Double chapter upload since I have finals next week!
1 month later.
Dominika stared at the camera as she spoke to the video log, "Been a month and I've finally recovered from that Thanator attack. Jake and I vill be going up to get a banshee today."
She paused and bit her lip nervously, "I just...I'm worried about him. His condition has been deteriorating these past two months. I don't think he cares for his human body anymore, he is so confused."
Pausing once again, a small tear slid down her face, "I don't vant him to kill himself over this, I really don't. Which is why I'm glad ve are going up there together, even if I was bedridden for a month for some nasty bleeding."
She laughed and shut it off before moving to her link bed.
Tsu'tey led the group and Dominika winced ever-so-slightly as she got off her horse, "It's on foot for the rest of the way, Jake." She said and followed Tsu'tey up the lookalike of a beanstalk.
It had to be an hour or so later when they reached the banshee roost. Dominika was currently on her adrenaline rush while Jake looked stunned that he didn't fall off at any point.
Stretching, she heard Tsu'tey tell Jake that he was going first. "Tsu'tey, don't pick on him, I vant to go first anyway."
Tsu'tey looked reluctant at her, but moved away and allowed her to pass.
She walked ahead and Tsu'tey trailed behind her as she inched across the ledge.
The drop didn't intimidate her, instead, it spurred her on. Upon making it across, she took out her leather strap and looked around.
"It's the one that vants to bite my ass off, right?" She asked, her vulgar language earning her a laugh from Tsu'tey.
"Yes." He stated, a smirk on his face showing his amusement.
He stayed back and looked as Dominika walked towards the banshees.
They hissed and flew away off of the cliff as soon as she lunged. This went on for a few minutes until a bright green banshee hissed at her.
The creature had a nasty scar on one of its eyes and various other scars lining his wings. It was mainly green, but the were dark green stripes on its wings. Pink dots were scattered around his body along with slowly fading gold dots.
The Russian hissed back at him and a grin settled on her face, "Heh, picking a fight with me? Let's dance."
The creature lunged at her, clearly attempting to bite her with all of his teeth. Dominika dodged it effortlessly by rolling to the side, she then threw the strap on its snout.
Having it attached and its teeth rendered useless for attacking, she jumped on it's back and held its head in a leg lock.
The creature bucked and threw her off momentarily, but the Russian was quick to react and assumed her former position.
She grabbed her braid and quickly connected her queue, immediately calming the creature.
Tsu'tey stared her in shock, having not seen someone do it so fast in a while. He shook it off and got her attention, "First flight seals the bond, go."
Dominika unbound the creature's snout and patted its head, "Be patient with me, and don't get angry." She mumbled.
The ikran took off on her mark and they were off. The first few minutes were chaotic and almost kicked in her PTSD until the ikran steadied itself.
She breathed a sigh of relief and her ikran turned it's head and nuzzled her shaking body. The small act of comfort soothed her and she rubbed him in response.
"And I thought I was supposed to tell you what to do. Turns out you are stubborn." Dominika said with a laugh.
They banked hard and flew back to where Tsu'tey and his ikran were. The warrior turned to look at her and was momentarily speechless at the battle-scarred ikran.
"He must have been in a lot of fights." He said, inspecting the ikran while Dominika rubbed the ikran in comfort. "You look shaken." He observed.
Dominika looked away with a frown, "When I was at my last clan, we were fighting a war. It had been going on for decades and escalated once I came of age."
She paused and patted her ikran who gave her a look of worry, "I was flying when the enemy shot me directly out of the sky. Just like my ikran, I lost an eye and sustained many injuries to my legs. I vas horribly disfigured."
Tsu'tey scowled at her words, JakeSully and her are both warriors, yet, she is far braver than he ever will be. Tsu'tey thought as he saw Jake and Neytiri flying in the distance.
He knew something was going on between them, though, with the woman standing before him, he didn't feel bothered by it.
One issue.
She was constantly hiding her emotions. In rare moments, he would see that look of lust only to be replaced with one of denial.
She did feel something, she just knew it couldn't happen. He also knew this, he just couldn't help being attracted to the woman.
She was fearless, beautiful and a true warrior. She learned faster than most and had a grace about it. There was no end to her perfection.
Dominika blushed under his gaze and he began approaching her. "Tsu'tey?" She hopped off and looked at him in question.
"Why do you ignore your feelings?" He asked, only causing her to blush more.
"It just von't work out, Tsu'tey. You and I both know that." She said, her eyes drifted away from his and he frowned.
"Jake loves Neytiri." He said, and she looked at him in shock.
"Vhat about Neytiri? Does she?" Dominika shook her head at Jake's stupidity.
He knew that he wasn't supposed to get close. Falling in love with chief's daughter is breaking every rule to date!
Tsu'tey looked away, "I don't know. But if she is, then there wouldn't be anything stopping-"
Dominika shook her head, "No. I am a sky person, your lust has clouded your eyes. Don't you see? This cannot happen between us, please think this over vhen you are alone." She pushed him away slightly with a saddened look.
Not giving him the chance to reply, she hopped on her ikran and they flew outta there faster than he could even look up.
Tsu'tey narrowed his eyes, lust finally disappearing from his eyes, "Perhaps she is right. That does not change what has happened with Jakesully, however." He said to himself as he mounted his ikran.
Evening.
Dominika sat with one of the Na'vi children as they played with her long crimson hair. They braided it in several different ways before running to face her.
"Nika! We finished braiding your hair! Ya'nay even helped us, she's the best at braids!" One child exclaimed.
She smiled and ruffled her locks, "Thanks! Go tell Ya'nay that she did a vonderful job." The woman ushered them off with a gentle push before sighing.
Gotta go tell Grace about what happened today, Tsu'tey has lost it if he is attracted to me. An alien. Dominika thought as she climbed up to the sleeping area.
Timeskip.
She opened up the bed and stretched her neck slightly before standing up. Walking around, she found Grace looking at something through a microscope. "Didn't die?" She asked, looking at the Russian with a hint of surprise.
"Jake almost did, like ten times." Dominika stated, causing the doctor to shake her head.
"I figured that much. Anyway, you're early, something up?" Grace lit one of her cigarettes and plopped onto a nearby couch.
Dominika took her seat next to Grace, "Yeah, ve might have a problem. I don't want to give away Jake's secret, but I think he has fallen for Neytiri."
"Oh, geez." Grace said, eyes wide in shock, "Does she…?"
Dominika shook her head, "I have no idea, but Tsu'tey has already noticed it. Speaking of Tsu'tey, I believe he is attracted to me. I have tried telling him that it von't work out but he-!" Dominika was hushed as Grace put a hand on her shoulder.
"Calm down. If he isn't trying to kill Jake over it, this might be better than you think. Tsu'tey could probably kill Jake in a minute. But, I do have to agree, this is not a good situation." Grace admitted and Dominika nodded in confirmation.
"Vhat should I do? I mean, I like him but I am aware of this situation. I am not real and yet he seems to not mind that. If Mo'at and Eytukan vere to notice this, I'll be killed on the spot." She said, her head in her hands.
"We will just have to see how this plays out, if it gets worse we might have to do something." Grace said, hand rubbing the Russian's arm in comfort.