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Chapter Six

Anna dreamt that she was in a golden field with no trees or animals just a never ending expanse of gold. Slowly a womanly figure in blue walked into her peripheral beckoning her with open arms. Her skin was dark her hair short and neatly clipped against her neck.

"Mom." Anna cried recognising her instantly, she began to run towards the woman but the more she ran the further away she drifted. Whenever she stopped to catch her breath the woman drew nearer. Anna waited but the woman didn't come any closer.

"Mom!" She yelled and the serene world shook. Anna could barely catch her breath as the woman soared towards her turning into an ikran. It screeched as though it were in pain the body contorting into something unrecognisable. The sky darkened and geysers of fire began to erupt from the crumbling earth.

"Tell them, tell The People." The beast cried before plummeting into spewing lava.

Anna screamed waking instantly. She had never dreamt between the transition and the feeling was slightly disorientating. Was she in her human body or her Avatar? Slowly as though she were afraid she was still in her dream Anna looked at her hands and saw that they were blue. Of course, she had woken in Hell's Gate. She remembered getting out for a quick shower and a power nap. Grace had convinced her to take a break but there were pressing issues. Like the lush Na'vi male waiting for her. As she turned in her makeshift bed she found herself in the hammock dressed in clothes she hadn't worn before. Had Ngay'swizav dressed her and put her to bed, how romantic. With a spring in her step Anna went in search of him.

After an hour Anna had given up, it was obvious that he was preoccupied with something so instead she left Hometree and walked in any random direction. The gleaming light of a tree she had never seen before called to her and as she skipped over fallen trees and bushes she heard soft singing. Crouching low she peered over the leaves to see Mo'at swaying to a beat only she could hear. Her queue was attached to the tendril of a glowing tree, Anna found solace in its soft glow calming her after her disturbing dream.

"Come." Anna was surprised that Mo'at had known she was there but then it figured that such a spiritual woman would be extrasensory. Anna sat beside Mo'at and imitated her actions attaching her own queue to a cluster of tendrils. Whispers, laughter and crying assailed her senses and she wanted very much to rip the queue away, only the touch of Mo'at's hand on hers stopped her.

"Concentrate." Mo'at said closing her eyes. Anna nodded and scrunched her eyes shut and began to hear actual voices speaking to her.

"Tell them, tell them, tell them." Anna's eyes shot open as the familiar words tapped repeatedly against her skull. Suddenly feeling very nervous Anna got up, wincing as she forgot to end the tsahaylu. Muttering a lame excuse Anna hurried away from the tree of voices, scared to look back in case Mo'at could read her thoughts.

"I have never seen you so aggravated brother, not even when Neytiri passed." Tsu'tey said watching as his friend walked briskly back and forth talking to himself.

Every so often he would beseech Eywa for guidance before pacing all over again. The whole thing was giving Tsu'tey a headache. He wanted nothing more than to take Anna on her Iknimaya to catch her ikran. After that Anna would have to complete Uniltaron, the dream hunt,then she would be one of The People. He didn't understand why his friend was taking so long. Anna was already an accomplished warrior before she had come to Kelutral and had only improved.

Unless his friend truly enjoyed the dreamwalkers company that he wanted to keep her to himself for as long as possible. Though it was foolish Tsu'tey couldn't fault him on that, after all he, himself had been contemplating her as well. It wasn't unusual for betrothed pairs to change their minds but Ngay'swizav had not even hinted that he didn't find Beyral satisfactory. Deciding to find out more Tsu'tey jumped from his place in the tree and stopped his friend.

"I need to talk to you brother." Tsu'tey said sombrely. Ngay'swizav stopped his pacing and looked at his friend with concern, Tsu'tey was rarely serious but today he appeared deeply troubled.

"Plltxe." Ngay'swizav said showing Tsu'tey that he had his full attention.

"I wish to mate." Tsu'tey said. Ngay'swizav laughed giving Tsu'tey a celebratory pat on the back.

"Why so serious, who is the woman?" Ngay'swizav asked enjoying seeing someone else suffer with the task of finding a mate.

"Anna." Tsu'tey barely got the name out before he was pressed firmly against the tree he had been sitting in. Ngay'swizav had him by the throat slowly crushing his windpipe.

"Don't touch her! Don't even look at her or I will tear you apart!" He roared his grip tightening. Tsu'tey clawed at Ngay'swizav's hand but to no avail.

"Idiot I was joking." It took a moment for the red haze to lift from Ngay'swizav's senses, slowly he released his hold on his friend. Tsu'tey fell to the ground coughing and spluttering. Ngay'swizav felt no guilt, Tsu'tey knew better than to pull such a prank.

"Why would you do that?" Ngay'swizav asked balancing on the balls of his feet as he crouched.

"Well she is an attractive woman." Ngay'swizav gave a growl of warning.

"Would you prefer me to call her a hag?" Tsu'tey asked soon wishing that he hadn't as Ngay'swizav smashed his fist into his jaw. Tsu'tey cursed never seeing his friend act this irrational. Tsu'tey looked sharply at Ngay'swizav and caught a whiff of something. Looking at his friend with horror Tsu'tey laughed nervously hoping that his mind was playing tricks with him.

"Tell me it isn't so." Tsu'tey pleaded, growling as Ngay'swizav turned from him. Though his hair hid most of the marks Tsu'tey knew instantly where and how he had gotten them.

"You mated with her! Are you a complete imbecile or where you having an off day." Tsu'tey yelled not caring if Ngay'swizav was stronger than him. He rammed his shoulder into his friends back sending him sprawling to the floor. Using Ngay'swizav's surprise to his advantage Tsu'tey straddled him and began laying blows to his face.

"Idiot, you will be exiled for this. She isn't one of us yet, she is dreamwalker!" Tsu'tey allowed Ngay'swizav to block his next flurry of punches as he grew weary. Both men panted as Tsu'tey rolled off Ngay'swizav.

"What do I do?" Ngay'swizav asked. Tsu'tey had never heard his friend sound so defeated before and it worried him.

"I will keep your secret, just don't act so crazy around her. Wait until she becomes Omatikaya then claim her again."

"Ngay'swizav, Tsu'tey!" Both men froze as they head Anna calling out to them. Tsu'tey touched his forehead as a farewell, calling his ikran. Ngay'swizav watched as they took to the skies hoping that he had the willpower to deny Anna.

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Anna caught Ngay'swizav staring at her bottom again and couldn't help but giggle. The other hunters were far ahead of her but she knew she could catch up to them easily. They were scaling the rocky surface of the Halleluiah Mountains. The floating vistas rose thousands of feet in the air, consisting of waterfalls that fell into nothing and foliage that reminded her of an old and forgotten earth.

"Pay attention." Ngay'swizav snapped as Anna lost her footing. Instead of acting contrite Anna blew him a kiss over her shoulder. She couldn't contain her excitement, today was a part of her passage. Earlier this morning they had hunted a yerik or hexapede. A creature that reminded her of a mutated bambi.

"I See You, Brother, and thank you. Your spirit goes with Eywa, your body stays behind to become part of the People." She had said in Na'vi ending the creature's life quickly. Ngay'swizav had said she had been ready and she had felt ready. Watching as Ngay'swizav's eyes scorched her body Anna moaned with pent up arousal. It had been three months since the first time they had made love and Anna couldn't get enough of him although Ngay'swizav tried to get out of it.

"Not here, what if we are heard." He had said between kisses. Anna had bit his lip in response, wrapping her arms around him catching his tail in her hand. He laughed against her mouth trying to back out of her embrace, though nor hard enough.

"You will be the death of me." he had scowled offering her his queue never the less. Each time they made the tsahaylu the bond between them had gotten stronger, so strong that sometimes she felt she could his feel his presence within her body and mind.

However while her Avatar prospered amongst the Omatikaya her human body began to wither away. She no longer liked waking up in the psionic unit and she wondered if there was a way to permanently transfer her body into her Avatar. What purpose did she have being human? Her father was engrossed in top secret stuff that he no longer spoke to her about. She could tell that he didn't trust her. Grace was preoccupied with the Na'vi children and samples, while Norman. Anna chocked at the thought of her best friend who had begun to talk to her less and less.

"Why don't you head on back to your perfect blue world?" Those had been his last words before she entered the unit. She didn't know when they had started growing apart, perhaps it was because she was close to the Na'vi or maybe he felt that Ngay'swizav's relationship with her affected theirs.

"Anna move." Anna blinked realising that while she had been caught up in her thoughts they had reached the peak. A god-awful sound erupted and Anna came face to face with an ikran.

The Ikran was light blue in colour with white and black formations on its wings. Anna gulped wondering why this beautiful creature wanted her dead. Holding her makeshift bola Anna began to swing it, remembering everything Ngay'swizav had taught her.

"It sounds like Anna's singing." One of the younger Na'vi said. Anna winced at the remark surely she didn't sound that bad. Thinking nothing of it Anna began to sing. The ikran watched her in confusion which Anna used to her full advantage.

She swung the bola, the pleated material wrapping around its beak. The ikran barely put up any fight as Anna continued to sing. It bucked against her as she jumped onto its back but Anna continued singing which didn't completely ease the ikran but made it less violent. Anna kissed her queue before attaching it to the ikran.

"Your first flight seals the bond." Ngay'swizav shouted leaping onto Tsyal.

"Fly, Lissa." Anna hadn't heard that name in so long and to have another living being react to it brought tears to her eyes. Lissa banked to the left as another ikran joined them their flight. Anna whooped as Ngay'swizav joined her, Tsyal flying wing to wing with Lissa. They sailed over each other, overtaking and moving in unison. Through tsahaylu there was an unspoken unity. Anna whopped again as the realisation hit her, she was Omatikaya and now she had to do what she had set out to do a long time ago. Tell the truth.

Ngay'swizav applied the ceremonial paint to Anna's face and body. His body hummed as he swept his coloured fingers against her heaving breast. Her breath quickened as he trailed his fingers down to her belly button sinking lower.

"Anna." Anna looked up as Norm stood in the doorway his eyes widening as he noticed the direction of Ngay'swizav's hands. Ngay'swizav growled. He didn't like the persistent dreamwalker and if he didn't soon realise that this was his woman there would be blood.

"Leave." Ngay'swizav said harshly in Na'vi. Anna placed a hand on his wrist kissing him gently on the forehead. How could such innocence cause his libido to roar with the need to possess her? Ngay'swizav sat patiently listening to the conversation by the large root of Kelutral.

"What was he doing?" Norman asked crossing his hands firmly across his chest.

"Applying the paint to my body. See." Ngay'swizav saw the way the dreamwalkers eyes shifted to the artwork his eyes lingering on her chest, as Anna turned for his inspection his eyes locked onto her bottom. Ngay'swizav growled baring his teeth. He didn't like this at all, using all his self constraint to keep himself seated instead of beating the dreamwalker into a bloody pulp.

"He was touching you intimately." Norman said. Anna giggled standing on tip toe she kissed Norm on the cheek. Ngay'swizav saw red and stormed toward the talking pair. He found great joy at the way the dreamwalkers eyes widened in shock before quickly settling into indifference.

"Do what the hell you like Anna Marie." The dreamwalker snarled turning abruptly.

"Norm." Anna called making to go to him. Ngay'swizav stopped her with a hand on her arm. He leant forward so that his lips brushed her ear.

"I haven't finished." He whispered rubbing his obvious arousal against her. He thought he heard her sigh sadly before a perky smile returned to her face as he led her back to the mat.

The ceremonial drums began to play as Anna walked to the dais. Eytukan approached her, the glow of the fires casting haunting shadows on his drawn face. Placing his hands on her shoulders he gave a brief smile. Anna couldn't help but smile back an action which caught the Olo'eyktan by surprise.

"You are now a daughter of the Omatikaya. You are part of the People." he said in Na'vi. Anna watched in wonder as all the Na'vi placed their hands on her shoulders those that could not reach her touched their fellow brethren, so that they were all in some way connected. A cheer went up in the air as the Na'vi began to dance to erratic drum beats. Anna laughed as she saw Grace pull Norman into the throes of the dancers. Anna bopped her head to the music twirling in a circle as the tempo increased. She felt strong arms wrap around her and she was assailed by a familiar smell.

"Ngay'swizav." She whispered trying to catch her breath which she found impossible as he led her away from Hometree. They ran through the forest, Ngay'swizav taking the lead. This time he slowed his pace so that Anna could catch up with him. The glow of the tree of voices lit the night and she once again a soothing calm befell her. Ngay'swizav turned to her and gave her a smile that reached his eyes. It was breathtaking. She had never seen him so happy and she hoped that that was due to her.

"Come." He beckoned. Anna gave him her hand and giggled as he lifted her into the air twirling her around. The tendrils of the tree becoming a blur.

"Ngay'swizav." She laughed sliding down his body her feet never touching the ground. Instead he turned on his back so that she was straddling him. Holding up his queue he took hers an ultimate act of intimacy and trust which she fully bestowed upon him.

"Oel ngati kameie." Anna whispered caressing his face. From her neck she unclasped the silver chain and pendant. Ngay'swizav watched her inquisitively as she fastened to around his neck. Anna hadn't been aware that she was crying until Ngay'swizav wiped the tear travelling down her cheeks leaving a track of blue through the white chalk.

"I see you." Ngay'swizav replied in English, his hand clasping the locket as though he knew its significance. Anna smiled leaning to kiss him. Her tongue locking with his, feeling him make quick work of removing their garments. Anna had never been in this position before and she found it exhilarating, carefully she lifted her hips in the air and began to descend his rigid arousal.

She hissed as he filled her completely and through tsahaylu she felt what it was like for him. She could feel herself pleasure him just as he pleasured her. She rocked against him slowly, enjoying the fact that they had all the time to do as they wanted. She was Omatikaya now, part of the people. Ngay'swizav responded to her feeling of content and his eyes rolled slightly. His palm cupping her breast while his other hand pushed her down from the small of her back. Anna moaned as his lips took hold of her throbbing nipple which seemed to grow ever tenderer each time she was with him.

Colour burst before her eyes as Anna reached her release, her velvet glove milking Ngay'swizav but he was not finished. Growling he flipped Anna onto her stomach. His knees knocked her legs apart his hand slipping inside her dripping sex.

"Ngay'swizav don't tease me." Anna whimpered her tail lovingly caressing his neck. That was his undoing as he rammed himself into her. Noticing her slight discomfort through tsahaylu.

"Don't even think about going slow." She moaned arching against him. Ngay'swizav ran his tongue along her spine as he began thrusting against her. He had never thought of mating in this position but now that he had tried it he found that he quite liked it and apparently so did Anna. Her tail wrapped around his hips rubbing him along his flesh causing his spots to flash momentarily before he emptied himself within her. He no longer had to fear the consequences. Anna was part of The People. She was part of him.

Anna sighed snuggling closer to Ngay'swizav's chest her rump brushing against his quickly hardening shaft. Ngay'swizav bit her ear, gently licking it from the earlobe to the pointed end. Anna didn't want to fall asleep, as soon as she did she would return to her half life going through the mundane task of keeping her body healthy enough to use the unit. She was already on a warning and she feared that Grace would make use of her promise and forbid her from using her Avatar.

"Sleep, I know I will have you back soon." Ngay'swizav whispered kissing her tenderly on the lips. Anna smiled rubbing her nose against his before letting sleep take over.

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Grace watched with worry as Anna played with the food on her plate. The young woman was growing more gaunt as the weeks passed and Grace feared that one day she would wither away into nothing.

"You have to take better care of yourself." Grace said piling more food onto her plate. Anna made a sound of protest but under Grace's glare she began to put the artificial substance into her mouth. Grace sighed leaving Anna to continue her meal. In the bio lab she found Norman working on some samples that they had found earlier. Though he worked diligently she knew that he was upset.

"Anna is back." Grace said sitting on the lab stool beside him looking at her own readings. When Norman made no sign of acknowledgement she looked up and nudged him.

"Good for her." Norman said hoarsely pushing his bangs out of his eyes. Grace would laugh but she didn't think Norman would appreciate it. When she had first met Norman she had been surprised by the relationship between Anna and him. At times it was too painful to watch, Anna had no idea just how much she meant to Norman and Norman didn't know how to express his feelings.

"Have you eaten?" Grace asked.

"Yes." Norman sighed.

"Have you had a shower." Grace asked tugging at his slightly greasy hair. Norman pulled away from her giving her a suspicious one over.

"Yes, mother." He said exaggerating the word 'mother'. Grace popped him on the back of the head turning back to her sample.

"How about you go talk to Anna before she goes back into the unit." She could tell that Norman was contemplating her words, he looked at his watch and then his sample.

"I'll be right back." He said leaving the bench.

"Take your time." Grace chuckled looking at the scans, her smile quickly turning into a frown.


Na'vi translation

Plltxe- Speak

Ikran- Mountain Banshee

Yerik- Hexapede

Oel ngati kameie- "I See You"

Kelutral- Hometree