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Trails to the unknown [closed, but also open to Renne, Goliath and Jamie if they so choose]

Katara had thought about having the two of them meditate in the desert Sietch she found most profound, but decided it would make more sense if Billy learned through her native element. As a result, they were not in the desert but in fact the Northern Water Tribe's most sacred place: the Spirit Oasis. Unlike the rest of the Northern Water Tribe, this was a tropical place where green was lush and the spirit world coincided with the mortal world. The guardians of the moon and ocean dwelled here, a black and white Koi fish respectively Tui and La. Here, Katara settled herself on the one of the small cross bridges overlooking the guardian spirit's pool, waiting for Billy to come.

She was dressed in her white underclothes now, as if wanting to be as comfortable as possible.

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We all need balance, Billy. Just because we have the barrier doesn't mean the trials ends. Emotions can be strong and they can change things about us in ways that test everything we have. Balance is needed by all of us, in different ways.

And he was right: Katara could still filter herself from Billy, but she was happy to just be with him, basking in the strength of their Bond: words couldn't describe how elated she felt. She actually felt peaceful, happy. Billy's love felt like it was bathing her spirit.

Where are we going now?

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Thinking on their work lives, he knew she was absolutely right. Right. More frequent meditations should help me sort this out---and having people to care about has definitely helped me get my priorities in line.

Billy waited, delighted to feel the healing presence and watch her smile. We'll break through---the sea, the sky, and then back to the oasis.

One last burst of color. He offered his hand again, a playful sort of smile on his face.

She smiled. It actually helps to keep your emotions in check by meditating. Trust me, I've had a lot of time to spend doing that in several different places: it's all the road back to yourself again.

And other places, of course, as she watched how Billy's radiated sense of peace mingled with her own. It was hard to stay set on concrete thought as she followed him, glad to have him lead.

And she laughed aloud, which seemed to color all around her.

Then I'll practice more frequently. Billy exuded pure delight for a brief moment, and then they were off. They started spiraling upward the way they came, gliding through the water effortlessly and then breaking through, skimming the surface. Brief happy thoughts bubbled upward as they went.

They rose higher and higher, free as birds, then all too soon parted the curtain and returned to their bodies.

"...so that's what I felt," Billy finished, unfolding his limbs and looking at her with a rare sort of smile.

I know she said, grinning and seeming to glide alongside him. And if we can do this together occasionally, that wouldn't be a bad thing either. It's different, but it helps to reexamine things about each other.

She rose along with him, for a moment feeling as if she had those wings Billy imagined for her when she felt herself glade back into her body again. She kept her eyes closed a moment and slowly opened her eyes, a blissful look on her face.

"It's always different with people," she said, "But this is my first time with Bonded. It was just...wow."

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Renne and I do this when we need to touch base with each other. This is just the first chance I had to include you.

Once everything's in order, Billy takes in the sight of the oasis once more. A place between the spiritual and the physical, she'd said---how appropriate.

"It's definitely a surreal experience," he agrees, now taking a minute to study the oasis. There's Tui and La again, there's the grass and trees...he can see why meditating here is so relaxing.

"Should I leave you to meditate, then?"

I'm honored, believe me. I've never had anything like this before, but now I see why you chose this. There's something about Renne that...just brings out my protective and vulnerable side, both at the same time.

She looked over the Oasis herself, smiling. This place did bring her joy, it was a part of her that wasn't around but was still a part of her. With Billy here, it was like that joy was extended: her world, the old, ingrained part of her: Billy and Renne, the new mysterious part that she still didn't know all about.

"No," she said, smiling. "I can do this anytime. I don't mind staying here with you for a little while."

I think I know what you mean.

Billy slowly stood, stretching his limbs. Oh, as soon as he's back in the room he's getting a shower and then resting. It's a shame that it's only sonic, but it'll have to do.

"So...what happened here with your friends?"

She knew that he understood: it was just a matter of time, really.

She was wanting a bath too, and was all too happy she had the Outsiders headquarters to do it in. She still couldn't get used to a shower without water. That was just weird.

Boy, was that a story. "This was in the Northern Water Tribe, our brother tribe. They were a lot less devastated than we were, and at more of an advantage. We went to the water tribe and actually found me a water master, but not too long after the fire nation launched an invasion to defeat the Northern Water Tribe: destroying the waterbender's source of waterbending, the moon. Those fish are actually gods that chose the mortal form of those fish to balance the world: one of the ocean, the other of the moon. They almost destroyed the moon spirit. Thankfully, that didn't happen."

For a moment, Billy could see the reflection of a while haired young woman, tan liked Katara but with a more regal expression on her face.

She smiled. "Aang saved us then too."

So that was their balance. Billy smiled down at them, then at the woman who appeared.

"So it's really a special place to you," he noted, taking in everything and starting to walk past her. "How do the memories make you feel?"

She nodded. "Yes. It was here that I learned to become a master of waterbending, and where we were able to do what we could to help the war. It was where I saw Aang beat back a whole army of firebenders, and thought it was scary to see him like that, it gave me hope we get end the war in our world."

She smiled, but it was a sad smile. "It makes me miss home, to be honest. Home, my family, Master Paku. But even if I never see them again, I'm glad the memories helped make me who I am today."

Happy yet bittersweet memories. Billy knew well how that felt.

"I've felt that too. Renne gave me a crystal to help me keep the memories inside. It ensures that I'll never forget completely----sometimes I've wished I could stop missing them, but without my old friends' guidance I wouldn't be here."

Billy offered her a hand. "We'll always carry this with us."

"I understand that," she said. "It's funny, isn't it, when people try to hide children from the things that are unsafe, but wind up unable to do that because of real life? There are a lot of memories that hurt me, but made me stronger too. I can see you being stronger because of your friends. They've motivated me too."

She took his hand. "Yes, always. Don't be afraid to come to me abut anything, ok?"

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