𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 | neteyam x oc

23.

"Rhea!" I hear a voice calling me from behind.

I lower my bow and turn around before seeing Tsireya. I immediately smile as I see her jumping from root to root over me. I walk over her and speak up.

"Hi Reya." I answer.

She arrives near me, breathless after probably running. She tries hardly to catch her breath but I could tell it was difficult. I don't know how many miles she ran, but it was a lot. After catching her breath she finally speaks up.

"Guess what? She says with a wide smile.

- What?" I say curiously.

I am in a good mood today. And I don't know why. Actually I know why. Because of the little night ride I had with Neteyam last night. It was awesome, great. I can't find the words to describe it. Reya takes a deep breath as she finally tells me what she had to tell me.

"Lo'ak! He asked me to swim with him tonight after dinner." She says excited.

Well, Lo'ak finally acted up. I am happy for her. I smile at her, she seemed so joyful.

"Great! Is it a date?" I ask curiously.

She immediately goes silent, and I don't even need her to speak, I already know she doesn't have a clue if it is a date or no. Well the Sully brothers definitely love to give mixed signals. Probably a family thing.

"You don't know? I sigh.

- It's not that I don't know! It's just that... He..." She can't find the words to defend herself.

I simply roll my eyes. Well I hope they will be flirting, at least. Because it's so obvious that these two like each other, they can't deny it anymore. I always see them together, during the lessons, Tsireya always stays with Lo'ak.

"And you? With Neteyam?" She asks curiously with a malicious smile.

I try not to smile. I roll my eyes, faking my annoyance when I actually wanted to tell her what happened yesterday night so bad. She noticed my eye roll and sigh probably bothered.

"There's nothing going on between him and I." I lie.

This is the biggest lie I have ever said before. Because there was definitely something going on between him and I, and Neteyam knows it too, I can feel it. But I just want to keep it secret right now, let's say it's more exciting. And I like to keep my love life private. I don't even know if I can call it a love life since I don't know if what I feel is love.

I don't even know how love feels like. I just know that when I am with Neteyam, all of my problems fly away. He make me happy, I think of him all the time. That's what I know. Tsireya crosses her arms against her chest and speaks up.

"Yes. True. I feel like there is nothing going on between you two. I almost never see you together." She says obviously annoyed.

We actually hang out all the time. At night here after dinner so we don't get caught, or swimming together after the reef. We are just discreet. I literally spend all of my free time with Neteyam and nobody else.

"That's a good thing you finally realize it." I say.

I take another arrow and place it against the bow and aim towards a target.

"What a shame. You could've been a hot and powerful couple." She says.

I stifle a laugh, well that's a compliment. I suddenly hear a familiar voice calling Tsireya from behind us. I turn around and see Aonung. Oh... Tsireya turns too and Aonung looks at me.

He meets my gaze. I glare at him and look away as he speaks up, addressing himself to his little sister.

"Mom is looking for you.