Young Love

Friends

Yesterday we had come clean to Tonowari's parents, today we are telling his friends, I'm nervous just like yesterday but it's a different kind of nervous, I'm nervous they'll turn on Tonowari and not want to be his friend anymore, I know how much they mean to him

I'm also nervous about Ronal finding out and what she'll do or say, I mean I took her betrothed mate

Tonowari had moved into my pod with me, he thought that since we were now mated, there was no point in being apart

We were laying in bed next to each other, my back pressed close to his chest, his arm draped over my waist and his hand resting on my stomach

His warmth always made me feel better, just being near him made me feel better

"Are you awake?" He asked next to my ear

"Mmmmm" I groaned

"How did you sleep?" He asked seeming concerned, I placed my hand on top of his

"It was okay, I didn't get much sleep"

"Hmmmm I wonder why, you'd think I would've tired you out" he smirked rolling me on my back as he still laid on his side

"Tonowari don't talk like that" I said embarrassed

"Oh you love it" he laughed

"I love you, that's what I love"

"Now you're going to make me blush" he said sitting up now

I covered myself with a woven blanket and sat up too, resting my head on his shoulder

"Can't we just stay here today?" I asked just wanting to stay in his arms all day

"I wish we could but sadly I'm the chiefs son and I have things to do, plus we are going to tell my friends today that I am finally mated to the prettiest Navi"

He got up collecting my clothing and helped dress me

"You know I can do this myself" I smiled at him as he tied up my loincloth

"I know, I just like to do it" he placed a sweet kiss to my cheek and went to put in his loincloth

"Come on let's go see the others" he took my hand and we walked down to the beach where his friends were hauling in some nets

"Hey guys!" He said as we got to them, catching their attention

"Hey man we haven't seen you for a while, where've you been?" One of them asked

"Well that's why we're here" he said holding our hands up

"Ohooohoo" the boys yelled out in excitement

"You finally got the girl man, how does your parents feel about this though?"

"Moms not to keen on it, dads happy for me though"

"Does Ronal know?" Another asked

"Not yet, but I don't think it's going to go well"

"Well she's coming this way now and it doesn't look like she's that happy, I think she does know" we looked behind us and she was stomping down the beach towards us

I squeezed his hand, Ronal always made me nervous she scared me in all honesty

She finally stood in front of us, she was fuming

"Tonowari how could you, you're suppose to be mine, do I mean nothing to you?" She glared

"Ronal I'm sorry, but I never had those type of feelings for you, I can't deny what mother Eywa has brought to me" he said pulling me close

She looked at me and it was hard to look away, as if I looked away she'd take her chance to kill me

"This is your fault, why couldn't you just stay in the forest you freak, nobody wants you here, you're useless what have you done since you've been here other than ruin my life and burden everyone else?"

"I....I...." I didn't know what to say, there were no words

"Ya that's what I thought you do nothing but whore around, I know Tonowari and I know what he wants and it's not you, how could he want you, weak arms, weird tail, big chest, just leave"

"Ronal that's enough, you're just jealous" Tonowari yelled in anger

Everyone on the beach was looking at us and I couldn't take it, as Tonowari was yelling I slipped away and ran to the trees of voices

I cried the whole way there, I got there after a long walk and once I was near them I felt better, I attached my queue to the tree and felt Eywa

"Great mother Eywa, what do I do? Was it a mistake coming here? I love Tonowari but it seems like all I do is cause problems here, I just.....I just need a sign" I said as a tear slide down my cheek

I knew Eywa rarely answered prayers but I thought it was worth a shot

I disconnected from the tree and sat against the trunk of the tree, feeling the cool wind blow through my hair, I must have fallen asleep because when I woke up the sky was dark and the trees were alive and glowing

I stretched and rubbed my eyes, that's when I heard footsteps approaching, breathe heaving

I looked over to see Tonowari running towards me, when he saw me his eyes widened it what assume was relief, he kneeled infront of me tears in his eyes

"Oh baby I'm so sorry, she had no right to say that, she knows nothing about me and you know I love you everything about you, I know this has been hard on you, it's been hard on me too but I know everything will work out, you just need to trust me"

"I do trust you" I said wrapping my arms around his shoulders

"Please don't run away like that again, just talk to me, I could've brought you here so you weren't alone okay" he said pulling me into his lap

"Okay, I'm sorry Tonowari, for everything"

"There's nothing you need to be sorry about my love, if you never came here I would have never known this amazing feeling of overwhelming love, I need you here so please never leave me" he said placing kisses over my neck and shoulders

"I'll never leave you honey, I'll always be with you"

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