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Rue's gaze sson found the cabin after a few minutes of fast flying, and she decended in lazy spirals.

Setsuko landed gracefully, supported by a small, bended cushion of air. Jaci leaped off the glider before Setsuko landed, falling nimbly onto his toes. "No time to eat," Setsuko pointed out. "We should probably just sleep, then eat in the morning."

Rue noddded. "Okay," she said agreeably, although her stomach was silently growing with hunger. She walked inside, laying down on her thin blanket and covering herself up.

"Oh, and Rue," Setsuko added, "Maybe we should try reporting our dreams in the morning. Maybe it could help us with out task."

"Good idea Setsuko," Rue said. MAybe it would.....then they could finally get home.

Setsuko nodded curtly. "Alright, then." She curled up in her makeshift bed, closing her eyes and drifting to sleep.

Rue stayed awake a bit longer than Setsuko did, unable to force her active brain to shut down. Finally, she succeeded, and black settled over her as she fell asleep

A dream came to Setsuko, but it was foggy. She couldn't see much, but she could see a shape. It came closer, and slowly clearer...it wasn't just one shape, either...there where two. Setsuko began to think she might know who they where. "Mother? Father?" She guessed. Some of the mist cleared. Sure enough, there where her parents, standing right in front of her. Setsuko's heart swelled. A few relived tears leaked. "Mother, Father!" She repeated, running up to them. "I'd missed you so much. But...this is just a dream, isn't it? Tell me how to go home, please. I want to see you for real." Her voice cracked in sadness. Katara stepped forward and embraced her daughter in a hug. "Believe in dreams, Setsuko. But remember who you are with. Learn," She murmured. "Learn what?" Setsuko asked, confused. Aang joined the hug. "Learn," He said, echoing Katara. "Learn what?" Setsuko asked again, but the images of her parents where fading until she could see nothing, or feel nothing. She felt like crying again as she stood there, alone, dream slowly fading back into reality as Setsuko awoke.

Ooc:// Poor sad Setsuko....

Rue was aware of flying, warm air smoothing the feathers on her twany wings as she beat them. A pale-heaired boy was flying beside her. No, not with bird-wings...but with bat-wings. She felt somehow connected to him, and they flew side by side, her brown eyes trianed on him closely. The image of him started to fade as she was dimly being pulled back into reality, until she was staring around and the familiar cabin interior.

Setsuko opened her eyes only to find them damp. She must have been crying in her sleep. A pang of sadness hit her as she reflected on the dream. She had seen her parents...if only she could see them now! And that message her mother had told her...what did that mean? What was she supposed to learn? She shook her head to clear it. "Good morning, Rue," She said, breaking the silence, only to then wonder whether or not her friend was awake.

"Morning Setsuko," Rue said, a small yawn breaking into her sentence.

Setsuko hesitated a moment, then spoke. "What did you dream about?"

"Well, I was flying with someone. He had pale hair and dark green eyes. Ad bat wings, instead of bird ones," she said. "I just was flying along with him for a while, until everything just started fading away to nothingness. Then I woke up," she said.

"Bat wings? Like wolf-bats? There are people with wolf-bat wings, too?" Setsuko asked curiously, wondering how many other unusual people lived in Rue's world.

"NO, not wolf-bats. Just bats," she said. The image of him tugged at her memories, and her voice sounded uncertain while she struggled to remember. MOre to recover after hitting her head. HIs name was something like a star...she focused on the image of him flying beside her firmly, struggling to remember.