hard love - (neteyam x aonung)

pt.52

Aonung's pov:

(A week later)

I took Kiri's hand helping her on the ilu. She looked weaker and skinnier and I understood why.

I got on my own ilu, feeling the dread creep back in. It was always there now.

"Ready?" I asked her and she just nodded.

Our ilu's dove into the water, making their way to the great brothers rock. (We're pretending she don't have seizures okay 🤷)

It felt like a long ride, neither one of us spoke.

Once we had arrived I looked over and Kiri and she was looking at me for answers.

I reached out my hand to her and she took it as we slowly got off our ilu's. I nodded to her and we sank into the water, swimming down to the spirit tree's. I helped Kiri get situated before I went to another spirit tree.

I took my bond bring it up to the spirit tree before bonding. I slowly closed my eyes.

I was back at my den. I looked around confused before I left the den. "Bro! Bro!" I heard a voice shout and I turned me head to see rotxo. He looked healthy and well.

I felt like crying again as he ran up to me. "Come on bro!" He smiled. "We don't have time to waste!" He grabbed my wrist pulling me down the trails. "Where are we going?" I asked him and he laughed at me.

"Just come with me"

I followed rotxo down into a den, I looked around confused. "Look" rotxo smiled and my gaze snapped down to look at two peacefully sleeping metkayina babies.

One was older looking maybe a year older but he cuddled the little metkayina baby as they slept.

Rotxo ran his hand over the smaller babies head. "Isn't he beautiful?" Rotxo smiled looking up at me. I nodded crouching down looking at both the babies. "Who's kids are these?" I asked him and he laughed at me.

"Don't you remember?" Rotxo asked and I looked at him confused.

I heard the den doors ruffle and I turned to see tsireya coming in, neteyam was laughing with her. My jaw dropped when I saw the two.

"Tsireya?" I questioned as I looked at her confused. She had tribal tattoos but that's not what confused me. She was pregnant.

"I think aonung got hit on the head or something" rotxo laughed, standing next to me he was holding the sleeping baby now.

Neteyam smiled, stepping forward to take my arm. "You okay Nung?" Neteyam asked me, touching me forehead.

I nodded slowly smiling. "I'm fine" I laughed off.

"Here bro" rotxo said, turning to him. "wanna hold him?" He asked and I nodded, taking the small metkayina baby. I couldn't help but notice the resemblance he had of rotxo.

"Isn't he the cutest?" Neteyam smiled as the sleeping baby slowly woke up. He had Golden eyes. "I wish we could have kids" neteyam pouted and tsireya laughed.

"What's his name?" I asked rotxo and he smiled. "Calian" rotxo smiled and he couldn't help but smile myself.

"Great warrior" I looked down as the baby giggled.

"Babe!" Kiri shouted running into the den laughing, she instantly hid behind tsireya as lo'ak ran into the den.

Kiri giggled. "Tsireya protect me!"

I couldn't help but smile at how happy everyone looked.

I handed the baby back to rotxo who smiled.

I interlocked hands with neteyam, laying my head on his shoulder. "Aonung?" I heard a unfamiliar voice and I turned to see the older baby stretching.

He hoped out of the bed smiling. "Will you tell me about tulkun again?" He cheered, running over to me.

Neteyam laughed beside me. "Unáte the tulkun will be back soon, you will see one for yourself" neteyam smiled as the little boy latched onto his leg.

"But aonung tells the best stories!" Unáte whined and I smiled. "have you ever heard rotxo's stories?" I smiled catching rotxo's attention.

"Ronal won't let me tell stories to him, she said their to scary" rotxo smiled, i nodded in understandment.

I looked over the den, smiling seeing all my friends, siblings, and lover happy.

"Can I steal aonung from you?" I heard rotxo ask neteyam and I turned my head. "Of course" neteyam smiled, leaning down to peck my lips before I followed rotxo.

We walked out of the den and rotxo smiled at me. "Is it everything you asked for?" He asked me and I looked at him sadly. "I'm sorry I couldn't save you" I frowned.

"Do not apologize, it was not your fault" rotxo said. I opened my mouth to speak but he cut me off.

"I have found peace here" he smiled, waving around. "But you have many years till your peace is here" rotxo told me.

I shook my head sadly. "It's hard to go on" I frowned and he rested his hands on my shoulder. "Do not be afraid to be happy" rotxo said. "There are many happy things waiting for you back at home"

"I am waiting for you" rotxo smiled and I pulled him into a huge hug, feeling my tears fall. "Look after kiri for me will ya?" Rotxo asked, his voice breaking.

"I will" I promised him and rotxo patted my back.

"You chose good brother." He told me, pulling away to look me in the eyes. "You chose good"

I smiled. He didn't have to clarify what he meant for me to know.

"See you later aonung"

"Same to you too rotxo"

My happiness lies where I love.

Sobbing 😭
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