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Chapter 81 (The Guru)

Elua's POV.

The King had told us that the Kyoshi warriors were here, so Katara won't be completely alone. But, Sokka, Aang, and I were leaving for a little while. So, here we are outside saying our goodbyes.
"I'm really gonna miss you guys," Toph says with a frown.
"Me too," Katara says sadly.
"Yeah," Aang says as they hug Toph. They look at Sokka and I sadly as they run over to us and engulf us in a group hug, I laugh as I hug them back.
"Take care of Sokka for me," Katara tells me.

"Don't worry, I'll make sure he doesn't do anything stupid," I tell her with a grin.
"Hey! I can take care of myself," Sokka tells us.
"Of course, Sokka," Katara says with a laugh.
"Okay, Great! That's enough!" Sokka exclaims as he tries to get out of our group hug. "We love each other. Seriously, Guys," He says and we finally let go of each other and walk over to Appa.
"Aang, wait!" Katara says as she runs over and hugs him. I smile at them as Sokka and I climb onto Appa and give them a moment.

"Are you sure I should be going instead of Katara?" I ask Sokka unsurely.
"Of course," Sokka says with a small smile. "She's okay with it, and I really do want you to meet my dad," He tells me, I sigh and nod.  He smiles at me as he takes my hand into his and pulls me over to him, I lean my head onto his shoulder and smile. So much had happened within the last few weeks, I would have never seen myself here a few months ago. But, I'm happy with where our lives are heading.

Later.

Appa lands on a hill that overlooks the beach of Chameleon bay, we can see ships and a camp a little ways away from us.
"You haven't seen your Dad in over two years. You must be so excited," Aang says smiling at Sokka, but he looked woozier then excited.
"I know I should be, but I just feel sick to my stomach," Sokka says.
"Don't be nervous, he's going to be so happy to see you," I try to reassure him.
"So, what about you, Aang? Are you nervous to meet this Guru?" Sokka asks.
"Not at all. I'm ready to master the Avatar State. I'll do whatever it takes," Aang says as Sokka and I hop off Appa. "See you in a week. Yip Yip!" Aang says as he takes off back into the sky.

I look down at all the Water Tribe boats and people that are sitting on the beach in front of us. I look over to Sokka and see the nervous look on his face.
"He'll be so happy to see you, Sokka," I tell him with a smile, he smiles back at me as I take his hand into mine and we walk down the hill and onto the beach. We walk into the camp and everyone looks at us in shock, a man walks in front of us and shakes Sokka's hand.
"Sokka, good to see you," The man says smiling as everyone moves out of the way of a bigger tent. Sokka stares at the tent and gulps nervously.
"Do you want me to go with you?" I whisper to him as I squeeze his hand.

"No, I'm alright," He tells me with a smile as he kisses my cheek and lets go of my hand.
"Go on then," I tell him smiling, he smiles back and walks into the tent. Everyone turns to me, I smile at them awkwardly. They stare at me for a moment, were they as sexist as Sokka was when I first met him? I hope not. I sigh. Well, I might as well say hello.
"Hello," I say to everyone with an awkward wave. "I'm Elua," I tell them, a look of realization hits them and they all smile at me.
"You're the Nadir," The man that had shaken Sokka's hand says smiling.
"Yes. It is so nice to meet more people of the Southern Water Tribe," I say as I bow respectfully.
"And it is an honor to meet you, Nadir Elua."

After a while of talking to many people and explaining where Aang was, Sokka walks out with his dad, grinning. He walks over to me, still grinning.
"How did it go?" I ask, hoping it went well.
"Great, it went great," Sokka says, looking so happy and making me smile. "Come on," He says as he takes my hand and we walk over to his father.
"Dad, this is Elua, the Nadir," Sokka tells his father.
"It's great to finally meet you," I say as I bow to him.
"It's great to meet you too. I'm Hakoda, Sokka's father, but I'm sure you know that," Hakoda says as he bows back.

"And my girlfriend," Sokka adds proudly as he smiles at me. Hakoda looks over to his son with a proud smile. "He's gonna show me some stuff, want to come?" He asks me. I was going to say yes, but I kept getting this feeling that I should meditate. Like, something was trying to tell me something.
"You go ahead, somethings telling me to meditate," I tell him, he frowns in worry.
"Is everything okay?" He asks me.
"I'm sure everything is fine, probably just a spirit trying to connect to me. I just want to make sure," I reassure him, though I think I'm trying to reassure myself as well. "I'll find you later," I tell him as I kiss his cheek and go find a quiet place.

I walk into the nearby woods, everything was peaceful. I sit down, my legs crossed and take a deep breath as I close my eyes and begin to meditate. I could feel the light wind hit my face and the sound of animals running around, but suddenly the peacefulness is broken. I start to feel panicked, my heart rate rises as though I'm running, it's like I'm in a different body. Someone is chasing me, and then I'm falling. My eyes shoot open and I gasp for breath.
"Katara!" I shout as I stand up and start to run back down to the beach. I look up as I run and realize that the sun had set and it was dark out, I must have been there for a while. I get to where Sokka is and see Hakoda's men boarding a boat.

"Sokka!" I shout to him as I stop running, but keep walking towards him. He turns around with a smile, but it quickly fades as he sees the panic on my face and he rushes over to me.
"Elua, what's wrong?" Sokka asks me with worry.
"We have to get back!" I tell him as I stand in front of him, my breathing still ridged.
"Elua breathe," Sokka tells me as he puts his hands on the sides of my face. I take a few deep breaths, but the panic was still there. "What is it?" He asks calmly.
"Katara is in trouble," I tell him worriedly.

"What kind of trouble?" He asks he asks in concern.
"I...I don't know," I say as I try to think of what I had felt, but it was all so confusing. We suddenly hear Appa roar, we look behind us as he lands on the sand. I see Aang with the same worried look I have.
"This can't be good," Sokka says in worry. I turn back to Sokka, he looks down at me worriedly.
"We have to go, Sokka," I tell him, beginning to panic again. He nods and turns to his dad.
"Go, we'll see each other soon," Hakoda tells him with a reassuring smile as we walk over to Appa, quickly hop on, and take off.