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Italics for Na'vi (when in the presence of none speakers)

"Come on Ri'lani!" Neytiri exclaimed grabbing her bow before looking at her sister, "Mother won't mind you skipping lessons".

"Tiri, we both know mother will be furious," she said looking at her sister with a frown. In response Neytiri gave her puppy dog eyes to Ri'lani let out a frustrated groan before smirking at her sister, "Fine! But I'm blaming you when mother comes for me!"

Neytiri let out a victorious yell as she rushed to grab her own sister's things. Ri'lani rolled her eyes before smiling playfully.

After Slywanin died, Ri'lani took up the mantle as tsakarem while her youngest sister was free to do whatever, she couldn't help but envy her sister but she cherished these moments with her

Smiling playfully at her sister she wrapped her bow around her arms before breaking into a sprint away from Neytiri hearing her laugh behind her

"Keep up Tiri!" She yelled taking off deeper in the woods, "always a competition Lani!" Her sister yelled back

Ri'lani shook her head as she slowed her pace walking over a tree root, little atokirina were hovering around her causing her sister to look at them in amazement

Her sister knew she was blessed, I mean her hair had white highlights in it to signify her blessing but nevertheless she looked at her sister with a smile before continuing there walk in the forest

They continued walking both of them climbing higher in the tree, they heard what sounded like a helicopter in the distance. Neytiri looked at her sister her expression becoming sour as they both thought one thing, humans.

They decided to investigate, scaling the trees carefully. They made it to the old schoolhouse, painful memories flashed through both the siblings eyes.

Before they could get deeper into thought they saw avatar and crouched deeper as to not be spotted.

"So how will they know we're here?" An avatar asked following behind what looked like Grace's avatar there was also an avatar carrying a gun that got Ri'lani's attention. "I'm sure there watching us right now" Grace had responded

There was talking inside as the two girls krept closer, "This was our school..now it's just storage" grace said as she looked around sadly, "the kids were so bright, eager to learn...picked up English faster then I could teach it"

Ri'lani watched as the one avatar with the gun began to explore she couldn't explain it but she was drawn to him for some reason, there was something about him...

"Why don't they come back?" The nerdy one asked looking at Grace, "the omatikaya learned as much about us as they needed to" Grace said looking down sadly...Ri'lani missed Grace, she was a kind women but after what happened to Slywanin all Na'vi were forbidden to make any contact with sky people.

"What happened here?" The avatar with the gun asked but Grace just observed him before asking him to carry gear, the man was left unanswered even though he had a hunch about what occurred

The avatars walked around the two scientists crouching to get samples as the other wondered off...Ri'lani rose to follow him her sister grabbing her arm and shaking her head no.

"Neytiri I will be fine," she whispered looking at her sister with an assuring nod "I will be right back"

She followed the avatar crouching on a branch from above as she observed him, he was an idiot so out of tune with his senses that he was unknowingly walking towards a family of angtsìk. She shook her head at his obliviousness.

Of course after his playtime ended a roar sounded from the Angstìk causing the avatar to jump back in fright, of course both grace and the other avatar ran to the forest line.

"Don't shoot! Don't shoot, you'll piss him off" Grace said holding her comm mic as she eyed the animal, in response the animal began slamming its hammered head against the tree, "it's already pissed off!" The avatar exclaimed.

"Jake, that armors too thick, trust me". Grace explained, so his name was Jake she thought the avatars moved into more dialogue that Ri'lani didn't pay much attention to, to curious at the animal and Jake.

Without warning the animal charged at Jake running full speed, instead of cowering the animal had stopped causing Jake to release a series of taunts causing her to smirk

It was immediately wiped off her face as she saw a Thanator creeping behind him, her ears pinned back against her head as her tail whipped back and forth

She didn't decide to wait, getting up and sprinting towards the direction of where she left her sister

She caught sight of her sister urgently grabbing her, "Neytiri we must go!" Her sister looked at her in confusion but before she could question her she heard a thanator roar.

The sisters fled further away and deeper into the forest

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They both relaxed, crouched on a tree branch, Ri'lani looked at her sister before playfully laughing, "I'm starting to regret coming out with you"

In response her sister let out a playful hiss nudging her arm, before the sisters could dive deeper into more conversation they heard a crunch causing them to both lower there heads

Neytiri pulled her bow off her shoulder before cautiously placing an arrow at the ready. Ri'lani observed as she watched the same avatar, Jake appear through the bushes.

He survived his encounter with the avatar, she let out a quiet gasp. She assumed that Jake would not make it on his own, perhaps the great mother had plans for him.

Neytiri who held a frown on her face pulled back her arrow ready to strike the man. "Kehe!" Ri'lani exclaimed directing Neytiri's attention to the atokorina floating down. The spirit landed on Neytiri's arrow causing her to undraw her bow and look at her sister her eyes holding confliction

Ri'lani watched as the avatar walked away before standing and deciding to follow him, "come" she said to her sister, Neytiri let out a groan before standing to follow her sister.





AUTHORS NOTE
So hello again!
Chapters really short
But hey it is what it is

Published:05/11/24
Word count: 1049
Edited ❌

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