#anoung

Imagine a scene after Neteyam's death where Jake is begging to give Neteyam a human burial. Not because all of a sudden he's embracing his human side, but because he doesn't want there to be any chance of Neteyam being reborn as his son. He doesn't want another life where he fails his son, another life of letting him down, letting him die, forcing him into a soldier and never being the father Neteyam needed.

Imagine Jake praying to Ewya to let Neteyam be reborn with a better father.

The sea meets fire

Na'vira, the forest Navi who became a part of the already mated pair with the Olo'eyktan and Tsahik of the village, Awa'atlu. In the village, she brings calm and peace when helping the elders and the younger children. She is the parent whom the kids come to for guidance and reassurance after being in trouble. Though she isn't a warrior, she is still respected as the mate of the Olo'eyktan and Tsahik.

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"Fix your stance" Na'Vira says walking around her daughter, Kiakri.

Kiakri holds a bow that fits her body, the string arching as her arm is pulled back.

"Breathe steady, calm your heart, let go when you are ready"

Kiakri lets out a deep sigh through her nose and breathes in through her mouth as she lets the feathered green and blue arrow release from her grasp and hits the fish

"Sa'nok, look at the fish" In the eleven-year-old's hands a blue fish lies still on the arrow

"Clean kill, no pain, we do not kill violently, we make sure the animal's death is immediate"

The girl nods her head at her mother understanding as she takes the arrow out and puts it in the basket filled with others. Another basket lies beside it for the Tsahik as it's filled with herbs from Tsireya, the Tsakarem.

"Are you done Tsireya?" The mother asks her eldest daughter who is filling the herbs basket with more plants waiting to be crushed

"Yes sa'nok" the girl replies grabbing the basket while her younger sister grabs the other one filled with fish

The mother of the two has her daughter's bow in her hand as she walks her daughters back home

"Sempul look look, I got this fish with my bow" Kiakri says to Tonowari.

He looks down at her with a smile, picking her up as he shares his excitement

"I'm proud of you daughter, you will be able to help out the elders with this skill"

Kiakri smiles at this as she shows her brother her catch, though he looks at her with boredom

"Hello, my tìyawn"  Tonowari kisses Na'Vira's head, she smiles back at him

"Your daughter shares your excitement when learning about new things"

"Well, she has been begging me for a while now, and even carved out her own bow for this" Na'vira says to her mate as she starts to cook the fish

The sound of footsteps becomes louder as it enters the marui

Ronal walks in with one hand on her stomach

"That forest family is going to kill me one day"

"We have to give them grace, they just lost their son, they are in grieving" Tonowari says to Ronal trying to help her understand the Sully family's struggles after the battle with the RDA

Ronal sighs as she lets go of her annoyance with the family for the day as she walks over to Kiakri and sits down cross-legged, inspecting her hair to see if it needs to be retouched

"Did you see the pink-skinned boy, Sa'nok? He looks weird"

"Not as weird as you" Aonung teases his sister but is hit by his other sister

Kiakri hisses at him, canines sharp as a knife

"The demon needs to go back home; his presence scares the people and is going to become a nuisance " Ronal's irritation comes back as she starts to unravel her youngest braids

Tsireya and Na'Vira continue to work on dinner as Tonowari sharpens his spears

"I just don't get it, why is he here if he can live better in the forest" Kiakri asks her curiosity mixed with her mother's uncertainty about humans living in the village

"The wind traders are coming soon sister, are you excited?" Tsireya changes the subject for her sister

Kiakri jumps up at the mention of wind traders and immediately starts talking about the stuff she is going to give, Ronal struggles to keep up with her as Kiakri continuously moves around in her spot

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Jake Sully, the human boy, Loak, and Tsireya are all on a boat as they unload metal sky people weapons

"Tsireya, what are you doing?" Ronal exclaims holding my hand while pushing Aonung back

Tsireya climbs up from the boat with her ears down as she gets grabbed by Ronal, Loak stands by his father who is still in his grieving paint

"This is not the Navi way Jake Sully" Tonowari says with disappointment as he looks at the man

Na'Vira walks in with Neytiri behind her, Na'Vira wears a woven cloth over her shoulders and Neytiri is dressed in traditional funeral paint for her son

The two forest women have become friends since Neytiri arrived at the Metkayina village

"Weapons of metal are forbidden, you know this" Ronal exclaims as Tsireya and Anoung are behind her

"These weapons poison the heart, Eywa will provide"

"You should be with your family instead of gathering these things, your woman needs you, the mourning period is not over"

Ronal points towards Neytiri who calls over her youngest

"Ronal" Na'Vira whispers over, her ears flattening

Na'Vira was always there for Neytiri as moving to another place to replace home is hard as it is and the people who look different from you are not the kindest

The constant bullying and pointing towards the Sully kids, when it comes to their fingers and eyebrows that's when it gets worse

Na'Vira helped guide the younger children when needed, helping Tuk with her breathing and Kiri with learning about the herbs and plants that the sea provides for them

With Neytiri, she was adamant about learning about the sea but she had loosened up towards Na'Vira who would show her how to find the best fish and materials around in the village

Jake Sully and Tonowari converse about Jake Sully not following the Na'vi way though to Sully's dismissal about Toruk and following the proper way

With a harsh sigh, Ronal walks away as Tonowari instructs everybody to leave and walks behind her

Na'Vira looks as her mates walk away

"Come I will guide you back to our spirit tree"

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"The Windtraders are here, everybody the Windtraders have arrived"

Walking with Ronal, Na'Vira holds a basket full of items ready to trade

The tsahik of the Windtraders comes towards Ronal with a basket of herbs

Still traveling behind Ronal, Na'Vira trades a necklace with a girl who gives her feathers and beads that can be sewn into a loincloth or made into an accessory top

"Ma Vira come"

Na'Vira's ears perk up to Ronal who was already looking at her crouching figure

With an upbeat in her step, Na'Vira follows her mate's steps as they continue their way around the ship

Kiakri a few steps behind her father, playing around with Tuktirey

The two young girls roam trading items that may be regretted later

Ronal and Na'Vira get off the ship and sit close by to keep an eye on the village and people

"I hear the human boy is leaving" Na'Vira says to Ronal

"Good, he is not wanted here, he causes fear in the people and we can not have that" Ronal says with no remorse in her voice

"He is but a child Ronal, he could do no harm to a village full of warriors"

Grabbing Ronal's upper part of her arm and lower part of her belly, Na'Vira helps her mate up from her sitting position

"He can bring back the demon ships, that whole family is cursed, they bring no good"

"To be fair you and Aonung have not been the best towards the family for them to bring good to us"

"They fought with the clan Ronal, I understand the need to protect your home but you are taking it too far, their son lies with our ancestors "

Ronal sighs

"Fine but the human boy will have to go"

"How is Kiakri and her bow, she seems to be enjoying it, she carries it around everywhere" Ronal changes the subject and relaxes a little bit, the tension leaving her face and body

Na'Vira smiles at her daughter's actions with her bow

"She wants to be warrior like my people, though I do not know if that will work here in the reef" Na'Vira worries about her daughter's connection with her clan, as she is part forest and part reef

Her body though some parts slim like a forest Navi, Kiakri still faces some barriers when in the water, her tail and arms though less thick than her siblings still provide enough for her to travel efficiently through the water

"We will make do with what your clan carries, her ancestors run in her blood, it will not stop her from becoming a warrior" Ronal reassured Na'Vira, putting a hand over her heart, kissing her mate

Na'Vira leans in with her hands on Ronal's thicker arm

"It seems I am missing the fun"

Ronal pulls away turning her head towards the tall man who stands behind her

"My tìyawn" Ronal kisses Tonowari who then pulls away from her and kisses Na'Vira

"The Windtraders will be leaving soon, Kiakri almost fell asleep on the ship, I had to carry her home" he says exhausted from carrying both his daughter and duties on his back

"She is a wild child"

"Like her mother" Ronal shades as she remembers the days she and Tonowari first met Na'Vira

Na'Vira scrunched her face up in denial

"I was not wild, I was... new to the environment" Na'Vira tries to defend herself as if her claim was going to hold against her mates

"You almost poisoned a group of people because you did not fully gut multiple fish, nor did you clean them properly" Tonowari says

"How do these look" Na'Vira asks the young couple and new leaders

"They look weird and uncooked" Tonowari looks at the food with disgust, his nose scrunched up

"Did you cook the fish?" Ronal asks as she continues to poke the fish with her knife

"Well yes, I feel like you guys are judging me, it is very hurtful, it is my first time cooking" Na'Vira exclaims her hand over her heart

"Your first time cooking like since you were born or like since you have arrived here" Tonowari looks at her with genuine curiosity with seems to hurt Na'Vira even to the point her ears flatten

Her lips tremble and her eyes start to water as she looks at the couple for their approval

Ronal lets out a hesitant sigh but looks up to the sound of retching and gagging

A group of around five men, warriors stand near bushes as they throw up their food

"My food is not that bad" Na'Vira hisses at the men who she claims are being dramatic

"You already gave people some of this stuff?" Ronal questions as she grabs her tsahik supplies

Na'Vira' shakes her head yes and with that, Ronal walks out of the marui and gathers the food her friend had cooked

"You don't think it looks bad do you?"

The sight of Na'Vira with her ears flattened and eyes watering tugs at Tonowari's heart as he struggles to be truthful or dishonest to the Navi he calls a friend

"Ugh, it looks edible and healthy" Tonowari holds his truth to his own dismay

"Will you eat some of it?"

"Maybe in the morning"

"But it will not last, it will be spoiled"

"We can store it"

"Where?"

"In the sea"

"You are not funny Tonowari"

Tonowari looks around with genuine confusion as he had not had the intention of being funny

A laugh can be heard outside of Marui

"Ronal" Na'Vira says sharply towards the young tsahik

Ronal sighs as she walks towards her, a basket filled with fish that was cooked by Na'Vira

"I will have to add cooking to our lessons"

"What did I do wrong now?"

"Well firstly you did not gut the fish properly, then it is not fully cooked and there are still some bones in the fish, and some other things"

"Wow"

Na'Vira snaps her head towards Tonowari with a frown etched on her face

"What?"

"Do not laugh at me" Na'Vira looks at her mates who seem to be running out of breath as they continue to laugh

"I can cook now"

"You cook?" Tonowari questions as he had immediately stopped laughing at the threat of Na'Vira cooking

Though Ronal does not seem to care

"Yes, I had cooked last moon rise"

"I knew that could not be the cooking of Ronal"

"Tonowari!" Na'Vira slaps him on the chest as she turns sharply to walk away to go back home

"She is mad at us now" Ronal exclaims

"Why?"

"Stupid man"

Ronal grabs Tonowari's hand and walks back to the Windtraders ship to bid them goodbye

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Tsireya, Aonung, Kiakri, and Roxto sit around on a large walk as they notice Na'Vira making herself to them

Tsireya and Kiakri walk to their mother, Kiakri though has a speed in step as Tsireya takes her time

"Mommy!"

"Hi my sweet child" Na'Vira grabs her youngest to pull her in for a hug, her small body that can only wrap around her mother's lower back

"Tsireya"

Tsireya hugs her mother by her side

Both sisters were engulfed in their mother's arms and affection

"Aonung" though embarrassed to hug his parent in front of his friend, makes his way to give a slight hug

"Come Roxto"

Though not biologically part of the family, Roxto still holds a part in Na'Vira's heart as he is always around Tsireya and Aonung, and also grew up with them

"I have a question for you all" Na'Vira says though nervous to ask

The children look at her prepared for anything to be answered

"Do you think I can cook?"

"No" Kiakri says with no mercy in her voice and no thought behind her answer

"I am starting to regret ever teaching you how to use a bow"

Na'Vira looks at the other children as they stand around with hesitant faces

"Uhm, I think I heard my grandmother calling me, see you later guys" Roxto waves goodbye to his friends and their mother as he quickly walks away from the situation at hand

'Why would he leave me here' Aonung mutters to himself

"Uhmm, I think you can have some problems when cooking, Mom, but it is definitely not as bad as mother and father make it out to be"

Tsireya nods her head at her brother's answers but stops when her mother's eyes narrow

"Why are you lying? Mommy can't cook at all, I threw up my food last moon rise"

Na'Vira's face fell and the last bit of hope she got from her elder children had disappeared

Tsireya kicks her sister

"Ow"

Kiakri hisses at her second-oldest sibling

"Go home all of you"

"Are you mad at us?"

With a sign, Na'Vira says no and walks behind her children as the sight of the marui comes into view

>Chapter 2

featuring: Lo’ak, Neteyam.

warnings: none :)

Neteyam

He doesn’t move, like he will do anything to not wake you up.

You fall asleep on his chest, so every 2 minutes he gives a kiss to your forehead.

He softly plays with your hair.

You were sleeping on Neteyam’s chest, his hands on your waist and arm. He really adores the look on your face when you are asleep, peacefully.

You start to stirr a little. “You okay love?” He asks, squeezing you forearm. You lift your head to look at him, “hmm?” you ask looking sleepy. “Nothing, just go back to sleep.” He kisses your forehead, you put your head on his chest again.

He usually falls asleep on your shoulder, but sometimes he falls asleep on your lap.

Him always holding you close.

Lo’ak

You fall asleep on his chest or his arms.

He tries so hard not so fall asleep, but he can’t resist so his head falls un top of yours.

Gives you kisses before you guys sleep.

Tries so hard not to wake you up when you fall asleep on him. But he will fail, ofc.

You’re sleeping on Lo’ak’s chest, peacefully. Until he tries to move a little. That movements wakes you up, “Lo’ak,” you ask sleepily . “I’m sorry yawne. My leg was going numb.” He tries to defend himself. “Its okay lo’ak.” You say softly.

He holds me from my waist to pull me up, my head on his neck. He hugs me really close, “You can go back to sleep.” He kisses my cheek. I give him a kiss on the neck as a response.

Sleeping with him is heaven. Really comfortable and cute.

He loves sleeping on your lap. Your hands on his hair, playing with his braids.

His tail wrapping around your leg. Hands holding eachother.

I've been reading fics where Spider's adopted by Ronal and Tonowari the past couple days and now I'm obsessed. The problem is that I mostly write angst and I really wanna read hurt/comfort, lol.

I feel like the typical/common way that I see Spider get taken in is basically him doing his little beach bum shit after everything and slowly getting adopted into their family. And I eat it up. Every. Single. Time.

Spider: *Building a campfire, roasting his own food* Ronal/Tonowari/Tsireya or Anoung: *Why is the Sully's adoptive son alone on the beach?* *Oh well, mine now*

I feel like Ronal would definitely be way at first, she's made it no secret that she strongly dislikes Sky People. But, I'd imagine that eventually, she comes to see him not just as a human, but as a child. And a child who is alone and in need of help.

Aounung would probably be the same. I have this idea of him giving Spider a hard time (after all the carnage/damage/dead people have been handled). Like, trying to mess with him as much as possible, just being an asshole. And then, maybe Spider goes under for a long time while Aounung is on the beach weaving or something. And, even though Spider has a mask and can breath underwater as well as he does above it, Aounung somehow forgot that and freaks, thinking the human has drowned.

Aounung tossed his half-repaired net aside, diving into the water. He whipped around, eyes catching on the mess of dirty blond. Pushing further, he grabbed the boy by the armpits, shooting to the surface and pulling the human onto land. He flipped him over, meeting confused eyes as he placed a hand on his chest. He was breathing fine, not even panting from being under for so—

Spider's mask glinted in the sun. Aounung was an idiot.

"Are you . . . okay?" The smaller boy asked hesitantly, making no move to sit up.

"You were under for a long time." He mumbled, pulling away.

Spider's face split into a grin. "Did you— did you think I was— "

"Quiet." He hissed, standing up. "We will never speak of this again."

Spider's laughter followed him as he stormed away.

I feel like with Tsireya, she would've immediately been all over him. Like, this is Spider, Lo'ak's supposed best friend. The human boy who acted just like he was Na'vi. It probably started mostly as curiosity, but I think that after seeing how the Sully's interacted with Spider, she'd be confused about his place, his family. If Spider didn't sleep in the Sully's marui, didn't eat with them— then where did he do those things?

Tsireya glided along the water, Lo'ak a few feet from her. "Why doesn't Spider stay in your marui?"

Lo'ak raised a brow. "Uh . . . I don't know. He lives with the humans, I guess. Always has."

"But . . . the humans left after helping Kiri. They have not returned."

"They . . . they haven't?" He cleared his throat. "I'm sure Dad has it handled. There's probably a new shack or something for him."

Consider Spider's mask running low and there isn't a spare anywhere. As a kid, he never was gone from the shack long enough for his battery to run low and during his time with the recoms, there were always spares in someone's pack when he needed it. Idk how long the masks last, but for my own sake, I'm going to say Spider got a new one the day of the battle and it lasted him about a week. Or maybe, he managed to pillage one as the ship went down so he's on his second and it's like two weeks or so.

I think that when he saw the little red light flashing, a small beep-beep sounding, that he'd probably be like a kid who forgot there was a test. He'd just panic. But, I imagine he'd also be scared to bother the Sully's by telling them, so he'd spend the next hour searching the village (discreetly) to see if there were any pilfered batteries or masks left behind when the humans visited. Let's say he has two hours from when the mask starts flashing to change it out. And where, oh where, does he wind up when he's got a half-hour left?

Spider was not panicking. Because, when a human panicked, they breathed faster and wasted more air. Norm told him that, so it had to be true. But, he'd checked everywhere he could think of and . . . nothing. There was no shack, no Norm or Max to run to before his timer ran out. No humans. Only him. And in a matter of . . . fuck, twenty minutes, he was going to die just like a human.

He sat slumped on the beach, looking out into the water and trying his best not to openly sob. He didn't want to die crying like a little baby. It was not working out well for him. At least, he'd have a good view when he died.

"Child? What is wrong?"

Spider flinched, looking up with wide eyes at the clan leader. He'd only talked to Tonowari once, when Jake had introduced him. Of course, given his spectacular luck, the man would find him when he was on death's doorstep.

With a sniffle, he held up his beeping pack. "It's almost out. Twenty minutes."

The man frowned down, grasping the device carefully. "And that is why you're so upset? Because, you don't wish to go into the village for a new one? Did something happen? Someone make you feel unwelcome?"

"There is no new mask." There was also no home to go back to. "That was my only one."

With a cut-off gasp, he pulled Spider to his feet. He marched the boy through the village and into what he recognized as the healer's marui. The Tsahik was mixing something, but she stood as soon as they entered.

"Tonowari?" She asked, stepping closer. "What happened? Is he hurt?"

"His mask, where's the spare?"

Wordlessly, the woman pulled a mask from one of the many baskets, easily connecting the tubing and turning it on. Like, she'd done it before. Spider had no time to ask why she had such a thing before she was right in front of him.

"Take a deep breath." She ordered, unlatching the straps of his mask before pulling it off. Just as quickly, the new one was secured. Spider hadn't even moved.

I think that even before deciding to adopt Spider, Tonowari and Ronal would probably make sure he had spare masks and check what food he could/couldn't eat. Like, as soon as they realize the Sully's aren't caring for him, they'd probably subconsciously take responsibility for him. Because, he was just a kid, really. And kids were clumsy and careless and needed help, needed parents. Anoung and Tsireya, despite being independent and skilled, still needed their parents sometimes. Let their mother do their hair and insisted on their father de-gutting their catches. And Spider— Spider is fragile. He's skilled and smart and quick on his feet, but he's a human surrounded by Na'vi. Not to mention, one wrong move and he's left with a cracked mask. And what if he eats the wrong food, mistakes one fruit for another and ends up poisoned?

Warnings!: blood, crying, slight angst then fluff, vulgar language, violence, bullying, protective Lo’ak

“I can’t believe those jerks,” you said, staring sadly at Kiri as she grumpily folded the newly hunted fish. “Why can’t they just leave you and all of us alone?”

You and Kiri had been friends since childhood. When you were young she had been one of your first friends. You could still remember her excitement upon meeting you and her declaration that the two of you would be friends forever!

So far she had been right. When her family was forced to flee their forest home, Kiri had practically begged you to come with them. She had claimed that she couldn't do it without you. After an hour or so of her following her and your families and begging them as well, they had allowed you to go, which now led you here.

"They are, they are just a bunch of- of- of assholes!" you finally burst, flinging your arms in the air to prove your point.

Kiri chuckled at your outburst, which made you smile, glad to make your best friend happy despite what had happened upon your first few lessons with the siblings of the Metkayina. The eldest son was constantly teasing all of you, though his verbal attacks were found to be most often pointed at the eldest Sully sister, much to your dismay.

"It's fine," Kiri said, her small smile falling slowly. "They're right, anyway. I am just a freak."

"Kiri, you are no freak," you said, scooting closer to your friend. "Ewya choose you. That does not make you a freak, not even a little bit so."

Kiri turned to you, leaning her head on your shoulder. You let out a small sigh, petting her hair gently.

***

"Um, hello? An'oung?" you said, approaching the eldest of the Metkayina siblings. He and his small group of friends stood in the ocean near the shore, surrounded by their ilus and holding fishing spears. They looked as though they were about to go hunting and a bit of you felt bad for bothering them. You scolded that bit of you, reminding it what they had done to your best friend.

"Well, if it isn't one of the baby tailed forest freaks," the boy said with a smirk.

You bit back the hurt that grew in your heart. "I'm just here to ask that you leave my friend alone," you said calmly. "The Sully's are good Na'vi and they are learning fast. They do not deserve your ridicule."

Ao'noung laughed and looked at his friends. "You are the freak's friend?" he asked as he approached you. You drew back slightly as they did so, making their smiles grow larger.

"I am Kiri's friend," you stated. "An'oung, please, I only ask you leave them alone. You- you can place the verbal abuse on me, I will do anything, just leave my friends alone."

"Wow," An'oung said, walking closer to you. "A bitch friend for the freak," he spat, making your heart fall. "Why do you defend them?"

"She doesn't even have their demon blood," one of his friends said, forcefully grabbing your hand and showing it to the group.

"Stop," you said, attempting to pull your hand away. The boy only held it tighter.

"Maybe she's sleeping some of them," another said, making An'oung chuckle. You felt tears prickle in your eyes at their words. "Maybe she's sleeping with all of them even."

"She said stop assholes." You felt the grip on your hand yanked away, only to be replaced by a warm and gentle one. You turned to the new form, instantly feeling a sense of relief falling over you. There standing over a bleeding Metkayina boy was Lo'ak.

"Is he the one your sleeping with, bitch?" An'oung laughed, watching as Lo'ak pulled you behind him protectively. "This four fingered freak?"

"Shut up, fishlips," Lo'ak seethed. He gently pushed you to the side before lunging at the boy. You let out a gasp as the two tumbled to the ground. "Dick!" you heard Lo'ak yell as the two rolled around on the ground. It took a minute before the rest of the group seemed to realize what was happening. After that although, it didn't take long for them to join in.

"OW!" one yelled as Lo'ak sent a kick to his groin, causing him to fall over.

"Stop it!" you yelled, feeling tears begin to fall as they continued fighting. "S-stop it!" you cried, making the boys finally stop their actions.

"Shit, she's crying dude," one of the boys mumbled.

Lo'ak was the first to stop the fighting, almost instantly releasing An'oung. His eyes grew wide at your tears. He jumped up, rushing towards you, quick to leave the group of boys alone. "Look what you assholes did," he hissed, turning his attention to the eldest group member as he held your upper arms.

"Lo'ak, stop, please," you cried, your head falling on his wet and sandy chest.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry Angel," he said, turning back to you. As soon as his eyes landed on your teary eyed face, they softened. "See, it's okay." Lo'ak sent a glare towards An'oung, making him and the rest of the boys slink away. "See, they're gone," he said gently, watching as you looked up at him. You looked around at the now empty beach. A feeling of emptiness fell over you, knowing you hadn't accomplished what you originally came here for.

"I'm sorry," you sniffed. "I came to try and get them to leave you alone, but I just made it worse. And now Jake is going to be angry with you for fighting for me."

"Angel, you did a good thing, those guys just aren't good people," Lo'ak said, pulling you back against his chest. "And my dad doesn't matter. I'm just glad you're okay."

You sniffed, nuzzling into his chest.

Lo'ak had been there to protect you ever since you had met. When you had first interacted he saw first hand how you processed things a bit differently. Ever since he first saw you cry he swore he would protect you for the rest of his life, and he had.

"You're bleeding," you said, pulling away from the Na'vi's tight hug.

"Yeah, but it's okay," Lo'ak shrugged.

"Let me patch you up," you stated, wiping a bit of blood away from his cheek.

"Whatever you want, Angel."