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♯┆blue world .ᐟ ━━━━━━━━━━
The ocean called to her like a siren song. And the night was her favourite time. Bioluminescent freckles bouncing with every crash of the waves, colours of greens and purple highlighted the reef beneath the surface. The beautiful sight had Maleia sat on her familiar rock— something she often did, returning home to her family asleep.
But, Maleia could not help it. The ocean was addictive. The air was getting cold surrounding the ocean breeze, attacking her flesh and sending her chills. However, Maleia did not care as she hummed familiar tunes to make her forget the freezing temperatures.
"Mom used to sing that to me before I fell asleep... As a child..." The voice was sudden and unfamiliar. Maleia jumped at the unexpected sound, her entire figure falling back into the gentle waves.
A loud laugh could be heard before she turned to the culprit of her fall— It was him. "You should not sneak up on people like that!" Maleia warned Lo'ak. He reached his hand out to her before she looked down at his with unsure caution.
"C'mon... I don't bite," He announced to her. Maleia smiled before her wet hand fell into the palm of his, feeling his strength as he pulled her out of the dark water. Maleia sat back down onto the rock, pulling her knees to her chest to gain back some warmth.
And when she turned her head towards Lo'ak, he was looking up at the deep blue sky. Attempting to find the star pattern he always searched for, the place his dad was from.
Not even this silence seemed awkward. Or uncomfortable. He turned to face her, capturing a glimpse of her staring at him before she twisted her head away.
Lo'ak turned to face her, capturing the way she was already staring at him before Maleia quickly turned her head to not be caught. "You're Maleia, yeah?" He knew who she was. From the moment Tonowari introduced his three children, her name was stuck.
Maleia nodded her head, reaching it back to the dulling sun, "And you are?" All she knew him as was Toruk Makto's child with four fingers instead of three. Not that that had mattered to her. "Lo'ak..." He announced causing her to smile. A pretty name, "I saw you swim out here—"
That was when Maleia interjected, "Oh. You thought you would follow a complete stranger into the depths of the ocean. Hm?" Lo'ak then noticed the differences between himself and her. When her 'eyebrow' raised but it was just the bone where he had hair.
His head fell down to the rock with a smile and a soft chuckle. He then realised the conversation between them came smooth. It was soothing to have someone to talk to.
"I didn't think of it like that," Lo'ak replied. Maleia let out a small laugh at his response. Although it was a little sound, he felt his ears twitch to listen more close, "I wanted to thank you for helping me back there. You know, with your mother."
Maleia adored the colour of his eyes, pretty eyes. "It is no problem. Mama can be scary at times, but she means well. To protect her people and her children," He nodded his head, understanding. Neytiri was the same.
"Lo'ak! Lo'ak!" The call of his name was heard, repeated multiple times. Maleia and Lo'ak turned their heads to find the much darker flesh searching the sands. "Shit..." Lo'ak widened his eyes before Maleia looked at him with a confused expression. He stood and leapt into the water, turning around before swimming back, "See you tomorrow?"
"Yes," Maleia responded. Her parents had declared her his teacher. Of course he would have to see her tomorrow. Lo'ak flashed Maleia a smile before swimming, pretty smile. Maleia turned her head towards the dimming sun. Though, her thoughts were stuck on one thing. Him. Pretty boy.
