((Late post. Edited.))

"Peace!" Said Kino. He couldn't help but to smile a little. Anni still tripped over her tail quite often, probably the main reason she had yet to become a full huntress. His eyes where still calm, the tiny flecks of green glinting as, for a seccond, the suns broke threw the clouds still cring rain. At the ocasion, he began to violently swish his tail, sprraying a few raindrops. He tossed the human weapon over to Aurora. "Catch!"

His tone had gotten much friendlier quite sudenly, besides the hint of annoyance from the rain. He crouched to glare at the dreamwalkers standing side by side. HE truely looked like a big blue cat with his tail swinging back anf forth, back and forth....

Anni gave a weak smile and relaxed her shoulders. She was weary, almost tired by the events of the morning. Yet, somehow, she was comforted by Jack's precance. Another human... or, part human, was standing by her now. Somehow, though there were two more humans seen living with the Na'vi, she felt more at ease. She had so many questions for him: What Earth was like since she'd been gone, how many humans now resided on Pandora, why he went off alone into the Pandoian forest and countless more. Her smile grew warmer at the prospect of being alone with him just to ask questions about the things she once enjoyed.

Kino saw the weak exitment on Anni's face and couldn't help but to get slightly jelous. He brushed the feeling off. If theis Dreamwalker was going to stay, then he may as well get used to Jack being around. It wasn't that surprising that Anni was temporarilly captivated. He gave a half- hearted smile in their direction before turning his attention back to the others. His tail quieted a little more; he knew complaining wouldn't make the rain go away.

 Jack laughed. He swung his tail around hitting Aurora and knocking her into the mud,"Opps, sorry." He giggled.

  Aurora got up and dusted the mud off. She frowned swinging her tail around and tripping Jack.

 "You are mean!" Jack said trying to stay balanced.

Anni laughed, curling her tail tight around her hips, as was her habit. She grabbed Jack's arm and helped him to steady. "That's one of the things you've got to get used to around here," She *censored*ured him. "You really do need it to stay blaanced on hunts, though." She giggled. "Trust me, amoung the Na'vi your tail is a serious life sa-VER! AHH!"

Anni let go of Jack's arm as she herself fell to the ground. She caught herself before she hit the mud, leaning on her arms as if she were a crab. "KINO!"

Kino laughed. "Oh yes," He teased. "A real life- saver indeed." He spoke in English so that the other Dreamwalker could understand. He had begun to notice that when the humans spoke, he understood it, even if he couldn't speak every word himself. "Anni, teaching him your language is going to be a pain," He said, still in English. "Remember when you learned?"

Anni laughed as she began to pick herself up. "Repatition," She said cheerfully. "You weren't much better at learning English, Kino."

Kino hissed playfully, remaining in a croush as to not fall, even if another's tail where to catch him. Still, he eyed Jack's cautiously.

Kino stood cautiously. "Aye, we should." HE brightened at the prospect, and suddenly, the rain didn't seem so dampering. "Oi! Dreamwalker!" Remember to keep your tail out and try not to fall."

Anni giggled. "Shall we take the East path? It's the widest." This was the path Anni had learned to walk on, and no doubt she had taken her sweet time following Kino, who had taken napps as he waited for her.

Kino shook his head. "The North is narroest. If we start there, he'll fall in the mud so much that he'll ensure himself that he won't want to do it anymore." Kino often did this to his larger pupils or when he was feeling in a malicious mood. In this case, it was some of both. No matter the verdict, he stood and flicked his tail, ready to taunt the Dreamer.

 "You make it sound so easy!" jack said.

 Aurora rolled her eyes,"Nope we will go the hardest way to make sure he learns everything." She said grinning at Jack.

Kino said in Na'vi to answer: "Yes, something like that, Cyvati. I blame the rain." He flicked his tail in his direction, spraying him with a few extra droplets of water. "And don't you oworry about Jack. I'll make sure he falls." This was another of his teachings. He'd often let an elder pupil lead the group while he leapt into a tree and swatted the youngers if they made too much noise, or sometimes to simply take them off gaurd. It was good practice. On occasion, he also rustled the bushes on either side and evaluate which ones noticed and how long it took.

"I've got nothing else to do," He continued in Na'vi. "I've got to do something to raise my spirits."

Anni laughed, noting Kino's words, and nearly side steped another tail attack intender to trip her. "I'll teach you a little Na'vi along the way," She said to Jack, her spirits high as the heavans. "The basics are easy, but sentances are quite complex."

Kino rolled his eyes. "Anni, you're exadrating," He said in English. All the same, he smiled.

 Jack looked around. He turned around at Cyvati and spit in his eye. He then ran off very carfully to make sure he didn't trip over his tail.

 Aurora looked after Jack,"Great..." She groaned. She started to run after him surprised that he was actually running faster then her. Wow, he is fast even when tripping over his tail! She sped up a little skidding to a halt when she reached the edge of the forest. She hissed seeing some more humans.

Kino laughed, waited for the others to p*censored*, then lept into a tree. Anni, who knew verry well of Kino's tacktics, took line right infront of Jack, waiting untill the path narrowed out a bit more before she began to speak. "The people are called the Na'vi," She started. "Well, this clan, anyway. The language is very old, very sacred. To say the terms properly is of great honor."

With the introduction, she began to say simple words like the translations for colors, emotions and numbers, She went quickly, hoping that Jack was tring to listen, but also cutting him slack. "Remember to use your tail as a counter balance!"

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When Auroura stopped, Anni did, too, cutting her lanuage session short of completeing a sentance. As she looked over the facility, she almost started to cry again. Every day the forest seemed to get a little smaller. It was horrid.

Kino dropped down from the tree he was in, balencing and hanging off of a branch slightly above and forward of the others. He muttered a few curses in Na'vi and his shoulders sagged. Their world was slowly ending.

Jack turned around seeing Cyvati and Aurora. He stuck out his tounge and ran into the building.

 Aurora let out a hiss and ran onto the crowd of humans,"Your not getting away that easy!" She said to herself.

Kino raised a long finger. "I think it would be better if we went undetected," he said in a low voice, speaking in English so all could understand. He shuttered at the horrid sight before him. "Raise not your arrows, Cyvati. You aren't leader yet."

Kinomi's bluntness is what often got him into trouble. He was often vareless with his words and spoke threw actions.

Anni wipped her face. She didn't want to show weakness before the Na'vi, and sertanly not infront of JAck. She sniffed, but said nothing. She only gazed onto the humans she was still a part of. "I had no idea," She finnaly whispered to herself. "THat they had ventured this far...."

She rounded on Jack. "But you knew!" She was almost screaming, her eyes once more glittering with the threat of tears. "You knew all about this, didn't you? Didn't you?"

Kino barked. "Hussh, Anni! This not the time nor the place!" He knew that if Anni was not removed, she would certanly try to kill Jack. He lept onto the narrow ledge and wrapped his arms protectively around her and hissed at Jack. Stupid humans always caused trouble.

Kino's voice became very stern, very deep. "Cyvati, it is none's falt. If it is any's, it is all of ours. One Dreamer didn't do this; The lot of humans did."

Anni bit her lip and slammed her eyes shut, as if it would make the whole thing go away. She opened her eyes to glare only at Jack, but then tore her eyes away. It was impossible to look at him now, as much as she wanted to.

 Aurora hissed,"It doesn't matter who's idea it was it sure was stupid!"

 "I didn't know they had moved at all! I only came here and it all looked the same." Jack said raising his hand.

 Aurora closed her eyes,"Don't blame it on him. He didn't do anything that made this happen. Even though they are taking our land and killing us they are still living things." Aurora said. She grabbed Jack's wriste and pulled him,"He will need someone to watch him at all times."