Once upon a lie- Neteyam Sully

Chapter Nineteen

"You got this?" He smiles a little as if we were just casually talking.

"Your moms here so... yea." I stifle a laugh before swinging my bow around my shoulder before taking off. My mom has always been the warrior of our family, she says I take after her.

A few minutes later I'm climbing onto Kara, taking off to the village. There's a burning sensation in my lower back and my leg, both of which I ignore. Amelia has been with Mo'at all day learning to be a healer so maybe i'll be her first patient.

Amelia.

I can't get her out of my head and it is completely and utterly (Amelia taught me that word) infuriating. Last night we had fallen asleep together on her hammock and I had woken up, only barely making it in time to go out for patrols with my dad.

For some reason that damn human has piqued my interest. I've never met someone that keeps my on my toes and challenges me the way she does. Sometimes I hate her, I truly do- but it's not for the reason I should.

I hate her because I like her. I like her company and the way she talks to me. I like spending hours upon hours doing absolutely nothing with her and... I don't know why.

There are plenty of women in my clan that I could choose yet I am obsessed with the one girl who hates me half the time we're together.

Funny how that works, huh.

When I finally make it back to the village Tuk and Lo'ak are rushing to my side, accessing my wounds, making sure there are no serious injuries. Tuk pummels into me, hugging me like one of those bulldozer the humans use to take down trees. I stumble back with a laugh, catching her small body in my arms.

"Is mom and dad okay?" Tuk whispers into my neck as I carry her to where our grandmother and Amelia are. My limp is obvious but Tuk doesn't care, she stays glued to me.

I worry for my parents for a moment but I know they'll be fine. They are strong and brave, everything that makes a great warrior. One day I will be like them.

"They'll be fine." Finally she hops down, offering her shoulders as a crutch which I take gratefully. I don't even look down at my thigh knowing that it won't me a pretty sight. Lo'ak trails behind me his head down. I sigh and tell Tuk that I'll meet her inside.

I grab his shoulders stopping him before we can walk inside.

"You need to go inside 'teyam, you-" He still doesn't look up at me and instantly I know somethings really up. I'm not going to lie, Lo'ak has always been different- much different then me at least. He doesn't follow rules and sometimes he has no respect.

Most of his fuck ups get me in trouble and it pisses me off but he's my little brother.

"I'll go inside... after you tell me what's up." I grin, trying to ignore the fact that the pain is nearly blinding.

"I just- I shouldn't have left you." Once again I shake my head.

"I told you to leave." Either way I was hurt most likely while he was still there.

"Yeah but I could have helped and-"

"Lo'ak you are 14. You don't need to be experiencing that shit yet and I wasn't going to let my little brother get shot so no you couldn't have helped okay?"

Hesitantly he nods, I know he still feels bad but I hope that this was a... learning experience? Maybe now he won't be an idiot while we're out patrolling.

"Now help your big brother inside before he passes out, yea?" I pant, feeling the blood drip from my leg wound.

"Oh- oh yea sorry." He says sheepishly as he guides me inside. I laugh at him trying my best to make him feel better.

"What did you two idiots do this time?" Amelia asks from her spot on the floor. She's weaving baskets meant to hold medicine. As soon as she sees me she rushes to my side, placing me on the floor.

"Mo'at!" She yells accessing my leg wound.

"This is your final test Amelia, heal him." Amy's eyes widen as she takes in the intensity of the command. I stifle a laugh at her expression which she quickly retaliates to by putting pressure on my wound. My chuckles turn into a pained groan as double over in agony.

"Bitch." I wheeze out. Why do I like her again?

"Asshole." She whispers under breath. After a minutes she gets up, a look of determination filling her features. "I am going to heal you." Amy says optimistically. All of a sudden I'm starting to doubt if i'll make this medical treatment out alive.

I watch as she moves around the room trying to find all the materials she needs as quickly as possible.

"Okay." she breathes out, almost looking more stressed than me. She takes a weary look at the small branch impaled in my thigh "Pressure above the wound."

She grabs what looks like a belt, cutting of the circulation in my leg.

"How are you not even flinching? There's a fucking tree in you're leg!" I shrug smiling through the pain.

"I grew up with Kiri trying to murder me half the time- this is nothing." This makes her smile lightly.

"This is going to hurt okay? On three." She motions to pulling out the stick which makes me grimace. This is going to suck.

"1" I breath trying to prepare myself for the fact that Amelia is about to tear something out of my body. I cringe at the thought.

"2" All of a sudden she's ripping out the stick causing me to double over in pain.

"You're such a dick." I wheeze once again. Why does she love to hurt me? All in one motion she's sanitizing and putting pressure on the wound, getting honey and spreading across the wound.

Then she stitches me up, trying to move as quickly as possible in order not to drag on my pain.

"What happened?" I knew this question was coming. How do I answer? What if she wants to go back to her kind? What if she leaves?

"Humans. Came out of nowhere starting shooting at us." i say quietly she deserves to know. I watch as her hands start to tremble and her breathing speeds up as she finishes my stitches.

I grab her hands, holding them close to me. She won't meet my eyes, looking down at her feet. This must be a lot for her take in. She spent so long trying to get away from them yet here they are, trying to invade her new home.

"Look at me Amelia." 

Slowly her big eyes meet my own. I give her a small smile hoping that I can lift her spirits. It seems like that's all i've done today.

"I'm sorry." She says. For a minute i don't know why she's apologizing until it hits me. She's still one of them. Not on the outside but on the inside she is and unfortunately no amount of knowledge will change that. She's apologizing on behalf of what the humans did. 

"It's not your fault Amy." A few weeks ago I never would have thought I would be consoling her, especially after I was attacked by her kind but here I am, wanting nothing more but to wipe the side look from her eyes.

She looks like she wants to argue or try to change my mind but I shake my head. I'm to tired to argue right now.

Instead I bring her in for a hug, burying my face into her neck.

"We still on for eclipse tonight?" And just like that a smile blesses my face as I nod into the crook of her neck.

A/N: IM SO SORRY IT'S LATE AND IF IT HAS ANY MISTAKES. I WENT TO CALIFORNIA FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS WEEKEND. PLUS IT"S BEEN SITTING IN MY DRAFTS FOR LIKE A WEEK.

when i finish this book i'm thinking of doing a outerbanks/ jj maybank one. would anyone be interested?

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