I was caught off guard when she and her family suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Upon first sight of her, I could feel my heart pounding; it was as though it was going to burst. I realized how pretty her amber eyes looked, how beautiful her dark blue skin looked, and how soft her hair seemed. The moment that I accidentally made eye contact with her, I looked away before her eyes could see my embarrassment as well as the flush of purple in my cheeks. I didn't mean to agree with my friend when he talked about how their tails looked; I just went with the flow. When my father told me that I had to help the children of the Sully learn the ways of the Metkayina, I acted annoyed, pretending that I wasn't hoping to be paired with her.
When it came time for the pairings, my father said that I had to be paired with her eldest brother Neteyam; Tsireya was paired with Kiri's brother Lo'ak, and I could tell that she liked him even though they had just met; I couldn't say anything since I liked Kiri; and lastly, Kiri was paired with Rotxo (a friend of mine), and it would be an understatement to say that I was jealous of him. I would do anything at that moment to be him. It would be sometime later when I saw Kiri in the water. She was just laying there looking at the sand, and even though I couldn't see her face at that moment, I knew that she looked beautiful. I wish I could've just laid down next to her and talked to her.
But I had to ruin her moment when I called her a freak; I was with the boys at that moment, and I didn't want them to think badly of me since I had made fun of them earlier. She then stood up and tried to walk away, but I held onto her tail in a teasing manner. But then her brother Lo'ak came, and following him, their older brother Neteyam came. I was so dumb to still spit out insults with Neteyam there. We got into a fight, and I don't think that making myself look good in front of my friends by bullying the Sullys was worth Kiri seeing her brothers beat me up.
It's night time right now, and I should be asleep, but all I could think of was Kiri. Maybe I could find a way to get to know her through Rotxo without looking suspicious
