Tsawke|Tsu'tey/Oc

27- Tserìsyi ayhufwe

Artsut threw Tsu'tey to the ground and ran at me. Relief filled me for a moment before my whole body tensed. The shock of seeing her angry face made me numb and forget to brace myself. In a white flash of shock and fear, pain.
———Tsu'tey POV———
The shock of the impact from my mother's tug brought me to a dazed state. And in that state, I witnessed a horror. My mother was stood over Kohane's body, covered in her blood, Kohane was still.

A hot rage dared to gnaw its way out of me. Her cold, fearful eyes met my own. I stumbled onto my feet and I couldn't look at her anymore. Right now, Kohane is bleeding out.

Mo'at was already over her when I reached them. Her body was tensing, relaxing, over and over. She was convulsing and yet she seemed perfectly conscious for a moment. And then Wiveykx arrived with Jake and other clan members.

"Brother, what happe-" upon seeing his friend on the ground, blood on the discarded knife, and a broken Olo'eyktan, Jake went into action. He found a healer and made sure to shield the eyes of the children that tagged along.

And she was swept away in the crowd of elders and healers.

This anger festered and bubbled. Mother got away with this. This was supposed to be a happy day for us. For the clan.
———us this time———

I remember slipping in and out of consciousness. It feels like heat exhaustion. Breathing makes me nauseous and full of pain, moving takes too much. I haven't eaten enough to throw up. Water isn't enough to cool the burning heat in my eyes.

Visions of the joy I want is just within reach. I just need to get up. I need to wake up. Tsu'tey is waiting for me, my clan is waiting, Rinì, my sister waits.

Has it been minutes? Hours? Days?

The pain fuels my sleep, but it numbs, it numbs my sense of time and the warmth of the familiar.

When I finally wake, it's silent. The hut is warm and humid. And it's night still. Or it's another night.

Despite my headache and fading pain, I make my way to my feet and open the curtain to the Forest of Eywa.

The forest was alight and beautiful just as it was when I was poisoned. Whatever that poison was, it made me ill. I feel a hand on my shoulder, warm, rough, familiar.

"I was worried that you'd never wake." He whispered. Many are asleep now.

"Tsu'tey, how long have I been asleep for? It felt like years." I turned my head to see him just out of my focus. His hand grazed down my arm as he went to touch my hand. Shivers, the good kind.

"Too long. The clan has settled for a week now." He draws a breath that lingers just too long, "I was so scared that you'd leave, just as soon as you'd become one of the people." His hand let go of mine briefly. His other hand held it instead. And I turned to face him.

He held me for a minute there before grabbing something from the cooking fire for us to eat. It had been a while since I can recall eating something.

"Is your mother okay?" I asked.

"What do you mean is she okay? She stabbed you." He hissed.

"Even if she did, she's still a person." I grumbled. He sat silent for a while. Pondering.

"... you aren't angry with her?" He raised his eyebrows in confusion.

"Not really. I understand her concern, and I know she's not okay, but I see her." I explain.
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We stayed up all night, testing my wound and how it healed. It was seamless. Besides the discoloration and smooth scar. And our testing and training, turned into a playful chance in the beautiful forest.

His warmth was at my back with every bound and leap, he matched my agility with ease. Out of breath and full of joy, we tumbled into the soft moss, nearly missing the rough roots on our sides. And I caught his lips with my own in a quick kiss.

Dazed and warm, he shyly buried his face into my neck.

"Koha..." he whispered. I could feel his smile on his lips.

We sat for hours, talking about the days when I slept. Rinì knew I would pull through, but clung to my side throughout the first three days before her friends had to pull her away to make sure I had breathing room. Jake had been leading in Tsu'tey's stead as Tsu'tey was doing medicine running for the healers since he insisted on helping.

I had missed much, but I am glad to be awake right now.

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