Bound to you (Neteyam x reader)

Chapter 2 - The Raid

" Y/N! " said a deep voice which made me turn around sharply.

"Here's a commlink for you" continued Jake making his way towards me and handing me the ear and neck piece. "Stay in the air and keep your eyes open, alright?" a stern look on his face, which made me nod promptly.

"I'm probably not the one you should be worried about though" I answered with a slight chuckle and a nod towards his sons. Lo'ak was doing war cries with paint of his face while Neteyam was looking done with his brother's antics. Jake sighed loudly before looking back at me with an exasperated look on his face. He quickly made his way towards his sons after wishing me good luck.

Setting my bow around my torso, I put the commlink around my head and settled the other part on my ear. Bringing my hand to my mouth, two fingers curling under my tongue, I let out a long whistle. Tsi'iu promptly answered my calls and landed in front of me. "Hey you" I cooed, looking at her with a toothy grin. My hand caressing her face, I slowly made Tsaheylu. She was eager to fly, I could feel her envy of us flying together, hovering above the clouds and swaying between the mountains. I jumped on her back and she quickly jumped off, making me let a happy chuckle escape my lips.

I could feel the cool air hitting my face, eyes protected by my ionar. Thighs slightly burning contrasting with the cold wind. Escaping the clouds and flying in the clear sky, I was quickly covered by a dark shadow above me. Eyes looking up, they met Lo'ak's who was fully smiling with both his lips and his eyes. Neteyam joined us, settling on my right side. He gave me a quick nod and a tight smile. Reaching to his commlink, "Eagle Eye, Ladybug, let's go, we have to move." I nodded slightly before dipping with Tsi'iu, following Neteyam. He is actually the one who found my code name. Jake apparently told them that a Ladybug was a small insect from Earth. And that it was supposed to bring luck.

"Maybe, like that, as long as you'll be with us, we'll be lucky."

We were sixteen when we went on our first raid. That's when Neteyam decided to give me this name.

The raid slowly came to an end, it was a success. We all grinned to each other as we flew in a more or less straight line. Lo'ak suddenly decided to break the silence, screaming to us instead of using the commlink, which was a bad sign. He wanted to do something without Jake knowing. "We have to get down there, bro!" he said addressing his brother. "Jake will skin you, guys." I reminded them with a light scowl on my face. "Come on now, don't be such a wuss." He said with a wink before dipping directly towards the ground. Neteyam was losing patience quickly, lips in a tight line evident on his face. "Lo'ak, come back!" he said, clearly frustrated, letting out a low growl. "You, stay here." He ordered, quickly turning around and looking at me before following his brother down near the train. I kept circling above them with Tsi'iu, sighing when I saw Lo'ak grab a gun. He really was being a rebellious pain in the ass. That's when I heard it, head whipping in its direction before one of my hand grabbed at my neck: "A helicopter gunship, get out of there!" I screamed through the commlink, hoping they would have time to get away. Quickly flying up with Tsi'iu, I dodged the relentless fire coming from the helicopter. Someone from the ground luckily taking it out. Coming back to hover on top of where the brothers were minutes ago, my eyes widened in horror as I took in what was happening. My mind turned blank as I dived with no second thoughts towards the smoke and fire. My eyes were stinging due to the smoke coming out of the engines, mixed with detritus flying around.

"Neteyam! Lo'ak!" I screamed at the top of my lungs, breaking Tsaheylu and running around. I started checking the people on the ground, every time my heart rate quickened, and my throat tightened, scared of seeing the face of one of my friends as I turned them around. I felt the adrenaline high in full force through my body.