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Chapter Twenty-One:
The Runaway

Gali woke up quietly. Her whole body hurt. No, places on her whole body hurt. She sat up slowly hissing in pain as she did. She couldn't remember much of what happened. She remembered a bright light and Kopaka nearly dying only to be saved by her.

That's when Gali felt as though she'd been struck by lightning.

She was the Avatar. She was Mata Nui's daughter. She was practically an earth bound god. Gali held Mata Nui's soul deep within her heart. A single tear graced down her cheek only to be followed by on unstoppable flow of many others. She buried her face in her hands. Now she knew why her heart had been in agony a few nights ago. Mata Nui had been in pain, thus she was as well.

Gali looked at the small grouping of her hair that had turned brilliant platinum in color. It was a symbol of who she really was. The tears began to flow again. She didn't even look up when she heard a gasp.

"NO! No Gali. It can't be you! I refused to believe Turaga Nokama but now I see."

Maku rushed over to Gali's bed and threw her arms around the Toa. She joined the young woman in her tears.

"No, no." Maku repeated over and over again.

Gali merely continued to cry. Soon another voice entered the room.

"Maku," Onua said. "May I please speak to Gali alone?"

Maku nodded and ran off still crying. Onua sat down on the bed and took in the poor sight Gali made. Her long white dress was tear stained as were her cheeks. Her eyes were red and puffy and a light sheen of sweat graced Gali's skin.

"What has become of me Onua?" Gali asked. "Why am I sitting here crying when I should be trying to accept the truth."

"Because you have a right to be crying and that's what your body wants to do." Onua replied. "I sort of knew that you'd be the Avatar all along. I just didn't want to admit it."

Gali looked at him. The Toa of Earth had a bandage wrapped around his forehead that was stained with blood. His wrists and arms were also bandaged up. Onua looked down at himself.

"We all pretty much look like this. Except for Kopaka. He just now has a hug scar on his chest." He said. " He's locked himself away in his tent and refuses to speak to anyone. I've seen him though. He looks awful. Like he's been really sick or something."

Gali looked away.

"What did you do to him underneath those wings of yours?"

Gali rubbed at her temples.

"I-I don't remember."

Onua patted her shoulder. He stood up and looked her over.

"You'd best get dressed." He pointed to her clothes which were folded on a chair.

Onua then left Gali alone in her hut, closing the door behind him. Gali stared at her hands for a minute before crawling slowly out of bed. She stared out her window for a few minutes before stripping out of her clothing. She stood in the center of her hut for a few minutes before lying down on the floor completely nude. She stretched out on her back and closed her eyes.

It was time for some serious thinking and meditation.

She stayed this way, in deep meditation, for a least two hours. Thankfully no one had disturbed her. Gali sat up stiffly and looked around her small almost empty hut. She stretched out her stiff muscles and got to her feet. She threw on her clothing and put her hair up. After her long spell of meditation she had come to one conclusion. For the sake of her friends safety, she would have to leave. She would have to find Mata Nui on her own.

She gathered her gear and left the hut as quietly as she could. She was trying to escape the back way out of the village when:

"And just where do you think you're going?"

Gali froze before turning to look at Tahu. The ruby Toa came limping lightly up to her.

"I was..i mean I.." Gali stuttered.

"You were running away." Tahu said flatly.

Gali blushed and looked down at the ground.

"Ah-ha." Tahu said. " So you were. But. why?"

"Because now that I have been identified as the Avatar, Makuta's forces will be after us even more!" Gali said. "And I can't just stand by and watch as you guys get hurt for my sake."

Tahu sighed.

"I'm sorry Gali but I'm afraid that I can't let you leave." He said. "I'd rather have you safe with us then out there on your own"

"That's very sweet of you Tahu but I'm afraid that I can't let you stop me."

Gali's hand began to glow slightly with the power of her Chaos Control. She quickly put a hand to his head and reversed his state before he could react. Tahu crumpled to the ground, unconscious but not hurt.

Kopaka paced his hut quietly and in deep thought. He felt awful, like he'd done something horrible.

He rubbed at his forehead. It had been bothering him ever since Gali had healed him. For some reason a thin bright silver crescent moon had appeared painted on there. He groaned and continued pacing. Why did he feel this way? He felt as thought no one would ever approve of him, especially Gali. Now that she was the Avatar he just couldn't stop thinking about her. He was so torn up over this it was making him sick. He hated feeling this way. He hated everything about it. Why should he care if Gali didn't approve of him? But he did care, and it hurt.

That was it. He was going to the Turaga to see what was wrong with him. He left his hut quietly and traveled through the shadow's to Turaga Nokama's hut. He rapped lightly on the door before entering.

"Kopaka?"

Kopaka jumped at the sound of Nuju's voice. He looked at his Turaga, who was sitting at a table with Nokama drinking tea.

"Nuju? Why are you here?"

"I have come to see Nokama that we may continue work on the healing serum." The Turaga said. "Why are you here?"

"There's something wrong with me." Kopaka admitted with a sigh.

"Elaborate." Nokama said quietly.

"Well, at first I feel awful, then I feel wonderful. Then wonderfully awful followed by a feeling that no one will ever approve of me. And then I want to sing, then cry and rage, and…"

Nokama and Nuju smiled at each other.

"And it hurts to breathe but you don't care." Nokama said.

"Yes!"

"And your skin burns viciously but you like it." Nuju said.

"Yes!"

"You feel as though you have wings but you don't dare fly." Nokama said quietly.

Kopaka, who had been pacing, nodded. He looked at the two Turaga, who were both smiling very widely.

"What is wrong with me Turaga?" He asked.

"Kopaka, you had best sit down." Nuju said.

Kopaka nodded and sat down quietly on the floor. He looked expectantly at the Turaga. Nokama cleared her throat.

"We weren't expecting this to happen, but we understand the signs. For I have felt this before and Nuju may have as well. We do know this person you have this for and we have come to accept this as what must be."

Kopaka narrowed his eyes.

"Forgive my rudeness but..Spit it out!"

Nokama sighed and Nuju rubbed her shoulder lightly. Nuju looked directly at him.

"Kopaka, You are in love with Miss Gali."

Kopaka was floored. His skin, if possible, went paler. His eyes widened and his jaw dropped open.

"It-it's not true." He stuttered. "It can't be…I don't have a heart. How can I feel love?"

"It's the truth Toa Kopaka." Nokama said. "Gali is governed by the moon because she is the Avatar. You were her guardian many years ago at Mata Nui's side. That is why you have that symbol on your forehead now. Because she has awakened. You have always been in love with her. But you were jealous of her and Tahu's great friendship. Though you and Tahu had a powerful friendship He was closer to Gali than you were."

"So that's why I hate him so much." Kopaka said quietly.

"You don't hate him." Nuju said. "You were too close for that"

"Turaga!"

Tahu suddenly burst into the room. He looked weak and shaken.

"Gali's runaway!"

Nokama accidentally knocked her tea cup off the table in her shock.

"What?!" Kopaka was on his feet in an instant, just in time to catch Tahu who had nearly collapsed in weakness. Tahu looked up at him, his eyes glimmering slightly with what looked like unshed tears. Kopaka understood why. Tahu was worried about her. The ruby Toa was also radiating an odd energy and his eyes were filled with betrayal. He must have tried to stop her and she must have used her Chaos Control on him.

"We have to find her!"

~*~

Gali ran as swiftly as she could through the jungle. Her legs pumping viciously. The jewel on her breast was glowing madly as though it were angry.

"Child! You must stop! You'll hurt yourself!" it cried in an oddly female voice.

"You mean I'll hurt Mata Nui!" Gali spat angrily

"No, you'll hurt yourself and I'm not about to let that happen!"

Gali felt as though a giant hand had suddenly grabbed her waist and thrown her into a soft patch of moss. She sat up and glared at the jewel.

"Why did you do that?!"

"Because I don't want to see you get hurt!"

"Who are you anyway?!"

The jewel pulsated with light for a moment.

"I suppose you wouldn't remember…you were so young then…"

"what are you talking about?"
"Let me show you."

Gali gasped as her vision began to blacken. When it cleared she found herself standing in the corner of a large room. In the center of the room there was a large bed with three people on it, The Lady Solaris, Mata Nui himself, and a little girl with long blue hair that could be no older than six. Mata Nui was awake and was leaning over the little girl who was gripping a few strands of his hair in her sleep. Mata Nui smiled ad gently ran his fingers down the side of the girl's face.

"You're obsessing you know that?"

Gali nearly fell over at the sound of Lady Solaris' voice. It was the voice from the jewel! Mata Nui looked at Solaris and smiled.

"I can't help it. She's so beautiful. And you gave her to me, which makes both of you absolutely gorgeous." Mata Nui said calmly, his deep voice smooth and silky like a calm stream on a cold morning.

"She looks more like you than she does me." Solaris said gently, smoothing back the little girls' bangs revealing a thin silver crescent moon painted on her forehead.

"She's my little Gali Reanii." Mata Nui said happily.

Gali backed up against the wall in shock. So that was her! Was that her full name? She liked it. A small cough sounded. Standing in the doorway was a small boy no older than eight. He had long flowing white hair that touched his knees and piercing grey eyes. A thin silver crescent moon was painted in the center of his forehead.

"Kopaka Selan?" Solaris asked. "what's the matter?"

Kopaka? That boy was Kopaka? Gali leaned back against the wall to stop herself from falling over. Kopaka was beautiful even as a child.

"Child Lady Gali is not in her bed." Kopaka said quietly." I always check on her at this hour of the night and became worried when I couldn't find her."

"That is because she is here, asleep." Mata Nui replied "Come, see."

Kopaka approached the bed quietly. His eyes softened when he looked down on the bed at the young Gali, his piercing eyes softened considerably.

"She had a bad dream and came to us for comfort.." Solaris explained.

Kopaka looked at her, his eyes piercing again.

"Her dreams cannot hurt her as long as I protect her."
"You take this task seriously don't you." Mata Nui said.

"Yes my lord, I do."

Mata Nui nodded, his blue eyes gleaming.

Gali was about to reach out to Kopaka when the vision began to fade. She cried out as it vanished.

"No! I want to see more! Kopaka!"

"I'm sorry child, that is al I can show you for now."

"Mother? Is that who you are?"

The jewel pulsated with light for a moment in response. Gali understood. Her mother's soul was in the jewel. She didn't know how she knew this, but she just did. She was about to say something when.

"Well well, what have we here?"

"Can it be? This little one is his daughter?"

Gali looked around for the source of the voices. When she found them she gasped at what she saw.