Jake woke up with a shudder. Neytiri's hand caressed his face, tenderly smiling at him while a few tears rolled down her face.
- I see you. - he whispered.
The whole tribe roared around them in celebration, hugging and jumping around eachother. Neytiri moved her lips to what Jake guessed was her answer.
He bent upwards and waited for the brief dizziness to go away. Moat looked at him and smiled, blending away with the crowd.
Jake tested his feet and when he was stable enough stood, receiving more cheers. 'Toruk Makto!' they screamed, yet all he could do was peak at his old body, laying there. Neytiri caught his stare and smiled, she bent down and picked him. Jake arched a brow but followed her into the woods. She did not speak, but walk while holding his... corpse? Jake trailed a few feet behind her, but then she stopped and knelt. Jake saw her deposit his old body in one of the crevices he had seen so many be buried before. He felt a pang of guilt, but then Neytiri bent down to kiss his old body and he lost all concentration. They had all died because of him, but life had to move on.
- Should I be jealous of myself? - he asked to what she laughed.
- Skaun. - but she turned around and regarded him. - You can say goodbye now.
She offered him her hand, and he took it. Looking down into the hole he was unable to not remark his crippled legs. He gave a moment of thought for Tommy, but he then closed his eyes, breathed in deeply and let it go.
- That same night -
Neytiri saw Jake approach her even amongst all her people. His green eyes found her in a split second, crouched down with her mother.
- He will be a good leader.
- Masano - Neytiry reprimanded. -, you are still our Tsahik.
- I am. But I will not forever. - She looked up, as if she could find her father amongst the stars. - Your father would be so proud. - Jake had almost caught up with them - Go with him.
Moat then winked at her, something she had learned from Grace that, to this day, made Neytiry laugh and miss her teacher. Jake crouched down with them and aimed for some fruit. They engaged in little conversation, but as the deepest hours of the night approached and the tribe went to sleep Neytiri nudged Jake with her leg and signalled for him to follow her. Jake moved slowly, probably tired of war and his trip to Eywa and back, but Neytiri knew he wouldn't complain, and if he did she would carve him with her arrows.
Neytiry walked until they were away from the rest, she had a surprise.
- What is it Neytiri? - he asked, sleep clinging to his eyes.
- Do you not recognize this place?
Jake looked around himself. Suddenly it all clicked.
- This is where you found me and handed my ass to myself. - he was smiling now. Neytiry nodded. - If back then I had known all the pain I would cause...
His ears went flat against his skull, pain blinding him. Neytiry grabbed him, she had not brought him here to punish him. She knew that words wouldn't dig into his hard skull, so she caressed him until he blinked. Once. Twice. He focused on her and gently smiled.
Neytiri thread her fingers into his hair, bringing his mouth down to hers. Jake inhaled and his naavi nose picked her scent, bringing him all her hormones. He was suddenly awake.
Jake grabbed her by the hips and brought them closer. Neytiri gasped into his mouth but jumped up, threading her legs around his hips and holding him in place. Jake caressed her long back up and down, grabbing with his other free hand her firm buttocks, angling her entrance with his erection.
- Jake.
Neytiri grabbed her braid and showed it to him, it was very rude to grab another naavi's braid, but Jake had both his hands occupied, and Neytiri wanted them right where they were. Jake aimed his head to the side and Naytiry grabbed and joined their braids.
Jake panted and lost his equilibrium for a second. Yet he looked her deep in the eyes and then dove for her mouth, using his fangs to nibble and bite at her full lips and neck.
Neytiri felt his mind raging with passion and love and she was no behind in desire for him. Jake angled his head down and started kissing the top of her breasts, making her grind against him. He moaned and took her necklace away, bringing his mouth down onto her nipples, sucking and biting.
Neytiri saw an image flare in his mind of a babe suckling on her and she smiled, she too wished for a family some day, but for now she was happy enough with the making process.
She began grinding against his penis, and Jake seethed against her chest.
- Neytiri. - he warned.
- Make me yours, Jake.
He smiled and moved his hand in between her legs, holding her back against the nearest moss-covered tree. Neytiri frowned an Jake wickedly smiled.
- Trust me.
And she did.
He parted her cloth and found her wet for him, yet he rubbed at her clitoris. A loud moan was heard around the forest, then he inserted two fingers finding her spots.
Neitiry's eyes rolled to the back of her head as she ground against his palm, looking for her release. She grabbed at his hair like she liked to do, and Jake was far from angry at the passionate tugs and moans she awarded him with.
- Jake! - she was close.
- Come for me - and Neytiri exploded both inside and into their heads.
Not a second later she was moving his cloth to the side and pressing him forward with her legs. Jake chuckled and let her aim his penis toward her entrance. He grabbed at her hip and at the tree and gently thrust. There was no hurry.
He thrust gently inside of her, looking at her eyes flare with passion, her mouth open and soft moans coating him.
- Faster, please. - he bent down to kiss her and grabbed at her ass.
Neytiri felt him stir inside of her as he began thrusting harder. He had made her come and now she wanted him to spend himself. He was groaning against her lips, hisses and whimpers escaping him.
Neytiri angled her hips and he hit her again there, she would come again with him.
- Neytiri... - he was grabbing at her hips now with both hands, sucking at her neck between moans.
- Come, ma Jake. - she could feel him through their link, and she let his feelings over come her. As one their world filled with light.
- Two months later -
Jake was flying with Neytiri in search for their new home. Toruk strong between his legs.
The Omatikaya followed him by feet, horse or ikran, but he was responsible for finding them a new home tree.
Neytiri had been very tired that morning, and she slept comfortably against his chest, with her head in the crook of his neck.
They had been restlessly traveling towards the tree Jake had found while hunting a few weeks back. He had taken the chance to thank some of the tribes that had helped and, on his way back, had noticed a tree among the others. Taller and similarly looking to their former Home Tree.
- Eywa gifts us a home. - Moat had stated and the tribe had been happy to follow their Tsa'hik into the forest towards their new home.
They found it at the brink of night. Jake curled his arms around Neytiri and waited for the rest of the riders to arrive. Toruk shook under him, but Jake ignored his impatience. When they all had landed Jake picked Neytiri up and brought her to the beds. Just like in their former home, hammocks hung, but as future leaders they had their own space unless they decided otherwise.
Jake put Neytiri into one of the hammocks and waited until the last of the Omatikaya was in their new home before climbing the tree. He was exhausted.
Jake woke up to a pair of hands around his waist hoisting him up. Moat was bringing him up the stairs.
- Masano! - Moat stopped. - I am sorry, I must have fallen asleep. - she smiled at him.
- It is okay to rest when needed.
Jake nodded and smiled back, climbing back up the stairs with her.
Moat stopped before her hammock.
- My daughter was lucky with you, Jake Sully. - she then wickedly smiled at him. - You two are tired, but I am happy to announce that some females are carrying.
His slow and tired brain did not understand.
- Carrying what?
Moat rolled her eyes.
- Children, Jake Sully. - he felt like a cold water bucked had been dumped on him.
- Has Neytiri... - Moat shook her head in a very Grace-like manner. Jake could bet the Tsa'hik had learnt it from the scientist.
- No. I am just announcing the happy news that soon we will be growing in number. - Moat clasped her hand on his shoulder and curved her lips slightly upwards. Jake accepted the very-human good bye and saw her descend onto a hammock.
Jake was wide awake now, yet he could feel how tired his body was so he slowly made his way towards where Neytiri rested. She stirred a bit when Jake got closer to her, then she sniffed the air and tenderly smiled. She was fast asleep again before Jake curled himself to her back and draped an arma around her waist. Children?
- A week later -
Neytiri climbed back up the rocks with the other young hunters. She felt her gut twist at the memory of how she met Zeze for the first time. They had been made for each-other, yet she longed to fly next to Jake, not always holding onto him. Jake stood in front of them, right under the waterfall that still separated them from the Ikrans. He looked lost in thought, like he had been for the last few days. Neytiri went up to him and caught his eyes regarding her, almost examining.
- Ma'Jake. - he smiled at her at the tender naming she had given him. He lowered his head and bumped his nose with hers. - What is wrong?
Jake shook his head.
- Couldn't sleep last night. - Neytiri eyed him and he knew he hadn't fooled her. - You have to concentrate now, we can talk after this. Remember. - he winked at her - You will only have one chance.
Neytiri scoffed. Was he teaching her now?
Jake went in first, hunched down and looking at any of the snarling reptiles. A girl back them hissed at a sand colored ikhran and the reptile snarled right back. The other naavi stood back. She waited for it to lunge and wrapped her vines around the ikhran's snout, yet she could not climb onto its back. The reptile thrashed to get free and in one of her attempts the girl lost her footing and the ikhran cut onto her arms, yet without faltering she jumped high and succeeded on mounting the ikhran.
- Tsa'helu! - Jake screamed, Neytiri laughed next to him. She also had in mind his own learning experience. Jake wanted to laugh, but the hunter then wrapped her hand around the ikhran and linked them logether. Everything quieted.
The girl barely needed any instructions and off they flew, thrashing for a bit, then steadily drifting away and back, waiting in a circle high up them. The other naavis cheered, but it was soon that one of the others found his ikhran and battle began again. This succesfully happened three more times until, finally Neytiri felt the pull.
She saw deep into the ikhran standing barely some strides away from her. Its black eyes shone with a dare, its purple scales flaring.
- Get it, baby.
Neytiri would have laughed, but she was already wrestling with the reptile. She had managed to wrap its snout closed, yet its strong talons tried to tear at her skin. She flipped and landed on its back, but the ikhran only shook more, thrashing and battling its wings trying to get Neytiri away from herself. Neytiri felt the edge coming closer, so she mustered all the strength she had, wrapped her legs around the neck and let her hands go. The ikhran stopped for a mere second and Neytiri took her chance to take hold of both her quew and the ikhran's stem. When the ikhran realized what had happened, Neytiri was already in her head.
They felt eachother, and Neytiri didn't wait for Toruk to appear up high before launching them both down the cliff. Her new ikhran was different from Zeze, but she moved swiftly through the air. She shrieked when Toruk flew past her, Jake howling at her with a broad smile across his face. Neytiri followed him, playing around with her new ikhran, yet remaining cautious of the other new riders, that tried to keep up with the two more experienced ones.
- That night -
Jake saw Neytiri land. She had already built her saddle and rein and had put it into her ikhran. The others also arrived shortly after, looking tired and a bit dizzy. He definetedly knew the feeling. He waited for them to leave before approaching her. Neytiri was loosening the straps to her ikhran's saddle when Jake grabbed at her hips and hugged her from behind.
- I see you. - he whispered on her ear before letting go and leaving a very flushed Neytiri behind.
Moat had climbed up to see her daughter and lowly laughed at her daughter's mate kind play. Neytiri had not come to her to talk about a suspected pregnancy, yet Moat doubted she would have to wait long. The couple was all over eachother, she understood why. A low pang went through her when remembering her own mate, so she bowed to visit Aya Trayara Munon as soon as she could.
Jake smiled at her before scurrying away, Neytiri was following his trace with surprised eyes.
- Has he told you anything, Masano?
- No. Do you have anything to tell me? - Neytiri flatened her ears awaiting a reprimand. - As your mother and tsa'hik I should know if you think you are pregnant.
- Masano! - Neytiri screamed, her ikhran wisely scurrying away. - It is too soon!
- I am not saying you have to, but that you should not be worried if it does.
Neytiri nodded left before someone else could embarrass her today.
She followed and found Jake overseeing the rest of the clan. Neytiri wrapped an arm around his midrif and he nuzzled her hair. This was a very good start to a very good new life, both of them thought.