GUESS WHAT!!
i'm got do an aonunete oneshot called
ocean drops HEHE
by the time you finish this chapter, it'll most probably be up
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"yeah! i'll get — the.."
tsireya throws out a response over to kiri as soon the rain had slowed the next day after. ever since they've woken up, the group had decided to make charms to pass time.
plus, it was a cute idea.
but her smile falls into a gap, eyeing the two bodies squished up against one another.
it's clear to her that it's neteyam and ao'nung.
very clear.
"ah.." she breathes out, tip toeing around the two to grab the needed items in a small chest.
but her eyes hadn't left the sleeping boys, now noticing how ao'nung isn't emitting thundering snores like she usually hears.
he's at peace.
ao'nung had found it.
his younger sister couldn't help but feel content with the idea of how neteyam brings him the calm, completely changing his sleeping habits.
as soon as tsireya locates the chest and grabs it, she turns around to see a pair of eyes looking up at her, causing cold sweat rush through.
"eywa! you scared me! why're you even staring at me like that?! you look like a doll!" tsireya holds onto her chest as a whisper yell converts over to a grinning ao'nung, blinking away from the sleepiness.
"oh.. the suns out." he mumbles, untangling his body from the forest na'vi and sat slumped.
"are you guys making charms?" his eyes ogles at the chest in tsireya's gripping fingers as she nods.
"do you guys want to join us?"
ao'nung averts his gaze over to the shifting boy who's having some struggling with opening his eyes.
"sure" he nods, looking back to her before tsireya leaves.
"morning.." neteyam groggily voices into a hoarse, now sitting up beside ao'nung who's kept his gaze on the tired boy.
"hi.." ao'nung mutters, the smile not ever leaving.
"argh it's so hot!" neteyam groans in a squinted scowl, quickly removing the thousands of layers over himself.
ao'nung couldn't help but chuckle at his manner, finding it both absolute hilarious and adorable.
"do you want to make charms?"
neteyam places the blankets aside before tilting his head over to ao'nung who still had a grin.
"where is this coming from?"
"reya and the others are making them, she asked if we wanted to"
neteyam's lips form into an 'o' shape, coming to the understanding of what he meant before nodding in excitement.
the two then stretch into a stand with silent yawns shared between the two.
ao'nung's eyes catches onto the semi-bright sky, igniting full exhilaration for what he had devoted to the night prior.
"what's gotten you so happy?" neteyam chuckles, roaming his hands over his head in making sure it's not messy.
"oh- nothing, just happy that it's a new day."
ao'nung turns around with a light smile plastered.
neteyam wasn't sure what he meant but goes with it anyway, waving him over to the pod's exit.
neteyam's eyes dance around the village, immediately noticing droplets forming and falling off of wooden pieces along the marui pods and mainly the stiffness of the roped bridge.
"something about the village after it rains feels different, almost nostalgic?" neteyam explains, eyes still roaming around his surroundings whilst walking towards the other marui pod.
"nostalgic..?" ao'nung tilts his head and removes his gaze from the boy, now looking around the surroundings as well.
"maybe it's the wet smell of wood. reminds me of home."
"that might be it, majority of the builds are wooden so that makes sense." ao'nung nods, proceeding with what neteyam had voiced.
once they've quickly reached to the group's pod, a yodelling voice comes up from behind them and arms having been thrown around their shoulders.
"good morning, good morning!" rotxo praises, literally lifting himself from the sandy grounds by using their shoulders as a surface.
"morning to you too" ao'nung grunts, trying to push the boy off of him in which rotxo falls to the other side and against neteyam.
"woah careful"
the forest na'vi holds onto the younger metkayina's underarm and the other hand on his chest with ao'nung seething at the skin contact.
"why're you here anyway" ao'nung doesn't realise he's scowling until neteyam walks closer to him and pushing the boy's brows upwards with two fingers, immediately surprising ao'nung.
his eyes widen at the sudden moment with his breath hitching and the excruciating pain in the heart skip within his chest.
"why can't he be? it'll be fun- the charm making" neteyam explains, smiling at the flustered boy.
"anyway, let's head in"
the two metkayina's follow neteyam into the pod with ao'nung scowling at the confused rotxo.
"morning!" tuk smiles once her eyes catches onto her eldest brother who returns the same smile, taking a seat beside tuk.
"what're you making?" neteyam coos at his youngest sister, leaning in closer to examine the charm in her hand.
ao'nung then pops up from behind, still talking to rotxo and makes his way beside the forest na'vi with a subconscious hand trailing the boy's back.
"i'm making a bracelete! oh! i already made one, it's for you teyam" tuk giggles, handing over the simple bracelete.
it had one simple centrepiece and neteyam examines it closely, bringing it up to his face.
the centrepiece has colours of baby blue, resembling the ocean and purple, the colour of their hometree and their spirit tree.
"i love it, thank you tuk"
neteyam chuckles, rubbing her temple.
on the other hand, neteyam could feel ao'nung's hand calmly rubbing his back and noticed how close they were to each other.
neteyam didn't necessarily mind, it just took him by surprise.
"can you teach me how to make it, tuk?" neteyam eyes tuk's hands, still making a bracelete before she hums in response then begins to explain and show neteyam the steps.
while chattering occurs within the group, ao'nung finds himself gazing at neteyam who's starting to get the hang of dealing with the strings and charms.
he finds that endearing, watching carefully.
"—oh you know, that girl you saw last week?" rotxo begins, immediately bringing ao'nung's attention back.
"who?"
"gah- i forgot her name, uhh.. the girl with the long hair? ah! seaweed, we called her seaweed" he clicks his fingers at the lightbulb in mind, receiving a nod from ao'nung.
"why is she called.. seaweed..?" lo'ak chimes in, frowning in confusion.
"her hair. it smells like seaweed whenever you walk past her- it's not a very pleasant smell.."
rotxo cringes at the scent remembrance, shaking his head in a twitch.
"but yeah, i found out she actually likes you, ao'nung." he proceeds, eyeing the older metkayina who scowls.
"we said it was only going to be a one time thing?"
rotxo shrugs into a pout, averting his eyes on his own creation.
moreover, neteyam happened to eavesdrop over the conversation.
at that moment, he could feel his heart nearing to a complete shatter with a gulp present.
he knows he shouldn't feel sad or anything.
ao'nung is... well, ao'nung.
"she wanted to mate with you apparently but that's when you just told her you had to go"
rotxo mutters, now focusing on completing his charms.
"crazy."
"why'd you fuck her if she smelt that.. bad?" lo'ak adds, snickering at the odd behaviour of the metkayina heir.
"she's loud that's all"
ao'nung shrugs, removing his hand from the forest na'vi's back to start on a charm.
"ooh you like loud girls, huh?"
rotxo wriggles his brows, nudging at his friend who just rolls his eyes.
"what? and you don't?" ao'nung crooks his brow up at rotxo as a sudden realisation rushes over him and his eyes slightly widen.
his devotion came crashing down.
oh fuck teyam's right here.
neteyam knew ao'nung was like that, always have, always will be.
there's not much to be expected with him.
suddenly, an urge to cry runs up on his eyes.
why am i going to cry?
stop it.
stop it.
it's not that serious.
a deep breath of sigh escapes, trying to hold into the urge but, it's right at the exit of his eyes.
"i'll be back."
fuck. the voice crack.
with that, neteyam quickly rushes out of the pod without hearing anything from the others.
he didn't have time to, anyway.
neteyam needed to be alone right now.
i'm such a weakling.
why the fuck am i crying over him?
neteyam tries to shake these stupid thoughts away, storming along the beach lines and heading out to the rock valley.
the same path he and ao'nung had taken to go to his secret spot.
he wasn't sure where else to go but here.
gah. it's better than nothing.
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1467 wc
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okay, these chaps will be shorter but that jus means next chapters will come more frequently