

But when she arrived it was already too late. They were gone. She abandoned the waver and tried to find Conis. But only came up with her father. "Where are they Ossan?" He turned his head away from her and she knew she was too late. "I'm using your other waver, the one that Nami had borrowed. " He looked up at her in slight fear.

"But God does not want you! There is no need for you to die too."

"They're my Nakama!" Avery yelled at him. "And I would gladly give my life to help them live! Wouldn't you do the same for Conis?" She didn't let him reply but ran out and down the many stairs to the waver. She made it to the docks and found out about what Conis had done. It didn't matter much to Avery. She just raced after her Nakama.

Wyper returned too late. Avery wasn't in his tipi and none of the villagers had seen her for awhile. He knew where she'd went. But if he was to go after her he'd need an excuse. One that would be justified. It wasn't long before he was given one. A priest had fallen, along with Gan Fall. The warriors suited up, it was time to battle, time to get rid of Enel. Wyper would find the bell and ring it, then he'd find Avery and give her a good talk about disappearing on him.