I sigh softly and sit infront of the small camera as Grace was making me and Jake make logs of our experiences with the clan "its been what...two months now? I don't even know what number this log is, but me and Jake have gotten closer with the clan, he's getting better as a warrior, Ive learned to weave baskets and much of their clothing now, one of the older females, Zey'wa has helped me a lot, she is teaching me to make my own clothing right now, and she's encouraging me to use my own ideas and designs for them, especially with the beading and decoration, but I must be careful to not add to much so I'm not looking like a higher member of the people."

I look over to Grace "how long do these need to be?" I ask a bit exasperated, she waves her hand a bit as she's looking through a microscope "talk a little more, it needs to be everything you've done useful in the last week or so" she says, making me frown a little but I nod and look back to the camera "Oh, I guess I should add this, I haven't told anyone in the clan but Zey'wa as she helped me with this, but I've made my own bow and some arrows and I've been practicing away from Home Tree, Ive always wanted to learn to shoot a bow but now I have the perfect opportunity and I will be more helpful to the clan, especially if I can hunt and help protect the tribe, I just don't think I'll be able to ride an Ikran, I'm terrible with heights, and with my queue partially destroyed I wouldn't be able to bond with one correctly, so it seems safer for me to stay on the ground for now...Oh yes! Ive noticed Tsu'tey watching me more often, I think I confuse him, I'm not like most of the sky people he has met, and it seems to have thrown him off" I say, smiling a little now "Zey'wa has been helping me train to run faster and use the forest as a second body almost, trusting the nature, plants and animals alike around me to help me in any situation, she was once a hunter so she's given me a list of things I must do to train, like climbing up the trees as high as I can once a day, and I must get higher every day, she says it will help with my fear of heights, but I'm not sure if its working yet, though I have managed to keep from falling out of the trees yet, and..." I smile sadly at this thought "Zey'wa has said she would be like my surrogate mother, as my true family lives so far away, Ive really grown to love her, as well as this planet and the creatures on it, from the Na'vi people, to the small fan lizards, it feels more like home than anything I've ever known, even earth, I never felt truly at home there, but here its like I could cry, Ive never felt more at home in my whole life, and this clan, this people, have become like a family to me, I'm often grabbed by the children and brought to play games with them, or the younger girls will stop me and ask me to braid their hair...OH! I almost forgot! I'm getting my first piercing today with some of the tribes women, they have decided I've become close enough to be honored with a piercing and then they will braid my hair with beads as a sign of celebration, I'm so excited!" I exclaim, nearly bouncing in my seat, Grace laughs softly from behind me "well if your so excited then why don't you hop into your link, I'm sure the log is long enough now" she says and I nod excitedly, turning off the camera and heading to my link.

As I open my eyes back in what now felt like my real body I sit up and hop out of the hammock, carefully unwrapping my queue, it had healed a bit more but was still very tender and hurt when jostled to much, but it was better, and the wound on my ankle had healed nicely, leaving only a few good scars I happily call battle wounds, I adjust my new clothing I had made, it was much skimpier than I thought I'd ever wear but I'm so much more comfortable in this body in every way, and I wanted to blend into the tribe better, my clothing now closely matched the wear of most the other females, only this one has a few small lines of beads hanging down my right hip, almost like the outline of a small half skirt, after I make sure none of the beads were tangled I head outside to meet with the other women, smiling and high-fiving a few of the children as I pass happily, I greet a few of the people I pass before making it to the small group of women I had befriended, Zey'wa stands and smiles "it is time for your first tsang" she says and I nod, trying to keep myself from bouncing with excitement "I am alaksi" I respond, the other women and a few males stand with us as we move to the edge of the forest, a few women bringing a few things Zey'wa would need, I'm instructed to lay on a small bed of leaves and I do so, Zey'wa sitting at my head and the others gather around excitedly as this was a big deal for an outsider to get special decoration from the tribe.

I take a deep breath and close my eyes, not long after a piercing pain shoots through my ear and I flinch a little but manage to stay quiet as she finishes putting the piercing in then she helps me sit up, I can't help but beam as I gently touch the small ring near the tip of my left ear, the small group around me cheers and whoops, Zey'wa gently braids a few beads into my hair now, and then I yell happily with the rest of the group and thank Zey'wa profusely before the crowd disperses and some return to Home Tree to join Jake and Tsu'tey on Jakes final trial to become a warrior, I hesitate a moment before going to meet Jake as they are exiting Home Tree on their DireHorses, I wave to get Jake to stop and he rides up next to me, we had repaired our friendship since a few months back and we were like brother and sister now, I gently shove his leg as he messed with my hair a little to annoy me, I giggle softly "be safe up there, and show them your not as much of a skxawng as they think you are" I joke "oh, and no falling off cliffs, you do that and I'll find your body, bring you back from the dead and kill you again" I joke more, he laughs and gently slaps the back of my head "I wont fall!" He says as he starts to ride away "Ill hold you to that!" I call after him and chuckle softly, he was too daring and it worries me but I can't a stop him now, I turn to go back to Home Tree only for Tsu'tey to ride up next to me, I look up to him a bit confused but I smile, not wanting to seem rude "You be safe as well Tsu'tey" I say softly but he ignores what I said "are you and Jakesully going to be mates?" He asks rather suddenly, I stare up at him for a moment before laughing and shaking my head "No! No way, he's like a brother to me, he is my tsmukan but not by blood" I state and smile more, he seems satisfied and nods "Good" he simply says before following after the group, I watch after him a bit confused but shrug it off and head inside to get a bit of food.

After I help make some food and grab some myself I sneak out to a small hollow log I had found and now used to hide my bow and arrows, I grab them and head deeper into the woods happily, spending most of the rest of the day training as best I can, getting a little better with my aim and managing to climb higher in the tree than I had before, but after a while I grow tired and head back toward Home Tree, hiding my bow again and sneaking back to the clan, I laugh as Jake and Neytiri had just gotten back and Jakes hair looked like a mess from all of the wind, I gently punch his shoulder as I'm passing by "look in a mirror dork" I tease as I go to help prepare dinner for the clan, he laughs and slaps my arm gently in return before he continues to talk with Neytiri.

Later after everyone had eaten I'm heading back down to my hammock, I decided to stay sleeping down here as I liked being closer to the ground, but as I get to the base of the steps down Tsu'tey isn't far behind and he stops infront of me "could we speak?" He asks, I tilt my head a little curiously but nod before walking with him out into the edge of the forest, with the sun now down all of the plant life and creatures start to glow, I smile softly as I glance around before turning my focus back to him, he seems to be in deep thought before facing me "why do you hide that you wish to be a warrior?" He asks, my stomach drops and I pale a little "u-um...I...I didn't want to cause any more trouble so I thought training by myself would benefit everyone, so no one has to try training me, and I don't take anyone's time" I explain and he frowns a little "why would training you be bad?" I sigh softly "because I'm not a fast learner, and I'm years behind the other warriors my age, so there's no point in me taking up time and space like that" I explain and he almost laughs "sky people are so strange, you think it a bad thing to want to learn, even at a later time in life, did you not learn to weave so late?" He probes, I pause at that "I suppose I did...but that doesn't take so much training and teaching, being a hunter does, and I don't think anyone would have the patients needed to train me" I smile softly "so I guess my answer is I'd rather not be any more of a hindrance than I have already been" I say, shrugging a little, he suddenly smirks a little "I have plenty of patients, perhaps I should try training you, you may make a better warrior than Jakesully will" I laugh at that and shake my head "no way, he's trained his whole life to fight, Ive barely trained for a month" he chuckles "yet you have already made your own working bow, with little help" I pause and nod a little "I did...but that doesn't mean I'm a good fighter, or hunter" I push back "then we will make you a good hunter, come to the river tomorrow morning, we will begin your training there" he says before walking back to Home Tree to sleep, I stare after him in disbelief before quietly walking around the outside of the tree for a few minutes, trying to keep my nerves in check before I head to bed tiredly, knowing I'd need all my strength for tomorrows sudden training session.

Once I wake up in my link I tiredly head to bed, nervous about what tomorrow would bring but also a little excited, I'd be trained by the clans best hunter and warrior, and if I'm totally honest with myself, the best looking Na'vi I've met during my whole time with the clan, I flop onto my small bed and pull the blankets over me and soon fall asleep quickly, only something new would happen tonight, no dreams for the first time in years...


Yay! Chapter 6 is done!

It's starting to get exciting now! And I have some cool plans for what's gonna be happening through the rest of the story so stay tuned!!

Also! I found this cool little app that is a dictionary for the Na'vi language! It's so cool and I used it throughout this chapter! It's simply called Learn Na'vi, I'm going to continue to use it through the rest of the story so I'd suggest getting it! It's free too!

(Note, I have no affiliation with the creators of the app, I just really like it :D)

Love you all! 3

~Rose~