𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 || Rotxo

Chapter 8: Shooting stars

   As the two teens arrived at the beach, Na'vi were already there, intrigued by the human's helicopter. 

"Could you please back off?!" Neteyam shouts, trying to make them step aside from it so they wouldn't get hurt while Jake is indicating with his arms to the scientists where they have to land. Because of the machine landing, sand is floating everywhere, making Na'vi cover their eyes with their arms.

"Go get Tsahìk!" Tonowari yells over the sound of the helicopter to Ao'nung, as Tirol and Rotxo head to the Omatikaya girl's tent.

"Stay here", she murmurs to Rotxo as he nods.

As she enters, she sees Neytiri and Tuk holding onto Kiri's hands.

"Mom?"

Neytiri stands up as the sound of her daughter's voice.

"Tirol..." she murmurs, hugging her child tightly as she kisses her forehead.

"Careful, honey", Jake says as he enters the tent with Norm and Max, making Tuk steps aside from Kiri to hold Tirol's hand.

"Hey", Norm greets Tirol with a polite but tense smile. He is in his avatar body.

Tirol returns a sad smile too, hoping they will be able to wake her sister up from her unconsciousness. 

"Honey, go outside with Tuk", Jake orders in a soft but firm tone as he places his hand on her back to guide her, as the two scientists activate their scientists stuff that Tirol doesn't understand.

Neytiri is walking in the whole tent, extremely tense.

"There's no bleed, no fracture", Max enumerates as he looks at his digital tablet "no effects of hypoxia— the brain looks good."

Tirol sighs while Rotxo rubs circles on her arm, trying to give her comfort. This simple gesture helps her more than she realizes, even if the memory of her and him almost kissing does not leave her mind. Suddenly, she feels agitation behind her: Ronal just appeared, Ao'nung behind her. The Tsahìk shares a look with the two, things in her arms, probably to heal Kiri.

"Thank you for telling her", Tirol whispers to Ao'nung, as the boy nods in response, eyeing the physical contact she has with her love interest.

Ao'nung finds himself growing attached to the Omatikaya girl day after day, thanks to Rotxo. He remembers the first apparition of the Sullys to the clan and how his best friend was completely mesmerized by her that day, not even hiding it. In the space of a few weeks, Tirol became the source of happiness and distraction of Rotxo, making him smile for no apparent reasons and daydreaming.

At first, Ao'nung was reticent, the boy not understanding the affection Rotxo had for the curly haired girl or even the interest Tsireya had over the second son and the rest of the family. But the more time he spends with them, the more he sees them for who they really are.

His protective side with his sister and his best friend is gone now that he knows they're in love with good souls; especially Rotxo.

Ao'nung isn't able to say how much the boy talks about her when the best friends are alone, to the point that he knows things about Tirol that she has never told him: her birthday, her favorite fruit, animal, or even more personal stuff like her relationship with her family and the water. Turned out that all of these facts made Ao'nung realize that Tirol is indeed a good Na'vi. However, Rotxo's heart fell for her and nobody else, and it sure had good reasons to.

"I see that I am not needed here", Ronal states after entering the tent, noticing the human scientific. As she is about to go, Neytiri grabs her arm, speaking in a sharp tone, "You are Tsahìk!"