Accidentally in love ─ Neteyam x OC !!

⌠Chapter 3⌡─ Questioning.

Tuk ran back to her brothers, still holding her new bracelet on her hand. She went directly with Kiri, since Neteyam and Lo'ak were fighting, something that was actually normal.

─ Kiri! Help me put on this please! ─ Tuk handed her sister the bracelet and got her hand out for Kiri to grab it really fast, showing how excited she was.

Kiri got the bracelet around Tuk's hand and made a strong knot on it so it wouldn't fall.
She got Tuk's hand up to appreciate the bracelet, it was simple but beautiful, some strings of seaweed braided with some seashells hanging from them. It suited really well her younger sister.

─ Who was she? ─ Kiri asked, still looking at the bracelet, since she hadn't seen that Metkayina before.

─ Oh you mean Tsu'kida? I just met her actually... but she seems really nice! ─ Tuk looked excited talking about the girl, something not unusual on her.

─ She really did seem nice, I would like to meet her someday, ─ Kiri leaned to the front and messed Tuk's hair ─ if you let me of course.

─ I bet you two would be really good friends! She seems to be like you. ─ Tuk looked at her sister straight in the eyes and smiled, making Kiri return the smile and lean back up.

─ Are you two going to stop fighting or do I have to call dad? ─ Kiri told her brothers without looking at them, since they were since fighting.

─ I'm sorry. ─ they said at the same time, getting their ears down and looking at their reflects in the water.

─ We should go for a swim now that everyone is already here. ─ Tsireya said in a sweet and calm tone, making everyone turn to her since she appeared from out of nowhere ─ Come on, don't wait longer for your first swim!

Lo'ak looked at Tsireya like as if he was hypnotized while she got into the water, Neteyam saw the opportunity for his revenge and pushed his brother, making him loose balance and almost fall. Lo'ak was about to start another fight, but he looked at Kiri, who was staring at him with a "Don't you dare" look.

─ Now that I think about it, who was that girl that talked to you earlier, Tuk? ─ the scene from minutes before got back into Lo'ak's mind as if it was a flashback, making him intrigued about that girl.

─ Her name is Tsu'kida, she was making accesories with the other kids and made me this bracelet! ─ Tuk got her hand up, showing it to her brother.

Lo'ak turned to Neteyam, who was sneaking in the conversation since that Metkayina girl was mentioned. He pushed weakly his older brother, making Neteyam want to punch him again.

─ So Tsu'kida huh? You were staring at her hypnotized bro, she got you mesmerized since we arrived! ─ Lo'ak said. He was just joking around and everyone knew that, but his words made Neteyam think about what he said.

─ Lo'ak that's not funny, he just greeted her and smiled, it's not like much happened. ─ Kiri took part, saying the truth about the situation.

─ Oh so what about his tail, huh? It kept moving side to side, probably because he got excited.

─ And what about you with Tsireya, do you think I'm blind? ─ Neteyam finally spoke back, making Lo'ak lower his ears knowing he couldn't win this fight anymore.

─ Hey they aren't waiting for us! ─ Tuk shouted, making all of them ignore what just happened and start swimming faster to get with them.

They all got to where Tsireya and the rest were now, except for Neteyam, who was going a bit slower. He got inmersed into his own thoughts, still processing what his brother said about the way he looked at the girl, was he actually doing that?. He felt a bit embarrased, it surely made her uncomfortable. Or not, because why would she smile at him the way she did, showing her fangs and making him feel things he had never felt before, if she didn't feel comfortable with him acting all weird.

He got back to reality when he heard Tuk calling him, making him notice he was far away from the rest now. Neteyam swam back to them, receiving looks from Tuk and Kiri, who then looked at eachother, knowing what was happening to his brother.

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Tsireya, Aonung and Rotxo left them behind a couple of times while they were swimming, making them feel like they didn't even want to teach them. They were from the forest's clans, it wasn't in their daily routine to go for a swim.

The group of just arrived Na'vis kept going up to get more air and got to a point where they couldn't keep to the Metkayinas pace.
Tsireya told them to swim with them by hand language, but they seemed to not understand what she said. After some jokes from Roxto, the three Metkayinas went up to the surface, meeting with the Omatikayas.

─ Are you okay? ─ Tsireya said in a calm tone, not sounding exhausted by the diving.

─ You're going too fast, wait for us! ─ Tuk said, gasping for air and trying not to go down again.

─ We can't understand your... hand language. ─ Neteyam spoke, not wanting to hurt the girl's feelings or make her feel like she had to teach them.

─ Don't worry, I will teach you later. ─ the Metcayina said softly, understanding how they felt. ─ But for now, we should give you a lesson of breathing. Just inhale from down here ─ she placed her hand on her lower torso ─ and try to keep the air in it for as long as you can.

The Omaticayas tried what Tsireya just told them, feeling like they could keep more air in than before. It wasn't a big change, but maybe with some practice and time it would work better.

Neteyam fastly looked everywhere with a worried look, not findind her sister anywhere.

─ Where did Kiri go? ─ Rotxo said, as if he had read Neteyam's mind. You could notice he was worried.

Neteyam, Lo'ak and Tuk started calling Kiri, not having a response of any kind from their sister. They got their heads into the water, looking for movement at the bottom, but still nothing.

─ She went down a while ago, still haven't come back up. I saw her looking at some plants, what a we ─ a hand got on Aonung's mouth, stopping him from what he was about to say. Tsireya didn't want him to start a fight, not now.

Out of nowhere, Kiri went out of the water, getting questions from her brothers and worried looks. She even got checked to see if she had any wounds.

Kiri told everyone she was okay and that she just went down to see everything by herself since they were really slow, but that wasn't all of it.
While she was at the bottom, she felt a really strong connection with her surroundings, just like the one she always felt in the forest. She also noticed someone else was down there and seeing it was Tsu'kida made her want to talk to her, but she was afraid of scaring her. Kiri decided to just ignore her since the girl was too focused looking for seashells, and kept appreciating the beauty of the Metkayina's waters.

Everyone started going back to the beach. The sun was going down, so they decided to leave the lesson for another day since they wouldn't be able to see anything if they kept going.

The Sullys said goodbye to the Metkayinas and went back to their home. They were received by Neytiri and Jake, who were already waiting for them to have one of their family dinners.
The children shared their new experiences with their parents and they did the same, making everything look almost normal for them, as if they always were part of the Metkayina clan and nothing had changed.