Two bodies, one soul || Neteyam

2. Falling or diving?

"Come, swim with us!" Tsireya shouted at the Sully kids who were still in the Marui. There was no need to tell them twice, the children jumped into the water one after the other, as if they were one of the water Na'vi.

Tsireya and Ao'nung swam ahead, thinking that the forest children were following them. Reneera stayed behind and watched as the children immersed themselves in the nature around them.

Her father's words came to her mind "babies taking their first breath". It was a beautiful sight that filled her heart with warmth, she forgot how beautiful the place where she lives is.

Reneera became aware of a cold touch, from none other than Nissa, her Ilu.

"Hi love, what are you doing here?" asked Reneera with a huge smile on her lips. Nissa was confused because they went hunting everyday at this hour.

"Oh right, the hunt. Sorry, it's impossible today. Look! I have to take care of them." Reneera pointed at the four Na'vi who were swimming towards her. However, no one could resist Nissa's sad eyes, especially not her.

"Alright, fine. But if we get into trouble, it's your fault." Nissa happily circled her who giggled in happiness. She was raised to be a warrior, yet her heart was drawn to the ocean.

Neteyam watched the relationship between Reneera and the creature from a distance, but every time she smiled, his heart began to beat faster.

"What's up bro?" asked Lo'ak, who noticed that Neteyam hadn't been paying attention to him for a while. "Oh, I see. You're falling for her. What do you think mom and dad will say about this?" elbowed Neteyam to the side.

"Shut up, Lo'ak! Let's go!" ignoring his brother, he swam ahead to catch up with the others.

Reneera connected her queue with the ilu's and was already on her way to Tsireya. In sign language, she asked her to watch over the Sully children while she looked around inside the reef.

Reneera and Nissa galloped swiftly through and under the water. They loved these moments they were free and nothing could stop them. It was just the two of them against the world. At that time, she threw all the burdens off her shoulders, as if she were a little kid again, whose biggest problem was being hungry. The other Ilu joined them as if nature was pleased with Reneera's presence. Flowers bloomed under the water as Reneera glided past them. The feeling was mutual, after a long day she found refuge in the ocean, the ocean understood her.

While swimming in the water, Reneera notices Kiri, who is dazzled by the many beautiful plants, ignoring her.

"Kiri! What are you doing here?" She carefully examined Kiri, who did not understand what was happening. "Come on, let's find your brothers!" Reneera held out her hand and helped Kiri up to Nissa who greeted her happily.

While searching for Kiri's siblings, Reneera showed Kiri various plants and water creatures. Kiri was completely dazzled by them, not even knowing which way to look.

Reneera felt Kiri's connection with nature and realized that she and Kiri had a lot in common.

She pointed to the five pairs of legs that were hoeing under the water. They found them.

Kiri and Reneera emerged from the water right behind Tsireya and Lo'ak.

"You lost your sister!" She looked Neteyam straight in the eyes.

"Thank God, you find her!" Tsireya sighs, a large stone has fallen from her heart.

"Kiri!!" Tuk swam towards the Ilu. Tuk was nice to everyone. She was the smallest, but also the cutest. Kiri got off the Ilu and took Tuk on her back, who took advantage of the opportunity to get closer to Nissa and started caressing her.