The Breath of Water | Neteyam

44 • Things We Need to Say

A/N: Happy 4th of July~ 🎉🎇🎆

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When she came to, she was back in that place—Eywa's home.

"Wha- what? Why am I here again?" she wondered aloud. "...dang it...I relaxed near the ocean again..."

"You're back kind of soon," Awuya stated, watering a plant. "...were you trying to get a premonition again?"

"No..." she muttered as she stood up. "...I have been fine without getting those, actually."

"It has been a while since your last one, no?"

"...why am I here, again?" She asked, wanting to get straight to the point. She was having such a great night, and she didn't really feeling like dealing with the mysteries of this place.

"You only come here whenever you feel to. It is not I who is bringing you here." He sighed, beginning to twist his hair.

"I did not want to come here...at least not right now..."

"...perhaps a part of you did." He walked over to her, his tall body towering over her. Now that he was closer, she could see how huge his height really was. "...are you holding something back?"

"What...what do you mean...?"

"...this...boy...you fancy—"

"What does he have to do with this?"

He stared at her, seemingly debating something in his head. Her eyes were so full of hope.

"...do you think you will tell him of your abilities?"

Liyanin didn't speak right away, remembering the story of what Lo'ak had told her about his past. She didn't want to risk losing him, she just got him.

"...how do you expect to keep a secret this great from him?"

"...I would like to go back." Liyanin said, not wanting to discuss this topic.

"Alright, I will send you back," he stepped away from her, creating a distance between them. "...make sure that the next time you come here, you bring the other girl."

"...other...girl?"

Before she could get an answer, that same bright white light consumed her vision, her mind being returned to where it once was.

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He must mean Kiri, she thought to herself, sitting up off the sand. Her head began to pound, a given since she had returned from that place. She hissed to herself, her eyesight kind of blurry.

She buried her face in her knees, then felt a hand touch her shoulder, causing her to jump. But when she turned to see who it was, it was only Neteyam.

"Hey, hey, it's just me. I finished dancing with my sisters...and my mom. They all wanted a turn."

Liyanin just nodded, turning her head back to her knees. Her headache made it hard for her to keep her neck craned like that. Neteyam noticed something was wrong, so his joking mood had shifted to a more serious one. "...are you okay?"

Liyanin had forgotten about all that—about her abilities. For once, she was able to forget all the burdens she had to carry and just live freely, but of course, she had to be reminded of them. She could not continue forever with Neteyam like this, keeping such a huge secret from him. She felt so bad, she couldn't bear to look him in the eye.