Netty | Neteyam x reader

Chapter 12.

"Stop, you're making me blush!"

You wrap your arms around the creature again.

"Let's go for a swim." You smirk, and you lay your stomach on her fin, grabbing a hold of her fin.

"You are on, sister." That was the last thing spoken before the Tulkun dived into the water.

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The whole afternoon went by as fast as it came.

The whole clan was preparing for the special occasion being held after the Tulkuns arrived. It is a celebration that includes everyone gathering together, sharing food, having performances and just having a great time.

You and a few other Metkayina kids are the dancers for this night. You always found peace while dancing, whether it was dancing by yourself or for others, you loved it. The adolescents you were dancing with were younger than you, them being between the ages of fifteen and sixteen. As the oldest there, you led the group.

You being older also made you somehow wiser in the dance industry. You knew techniques that would make any man swoon over you in seconds. You always taught the girls, but you knew it would take a while for them to master it.

"The dance is going to be broken into two parts," an older Na'vi spoke to us as she walked in our marui that we were preparing in, "The beginning, as always, will be held on land, and the second part would be in the water. We have practised the second part in the water but only a few times."

You nod as you look up at the woman. You had a few times you danced in the water for a performance. You found it quite nice. It's not like you were dancing deep in the water, just at the shoreline.

"I can quickly run them down to the water, and we can rehearse before we get our ensembles on." You glance at the woman, and she nodded, saying it was a good idea.

You gather the group and quickly rush down to the water.

There were fourteen of you in total, including you. Seven girls and seven boys. Each girl was paired up with a guy.

You usually danced on your own, but this time you were given a partner, his name was Jìekai. You did dance with him a few times before in the past. He was okay. Though he did get hurt going hunting a few days back, we had to make some adjustments. He wouldn't be part of the whole dance, just a part in the beginning of the first portion. He also isn't allowed in the water for a while since his wound could open.

Once you get to a quiet spot at the beach, you rehearse the dance a few times. It was starting to get dark. The light was just setting, colouring everything around the beach, a beautiful orange tint. You make sure everyone knows the dance and starts walking back.

A familiar horn blew, meaning the celebration will begin soon. This made the group speed up. Efràa, a sixteen year old girl who had short wavy hair, offered to walk through the crowd to get to the marui to change into our ensembles faster. Everyone agreed and walked towards the big, like really big, crowd of Na'vi forming at the further side of the beach; that is where the celebration is being held.

The place had a makeshift stage set up in front of the village, on the sand. It was a sort of a short podium for the dancers. Instruments were being set up right beside the stage. There was a space set up for Na'vi to sit, forming a semi-circle around the stage but still having a pathway to go through in the middle. Some people were already sitting and waiting for the event to begin. Some kids were running around and playing, and some Na'vi even recognized and greeted the dancers that walked through the path.

You gently greeted them as well and urged them to get seats since the performance is starting soon. As you walk through the pathway, bumping into a few Na'vi, you spot the Sully's making their way from the village to the horde. You tell Efràa to lead the group back and start getting ready.