Hello my fabulous readers! I am sorry for the wait but college, life, and silly stuff like that got in my way. But no more! I had to bump up the rating because of the content, nothing sexual but innuendos abound! If people review enough for this and the next few chapters I may consider writing a sex scene. But if you want it ya gotta tell me! So read, review, and most important of all, enjoy my work. :)

"English speach."

{Na'vi Speach.}

"Flashback speach"

'Thoughts'

"Remind me again why we're out hunting when there's plenty of food back at Hometree?" Asked Jake, as he stepped over a large tree root. Tsu'tey looked over his shoulder at his mate to be before turning back forward and continuing on, remembering what Norm had said.

"Why not take him out hunting?' Norm had suggested, 'It's something you both have in common and like doing." Tsu'tey's face scrunched, it is certainly not something special like he had been thinking, but he had no better idea. It had been a little awkward asking Jake to come with him, seeing as it had only been three days since Jake had agreed to become Tsahik, but he still came. Unfortunately so far there was little suitable game, and the ones they saw were too far off or in unfavorable angles. To Tsu'tey's dismay, this is certainly not what he had hoped for.

"Fun." Was the only response Jake got. He huffed and continued on. It had been quite the surprised when Tsu'tey had asked Jake to come along with him. Generally when Tsu'tey hunted it was with the other hunters or by himself, never with just one other. This had made Jake a little uneasy, however it was all business so far. Then Jake remembered what Norm had said to him before he left.

"This is a great opportunity for you to check him out. Don't give me that look, if you two are going to be mates, which you are, you have to at least try to find something attractive about him. Give it a shot, it isn't all that hard." Sighing, Jake looked over Tsu'tey's back as they continued in their search for proper game. Overall Tsu'tey was like any other male Na'vi he'd come across, a little more serious with a temper to match was his only real attributes.

'Well that's a bit of a lie' Jake thought as Tsu'tey held up a hand to stop, his eyes locked onto something in the distance as both he and Jake go down to a crouch, 'he's the best hunter in the tribe, and other than Mo'at he knows the most English, he likes flying just as much as I do. What else…' As Tsu'tey knocked his bow Jake watched his shoulder muscles flex with power, but slowly his gaze begins to drift lower down his back. Jake quirks an eyebrow, the corners of his mouth quirking upward a little at the sight of Tsu'tey's buttocks, 'huh, seems he's the only Na'vi that I recall having an almost bubble butt, I suppose that's-' Jake froze, his peripheral vision catching movement. He slowly looks up to see a smirking Tsu'tey, looking right at him with an almost smug expression.

"You like?" Jake's eyes went wide as he tried to come up with an excuse as to why he was looking at him, but that got derailed when Tsu'tey used his tail to seductively traced his own thigh like those women do to new machines for sale during infomercials. It most certainly didn't help that Tsu'tey also spread his stance just ever so slightly wider, almost giving Jake a perfect view of…

"I-is that your kill over there, I-I-I'll clean you for it, I-I mean, clean it for you!" Jake hurriedly stood and rushed off to Tsu'tey's right, frantically looking for the kill.

"Jake." Jake stopped and turned around, still slightly panicked, but Tsu'tey just pointed over to his left where in the distance both could clearly see Tsu'tey's arrow sticking out of a medium sized animal.

"I knew that!" Was his strained reply as he all but ran over to the animal and, forgetting the prayer, began to messily gut the carcass. Tsu'tey chuckled under his breath as he watched Jake, he has seen many Na'vi blush before, but never has he seen one blush such a dark color.

'Perhaps I should ask Norm for ideas more often.'

^-oo0oo-^

The walk back was made in silence, Tsu'tey carrying the cleaned carcass on his shoulders while Jake walked behind him, forcing his eyes to stay in appropriate places and not straying to Tsu'tey's butt again. That's not a hole he wants to fall into again. Jake facepalms himself at his bad unintentional pun as they finally enter the clearing around Hometree. A few Na'vi turned to watch as they passed with their kill but none said a word and quickly returned to their tasks. They dropped off the kill at the cooking fires before parting, Tsu'tey to go clean the blood from the animal off his body and Jake, before he cleans as well, goes in search of Norm to throttle the nerd.

He wasn't hard to find, as he was in his usual off time perch on a low branch that just so happened to look out over where the mostly male hunters and warriors hung out. Jake dragged a startled Norm to his feet and held him in place with his grip tight on Norm's shoulders and a fierce glare. However the quick burst of anger faded just as suddenly as it came; Jake didn't loosen his grip, but instead turned it into a tight hug with his face buried in Norms shoulder. A little awkwardly Norm returned it.

"Umm… I…uh… take it the hunting thing was a bad idea?" Jake groaned.

"I don't know Norm, I… I did like you said and… well…" Now extremely curious and a tad hopeful, Norm pressed.

"You found something hot about Tsu'tey?" Jake tensed and for a moment Norm thought he would let go and walk off but instead Jake relaxed again.

"He…he caught me staring at his ass…" Jake elaborated on what had led up to the 'thing'. When Norm heard what Tsu'tey did, Jake wasn't sure, but he thought for a second he felt something bump against his thigh but dismissed it. When he finished Norm patted Jake's back.

"Isn't it a good thing you're starting to find stuff attractive about him?" Jake let go and took a few steps back, running both his hands over his face before spreading his arms wide.

"I don't know! I'm just… damnit… I'm just so confused. Help me to understand this crap!" Slowly, Norm approached his emotional friend and placed a hand on his arm.

"I will, I promise. But first you might want to wash up a bit; crusty blood isn't very becoming of a handsome future Tsahik." Jake smiled a bit, nodding. But as he was turning to leave he turned back around.

"You think I'm handsome?" Norm rolls his eyes.

"That's what you get from that conversation?" Jake just looked smug as Norm snorts and turns back to his perch on the branch.

Jake makes his way to a nearby pond, taking Norm's advice. He needs alone time anyway before he talks with Norm, however when he breaks through the thick foliage around the pond he is met with a sight that freezes him in his tracks. There, by himself, is Tsu'tey, waist deep in the water using a wooden bowl to run water down his body while wiping the blood from his shoulders, back, and chest. Jake seemed entranced as he watched Tsu'tey quietly clean himself, his cheeks going a dark purple when he realized that Tsu'tey did not have his loincloth on but thanked Eywa the water wasn't completely crystal clear. Jake tensed when one of Tsu'tey's eyes cracked open and saw him, but Tsu'tey just resumed cleaning himself undisturbed by Jake's staring. Taking a deep breath Jake walked forward and knelt down, beginning to furiously clean his hands of the dried blood. Halfway through a second pair of hands gently grabbed his, halting Jake's cleaning. However Jake didn't look up, but he didn't fight either as Tsu'tey took one of Jake's hands in his and slowly began to clean the now rehydrated blood off of his blue skin.

Soon enough both of his hands were clean, but Tsu'tey didn't let go. Instead he entwined their fingers together and for a while they both were silent; the only sounds the water lapping at the edge of the pond and the occasional breeze brushing through the massive trees and fauna. There was no tension, no fear, just peaceful quiet. When Jake looked into Tsu'tey's eyes, a certain warmth was there that he can only place as love and longing radiating from the twin pools of golden-green. Sighing Jake gave in.

"Tsu'tey?"

"Yes, Jakesully?" Tsu'tey's voice, calm and soothing, seeming to pick up on the seriousness Jake was trying to convey.

"I've… I…" Jake couldn't seem to get the words to come out, "You… we-" Tsu'tey pressed a finger to Jake's lips. Then his hand went to cup Jake's cheek and he leaned in, gently placing a kiss on Jake's other cheek before pulling back and smiling.

"I understand. We go talk to Mo'at to begin ritual trials." Tsu'tey stood fully out of the water and walked off to dry and redress in is scant clothing, leaving a blushing Jake behind at the bank of the pond touching the place where Tsu'tey had kissed him.