sᴇʟᴄᴏᴜᴛʜ (ᴛsᴜ'ᴛᴇʏ x ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ)

Chapter five

(the stuff in parentheses are just me, the author, talking to you guys, the reader)

Grace's words replayed in my mind as Tsu'tey and I stalked a deer like thing, I don't know its name.

"He likes you, Y/n, a lot more than he lets on,"

I pushed the thought away as it came to a stop. I raised my bow as Tsu'tey watched, it looked over, sensing us and growled. I let go and hit the deer above its leg and it fell. Quickly, I ran up to it, taking out my dagger and leaning over it.

"I see you, Sister, and thank you." I stabbed the dagger into its heart and the animal fell limp. "Your spirit goes with Eywa. Your body stays behind, to become part of The People."

"A clean kill," Tsu'tey observed as I ripped the arrow from its body. I looked at him in question, "You are ready."

Next thing I know I'm walking along a cliffside on a direhorse, with Jake in front of me. His horse stepped wrong and rocks fell from the cliffside, but the two were unfazed. We walked on horseback until we could no more.

Learning to ride an ikran, we call them banshees, is the test every young hunter has to pass. But to do that, you gotta go where the banshees are. Oo'rah.

We climbed up the vine connected rocks quickly, careful not to fall. Thought's of Tsu'tey plagued my mind. Everything about him. I thought about the last few days with him. A thousand times I wanted to take his hand, and a thousand times I stopped myself. I was still confused- I wanted to tell him I liked him, but I didn't know how to begin.

Eventually we reached the top of the rocks, and steadied ourselves as it slowly moved. Mist covered my face as I stood next to Tsu'tey, I closed my eyes and smiled, missing the way Tsu'tey softly smiled at me.

"Now what?" Jake asked from behind us.

Tsu'tey spoke orders in Na'vi, ignoring Jake as he waited for the perfect moment before he jumped. My heart skipped a beat but relief flooded through me as he caught onto a vine. I laughed and jumped as well, catching the vine next to his.

"Race you to the top," I challenged and he looked at me with a smug smile.

"We both know I'll win," He teased.

"Sure you will," I said and began climbing as quickly as possible.

"Cheater!" He yelled from below me and I laughed.

We ran across giant roots between cliffs, this really took a lot of cardio. Eventually we reached some caves and Tsu'tey led us inside. We stopped at an opening and my eyes widened in wonder at all the ikrans flying around. Mons Veritatis was beautiful.

Neytiri flew in on her ikran and Jake smiled at her, she smiled back and I looked back and forth between the two. What's going on there?

She greeted Tsu'tey and he responded with a touch to his forehead.

"Jakesully will go first," Tsu'tey decided, glaring at him.

"Good luck, Jake. Don't die," I told him and he smiled at me.

"Don't worry, Dora, I never die," I rolled my eyes at the nickname but smiled at him nevertheless.

Neytiri followed Jake as he walked near the ikrans.

"Remember, young ones, this you must feel inside. You must choose your ikran, as he or she shall choose you," Tsu'tey reminded everyone.

"How will we know if an ikran chooses us?" One of them asked.