Ma Neteyam pt.16
Pairing: Aged up Omega Neteyam x Alpha Male OC
Ma Neteyam masterlist
Summary: "Mate with me", Neteyam had said. Kxolo thinks he might just be losing his mind
Warnings: explicit sexual content MDNI, aged up Neteyam, ABO universe, alpha/omega dynamics, power imbalance, kidnapping, stockholm syndrome, dom/sub dynamics, swearing, daddy kink, etc.
A/N: Just when we all thought the day would never come! I really got in my head about this last chapter for literally months! Half of it has been written for so long but I was just so scared to finish it because I thought it wouldn't be good enough. I finally decided to stop overthinking the writing and just let it happen. It may not be my best, but I hope you enjoy it anyways
Eywa herself had stolen the air from his very lungs. While at it, she must have stuffed his ears with fluff and tangled his thoughts into a web because all he could hear ringing through his head as Neteyam talked was: mate with me.
Mate with me.
Mate with me.
Neteyam babbled, hands now unlinked from Kxolo’s own and twisting together nervously as he peeked up at him through thick lashes. It was clear that the boy was saying something important but it felt as if Kxolo had lost all control and function within a span of a few seconds. It didn’t help that his inner alpha bit at the bars of his cage every time that small command flitted through his mind.
He had been trained to control himself and his own desires for years and yet once again Neteyam had proven to be his kryptonite to all of these skills.
The omega’s words cut off when Kxolo cupped his jaw and held a thumb over his lips. Wide eyes watched him for the slightest movement as the Olo’eyktan stepped forward to tower over him.
“Neteyam,” He started, voice bleeding through thickly like larvae. “Do not joke about such things.”
It came out harsher than intended but Kxolo was already losing the battle. He let the snip of his own words tame his hopes into something more realistic. After all, this was still the same omega who had been nothing but hesitant and quiet this morning. Even accepting the courting gift had not gone as planned. The Olo’eyktan had spent half the day worrying about Neteyam and the other half constructing new ideas for courting that would bring forth better results.
“I’m not.” Neteyam mumbled against his thumb.
The omega must have detected the doubt lurking in Kxolo’s eyes because he carefully removed the Olo’eyktan’s hand and stepped forwards.
“I am being serious.” Neteyam firmly spoke, eyes forced to lock with his own. Kxolo’s tail coiled and whipped anxiously. “Kxolo, mate with me. Please.”
It was the please that shot through him like lightning, almost enticing his primal instincts to take the reins and let recklessness win out for the day. It was as if Neteyam had infiltrated his wildest fantasies and used them as a script, knowing exactly what would break his resolve. The alpha’s nails dug into his own thighs.
“Why?” It was the only thing he could think to say, too befuddled and shocked to approach it more delicately.
Neteyam’s spin of confidence wavered at that. Those golden orbs darted and averted his own gaze, fingers running through his braids with a heavy sigh before timidly peaking back up at him.
“Well because….” Sharp teeth bit into his bottom lip and Neteyam swayed from foot to foot nervously.
“Because…” Kxolo gently urged him.
“Fuck it.” The omega hissed in English, the meaning lost on the Olo’eyktan. “Because I love you. I love you. To hell with every common sense that tells me I shouldn’t and every complication that has kept me from letting myself fall, it apparently hasn’t succeeded anyways. And…and I’m tired of denying it. So tired…” Neteyam sighed, a hand running over his face. “But that’s the truth. I love you, Kxolo. Although, I’m sure you had already figured that one out.” Neteyam huffed.
Kxolo hadn’t.
Neteyam’s stubbornness dimming?
Yes.
Neteyam coming to trust him?
That had been a miracle confession that Kxolo treasured every night.
Neteyam lusting after him?
He had enough memories of breathy moans and pleas for release to cement that assurance.
And even affection had been present in Neteyam’s actions lately, but Kxolo had never let his hopes get ahead of himself and assume that love had been won over yet.
“Please say something.” The Sully boy groaned.
“You love me?”
Neteyam whined, both hands now covering his face as he stepped backwards. A blush peeked out between those fingers as the omega’s tail erratically coiled and tucked.
“Oh Eywa, this is harder than I thought!” Neteyam whined softly before harshly slapping his hands down to his hips. “Never mind. Forget about my babbling, let’s just fuck. Yeah that’s what I meant to say.” Shaky hands tugged at Kxolo hips but the alpha had them both spun around and Neteyam pinned against the nearest tree within a flash.
“No.” He clipped sternly.
Neteyam threw his head back against the tree with a whine.
“Kxolo-”
“You love me?”
He stepped between the boy’s legs, pressing their fronts together. The omega shrugged, head fighting to stay turned to the side as the Olo’eyktan caught hold of his chin and tugged at him to face forward.
“Neteyam.” Kxolo growled out. The other male squeezed his eyes shut as he was trapped underneath the Olo’eyktan’s gaze. “Do you love me?” He asked, each word enunciated and holding the weight of an anxious man.
“Yes! Yes I love you, Kxolo! I love you, you asshole. Does that satisfy yo-”
Their lips crashed and melded together like a familiar song. One that Kxolo was content to drown in forever because Neteyam loved him. His mate, his beautiful stubborn, shy mate had come to love him after everything.
Neteyam’s own lips met him back with the same level of desperation. Kxolo wrapped muscular arms around the boy’s waist and circled them around him until there was not an inch of space between their chests. Neteyam meanwhile busied his own hands with tangling themselves into Kxolo’s long neatly braided and ornamented hair, gripping and tugging until they tangled between his fingers or in this case until the Olo’eyktan was groaning into his mouth.
Later he would thank the Great Mother profusely until his voice would give out. He would sit under the tree of souls and question how he had ever been given such a wonderful blessing as Neteyam. Question how after perhaps the rockiest start one could have to a relationship that Neteyam had found his way to kindling love for him all the same. For now, however, he couldn’t think of anything besides intertwining with his mate in every way possible.
Including the one way Kxolo had been reluctant to dream about, in fear of losing his patience.
The one connection that would have them bonded for life, bonded before their deity.
“I love you.” Kxolo vowed, words messily sprawling into their heated kissing.
“Love you.” Neteyam whined, using his grip on the alpha’s braids to pull him even deeper into the kiss. “Want you.” He mumbled.
“I’ve been yours from the beginning, Neteyam.” Kxolo’s lips danced over every spot of available skin, peppering his cheeks and nose frantically until every shimmering tanhi had his kiss imprinted on them. “Always, baby boy.” Lips tangled once more. “Always.”
“But I want forever.”
Kxolo reluctantly gave him some space when the omega pushed at his shoulders.
“Forever.” Neteyam repeated but this time delicately pulled the alpha’s kuru over his shoulder.
“Forever.” Kxolo breathed out.
Vamai fit the fourth flower between his pinky and ring finger. Lo’ak continued to hold his outstretched hand still as a statue so as not to ruin the small art piece she continued to create over his hand. She meticulously wound another slim vine around and between his fingers until it looked like the flowers were bursting from the greenery itself.
He didn’t question the trance that these actions put her in, not when her tears had fully ceased and her breathing had come to a calming rhythm.
When traced over his pinky and ring finger once more, he felt himself stiffen. It had taken years of his adolescence to make peace with his Sky People physical characteristics but even still there was something incredibly vulnerable about having her observe his extra finger so closely. However, Vamai’s expression showed no hint of disgust or fear.
What was present, however, was a spark of curiosity as she tenderly traced them over and over again.
“Does it help?” She asked, the first thing to be spoken since the tears had started.
“Wha-you mean my fingers?”
Vamai nodded, smaller fingers wrapping around Lo’ak’s pinky and ring finger.
“Well if you remember it did help the other week after our swim. Another digit to stretch-”
Lo’ak’s sentence was interrupted by his own puff of air when she elbowed him in the gut. He laughed as he was met with that same viscous glare he had grown so fond of.
“Okay okay, sorry.”
Vamai simply rolled her eyes when amusement continued to tug at the corners of his lips. She set back to work, sternly forcing his fingers to stretch out further.
“We don’t receive much information on Sky People here.” She said so quietly that Lo’ak was surprised he could catch it. She whispered it like a confession that Eywa herself was not supposed to hear. And with the way her tail curled in interest he supposed it was.
Her secret interest.
“You know, the Omatikaya have become integrated with all sorts of Sky People and technology.” Vamai didn’t respond immediately but he noted the way the next flower mindlessly twirled between her fingertips. “If you came over to the outpost-”
“Outpost?” Her hairless brows knitted together in confusion.
“The human outpost where our Sky People allies keep the tech and live-”
“I couldn’t.” She snapped, wavy hair bouncing with every shake of her head. “Too dangerous.”
Vamai once again set herself back on task but the alpha was far from being compelled to give up.
“That’s too bad, because there is a lot I could teach and show you there.” He feigned a sad sigh, leaning back and pretending to become distracted by the greenery above. Vamai’s tail perked, eyes peeking from her peripheral to look at him.
Several moments of silence stretched on, Lo’ak forcing his interest to appear somewhere else but he didn’t feel any more flowers placed upon his hand.
“Like what?” The omega finally asked in a hushed tone.
Lo’ak was grateful her back was turned to him so she wasn’t able to see his growing smirk.
“Well for example,” His free hand carefully grasped her wrist and turned it over so it was facing palm up. “I could show you a special promise that only Sky People know about.”
He kept his expression calm and confident when she shot him a look that showed her suspicion.
“They call this finger a pinky.” He wiggled his smallest digit for show. “And they link one person’s pinky with the other’s.” His pinky quickly wrapped around her shortest digit before she could try to pull away. “And then make a promise. One that becomes universally impossible to break.”
This time when she sent him the same look there was a shimmer of a smile at her lips before she pulled her hand away.
“Lo’ak,” She sighed, shaking her head.
“No, it’s true. They are unable to break the promise so long as it was spoken with pinkies interlocked.” At that he swore he could see her chest tighten with the effort it took to suppress a laugh. His own lips twitched at the sight, sorely tempted to grin back at her but that would ruin his plans. “Don’t believe me?”
“Not in the slightest.”
“Fine, I’ll show you.” His pinky caught her short digit tightly again, holding them up for emphasis as he said, “Vamai, I promise if you come visit the human outpost with me, you will be under my protection.” It didn’t feel like a joke anymore when their eyes locked and Lo’ak felt his inner alpha purr at the thought. Simmer at the idea of getting to protect and look after his fated mate in the way Eywa intended.
Their chests rose and fell in tandem, the distance subtly closing between them until he could feel her perked nipples against his own chest.
Vamai cleared her throat and pulled away.
“But…I’m no Sky Person. How do I even know the pinky promise worked?” She attempted to raise a hairless eyebrow back at him but that rising blush undermined her exuded confident facade.
“I guess there is only one way to find out.” His decorated hand had curled slightly, smashing the flowers between his fingers as he awaited her reaction.
“I guess so.” And that was as good as a promise there is coming from her lips. This time he didn’t suppress his grin, flower covered hand cupping her left hip tenderly. His mind whirled, already thinking through the logistics of how to get her there without being caught or seen. The alpha had more than enough favors he could call in with Spider, anyways. One way or another he would make it happen.
“We have a deal then.”
Although not a question, Vamai gave him a hopeful shrug and grin. To him, it was just as powerful and binding as his own pinky promise.
“Not tonight of course since it’s so late and everyone is slee-”
“Shit!” Vamai exclaimed as she sprung to her feet. Lo’ak’s first thought was that she had been stung by an insect or venomous plant but when he reached to check for injuries she simply backed away and gripped her hair. “What time is it?”
Time?
Lo’ak hadn’t thought about the time or anything for that matter since he had arrived here. It all felt irrelevant when he was finally getting to spend some time with his favorite omega.
“Um…I don’t know.”
“Shit, my dad is going to tie my tail to a tree!” She darted along the riverside, the call for her ikran echoing across the water. Lo’ak scrambled to follow, almost tripping over his own feet as he saw her mount the creature.
“Woah woah, hey! Are you leaving?” He ignored the ikran’s hiss when he grabbed hold of the saddle.
“I’m not even supposed to be here. Oh Eywa, I am in so much trouble!” She groaned. Her cheeks heated another shade, surely thinking about the punishment that would await her at home.
“Mawey, little snitch. It will be fine.” He caressed her thigh, letting soothing pheromones drift from him once more. “At least let me fly you home.” She came here to patch him up after all, it was his responsibility to get his omega back safely.
“No no.” She pushed his hand off in frazzled motion, but Lo’ak gripped her knee. “I’ve taken up enough of your time already and then…” Her eyes squeezed shut as she shook her head and frowned. Finally she looked back at him, bottom lip caught between her teeth. “I’m really sorry for taking your evening, Lo’ak.”
It would have taken him more than a few moments to get over the shock of Vamai apologizing, let alone correct her assumptions, but he was afforded time for neither as the Ikran’s wings suddenly launched (almost knocking him over in the process) and the two took off into the night sky.
“Well maybe we should send someone after them.” Pulo suggested, eyes peeled for their Olo’eyktan and Neteyam. Last he had heard, Kxolo was rushing through the forest to check up on Neteyam’s hunting trip. At this rate neither of them were going to get a chance at leftover dinner.
“Neteyam didn’t go hunting.” Tamil said softly, handing the small baby off to his mate.
“What are you talking about. Kxolo sa-” Pulo cut himself off when he heard nearing footsteps. His hand immediately closed around the handle of his dagger, ready to unsheath it at the first sight of danger.
Kxolo bursts through the kelku flaps.
“By Eywa! Where have you been?” Pulo nearly shouted but then his expression morphed into something else when he noticed his friend’s tangled braids. Sure enough one peek around Kxolo’s shoulder showed Neteyam waiting outside, the omega patiently rocking back and forth on his feet.
“I will be gone for the night,” He paused, kneeling down to rummage through one of the baskets. “Maybe longer.” It was barely more than a mumble as he continued to stuff various supplies into a cloth bag. “Pulo you are in charge while I’m gone.”
“Where are you going?” Pas’lin, Tamil’s mate, asked.
“The only place that has a grown Na’vi smiling like that.” Pulo answered for him and it did nothing but make Kxolo laugh as he didn’t bother to hide his giddy nature.
“Is that true? Are you two going to Vitraya Ramunong [the Tree of Souls]?” She asked, peeking around Tamil’s shoulder while still wrestling their child onto her hip. Kxolo dared to peek up at the circle of friends for a moment but even he didn’t have enough self control to hold back his growing smile that oozed male pride.
“Brother!” Pulo slapped him on the shoulder, squeezing the area in congratulations while Tamil smiled softly at them. Kxolo tried to focus as he set aside Neteyam’s bow and used a band to tie his long braids together.
“I should be back sometime tomorrow.” Kxolo started, rolling his eyes as Tamil raised his hairless eyebrows back at him.
“Or so you say.” It was Tamil this time that commented, a smirk lacing his lips. Kxolo’s lips pressed together but he didn’t respond, still frantically stuffing the bag full of supplies.
“Don’t come get me unless it is an emergency.” Kxolo leaned back on his haunches in order to face them properly. “And by that I mean death and blood.” Pulo struggled to hold back a stifled laugh at the stern look that was sent his way. “If you come get me, someone better be dying.”
“I would never dream of interrupting such a momentous day for you. Eywa knows how many times you wouldn’t shut up about our dear Neteyam and all the things you wanted to-” A stuffed cushion hit the side of his head.
A chorus of muffled laughter echoed through the kelku and even Pulo couldn’t keep the grin off of his face. Kxolo, try as he did, could not temper down their teasing with half hearted glares. It was clear he too was having a hard time keeping his emotions in check and it made Pulo’s heart warm.
Never had he seen his friend so irrevocably happy. He deserved it. Every glow of sunshine that came from his aurora until it brought forth further taunting. As Pulo looked around the room at Tamil and his wife he couldn’t help but think of his own who would return home soon. The three of them had made it. From simple skxawngs into leaders and warriors but even more than that, Na’vi that knew of true love and happiness.
Neteyam was practically bouncing on his feet when he finally entered the kelku. Although his greeting was timid and cheeks inflamed, Neteyam still didn’t hesitate to tug at Kxolo’s bicep. With a shit eating grin, the alpha required no further coaxing.
“Have fun you two!” Pulo called out after them, followed by a string of congratulations and teasing remarks from Tamil and Pas’lin.
It felt like being a child again. Fingers interlocked, giddy laughter and rushing feet that barreled across the terrain. It was almost hard to believe that the man in front of him was the Olo’eyktan with the way he joined in on the glee and tugged at him frantically. Eclipse was their playground as glowing plants and greenery led the way to Vitraya Ramunong.
Neteyam couldn’t remember the last time his cheeks had hard hurt so much from grinning.
Tonight he let go of everything outside of this moment. With a sigh that sent off the weight of the world, he gave himself permission to cast his worries away. Nothing would come to overshadow this beautiful memory, the point where the puzzle pieces would finally fit into place and he would be home.
Home in Kxolo’s arms.
Vitraya Ramunong seemed to shine even brighter in the progressing darkness of eclipse’s night. It felt as if Eywa herself was welcoming them with the embrace of its glow. A purple shimmer that stretched over the sculpted curve of Kxolo’s spine, then upon turning, the contrast of his collarbones and throat. Neteyam could feel his own muscles tensing as something flipped in his gut.
He’d known attraction. His hours here with the Olo’eyktan have hardly ever escaped the raw pull that he has felt from the attractive male. However this…this was different. A deep surge of desire that settled uniquely than that of his carnal heats or dizzying moments of passion.
“What I would give to know what goes on in that pretty head of yours, little one.” Kxolo sighed, lips twisting up into a crooked grin as he brushed smooth knuckles over the omega’s cheek.
And in that moment a new thought occurred to Neteyam.
A swift realization that with this bonding, Kxolo may be able to do just that.
Before the consequences of that truth could form properly, gentle lips were there to soothe them away. Interlocked in a kiss that flowed like honey, Neteyam melted against his partner. Where Kxolo’s hand cupped either side of his face, Neteyam’s own settled to grip at the alpha’s toned hips. So slow and patient beat the rhythm of their kiss. And while anticipation was thick in the air, neither were willing to rush. As if each brush of lips, swipe of a tongue, would let the essence of the other fully seep in.
Two beings ready to meld into one.
An invisible clamp enclosed around his heart, threatening to push tears into his eyes. But Neteyam was sick of crying, for good or bad. There was no sensation he wanted to distract from the heat of Kxolo’s skin and the tension of that tugging chord finally falling away. No more fighting. No more struggling. It felt as if gravity itself was holding them together, effortless and kind in its embrace.
Although there was no tsaheylu connection to bind their thoughts yet, the omega could tell Kxolo felt the same. It was evident in the brush of his fingers, the tenderness of his lips worshiping Neteyam’s own. Lost in a moment of time that many nights had led to.
Neteyam couldn’t remember at what point the alpha had moved them to the ground. All he could recall was the reverence of his own fingers tracing over Kxolo’s physique. It was not the first nor the last time he had explored the other male’s body. From the very beginning the Olo’eyktan had opened himself up to any and every curiosity and desire the omega yearned to act upon. And yet, there was no comparing those events to what he experienced under the protection of the Tree of Souls.
So many times he had shown his marvel over the male’s body with a rush of wet kisses and vicious bites that were mere reactions to the haze of arousal. It had been instinctual, frantic, and nothing close to the reverence that his mate deserved.
And so when the alpha spread out on his back and those long braids danced over his chest to perfectly accent those blaring golden eyes, Neteyam knew there was nothing to do but revel in his lover’s radiance. He was going to take his time.
“Tiyawn…” Kxolo exhaled, eyes roaming down to where small hands circled the dip of his hips. Eyes meeting silently, Neteyam didn’t miss a beat, soft lips pressing over the smooth skin there. Meticulously placed and seeping with a voiceless appreciation, every kiss flew the two closer to cloud nine.
On the outside the actions were nowhere close to the raunchiest deeds the two had committed together and yet nothing had felt more personal. It was a new level of intimacy to swallow as Neteyam’s touch laced his own scent into every inch of the alpha’s skin unveiled. Strong hands reached down to return the favor at every tahni speckled flesh he could reach of his omega’s.
“I love you.” Kxolo spoke, eyes reflecting the shimmer of hanging vines.
“I love you.” Neteyam returned, shifting up to breathe it into the crook of his mate’s neck.
The cycle continued. For how long, Neteyam couldn’t attempt to guess, but they basked in that joy for as long the Great Mother allowed them. Until their bodies had become an entanglement of limbs and heated skin that refused to cool. Until that familiar ache for more rose again.
“Ma Neteyam,” Kxolo rolled them over, his larger form becoming a shadow over his little mate’s easily. “My beautiful Neteyam.”
The alpha was not afforded time for another breath as a hand clasping the back of his neck pulled him into another kiss. This one was far less patient than that upon their arrival. The coordination described as nothing short of messy yet nothing pleased the other more. It was ravenous, bordering on a beastly demand, and Neteyam could do nothing more than drown in that sensation.
His body moved instinctually, curving itself around his alpha in a way that he had become quite familiar with. Kxolo, now looming over him, gave an appreciative squeeze to one of the smooth thighs that cinched around his hips desperately.
“What do you want, baby boy?” The alpha grinned against his lover’s pulse.
Neteyam let out a mix between a groan and a whine. “We are still playing this game?” A deep chuckle rumbled just beneath where Kxolo’s soft lips pressed at his jaw. “You know what I want, asshole.”
Kxolo’s laughter intertwined with the sharp crack of his hand delivering a stern spank to Neteyam’s bum.
“I mean alpha.” Neteyam quickly amended, sending his mate a sheepish look.
“Always working on manners when it comes to you, little one.” Despite the chidding, Neteyam wasn’t left to wait for long. The bulbous head of his alpha’s cock just barely pressed at his entrance, a silent warning for what was to come.
“Love you, want you want you.” A thread of endless begging spewed from his lips, spurring on a deep growl from his lover above. All until that pressure was increasing and the omega’s rim was stretching around the new invasion. That hardness pushed into him at a steady pace but with relenting determination.
Neteyam was caught between squinting his eyes closed in pleasure and admiring the shift of Kxolo’s handsome face above him. Heat or not, that primal darkness ebbed over those sharp features, golden eyes burning through his skin and filling every inch of Neteyam’s body with wicked fire until he melted into that claim.
In some ways it feels like the first time again. The intensity of the moment sweeping away into that same buzz of anticipation and release that felt beyond this world. Knowing that soon they would be connected in a way beyond anything that either of them have ever experienced. A bond that no one and nothing could ever break.
“I love you.” Kxolo breathed, his hips slowly starting to roll, pressing the head of the appendage right at the omega’s sweet spot.
“Oel ngati kameie. [I see you]” Neteyam countered. Those words had always held so much significance, a phrase that he had shied away from using in vain. Yet nothing had ever flowed from his lips so easily before. Kxolo’s eyes slowly morphed into a brighter sparkle before pressing the flats of their noses together.
“Oel ngati kameie.” The Olo’eyktan vowed.
And that was all Neteyam needed to hear. Small hands reached over the alpha’s shoulders to gently locate his mate’s kuru. The roll of Kxolo’s hips suddenly stopped.
“We don’t have to do this tonight if you aren’t ready, yawntutsyip. Just knowing you want to is a greater gift than I could have asked for.”
“I know.” Neteyam whispered, other hand coming up to gently trace the stripes of Kxolo’s cheek. “But I’m ready…just nervous.”
Kxolo preened against his lover’s touch, leaning into the soft musing with a lazy grin.
“I know, little one.”
“I’ve never done this before.”
“Neither have I,” came Kxolo’s honest response.
It hit Neteyam then what new territory they were both entering into. So much of their relationship had been Kxolo showing him the ropes. Kxolo introducing new sensations and experiences to his little omega with such grace and ease. But laying there now with bated breath and pairs of eyes snagged by the other in silent anticipation, Kxolo was just as vulnerable as him.
“How special.” Kxolo whispered before leaning down to softly mold their lips together again. Even the small movement had the alpha’s cock shifting against his sweet spot, lighting Neteyam’s arousal anew.
“Want you now.” He pleaded against his lips. “Don’t want to wait anymore.”
“Mawey, baby boy. I have you.”
Skilled fingers drew Neteyam’s own braid over his shoulder until the tips of both neural queues rested on his lower stomach. Neteyam’s head pounded, blood rushing at a rate that had his ears ringing. This was it. So many moments that led to this very one and yet he had no idea what to expect. His parents had always explained it as a transformative experience, something beyond what words could describe.
There was one truth, however, they had failed to mention. To bind two souls together, one must bear their soul first. Kxolo would come to know the raw version of him, the beauty and ugly all at once. Just as he too would learn his mate in a way no one else ever would.
“I would wait a thousand lifetimes just to have you once.” The last words Kxolo whispered against Neteyam’s lips before the dancing tendrils connected.
A zap of electricity.
So sharp and vibrant that it punched a gasp from Neteyam lungs and Kxolo’s fingers suddenly dug into his hips. And then when the initial shockwave had died down, he could finally process the mind numbing sensation. It wasn’t a trickle of concrete thoughts, nor a doorway that opened into his own consciousness. Instead, a series of emotions tumbled together.
Joy, anticipation, shock, ecstasy, contentment.
So many swirled together into one pool that it eventually became clear that these were not just his own emotions, but Kxolo’s too. Admiration strummed down the line at the forefront when Kxolo began peppering kisses over his omega’s throat. Elation fell thickly over him like warm honey when Neteyam met those lips with his own.
Strong unbridled feelings, bared for his soul only. Presented on a silver platter for only Neteyam to explore.
A sharp burst of pleasure rattled his bones suddenly when Kxolo dared to move his hips. The sensation was far more intense than anything he could have ever imagined as it was shot with not only his own pleasure but also that of his mate’s. Every shift of his alpha’s cock along his velvety tight walls was shot down like lightning through the bond.
So much to focus on. So much to process that it was only when Kxolo was wiping away tears from his cheeks that Neteyam realized he had started crying.
“Can you feel me, tiyawn?” Kxolo’s voice dripped into a deep purr, sliding his cheek against Neteyam’s in an intimate form of scenting.
“Yes!” He blabbered back, voice thick with tears.
A deep rumble of satisfaction emanated from Kxolo’s chest, seeping into Neteyam’s very being. It was a dark hickory flavor on his tongue, so tangible he found himself almost biting back at air.
“I can feel you too, oeyӓ [my] omega.” They both groaned in unison as Kxolo dared to pick up the pace of his rutting thrusts. “So gorgeous, little one. Every little part of you. Mine to worship. Mine to treasure.”
Tears rained down for all new reasons. The tsaheylu bond had his alpha reacting to the new emotion in record time, whispering sweet nothings against his twitching ears. It was all too much. The slide of his alpha’s cock filling his hole. The decadent praise ringing in his skull. That zapping electricity pulsing between them in spades. And then Kxolo’s love. His deep utter devotion and adoration that washed over him in waves that could not be ignored. There was simply no room to deny it. No possible way he could go without accepting the alpha’s tenacious feelings for him.
The awe from the first time Kxolo had laid eyes on him. The deep rooted curiosity as he had tried over and over to get closer to the omega only to bleed into frustration when he had been held back. The amusement at Neteyam’s sassy remarks. The anger and fear dancing in tandem every time he had run away. The elation of finally witnessing such pleasure mark his mate’s face. The strong willed patience at waiting for his little love to give in to his own feelings, waiting for Neteyam to finally lay down those burdens he insisted on carrying. The sheer gratitude and joy at finally being joined as one.
Every step of that journey fell before him, watching their story through Kxolo’s eyes.
I see you.
And he had.
Kxolo had seen him from the very beginning.
Neteyam shattered. He reached a euphoric high so intense that it had stars dotting across his vision. And along with it, came Kxolo who was snapped to his own release by the bond echoing his mate’s bursting pleasure.
Warmth filled him. It radiated from him. It pressed down on his smaller body until there was nowhere left to go. Warmth surrounded him into beautiful darkness.
Night seemed to stretch out as a small eternity, just for them. And Neteyam was grateful for the time as they made love to each other over and over. Even more grateful when there was no one to witness the way Kxolo had him screaming Daddy into the rich soil until he was too brain dead to form syllables. Times was theirs to wield, giving the illusion that all responsibilities and primal desires would be put on the back burner as they were left to make every decision.
Giving in to Kxolo like this was different.
In fact, it wasn’t giving in at all.
He wasn’t giving in to the desires of his omega presentation. He wasn’t giving in to the sinful seduction that rained so commonly from Kxolo’s lips.
Because this time, it was a choice. A choice made with an alert mind and every fiber of his heart.
He had not given in, but given himself over to the male he loved.
Streaks of purple light swayed over their intertwined bodies. Neteyam’s bone dead body lay sprawled over his lover in usual fashion, face tucked against his neck and one leg thrown across the alpha’s hips. Although the tsaheylu bond had been cut off a few minutes prior, the memory of it lay imprinted in Neteyam’s mind. Their bond remained, physically connected or not.
Neteyam was left to ponder and bask in this afterglow as his alpha consistently brought pieces of fruit to his lips. Thank Eywa for his lover’s prior thinking of packing the necessary food and equipment for the night. Then again, he couldn’t be surprised. Kxolo had always taken meal time very seriously when it came to his stubborn little omega.
“What made you change your mind?” Kxolo asked, softly breaking the silence.
Neteyam paused his chewing, peeking up sheepishly to find that his lover had now set the food aside and was directing all of his attention down on him. Even after everything that they had shared together, he still found himself tucking against Kxolo’s chest and away from the intensity of those eyes. Neteyam drew the pads of his fingertips over the Olo’eyktan’s stomach softly, drawing patterns there mindlessly.
“My mind has slowly been changing for a long time but I didn’t want to accept it.” How strange it felt to now feel guilty over his reluctance. “Not until I came here. And I finally saw what you saw.”
A shiver raced down his spine when a large hand came to tuck a few braids behind his ear. Even more so when those fingers lingered and traced the line of his jaw.
“So now you know.” He murmured, the weight of his alpha’s presence wrapping around him.
“Now I know.” Neteyam echoed. He leaned into his alpha’s touch, recalling the way similar reactions had caused a burst of affection to sweep down the bond every time. “But you didn’t tell me how perfect they are.”
Kxolo’s hand paused.
“They?”
“The children.” Neteyam shrugged, lips already stretching impossibly wider into a grin. “Incredibly difficult but perfect all the same.”
That had Kxolo abruptly veering up onto his elbows without warning. Neteyam reluctantly slid his head off his mate’s warm chest and sat up to look at him.
“Our children?” Neteyam’s upper arms were clasped between two rough hands, forcing him to meet his mate’s wide eyed expression. “You saw our children?”
“Um…yes?” He couldn’t fathom why Kxolo was acting this way. After all he had been the one spouting on and on about the sign from Eywa since he got here.
“Neteyam…” Whatever Kxolo was trying to communicate died on the tip of his tongue as his golden eyes took on a new shimmer. Something softened in the Olo’eyktan’s features and it suddenly felt as if the mighty warrior he had come to know could shatter like glass.
“Didn’t you?” Neteyam asked, wide eyes searching his mate frantically.
“No…I would have….you would have known if I had, little one.”
Oh.
“But you said…” Neteyam’s brows scrunched together.
“I saw a sign from Eywa here too, even had several other leaders confirm it with their own eyes but that had been of us. Just little snippets of you and me, enough to communicate our fated union but never….” Kxolo let out a breath, that falter in his expression returning. “You truly saw them? Our future family?”
“Yes.” And this time it was Neteyam’s eyes that were clouding with unshed tears. He could barely breathe when the back of his head was captured in a swift grip and Kxolo’s lips were crashing against his. The salty taste of tears melded between their lips but he couldn’t tell from who they came. Most likely both as Kxolo yanked the smaller boy onto his lap and pressed them impossibly close once more.
The Olo’eyktan’s joy was infectious. It seemed that even beneath the glowing tree of souls it was Kxolo that shined brighter than those vibrant vines. That unbound elation gripped at Neteyam’s own heart until he couldn’t tell if it was the endless kissing or rather the bob of emotion in his throat that caused him to struggle for air.
When Kxolo pulled away, Neteyam was left panting and delirious as large hands cupped both sides of his head. It felt as if he could float away into the stars again. His fingers twitched, just barely restraining himself from reaching over to connect tsaheylu again.
“Tell me everything.” Kxolo demanded, ears eagerly perked forward in anticipation.
“Well,” Neteyam let out an exhaled laugh. “What do you want to know?”
“As I said, everything. Do not hold out on me now, yawntutsyip.”
Neteyam scrunched his nose in fake admonishment. “Well for one thing I can easily see where some of them get their demanding attitude from.”
Kxolo simply chuckled before nipping at his mate’s jaw. “Do they give you trouble, tiyawn?”
“Only as much as you do,” He tried to veer away from the tickling sensation of Kxolo’s lips against his neck and occasional nips but the alpha was giving him not an inch to escape. “Times four of course.”
That effectively had Kxolo relinquishing the attack.
“Four children?”
“Three boys and one girl I think.” Another shiver induced when Kxolo’s tail came to wrap around his own. “But of course it is only a vision of what could be. Anything could change.”
However, Neteyam knew just as well as Kxolo that now that the idea of four had been introduced the alpha was not going to stop until he got that. Perhaps even more if the insinuations present in the vision were much to go by.
“I think your daughter may be the cause of your downfall.” Neteyam teased but that only made Kxolo smile until his eyes crinkled.
“A daughter and sons.” He marveled.
“A rambunctious set for sure.”
“Hm, just like you then.” Kxolo hummed, fingers snatching his mate’s chins to bring their faces closer together. Even with that teasing mischief sparkling in his alpha’s eyes, Neteyam couldn’t find it in himself to refute the comment.
“Absolutely beautiful. Perfect.” It came out as a wistful sigh as his mind trailed back to the way they had clung to their father. Such a unique set of qualities that made every child a burst of pure sunshine. And just like the sun, they would draw Neteyam and Kxolo into their orbit, where they could never escape. Their perfect babies.
“Exactly like their mother then.” Kxolo spoke, this time lacking that teasing quality. Neteyam’s heart stuttered. How was he ever going to get used to being around this male?
“I love you.”
The alpha’s shoulders lowered slowly, a long exhale coming from somewhere deep inside of him. As if the male was finally settling into the world around him and peace had settled into every speck of his countenance. Three little words that were savoured until they had been drilled into his very soul.
Neteyam wanted to ask his mate what burden he had let go of but before he had the chance, Kxolo was softly connecting their tendrils together again. The tsaheylu weaved into place.
“I’ve yearned for you, loved you, far before I knew you.” Kxolo leaned forward and pressed their faces together as his omega melted into their connection. He grinned against his mate’s temple as his eyes closed. “And now, you can finally feel it.”
It was no surprise that Pulo could not, or rather would not, keep his mouth shut for one night. By the time they made it back to the village there were already people rushing down to gather and congratulate them. Somehow it seemed that in the chaos of emotions Neteyam had not fully grasped what a big deal it would be to mate with the Olo’eyktan of this tribe. He felt it now as he was embraced and passed around like a toy people were waiting to get their hands on.
Despite the crowds, nothing could dim his own happiness. Kxolo was much better at dealing with the mass of people, having done so many times as their leader, but Neteyam also managed to get a few set responses he could say over and over that did the job. The warm welcome was greatly appreciated but as he saw Pulo and Tamil grabbing at his mate it reminded him that there was really only one person he was wanting to hear from.
So with one last glance at his very distracted alpha, Neteyam managed to spout some excuse and escape the jittering crowd. He slipped down the now familiar path towards Vamai’s family home but it only took a minute before he was knocked off of his feet. He hit the ground with a forced oof, brain frantically trying to catch up with what had happened.
“Some fucking friend you are!” Vamai accused, quickly straddling his waist and pinning the other omega’s hands above his head. Despite her narrowed eyes, her playful ire could not properly break through that glow of glee. “How dare you not consult me beforehand.”
His laughter was strained slightly with her weight still resting on him but soon her lips were turning upwards too.
“I figured you would just tease me for taking so long in the first place.”
“And a silly boy you are for waiting indeed.” White teeth on full display, Vamai radiated a rush of vibrant energy. An energy she seemed to not be able to contain any longer because within seconds she was toppling over the male and wrapping her arms around him as tight as a vice.
They giggled and squeezed one another while struggling to get back into an upright position. More than once a few of the beads and ornaments in Vamai’s hair tangled with his own braids. It took several minutes of clumsily prying at the knots while tears streaked down their cheeks from laughter before they were separated.
Vamai didn’t waste a second once they were both on their feet. She snatched Neteyam’s wrist and with a quick, “come on,” began racing through the trees. Following after her swift leaps dashing feet and constant giggling, it felt just like the first time she had dragged him off in a rush. In fact, they took the same path now. The path towards the river that Neteyam now knew like the back of his hand.
And although the moment drew such a distinct parallel to the first time meeting her, Neteyam could hardly fathom how much had changed. How this chaotic, and oftentimes strange, girl he had once met had morphed into his closest confidant. His partner in crime. The one person he knew he could freely tell every secret to.
Unlike that first day, Neteyam laughed along with her antics as they bounded through the greenery. He followed her silly dances and even took a fall when trying to imitate her ambitious leaps with grace.
By the time they made it back to sit at the river’s edge, there were leaves sticking out of his hair and their faces flush with sweat. They toppled back onto the rocks and Neteyam beat Vamai this time in laying down in the very shallow beginnings of the shore.
“Hurry up.” His prompting was met with a shove before she laid beside him.
“Guess you can’t get rid of me now.” She teased, elbowing him lightly.
“Was I ever able to before?”
Their laughter mingled together to bounce between the trees. The clouds had parted and they revealed the noon day sun in its wake. Although it hurt his eyes, Neteyam could not tear them away from the beautiful shapes forming in the sky. It felt as if Eywa herself was smiling down on him.
“I knew you’d stay.” Vamai spoke after a long draw of silence.
“Hm, it seems you’ve been the only one for a long time.”
“What can I say? Womens’ intuition.” She beamed even as a handful of water was splashed into her face. Retaliation was immediate. The two wrestled and splashed at one another until they were both panting for breath and Vamai’s intricate hairstyle was beyond the point of salvaging.
“How are you going to tell them?”
Neteyam paused from his place leaning against a rock and squeezing his braids out. “I don’t know. I suppose I will have to tell my family at some point.” And something flickered in Vamai’s gaze when he gave a shrug.
“Aren’t you scared?”
She leaned forward when his brows knitted together and he paused in thought. “Not really. Nervous of course but I don’t feel scared per say. Not anymore.”
The smile he gave was not returned easily. Neteyam could practically see the gears in Vamai’s head turning. There was something plaguing her, he knew it. However, Vamai held her secrets near and dear to her heart.
“Are you alright?”
“What? Oh yeah, it’s nothing. Just a bit sore.” She snapped out of thought and put on a show of pouting.
“Sore?” He questioned but Vamai gave him a look. “Oh.”
She nodded with a sigh.
“What did you do now?”
“Nothing really.” She waved it off, fingers coming up to fuss with her hair again.
“Vamai,”
“Just got caught sneaking back in after eclipse. It shouldn’t have been a big deal but my sempu [father] has been especially strict lately.”
When his concerned gaze caught how she shifted in her seat, she simply rolled her eyes and added, “Stop worrying, you big baby. I’m not that fragile.”
“Do you ever think that maybe you wouldn’t have to be so strong if you at least tried to stay out of trouble?”
“Now what would be the fun in that?” With a crooked grin she wiggled her hairless brows until Neteyam simply let out a snort and leaned back against the rock.
“What about you? Are you going to become a, what is it you called it, a goody two shoes now that you are mated to the Olo’eyktan?”
He giggled along with her joke but there was something about her words that made his mind spin. Mated. He was mated. Neteyam was finally going to call this place home.
“Don’t worry, he doesn’t get off the hook that easily.”
“I’m glad you’re here, Nete. Or rather, finally happy to be here.” She reached over to clasp his hand in her own. “Because you can’t take it back now. You know that right?”
It was meant to be a joke but the shadow of doubt it originated from could still be picked out from her demeanor. And it struck him then that although Vamai had been his friend for what felt like forever now, she had spent most of that time wondering if he was still going to be there the next morning. She had always lived with the chance that he would run home and never return.
“Thank you, Vamai.”
She snorted. “For what? Making you realize your horny thoughts, cause there’s no need. I enjoyed it.” Fangs on display, she gave a sneaky smirk.
“Well yes, you little minx but not just that.” He kept her hand captive when he could feel her hesitantly wanting to move away. No doubt she could sense that he was no longer going to joke around and make light of the situation. A new atmosphere settled between them that made her squirm. “Thank you for being my friend. You have always been the one person I could go to without judgment.”
Her shoulders dropped, a softness falling over her features.
“I know I’m mated to Kxolo now and you may think that’s why I’m staying but…” Neteyam paused, making sure to snag her eyes with his own. “I hope you know that you were the first person I fell in love with here.”
And there was a moment, just one moment before Vamai crumbled completely. She flung into his arms clumsily just in time for him to react with his own vice-like grip. Her shoulders shaked as little sobs crawled up her throat. It felt as if his own throat was blocked with a thick emotion, making it hard for him to breathe. All until he couldn’t hold back his own tears. They clutched onto one another for dear life.
“Platonically of course.” Neteyam managed to get out with a thick voice and immediately the two broke into a fit of broken laughter.
A simple mess of tears and lungs barely able to take in oxygen, it took a while before Vamai could softly speak into his shoulder. “I love you, Nete.”
“I love you too.”
Lo’ak stared up at the fabric ceiling of his kelku. His right foot periodically pushed against an exposed trunk to swing him back and forth in his hammock. Nothing helped his nerves. Vamai had been concerned, had even apologized.
“I’m sorry for taking your evening.” She had said.
The last thing in the world she should ever apologize for. If anything he would rather have an apology for her not resting beside him in bed every night because that’s where she should’ve been right now. She was meant to be nestled against him as eclipse casted a glow through their kelku and she rambled on about whatever nonsense had come to fill her mind that day.
But who was he kidding?
Fated mates or not, Vamai was the most stubborn omega he had ever met. It was a characteristic that both kept him up at night in frustration and made him yearn for her that much more as the hours rolled by.
Lo’ak thought that getting away from the tense dinner with his family early tonight would help bring him some peace. At least then he wouldn’t have to witness the strained looks between his parents as they silently communicated their worries. Surely now that their audience was gone they would once again be discussing strategy for the Neteyam situation. However, escaping that stress had only given him more time to torment himself with the thought of her.
By Eywa, what the hell was he getting himself into?
Vamai was among the tribe that had kidnapped his brother. She was the very definition of forbidden fruit. Not to mention the deep turmoil that he had already developed with her Olo’eyktan. He should have been helping his parents think of ways to get his brother back. He should have been trying to keep his family from falling apart instead of daydreaming about some girl.
But Vamai wasn’t some girl.
She was his fated mate. Every fiber of his being knew it. Just as every fiber of him knew that no matter what she threw his way, or anyone else for that matter, he wouldn’t give up.
And for a moment, just a singular second, Lo’ak wondered if perhaps that is what Kxolo had felt when he took his brother.
However, just as that thought began to take root, Lo’ak sprung up at the most wonderful sound.
“Soooo let’s say I did go to the outpost with. Theoretically, of course” Her voice rang into his ear piece, splitting a wide grin over Lo’ak’s lips.
THE END
Wow I can't believe it is finished! I can't count how many times I have cried over this story! Nor can I tell you how grateful I am for everyone that has ever shown an interest in this little thing I've written. Especially to those that have been INCREDIBLY patient as I've struggled to finish this. Thank you from the bottom of my heart<3
Currently I am heavily considering doing a shorter little sequel where we get to finish Lo'ak and Vamai's story while getting a look into mated life between Kxolo and Neteyam plus finally telling the Sully family. If you are interested in this, please let me know
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