𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐋 | Neteyam

17

Suddenly the house seemed to small and everywhere Keya looked, Neteyam was there.

»Family meeting, now!« Jake shouted through the whole house. While Lo'ak, Kiri and Tuk were down within seconds, there was still no sign of the eldest siblings yet.

After 10 minutes of waiting they heard a loud noise coming from the other room and after that came Neteyam running in. »Sorry sir I'm late...I got distracted-« he tried to explain as Keya suddenly came running behind him, trying to catch her breath »Distracted? He pushed me down the fucking stairs!«

»Don't overdo it. I just gave you a little nudge.« Neteyam sighed.

»Oh! I give you a little nudge when I shove my foot up your ass!«

»Watch your language in front of our parents, Keya.«

»Shut the fuck up Neteyam!«

»Aren't you going to say anything to your daughter?« Neytiri asked her husband.

Jake only stood there trying not to show how much he found it amusing, thinking about what best to say now. He didn't mind his kids arguing at least they are talking to each other again.

»Uhm yeah..bad Keya« he said before Neytiri side eyed him with a "seriously?" look on her face.

»Why are we here?« Kiri asked clearly annoyed by the discussions of them. Lo'ak on the contrary enjoyed it secretly not being the one who got all the attention.

»Well uh...we wanted to tell you that uhm-« Jake started again and again, looking to his wife for help.

»Dad you can't always cause a meeting for no reason« Keya told him, making Neteyam roll his eyes at her.

»Do you have anything else to do than cry all day in your room?« he asked, knowing full well that he is the reason for all her tears.

»Neteyam!« his father warned him.

»Sorry sir.« Neteyam looked down in shame, likely regretting what he just said.

»Apologize to your sister, not to me.«

»Fuck you I don't need your apology« Keya yelled at him before she went upstairs to her room. this time she left her door open just to prove Neteyam wrong.

Jake then let the others go as well and let himself fall onto the couch. »Perhaps we need a plan before we call them over..«

When Keya heard footsteps approaching she quickly picked up a book, ready to throw it at her brother. but to her surprise, it was the other one who came through the door. »All good it's just me, Keya«

»That doesn't make it any better bro« she said but still put the book aside so Lo'ak went inside and closed the door behind him. »Wanna go out?«

»No.«

»I miss you already, sissy« he begged but Keya clearly lacked the motivation for it.

»Is that really supposed to convince me?«

»No but dad said you should take care of me today« he confessed.

»Wait, how old are you? eight?« she asked but he just rolled his eyes annoyed, and yet he didn't leave.

»You're Neteyam's problem, not mine.« she told him in the hope of finally being left alone.

»He's boring. Come on it can be fun.«

»No skxawng just leave-« Keya started but had then an amazing idea. »You want to have some real fun?« without knowing what she was getting at, he nodded to his sister.

Keya got a towel from the bathroom. Then she wet it with water and stuck it down between the door before locking it. Lo'ak didn't understand what she was doing and just watched her in confusion. After the door was locked she made her way to the window and opened it wide open. She leaned out to see if there was anyone around. Luckily for her, there was no one who could see them. No one who could smell them.

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An hour later

After spending an hour together just laughing about the most unfunny things, Keya and Lo'ak slowly unlocked the door. They stuck their heads out to make sure no one would see them. They went down the stairs and Lo'ak climbed on one of them so loudly that it made a squeaking sound.

»Watch your step skxawng!« his sister warned him in a whisper while he had to stifle a laugh. On fingertips the two siblings made their way outside.

»Keya you almost forgot your dagger!« Lo'ak shouted after her while going up the beach behind her.

»Uhh no, my dagger is right here?« she said confused while pointing to the one tied on her leg.

»Then who's dagger is this??« showed Lo'ak the dagger in the height, wondering who it belonged to.

»I don't know. just stop grabbing random daggers you see on tables.« Keya told him.

»I- well it was right next to you.« he tried to explain himself.

»Okay, not everything close to me is mine skxawng?«

»What did you said?« he asked still unbelievable.

»Not everything close to me is mine. I think it's pretty obvious Lo'ak?« Keya repeated herself again already annoyed of him.

»Oh my eywa, why didn't you tell me dude?!« he suddenly shouted out.

»Tell you?? this is basic common sense!«

Lo'ak sighed »Then what do I do with this?!«

»Is that a goddamn laptop?!« keya almost shouted at him while looking at her father's laptop in his hands.

»Yeah what I thought was your laptop« Lo'ak replied.

»Since when have I ever carried a laptop out with me?!«

Lo'ak rolled his eyes »Ughh, dude I don't understand why you didn't tell me!«

»Tell you what? that not everything around me is mine?!« Keya asked, not grasping the stupidity of her youngest brother.

»Then who is this, keya?« Lo'ak asked while pointing at something down next to him.

»Ohhh no no no, is this a whole fucking child?!« Keya shouted in shock when she saw a little metkayina child he was holding hands with.

»Yeah your whole fucking child.« he answered.

»Since when have I had children??«

Lo'ak sighed again »I don't know, you get around dude.«

Keya held her head and thought about what to do. »Our parents are going to kill us!«

»For what??«

»Kidnapping a child!«

»Your child!«

»THAT THING IS NOT MINE!«