Kiri looked at her sister for a moment, then burst into laughter.
"Okay, that sounds more like you. I thought you allowed him to do it," she said, smiling. "Did you give him a hard time? Did you give him another nosebleed?"
Katiya rolled her eyes. "No, but I gave him a hard kick."
A little further down, Loak and Tsireya were in the water as he called for Payakan. She was initially frightened to meet the rogue tulkun, but he soon convinced her of Payakan's kind nature.
It wasn't long before Payakan emerged from the shadows of the water, splashing them playfully with his large fin.
"Bro!" Loak laughed.
Tsireya giggled as she watched him interact with the tulkun. Soon, they swam underwater where corals and sea plants shimmered with bioluminescence, a variety of vivid colors reflected in their eyes.
I'm going to get the others to join us, she signed to him.
Although uncertain at first, Loak nodded and watched as she swam away. When she returned with her brother and Neteyam, they stopped in their tracks upon witnessing Loak swimming into Payakan's mouth.
As Tsireya held her breath, a concerned expression crossed her face.
Neteyam's eyes grew wide with alarm and he reached for Loak, but Aonung stopped him.
Wait, Aonung signed.
Above the surface, Spider and Rotxo sat beside the three ikrans engaged in a conversation.
"So what's it like to be a human?" Rotxo asked, genuinely curious.
"Boring... and small," Spider replied, chuckling. "What's it like being a Na'vi?"
Rotxo cracked a grin. "Fun... and big."
"I'm sure it is," Spider said, looking enviously at Rotxo. "I wish I could experience that."
Rotxo nodded sympathetically. "You can, right? Wasn't Kiri's father originally a human too?"
"Yeah," Spider replied, turning his gaze to the night sky. "I don't have my own Avatar though."
Silence lingered between them briefly before Spider let out a heavy sigh.
"I guess I'll just have to find a way to get one," he said.
Rotxo smiled and nodded. "You'll find a way, I'm sure."
A while later, the gang regrouped and resumed their journey home from Three Brothers Rocks.
When they finally spotted the glowing seawall terraces of Awa'atlu up ahead, they were relieved to finally be home.
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"Your father and I are just happy you made it back safely," Neytiri said softly.
The Sullys reunited inside their Marui with Spider, who was welcomed back cheerfully.
Katiya glanced at her father and beckoned for Tuk to sit on her lap. He was clearly upset by her reckless behavior which resulted in the burn injury.
Although he gave her brothers an earful too, she could still feel her father's anger brewing toward her.
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Behind Those Eyes | Aonung (Enemies to Lovers)
Fanfiction❝You have bewitched me with those eyes.❞ ❝You're delusional.❞ With the return of the Sky People leading to the destruction of Katiya's home, her family had no choice but to flee to a place unknown. The challenges that came with adapting to change al...
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