Skxawng Pretty Boy (Neteyam x Aonung)

Chapter 2: Night Time Fly

*Excuse my grammar, spelling, etc. English is not my first language.*
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[ Quick Message❗️: I am a queer myself. Personally, I don't like labels! There's nothing wrong with shipping two same sex characters as long as it feels right. We can ship any characters we want and there is no shame in it at all. <NONE AT ALL> Thank you for reading. This is only supposed to be for me but I would like to share this to all. ]

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Today is gathering day with the Metkayina clan. Everyone is to welcome the new comers to their new home and have a feast together around a bonfire. Before the great event commenced, the hunters of clan gathered as much abundance as they can so everyone can share meals together.

The afternoon before, the Sully kids were asked to hunt with them within the reef. Lo'ak and Neteyam went with Rotxo, Aonung, and his friends to hunt while Kiri and Tuk went with Tsireya to go get shells from the coral reefs together with Tsireya's mother, Ronal.

Kiri always gets distracted with the sea creatures and Tuk was also getting distracted from everything. Ronal noticed how Kiri can easily manipulate the creatures and her being extremely suspicious but at the same time Ronal was also amazed.

Lo'ak was handed a scissor like weapon and so did Neteyam. Aonung explained to them how to catch fish and it was easy. All they need to do was to stay still and aim for the fish. Of course they have to target the edible ones.

"Just point it to aim and release the string once locked to the target." Aonung explained as he and his friends began to catch more than one fish in just a few minutes while Lo'ak and Neteyam struggled to even keep their target close.

Both of them moved too much underwater making their prey swim away. Roxto came to Lo'ak so he can help him. Meanwhile, Aonung saw how Neteyam struggled. He rolls his eyes, smirked and came to him. He grabbed the boy's hand as they float above water.

"Hold your weapon like this. Don't strain your wrist and keep it steady." At this point, Aonung is holding his arms from behind showing him how to do it. "Do you know how to tread lightly? If you keep moving so much, your catch will swim away." He said as he looked at Neteyam from behind.

Neteyam can't help but feel himself getting hot again. He then pushed Aonung aside lightly. "Thank you, I can do this." He took a deep breath then swam underwater, obeying what he was taught and stayed calm. He aimed for the big fish near the coral reef and he shoots his target smoothly. Aonung smiled underwater as he watch, so did Neteyam.

"Aye, nice catch there prett—forest boy!" Neteyam tilted his head a little hearing it again. "I did it, it's a huge catch Aonung!" Rotxo looked at Lo'ak in weird knowing way and Lo'ak smirked. He seemed to know what was going on but did not make any more assumptions. Aonung and his friends caught almost a dozen and even more fish while Lo'ak caught none and Neteyam caught only one but it is huge. Definitely a plus for him.

They all swam back to shore to get ready for the big gathering event tonight, dragging their large net of caught fish, all to be cooked and prepared. "Aonung?" Neteyam nervously called for him. Aonung looked down and raised his eyebrows since Neteyam is shorter than him. "What is it, forest boy?" He asked. "Can you, well, first you should stop calling me 'forest boy' from now on, you skxawng." Neteyam sucked his lips and laughed softly. "Oh? What should I call you then?—Pretty boy?" Neteyam stood still and looked at him quietly with his eyes a little wide open.

Aonung stopped walking and they both just stared at each other about to smile. "I thought you already noticed it for a lot of times now?" Aonung said. "Noticed what?" Neteyam asked. "So you didn't?" Aonung asked again. "You mean, you almost calling me 'pretty boy'? You think I'm pretty, Aonung?" Neteyam playfully hit Aonung with his shoulder and they both cackled looking down on their feet, not even looking at each other for more than a second.