The Rain At Midnight - [Avatar the Way Of Water Fanfiction]

ꉔꁝꋬꉣ 8 - ꒒ꄲ'ꋬꀘ ꉣꄲ꒦

I was putting some stuff together when a horn was blown and Yana headed into our Marui.

"The Tulkun have returned!" She signed happily. Mom and dad went outside while Yana quickly grabbed my hand and pulled me with her.

She stopped, her hand still in mine, I noticed she was wearing her rings again. We stood there and watched the tulkun jumping around, the Metkayians were swimming with their Ilu to their friends.

"Come on!" Yana said out loud and pulled me with her into the water, she reached for her Ilu and pulled me behind her on Jacha.

I laid my hands around her waist and looked around. The Tulkun were all so beautiful. Yana softly clapped her hand against my leg and pointed at a Tulkun.

"Mine." She pointed at herself and I understood that it must've been the one she connected to.

We swam to her tulkun. She greeted it with the hand move and stroked along it. I swam next to Yana and smiled, watching her being happy.

"This is Reen, he is my soul brother!" Yana explained and swam a bit around with Reen. I noticed that he also had a small extra fin, like Yana with her hands.

"This is Lo'ak." Yana signed then and looked at me. I made the 'I see you' sign as a greeting and received the sound of him back.

"He is friends with Payakan." Yana signed. I told her and the others about Payakan but why did she tell him?

While swimming next to them, I couldn't keep my eyes off Yana. She seemed so peaceful and happy. I've never seen her this happy before.

"Reen knows Payakan. They used to be friends." Yana explained to me suddenly, I listened up and looked at Reen. He made some sounds and I understood them as he agreed with what Yana had said.

Then Yana turned back to her soul brother and told him about the last few months. She told him about her training with her Skimwing Tewagī and she told Reen about me. The night we swam together and also about how her water connection has changed and is stronger now.

Watching them, I started to think about Payakan. He was outcast. The others called him a killer. But what did he do? I didn't believe he was a killer. Payakan was kind and funny. He was my friend. 

I swam back up to get some air, then I stayed there and just watched Yana and Reen from above. They were making circles together, Yana showing him some of her new 'power' moves she learned while he covered her from the others. They were truly soulmates.

After a while Yana said bye to her brother and swam back to me. She smiled happily and like she had a small break from everything that happened.

"I'm going to visit Payakan later." I signed as we arrived back at the Marui. She looked surprised but then she looked down and back at me.

"Can I come too?" She asked and smiled.

"What? Sure, I think." I signed in surprised but at the same time I was happy she is going to join.

We jumped into the water, I'm on my Ilu and Yana on hers. We arrived behind the reefs and I jumped off the Ilu and so did Yana.

We swam a bit further away and I waited for Payakan. He swam to us. Yana sighed deeply and I was confused why she had tears in her eyes.

Her hand stroked along Payakan, then she sat on his fin, like I always do and I joined her. Payakan looked at Yana.

"I am so sorry." Yana signed. Payakan made some sounds but Yana shook her head.

"I thought I could help but I didn't, I made everything worse. I'm so deeply sorry for what happened." Yana signed with tears running down her cheeks.

"What happened?" I asked and looked at both Yana and Payakan. Yana looked down.