Calm Before The Storm, Jake Sully

037, Forming Friendships.

♯┆calm before the storm  .ᐟ
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     "I do not mean to intrude..." Welcoming Ronal into their pod was Denahi expected herself not to do. "You are not. Our children are with yours..." But she was. Jake attempted to hide all emotions to Ronal's sudden appearance within their pod. One single moment with his mate was all he wanted and could not receive.

"I believe my mate is waiting," Ronal warned Jake before returning her attention back towards Denahi. Jake wanted to sigh, to tell her to leave, fuck Denahi senseless once the two of them got a moment alone, but he settled for kissing her lips and slipping out of the pod to find Tonowari.

Denahi sat down on the ground of the pod, chopping up fruit that was not going to be chopped if Jake had been there. Ronal sat down beside her, offering to help slice.

"I can teach some healing..." Ronal announced as she chopped the fruit. Denahi looked up at her in shock. Being pregnant, Jake decided she should hold back on all the practical adaptations. "That would be nice..." Would it be nice? Learning that.

Back on the forest Denahi was a hunter, a crafter, explorer. She was free to do whatever she wanted without repercussions.

"I am sure we have different treatment than the forest," Sure. Denahi nodded her head. Not like she would know because she hadn't learned healing back in the forest. "I, too, can show you how to help with pregnancy," Ronal then announced. Denahi looked up at her with a small smile. Right. Pregnant.

With all of the brink of war going off back at home, she almost forgot. "It would give me something to do..." Denahi responded.

Ronal nodded her head in return. Both of their faces hiding somewhat happiness, "I do have to ask, do you know anything to help with nausea? It is not bad. But when I do get nausea, I do not like it."

Although nausea wasn't a huge problem during this pregnancy. When Denahi does experience it, it was terrible almost to the point she couldn't keep food or water down. She didn't want Ronal to know that.

Ronal nodded her head, "I do." Then the two began to leave the pod. "Momma! Momma!" Excited screams from Malhua could be heard. The little girl running on her feet to her mom, "Momma, I swam today!"

Denahi knew how much her daughter loved the water. How much she had missed the water after the humans had returned. Drenched hands soaked Denahi's thigh as her daughter clung tight onto her flesh, "I can tell, little one. You are completely soaked."

Malhua nodded enthusiastically before running back to join her siblings once again. Ronal continued to lead Denahi into her own pod, giving her a mixture of ointment, "The smell of potent. Foul. But, it should help relieve sickness." Ronal then began to crush some yellow leaves, "Had you planned on teaching Malhua healing? Or was she going to be a warrior like her father?"

Denahi looked over at Malhua playing with Neteyam, a smile growing on her face. Kiri had an interest within healing, and Tuk had interest in anything. "I am going to let her do her own thing. I would not force her into anything she did not want to do..." The same reasoning she gave all of her children.

And their conversation was interrupted at the sound of their mates footsteps entering the pod. "Pleasant surprise..." Jake mentioned at the fact Ronal and Denahi sat together.

"Hm... Indeed," Tonowari responded knowing Ronal had struggled with friendships. She was too strong-headed. And in control of everything. "How did your training go, Ma'Jake?" Denahi asked Jake.

Jake then sat down besides her, head hung low towards the ground. Ashamed of how much he didn't grasp. "I... failed," He was a strong warrior— Toruk Makto. And he was finding it hard to be a water Na'vi when he learned the forest so easily. "You do not get everything the first time, remember?" Denahi reminded him of their shared youth.

He had taken years to learn their language. And he still wasn't perfect at it. But, all it took was time and patience.