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'Ahh, this feels good.' Jake thought as he allowed himself to slip into the hot spring, allowing the water to ease the tension in his sore muscles. It had been two months after the dream walkers had left Pandora, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake and knowing that he had been part of it made him feel that he had to work extra hard to regain the trust of the Na'vi. So he had spent every waking moment building new homes in the new hometree that they had found, pushing his body to his limits much to Neytiri's and the clan's protests that the Olo'eyktan should not be doing such things. Although the Omaticaya had made him the new Olo'eyktan, he still felt at fault for causing them to lose their homes and loved ones.
The Omaticaya had accepted him as their own once again when he stood by them and fought for their home, but the one he wanted acceptance from the most was his mate Neytiri. He knew she loved him, he had no doubt about that, but had she forgiven him for his transgressions? He honestly had no clue, for she had given no hint of what she now felt about the whole ordeal, but he would wait patiently until she opened herself up to him again. She'd been kind and supportive to him all the while, but she had been distanced from him all the same, almost as if she were afraid to get too close. He missed her touch and the way she felt in his arms, but he decided that he'd let her decide when she wanted him.
Deep in thought, he never heard the light foot falls coming towards him from behind until he felt a pair of soft hands cover his eyes. He tensed but then relaxed as a scent that reminded him of cherry blossoms wafted into his sensitive nose. "Neytiri." He said her name so softly that it resembled a whisper. "My Jake." She said just as softly and he couldn't help but smile. The last time he had heard her say his name like that was when he had taken her as his mate. He removed her hands from his eyes and turned to face her and he felt like his breath had been stolen away by the mere sight of her. She looked more serene than she had in the last couple of months, her golden eyes seemed to glow, and the moonlight shining down on her cerulean skin made her look like an angel and he breifly wondered if his tired mind was playing tricks on him. He decided that it was reality when she gently cupped his face and rested her nose to his. "I see you." She said softly in her native tongue and Jake fought the urge to pull her into the springs with him and kiss her until she was breathless. "I see you." He replied in Na'vi, inwardly cursing his horrible accent.
"Let me wash you." She requested so softly and tentatively that he wondered if it was just his imagination again until she reached over his head to grab a plant that had similiar properties to soap. She rubbed at the plant vigorously until small tears had formed in it before dipping it into the warm water. As she ran her hands over his shoulders and back he sighed and tipped his head back so it was resting in her lap. "I've missed you." He tested opening his eyes to watch her reaction. She looked surprised to hear him say such a thing but then smiled a smile that reached her eyes. "I've missed you too." She said and he couldn't help but pull her lips down to his own, his heart overjoyed at her words.