Reawakened (Neteyam x Fem reader)

Chapter 25: I see you

(Warning this chapter may have some self-harm but I'm not sure sense I'm a dumbass. Also this is my sister's drawing of Neteyam)

POV: First person, Neteyam

Woke up by the sound off someone walking around. I saw that it was Y/n just pacing herself around the place. She had her hands on her and planted an irritated look with her eyes closed. I look up at the hole on the ceil, it was still dark.

I got up to go to her, "Y/n it's very late you should be sleeping now," I touched her shoulder but she didn't open her eyes to look at me.

She flinch but kept her eyes closed, "I-I'm no demon I'm not," she whispered and quickly stepped away from me.

"Y/n are you okay," I asked with concern.

"Father I am no demon," she said with a harsh tone.

"Y/n yes you aren't. N-now please wake up, before you hurt yourself," I tried grabbing both of her arms. But she was quick enough to dodge them.

"I- I prove it to you," she began to pant and took out her dagger.

"Y/n! Whatever you're doing stop that now please," I really tried grabbing her with all I can but she was strong and pushed me to the cold floor.

"I did not ask to be like this," she said and was about the cut her left pinky finger.

"Y/n stop that," I shouted and was able to not let her chop off her finger. The dagger flew away somewhere around the cave.

I hugged her held on to her to wake her up. She gasped and looked around Our face were so close our noses touched.

"What happened," she placed a hand on her forehead. She notice a cut on my palm as I hugged her close. This was from when she almost cut her finger off.

"Were you trying to hurt yourself," she gave me a worried and our noses touched again.

"Me? No you were sleep walking Y/n. You were trying to hurt yourself," I got a little bit closer to her, able to feel her breathe against mine.

She seem to look at my lips, which I did the same for her. But she sighed and got up. I let go of my arms off her. A little disappointed by no warmth anymore.

"Let's get you cleaned up," she said and took my arm gently to pick me up.

She looked around for something, "where's my dagger," she asked.

"Just... leave it where it is now,"I placed a hand on her shoulder. She nodded.

"Come on," she took me to a small room that had many dried and fresh plants.

"Ow," I hissed as her dabbed the cloth on my palm wound.

"Sorry," she simply said.

"It's okay," I looked at her while she looked at my hand.

"No Neteyam, I'm sorry," she looked back at me with a sorrow look. As she finished wrapping a long leaf around my hand, she gently rubbed it.

I smiled at her, "You are no demon, not a freak," I rubbed her hand back.

"I do know that but...," she paused, "even though I never met my people, I have nightmares that they disregard me... I don't even know if they love me or not. I don't remember," she sighed.

I looked back at her hand and brought it to my lips. I kissed her hand and fingers just like I did before. I felt her flinch sometime as I kissed her hand.

"Do you always do this to people," she asked.

"What do you mean," I asked back.

"Like be very nice to them. Like you are to me," she respond.

"Hmm... you have 4 fingers like my brother Lo'ak and sister Kiri. Like them, they were called freaks when we weren't so close with Aonung. Hah.. I made sure I pounded that fucker and his friends. They disrespected my siblings," I explained, "but for you being called a demon by your whole clan is...," no words could describe that feeling, when you aren't accepted by your clan just because you look different. As they say it doesn't matter what's on the outside what matters is on the inside.

"Just terrible, that's the only word I could put it," Y/n finished for me. She then stood letting go of my bandaged hand, "I'll bring you to bed... it's very late now,"

"And hey, I see you.. all of you," I held her hand and gave it a slight squeeze.

She smiled at me, "and I see you too, my friend,"