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Duty

Haha duty sorry sorry sad book sad book.
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Aonung woke up early he could still hear Neteyams voice echoing through his head, what he heard while he was falling asleep, he was imagining it echoing through the room he curled up hugging himself "Neteyam.." he cried out quietly, feeling the tears streaming.

As the sun came up Aonung sighed sniffling and wiped his eyes and fixed his hair that his sister had sorted through, he put it into a half up half down style he started thinking again about how much Neteyam said he loved his curls, how he used to run his hands through them, how he used to do random styles he thought looked good on him, Aonung smiled sadly as he quietly laughed "Ma Tayam" he said as he kissed a shell Neteyam had given him, he said it was one of the prettiest shells he had seen since his family had moved there.

Aonung left his pod and went to the ocean and started his morning assignments unhooking fish nets and piling fish in wicker baskets and taking them to the storage area giving the baskets to the clan members there, bowing slightly before leaving to continue, he went and set the nets again he stretched his arms a bit and started walking to see his mother.

He tapped on the wood of the pod as he always had letting her know of his arrival,
"Ronal please-" He heard as he stepped into the pod and he saw his mother glaring at his father he tilted his head and Tonowari looked at his son then to Ronal she shook her head no but Tonowari had ignored her as he stepped to his son "I was just discussing you boy, great timing" he said as Ronal hissed "Tonowari" she glared "no, he said he doesnt want a mate respect his wishes until he is ready" she hissed.

Aonung felt his heart drop to his stomach hearing what she said "..my refusal to take a mate?.." he mumbled out Tonowari looked back to his son, "Yes boy, you are of age to take a mate, you must continue the family line as the next chief" he said staring down at his son Aonung felt ready to cry he didnt want a mate that was not Neteyam.

"No, Father I cant take a mate I wont.." He said finally meeting his fathers eyes Tonowari stared down at him with a hint of shock not sure how to react "Son-" he started "No father" He glared "Aonung, You are the Metkayina peoples hope their future!" He said as he gripped the younger boys shoulders Aonung winced at the tight grip and glared up before feeling himself slipping he felt the tears prick he slapped his fathers hands away "My mate is gone!" He yelled in anger not thinking, the room went silent he paused and felt his heart drop even lower staring into Tonowaris shocked eyes "Your..mate? You were mated?.." he said his voice low Ronal stared "You said you had not mated? Did you lie?" Tonowari paused and looked to his mate "You knew?" Ronal glared and Tonowari looked away "No..No we wanted to wait until we both became of age.. we wanted to ask permission.." Aonung looked up trying not to cry any more then he had.

Tonowari and Ronal shared a glance and Ronal looked at Aonung "Son..by gone did you mean..dead?" She asked fulling understanding and knowing who he was talking about, Aonung sighed and smiled a sad smile "Yes..Hes dead" He said turing away Tonowari made a face "He?" He asked Aonung paused "What you against that too?" Aonung hissed feeling himself losing his cool Tonowari shook his head "It would be fine for anyone else..but-" "But the son of the Metkayina chief cant, yeah? Then make someone else the damn chief" He hissed walking away quickly, hearing his father calling after him, Ronal just grinned, happy to see her son having more of a personality then just a glum boy slumping around doing the same thing over and over.

Aonung didnt know what to do, how to feel, he passed the group of friends as Neteyam kept appearing in his mind, his voice, his smell, his smile, his lips, his hair, he didnt even hear his friends calling to him as he quickly passed diving straight for the water, Tsireya looked worried as she saw her father running down her mother following a little slower everyone confused as they heard Tonowari shouting for Ao'nung as he swam out deeper wanting to forget everything he felt like he was being haunted and in a way he was, Neteyam was with him, Neteyam stayed with him or his family, he watched over them.

The last thing Aonung saw before he dove back in was his sister running to their father and quickly turning to run to the water, Aonung didnt know where he was going he didnt care but he somehow ended up outside the reef he was alone with no weapons a open target, he knew it, he could feel something was wrong he quickly looked around trying to find anyway to get out of the water to get on land anything his eyes shifted down feeling something unsettling his eyes locked on an akula his eyes widened and his heart dropped he knew he wasn't going to get away that easily, he had no weapon and no mount he was stuck, was this how Lo'ak felt he had thought to himself while quickly swimming trying to evade the creature that was following the teal Na'vi, he could hold his breath for a while yes but the akula lived in the water he could wait until Aonung needed air.

Aonung swam to the coral, while he was fast he could never beat a akula while swimming his only way to get out would be to kill it or die, he climbed up fast as the akulu launched itself into the rock, he cursed at himself he heard a voice, that voice, 'You can do it nung' it said, instead it distracted him as the akula launched into him he barely dodged as it crashed into his body completely crushing his left arm he felt himself lose the remaining oxygen he had feeling the pain of his arm, he suddenly felt something on his lips and was pushed away from the creature to the surface, confused as he was, his vision was going black, he thought he saw Neteyam as a dark blue Na'vi pulled him from the water as his eyes closed.