#whether or not

[lilghostiequinni]

Arrival

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Pairing: Na'vi!female oc x Neteyam

Warnings: Canon-typical violence, mentions of character death, talk of death, forced movement of a person,

Part Summary: In which she learns that she, as the only girl, is destined to live the life she didn't want to.

Part One of the Whether Or Not series; prev. part & next part

Requested: NO / yes

In the trees and caves of the Floating Mountains of Pandora, the home of the Omyatica rested there, watching and fending off other tribes from their lands.

The leader of them all, the Ole'tekyan, Toruk Makto, Jake Sully, held to a higher esteem because of his triumphs over the sky demons after they took Home Tree. He walked through his village, looking for his eldest son, his heir, Neteyam, he was to be the next Ole'tekyan of Omyatica.

Jake found his son on the highest peak of the Mountains, sitting there, meditating.

"My son, what of your duties?"

"I finished morning duties a few hours ago, and thought I'd stay for a while." Neteyam didn't open his eyes as he replied, but he did when he felt a hand on his shoulder.

"I'm sorry, I just needed to clear my head. All I see is the water from before," Neteyam said as he looked away from his father's eyes as he sat down next to his son.

"It's okay, I just came to ask if you knew what your mother was planning on telling you later about the council's decision." Jake had questioned, even though he knew, he wanted to know if his other son, Lo'ak, who had eavesdropped on the whole ruling, had told the person the proceedings were about what had happened.

"No, Lo'ak said he knew, but I flew away before he said anything else," Neteyam responded.

"Well, don't tell your mother, but as you know it was about you and who would be your mate, but also about the tribe to the east of our land. They have been restless with the return of the Sky People and want to ensure safety," Jake tells as he looks ahead of him to the view his son has been enjoying for hours.

"Alright, what are we to do then?" Neteyam asks, glancing in the direction of his father.

"There is talk of an alliance with them in case it comes to war and to settle the rising tensions of the clan in the east," Jake says, meeting his son's eyes.

Neteyam just nods before feeling his father stand, "Come your mother did send me to you for a reason. She has called the family for dinner."

Neteyam stands up next to his father and calls from his ikran, which has never gone far from him since the accident.

The duo flies back down and goes to the Sully family hut, which is further away from the rest of the huts and village for added privacy of the Ole'tekyan and his family.

The two come through the door as the rest of Neteyam's siblings come out of their rooms within the hut, well beside Kiri as she sits next to their mother helping.

Neteyam sits next to his mother with no words as Jake gives his son a betrayed look before Kiri moves to her normal place around the fire, and Jake takes the spot she vacated.

"Your father tell you of the council meeting?" His mother was never one to 'beat around the bush' as his father had said many times, a phrase in English that was one only his father used.

"Only parts about the neighboring eastern tribe," Neteyam tells, leaving the rest because he wasn't really told what his fate in mating was.

"Good, but you do know of the other matter discussed by the council, yes?" Neytiri questioned her eldest.

"Not much, just that it's a real possibility that I will not choose my mate," Neteyam while not happy about being able to choose his own mate, never really thought of any other way, mainly because there was no one in the village he liked, he knew them all to degree and none felt right to him, he had his pick of anyone, but none never appealed.

"Well at least your father hasn't told you then," Neytiri said before turning to your son. "The council has decided to further talk about it tomorrow, but there is a great chance that you will be mating with the eastern tribe to form the alliance with them, as I told, the council is meeting further before meeting with the eastern tribe's council and Ole'tekan."

Of course, his mother didn't wait until after the meal to tell her son of the impending mating that was a real possibility to better the tribe, and its relations.

Mayu ran through the trees of her village, happy to hear her father was home from his long trip with the council to discuss an alliance with the tribe to the west, the Omyatica.

The people greeted her and, she greeted back, some even laughed at her antics as she was the only girl of her father and the youngest of her five, four older brothers, this happened whenever she found something new on her adventures or when her father and brothers came back from a long trip or hunt.

She made it to her family's hut in the center of the village and ran to inside to her father, jumping on his back as she did.

"Father, you are back. I found something on my adventures yesterday, you must see!!" Mayu was an excited person there was never not a time when she didn't have a smile on her face.

Well, there was that one time...

Her father laughed as she ran to her partitioned room and grabbed whatever it was she found the day before.

"I went exploring the water's edge, you know the place between the glacier and the sea, and I found this," She pulled out a necklace that was crafted of shells and beads, but she specifically pointed to the the center of the necklace, a larger shell that seemed to be from the warmer waters and not the relatively colder waters of the edge.

"It must have traveled a great deal; it looks like it's from the Metkayina tribe of the southern waters, the reef people," Her father admired the shell she found. He entertained her little adventures while she was scolded by her mother for wandering from the village.

It wasn't like she had many duties to do. She wasn't the eldest child of her father, she wasn't going to be Ole'tekyan or Tsaik, and her eldest brother had a mate who was learning from her mother and aunt.

Mayu always knew her fate.

She would either find a mate on her adventures or be betrothed to some other member of her tribe when her father and mother finally agreed on a man and her father was ready for her to leave.

"Ma Reyon, you must tell her the wonderful news." Her mother's voice interrupted the musing of father and daughter.

"I will Ma Chise, after Mayu finishes telling what she intends the necklace for," Her father was never one to not listen to her mother, but he hadn't seen his daughter in days, and what was she to be told would draw his only daughter away from him.

"It's okay, Sempul, I can tell you later, I want to hear about your trip." Mayu was also a kind soul who never knew when to stop caring for others.

"No, what is the necklace for, then I will tell you of my own adventure." Reyon was to excited to see his daughter and hear her story to tell her of what transpired on his council trip to the Omyatika.

Mayu, while disappointed to not learn of his adventure, perked up at the reason behind her necklace and about the promise of hearing of her father's adventures.

"I was going to give it to my mate, whether you and Sa'nok choose him or not," Mayu told not catching the look that her mother gave her father over her shoulder.

Before her father could get a word out about his adventures, his five four sons came through the door, and Mayu quietly went to her room to put away her necklace, before her brothers could see it.

Her brothers were way too overprotective in her eyes, not her father's. Of course, he was just as bad sometimes, most times.

Her brothers never wanted to hear anything about their baby sister mating or betrothed, for the simple fact that no one was good enough for her or her heart.

Baby is a term used loosely, she's almost twenty and two cycles old, but again, it's hard to convince her brothers and father of this.

"Rayon!" Her mother says, exasperated at what was happening, she knew what must be said and that it must be told to, at least, her daughter now, or it would never get told until later, meaning the day before it was to happen. "Now!"

Rayon's head fell as he knew what must be done, he gathered his family and told them to sit, everyone sat around the fire as their mother passed out the food she was making.

Her brothers to the left of her mother, her father to the right, with her to her father's right, but she was not next to her closest brother, there was a place between the two.

Both Mayu and her mother looked at the spot too long and almost broke down in tears.

"There is something I must tell you, Mayu; it is about your betrothals. One has been found." Rayon tried not to let his eyes water as his sons were silenced with the raise of a hand from their mother.

"He isn't from the village or the people, he is the next Ole'tekyan of the Omyatica. He is a good man, Toruk Makto's son. The ceremony is to be held in one moon's cycle." Her father says, just get it out there, not beating around the bush, knowing it would be better in the end.

Mayu has no words for her father, and while the rest of her family waits for a response, even her once-protesting brothers are waiting for her to speak first before saying anything.

But a word never comes from her mouth as she stands and goes to her sectioned-off space in the hut.

Afterward, no one made a sound, not having the heart to speak after Mayu left for her mat, they ate their meal in silence, and nothing but the sound of breathing and the sound of chewing from the bites taken could be heard anywhere in the hut.

Mayu returned just moments before everyone was done.

"Can we still be part of the mating? We've had everything ready for months. After he had that dream that you didn't believe." Mayu's voice was quiet as she voiced her question.

Rayon just nodded at his daughter as her mother wrapped her arm around the girl's shoulders, giving her the pouch of food she left earlier.

Mayu took it and her brothers, who could eat a whole parkle to themselves each, took more and moved to other, lighter topics than what was previously being discussed.

Maka, her eldest brother, tried to push Koa, the youngest elder brother, into the fire with the help of No'ak, the third oldest, the one before Koa, as Testey, the second eldest, just watched the three laughing.

Mayu stood in the doorway of her family home, grabbing the last of her stuff, she walked to the closed-off space next to her's, and she walks in, grabbed a few things that she wanted, and walked back out to the entrance looking back once again, a single tear falling down her cheek as she turns her back and walks to her ikran, which is near her family.

Her brothers Koa and No'ak going with her on her journey to the Omatikaya and will stay with her until the ceremony, when the elders, important members of her tribe, and the rest of her family come to watch as well.

The three set off after tears were shed by her mother and a final hug from her father. The three flew off towards the Omatikaya lands, crossing the border with a few more ikrans with Omatikaya people joining as they cross the border.

The three are shown the way to two pods, one for Mayu and the other for her two brothers.

Mayu stands just inside her pod as her stuff is brought into the pod by two of the four people who flew them to the base of the Omatikaya people.

"Thank you," Mayu whispers as the two leave.

With no mother or family to make her cry more and no people to see her cry, Mayu lets out a few tears and whimpers.

She quickly wipes them away when a knock is delivered to the side of the doorway, which she covered after all of her stuff was brought in.

With a quick "Come in," the person at the door entered the pod. Mayu turned to see who it was and found her brothers with five unknown people in tow.

"Mayu, this is Toruk Makto, Jake Suli, his mate Neytiri, and two of their children, also the Tsahik of the Omatikaya." No'ak introduces as he points to each person as he says, with Koa watching his little sister's expressions.

Mayu doesn't know what to say, so she just delivers a small wave to the five. Realizing she has to say something, she whispers a small "Hello."

Jake just smiled at the girl as he also just waved, the same with his daughter. The son and mother kept quiet, though, as the Tsahik walked closer to her and didn't say anything.

She pokes her with the small dagger that was hidden in her head peace, Mayu's brothers became alert for their sister, but Mayu held up her hand to the two, knowing the common practice as she studied under her mother even if it was of no use to her then.

The Tsahik looks to the other four and gives a nod before leaving the way she came, stopping once at the door to say, "I will return later to help prepare the pre-ceremony rituals of the Omatikaya."

Mayu gave the woman a nod of understanding before turning her attention back to the others.

"I was wondering if it would be okay to go to your spirit tree. I must ask the advice of Eywa, Ryuu, and Kani," Her question may have seemed outlandish to the four Omatikaya because their eyes widened in surprise.

Jake recovered first and responded with, "Of course, it is now your spirit tree. Lo'ak will take you."

Jake gave his son a pointed look as Lo'ak beckoned the girl who was to mate with his brother a gesture of follow.

The others left the pod not long after Lo'ak and Mayu left; both got on their ikran, and Mayu followed Lo'ak to the spirit tree of the Omatikaya.

"This must be new to you?" Lo'ak tried to make conversation on the short ride over to the tree.

"No, not really. I always knew I would be here. Well, not here with the Omatikaya, but away from my home," Mayu's response quieted Lo'ak for just a minute.

"Who are Ryuu and Kani?" Lo'ak asked her, as he descended to the clearing around the spirit tree.

"Ryuu was my former betrothed and friend, while Kani is my brother," Mayu said both names with a hint of sadness to them.

Lo'ak looked at her and nodded, "I will stand here while you talk to them. I really can't get in trouble, I was in enough before you got here."

Mayu chuckled at the end of Lo'ak's statement, "Kani would've liked you, and No'ak will too."

"No'ak?"

"Yes, the older of my two brothers that came with me." Lo'ak nodded his head at her statement as she then walked the path to the tree.

After the earlier mishap, I finished it as it was mostly done. The other Avatar series I wanted to start will be up hopefully tomorrow or within the next 24ish hours. Also, I'm not that happy about the ending, but, I mean, I don't think I could do much better without going into what I have planned for the next part.

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[lilghostiequinni]

Whether or Not Mini Masterlist

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Pairing: Na'vi!female oc x Neteyam

Warnings: Arranged marriage, arranged mating, running away, mentions of death, talk of death, more to come...

Description: Not everything goes how it's supposed to, in fact, sometimes it goes the exact opposite. This is what she learns being the only girl and youngest child of her family and as the daughter of a a famous Olo'eyktan, only second to Toruk Makto.

Part I: Arrival

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Part III:

[astraystayyh]

this post actually broke my heart.

[sunlit-mess]

coping real hard

[dingledraw]

Well, that went down like a lead balloon.

[hedgehog-moss]

I didn’t realise this until adulthood but handmade birthday piñatas are the apex of parental devotion. I spent the week cooking for my ravenous teenage cousins and felt a bit crestfallen at times that I was spending so long making something that was going to disappear within minutes—but with piñatas it’s so much worse, they exist to be savagely maimed. Year after year my father asked his kids what shape they wanted this year’s piñatas to be and he spent weeks painstakingly making them in the basement after work, only to watch a bunch of oversugared bat-wielding kids gleefully destroy them in less than 10 minutes. 

I mentioned this to him and he said he remembered researching tarantula anatomy for the giant spider piñata I asked for when I was 4, trying to make the fangs the right shape and to cut the crepe paper into very thin ribbons so the thing would look appropriately fuzzy, and I was like “and I don’t even remember it because I was four!! spending so long building a beautiful object only so your kids will have fun destroying it, knowing they won’t even remember it, is such a selfless endeavour” and he said “my other motivation was that you said you wanted the spider to look real & scary so the kids at your birthday party would be terrified of it and you’d get to scoop up all the candy and I wanted to support your slyness & ambition”