Hello everyone and welcome back! Thank you for all those who favorite and reviewed Eywa's Daughter. I just want to say that we are halfway through the story so that means we only have a few more chapters to go! Without much to say except that I'm sorry for the late update. In August, however, I will try to update early if not you will have to wait until the following month or a very late update. School will be starting that month so that's way. I hope you all enjoy this chapter. Thank you.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything except my Oc's and everything else that does not belong to James Cameron. I would be ecstatic if I did. Please excuse the mistakes and spelling errors.

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I woke up back in the shack.

I pushed the link unit top up so I could climb out. Norm was just coming in from the outside when I saw me get out. He gave me a look, dropped what he had in his hands then came over to me. He took my arm and helped me back towards my cot to lie down. My head felt so light and I really didn't feel so good.

"Dr. Augustine!" Norm called out as soon as the sound of the door opened. My body felt so strange….and oddly enough numb. What's going on with me? I hear footsteps and my mom asking Norm what's wrong with me. "I don't know. I walked in as soon as she was getting out of the link. What's wrong with her?" Norm asked with a worried voice. I kept looking at the floor as my mom knelt down in front of me. My mom took my head in her hands then forced me to look at her.

"Her eyes are dilated, her breathing is heavy…lay her down I'll be right back." My mom told Norm who nodded. When my mom left the room Norm gently made me lay on my cot.

"Be right back. Keep your eyes open." Norm said then disappeared into the bathroom. A few seconds later he returned with a damp washrag I his hands. He placed the cool washrag over my forehead and I felt a lot better now that the cool cloth was on my forehead.

"Move." My mom said as Norm moved to the side. My mom knelt back down to my level then rubbed an alcohol wipe on my arm before sticking me with a six inch needle. I winced at the pain, groaning when my mom told me to suck it up. "Celene, you need to tell me what you did today. Did you over train with Tsu'tey? Did you fall or something? Did you do anything that would make your heart over work?" My mom asked. I couldn't tell her. I want to and maybe it would loosen this feeling in my chest but I can't. She can't know. Not yet at least.

"No…not that I can think of. I played with the kids and talked to Jake before I went for a walk." I breathed in then breathed out. "I'm fine mom. Really I am. Maybe I just need to take things slow." I told the biggest lie to her. Mom gave me a look the kissed my forehead.

"Get some sleep. Call if you need anything." My mom said the left the room. Norm gave me a gentle smile then left too. I closed my eyes and tried to get some sleep. As of late, I have to admit, I haven't been sleeping at all. I find it hard to fall asleep at night when I'm in here and not at Home Tree. It feels so odd and yet Home Tree is more of a home to me than earth ever was. This world…is something.

Once I finally got to sleep I woke up back in my avatar body with a major headache. It felt like the first time I had a few drinks with Tom and Norm when we graduated from training. I'm such a lightweight it wasn't even funny when I woke up the next morning. I will never touch another beer or liquor ever again. I looked around to see that I was alone, in the forest, at night, without my weapons or anything like that. Great. Just great.

"You look tired." Jan'a spoke from behind me, rubbing her cheek against mine, her own way of comforting me.

"Ever since I came here people want something out of me. My life was never this difficult when I lived on earth. Now I have three other tests to perform and train with the other masters. I won't have time before the bulldozers get here." I said to her, ignoring the fact that the two of us were alone in the forest.

"All things take time. You will get things done. I promise you. Now, go and get your things. You will not be returning to home tree until you are finished with your training. All the masters agreed that you must focus and not worry about those around you." Jan'a said.

"I don't know that I can leave. Tsu'tey is my teacher and Mo'at said I have to train with him. How am I supposed to leave?" I asked her.

"Don't worry about that. Eywa…sent a message to Mo'at about you. Everything is taken care of. As for Tsu'tey…I have no answers for you about that. Go and meet me by the river when you're ready. Until then." Jan'a said then ran off. I sighed, got to my feet, and walked back to home tree.

When I got back to Home Tree everyone, well, most of everyone was asleep in their hammocks while some of the others were awake. Mo'at was talking with Tsu'tey as I neared them, thinking over what I was going to say to them about leaving. I looked around to memorize everything around me so that I don't forget all the happy times I've had here. I won't be coming back here for a while.

"Celene, you have come back." Mo'at spoke when she saw me. I smiled at her but when I looked at Tsu'tey I couldn't help but think back to what I saw when I was…dreaming I guess. I felt my face heat up and I had to look away from the 'look' he was giving me. "It seems you will be leaving us for a while. Eywa is sending you on a passage I see." Mo'at said. A passage? Really?

"Yes…er…Eywa visited me the other night saying I have to…er…do something I really can't explain but I promise that I will return as soon as I can." I told her. Mo'at gave me a look then placed her hand on my shoulder.

"No need to explain dear child. This is between you and Eywa and I wish you the best of luck." Mo'at said.

"Thank you Mo'at."

"Don't thank me yet child for I have asked Tsu'tey to come with you so you can train with him as well." Mo'at said. My eyes widened as I looked over at Tsu'tey who had no expression at all.

"But he can't come! He…he…oh alright then." I said then looked over at Tsu'tey. "Go and get whatever you want to bring. We won't be coming back until I'm finished so it's going to be a while. I'll meet you in front of Home Tree when I'm finished." I said then went to get my things. I climbed up to where I hide my things that I've collected. I gathered a pack of herbs, a few pieces of fruit, a luck charm Mala and Dus'key had given to me, and a few bandages. I strapped on my dagger, arrows, and bow then went to where Mala and Dus'key slept. Their parents allowed me to say good bye to them while they slept before I headed for the front of Home Tree.

Tsu'tey was waiting for me by the time I made it into the front. His eyes looked me over, never straying far from my eyes, always looking into them with such intensity. But…this, what we feel for each other, cannot be. He's promised to another and the life I have, it's too dangerous for anyone to get close to. I must focus on my task at hand.

"Ready to go?" I asked him.

"Yes. Lead the way." He said. I took a deep breath and led him to where I am to meet Jan'a. She is so going to be pleased that I have company.

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"We're bringing who?" I knew Jan'a wouldn't be pleased about Tsu'tey. "There is no reason to bring him Celene. He will get in the way, question everything, and what's worse, he will hinder your training with the other Masters!" Jan'a nearly shouted. I looked over at Tsu'tey who is watching me talk to a viperwolf he nearly attacked when he saw her. I had to explain to him that the viperwolf 'commanded by Eywa, was here to lead me to my training. He didn't look so convinced but he backed off., for now at least.

"You think I didn't think of this before? Mo'at thought it would be better if he went with me so he's here! We'll just have to deal with it. I don't want him here as much as you do." I told her. Jan'a growled then sighed.

"Fine. We have a lot of ground to cover. Once we get to the place we will make camp and your training will begin. Let's just hope he won't get in the way. We do not stop until we reach the area." Jan'a said the jumped down from where she sat. I turned to Tsu'tey and explained to him what is going to happen. He really didn't like this plan but I told him that he really didn't have a choice in the matter. I gave him two options actually. One; he could listen to what I told him and follow me or two; he could go back to Home Tree and leave me to what I have to do. Tsu'tey looked at me, I mean really looked at me before he gave me his answer.

"Where you go, I go." He said; his voice was dark, deep, and husky as ever that it sent a shiver up and down my spine. I quickly turned around, not allowing him to see my face, and then quickly followed Jan'a across the river and deep into the forest.

We didn't stop at night and we continued all through the following day too. We stopped for breaks and such but other than that we didn't stop. Tsu'tey was oddly quiet as we walked behind Jan'a.

"Tsu'tey…we need to talk." I said finally after the truth has been eating away at me for a while now.

"About?" He replied.

"A while ago I needed to…think about a few things that happened in the past. Things I really couldn't recall because it was fuzzy to me. And, when, I did find what I was trying to remember I saw something that shouldn't have happened." I said then looked over my shoulder at him.

"We'll stop here for a break." Jan'a called from in front of us. "Tell him." She said then ran off. When we were alone I turned towards Tsu'tey and looked at him, afraid of what I'll hear from him.

"Why did you come after me when the thanator followed me? You could've left me to die since you really don't like me all the much but you came after me, to look for me and possibly even save me. Why?'" I asked him. Tsu'tey sighed, cursed, then sat down

"The reason why I went after you was because…was because…was because I have feeling for you Celene Augustine. Not at first but slowly I have seen what you do, what effect you have on others, and how you change the hearts of many. Something is drawing me to you Celene Augustine and I cannot stop it no matter how much I know it is wrong, I simply cannot." Tsu'tey stood up and took my by the arms. "Everything about you makes me feel for you deeper each day. When you were gone all I saw was you. Your eyes and hair were everywhere and all I saw was your face. Your voice haunted my dream, calling me to find you, and all I could do was follow." His eyes held so much as he looked into me. His eyes kept going deeper and deeper, looking for something that shouldn't be there but it was. We can't do this. It's wrong. It's forbidden. (A/N: Remember, time has passed between so their feelings have grown over time. Just wanted to clear that up in case you don't understand why he's practically saying he loves her.)

"Tsu'tey you connected your queue with mine and you belong to another!" I cried out and shoved him away. "I didn't even have a choice in the matter! You shouldn't have done that! It's wrong and I don't even like you!" It was a lie. I told him a lie, hoping that he would believe it.

Tsu'tey stood there, stilling looking at me before he stepped closer to me, taking my chin in his hand to make me look up at him. "You're lying Celene." He said. "No matter what you say, your eyes will always tell me the truth no matter how many lies your mouth tells me." He said as his mouth descended upon mine.

"Tsu'tey…" His lips pressed to mine in a heated kiss. A spark came between us, igniting a fire between us as our mouths moved against each other. His lips pressed deeper and hungrier as I kissed him back with everything I left for him. Our lips continued to move, matching each other as we clung to each other, our arms wrapped around one another. "Tsu'tey…we can't." Tears leaked from my eyes as I buried my face in his chest after I willed myself away from his addicting lips. Never before have I wanted something so badly only to have to let it go. All my life I always had to stay away and never get close to people because of my gift. But now, I want to be selfish, I want Tsu'tey, I want a happy ending like all those Disney movies I watched as a child.

"Yes we can." Tsu'tey made me look at him so we could wipe my tears away. "If only for a moment I want to allow this feeling I have for you, to know that you feel the same for me as well. Just for this moment, until we are forced to go back let us stay like this, to allow ourselves this one happiness and when we do go back we'll go our separate ways." Tsu'tey said actually giving me a smile as he rested his forehead against mine.

"But will we able to let go? When that time comes will you allow yourself to let me go?" I asked him but Tsu'tey kissed me again but harder this time and more passionate. He wanted to quite my questioning, leave me weak kneed and breathless when he pulled away. He didn't answer me when he did; he just continued to look at me with eyes that made a new set of tears appear. Never has anyone looked at me like that and it felt so good to have that happen.

"No tears, not with me." He said and wrapped me in a tight hug. After a while we pulled away just as Jan'a came back from wherever she left to go do.

"Ready to move?" She asked me. I nodded my head and placed my hand in Tsu'tey's.

"Ready." I said. Jan'a looked between us, at our linked hands, then smiled before turning around and moved on.

We continued to walk for another two days before we reached a wide meadow with a Tree of Souls in the middle of it. Nothing like the Mother of all the Tree of Souls but it was pretty big. Tsu'tey and I set up camp a little ways away from the tree so we could have a fire without worrying about burning it. Jan'a told us to get some rest, mostly me, because training begins in the morning followed by Tsu'tey's training.

"I am going to go hunt. I will see you in the morning." Jan'a said then ran off. I cleared my space where I would be sleeping then looked over at Tsu'tey who was looking up at the stars.

"It's different now that you're away from Home Tree isn't?" I asked him, mirroring how he was lying down. "When I first came here I swore there weren't as many stars as I have seen on earth. Earth may be my home but Pandora is certainly a world worth saving." I said, mostly to myself but Tsu'tey turned towards me.

"What do you mean, worth saving? What happened to your world?" Tsu'tey asked. I explained to him about how our world is dying because of the overpopulation, poison in our waters, almost of our trees are gone, and people have to wear oxygen masks due to the fact that our air is even polluted. Tsu'tey gave me a disgusted look then returned his eyes back towards the stars.

"Your world sounds dead." He said. He's right actually. Earth is dead. People are suffering and even if we were to try and help restore what Earth was originally was it would take years or maybe centuries before half of the mishaps and mistakes are corrected. Scientists, right this moment, are trying to find a way to keep the oxygen from disappearing. And they still haven't found a way in five years since the dramatic decline in oxygen and increase in carbon dioxide.

"Yeah, it is." I said then closed my eyes. "Night Tsu'tey."

"Sleep well Celene." He said to me in a soft voice. I smiled and allow myself to slip back into my real body.

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"Celene! Celene can you hear me? Celene wake up!" My mom's voice echoed in my foggy mind. When I managed to open my eyes I saw everyone, including Jake, looking over me with worried eyes. My body felt so heavy and weak…

"Mom...what happened? Why is everyone looking at me like that?" I asked them. My mom helped me is up and look around.

"When I came in to check on you at first I thought you were sleeping but when I tried to wake you, you didn't. Your mind…we scanned it to see that it was just like what it would look like when you're in the link." Mom explained. Whoops, I forgot to tell them about that.

"That's because I was actually. After my first sync with my avatar I went to sleep after dinner so when I did go to sleep I woke up in my avatar body. Confusing I know but I can use my avatar body when I'm asleep with the use of the link. Of course, I have no idea if it is bad or good for me or maybe even dangerous but it just happens. I have no control over it." I explained to them. They all gave me a look then said I had to be more careful. Jake went back to sleep along with Norm and Trudy. Mom helped me into our small kitchen area where she got me something to eat.

"You're wasting away Celene. You spend more time taking care of your avatar than the body you have here. It's not healthy." She said then handed me a white packet full of goo. Yuck!

"Sorry mom but…" I wanted to tell her. Tell her about what I'm doing and how I need her support more than ever but I can't. Just Telling Tsu'tey might hinder my search but he's stuck with me now. My mom is left in the dark as usual. "What I'm doing now is more important but I understand what you're saying. I'll try and keep an eye on my human self and yet still take care of what I'm doing. I can't tell you much but what I can tell you is that what I'm doing now might save the Na'vi people from the RDA. I have to keep going." I told her. My mom sat down next to me, smiled, and then placed a hand on my cheek.

"I understand. This mission you're on is important but that doesn't mean from time to time you don't ask for some help. I'm here for you Celene and whatever you decided I know you'll do the right thing. I believe in you." She said. I smiled at her and gave her a hug we haven't shared since I arrived. I love my mom. She's the best mom I could ever have and I couldn't have asked for more.

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There you have it guys. Not the end just the end of this chapter. I really didn't like the Tsu'tey part so please tell me what you think. I have some serious writers block so please forgive me if I don't update. I hope you all enjoyed the chapter. Thanks for reading!