Avatar the Way of Water (My Version)

Sanctuary with the Sea People

Before this chapter starts, I have an announcement to make. I've given it a lot of thought and I've decided to keep Tsireya as a female and do a fem slash between her and Sylwa. I hope you all like that idea. Enjoy this chapter.

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For a few days, the Sully family flew across the sea on their banshees, cold from the bitter rainfall. They pulled their ponchos and travel cloaks tighter around their shoulders as rain drizzled over their shoulders above the roaring waves.

It was mid-afternoon on the sixth day when ahead of them, the family of seven could see a grand island surrounded by a giant reef. The trees were tall and mighty and there were sea-green people. The six Ikrans flew over the wall that separated the reef from the open water and no sooner had they done so, than they could the attention of the sea Navi whom they had come to see sanctuary with. They flew towards a village built under the giant Mangrove tree roots. They were tents and stretchers held up by the wood. This was the village of Awa'atlu, home to the Metkayina Clan.

On a tall branch, a sea Navi blew through his shell horn, alerting the clan of the unexpected arrival. They circled around and gracefully landed on the soft sandy shores.

As people were gathering from the village and the sea to greet the newcomers, the Sullys dismounted their mounts. Sylwa felt extremely nervous. As she dismounted Sylwa and scratched her chin, she felt her insides tingling like mad. Lo'ak saw her discomfort and held out his hand, she took it. They walked behind their loved ones as they stood to greet the people whom they opened would provide them with safety.

"Tuk," Neytiri called. The youngest daughter took her hand. The mother was desperate to keep her close.

"Hey," Jake awkwardly held up his arms, doing his best to sound casual.

Sylwa stood between her twin and Neteyam. Kiri stood close by, a little agitated like her, afraid of being judged.

As the people gathered around them, staring at them with strange glances, two teens emerged from the crowd. They were teens about the same age as most of the Sully children. One of them, the taller one had a top bun and a mean pair of eyes and the other had fuzzy hair. They didn't look very friendly.

The twins and Neteyam did the 'I see you' gesture as a way of greeting.

"Easy. Just be cool," said Jake, not wanting a tense scene to happen before they'd even introduce themselves.

The two mean-looking teens circled around the twins and Neteyam.

"What is that?" the taller one said, touching Lo'ak's tail.

"Is that supposed to be a tail?" the other mocked.

Sylwa snarled at him softly. Already she was not like this kid.

"Sylwa," hissed Neteyam.

Rolling her eyes, Sylwa turned her head away, trying to ignore the two bullies. She glimpsed at the sea at the Navi approach on sea mounts. She noticed one of them was a girl diving into the water from her mount. She emerged from the water walking onto the sand. She was a sweet Navi with hair braided to her scalp with the rest of it waving behind her head. Feeling rude at glimpsing at her like that, she turned away, feeling awkward.

"How are they supposed to swim?" the Metkayina continued to mock the twins and Neteyam. The taller one noticed Sylwa's marks on her back just under her wrap. "What do we have here?" he tried to touch her.

Lo'ak noticed. He was about to snarl at him when the girl whom Sylwa had seen emerged from the sea stepped in. She slapped the boy's hands away. "Roxto. Aonung," she scolded. "That is enough,". She gave them a soft but firm glare and they backed down, stepping away.