Time Will Tell (Aonung x y/n)

Decisions

Aonungs pov

I watch y/n cry her eyes out. I was scared and I wanted to comfort her. I would've never imagined that would happen to Neteyam out of all people.

We all prepare for the funeral and I catch y/n sitting down alone. I calmly approach her and sit down. "Leave me alone." She says. I don't listen and keep sitting there. "Ugh Aonung leave me alone! I don't need you around me right now!"

I'm shocked by that. "Y/n I'm sorry." I reach out and grab her hand, she quickly turns and hisses at me. I back up and she walks away. What did I do?

I'm going back to the hut and help my father prepare for the funeral ceremony. In the Metkayina way, the family must be the one who cleans the body and prepares it for the burial. They're the ones who tie the hands and feet together as well.

The time comes and we're all gathered around the water. My father says a few words and Y/n had to say a speech.

Y/n pov

I didn't want to do a speech. I just wanted to go home, be with my family. I never planned for any of this to happen.

I see everyone awaiting for me to say something. I close my eyes and take a deep breath. Don't cry y/n, be strong for Neteyam.

"My brother Neteyam.. was an amazing person." Tears already forming in my eyes. Great. "He helped me so many times more ways than one. He was my twin, my bestfriend, my other half. I never imagined that this would happen to him. All he ever wanted to do in life was make our mother and father proud." I look and see my parents crying. "He wanted us to be happy even if he wasnt himself. Everything I ever asked for, he would do his very best to get it. My brother Neteyam.. a warrior, a friend and a boy who was too good for this world. And I blame the skypeople. They've caused this and I will do anything in my power to end all the misery they have made." I cry. "Neteyam will live forever in our hearts and will not be forgotten!" Everyone agrees and I ride my ilu towards my parents.

Between them lies Neteyam all cuddled and tied into a ball. He's laying on a leaf shaped into a cone like shape. We all slowly make our way over to this area where the plants are glowing bright yellow below.

Once we make it over we stop and mother and father gently take Neteyam off the floating leaf thing and go underwater. I watch them from above the surface and start bawling. I cry so much my vision gets blurry. They take him all the way to the bottom and lay him onto the yellow seaweed plants. Neteyam sinks in and we watch him disappear into the plants.

I continue crying as my mother and father make their way to the surface. Father comforts me and I hug him so hard. I stay hugging him the whole way back not saying anything.

We get back and I see Tsireya and Aonung crying as well. I walk over to them and hug them both. After I hug Aonung he.. puts his forehead on mine. "I'm here for you y/n" he whispers. I quickly separate from him in shock. I nod at him then walk back to my hut.

I cannot handle him. It's too much. I've lost Neteyam. I cannot get attatched to Aonung or if I loose him, I'll be heartbroken. I think to myself.

When I make it to the hut I lay down and cry even more. Someone walks in and it's Lo'ak. Hes trying to cry silently. I get up and tell him to sit next to me. I give him a hug and he loses it. "It's my fault he's dead y/n. I forced him to help me save Spider." I reassure him. "It's not your fault Lo'ak. The skypeople are horrible people, they started this."

He continues to cry and I hold him in my arms. "We're gonna be okay. I'll make sure of it."

'Nothing is gonna happen if I'm here'