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Y/n POV

I'm still thinking about what happened. I would do anything to talk to her. I want ot tell her that I did this mission to bring her body back. I hope she forgive me.

"We will be using my ikran" Neteyam said. He stand up and look at me. Then made a calling sound.

"What change? I thought you like walking that much" I joke.

"Something change" as he said that. A big turquoise colored ikran land in front of us.

My eyes widen. Looking at it, ikran are really big. I drag my gaze from it's wings, he have a beautiful pattern more like an abstract painting. And his eyes as yellow as it's owner as if they have each other's eyes.

"Just don't look straight at his eyes" he warned but it's too late. The ikran is now starting to walk towards me. Not following Neteyam as he order it to stop.

"Neteyam, your ikran. It night kill me" I chuckle wanting to light up the mood. I bring both my hands in the front, wanting him to see that I'm not a threat.

He stop in front of me. Made a loud sound. I nearly back up from that. That's loud. He stop and nudge my hand. What?

"Ahmm, neteyam? What am I going to do?" I give him a side eye, not wanting the ikran to notice any sudden movements from me.

"Pet him, he want it" he answered. Still shock that his ikran didn't kill me.

I bring my hands up, and slowly, pet his big ikran. It purr and lay it's big head on my small shoulder. As if hugging me.

We look at each other, shock still visible.

"Is he always like this?I thought he's going to kill me"

"He's not, all ikrans are not to be looked directly in their eyes since they take it as a challenge" he start walking towards me. Once he's in my side, he take Apxa's queue and connect it with him. Doing that, Apxa look at Neteyam and ask for a pet.

"Seems like he'll forgot me whenever you're around" he smiles still looking at his ikran. He then get in his ikran and offered me his hand.

"Come on"

I take his hand and he help me get in Apxa. It's the same as riding 'opin, the only difference is that, this one is in the air.

"Hold onto my waist, you might fall if you didn't"

"Is that necessary?"

"If you don't want to, it's fine. Let's go!"

I nearly fall so I hugged Neteyam tightly and close my eyes as the ikran fly. Stupid Neteyam.

"Stupid Neteyam! What if I fall?! And die?! I survive this big scar and I'll die just because I didn't hold you when you fly your ikran!? That's just a pathetic way to die!" I scream for him to hear me against the wind.

" that wouldn't happen. I wouldn't let you fall"

"But what if I do? You didn't know what'll happen!"

"If you do I'll catch you" he turn to me looking serious. That help me calm down so I just lay my head on his back and breath the scent of him. Wanting this ride to be over.

••••

"We are here" I open my eyes and gasps because of shock.

"Your clan? Live in one of that?" I ask. Still in shock. "Good thing we ride Apxa, if we didn't I'll be dead the second we jump from stone to stone"

"It's called Ayram alusìng (floating Mountains) and yes, we live there" he laugh at me.

"Why are you up here and not down there?"

"When the RDA return, my father, the Olo'eyktan encouraged our Clan to move away from the forest because it's safer. We called it the high camp" he give me a glimpse. "We're landing, hold tight"

That I did. Apxa glide smoothly and make a loud sound landing on one of the mountain. It's one of the biggest, the one that they're staying with. No wonder I haven't encounter a Na'vi as I land because there's in the air. Good thing they haven't seen me.

He come down first, offering his hand to help me which I gladly take. As we stand in front of Apxa. Most of clan members gather around, curious about the weird Na'vi in front of them.

A few more seconds, the Na'vi devided like a sea as a woman and a man walk through. Their must be the Tsahìk and Olo'eyktan of Neteyam's Clan.

"Mom, Dad, I'm back" he greeted them. His mom go towards him and hugged him while his dad just pat his head like a child.

"Y/n this is my Mom Neytiri, and My dad Jake Sully. He's the Olo'eyktan" he introduced.

"oel ngati kameie Neytiri, Jake Sully" I greeted as I bow my head extending my hands from my forehead towards them.

I look around, checking the other clan members.

"She's a r—"

"A reef people" Neytiri cut what Neteyam was about to say.

"She's been in the forest fo—"

"What are you doing here in the forest? You do not belong here?" Neytiri asked, cutting Neteyam again. Just like his son, no wonder you're Neteyam's mom.

"She—" this time Neytiri turn her head and give Neteyam a look. A just-shut-up- kind of look. He stop talking and look at somewhere else.

"Speak for yourself" Neytiri said looking back at me.

"I'm Y/n and yes, I'm one of the reef people. I can't really remember how I end up in the forest, I don't know how to come back and where to come back so I stayed here instead. I've been in the forest for a while" I look down, getting embarrassed feeling all their eyes on me.

"I'm seeking uturu" I finished. Whispers can be heard but I don't care less. At first I don't really mind if they don't accept me but knowing that Jake is here? No no, I can't let this opportunity to pass.

"Neteyam, why did you bring her here? We are keeping this place a secret, how are we sure she's not one of the sky people; that she's not an Avatar? I told you to meet us at the forest" Jake asked Neteyam, frustrated on how are they going to keep my mouth shut.

"Eywa give her her blessings dad, so I did what I have to do"

"Just like what She did with Jake I see" an old woman came out of nowhere. Wearing red like cape but shorter version. She's like the red riding hood of Na'vi with the red cape like made of beeds thingy.

With the aura of her, I can tell that she's the tsahìk of this clan. She walk around me in circles, checking me out.

"You are not an Avatar ...but also not a Na'vi" she whispered the last part. Causing for it to be heard by just the two of us. I looked at her in shock.

"This is Mo'at, she's the tsahìk of our clan"