I finally decided to write a one-shot about one of my favorite movies. Anyone who's seen Avatar will probably recognize this scene immediately. (A/N: Neytiri's POV) Enjoy!

I was hunting when I heard the sound. A loud rustling and the crunch of the ferns. Instinctively, I dropped flat to the branch I had been running along, praying to the forest to hide me from what was coming. I faced the direction the sound was coming from, trying to figure out what it was. It was much too loud to be an Omaticaya. Could it be an Angtsìk?

I pressed my face against the branch as the brush parted and out stepped a Sky Person.

Just by looking at him, I could tell he was not one of us. His clothing reminded me of Grace: very little skin was showing and there were strange coverings for his feet. The things he wore were wet, like he had been in the river. He even moved like a stranger: his footsteps heavy and uneven, with no respect for the life beneath him. His foot-coverings crushed ferns and grasses mercilessly as he stumbled across the forest floor. He carried a branch, narrowed down to a sharp point at one end, like a long, uneven spear. He looked around often and cautiously, jumping at small, harmless sounds like he expected to be attacked.

I quietly turned and raised my head as he passed under me to keep watching him. His instincts were good. He knew he was being watched but he could not find me among the forest.

Softly, I jumped into a hunting crouch, never taking my eyes off of him in case he should notice me hidden among the leaves. I reached for an arrow as he stumbled along, not seeing me. He paused slightly, and then turned his back on me. My heart leapt. This was my chance! I dropped to my knees and raised my bow, silent as the stars.

He did not react as I pulled my arrow back, aiming for his heart. He did not hear the soft creak of my bow. He continued to push his way through the forest, looking for imaginary dangers.

I shook with anger at his obliviousness. These skxawng people would defile Eywa's land no more… I would kill him quickly, with no ceremony. He was not part of this world, he did not deserve respect. I would take him back to Ma-sempu and we would mount his body on Hometree as a warning to the Sky People.

I breathed in and aimed, strong in my chest and light in my hands. I would not miss. This was my kill, my revenge on the Sky People for destroying the Mother's land….

I pulled the arrow back even further taking a final breath, eyes focused on my target…

Something white flashed in the corner of my eye. Against all my instincts, my eyes jumped to the movement. I froze.

A sacred seed drifted down, quiet as the stars and delicate as a dream. Softly, it pulsed and came to rest on the tip of my arrow, still aimed at the man. It pulsed down the length of the tip, slowly, deliberately. I let out a small gasp as I watched it, loosening my muscles ever so slightly.

I didn't take my eyes off of it as it paused for the shortest second on the end of my arrow.

I could almost hear the voice of Eywa within me. Not him child…

Then it softly lifted into the air and began to float away. I lowered my weapon smoothly as it moved away and said a quiet prayer to the Mother. The seed continued on its path as if nothing had happened. I watched it until it drifted out of sight. I looked back at the Sky Person, still stumbling through the woods like a baby but out of the range of my arrow.

I watched him for a few seconds, breathing hard. I couldn't just leave him alone in the woods. With all the noise he was making, something was bound to find him. Something that would have no problem killing him. It might even be another Omaticaya. Sempu's orders were clear. Trespassers must die. I glanced around to be sure nothing else had seen him. Then, I silently rose to my feet and ran along the branch.

I leapt into another tree, once again avoiding his attention. I clung to the truck of my tree and peered around the edge to watch him stumble and slide around the forest.

He would not die by my hand. The Mother had a plan for him. I would make sure that plan was fulfilled.

That is one of my favorite moments in the movie. I always wondered what was going through Neytiri's head at the moment she decided not to kill Jake. If there were any inconsistencies with the language or the actions just let me know, I will not take offense. Thanks for reading!