Silly ATWOW stories

Beach Talk

After Lo'ak was found after being missing due to Ao'nung, Neteyam decided to take a walk along the beach to take a breather. He walked for a while just listening to the sounds of the waves along the reef until he found a small spot under the roots of which the marui pods were built on. He fixed himself against the root and stared out to the ocean.

(thinking)

What was Ao'nung thinking? Just leaving Lo'ak out beyond the reef. Ugh I should've been there to protect him

Neteyam couldn't stop thinking about what happened. He hated that he wasn't there for Lo'ak and wondered why Ao'nung would ever do such thing. Neteyam just sighed and continued to stare out into the ocean. He listened to the waves and the wind to try and calm his thoughts when he heard footsteps in the sand. He looked over to see none other than

Ao'nung

I had just apologized to Lo'ak and we chatted for a bit about having so much pressure put on us. He went back to his family's marui and I decided to continue walking along the beach. Some nights I would just walk along the beach until I reached this one spot made by the roots of the giant mangrove trees. I was nearing my spot when I caught the figure of a dark blue na'vi.

What? How did somebody find out about this spot, it's totally secluded from the village.

I walk a little further to see who it is and see Neteyam. He was so pissed when he had found out about the stunt I pulled with his brother. My friends and I were talking about it when he heard and practically pounced on me upon hearing what happened. I remember him keeping a tight grip at the base of my kuru. (the kuru is their braid that they use for tsaheylu)

He looked so mad and so worried at the same time. It made me feel really bad. As we walked to his marui pod he had a scowl on his face the entire walk. After I talked to Jake Sully he had glared at me before disappearing out the marui.

Neteyam

I looked at him wide eyed. What was he doing here. All he did was stand there and stare back at me. This was so stupid. Why couldn't he just say something or go away. Not just stand there looking at me. After a bit he finally opened his mouth to say something. Except nothing came out.

"Do you mind if I sit?"

Ao'nung

Is what I said. He looked at me with this face. It was unreadable. But then he nodded and I took a seat leaning against the root. We just sat there staring out to the ocean in silence. I wasn't sure if I was supposed to apologize or not. I didn't want to break the silence since it was kind of peaceful but I did anyway.

"Hey look, I'm sorry for what I did. I shouldn't have done it. Especially since he had no experience and it put him in danger."

I turned my head to look at him but he was still staring out. He was also not saying anything. Why wasn't he saying anything.

Neteyam

What. Did he just apologize? No way. I was too stunned to speak. I didn't know how to respond. I wanted to say something but I just couldn't find the words.

Why was this so hard. I want to forgive him but I just don't know if I can. What he did was so scary. When I found out about him and his friends leaving Lo'ak beyond the reef I was terrified. Before we had come to Awa'atlu Lo'ak and I went down the the battlefield when we were fighting the sky people and an explosion happened so we were separated. I was so scared that we had gotten separated and that he could've died. So when Ao'nung did that to Lo'ak I was scared the same thing would happen.

"I was so scared."

Ao'nung

"What?" I was so confused.

"When I overheard you and your friends I was so scared of what could've happened."

I just stared at him until he turned his head and stared back. When I looked at his face, something had changed. It was like his feature had softened and his eyes looked pained. I had never seen something like it and I was growing concerned by the minute.

He didn't speak for a while and we just sat there staring at each other until I broke the silence.

"What do you mean?"

He looked away before answering.

"You see, before we came here, my siblings and I were raised upon a war. We grew up always in threat of the sky people and were taught to stick together." He took a deep breathe before continuing. "During one of the fights Lo'ak and I were separated and once we found him he was injured. I had thought that I had lost him because he wouldn't wake up for multiple days. After that point I always made sure to keep an eye on him so when you told me what you did all I could think about was what could've happened to him"

Oh. I didn't even know that. I had just thought he was angry at me for being a douche not that he was having flashbacks.

Neteyam

What the hell. Why was I telling him about this. I had never told my feeling to anyone, not even mom, but to him it was just so easy. The words just flowed out of my mouth like nothing. It felt almost natural to just tell him. It was so strange. But that wasn't the weirdest part. I had felt as though a weight was lifted off my chest when I told him. I was so confused about why I felt this way.

He didn't say anything for a bit. I could feel his gaze on me but I was too terrified to look back. What if I had just scared him. I needed to fix this. I needed to take what I said back.

"Oh my eywa, I don't know why I'm telling you any on this. I'm so sorry. Forget I said any of that-"

I felt a warm hand clasp my own. What the-

"No, no. I'm should be the one apologizing." I look back at him, meeting his eyes. "I had no idea it had affected you like that."

Ao'nung

I should be the one apologizing, not him. I had no clue it would affect him like that. Now I was feeling extra bad. I grasped his hand not even thinking about it. When he looked at me I instantly felt for him. He was hurting so much and I felt so bad.

I could see tears well in his eyes so I just squeezed his hand. But then he sniffled and I couldn't stand it. I let go of his hand and tug him in for a hug.

Neteyam

Before I knew it Ao'nung was pulling me into a hug and then I was crying into his shoulder. Oh my eywa. This was so embarrassing. I haven't cried in front of someone in forever. Last time I did was when I was younger and didn't understand why the atokirina were covering me.

We sat like that for a while until I stopped crying. He let go when I finished crying and looked at me with this look. But then he looked out to the ocean, so I looked out to the ocean and we just stayed like that. We were leaned against the tree, sitting in a comfortable silence. I decided to rest my head on his shoulder and he rested his head on top of mine. And that was that.

After eclipse we got up and Ao'nung walked me back to my marui. He said goodbye with one last hug. I walked into the marui to meet my family, happier than ever.

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Word count: 1337

Omgosh. That was a long one. A while a go I read something sorta like this and I wanted to write it my own way. I give full credits to the original person who came up with this concept and I would say who but unfortunately I forgot so I'm so sorry. Anyways I just wanted to write a little thing with them so here it is. Who knows, maybe I'll add something linked to this. But I hope you enjoyed reading and in the next ill prob write loreya bc i have some ideas for them. Nighttt! :)) 🌊🦈🪵🌿