003 - the escort

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"YOU'RE SURE IT'S UP HERE, PRINCESS?" Neteyam's braids swung over as he leaned forward, peeping downwards from an elevated tree branch towards the pacing golden haired one, who let out a weak chuckle, blurting out --

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"YOU'RE SURE IT'S UP HERE, PRINCESS?" Neteyam's braids swung over as he leaned forward, peeping downwards from an elevated tree branch towards the pacing golden haired one, who let out a weak chuckle, blurting out --

"-- You don't have to call me by my title, warrio -- Neteyam" she pursed her lips, at his teasing chuckle, hearing him whisper 'Tsu'laika, got it', stammering past the blush as she continued, "No -- Wait -- Isn't a deep dent hard to miss?" She roughly tucked her loose curls, as he titled his head at the pale rounded branch, "Maybe I should come up there? -- "

"-- No No!" he exclaimed, stopping her from attempting a jump up, "No need, pri -- Tsu'laika." she lightly chuckled,  "I don't want you to...you know"

He gestured down to the dark green around her as she followed his trail, weakly exhaling as she remembered. She pursed her lips in annoyance, and at the awkward silence, before --

"...Someone's coming! Don't move!" Tsu hid herself behind another tree, pretending to be interested in the moss festered on it, while the one in the tree froze as he read the girl slowly mouth 'not a word', proceeding to look down as If he were never here

"We're not supposed to be here?" Neteyam whispered to himself, loud enough for --

"Who's not supposed to be here?" a familiar scratchy voice interrupted

"Iza!" Tsu's hair jumped with her dramatic turn around to see the pale eyes and messy curls of her little brother, his face lighting up at her pale hair

"Tsu'laika! Where have you been? What're you doing here -- And --...where's the other jungle one?" he looked around in furrowed eyebrows

"Uh --..." she awkwardly narrowed her eyes at him, looking up to the 'jungle one' for a split second, then down as she flatly drew out, "...No...no clue"

Izaa narrowed his eyes as he read her blank stare, finally releasing it after a moment, "There's one melon left from the basket you guys brought for us, so you should probably wrap this up if you still want some" he pointed at her up and down as she cleared her throat, resting her side on a tree, almost slipping past it as she nodded

"...What're...What're you doing here, then?" she lifted her chin at the young boy, as he awkwardly readjusted his stance, avoiding eye contact

"...Zo'kem hangs around here" he shyly mentioned, avoiding his sister's dismay with narrowed eyes and furrowed eyebrows

"You hang out with skxawngs, now? He's worse than frickin' Ao'nung, y'know" she warned, let out scoffing laughter, her mouth quickly shutting as her eyes widened at his guilty look, flatly continuing, "...Have fun, then. I guess", she gestured her head sideways, resting her hand on the back of his head to push it forward, "Come back home in one piece, I beg" kissing her teeth as she stifled a chuckle to herself, before --

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