Chapter 7
*My POV*
Neytiri, Tsu'tey and I waited one morning in the village, rather annoyed. Jake wasn't in bed this morning and so far, he was nowhere to be seen. He was late for lessons.
"How's it going?" Jasiri asked as her and Stitch approached us.
"Fine." Neytiri shrugged. "Jake is no where to be see. He's late for lessons." Neytiri rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. Tsu'tey was pissed as well, but I found this odd.
"He has a good reason." Stitch shrugged and we looked at her surprised. We narrowed our eyes at her and they let out grins, looking over our shoulders.
"What?" We asked and turned. When we did we gasped.
Jake and Grace were walking into the village together. Not a single warrior stopped them. Neytiri and Tsu'tey looked at their siblings and back at Jake and Grace. Large smiles crept onto their faces and they ran towards them with me, Stitch and Jasiri on their heels.
"I see you, Neytiri, Tsu'tey." Grace greeted them and they laughed.
"We see you, Grace." They said.
Quickly they pulled her in for a hug, which she gratefully accepted. Stitch and Jasir quickly after. This was the first time since her school had closed down that they had seen her and were able to speak to her.
I was standing next to Jake. "You convinced Mo'at?" I asked. He smiles and nods.
Neytiri and Tsu'tey looked at Jake and I, Jake was grinning down at Neytiri, Tsu'tey and I.
"How did you get her here?" Neytiri asked with a raised brow.
"Last night after dinner. I convinced Mo'at into letting Grace come back." He shrugged.
We watched Stitch and Jasiri drag her closer towards some of her old students who approached with just as much happiness as we had shown her.
Tsu'tey smiled and picked me up and had me on his back as I laughed happily.
"I see you. Wow. Look how big you are." Grace greeted the children that began surrounding her. "Oh, you are so pretty." Neytiri, Tsu'tey and I turned and looked at Jake's face studying him for a movement.
"What? Do I have more mud on my face?" He asked with a groan of annoyance. His hands traveling to his face to rub it off.
"No. No mud." Neytiri frowned slightly. "Why? Why help bring Grace?"
"Why did I help her get welcomed back?" Jake asked confused by her expression as Tsu'tey and I watched. Jake rubbed the back of his neck nervously. "I, uh, saw pictures of you guys and Grace from a long time ago. I know you don't open up to me much, but remember when you mentioned missing her? I-I wanted to do something nice for you and Grace." Jake mumbled.
"Y-You did this. For us?" Tsu'tey asked shocked and he nodded with a shrug.
Neytiri, Tsu'tey and I was so overcome with emotion at the kind gesture, that we leapt forward and laughed, wrapping our arms around his torso. Jake stiffened for a moment, before quickly returning the gesture, wrapping his arms around Neytiri, Tsu'tey and I and letting out a content sigh.
The sparks raged between us and Neytiri, Tsu'tey and I pulled away after a moment, before clearing our throats as our eyes met. There was something in them this time that we weren't used to seeing. We all blushed and moved a few paces away from each other.
Down the tree line Neytiri and Tsu'tey could see Ryan and Skylar stiff, with an annoyed scowl on their faces. Neytiri and Tsu'tey sighed and reminded themselves, they could not fall for Jake and I. That simply wasn't meant to happen....
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. No, you don't. Come back here." Grace said to Jake as he tried to hurry to the pod to get back to the village. And more importantly three special Na'vi that he really had grown a liking to see. She lifted a plate and set it down in front of him, reminding him to eat first. "Bon Appetite."
"Come." Neytiri and Tsu'tey said quickly as they grabbed our hands.
"Where are you taking us?" I giggled as they held our hands tightly.
"Just come." Tsu'tey chuckled.
We traveled through the illuminated forests towards the lake Neytiri and Tsu'tey were leading us to. Jake noticed a Fan Lizard, or Kenten, on a leaf traveling slowly along. It was dark and small, before he touched it gently to try and let it crawl on his hand. But instead, it croaked, and its glowing fan appeared from its back, twirling around in the air.
Neytiri and Tsu'tey pulled Jake and I along and jumped into the water, feeling the splash behind them. It was nice to take a break with them. To not focus on training, just each other.
We swam around the water, coming up for air. But I could stay under the water longer than them. I came up for air along with Neytiri. We brushed our hair back and when we opened our eyes Jake and Tsu'tey were right in front of us. We blushed and gazed into Jake and Tsu'tey's beautiful eyes. The water glowed around us, and Jake and Tsu'tey's fingertips reached out gently brushing the seedling birthmark on my thigh and Neytiri's thigh as well.
The simplest of things with them caused our hearts to feel like it was going to explode lately. Their touch, especially on our thighs left us wanting so much more. Their hand started to wrap around our waists and pull us into their chest. A gentle smile on their faces. Their other hands slowly lifted and brushed against our cheeks.
As much as Neytiri and I craved this and wanted more, it felt sinfully wrong. We didn't want to hurt their feelings, so we only smirked at them and jumped from their grips, allowing ourselves to be able to dive down into the water again. We quickly swam back to the edge of the water and climbed out.
Over the next few days it was like everything was starting to click into place for Jake. Jake stood at the archery range, pulling up his bow with ease this time. Neytiri and Tsu'tey rolled their eyes and walked up to him, touching their hands to his stomach, expecting him to be wrong. I came over and did the same.
Only his body was firm, breath held back to steady himself. Neytiri and I reached up and checked his arms to feel they were in the right position. Our faces were very close and Neytiri and I turned, seeing Jake look at us. Jake gave a cocky look showing he got it and Neytiri and I quickly backed off and huffed, gesturing for him to shoot. When he did his aim into the target on the tree was perfect. Tsu'tey smiled.
But that moment slowly ended when I shot my arrow straight through Jake's. They all looked at me, I smirked and put my bow around my back. "Oops." I said with sarcasm and Jake started chasing me and I laughed as I ran. Neytiri and Tsu'tey laughed at us
We walked through the woods after a rainstorm. Neytiri and I reached up and grabbed two curled leaves that held water inside them. Bringing them down to our mouths and tasting the clean water on our lips. We could feel Jake and Tsu'tey's eyes on us and we pulled away, gently touching our lips and thanking my mother in a prayer in our heads.
"I'm trying to understand these deep connections the people have to the forest. I know Izzy is the daughter of Eywa, but what about the others? Tsu'tey and her are always more turned then the others and I've noticed they seem to look to them a lot more, even though Izzy's not becoming the Tsahik yet. Izzy's always talking about a network of energy that flows through all living things. Izzy says all energy is only borrowed, and one day you have to give it back, and Tsu'tey, Neytiri and I are helping her."
An elder Na'vi passed away and we held a ritual of life for him. Neytiri, Mo'at and Jasiri stood by my side as I called upon the Seeding spirits of my mother. Jake watched amazed as some floated toward towards us, landing on my hands. Tsu'tey stood next to me. I held one, giving the others to the others. Lifting my hands to my mouth and whispered to the spirit.
"May the All Mother watch over you on your new journey into the Great Beyond. May she bring you peace knowing your family is safe here with us. Thank you for all you brought into our lives. I see you, brother, thank you." I gently blew on the spirit seedling, and it flew down onto the body.
It was time for Jake to go on his first hunt. I went on mine long ago. Jake was ready. Neytiri, Tsu'tey and I would watch over him, even if Mo'at tried to get me to stay back at Home Tree, due to the Sky People, and me being the Daughter of the Great All Mother. Neytiri, Tsu'tey and I allowed him to take the lead as we walked through the forests. We crouched through branches and bushes, before Jake stopped and took a deep breath, raising his bow.
The Yerik or Hexapede stood a few feet from us. Sensenig Jake's bow on it, it's head turned in our direction and the antelope like creature hissed. Tsu'tey had me behind him just in case, plus Neytiri and Jake agreed. Jake released his arrow from his bow and his aim was true. I gasped slightly and placed a hand on my lower stomach. The three of them looked at me worried, knowing I could feel the pain.
I ushered Jake forward, knowing the only way to rid the ache was for him to release the creatures spirit back to Eywa. He jumped over the bushes and quickly went to the Hexapede's side as it cried out in agony. Neytiri, Tsu'tey and I walked over in front of them, watching Jake as he worked.
He took his dagger from his belt and placed a gentle hand on the creatures eyes.
"I see you, brother. And thank you." Jake stabbed the dagger into its chest freeing it from its suffering. "Your spirit goes with Eywa. Your body stays behind to become part of the people."
"A clean kill." Neytiri, Tsu'tey and I stated in relief and watched him proudly. He had come so far. Jake removed the arrow from its body and turned to look at us. "You are ready."
(Time skip)
After much preparation we picked a bright and sunny day to take Jake along with a couple other, young Na'vi's, that were ready to take the right of passage. Jake, Tsu'tey, Neytiri, Ryan, Skylar and two other young ones climbed up the Iknimaya path. Skylar and Ryan came along to be assholes. They still don't like me and Jake, but the respect me, because I'm the Daughter of Eywa.
The path to heaven in the Hallelujah Mountains, to the Banshee Rookery. Each of them having to climb the narrow path on their direhorses, keeping control. Tsu'tey climbed off his horse and him, Jake and Neytiri helped down as I made it. Skylar glares at me. Ryan rolled his eyes. We approached the path of bines and floating mountains to the rookery that awaited them above.
"Learning to ride an Ikran, we call them banshees, is the test every young hunter has to pass."
"Let's go!" Ryan commanded. Each other the children quickly moved towards him and Skylar, as Neytiri and Tsu'tey stayed with me and Jake.
"But to do that, you gotta go where the Banshees are. Oo-rah."
They each climbed their way up the path quickly behind Ryan and Skylar. When they reached the top of the floating rocks, Jake looked around confused. There was nowhere else to go, no way to get to the next mountain top as it floated just out of reach.
"Now what?" Jake asked concerned.
"Get ready." Ryan waited as a group of vines was coming towards us from the twirling mountain above. As soon as they were in reach he bent his knees. "Jump!" He commanded.
He jumped off the rock and onto one of the hanging vines before them and began to climb up it. The young ones moved up and around Jake as he hadn't moved, smirking up at Ryan and Skylar, and they jumped next. Jake waited for a moment and then took off in a short run before leaping off the edge.
He swung form the vine and steadied himself, before using his muscles and climbing up the vine.
Neytiri, Tsu'tey and I decided to fly towards the Banshee Rookery. I'm on Mahina, Neytiri's on Seze, and Tsu'tey's on Kash. We yipped and whooped flying through the sky's seeing the boys climbing the vines. We landed outside the Rookery waiting for them. Neytiri held immense pride in her chest and yet something felt wrong. She frowned and leaned on Seze, as we waited.
"Something troubles you." I pointed out as I stroked Mahina's snout.
"Indeed." They nodded and sighed. "We know we should be happy and proud of Jake. We are. He has finished his training. This is it....After this he will become one of us and we won't have to train him or you anymore."
"Well, wasn't that the point?" I chuckled and looked over at her. "You and Tsu'tey were supposed to train us, and I still haven't picked my mate." I said.
"Well, I mean, yes." Neytiri and Tsu'tey sighed. "It's just....never mind, it's silly."
"Come on, Neytiri, Tsu'tey. You know you guys can tell me anything. I am your friend." I walked over and placed my hands on their shoulders as they climbed off Kash and Seze. They looked into my eyes and sighed heavily.
"I won't get to spend one on one time with him or you anymore. A-And you two will get to choose a mate." Neytiri sighed. "And I won't get to see you, anymore." Tsu'tey and Neytiri said to me. I looked at them and held their hands that were on my shoulders but I wanted to check on Jake so I climbed on Mahina and flew off.
*3rd POV*
Stitch and Jasiri came over to Tsu'tey and Neytiri with hard eyes and Neytiri and Tsu'tey rolled their own. "You two have mates. You cannot tell us that you fell for that man and the daughter of Eywa." Jasiri hissed.
"It's not like we did it on purpose. We're well aware, sister, brother, of our duty and betrothal to Ryan and Skylar. But, Jake and Izzy just...There's something about them, a connection we've never felt to another before." Neytiri and Tsu'tey shrugged.
"As princess, and prince, we say bury it." Stitch and Jasiri said quietly and Neytiri and Tsu'tey looked up at their eyes. "As best friends. You're happy. Much happier than we've seen you. Maybe." Jasiri sighed and held their hands to hers. "Maybe it's meant to be. You said before, didn't you, that Eywa led you two to them to fulfill the Prophecy of Four? That they were the ones to bring peace to your souls, with their hands in yours? If he survives today, you two should see where things go. We can see that you two love both of them, and love them both."
Neytiri and Tsu'tey looked at them surprised and quickly pulled them in for hugs.
"Thank you, friends." Neytiri and Tsu'tey grinned. "Here they come." Tsu'tey pointed out seeing them come through the entry way and see Izzy land Mahina.
*My POV*
I got off of Mahina and went towards Tsu'tey and Neytiri as Jake smirked as they approached us. He nodded to us and we smiled back at him. "I see you." Neytiri and Tsu'tey greeted Ryan and Skylar as they smiled at them.
"I see you." They greeted back, coming to their sides. "Jakesully will go first." Ryan smirked and walked to Jake, standing over him in an intimidating manner. I immediately became worried.
Jake gave him an annoyed smirked and carefully brushed past me, Neytiri and Tsu'tey, pushing his bow into Skylar's arms. The three of us hid our snickers and followed after him. Jake crawled carefully across a narrow edge behind the waterfall, leading him towards the Ikran Rookery.
The Rocks we walked across were wet and slippery. The banshees on the other side of the waterfall were roaring and flapping there wings, making Jake retreat slightly. Neytiri, Tsu'tey and I touched his back gently and he looked at us.
"It'll be alright. Now you must choose your Ikran. This you must feel inside." I moved her hand around to touch his chest. "If he also chooses you, move quickly like I showed you. You will have one chance, Jake." Neytiri and Tsu'tey explained softly.
"How will I know if he chooses me?" Jake asked, looking down into our eyes, making our hearts speed up.
"He will try to kill you."
"Outstanding." Jake groaned and turned to look back at the creatures.
Jake moved away from me, Neytiri and Tsu'tey and out into the herd of Banshees. He took out his rope and we slowly followed after him, prompting the others to follow as well. The banshees screeched at him as he made his way through the crowd. He made eye contact with some of them, moving towards the Ikran and they would fly away.
Jake jumped down from the ledge onto the next one, before finally coming face to face with an Ikran that didn't flee. It hissed at him and turned around letting out a warning roar. Jake opened his mouth baring his teeth and hissing back at him.
The Ikran still didn't back down and Neytiri, Tsu'tey and I grinned proudly knowing this was it. Jake smirked at the creature and started to swing the rope.
"Let's dance." Jake grinned.
"This moron's going to die." Ryan and Skylar laughed as they watched Jake square up with the Ikran. Neytiri and Tsu'tey shot them dirty looks and we quickly turned back to watching Jake.
His rope swung by his side and the green Ikran lunged. Jake jumped to the side, avoiding the creatures, attack, successfully wrapping the rope around the creatures snout.
He moved and jumped onto it's back, hanging on tightly as the Ikran thrashed about. They started to get dangerously close to the edge and the other's beside Neytiri, Tsu'tey and I began whooping in cheers for Jake.
He held down the Ikran's head, pulling it in tightly to its neck. Its body lowered towards the ground and his feet touched, still sitting on its back. He continued to hold tightly, but the Ikran began fighting back. It's wings flapping and body thrashing about once again.
"Don't be afraid warrior!" Ryan yelled to him.
"Match the bond!" Neytiri, Tsu'tey and I yelled to him, seeing him struggle.
Jake did as we said but let go completely of the creature's snout. He pulled the antennae behind him to make the bond to his braid, but the Ikran wasn't done yet. Its large head thrashed backwards, knocking into Jake's.
He groaned from the pain and the Banshee tossed him off its body. He rolled away and over the edge of the mountainside and we gasped in fear and Skylar and Ryan laughed.
"Jake!" Neytiri, Tsu'tey and I yelled and tried to dash forward, only to be held back by Jasiri and given a scowl by Ryan and Skylar.
"He must do it alone." Jasiri reminded Neytiri, Tsu'tey and I quickly and quietly.
We looked over the edge as well as we could, still being able to see Jake's blue glimmering in the sunlight in the sunlight. He was hanging onto a root and began to pull himself back up. Jake immediately grunted and hoped back on the Ikran making it screeched once more.
"Jake! Jake!" The two boys cheered for him.
"The Tsaheylu, Jake!" Neytiri, Tsu'tey and I reminded him worriedly. "The Tsaheylu!"
Jake pinned the Ikran to the ground and quickly wrapped his feet around it's face, giving him the ability to use his hands to attach the bond. They soon became one.
"Stop!" Jake huffed, making the Ikran stop fighting him. He slowly released stop fighting him. He slowly released his feet from off the creatures face and I crawled forward carefully.
"Calm, Ikran, Calm." I cooed at the creature.
"That's right." Jake chuckled. "Yeah, that's right. You're mine. Huh?" He released him from the rope allowing his mouth to be free once more. Jake sat back on the Ikran as it lifted upward and Neytiri quickly walked to his side.
"First flight seals the bond. You cannot wait." Neytiri, Tsu'tey and I pushed them both towards the edge. "Think, fly!"
"Fly?" Jake asked confused.
But in doing so, he commanded the Ikran and it lurched forward off the side of the cliff, making Jake yelp. He screamed on the way down and I looked over the edge at them. They were falling and spiraling out of control. The Ikran, unable to fly on it's own. Jake held on tightly, wrapping his arms and legs around the creature.
"God damn it!" He exclaimed. "Oh shit!"
The Ikran flew straight towards the side of the mountain, clinging to the side, crawling up it. Jake let out a yell and held tightly to the antennae, to keep himself from falling off. He didn't loose his grip, but the Ikran did and they fell off the side of the cliff, spiraling once again. The creature let out a loud screech as Jake landed harshly on it's back.
"Oh, shut up and fly straight!" Jake demanded. He panted and looked around him as the Banshee did as he was told. Jake sat up better on the creature and looked around him amazed. "That's it. Bank left." They avoided a floating mountain as the banshee obeyed his commands, banking gently to the left. "Level out! Ah, that's it." He sighed happily, getting the hang of it.
Neytiri, Tsu'tey and I watched proudly from above and the young ones started to yip and cheer for him.
"Whoo! Jakesully!"
Neytiri, Tsu'tey and I laughed and ran back towards Mahina, Seze and Kash, quickly boarding her and connecting our bonds.
"Shut up!" Skylar said harshly to the boys, seeing our excited faces. Disappointed that Jake didn't die.
We all dove off the side of the cliffs and soared through the air down towards Jake. We yelled happily calling out to him as we approached and Jake looked around until he saw us. A wide smile crawled on his face and all our Ikran's circled one another.
"Hey! Guys, look! I did it!" He laughed happily, almost falling out and we chuckled.
Seeing him this way. So carefree, and so in his natural element Neytiri and Tsu'tey's feelings were absolute now for Jake and I. Neytiri and Tsu'tey was undeniable in love with Jake Sully and I. We flew around with each other, past the waterfalls, through the mountains.
"Yeah, baby, I got this!" Jake cheered and we chirped at him. He looked up to see he was about to fly straight into a floating mountain. "Oh, shit!" He said quickly and managed to bank out on time, avoiding disaster. He cheered in enjoyment and we could see how happy and free he really as.
"I may not be much of a horse guy, but I was born to do this."
Jake, Neytiri, Tsu'tey and I flew our Banshees back to Home Tree, sitting on the branches talking about our flight.
"I came like this. This you." Neytiri and I exclaimed happily, showing Jake and Tsu'tey with our hands.
"Yeah, yeah." Jake and Tsu'tey nodded, but their eyes weren't on our hands. They were on Neytiri and I.
"I turned. I feel the wind. I turn very strong."
"Yeah. I see it." They chuckled and joined Neytiri and I closer.
"I banked so hard."
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