Put a little love in your heart
Deep Blue Dragon and 17child-of-the-moon17
Hello everyone I was so happy to have received the great reviews for chapter ten. To those of you who did leave a review thank you all so much. I wanted to let everyone know that we are reaching the end of this story; we've got about three or four more chapters after this one, so if you could help me out by leaving reviews I'd like to reach at least 100 reviews before we come to an end.
Chapter eleven
Tsu'tey stood on the sidelines and watched as Jake helped his sister to stand up. There was cheering coming from the rest of the clan. Tsu'tey found himself making his way toward the siblings, and upon reaching them he placed a hand on Miranda's shoulder causing her to turn and face him.
"Kaltxi" She said, the smile still on her face.
"See I told you everything would be fine." He replied as a smile of his own began to form on his lips.
"Yes, yes you did, thank you so very much."
"You are welcome."
As the cheering died down Jake called out to everyone to get ready for the return trip back to Hometree, and so those who had Ikrans, began mounting their sky beast, while the rest got on Pa'li. Miranda looked around and realized she would have to walk back. While still human Miranda got here by riding with Jake on his own Ikran, but was unable to do so now because Neytiri was with him.
Tsu'tey saw the look on Miranda's face, noticed the problem as well, and spoke up "You can ride with me; I should have thought to have the warriors bring an extra Pa'li."
"Are you sure?"
"I am, come with me." He said and began to walk back the way he had come, while Miranda followed.
By the grace of Eywa Tsu'tey's Ikran, 'iheyu (spiral) had survived the battle and as his rider and Miranda came closer he stood up from where he sat, Tsu'tey held out a hand and placed it on the Ikran's snout while speaking in a soft and gentle voice "Tam Tam 'iheyu Tam Tam, she is a friend.
"He's not going to try and eat is he?" Miranda asked from her spot behind the warrior and his sky beast.
"No won't eat you Miranda, at least not right now, he's not very hungry at the moment." The warrior replied as a smile began to form.
"Wh…please tell me you're joking." She asked, her voice coming out as a squeak. This caused Tsu'tey to laugh as he connected his Queue with 'iheyu's and climbed on to his back.
Hearing laughter coming from behind her Neytiri turned and found her childhood friend with a genuine smile on his face, and she watched as he reached out his hand to Miranda, who shook her head and took a few backward steps, this caused Tsu'tey to laugh even harder.
"Hmm, that's interesting."
"What is?" Jake asked and his eyes followed Neytiri's hand when she pointed at Tsu'tey and Miranda, who had finally allowed herself to be pulled up behind the still laughing hunter.
"I have not seen Tsu'tey smile or heard him laugh like that in so many years. It would seem your sister is slowly breaking down the walls he has put up around his heart." Neytiri replied with a small smile of her own.
"Do you think so?"
"I do, Tsu'tey has not been happy since his father and Sylwanin were killed
"Wasn't he originally promised to her?"
"He was, yes but now maybe he can find love with Miranda instead, wouldn't that be nice?"
"Yeah, it would be. If they do get together I hope they have a lot of kids, I've always wanted to be an uncle, as well as a father. Are you ready to go back to hometree?"
"Yes my Jake, I am ready."
With a resounding cry that was echoed by the others on both Ikran's and Pa'li the Omaticaya clan began their journey home.
"Why did you name your Ikran 'iheyu?" Miranda asked as they soared thought the sky
"When you form the bond with an Ikran for the first time it must be sealed quickly and fling is how it is done. Like the Pa'li you tell the Ikran what to do inside. Which is what I did, but I wasn't very clear with my instructions so when he dove off the cliff, he went straight into a spiral. Like this." He said and as a second thought he added "Like this" and all three of them went into a very fast downward spin.
Miranda's screams could be heard by many of the other hunters and this caused Tsu'tey to burst out laughing once more.
"Stop Tsu'tey, please level out." She cried out as she tightened her arms in a vice like grip around Tsu'tey's waist and buried her face in between his shoulder blades.
He only did as she asked because the need to breath was becoming greater by the moment.
"Are you ok?" He asked when they were up right once more, a smirk plastered on his lips, and he received a not so gentle slap to the right side of his head.
"No I am not ok, you wiya Skxawng, you almost killed me."
"I did not" he said, his tone of voice mocked hurt.
"Tsu'tey I could have fallen off and to a premature death because of you."
"No you wouldn't have, if you did fall I would have caught you." He replied looking over his shoulder to give her a smile so warm that her heart jumped to her throat.
"Do you mean it?"
"I do, you are Omaticaya now, a part of this clan and I would give me life to protect you, just as I would for any other clan member."
"Thank you." She said and she gave his waist a small squeeze. The rest of the trip was spent in silence, and once they reached Hometree the two parted ways.
A week later Neytiri made her way to Mo'at's healing alcove.
"Oel Ngati Kanteie Sa'nok" She said as she stepped inside
Mo'at sat on the floor grinding dried herbs into a fine powder, but stopped once her daughter sat down.
"Is there something wrong, my 'eveng?"
"Yes Mother, I haven't been feeling well lately."
"What are your symptoms?" The Tsahik asked
"I am tried a lot, I can't seem to keep any thing down, and my back hurts a lot."
"Hmm" Was Mo'at's reply as she stood up and made her way to a corner and picked up two small clay bowls. One was filled with freshly picked yellow leaves and the other was empty, and she placed both bowls in front of her child.
"Take a leaf, chew it, but do not swallow."
Neytiri did as she was told and after a minute Mo'at picked up the empty bowl and placed it in Neytiri's hands and said "Now spit."
Neytiri was shocked to see that her saliva was green in color, not at all yellow like she thought it would be.
"Hmm" Mo'at said again and she had Neytiri rinse out her mouth before repeat the procedure three more times, and each time she got the same results.
"What does this mean Sa'nok?" Neytiri asked, her voice slightly panicked.
"It means…" Mo'at smiled at her youngest child, "that you are going to be a sa'nok soon."
"Oh is that all…wait…WHAT?"
"You are with child Neytiri." Mo'at answered as the news sank into her daughters head.
"I'm…pregnant?" Neytiri asked, as her hands moved down to rest on the tiny bump that could only be seen if you looked closely.
"Yes, and judging from the size of your bump you are about two months along."
"A baby, I'm having a baby. Mother I'm having a baby." Neytiri said as she hugged her mother.
"I know my 'eveng, you should go and inform Jakesully of the good news." She said as she returned the hug.
"Oh yes I should, I'll go tell him now." She said while standing up, "thank you sa'nok" she added before walking out.
Mo'at reminded seated and smiled as the thought 'I'm going to be a grandmother' ran over and over in her mind.
When Neytiri told Jake the news she had to help him to sit down, because he came very close to passing out. At first she feared that he was unhappy about the news, but that quickly changed when he pulled her down onto his lap and kissed her deeply.
"You're having a baby, that's great."
"No, WE are having a baby. Are you happy?"
"Yes I'm very happy." He answered as his hand slid down her body to rest on her baby bump. "I'm going to be a father."
"Yes you are my Jake, and what a great father you will be."
"You think so?"
"Yes I do." She said, and she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Thanks" he told her "You know we should have a party to celebrate your pregnancy."
"If you say so."
"I do say."
Two nights later the clan rejoiced in the fact that an heir would soon be born. There was a big feast followed by dancing, singing, and drinking (a lot of drinking). Miranda had her share of food and dancing and was making her to her hammock when a voice called her name. Turning to look behind her she spotted Tsu'tey and several other hunters sitting together, and he was waving at her to come over, so she spun on her heal and made a beeline of the warriors.
"Where are you going?" he asked once she was in earshot
"To bed"
"Why, the night is still young, it is too early for bed Miranda, sit down and have a drink with me." He said and Miranda smiled before taking a seat next to him and took the offered drink into her hands.
"What is it?" She asked looking down into the cup like bowl he gave her that was filled with a clearest brown liquid
"Pxir" (Beer) He answered "Drink, it is good"
She looked at the drink with apprehension and only took a small sip when Tsu'tey and the other hunters began chanting "drink, drink, drink" The Pxir had a soft sweet taste to it, but I burned like vodka, and the burning sensation caused her throat to constrict and she started coughing.
"Oh shit" She murmured to herself as her eyes began watering
The hunters started laughing at her reaction, it was clear that she had never had the Pxir before. Tsu'tey on the other hand took the cup from her hand and began to pat her back gently.
"Are you alright?" he asked once her cough had subsided
"Yeah I'm fine, who told to take my Pxir away?" She asked then leaned over his lap to reclaim the cup, which she then preceded to drain in a single gulp. She frowned at the empty cup; but Tsu'tey refilled it before she could complain.
"Thank you." She said with a big grin
"You are welcome." He answered with a smile of his own.
"Cheers" Miranda said as she raised her cup slightly, before draining it once more.
Over the next few hours during which time the hunters had left, Tsu'tey and Miranda continued to drink, and both were fairly drunk. Miranda whimpered to herself when she went to take a drink only to find that her cup was once more empty. She looked around to get a refilled but it was all gone, all that remained was Tsu'tey half full cup.
"Heeeeeeeey Tsu'teeeeeeey, gimme some your Pxir." She slurred
"No…it allllllllll mines." He said, and to tease her he took a sip, but because of his drunken state managed to spill some of it on his chin
One moment she was watching the Pxir as it ran down his face and onto his chest, and the next she was sitting on his lap licking the liquid off of his warm blue skin.
"Mmm, tasty" she mumbled before sliding off his lap and grabbing his unguarded cup.
"Hey…that's mi…mine." He said realizing she had tricked him
"Not anymore" she replied, then laughed at the frown that had plastered itself on the warriors face, but her laughter died quickly when Tsu'tey leaned in and kissed her. It was like a bomb had gone off inside her head when his lips met her own.
She was just starting to get into the kiss when Tsu'tey pulled away and got to his feet swaying slightly.
"Why did you…" she said but stopped when the warrior helped her to stand up and began pulling her with him.
"Where are we going?"
"You will see." He said and they began to make their way out of Hometree and into the forest.
Their departure did not go unnoticed, however as Mo'at sat next to her daughter and son-in-law, and her lips pursed together in a frown. She knew what was going to happen before it happened.
'What are you playing at Eywa' she thought to herself.
In a secluded area not far from Hometree Tsu'tey had Miranda's back pressed against a tree while his hands roamed her body starting at her shoulders and worked his way down, removing her top as he did so. One hand gave her left breast an experimental squeeze, while he ran a thumb over the nipple of the right one. Her fingernails dug into his shoulders and she moaned when his tongue entered her mouth and began to explore it. It wasn't long before she felt him starting to remove her loincloth and she did nothing to stop it. When he finally entered her body she screamed softly and leaded her head back against the tree as she fell into the pace he had set. (They DID NOT make Tsa'haylu) He came with a moan of his own and he bit the spot between her neck and shoulder, drawling blood. They clasped on top of each other and they laid there panting, and it wasn't long before they fell asleep.