𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 | neteyam x oc

73.

We were all in the war room, ready to go fight. We will bring twenty soldiers with us for our safety and others will stay in strategic spots in the forest in case this turns out bad. Norm lets a huge bag fall on the war table, a few black arrows fall down on the wooden table. I frown before taking one between my fingers.

"What are those?" I ask confused.

I know those were arrows, but they are different. They're not made in wood and rock but in an usual fabric. Norm smiles proudly before speaking up, breathless from carrying that huge bag on his back.

"Explosive arrows. We found this with the bomb." He says.

I smile as I keep smiling. There was like thirty arrows. I take some with me and throw some at Neytiri, she catches them with a smile.

"Use them just in case. I want everybody here to at least have two." I say.

They all start walking over the arrows and take some of them. I turn back to Norm and meet his gaze, there was one thing I want to make sure of before going.

"Did you program the bomb?

- Yes. Twelve hours, just like you said." He says.

I smile. Everybody starts to leave when I tell them to. Norm turns to me and winks at me. I simply nod at him with a smile. Twelve hours is the amount of time the Avatars will have to destroy their ship in space, or Spider dies. But I have anticipated everything, I wont risk Spider's life, I am not crazy. But only Norm and I know we tampered that bomb.

I turn to Kirri and slide my hand on her shoulder in a reassuring way. She was very anxious, we will be using her to draw Spider's attention. And this time it will work. But she thinks we are really going to put a working bomb on Spider, but I have to lie to them, to make them believe it. Norm is the only one knowing the truth. We leave the war room, I turn to Tsireya and hand her a communication device everybody has. She takes it and put it on.

"Remember what you have to do? I ask.

- Wait for your signal if something goes wrong, and I give the permission to strike." She repeats.

I smile and nod positively. She was dressed in a purple feather top with paint all over her body and feathers in her hair. She was beautiful. Beautiful to go to war. I was wearing an orange flower top with beads on my hair and paint on my body and face. She smiles to me.

"I see you sister." She says.

I smile as she hugs me. I wrap my hands around her waist and press her against my body. I just can not wait for this war to be over so we can all peacefully live like we deserve.

"I see you too, Reya." I answer in a whisper.

She tilts back and looks at me one last time before putting on her headpiece and walking over her Ikran, she gets on it and start flying away with Neytiri. Lo'ak is waiting for them with the troops in the strategic spots in the forest. I turn to Neteyam, Jake, Kirri and Norm as I see dozens of soldiers waiting for us on their direhorse.

"Ready to go? I ask.

- Yes ma'am." Neteyam answers with a smile as he puts on his headpiece.

I smile before nodding at them. I turn to Kirri who still seemed worried and anxious about that plan and I wish I could tell her Spider is not in danger but she has to believe it so the Avatars wont know we are bluffing. I awkwardly smile at her and she tries to smile back, I slide my hand on her shoulder and speak up.

"Everything will be fine. Quaritch will do what we ask him to do and Spider wont die. I promise." I whisper.

And it was hard for her to believe it. But she needs to trust my words. Kirri nods positively before answering me.