A drop in the ocean: Neteyam x Reader

Chapter 7

Neteyam was standing at the shore and you all turned to look at him.

"Dinner!"

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Neteyam had sat right next to you at dinner tonight. Lo'ak was chewing slowly, watching the two of you interact. He wanted to talk to you after dinner.

"Are we going to finish our conversation." he whispered next to you. Okay we are doing this now.

"I don't know, are you going to tell me what you and your brother were fighting about?" you bit off a piece of fish.

"No, no, yet." he replied

"Okay, so no, we will not finish our conversation." you smiled sarcastically at him.

His jaw almost dropped he couldn't decide between whether what you did was cute and squeeze you or strangle you for being so stubborn.

"Y/n not yet." he pleaded to you

"No conversation then" you stared back at him, this time you would not melt, you stood your ground.

Lo'ak wanted to know what the two of you were whispering about. Tsireya touched his arm.

"I will not be a second choice Lo'ak. I ask you for the sake of my heart. Figure it out" she stood up and walked away. He was stunned.

"Fine!" Neteyam folded "after dinner"

You nodded, scared for what was going to happen next between the two of you.

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"Y/n. Lo'ak approached you. He knew who he wanted and needed to talk to you immediately.

"She is busy Lo'ak" Neteyam came up behind you the brothers haven't spoken since the fight.

"calm down; it will only be a second." you turned to look at Neteyam. He looked away. You knew if you went with Lo'ak, he would respect your decision. But Lo'ak wasn't the boy who held your heart anymore. It was Neteyam. You needed answers once and for all.

"I'm sorry Lo'ak but it must wait."

Neteyam's heart soared. That was a good sign. For Lo'ak, he knew what it meant. He had lost you.

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You and Neteyam returned to your spot. The sandbar. He grabbed your hand, tracing your palm as you sat.

"Neteyam I am so confused" you sighed

"I know. But I can't tell you what the fight was about not yet." you stood up so fed up.

"No. I agreed to this under that one condition"

"Y/n you need to understand everything first."

"How! I don't get it, we have these fantastic three weeks together. The other night at the sandbar, something shifted. I know it did. I know you feel it too. Just tell me what is going on! " you yelled

"It's not that simple" he groaned and grabbed his head.

"It is! Do you want me or not? Stop playing with my heart because I can't take this anymore. What was the fight about!" you teared up throat scratching. You just wanted your Neteyam back.

"It was about you!" he raised his voice. He was breathing hard. "I'm sorry" he grabbed your face.

"Y/n, I've loved you since you were 14. I've loved your stubbornness, determination, kindness, strength, all the things that make you. You. For so long I've tried to suppress it. But I can't anymore you've torn your way into my heart, and everyday I spend with you it bleeds more knowing I haven't told you that it belongs to you. I knew it was only Lo'ak you saw, but Y/n, I have always seen you. I see you." he was tearing up too. He had finally said it, and he was bracing for impact.

"I've wanted you to see me since before we left. It was like wishing for rain as I stood in the desert. Wishing for you to love me. I prayed to Ewya for just a drop, and maybe you would see me."

You started to cry, he was worried but kept his hands craddling your face. You kneeled down and grabbed his wrists. He followed you to the ground.

"Neteyam. My drop has turned into an ocean of love for you. I see you, Neteyam. I do." he let a out a shaky breath. He couldn't believe what he was hearing.

"You're right, back home it was always Lo'ak, but when we came here, everything changed. You snuck up on my heart, and claimed it as yours. I never saw you coming. You are loyal, dependable, strong, honest, caring, and most importantly, kind. You make me feel calm and safe, you understand me better than anyone."

He smiled. "I've been yours since you were 14; nothing would make me happier than you being mine." He pressed his forehead against yours.

You couldn't believe it. Neteyam was yours and you were his. You always thought it would be Lo'ak, but Neteyam made you feel things Lo'ak never did. Neteyam made your heart relax. He calmed you and steadied you in ways you couldn't and needed. He sat and listened to you and provided insight. You were the fire; he sometimes needed, and he was the water to put you out when needed.

"I'm yours Neteyam."

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Finally!!