Stxeli: The stranger
Hellooooooooooo everyone! this is a new chapter to the stxeli series! Hope you all enjoy~!!
Stxeli series
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As growing up, stxeli was told to watch out for “fakers” or “dream walkers” as her clan would call them. Demons walking through the forest, using ugly and fake skins that are supposed to look like na’vi. That they are not to be trusted, they carry metal weapons that can tear the flesh apart and are unable to mend wounds.
That was how her bigger sister was killed.
The fake na’vi would not hesitate to take a life, and do not care for nature, the wild life. Do not care for Eywa. Such a disrespect!
Stxeli has never seen one before and already she hates them. Her family never lets her wander far into the forest, in fear she would cross paths with them. Stxeli didn't had to.
A dream walker walked right into the territory.
Hearing chants, warning hisses, loud noises, it was hard for stxeli to ignore. Up at her little nook in the home tree, she can see many warriors dragging something in the middle of the gathering. Neytiri and Tsu'tey were there as well. Seems they brought something along. A na’vi wearing the strangest clothes she has ever seen.
Whatever was going on, stxeli climbed down to see.
As she does, getting closer to the ground, seeing the na’vi that seemed to be the center of attention. Stxeli gasped loudly.
IT WAS UGLY!
Mo’at heard a loud gasp and turned to see her younger daughter who was staring at the dreamwalker. Quickly she walks over, “ma’ite, what are you doing here? Go to your nook” she says while gently pushing stxeli to go back up.
But stxeli, inheriting her sister’s and fathers stubbornness, wanted to see.
“Please sa’nu? I promise I won't cause trouble” stxeli asks while making a cute pouty face. Sighing in defeat, mo’at gives in. She really cannot deny her cute baby.
Eytukan sees his youngest daughter and gestures to her to stand behind tsu’tey to which stxeli does. Holding his hand, stxeli stands behind him to blend in with the others.
Taking a closer look at the dream walker, he was the most hideous thing she has ever seen in her entire life. His eyes are small, his nose is too wide, why does he have hair on top of his eyes? How can he braid them? His freckles are a messy pattern and she can tell he REEKS of sweat.
Do dream walkers not clean themselves?
How disgusting. And ugly. Her family was right, the dream walkers are demons in fake skin.
Jake walks towards what clearly seems to be the leaders of the na’vi. An elder na’vi walks closer to greet the young female who saved his life. Greeting him in her language. The elder walks closer to him, giving a look of disgust.
Jake can only smile and nod as his form of greeting.
He speaks to the young female, raising his voice to prove a point, then speaks softly. Saying something that made the na’vi chuckle in humor.
“What is he saying?” Jake finally asks, not liking the situation he is in.
“My father is deciding whether to kill you” the female na’vi responds nonchalantly.
Jake blinked a few times, muttering the word ‘father’ under his breath. Without even thinking, he moves forward, extending his hand to greet the elder na’vi. “Nice to meet you sir” he says with a grin. The na’vi were quick to surround him, preventing from getting any closer to the elder. The female pushed him back.
A booming voice was hard, another elder na’vi came forth. The crowd cleared a path for another female na’vi. Her head piece and clothing gives off that she too is a leader. Someone of higher position.
“That is mother, she is tsahik. The one who interprets the will of Eywa” the female tells jake.
“Who is Eywa?” he asks, genuinely curious.
Can this demon be any more skxawng? What an utter embarrassment. And in front of the whole clan he asks that!
“Does he even have a brain in that weird head of his?” stxeli whispers to tsu’tey. The warrior lightly chuckles as he gently pats her head. Listening well to what is going on.
“Perhaps not,” he whispers back.
Stxeli gives an unimpressed hum.
She continues to watch as her mother interrogates the demon, asking his name and reason to be here. To their home.
“To learn” the dream walker says.
Many scoff at that, little stxeli was no different.
As her mother and the dream walker continue to talk, asking what he is, a warrior the alien replies. A warrior from a clan with an equally stupid sounding name.
This however triggers tsu’tey, gently he pushes stxeli back, telling mo’at that the alien warrior must be killed.
Quickly stxeli huddles over to her father who was quick to hide her from behind. Using his words of not killing the demon, that they can learn from him instead. Many seemed to agree, but little stxeli was curious on why her father would let the demon live.
If anything, she agrees with tsu’tey in killing the alien, he would cause nothing but trouble.
Her mother walks over to her elder sister, telling her she will teach this jake suli. Teach him their ways and speaking. Something neytiri clearly does not enjoy.
Stxeli couldn't help but giggle.
To be fair, tstumke did bring this upon herself.
Jake heard a childish giggle among the crowd, but before his eyes could wonder where it came from, mo’at came towards him once more.
“It is decided, my daughter will teach you our ways. Learn well, Jake Suli. Then we will see if your insanity can be cured” the tsahik says as her eyes pierces deep into his soul. Unable to look anywhere else, Jake looks down instead, nodding in agreement.
The crowd disbands as mo’at’s daughter takes him further up the tree but not before passing by her father.
It was a quick look, very quick. Perhaps he was exhausted from all the running, maybe the adrenaline is still there. Or maybe he really is losing his mind, but Jake could have sworn for a quick moment.
A little human girl was right behind the leader.
“Sa’nu, what makes you think that ugly alien will learn our ways?” stxeli says as she is happily snuggles between her parents while enjoying the communal dinner.
Mo’at lets out a small chuckle, gently patting her baby’s head.
“Eywa wills it” was all she said.
Stxeli nodded and didn't ask further. If Eywa wills it, then it shall be.
“Here they come,” tsu’tey says, looking over at neytiri and jake coming closer.
How jake was walking, accidentally stepping on many tails looked very funny to stxeli. She couldn't help but let out a fit of giggles.
The demon may be ugly but at least he was humorous.
Again Jake heard that giggle, and was a bit louder this time. And again he couldn't pinpoint where it was.
Neytiri greets her family and sits down, Jake following her moves as he too sits down beside her.
Looking at the very interesting choice of food, he takes tiny bites. The taste wasn't so bad, especially the teylu.
Neytiri was speaking in na’vi to tsu’tey, handing him something from her little bag. Jake looks at her actions. It was a fruit that Jake remembers eating back at the base. He forgot the name but he knew it started with the letter Y.
“Yovo!” a little voice was heard.
Looking over at the clan leaders, two small arms reached out. But there were no blue na’vi arms. No, they were the arms of a human. Flesh of a human with 5 fingers on each side. Reaching out for the fruit in excitement.
Tsu’tey chuckles and hands it to the child. Jake leaned a bit to get a good look at the human child. Confusion clearly filled his mind. Just what is going on?
Neytiri turned to look at him, her smile faded quickly before shoving his face to look down. Releasing a hiss, she whispers into his ear, “look at her and I promise you it will be the last thing you will see with those pathetic eyes of yours”
Not wanting to cross the line, Jake nods and keeps his eyes down, but his ears would twitch to hear the child’s voice. He wasn't hallucinating earlier, there really is a human child among the na’vi.
“Do not be so rough with him ma’ite” mo’at lightly scolds.
Neytiri just rolls her eyes and continues to eat.
“With respect tsahik, why should the alien look at stxeli? He could relay what he saw back to the other demons” teu’tey says as he peels the fruit for the little one. Neytiri looks back at her family, silently agreeing to what he says.
“I can eat in my nook from now on” stxeli offers.
“No, you eat with us as always” eytukan tells as he pulls her onto his lap. Tsu’tey hands back the fruit to his daughter as she happily munches away.
“He will see her at some point if not now” mo’at whispers to her husband. Eytukan shakes his head, “he will work hard to gain trust”.
With that being said, they all continue to eat their meal as comfortably as they can.
“You are not sleeping with us tstumke?”
Neytiri inwardly cried, she really wanted to. Stxeli was grabbing both of Neytiri's hands trying to drag her to their family’s hammock, her cute eyes staring deep into her sister's eyes. Stxeli’s cuteness really is a weakness that cannot be overcomed.
“Sleep with us, come on” she continues to beg.
Neytiri hugged her sister, and placed a kiss on her button nose. “I wish, but this time I must sleep alone, I have to rise very early to begin teaching the dream walker”
“Wayah!” stxeli hisses in anger. Neytiri wanted to laugh, so cute yet so angry.
“Stay with our parents or with tsu’tey alright? Don't get near the dream walker” she softly warns.
“As if I want to be near that ugly alien,” her baby sister says.
“He really is ugly, isn't he?”
“He has hair on top of his eyes! That is weird!”
“Easy easy” grace helps Jake to sit up as he groans from being still after long hours of laying down. She sighs in huge relief.
“Is the avatar safe?” she asks, jake said yes, was panting heavily as if he ran non stop.
“But grace, you are not gonna believe where I am and what I saw”
That is it for this chapter! Hope you all like it! Until next time! see ya!
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