-First person (Ala'Seyia)-
It's been a few hours since we've last since our home. I miss my people. I miss grandmother. I miss where I grew up. But I knew I had to stay strong. Show mother and father who I am. Show them that I too, can be a warrior.
It's very late at night. I laid there on my Ikran, Osis, as I laid on my back staring and tracing each little star in the sky. Connecting them like I did with the children back at Spirit tree. Ever since I was 13, I have ridden Osis every day. I have mastered relaxing my mind and having one command on autopilot. That's how I manage to lay on my back.
While the others don't know how to relax their minds as well as I can. Neteyam is always on edge trying to be mom and dad's "Good boy" while Lo'ak is just like Jake. They look the same, they act the same. Ever since I've known Lo'ak he's always disobeyed Jake's rules and orders. It's quite funny if you ask me.
Tuk is fast asleep against Neytir's back. She swaddled up with a blanket grandmother Mo'at had given her before we left. Were arranged in a triangle like format.
Jake is leading up front. Neytiri glides to the left of him, with Neteyam flying behind her . While Lo'ak and I, one behind the other , drift to the right of Jake's Ikran. Kiri flies right in the middle of all of us.
I look over at Jake, when I hear him make a noise. He points for all of us to Bank left and dive a little lower. We all do as said and start to see land appear out of no where.
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It's early in the afternoon as we approach what we will now call our home. I see hoards of people, many of them. All look very different from us. They have stronger arms, legs, and thicker tails than us. Their skin is a light teal that matches the ocean's color. My guess is that they have these features because they live literally on an island in the ocean. They all look quite beautiful.
As my father, Jake, motioned for us to land on a small sanded landing pad, the people of the Metikayina tribe swarmed around us. All interested in what they see. My guess is that most of them have never seen people like us. Dark blue and scrawny. I am literally so funny, I know.
We land our Ikrans in the formation we were in all night. Tuk is the first to hop off, I can see her eyes full with excitement yet caution. Something I have taught her. Jake hops off next and follows right behind Tuk. Then comes Neytiri with her bow, Jake motions for her to leave it. She does with an angry act. Neteyam follows behind them leaving Lo'ak to catch up to him.
I wait for Kiri to gather herself and jump off her Ikran. We both walk together, one next to each other holding hands as we used to do in tense situations like these when we were little.
"I don't like this already, like they're already looking at us funny." I giggle at Kiri's comment. She always had the balls to say whatever she wanted, something I was fond of from her. She points to one of the boys and says, " That one is giving you goo goo eyes!" I looked over to where she pointed and she was right. I shoved her in the shoulder which made us both let out a cackle which also made everyone stare at us.
As Kiri and I finish our cackle, two strong and fierce looking people fly over on these things that look like our Ikrans but with sharper teeth and more narrow snouts. The two people jump off and introduce themselves to Jake and Neytiri.
" I am Tonowari and this is my wife Ronal." Tonowari says with fierceness in his voice. Although he seems to calm down after Jake introduced himself.
Apparently, my father had met these people before. My guess was during the times when he rode Toruk and was named Toruk Macto. He must have brought them with the omaticayan's to fight the sky people.
"Tonowari, brother! You fought along side me to defend my home to the sky people, remember?" Jake says in excitement, " How could I forget, Toruk Macto everyone" Tonowari shouts at the top of his longs. He gives Jake a long hug.
During that, as they backed away from each other, Ronal began circling us all. Eyeing us and studying our features. My mother, Neytiri hissed at her, backing her back away but still coming back with fright.
Ronal circles us, she grabs my arm and states, " Why do you people come here? You are forest, we are sea." Jake states, " We seek refuge." "My family and I need a safe place to stay, we will learn your ways quickly and adapt to what life you all live. I beg."
Ronal, while still holding my arm says, " You all are scrawny, with thin tails and legs, you will not be able to be one of us."
Tonowari looks at his wife with a stern look, telling her to be nicer. She grabs Lo'ak's hand as I try to yank it away from her for him, " These creatures have demon blood! 5 fingers!" The people in the crowd gasp.
Jake holds his hand in hopes to calm the situation. "5 fingers, demon blood, yet I am still Toruk Macto. Please let my family seek refuge, I plead."
Tonowari motions for Ronal to come over so they can discuss. Ronal looks angry, but finally accepts whatever point Tonowari makes.
"Toruk Macto and his family will stay here. Teach them to be one of us. They will be like babies, taking their first breath. Teach them so they do not suffer the possibility of being a shame!"
Kiri and I look at each other, " You have got to be shitting me" She said, "Hey, I mean it won't be to bad. New land, new creatures for us to explore." Oh but did I know it got so much worse
"These are my children Ao'nung and Tsireya. They will show you around your home and this land." Tonowari says with sterness. He looks at Ao'nung, "Don't complain and go help your sister."
"Hi, I'm Tsireya! It's nice to meet the might family of Toruk Macto! Now if you follow me, I'll show you to your Marui!" Kiri and I stare at each other, then all the sudden the one boy who was giving me goo goo eyes before comes up to me and introduces himself, "Hey, I'm Ao'nung, you can follow my sister and I to your Marui, it's really cool." He says trying to make himself sound cool. I shove him off making him go meet his sister.
Kiri looks at me and says "GIRL HE LIKES YOU! He's all over you already sis." I look back at her and roll my eyes and an exaggerated a sigh. I look over at Lo'ak and he's staring at me with such a weird look. I've never seen it before.
I see Tsireya talking to him and I feel another odd feeling. One I felt at the healers hut back at my home clan. I stare off into space trying to figure out my feelings when Kiri taps my shoulder shaking me out of my unconscious yet conscious state.
"You okay? You spaced out there for a second?" She says with worry.
I turn back to her, " Ya, Ya no I am super cool, just like the waterrrrrr."
"um okay." Kiri gives me an awkward chuckle.
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We had finally made it to our own Marui. It was quite cute and cozy. Mother didn't seem to like it though.
We all settled in and got cozy. It was very late at night by the time we were all moved in. We were all dozing in and out of a sleepy state. Tuk slept in between Jake and Neytiri. Kiri slept to the left of me with Lo'ak to my right and Neteyam beside him.
Everyone had eventually fallen asleep.
I shut my eyes and doze off, when I hear a creeping, quiet noise coming towards our Marui.
YOU ARE READING
Silent eyes II Lo'ak
Fantasy"Mother Ewya give me strength not to fall for this Mindless boy." Young Ala'Seyia was found in the forest at only a few months old. Parents, Neytiri and Jake take her in and raise her as their own. She makes an unbreakable bond with Kiri that their...
