Chapter Fifteen

The rain clouds above had settled, but La'Ki was certain they wouldn't remain that way. Rainy season was near, and very soon it would be like that for months on end. Once Yawne had calmed down they had decided to start their small trek back to their tribe, and much to La'Ki's dismay, Yawne wasn't speaking, she seemed distant, even more so than even she thought possible.

"You can tell me what your dream was about you know…" said La'Ki affectionately. However, Yawne scowled, and her ears gently pressed down to her head, her tail floating back and forward before wrapping around her right leg, a clear indication of her uneasiness. She then opened her mouth to speak, and yet no sound came out.

"I…"

Anyu sat alone on his hammock. His face held up with his dark blue hands, both of which were placed under his chin. He scowled as he noticed that both Yawne and La'Ki were missing, as much as he hated Yawne he didn't want La'Ki to disappear, not if he still had a chance to be with her… Although he knew this chance was growing bigger and bigger with each passing day, each day that passed Yawne would unlock part of her memories and love, until the final day when she would be almost normal, and then it would happen, like a rock crashing into water… She would no longer be Yawne, would no longer remember… Anyu had a sickening thought, something which made his skin crawl. He was going to see the look of confusion in her face; he wanted to make Yawne pay. Setting out, he knew he had to find her, had to show her how much suffering she had made him feel.

The rain was still spitting from the air, but the wind was gone, it was almost like a slight summer breeze, and the rain itself was just little droplets falling gently from the sky. Yawne sat near the river that passed along their tribal land. She gently picked a stone from the ground and threw it across the river, causing it to skim and sink into the stream. She'd lied about her dream to La'Ki, told her it was just a simple nightmare that had shaken her. In fact it scared her to the core. Had she given away her only chance at remembering? Or was the child version of her in the dream a lie? She didn't understand any of this. All she knew was that whatever happened, she would never forget this week, it had driven her mind into overdrive, and changed her aspects on what she knew was right or wrong. Finding out that your best friend is actually so close that you are typically mates was enough to make her head spin. But the weird dreams and all of this talk about 'love' made her head spin in circles.

Pressing her three fingers to her head she gently rubbed her forehead and forced herself to try and remember.

All of her memories seemed to stand out clearly except for those specifically associated with love. She could remember La'Ki clearly, and from her memories she felt no physical or mental attraction to the female. Every single last memory felt like it was missing something, and Yawne couldn't put her finger on what that was.

Yawne heard a shuffling in the bushes behind her; abruptly she turned to face…Anyu.

Upon seeing him, her first instinct was to run, but her legs wouldn't respond, it was as if her body wasn't listening to her brain, and her brain was screaming for attention.

Anyu looked at Yawne sympathetically before approaching her, his long legs gently sweeping through the long grass between the bushes and the stream.

"You shouldn't be out here alone you know," he stated clearly, as she slowly but surely walked towards Yawne. It was then that his expression changed, he growled loudly, and stood up right, as if showing his true colours. . "Why did you have to steal her from me Yawne? She was supposed to be mine, I told you that, and you agreed to help me, and then you fall for her? Why? Why couldn't you just let me have my dream? You always take everything from me and it's not fair!" he said, rambling on.

Yawne looked at Anyu strangely, bending her head slightly to the left, she eyed Anyu suspiciously.

"I don't understand what you're implying Anyu…" Anyu scowled and brought his hand back and slapped Yawne across the face, making her tumble to the ground. "No, of course you don't! I hope it stays that way, I just wanted to tell you that you'll never have your memories back, not in a million years. I wanted to see the look of pain in your face, the fear, the insecurity…"

Yawne closed her mind, choosing not to hear the words pouring from Anyu's mouth. Her last memory of Anyu was of him talking about how much he liked La'Ki. Everything after that was a blur, almost as if she was blinded by her fear. However, she was brought out of her thoughts as pain ripped through her thick carob-fibered skull, and then, all she felt was… nothing.

"Yawne!" cried a voice through the darkness. Yawne gasped as she sat up, her mind now fully awake and aware of what had happened. She noticed her surroundings and noticed she was still at the stream. Placing her hand to her head she noticed dried blood had worked it's way from her skull to the ground below, and she had lost a lot of it. Her head still a haze of confusion she attempted to stand, but fell backwards and landed face down, with a splash, into the stream below.

"Yawne?" shouted the voice again, this time even louder. "Answer me Yawne! Are you here? Please answer!" Yawne then noticed that the voice belonged to La'Ki. Spluttering in the water, Yawne attempted to shout La'Ki's name, but her voice wouldn't respond, instead she fell deeper into the icy depths of the deeper part of the stream, she rapidly kicked and pushed the water, attempting to escape her watery hell, and then as suddenly as it started, Yawne noticed that once again, everything turned black.

Chapter Sixteen

Yawne awoke, her head throbbing madly; it felt almost as if someone had smacked her head against a tree, in fact it felt much worse.

It was then that she noticed just how cold she felt, and upon opening her eyes she realized why. She was still next to the stream, however now it looked more like a river, due to the vast amount of rain. She was soaking wet, her clothing hung tightly to her chest and her breathing was loud and desperate. It was nightfall now, and she realized that no one had come to her rescue; no one had noticed she was missing. Dropping her head against the ground she stayed in that position there for a few moments her head spinning with confused memories. Memories that were slowly but surely returning to her, she could remember everything Anyu had mentioned now, and it hurt her to think that she had betrayed her once dear friend. Yawne thought back to when she fell into the icy depths of the stream, and remembered that she'd heard a voice before she'd fallen… It was gone now, Yawne was sure of it. Hours had passed and even she was surprised that she hadn't drowned.

Yawne stared up at the sky, she realized that she had to remember, it was as if she only just realized how dire the situation was. It was remember or forget everything, and Yawne knew that she'd rather try to remember and forget than forget everything because she did nothing about it. She stood from the cold wet ground and shuddered gently from the now cold tropic air. Looking around Yawne spotted, in the far distance, various huts, all belonging to the tribe of females. Yawne set off in a run, heading for the huts as fast as possible.

As she approached the huts, the trees around her grew slightly thicker, intending to keep the whole tribe secure from predators, and to also house a hiding place when need be. She paused when she reached the main hut, and realized that the whole tribe seemed to be asleep. Looking intro the nearest hut she spotted various hammocks attached to the open walled huts, all holding mated na'vi pairs. Yawne scrambled around until she found Ku'yah, who was sleeping soundly with another na'vi, who Yawne assumed was her mate. The female was beautiful, her hair braided to different lengths all tied around her queue, and her face a deep blue, around her eyes almost purple. Yawne looked at the two sleeping na'vi for a couple of seconds, watching them sleep and hold to each other, almost as if their life depended on it. Finally she reached out and gently patted Ku'yah on the arm, intending to gently awaken the wise na'vi leader. However, as soon as her arm touched Ku'yah, her mate shot up and stared at Yawne for a second before smiling.

"Ku'yah was expecting you…" spoke the female, her voice petite and young, making Yawne feel much more comfortable. "But she fell asleep waiting… I guess you can't blame her though can you?" The female put her hand on Ku'yah's head and gently stroked her cheek.

"I… I need to know more about what the side effects of my condition… my memory loss… I need to know another way to get my memory back…"

The female listened, and nodded her head to everything Yawne had just said.

"There is another way to fix your memories, but I wouldn't recommend it." Yawne nodded her head, and simply looked at the female, expecting her to continue, and when she didn't Yawne simply ****ed her head to the side looked at the female, who sighed and continued.

"You see, generally a…."

La'Ki placed her hands to her head and cried loudly, her sobs echoing around her. Where could Yawne be? She was sure that she'd heard her voice earlier in the forest, but upon closer inspection she'd come to the conclusion that her mind was playing tricks on her… Yawne had simply gone out to clear her head, and walk for a while, and now she was missing. Yawne's mother didn't seem interested, instead she simply insisted that she was overreacting, and that Yawne had simply lost track of time…La'Ki knew better than this, Yawne hadn't lost track of time, she would never stay out alone at night, especially at night.

She placed both of her hands to her head and gently pushed her forehead in distress. As she sat there, alone, she began to think back to her good times with Yawne, and then she remembered the time they first met…

La'Ki stared at the beautiful na'vi child from a distance, and never kept her eyes on her for more than ten seconds at a time, she didn't want to be caught staring… It'd just lead to awkward questions… However, La'Ki was deep in thought and eventually forgot to look away in time; The na'vi female stared at La'Ki for a second, before she waved shyly, before walking slowly towards her. La'Ki gently placed her palm to her face and sighed.

"My name's Yawne!" giggled the na'vi, before placing her hand in La'Ki's "What's yours?" she then asked innocently. La'Ki simply stared at Yawne's hand in hers, before blushing a deep shade of purple. She simply stuttered her name before Yawne giggled once again

La'Ki smiled at the thought of this moment, who would have guessed that they would have fallen in love? Suddenly she became aware that someone was watching her, she turned around and found herself face to face with Yawne.

"Yawne!" she shouted anxiously, "Where were you? I ca-"Yawne pressed her finger to La'Ki's lips.

"I know a way to fix my memories. I know how we can make everything go back to normal."

La'Ki's face lit up and she smiled widely, but stopped abruptly when she saw the gaunt look on Yawne's face.

"It's risky…" she sighed, and placed her hands to her face, and covered her eyes for a second before staring once again at La'Ki. "It puts us both at risk… I don't want you to harm yourself, it's not right…"

However, La'Ki simply hugged Yawne tight, and whispered in her ear.

"I'd go to the end of Pandora and back just to be with you, I'd risk my life to be with you, my beautiful Yawne…"

Chapter Seventeen

La'Ki agreed with everything Yawne told her, it seemed to be the only way for Yawne to remember, and to La'Ki, a life without Yawne and her memories now seemed hopeless, almost impossible. From what Ku'yah had told them Yawne wouldn't remember any of her memories involving love, and would never get them back. Exactly a day had passed, and now it seemed as if Yawne was almost back to her old self, however to La'Ki this just made her feel worse. It was as if she was finally getting her Yawne back, just for her to be taken away again. Although, La'Ki realized, no matter how hard it seemed for her, it must be 100 times worse for Yawne. All of her memories shattered and smudged beyond recognition. All of this however made her appreciate and love Yawne even more. Throughout the whole of this ordeal Yawne had tried to be caring, even if she didn't understand fully about the situation at hand.

La'Ki stared at the sleeping na'vi, watching her face as the sunlight started to fill the trees. She grinned as the sunlight slowly reached their hammock, and it filled over Yawne's face. Yawne slowly tossed and turned before she then opened her eyes and smiled.

"I see you." She grinned, her eyes showing a hint of sadness at her own words, it was as if she had lost all hope of everything, and yet La'Ki noticed her body was willing her to continue, to live with her fear, and to fight till the end.

"But for how much longer?" La'Ki stuttered, her eyes now wet from the tears that started to spill down her cheeks. Yawne didn't respond, instead she cupped La'Ki's cheek and licked her neck tenderly, and yet almost seductively, her memories now as clear as the days where she spent them. However, she knew what this meant, the more her memories came back, the less time she had… She was going to forget everything soon, and this just made everything much harsher. La'Ki moaned as she felt Yawne's tongue touch her soft tender neck, and then blushed when Yawne stopped and reached up to stare into her eyes.

"I'll always be with you, even if I forget how to love, I'll still be here, maybe not physically, but at least mentally you'll know I'm still in my body, just locked away…" Ku'yah's mate, Zuleika had explained a lot to Yawne and in everything that was mentioned there was a key revelation that Yawne realized… She had messed everything up. Apparently the same had happened to her when the same had happened to Zuleika when she tried to pass the test. It was only through both her and Ku'yah risking their lives that she was able to pull through.

Zuleika didn't recommend Yawne try what she did, although deep in her heart she knew it was useless trying to dissuade the young na'vi. She herself was just like Yawne, her heart ripped in two due to her own useless mistakes… Although she also realized that this wasn't Yawne's fault, unlike herself she didn't lose her memories out of love, and the need to feel that her love was true, she lost her involuntarily…

When Ku'yah awoke the following morning, she was upset that Yawne had been told of this option. When both her and Zuleika had attempted it, both of them had been near death afterwards, and it at the time, neither of them knew that it would work… That night was probably the most upsetting in all of Ku'yah's life, the simple feeling of loss and confusion, it felt as if her head was on fire, and yet the next morning there was no feeling of pain, only one of acceptance, and love…

La'Ki stood from her hammock, and lifted Yawne up with her; together they both leapt from the tree, and landed down the giant luscious green leaves, one by one until they reached the ground, both of them still hand in hand.

"Do you think we should try what you mentioned…" La'Ki whispered to Yawne, who in turn ducked her head to listen. Yawne nodded her head and turned to La'Ki.

"I couldn't ask you to risk your life; you have so much to live for…" La'Ki cut her off, and scowled gently.

"I would have nothing to live for if you lost your memories… it would be as if you were dead, you wouldn't remember me, wouldn't want to be with me. It would be as if you were an entirely different na'vi…" However to this Yawne smiled, and brushed her hand through La'Ki's hair, and across her cheek. "You made me remember though, like I do now…" However La'Ki scowled again, She knew that Yawne only remembered because of the blossom, and it's vicious ways… Yawne was going to remember everything, like she did now, and then lose it straight away, slowly ebbing away until there would be nothing left.

"Let's not talk about this now, let's just enjoy the day…" Yawne suggested, wrapping her arm lovingly around La'Ki's. La'Ki simply nodded, and they both walked off into the distance, intending to spend the day together, in peace.

Anyu watched from the distance and laughed to himself, he knew this would happen. It was an amazing concept. Knowing that Yawne would remember and then forget again, was like giving a child candy and then taking it away… and this made him smile coldly. If he couldn't have La'Ki, no one could. He turned and found himself face to face with Dr Jude, in her avatar, staring at him angrily… He gulped.

Yawne and La'Ki spent the day doing various activities, including climbing and literally jumping around the forest, exploring the boundaries of the land, and they did it together…

Eventually Yawne and La'Ki collapsed to the earth below, exhausted, and lay together for what felt like eternity. Yawne swapped her arms lovingly around La'Ki's and whispered loving words in her ear. Gently nipping Yawne's ear La'Ki settled into Yawne's arms and just lay wrapped up with the one she loved, listening to the soft wind howl through the trees. Yawne felt a terrible feeling in the pit of her stomach, almost like she was forgetting something, but her mind slipped, and she fell asleep next to La'Ki, everything felt right.

Chapter Eighteen
Yawne awoke with a start, her head throbbing madly. The pain was almost unbearable, it was so bad that she couldn't even open her mouth; it literally felt like her whole head was being ripped in two. Her body shuddered, and she reached up, and touched her scalp, and it was then that she felt something unusual. Bringing her hand down to her eyes she cried out, as she saw her hand drenched in crimson. The blood gently dripped from her hand, there was so much… Yawne crashed to the ground her body hitting La'Ki's, causing the other female to awaken from her slumber unexpectedly. The darkness around them did nothing to calm Yawne, and her sobs grew louder as La'Ki desperately tried to figure out what was wrong.
"Help… Help me… Please…La'Ki…." She pleaded as the blood seeped down her forehead and mixed with the tears which were slowly but surely slipping down her now pale blue cheek. Yawne placed her hand onto La'Ki's cheek, and gently caressed her lover with her thumb. La'Ki however was getting increasingly distraught; she couldn't leave Yawne here, and yet she couldn't just sit here watching Yawne bleed to death.
"Yawne, how did this happen? What did you do?" she cried out desperately, shaking Yawne slightly, trying to get her to give her a clear answer. Yawne however looked at La'Ki strangely, and her eyes turned to fear. In response to this La'Ki reached out to kiss Yawne's cheek when -
"Get away from me!" she screamed crazily, as she stood from the ground, almost forgetting about the pain. "Please, whoever you are just leave me alone…" Yawne looked left then right, and then left again, before turning and setting off into a run. La'Ki simply looked on in desperation, especially as she noted that the clouds above indicated that the rain would return very very soon. Within seconds La'Ki heard a harrowing scream followed by a crash. La'Ki set off into a run, following the direction Yawne had run through.
Pushing through the gaunt damp trees La'Ki let out a traumatic sob as she saw Yawne, face down on the ground, her leg twisted in an irksome position, and her head bleeding heavily. La'Ki let her tears fall down her face, and onto her neck, not bothering to wipe them away. Instead she wrapped her arms around Yawne's waist and pulled her up into her arms, holding her like a human would of a bride.
"I'll help you Yawne, I'll take you to someone who can help…" cried La'Ki sadly, her arms shuddering and shaking in shock as she felt Yawne's blood dripping down her hand and along her pale blue arm.

The long walk back made La'Ki's tears flow even more, she didn't want to run and harm Yawne's head even more, and at the same time she knew the longer it took the worse Yawne would become. The blood was still flowing deeply, if only worse than before. She was still a while away from both Ku'yah and her clan, and at this rate La'Ki was afraid that it would take hours to reach them. Usually, by running through the treetops it could take minutes for her and Yawne, and without that ability La'Ki felt useless.
The rain drizzled from the clouds above and gently splattered on La'Ki, causing her to recoil as the damn liquid came into contact with her sensitive skin cells.
"No, not now…" she sighed as the droplets increased in intensity, making her already slow walk slow to a crawl as the dirt on the ground below turned to a dirty brown mush. It was then that La'Ki saw how Pale Yawne's face was, it's usual dark blue had been replaced with an almost snow white glow.
"Pxasìk!" La'Ki whispered quietly to herself. Her body started to shake violently from the rain, she set off into a run; her feet thundered the ground, as she ran almost 5 times the speed she managed before. Anxiously she noticed that puddles were starting to appear at her feet, and she knew that if the rain continued she wouldn't be able to carry on running on the ground for very long. Taking her chance La'Ki swung forward and while holding La'Ki tenderly to her side, she leapt onto the nearest tree, and lay Yawne on it's branch as water flooded the ground below.

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The rain had not yet reached La'Ki & Yawne's clan. The skies were still bright and beautiful, not a hint of rain at all, however this made no difference to Anyu, and in his eyes he was screwed no matter what the weather was like. Anyu growled loudly as various other male na'vi clan members subdued him, grabbing hold of his arms and forcing him into Dr Jude's tent.
"Why are you doing this? What have I done wrong?" he cried, almost innocently.
Dr Jude, who was outside of her tent, leaning against the door staring at him with malicious intent,
"If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about Anyu, just don't struggle, or we may have to jump to conclusions…"
Anyu just smirked as he ducked into the tent. If he was going down he was going down with a fight.

La'Ki was drenched, he whole body shivering water flying left right and centre. She removed what little clothing covered her and wrapped it around Yawne's head, hoping to stem the bleeding until she could get her to safety.
"It's going to be okay Yawne, it's all going to be alright…" she mused, as she wrapped her hand around Yawne's face and gently kissed her cheek. Yawne's eyes flew open, and she stared at the half naked na'vi in shock.
"La…La'Ki?" she asked groggily, "Owwwww, my head… what… what happened?" she cried out as she reached up and held her head.
"You woke up bleeding, we need to get you to Ku'yah, now." She replied anxiously.
The wind was howling now, the weather growing even worse than before.
"Please help me La'Ki," she pleaded pathetically, her hand tracing La'Ki's soaking wet hair. La'Ki responded by locking lips with Yawne, her tongue slowly inched it's way into Yawne's mouth when Yawne recoiled and pushed La'Ki from her.
"I thought I told you to leave me alone!" she screamed loudly. She stood from the branch and, to La'Ki's dismay, leapt into the growing river below. As she hit the water she lost her footing and fell face deep in the damp mud filled water.
"Yawne!" she shouted from above, her voice barely audible from below. Yawne kneeled from the floor and finally stood up. "Help me please… Help me… Why is this happening, where am I?" she cried over and over, confusing herself even more in the process.
Suddenly Yawne collapsed face first into the water and began to be swept away by the ever increasing current from the growing river.
"Yawne!" La'Ki cried desperately from above, her eyes once again filling with tears. Yawne suddenly came to a halt, and she was lifted from the water. La'Ki looked up to Yawne's savior, and her eyes met Ku'yah. La'Ki supposed it was better late than never.

Chapter Nineteen

It was freezing, almost as cold as the Antarctic on earth, but much wetter. Holding Yawne to her chest, Ku'yah struggled to continue forward against the savage wind. La'Ki was behind her holding bravely to the dark blue cloth she kept wrapped around her waist. The Huts of Ku'yah's clan members were visible now, although she was sure that no one would be in them, they unlike other na'vi, were well prepared for this type of weather, and had packed up camp to move higher in the trees, just as they did every year.

As the struggling females came close to one tree in particular, Ku'yah stopped, and stared at the drops of water, that clung loosely to the dark tree bark.

"La'Ki, I need you to stay here with Yawne while I go on up to get help. I'll only be a couple of minutes at most, and I need you to be brave and to keep an eye on Yawne. Is that okay?" she asked anxiously, a part of her not wanting to leave La'Ki's side. It was as if her heart was calling to her; if she left, things wouldn't be the same when she came back, like she would miss something. Nevertheless, Ku'yah handed Yawne carefully to La'Ki, and then eventually grasped hold of the cold bark of the tree and climbed up slowly, most likely due to the wet and slippery water that now encircled the bark. La'Ki stood alone, the water from the rain drenching her body and what little clothing she normally wore. La'Ki however took no notice, and instead concentrated all of her thoughts on the na'vi female that lay in her arms. Yawne's breathing was almost silent, except for a raspy breath that escaped every couple of seconds. The sound itself broke La'Ki's heart, she desperately wanted to help Yawne, but felt useless. The only thing La'Ki could do was hold Yawne closely; trying to share what little body heat she had left. Yawne let out a soft groan of pain, which made La'Ki flinch in silent pain.

Suddenly, La'Ki heard a loud scream followed by a splash, and soon enough she could see the cause. Various members of her clan, some she recognized and others she didn't were all chasing after Anyu, who looked absolutely terrified. La'Ki watched him run to a nearby bush, out of sight of her clan members when they ran forward to the surrounding area and around the shrub.

Rukxi was one of the many members who had been chasing Anyu, and went to approach the shrub, but turned when she heard Yawne's rattling breath.

"La'Ki!" she shouted desperately, running over to the soaking wet na'vi. "Is… Is Yawne okay?" Although one look to the top of Yawne's head was enough to answer he question. The roots where her hair came out of her scalp were soaked in blood, which was gently being washed away by the rain, forming a crimson puddle slowly but surely among the torrent of water. "We… We need to get you to home tree now; Dr Jude will know what to do." La'Ki however frowned, she couldn't leave without telling Ku'yah, and she was one hundred percent sure that Yawne didn't have enough time to make it back to home tree.

"I can't, I have to wait here, I'm waiting for someone to come back and help Yawne, and she will know what to do."

La'Ki then bent close and whispered in Rukxi's ear, "You know, Anyu is hiding in that shrub over there." She pointed to the shrub and Rukxi smirked.

"Okay La'Ki, I'll make sure to…" she cut herself off and dashed towards the shrub, and upon seeing her run the others ran towards the shrub too, leading Anyu to jump from his terrible hiding place and dash off further into the trees and bushes.

Ku'yah climbed down from the tree, other members also with her including Ku'yah's mate, who had a grave look upon her petite face.

"It's begun La'Ki, It's much worse than we thought, her memories are being taken, but Yawne isn't letting them go, instead she's fighting, which will just make everything worse… You need to decide…" Ku'yah sighed, dipping her head to the ground slightly before continuing. "We need to know if you are willing to sacrifice yourself for the slightest chance of saving Yawne…" La'Ki glanced down at the blood stained na'vi in her arms, and simply nodded to Ku'yah.

"We have to get everything ready, come with us…" she said gravely through the cold damp rain.

Ku'yah glanced to her mate and nodded, indicating something which must have been discussed earlier. Her mate looked sympathetically at Yawne before she scouted on ahead, splashing through the still flowing water.

"La'Ki, I'm only going to ask you one more time… Are you sure you want to do this?" And again La'Ki nodded, and then kissed Yawne on the head sympathetically.

Dr Jude sighed impatiently as she waited for the return of those who had chased Anyu. He had escaped, and simply ran away. But to her it just proved that he had something to hide. His fingerprints were all over Yawne's original scans, and she'd foolishly only just noticed it.

It was then that Rukxi walked in anxiously, dragging water onto the mat Dr Jude used to protect the ground below. Dr Jude smirked when she saw the small na'vi soaked to the bone.

"Find Anyu then?" she asked anxiously. Her question was answered by the angry expression on Rukxi's face.

"He got away, jumped from the waterfall…" she growled bitterly, looking at the floor in disappointment. "By the time we got to the bottom he was gone…"

Dr Jude smiled sympathetically, and walked on up to the young na'vi.

"What of Yawne and La'Ki did you spot them at all?"

Rukxi remained silent, and then burst into tears, and tail wrapping around her leg showing her discomfort.

"La'Ki told me they had to stay… There was so much blood I… I told them to-to come but she wouldn't…" she sobbed, realizing now that she should have insisted that they follow her.

the sobbing girl. "Where did you find them?"

The wind had picked up dramatically, it was almost like they were both inside a hurricane, like those on earth, and yet at the same time it felt almost natural. La'Ki couldn't remember the last time the weather had been like this… There had always been a large amount of water and wind in this season, but never this much. It was almost as if Eywa was trying to tell her something. Up ahead Ku'yah was barely visible, La'Ki had called out a couple of times asking for the na'vi leader to slow down, and each time she just walked faster, as if taunting her to hurry up. Ku'yah had also offered to carry Yawne, and yet La'Ki didn't want her to, she wanted to keep Yawne in her arms. As strange as it sounded, La'Ki felt safe with Yawne in her arms, as if nothing bad could happen… And yet that made no sense, the dried blood splattering her pale blue arm was proof of that.

Ku'yah stopped abruptly, and turned to face La'Ki who was slowly approaching her, tiredness visible in her eyes.

"You must lay Yawne over there," she pointed her finger, indicating to a small patch of grass, untouched by the water, just like a small hill of sorts.

La'Ki glanced at the spot and sighed deeply into Yawne's ear, producing a shiver from the bleeding na'vi.

As La'Ki placed Yawne down, she became aware of the presence of others, and then upon looking around, it became clear…. The whole of Ku'yah's clan was here, and that alone was enough to give La'Ki strength, she had to do this.

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Chapter 20

(Before I begin I’d like to give a big shoutout to Mr, Fkeutian, Mark, Jack, Justin, HumanNoMore, Eonmokri, cza, comedianmasta, Pandora’s Child, Na'vi taw'ite… And everyone else I forgot, simply because of the amazing support I’ve had on this story. www.tree-of-souls.com)

(Chapter is inspired by Jack as it wouldn't have been finished without continued support from him and Justin, Chapter is also inspired by: Hummingbird – NeverShoutNever!)

The drops of rain continued to thunder down on Pandora, and unfortunately it showed no signs of stopping any time soon. It was a stark contrast from the weather La'Ki had ever seen on Pandora before, usually it was quite damp during this time of the year, and it usually rained a lot, but this was different. Instead of the usual trails of water, it was as if a dam had collapsed, dispersing it's unforgiving contents over the unsuspecting na'vi people.
Unlike most tribes, Ku'yah's people seemed prepared for this, and as such were wearing much more than their usual loin cloths and other clothing, much unlike what she was wearing. However, clothing was the last thing on La'Ki's mind, her only concern was for the female laid on the small pile of wet sandy earth beneath her.
La’Ki kneeled at her lover’s side, and glanced back to see the others from Ku'yah's tribe watching intently. She sniffed gently, and gave a weak smile to Ku'yah before turning back to her beloved. As she brought her pale blue arms up to Yawne’s face, she sobbed unconsciously, and gently swept away the damp cold hair which blocked the view from Yawne's beautiful face. Her thoughts were ablaze with the task at hand, she knew exactly what she had to do and how dangerous it would be for both of them…And yet she knew that she had to continue, no matter what.
‘It’s going to be okay Yawne; we’ll be together soon, no matter what…’ she thought, actually knowing and believing that even if this did fail, at least they would both be together with Eywa. La’Ki relayed the instructions in her head, trying to remember exactly what she had to do. She glanced up and smiled as she noticed the atokirina floating above them, some even settling on Yawne and in the still flowing water around her.
Yawne let out a deep stuttering breath, her mouth opening slightly... And that’s when La'Ki moved in. Wrapped her arms around Yawne’s head she kissed the female passionately, meshing her lips with the unconscious na'vi females.

But she stopped abruptly, tears dancing in her eyes, which slowly formed a damp trail, which leaked down her cheek.
“I’m so sorry for this… But it’s the only way.” La'Ki whispered to the sleeping na'vi, almost asking her for permission to continue, but of course, she got nothing.
La’Ki held Yawne’s queue in her hand, and yet she didn’t look at it, instead she looked directly at Yawne’s beautiful face, watching the rain drops gently drizzle over her skin, and gently wash to the ground. La’Ki then reached, with her other hand, to her queue and pulled it so that it was almost connected to Yawne’s.
“Well… Here’s the moment of truth Yawne, it’s time to see if you really are my true love…” La’Ki gently pushed both queues together, one moment she was in the deep cold rain, and the next.. Everything went black.

La'Ki stirred, she gently stretched her long pale blue arms and yawned, however soon enough her brain went off like a bombshell, reminding her of what had happened. She opened her eyes and glanced around, coming to the realization that she wasn't anywhere she recognized, however she did notice that it was much more beautiful than the place she left. Instead of the rain and wind thundering down upon her, there was just blazing sunlight, gently shimmering over the long grassy fields around her, all connected through the roots to the trees that ran all around her.
La'Ki gasped as she heard a giggle from a familiar voice. Turning, she came face to face with Yawne, her Yawne.
“Yawne? Is...Is it really you?” La'Ki cried from shock, and immediately wrapped her arms around the beautiful female na'vi.
Yawne giggled once again, and stared at La'Ki, passion in her eyes.
“I've missed you so much, I've watched you everyday, through my own eyes, and yet, I couldn't do anything....”

La'Ki grinned at Yawne, and gently wrapped her arms around the other female's waist, pulling them both together.
“So... has it worked then? Where are we? When exactly do we wake up?” smiled La'Ki dreamily. Yawne's smile faltered slightly as she cringed, almost as if she was dreading the question. La'Ki stared at the other female confused... They were going back weren't they? This question relayed in La'Ki's head, awaiting an answer.
“We aren't going back La'Ki...” concluded Yawne, her voice trailing off gently as she finished. Yawne stared down at the ground, and shuddered. “Well... I won't. It's all up to you.” Pangs of pain thundered against La'Ki's heart as she noticed tears were beginning to appear on Yawne's face. “It's always been up to you... You can go now, and leave, or stay here... But either way you'll be giving up something... and it's not fair.” Yawne paused again, her voice quivering gently hs she trembled in La'Ki's arms. “You always have to make tough decisions... and it's just not fair, I can't ask you to stay with me, and yet... I can't bare the thought of you leaving me.”
La'Ki gently brought her pale blue hand up to Yawne's glowing cheeks and wiped away a stray tear, before pressing their bodies together in a loving kiss. That kiss lasted only minutes, and yet for both Yawne and La'Ki it felt like years, their heart and soul pouring into one.
“Do you really think I came this far to turn away now?” whispered La'Ki in Yawne's ear sadly. “I'll stay with you Yawne, no matter what. Even if that means leaving everything behind.”

Yawne went to say something, but La'Ki simply pressed her finger to Yawne's lips, silencing her.
“You know... you didn't tell me where we are... But I think I already know...” La'Ki stared at her surroundings, it was strange, all she could really make out was the fact that everything around them wasn't as it should be. She could make out trees, flowers, and yet everything seemed transparent, almost as if they were seeing Pandora from an entirely different perspective.
“We're in the passing point, the small crossing between everyone and Eywa, the place very few ever get to see. You can decide your own fate La'Ki, but mine is already sealed.”

La'Ki simply took hold of Yawne's hand, tears visible in her eyes. Together both of them walked off into the distant white fog, which surrounded everything.

My name is La'Ki, I was chased away from home by people I thought loved me, people I still do love. Everyday I have to come to terms with my feelings, but at least I have someone to share my sorrow and joy with. I left one life behind, and now, another has began. Not one day passes without me thinking of life on Pandora, where I grew up, and learned to see. I hope my story has given you hope, and I hope that you understand that no matter what happens to you, love will always be true to you, and if someone truly loves you, like I do Yawne, they will give up everything just to be with you.

Oel Ngati Kameie.

... :'(

Poor La'ki and Yawne...

That was great, and yet depressing.

Pic very related.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...OOOOOOOOOO.jpg

No, that pic is not related. Its a happy ending! >: (

Depressed now.

3 Months Of My Life... Gone In less than a second :P It's been fun guys!

So depressing, yet so beautiful.

Thanks for taking me and countless others on this wonderful journey. *hugs*

I hope that the Na'vi are more understanding of sexual preferences than we are. I say this even though I'm 100% straight.

And more accepting.