Her Snowy Hair

THREE

When I saw my father I slightly stopped. Only for a few seconds but to Grace it was noticable. She took my hand, squeezed it softly, and told me that I was going to be ok. I nodded and kept walking with her, I shook my head, I wasn't going to let my father that he scared me. I put my chin up and walked with more confidence than I really had. He was busy so he probably wouldn't even see me but I wasn't going to take the chance and give him something to yell at me over. I can already here it KODIAK STAND WITH YOUR BACK STRAIGHT. QUIT SLOUCHING. God I just wish that he wouldn't yell at me. Like I haven't even done anything to him, except look like my mother. I shook my head again trying to get his voice out and after 30 years we were finally out of his section. I was glad that most of the time he was too busy for me. It was sad yes but it made my life so much easier. We walked through the part that held all of the main, big tech things like the different suits or small air carriers.

We walk outside and run past the place I had ran through only a few hours prior. The basket ball court that I saw was abouloutely massive. It was so much larger than I thought it would be. I should have known thought, the Na'vi bodies get to be about 10 feet tall. Literally twice my own height. Yes I was very small. Small and slim. I was very thankfull that the Avatars were tall like they were. On pandora I would be a snack in a matter of seconds. "Wow." I said just slightly under my breath. I heard the soft laughter from Grace behind me as I was looking up and around. I this was something that I never wanted to miss out on. "Grace, I need to go back in as soon as I can. Not because I want to, well I do want to, but I felt like something was pulling me. Pulling me to out there. Past the school, past everything that you all know about. I need to be there, in the heart of it all. I know they dont know me yet but I need to work on that as soon as I can. Please." I said to her, my voice ever so slightly above a whisper.

"Does it have something to do with that happened earlier in the school. You know, when you knew the little girls name. That school closed a year ago and there was no way that you could have known any of them. They havent come back since." She stopped, I knew what happened. "They tried to stop a dozers, but they were being shot at. They thought you could save them if they came to you but they were killed. The eldest daughter of the chief shot infron of her sister." I stopped. I knew when to stop when it came to Grace. She nodded but still had the same puzzled look in her eyes. "It amazes me how you know that." she said. " I have no idea how I know. But when I am in ym Avatar body, its like I was there, I knew what happened like I saw it with my own eyes." I confessed.

She nodded and smiled at me. "I knew that you would be important to them some how. Though I still think that its crazy that you can see so much. Like you can truly 'see'." She said with a smile on her face. "Ohe kawkrr them to trust me. Ohe kawkrr them to let me keye'ung." ( I need them to trust me. I need them to let me in.) I told Grace. She nodded. "You can try but if at anypoint you start to feel sick, I need you to come back ok." She siad very caringly while she put a hand on my shoulder. I smiled up at her and nod. We walk back to the link room talking about how I felt after coming out of cryo and hwo I was dealing with the loss of Tom. I always answered her truthfully. I told her that cryo was weird but I didnt really have a problem with it. And I told her that loosing Tommy was hard but I was handling it well.

When he got in there she told me to be careful again and I told her that I would beforegoing back in. I woke up in the school before deciding that I was going to go out there and see if I could find them. I doubt that I could since they knew all of this land better than I did but it was going to be worth a shot. As I set out though I knew that I was going to have to walk lightly and quietly, so thats what I did. To be one with the people I have to be almost completely silent. While making good ground cover I was utterly silent. I smiled softly at myself before hearing a bow draw back. I dont know how far I had gone or how long I had been walking but I stopped moving and looked around. First in the trees and thats when I saw about 10 of them in various trees. On the ground I saw about 10 more. I didnt make any sudden moves, I knew that if I did I would for sure be shot at or killed. Which one depended on their mood.

One I watched came forward as he signaled for the others to stay where they were. "Pesu are ngenga?" (Who are you?) The man who came forward asked. I assumed he was the lead hunter. "Ohe am Kodiak. Ohe tsam to txìng your ways. Txum teach me." (I am Kodiak. I want to learn your ways. Please teach me." "Ngenga. Lenay'ga can ke'u atxkxe our ways. We have tried txìm ngenga like baby." ( You. Sky person can not know our ways. We have tried but you like baby.) I nodded slowly at him. "I know, I know. That is why I want to learn. Please help me." I said gently. He shook his head and was about to say no but then all of the sudden, small white little flower things started to fall around and land on my. In a matter of a few seconds my arms and shoulders were completly covered. Soon they made a sort of trail, from his arm to mine. He looked up to me with wide eyes."Ewya desires ngenga. Nìtut. Ngenga fu have fko chance here, snow." (Ewya desires you. Come. You only have one chance here, snow.) I smiled. Even the natives call me snow. "Thank you." I say. "Do not thank me. Thank Ewya." He said. I smirk. "I was."