Skxawng - Aonung x Neteyam

Part 4: Freak

Aonungs POV:

I got up from my hammock as I watched the sun rise. I stared outside for some time then I walked into the main room, where my father was.

It was an awkward silence until it was broken. "My son, today you must teach the Sully brothers our sign language, for they will need it in the waters. Your mother and your sister will be taking the 2 girls to gather resources from the deep." I wanted to groan in annoyance, but I just slightly nodded my head. "Yes father..." I spoke.

I had eaten my breakfast, and walked out of the hut to find Rotxo, so I didn't have to train the freaks all by myself.

Once I saw him, I walked up to him swiftly. "Hey, Rotxo." I shouted out to him. "Oh, hey Aonung!" He replied with a grin.

"Will you join my training today please, I have to train the freaks all by myself." I complained. Rotxo paused for a moment before answering. "Sure, but they aren't as bad as you think." Rotxo replied and I scoffed. "Ok? Goodbye, see you then." I spoke to him changing the subject.

We departed ways as I headed to the beach. The sun still hadn't fully set, and when it does is when the lessons started. I sighed at the thought of teaching those demon bloods.

I sat at the beach by myself until the sun had fully risen, and started walking to Rotxo again. We met and headed to the Sully's hut.

As we got there the 2 dark blue navi we're waiting outside. "Hey guys!" The taller one spoke, smiling. The shorter one next to him didn't say much to us.

We headed to a large rock in the middle of the shallow waters, and sat on it in a circle. "Okay, so basically we are learning the sign language we use under water to communicate." I explained rolling my eyes and looking over at Rotxo. "Yes, and first we will go through the basics." He added.

The lesson went on and the 2 boys caught on pretty quickly. Some time had passed and I looked over and saw Tsireya, my mother and the young Sully child. "Okay, that's our lesson up." I spoke. Everyone agreed and the 2 boys walked off talking to eachother.

Me and Rotxo walked together, as I was taking him back to his own hut. Suddenly I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned and saw my 3 friends looking at me, Kalun, Ikalu and Alar'at.

"Hey Aonung." Kalun said to me. "Oh hey guys, I'll be with you in one second, I'm just walking Rotxo home." Once I dropped Rotxo back, I went to them. "Want to come hunting with us?" I nodded, and I followed them.

When we got there we saw one of the Sully sisters looking at the sand in the water like a freak. My group started heading towards her. "What is she doing?" I mumbled to them. "I don't know." Alar'at replied.

"She's just looking at the sand!" I spoke making the group laugh. The strange girl put her head out of the water. "Huh?" She looked up. "What'd you say?"

"Are you some kind of....freak?" I questioned the girl. Ikalu stepped forwards, "he asked if you were a freak." He repeated.

The girl seemed to sigh, "No." and started to walk off. "Are you sure? I mean you're not a real Navi!" I spoke to her, and the group followed her. I tried to grab her hand. "Look at these hands!" I got a better grip of her hand on my second try. "I mean, look at them!" My group laughed.

The girl stared at me, then looked at the sudden shout. "Hey! Back off fish lips." The shorter brother arrived to the scene. He started walking towards me, in an aggressive way trying to scare me.

I smiled walking back as he walked towards me, still facing him. "Oh, another 4 fingered freak!" I laughed, pushing him back. Ikalu grabbed his tail from behind him. "Awh, look at this little baby tail!" He said smirking. The boy turned around and pushed him off. "Don't touch me!" The group laughed.

We started pushing the aggravated boy around. "Baby tail!" I said teasingly. Then the strange girl shouted "Leave us alone!"

We ignored her and continued. "Baby tail! It is so cute-" I was cut off my the taller brother pushing me back. "You heard what she said." He spoke to me firmly.

"Leave them alone." He placed a finger on my chest. Alar'at spoke up. "Oh, big brother comin-" I cut him off before he could finish. I don't know why.

The tall brother looked pissed. "Back. Off." He exclaimed, "Now." pushing me back with his finger. I smirked at the boy, then looked at his siblings. I then sarcastically put my hands in the air.

The boy took a step back. "Smart choice." He paused. "And from now on, I want you to respect my sister." He demanded. Alar'at hissed, and I placed the back of my hand on his chest to make him stop.

The strange girl poked her tongue at us. "Let's go." The tall brother spoke to his siblings. They all turned around, heading back. "Bye bye!" Alar'at yelled sarcastically. I huddled my group in a circle, and whispered, "Look at them! They're all freaks."

The group laughed, until we heard the tall brother speak. "Lo'ak!" The shorter brother turned. "I got this bro." putting his hand in the air to silence him.

Lo'ak walked up to me. "I know this hand is funny." He put up his hand, showing me his extra finger. "I'm a freak, alien." The boy spoke, and I smirked at him. "But I can do something really cool..." he placed his other hand on his hand. "Watch."

I kept my eyes on his hands, as he was showing me something. "First I ball it up real tight like this, okay?" He did what he said. "Then," his fist came straight to my face 3 times knocking me to the ground.

I looked at him in shock, "It's called a punch, bitch!" He yelled at me. "Don't ever touch my sister again." Then, I pounced at him, my group hissing. 

A fight had broke out, it was a 3 vs 1 until the elder brother came in, effortlessly taking on my 2 of my friends. The fight continued, I wasn't focusing on who I was hitting at that point.

We then got broken up by 2 warriors who had seen what was happening and took me to my father, and all the Sully's to theirs.
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Neteyams POV:

I had just gotten into a fight with the chiefs child and his friends. I had a bruise on my face just underneath my eye and a cut on my lip, but that was about it.

My father had dragged us into the hut once he had heard about the fight. My brother looked rough.

"What was the one this I asked?" My dad scowled us. "The one thing?" He looked at us for answers. "Stay out of trouble..." Lo'ak mumbled. "Stay out of trouble. Right."

I stepped in front of Lo'ak. "It was my fault." I spoke, untruthfully. "I don't think so, you need to stop taking the heat for this knucklehead!" He looked at me then to Lo'ak. "Look dad, Aonung was picking on Kiri." He explained. "He called her a freak." My dad fell silent.

"Go apologise to Aonung." My dad spoke firmly to Lo'ak. I looked over to him rolling my eyes at my fathers words. "What..?" Lo'ak mumbled. "He is the chiefs son, you understand?" My father explained his order. He turned back then looked forward again. "I don't care how you do it, just go make peace." He spoke. "Just go!" Then Lo'ak walked out.

I started walking behind Lo'ak shortly after. "Hey." My father said to me quietly. I turned. "So, what'd the other guys look like?" He questioned. "Worse." I mumbled. My father looked at me. "That's good." He spoke softly. I looked up at him smiling, "A lot worse." My father looked like he was trying not to smile. "Get outa here." So I walked off, smiling
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