Skxawng Pretty Boy (Neteyam x Aonung)

Chapter 4: Bonded As Friends

*Excuse my writing, grammar, spelling and everything else, English is not my first language* :}

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Aonung's apology to Neteyam worked and just a day later it did make them both notice each other again. It's not long until all of them started to make plans together and start trying to be good friends again. Aonung took all week to apologize to Kiri, she did accept his first apology but he thought he should keep doing it until it is clearly resolved. Neteyam and Kiri taught themselves to weave while Aonung did his daily duties as one of the hunters together with Rotxo. Lo'ak, Tuk, and Tsireya are at the reef still learning how to dive and doing breathing techniques.

"So, you finally accepted that Skxawng's apology, brother?" Kiri looked at Neteyam disgustingly. "I figured that I should not be mad for a very long time or I will go crazy." Kiri is just nodding her head with a frown sarcastic face. "Is it not because of something else?" Kiri stood up and brushed her hands on Neteyam's shoulders while smiling.

He smacks her hand away lightly. "To be friends with him again?" Kiri continued. "Stop it, It really is not what you think, sister." Neteyam rolled his eyes and Kiri suspected him side smiling. "Oh, I saw that! You like him! You definitely do!" Kiri giggled while Neteyam looked annoyed. "Little sister, you are assuming. You better keep that mouth of yours shut." He pointed. Kiri pressed her two fingers together and pretended to close her mouth shut.

Neteyam went out to help his dad scale some fish. He looked closely at a distance near outside the reef's border to see Aonung and his friends coming in, bringing a lot of caught fish. Rotxo hurried his way to the Sully family, wanting to talk to Kiri. "Rotxo, what brings you here?" Neteyam asked. "Hey Neteyam, Is Kiri here?" Neteyam smirked and nodded looking down and continued to scale fish. "She's in there." Neteyam moved his head towards her direction.

"Hey." Rotxo said awkwardly. Kiri looked at him with a surprised face. "Oh, Roxto, you are here. What is it?" Kiri asked while Neteyam overheared Roxto's stuttering and mumbling under his chin. He could not even understand anything. After they finished preparing, Neteyam called for his Ilu and dived to catch up with Lo'ak and Tuk. Them being out of his sight makes him worry too much. It is his responsibility to protect his siblings after all.

"Tuk! Stop messing around." Lo'ak said. "What? Tsireya's hair is pretty. I like it." Tsireya just giggled covering her mouth while Tuk plays with her hair more. Lo'ak keeps babbling about his life in the forest, telling everything he did cool. He also told Tsireya about Ikran taming and one day he will teach her to ride and tame one for herself. "Lo'ak that sounds wonderful, I want to go to your home someday to visit." Lo'ak smiled as he gently holds Tsireya's arms. "Together, one day." He smirked.

They both smiled and laughed until Tuk stood in front of them to annoy them while sticking her tongue out. "Tuk! Please." Lo'ak exclaimed. "Fine, I'm going back to Kiri, It's gross here." Tuk rode her small Ilu to Kiri but before she got down, she saw two Metkayina children playing near the shore, just the same age as her. She wants to greet them and join them with whatever they are doing.

"Hi! What are you guys doing?" Tuk asked. Both did not respond, they looked at Tuk weirdly and left while holding each other. Tuk felt really sad, her ears drooped down with a frown forming on her face.

Neteyam arrived at where Tsireya and Lo'ak are. He looked at the two love birds all touchy with each other, and made a slightly disgusted face and smiled because his baby bro is in love. "Baby bro! Tsireya, greetings." He greeted. "Bro, are you not going to meet up with Aonung?" Lo'ak asked. Neteyam felt confused as to why he asked him that. "Am I supposed to meet up with him?" "Yeah? You two seem close." Neteyam rolled his eyes and left the two all alone again.