A drop in the ocean • Neteyam x Reader

Chapter 4

"It's complicated. Lo'ak and I have the most history. You know that, you've been with us the entire time. I've loved him since we were little. It was always him. But now.." you trailed off

"But now, Mr. Daddy's perfect solider has caught your eye" you pushed Kiri's arm, "oh, stop it, you know he hates it when Lo'ak says that"

"I say you just drop those two skxwangs and find a new potential mate." She crosses her arms

"What? With a human-like Spider?" As soon as you said it you wished you could take it back.

"Kiri, I'm sorry-"

"No, no, it's okay." Her gaze and playfulness disappeared.

"No, Kiri. I know you, you miss him a lot, and it has been troubling you. Whenever you're sad, please talk to me about it." you hugged her.

"It's okay; I actually had a talk with dad about him and something else." your forehead scrunched up.

"What about?"

"I feel her, Y/n." her expression was so serious.

"Feel who?"

"Eywa, I feel everywhere, like a word about to be spoken, her heart beat and it is mighty." she smiled

"Thats, that's amazing Kiri. What a beautiful gift." she pulled you in for a tighter hug. Tuk then joined in getting you all wet.

"Oh you're going to pay for this!" you and Kiri both grabbed an arm and threw her into the water.

...

You were playing with Tuk in the water and you laughed at Kiri. She was lying on her stomach, head in the water, she was staring at the sand. Although it may seem crazy to some people, you believed her. She has always had a special connection to pandora, the animals, everything. You had even seen it yourself. Everything was drawn to her and came naturally to Kiri.

"What is she doing?" your head snapped to the distant voices.

It was Ao'nung, 3 other boys you had briefly seen before. You narrowed your eyes and told Tuk to go clean up before dinner.

"But I was just in the water? I am not dirty," Tuk whined. "Tuk, please." She skipped off to the hut after that.

As you were walking over to Kiri and the boys you over heard some of the conversation.

"No, no I am. Not a freak"

Oh hell no.

"What did just say?"

Ao'nung and the boys turned to look at you.

"I asked her if she is some kind of freak?" they all smiled and laughed. This only made you more upset. Kiri already had to deal with people calling her a demon for extra her fingers.

Kiri started to walk away from them. You pushed Ao'nung and slapped the hand away that was reaching toward Kiri.

"And are you some kind of jerk? Oh wait, I know the answer. Yes." you got straight in his face. Ao'nung even kind of liked you being this close to him, but he wished it wasn't because he was a being a jerk.

Lo'ak was watching from a couple of feet away; he was walking around after lying in the hut for a while. He didn't expect to stumble across Ao'nung and his friends harassing you and Kiri. He started walking over, and from not too far, he could see Neteyam making his way over as well.

"I'm only saying what everyone else is thinking," Ao'nung replied

"Yea? and when I knock you out, I'll only be doing what everyone else is thinking." you stood your ground.