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[tigerheads.livejournal.com]

[ He's new still, but you may have seen him. He did have a punishment round on his very second day, after all. Though Jet laid out of the first few days of his classes, citing his concussion as his excuse, he's attended at least a few of them, and he just has one of those faces. Very tanned and boy-next-door, not unpleasant and not one-in-a-million. You may have seen him. ]

[ And you may see him now, as he's scouring the girls' dormitory looking at the name placards beside each door, laboriously trying to read the "sounds" written there. He's not yet to the second floor but is making his way toward the stairwell, deep in concentration.

It doesn't for a moment occur to him that only girls are supposed to be in the girls' dorms. ]

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[watertides.livejournal.com]

[That look makes her resolve waver. Her fingers play with the hem of her skirt in an attempt to distract herself.]

I just... I don't think you should go home.

[tigerheads.livejournal.com]

[ His brows knot up. ]

Katara. I understand that you may not think I can handle myself with the Avatar's team, or maybe that I'm too focused, but I promise you, I know what I'm doing.

[watertides.livejournal.com]

[She shakes her head.]

That's not the reason why, Jet. I just... I think it's better if you stayed here.

[tigerheads.livejournal.com]

[ Frustrated, Jet stands and throws up his arms. ]

What's with you, Katara? [ He scrubs his hands through his hair and puffs out a breath. [

You know what, never mind. Just never mind. I'll see you.

[ He turns to go on his way. ]

[watertides.livejournal.com]

Wait, Jet!

[She immediately jumps off of the bench and reaches to grab his arm.]

I'm sorry! I just don't think it's my place to say anything about this.

[tigerheads.livejournal.com]

[ He doesn't shake her arm off violently, but he does exert a gentle pressure to extricate his wrist from her grip. ]

I'm sure you've got your reasons. For now, I just need some time.

[watertides.livejournal.com]

[Katara knows it's unreasonable, but she can't help but feel hurt when he pulls away. She can tell that he's frustrated, and he has every right to be angry at her for being so secretive-- but she doesn't want him to leave on a misunderstanding. So she makes a move to grab him again, adding in a small tug of his arm.]

Jet, please! It's for your own good!

[tigerheads.livejournal.com]

[ He looks down at her tugging hand, then at her face. There's a pleading there, but Jet's finding it hard to care. ]

I told you, I'm fine. Just drop it, Katara.

[watertides.livejournal.com]

[To her dismay, her vision blurs as tears begin to form in the corners of her eyes. She doesn't want Jet to be mad at her-- not when he's alive. She doesn't let go of him as she's persistent to make things alright between them.]

No, Jet-- you're upset with me. Just trust me, you don't want to know.

[tigerheads.livejournal.com]

[ His lips twitch, but he doesn't say anything, not for a long moment. ]

If I'm asking you to trust me, it'd be crappy of me to just refuse to trust you, right?

[ He tugs her fingers off his wrist with his free hand. ]

I'm just tired, and I wanna go back to my room.

[watertides.livejournal.com]

[There's a slump in her shoulders when he forces her grip to loosen it's hold. Her hands drop to her sides in defeat as she can recognize that he's frustrated with her, and that nothing she can do or say can make him feel otherwise.

She'll let him go, for now.]

Alright. I hope you feel better.