Chapter Seven
Yawne set her feet down on to the cold soft earth below her, patting her ikran on it's back, sliding her hand down it's whole body, before turning to various members of the tribe, which had gathered around home tree. She stood there for a couple of minutes, of which she spent simply looking at the amazing stars and moons around the sky, waiting for La'Ki to make it here, so they could finally be together in peace.
La'Ki ran through the trees and plants, pushing her arms out in front of her, staggering as she did so, and the suddenly, she crashed right into Yawne's open arms, hugging the na'vi female gently and tenderly. Gently she brought her hand up to Yawne's face and touched her cheek, and whispered gently into her ear.
"It's all going to be alright now Yawne, we'll be able to stay together…"
As Yawne heard this, her heart wrenched, she knew what was to come, but didn't dare tell La'Ki yet, it had to be somewhere private, somewhere where they could talk without fear of being heard…
"Come on La'Ki, I have something important to tell you, you have to come now though, it can't wait." whispered the na'vi female. Gently Yawne grasped La'Ki's arm, and pulled her gently into the surrounding forest. Yawne continued to walk for several tense minutes, until Yawne was sure that no one was within earshot. It was then that Yawne stopped and turned to face La'Ki, her face showed compassion, and sadness.
"I don't want to be leader of the tribe La'Ki; I can't do it…" whispered Yawne, as she bowed her head, looking ashamedly at the ground. " I don't want to stay here, I want to run away, I want to spend my life with you, but I don't want to be the one that everyone looks down on, I don't want to be considered a male, but at the same time I want to be with you… But I don't want to be with you here. We need to make our own future, we need to start our own life, away from here, but I can't do that without you…"
La'Ki stared at Yawne for a couple of seconds, but to Yawne it felt like minutes. The confusion on La'Ki's face was clearly visible, but then, out of nowhere, came a smile, one of which showed love, tenderness, and trust. La'Ki wrapped her arms around Yawne's neck, and kissed the na'vi female, gently yet firmly, pulling back she giggled, a blush spreading across her face. Tears were now visible from her eyes, but she gently wiped them away with the side of her arm.
"I'll follow you to the end of the world if you so wish, Yawne… Just as long as you stay with me, and promise me, that we'll always be together."
Yawne nodded to this, her eyes sparkling bright, in reflection to the dark moonlight. La'Ki just shook her head, looking at Yawne with eager eyes.
"I'll prove it to you, not now, but someday soon, I'll prove just how much you mean to me."
Yawne grinned, and looked at La'Ki directly in the eyes, before hugging her tightly.
"So you'll do it then? We can leave?" asked Yawne hopefully,
"Tomorrow, we'll leave and start our new life. Together."
*
Yawne awoke; her heart beating rapidly, these nightmares seemed to be getting worse. She had always suffered brief nightmares, where she was falling, although she never reached the bottom, but now instead of happening once or so every month, they were happening nearly every time she fell asleep. She had originally thought of going to see Yawne's mother about it, as she would have hopefully have known the cause, and offer a possible cure, although this probably wasn't the best option right now…
Shaking her head it was now that Yawne took notice of the sleeping na'vi next to her. Beautiful, that was the only word in Yawne's head describing the scene in front of her. La'Ki was curled in a ball, her head resting on Yawne's neck, and her arms wrapped lovingly around Yawne's waist, and her legs entangled perfectly with her lover's.
Elsewhere Anyu sat alone, silently in his hammock, his face showed anger, and his eyes showed hate. His fists were clenched as tears of jealously flowed down his cheeks. This wasn't meant to happen. La'Ki was meant to be his, not Yawne's. He had to fix this somehow, and he was determined to finish what he started. He would be clan leader, and he would have a child under La'Ki's name. All he had to do was find a way to get Yawne kicked out of the tribe, but this sounded easier than it would be. Pushing his fingers to his temples Anyu sat up in his hammock, and then, like a flash from a light, it struck him. Yawne was as good as gone.
*
La'Ki awoke, and found herself smudged up against Yawne, keeping her warm from the cold breeze sweeping across her back and through her hair. It was still dark, all of the many moons surrounding Pandora still clearly visible. Looking over at Yawne now, La'Ki could see something was wrong. Yawne was crying, and gasping, although she didn't seem to be awake. Suddenly, her whole body went rigid, much to La'Ki's horror. And then, Yawne's breathing stopped, for almost twenty heart wrenching seconds, before starting again, with a terrible raspy gasp for air coming from Yawne's mouth.
La'Ki screamed, the scream itself echoing throughout the whole of the tribe, awakening most of them instantly, within seconds many na'vi were surrounding Yawne, and were now attempting to carry her towards home tree, where La'Ki's mother stayed during the night time, along with her father. She was the best bet at helping Yawne… La'Ki just hoped; will all of her heart, that Yawne would be alright.