His Hands. || 𝘼𝙤'𝙣𝙪𝙣𝙜

thirty-four

Italics - thoughts or flashbacks
Bold - Metkayina sign language

"So basically what you're saying is you decided to be a nosy skxawng and now that's why you're losing your mind?"

"Well when you put it that way Teyam I sound stupid, and honestly a little bit psychotic."

Neteyam gave her a look and crossed his arms over his chest, "Well I'm not wrong now, am I? Clearly you get my message."

"I mean I guess I do, but can you blame me? He's my destined mate and all of a sudden this chick who sounds like his ex is back and she calls him 'Ao'ie'. Ao'ie! What kind of shitass nickname is that? 'Ao' and 'Nung' are far better options." Ra'mora rambled while using her hands to explain just how oh so dire this whole situation was.

"Okay let me stop you right there. One ; do you hear yourself? You just said he's your destined soulmate so why would you be so upset if his ex came back? You're destined to him already and also- you don't even know if that's his ex!"

"I DO TOO! I literally heard Tonowari call her his lover-girl. Do you expect me to really NOT feel a little upset at that, destined soulmates or not?" The frantic girl quipped back.

"Okay so this is my second point, you're already saying that your nicknames for him are better than hers, AND you're admitting you do feel a bit jealous about this whole thing." Neteyam inquired. "Does that mean you have a crush on him?"

Ra'mora stopped pacing in front of her twin brother to turn and deadpan at him, sitting all relaxed and comfortable. "Are you actually shitting me right now Neteyam?"

Neteyam laughed awkwardly, nervousness laced within it at the sound of her using his full name and looking terribly pissed off. "I- Well- You never really said that you-"

"OF COURSE I HAVE-" She cleared her throat, realizing now that she shouldn't be admitting this so loudly considering people aren't supposed to know that, let alone she was destined to him. Only her two brothers knew this.

"Of course I have a crush on him you stupid bum, he's my fucking destined mate I was bound to date him anyways." She stated calmly, perhaps a little too calmly.

The boy sighed, "Well oh Eywa, just kill me already. Like I was supposed to know that." He quipped back sassily.

"I THOUGHT IT WAS OBVIOUS???"

"WELL YEAH IT WAS BUT YOU NEVER REALLY ADMITTED IT SO JUST FUCK ME I GUESS FOR WANTING TO BELIEVE MY SISTER'S WORDS INSTEAD OF BEING ANNOYING LIKE LO'AK LIKE!"

Lo'ak threw his hands up dramatically in defeat, "I literally JUST got here and I'm already catching strays. What the fuck do you guys have against me!?"

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"No yeah dude, you honestly sound kinda crazy and well I really hate to bring it to you but you brought this upon yourself by eavesdropping." Lo'ak explained bluntly, then casually popped a piece of fruit into his mouth.

Ra'mora was truly going through it. The three siblings sat around together in the twin's "room" of the Marui Pod with the curtains closed. They were talking quietly amongst one another, but once in a while they would get a little bit loud and their laughter would boom off the walls in their section of the pod.

At the moment Ra'mora was sat criss crossed with her head in her hands. This damn water boy was certainly starting to get to her, and honestly Ra'mora didn't like it. She didn't like how he occupied her mind so much to the point of the mere though of his ex returning had her in shambles.

After all, this is her first time actually being interested in a boy and it going somewhere. Of course her first ever actual romantic relationship between a boy and her was her destined soulmate. How ironic.

"Lo, you're not being very helpful right now bro." Neteyam mumbled.

Lo'ak shrugged, "I'm just being honest. If we don't be honest and feed into her delusions instead then it'd be worse."

"Yeah but-"

"No no, Lo'ak is right." Ra'mora sighed. "I shouldn't have eavesdropped. I shouldn't even be this affected by it. Who knows what she's here for.. and yeah Eywa has destined us together but the Great Mother can also rewrite people's stories. It's not like.. we're gonna stay here forever anyways. We'll eventually go back home."

She pondered for another second. "I'd have to leave him eventually anyways."

The boys hummed in agreement. The thought of them going back home never left them. It never left just the three teens, but all the Sullys in fact. They had hope they would be able to go back home where they would always find comfort in.

But a part of Ra'mora was sort of hopeful Eywa wouldn't rewrite their story and let them get together.

'No, stop. Stop being hopeful you can be with Ao'nung.'

'But I can't, he brings me peace.'

'Give it up. You'll have to go back home anyways and leave him.'

Ra'mora sighed heavily, and there was more silence for a second. Neteyam continued on with carving his beads and Lo'ak was still cutting and eating his fruit. It seems like there was a comfortable silence amongst the two, while there was a deafening silence over Ra'mora.

"Maybe I should just give him some space, and just not be around him much or something. I don't know." Ra'mora mumbled as she rested her chin on her hand, looking at the floor defeated.

Lo'ak looked up at that, eyebrows furrowed and he glanced over at Neteyam who also looked up. They shared a look for a second before returning their gaze back to Ra'mora.

"You're just gonna start avoiding him pretty much?" Lo'ak inquired.

Ra'mora shrugged, "I don't know, I guess. She probably came back since the Tulkans are coming. He'd probably want to spend time with her anyways, and I'm sure he'll just forget about me anyways."

Neteyam frowned at the last part, I'm sure he'll just forget about me anyways.

"Sounds like we're in the same boat here, Mora." The boy mumbled a bit sadly as he looked back down at the bead he was carving. It was a bead for Ayreina.

"Damn, I didn't know both of you guys were in shambles over your lil shits." Lo'ak snorted.

"Lo'ak I want you dead."

"I do too."

"Again, what do you guys have against me??" Lo'ak rasped with his hands up in defeat. "Also, Teyam, you told us you would talk about Ayreina after Ra'mora was finished talking about Ao'nung."

Neteyam shook his head, "Just forget it."

Lo'ak and Ra'mora glanced at each other this time, then just shrugged. Maybe he'll tell them a different day.