neteyam’s gf

Neteyam opens his mouth to speak, but closes it again right away. Inside his chest, his heart hammers an erratic rhythm, and he’s sure you can hear it - it’s flooding his ears with pounding beats.

“What’s wrong?” you ask, your voice quick and full of concern. Your eyes meeting his, and he’s nervous, but he can’t break away from your gaze.

You lift the blanket to check his wounds - maybe he is in greater pain, and you should call Tsahik.

He opens his mouth again, and finally speaks.

"I thought I was going to die yesterday. I was... I was surprised, when I woke up today."

You press your hand to his chest. "Don't say that, Neteyam. It's too hard to think about."

Last night, Tsahik hadn't been sure whether Neteyam was going to live or die. It had been a long evening, and only just recently had she informed his family that he was going to make a recovery.

Laying here, covered and bandaged, he still looks so beaten and bruised, and his voice is hoarse and tired.

"The first thing I thought about when I opened my eyes was you. Was telling you, what I feel."

"You are hurting?" you ask, tilting your head to the side. Again, you wonder if you should call Tsahik. She can give Neteyam something to put him back to sleep, to heal peacefully.

"No. Well - yes," he says, a faint smile crossing his lips, "but I wanted to tell you, Y/N, that I See you. That I love you. I thought I was going to die, without telling you."

His heartbeat takes off in his chest, you can feel it under your hand, still resting there.

You remember the night before, when they carried Neteyam, covered in blood you hoped wasn't his, back to the village. How his mother and sisters screamed and prayed to Eywa while Tsahik worked over him for hours. How you balled your hands into tight fists and cried, screaming to Eywa too.

How you realized how much you loved him, and had almost lost him, the moment he opened his eyes.

You lean forward, placing your head delicately on his chest, and feel his hand on the back of your head.

"Breathe slowly, Neteyam. Your heart is beating too fast. You need to heal," you say. "Of course I love you. Sleep, please, and heal. We have time together now."

His heartbeat begins to slow, and so does his breathing. When you lift your head to look, after much time lying there comfortably, you see that Neteyam has fallen back asleep.

The Pandorian oceans were one of pandora’s favorited places. The animals were big and beautiful, the way of life was peaceful, and the sky was never grey. Most of the people were very friendly to one another, helping when they could with the children, but of course there were some people you weren’t too fond of.

“Y/N, your dinner is ready” Your mother spoke from aside your doorway and you nod, tying your hair into a ponytail before heading out to your families meeting area. Your family was rather big. You had two brothers and a younger sister while your mother was also pregnant with another sister. Your brothers were both younger then you, one only by two years and the other by three.

“Y/N, sit next to me!” Your younger sister calls with a giggle and you smile, placing your hand on her shoulder before taking a seat next to her. Your brothers were two knuckleheads who always had to be controlled by your father, while you were the family’s pride and joy. Well, at least that’s what everyone thought. “Your hair beads are pret-“

“Y/N, remember you have hunting in thirty minutes” Your fathers deep voice makes you sigh and you nod your head, watching him sit down across from you. The relationship you and your father shared was a very tough love situation but sometimes he could go overboard, having your mother correct him even though he did not care. You tried to be perfect for your father most of the time, and would have to take multiple embarrassing arguments in front of the clan or even your siblings from time to time. “Fix the face”

You wanted to roll your eyes but of course you couldn’t, not in front of your sister at least. Your brothers snicker next to your sister and you instantly shoot them a glare, watching the older one bite into his fruit to muffle his laugh. “Father, am I still aloud to stay with Tsireya tonight?” You ask softly but he glares at you, your mother catching his scolding eye in an instant. “You said-“

“Do you think I’m stupid, Y/N? Even if you are under Tonowari’s roof, that son of his is reckless just like you” Tonowari’s family and yours were very close, and that drew you and his older son to gain feelings for each other. You and Ao’nung would often sneak away to be with each other, not even doing anything bad but you just wanted a minute away from duty. One evening, your father caught the two of you during a kiss and ever since, you and Ao’nung have been closely watched by your fathers. “She can stay here”

“My love, maybe she just wants to leave the pod-“

“Yasada, do not be naive. What is the problem with here?” You sigh and nod your head, thanking your mother for the food she had gave to you. Your mother grabs your fathers hand soothingly, giving you an understanding look.

“You may stay with Tsireya tonight” You smile at her but it quickly washes away at your fathers blank stare, your mother cutting you off before you could say anything. “He’ll get over it. You may go after you are done hunting” Your mother was far too sweet for your father, always keeping him in check even if he didn’t want to be. She gave you much more freedom.

The night went on like any other. Starting your day helping the children, having to dinner, and ending the night with a hunt alongside the other warriors of the clan. As of right now you were stood alongside an island while some of the warriors treaded through the waters to gather food, your boyfriend standing right by your side.

“You haven’t said anything the entire time we’ve been out” Ao’nung points out, not bothering to look over to you while he asks. The argument with your father was enough to shut you up for the rest of the night, seeing as Tonowari was watching the two of you like a hawk in the sky. “It was your father, wasn’t it?”

“He’s just hard on me, That’s all” He knew, trust in Eywa herself he knew how hard your father worked you. Ao’nung did everything to protect you from things outside of the village, even the memories of previous arguments you shared with your father. He hated to see you in this state but he knew he had to break you out of it somehow before your attitude got the best of you. “Shouldn’t you be helping?”

“There it is” He snickers and you shoot him a glare, watching him sit on the rock that sat behind the two of you. “You know, you don’t have to get an attitude with me. I’m not your father” You sigh, nodding at his words as you sit next to him. You place your bow on the ground before leaning back, eyes tall toward the sky above you. “Sometimes I wish I wasn’t strong. Maybe then he would’ve confided in one of my brothers”

“You are strong for a reason, Y/N” His hand is gently placed over your own, giving you a understanding look. Ao’nung knew you were stronger beyond your beliefs, it’s one of the things he loved about you, but your mind would soon end up hurting you in ways he didn’t want to imagine. “You are the strongest female warrior this clan has. Act like it” You scoff, removing your hand from his. Act like it? Was he serious? You wanted to talk back but your intrusive thoughts were soon interrupted by the calling behind you, a war cry so loud it could reach the mountains.

The hunting party quickly moves to check out the scene but Tonowari urges you to stay put, not willing to be the reason for your injury. You of course, waited until the party was far enough ahead before you made your getaway, moving through the waters to get a closer look at the loud noises.

“Another clan?” Your forehead creases as you watch them, noticing their symbols that so obviously painted on their chests. “Clanless people… bad people” You mutter to yourself, using your knife to cut the many vines and leaf’s in your way on the small patch of island. The clanless people usually kept to themselves… what were they doing here? Then you spot the leader amongst them, noticing it wasn’t their Olo’Eyktan.

“Tonight, we hunt!” The group cheers loudly and you spot Ao’nung from afar, watching as he slowly creeped past the bushes to get closer to them. Your heart was beating fast as you picked up your bow, pulling back the arrow against its wood. You step forward a tiny bit, planting your feet on the uneasy ground but almost instantly regret it, your ears twitching at the snapping sound.

You gasp, afraid to remove your eyes from the target you set on their leader. You knew a twig had snapped under you, but as they looked around you grew nervous they’d notice you if you moved even an inch. You pull your bottom lip between your teeth as their gaze slowly reaches yours, and you feel your heart stop for a second.

“Y/N, No!” You can hear the male voice across from you but not soon enough before they cheer, your hand releasing the arrow in an instant before they could run towards you. Ao’nung reveals his spot behind the bushes but everyone is stopped, watching as their leader clasps his chest against the arrow sticking from it.

You watch as their leader drops to his knees with a cough, the blood from his wound spilling from his body with every breath. The people were angry, and they were all looking at you. The last glance you took was to Ao’nung, watching him shake his head with a look of disappointment which made tears brim your eyes. You didn’t have any time to think about it before the clan was running toward you, chasing you as fast as they could go on their feet.

You were quick but not quick enough, climbing up one of the trees to get away from them while they passed under you. You could hear your boyfriend’s screams for you from afar and your heart instantly stopped against your chest, head whipping around to locate him.

Once it was clear, you dropped back to the ground with a soft grunt, not a Na’vi in sight. “Ao’nung!” You yell desperately, not caring that any other could hear you. You were afraid you costed him pain, or even anyone else in the party with you immature actions, just hoping he’d call back out to you.

But of course, you were just as naive as your father said you were.

“Ahh!” A painful gasp leaves your mouth as your hair is pulled back, yanking you backwards till you hit the the grass under you. Your eyes were able to catch the Na’vi over you just in time, rolling over before he could hit you. He only chuckles while another one grabs your small body, holding you to the ground with his far bigger body then your own.

“Stupid, stupid girl” The male laughs and you hiss, afraid if you showed him your fear that he’d get the best of you. The other Na’vi holding you down was quick to pull your hair, yanking your head back so you’d look to the one standing. “Do you have any idea what you just did?”

“Your trespassing, so maybe I should ask you the same question?” And with that, the first punch to your face was enough to make your vision blurry, your heart breathing so slow you felt everything in slow motion. You were just a sixteen year old girl while two adult male na’vi’s handled you, of course you weren’t going to win.

“Trespassing? No. Your people have been stealing what little we have!” He pulls you up to your feet, hand wrapped around your throat roughly. You could see the hate and anger in his eyes, the way he glared at you and how his eyes stung your own like lasers. “I hope what you did back there was worth it because your in for so much more, Little girl”

You thought he would’ve hit you again but to your surprise he didn’t. He just froze, staring at you with a blank stare as his grip on your throat slowly released. Before you knew it he dropped to his knees, and you watched in horror as he choked, your eyes traveling down to notice the arrow penetrating his stomach.

“A-Ao’nung-“ He pulls you into a tight hug, pressing a kiss to your head to shield you away from the bodies dropped to the floor. Your arms wrap around your boyfriends large body, whispering how sorry you were against his chest. Tonowari rushed the two of you and you let Ao’nung pull you with him until you got back to the water, riding his Ilu back with him instead of your own.

When you got back, you were practically ambushed by your parents. Your mother was frantic as she examined your bruised face, pulling you into the tightest hug you could’ve imagined. Your father just gave you a disappointed look, shaking his head before walking away. You didn’t even have time to call for him before Ao’nung was pulling you to a healers pod.

“Sit” He instructs and you slowly do so, watching him rummage around the chests on the floor for the stuff he needed to clean your wounds. You sat there with a heavy heart, pulling your middle finger to touch the burning cut on the side of your face. “Don’t touch” He grabs your hand and sits in front of you, pressing a warm cloth to your wound.

“Ao’nung… I’m sor-“

“You could’ve gotten killed, you know that? Or gotten one of us killed! For what? What were you trying to prove, Y/N?” Your boyfriends glare is enough to make tears brim your eyes once again, biting your lip to hold in your small sobs that threatened to leave your throat.

“I wanted them to stop treating me like some little girl!” He scoffs and your face instantly becomes a mug, watching him shake his head as he applied a healing paste to your skin. “Don’t fucking look at me like that-“

“You are irresponsible! You can’t just go around making your own rules, Y/N. You sent everyone on a suicide mission!” He raised his voice, staring at you like you had two heads. Irresponsible… oh how you hated that word. “Everyone in the clan always talks about how reckless you are. They all tell me to control you! How am I supposed to control you if you act like this!”

A single tear slipped from your eye as you push him off you, standing to your feet before he could grab you again. “Your a dick” Just before you could leave he grabs your arm, pulling you back to his body.

“I’m a dick? I’m protecting you! You have to understand how embarrassing it is for me-“

“So I’m embarrassing?” He groans and you nod your head, pushing him off you once again. “If I’m so embarrassing then maybe you should find a new girlfriend”

You storm off past multiple groups of people, all looking at you some sort of way. You wanted to leave so bad, or at least somewhere quiet so you could cry. But of course, nothing in your life could ever be that easy.

“Let go!” You yell at your father, yanking your arm from his grip once he pulled you far enough into your family’s pod. “Don’t even say it because Ao’nung already gave me enough of a-“

“Tìfnu!” He yells, alerting your siblings who had previously been in their rooms. “What am I to do with you? What you did was unacceptable, Y/N. If you weren’t my daughter, it could’ve been punishable by death!” You already knew of this rule but clearly didn’t care to listen anymore, wiping your tears so they wouldn’t fall. Your father was far more angry then he’s ever been, but you didn’t know if you could handle that today.

“Dad-“

“You won’t be hunting anymore. I will be taking your bow” Your eyes widen and before he could take it from you, your hands instantly yank it back without thinking, a chuckle leaving his mouth. “Your reckless, Y/N. I don’t even know how your my daughter”

You sniffle, nodding your head high before turning to leave. You practically ran as fast as your could away from the pods, not caring that your father was yelling your name angrily. You quickly alerted your Ilu, diving under the water before Tonowari’s guards could catch you. You didn’t know where you were going, but you knew you wanted to leave.

It wasn’t just this night that your father and many others had treated you indifferently. Almost your whole life revolved around duty, and you grew up terrified of your fathers opinion. Your mind was bruised with the mental abuse you had to deal with, but the only one that ever truly saw you was Tsireya. Ao’nung loved you but only thought of the traditional type of love. He didn’t want to explore the lands with you or break the rules, he wanted you to be by his side the right way that the clan and your fathers wanted. You felt so tied down everywhere you went, and you were sure that’s why you and his relationship was filled with so many fights.

The night sky got darker by the hours went on but you kept moving, meeting with your soul sister just to get farther away from the village. Running away from home had been an activity that brimmed your mind for years but of course you never acted on it, and you knew exactly where you wanted to go.

The forest of pandora.

You’ve only heard about it in legends but you’ve always wanted to see it for yourself. You heard of how beautiful the forest was and how it was home to previous Toruk Makto’s. You were quite literally a huge fan of the forest.

Your soul sister had agreed to guide you to the forest but it would be a long time before you reached it. She knew of this long journey but certainly didn’t care when it came to helping you. So you laid flat atop of her as she floated the ocean, closing your eyes to try and speed up the process by sleeping. You couldn’t wait to see the forest, but what were you supposed to do when you got there?

“Shit!” You hiss at the stinging sensation on your leg, looking down at the blood that ran down your calf. It was hours later, and the forest was somewhat dark which surprised you seeing as the stories you heard always mentioned how lit they’d been. You couldn’t see much so you took it step by step, squinting your eyes just to see wherever you stepped.

And finally, you saw the purple glowing lights ahead.

You quickly make your way towards it in a hurry, using your knife to cut the plants that stopped you in any way. As you got closer, you could feel your eyes getting bigger at the immense amount of light stepping down onto the area in the middle of it all. “Great mother…” you mumble to yourself, a smile creeping up to your face even though your leg still hurt horribly.

The forest was just as beautiful as the ocean, except you were sure this was much more you. The glowing colors, the ground that lit up when you stepped on it, the soft woodsprites that floated above you, it all made your heart flutter with happiness. You loved it here.

Just then, you heard the sound of a twig snapping behind you and your head turned that way, your eyes widening with a slight fear as you watched the male Na’vi emerge from the trees. He looked much different then you but he was definitely young. His skin was a dark shade of blue and his arms weren’t as thick as your own, much less his tail either. You watched as he held his bow toward you, ready to release its arrow if you made one wrong move.

Lo’ak had never seen such a different Na’vi before. Your hair was much longer then the woman’s in his clan and your body was also much more stronger looking. Your eyes were a blue color which caught him off guard, seeing as most if not all Na’vi shared the same eye color. “Who are you” It sounded more of a demand then a question but you quickly answer anyway, not wanting to pick a fight with one of the clan members already. “You are different. Not one of us”

“I’m not here to hurt anyone, I just I-“

“That wasn’t my question” He remarks making you sigh, nodding your head before removing all of your weapons from your body even though he didn’t ask. You hoped the boy saw this as a peace offering, due to the simple fact you could’ve easily killed him if you wanted to. He was small while you were a strong warrior, even at the age of 16. “Who are you!”

“My name is Y/N and I… I-“ Suddenly, you felt like your chest had been closing in on you, like you could feel every breath you took as if you were back under that clanless Na’vi from earlier. You look at the boy for only a second before your knees are pressed to the ground, his voice ringing through your ears as your vision blurred.

Lo’ak tried to call to you but got nothing, Dropping his bow to tend to you on the ground. Your body was cold and he could tell just off how pale you had been that you were clearly dehydrated and starved. He didn’t know what to do. He couldn’t leave you there, right? You were a harmless girl who only needed some food and a place to stay, he would be a horrible person to leave you all alone.

You couldn’t hear anything he was saying while he scooped your body in his arms, trying to talk to you to calm you down. He had one idea on where to take you but that was about it, and he prayed to Eywa it would work.

Because in that moment, your mind had completely blanked out.

Ehhhh, I don’t like the ending but it’s whatever. I’ll probably edit this later on. Please keep in mind this is a Neteyam fic but he doesn’t enter until next chapter. The focus on Ao’nung and the reader are CRUCIAL to the plot line.

Anywayssssss! Thank you guys so much for reading 💙. Chapter two should be out soon!