A/N: This takes place directly after Avatar 1, so Ronal is male and is Olo'eyktan who has yet to pick his Tsahik

Ronal= Ron'ek

Tonowari= Toni'va

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You were sitting on your Tsurak and scratching your head, thinking to yourself about the people of the forest. You were glad that they were able to defeat the sky people. Ron'ek's father, the leader of the Metkayina, went to help Toruk Makto and was injured, losing an arm, which he thinks was worth it. 

"Me losing an arm means nothing. My people and all of the forest Na'vi were saved."

He never had any ill will towards Jake because he chose to betray his whole species to be here and protect a home that hated him at first. He would forever have your respect as well. That was a few months ago, and thankfully, Ron'ek didn't push; well, that's because he didn't have time. With his father's sudden retirement, he was now the Olo'eyktan at the age of 23, and he didn't have a mate, no one to want to call his Tsahik. However, everyone seemed to think that Toni'va was the best candidate and that he would choose her. She was perfect in every sense of the way. She was tall, thin, beautiful, a great warrior, and extremely popular, which made her arrogant and believed many were beneath her. The two of you used to be friends until she got popular, and it all got to her head; now you were her enemy. You didn't have time for her and her gang of friends, so you kept to yourself. 

"Those nets aren't going to weave themselves." You side-eyed the mess out of Toni'va; she was so confident that she was going to be Tsahik that she was already acting like it; it didn't help that everyone listened to her as well. How fucking annoying. You liked that English cuss word you heard Jake and the sky people use. It describes an intense feeling of annoyance, disgust, wonder, or surprise,,, and she was intensely annoying you.

"She is thick all over, so I expect her to be slow." They all giggled before disappearing to do whatever. You pulled on your ear since the sounds they made made it hurt, and you shook your head because it felt like it reverberated through your kuru. You glanced down at your body before rolling your eyes. You liked to eat, and besides, you weren't weak, far from it. Your body is strong, allowing you to be the best hunter. Personally, you believed you were better than Toni'va, and you had curves too...you just had big everything, stomach rolls when you sat, thighs spreading, and needing more support for your chest. You weren't slim, but you were beautiful and strong. 

"She's so annoying." You turned to your best friend/tsumke, who never switched up on you smiling at her. 

"She is, but it's okay. Maybe when she and Ro'nek finally mate, she will stop being like that...or get worse. Only Eywa will know." The idea of her being with Ro'nek made your stomach twist and turn, making you nauseous. He deserved better; he can do better. 

"I pray to Eywa three times a day that he wakes up and chooses someone else. Everyone is so confident it's her, and watch it be someone we don't expect." You had to agree with her, everyone always spoke but, him. He would always change the conversation, avoid the questions, and avoid being alone with her. You noticed all this, but it seemed no one else did, or they were delusional. Probably both. Probably thought he was being mysterious or something else. How naive of them.

"Speaking of him, here he comes back from a hunt. Grab a net and start weaving." She did as instructed, the two of you picking up the pace of the weaving while having an idle conversation. From the corner of your eye, you saw Toni'va approaching him, so you lost interest. It shouldn't bother you that she's talking to him, but...you did kind of like him a little more than you're supposed to but never entertained it since he had too many suitors and you weren't at the top. You're allowed to dream, though. 

"How was the hunt, Olo'eyktan?" Her voice was sickly sweet it had you cringing a bit, her voice was naturally not that high-pitched. It wasn't deep but, it wasn't grating either, how could anyone stand to listen to her?

"It was good, thanks for asking. The jewelers need help. Go collect jewels, and Toni'va, go help collect herbs with the collectors." You saw her head nod, and all of them disappeared, giggling to themselves. He didn't even smile or smirk at them! He had a straight face! It's been a long time since you've seen him smile, a twitch of the lips, a small grin, but the full-blown smile you remember from childhood? Yeah, it's been a long time. You continued to weave feeling eyes burning into you, you looked forward seeing no one, and then turned your head to the left locking eyes with Ron'ek who didn't look away at being caught. You startled, blinking at him as he just...stared.

"What's he looking at..." Your friend was not his biggest fan, and you said nothing as you stared at each other. After a few seconds, you gave him a half-smile, returning to your work. If you would've looked at him a little longer, you would've caught his smirk, but he left the two of you alone to do whatever he needed to do. "That was weird."

"He is weird, isn't he?" It came out much fonder than you intended, but all was well. You don't hate him, never did, you liked the man.

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You were going to lose your mind; you were. Toni'va was insufferable on this hunting trip, all of you were hunting an Akula and she kept spraying water in your face, getting in front of you, and tapping your Tsurak to make you fall and swerve. You already got hissed at, and you were close to just going back and handling the Olo'eyktan's wrath or whatever he was going to say. You always wondered why he never reprimanded her or said anything to her. Did he even notice her? He must not watch her if he doesn't notice what she does.

"Be still!" All of you stopped moving at his command, and you needed to breathe and focus on hunting Nalutsa since it was easier and more abundant than Akula. Letting Toni'va ruin your concentration wasn't going to help anyone here. It was silent as you and the others watched for his command and did as instructed. He wanted you with him for whatever reason, and you refused to look at Toni'va, who was glaring at you. When you got next to him, he gave you an unreadable expression, reminding you that even as children, he was always closed off. 

"What do you need me to do?" He glanced over your face, searching for...something.

"Follow my lead." You nodded, and just as instructed, you were right behind him, weaving along the coral reef, and in the distance, you saw your prey. You watched his eyes and head, noticing the shift, and followed along. All of you knew what to do already, so it wasn't long before the Nalutsa was slaughtered, and all of you hooked the beast onto your Tsuraks to bring it to the cooks. You would help since that was sometimes part of your job or if you wanted to. Once everyone was hooked up, he led everyone, and both you and Toni'va were up in the front. She was side-eyeing you before turning to Ron'ek, speaking sickly sweet to him. There goes your ears.

"So...what did you think of our performance today?" You knew she was asking about herself without saying it. You missed the old Toni'va, she was so much more genuine, unless this was the real her and you were blind to it before.

"Everyone did well." Nothing else was said, and you saw she was disappointed, but what did she expect? He couldn't individually compliment everyone. "Good job today, Y/N." You glanced at him in shock, but he looked forward, so you did that as well.

"Thank you." Now you knew Toni'va was praying that you get eaten by an Akula. That serves her right to treat you the way she does. The rest of the ride back to the island was silent, and once you landed, you set to work untying the Nalutsa. As expected, Toni'va disappeared and would appear when it was time to cook. She wouldn't get her hands dirty with the raw meat, and sometimes, you wondered why you did it. Just as you were about to get the cutting, a hand landed on your shoulder, stopping you mid-swing. You jumped, turning around only to see Ron'ek in your personal space looking down at you. Curse his height. 

"You don't have to cut the Nalutsa. Go get cleaned and help out the cooks." You blinked and thanked Eywa that you didn't have to cut up the animal because you really didn't want to. You smiled at him in relief.

"Thank you for that, Ron'ek; I'll see you at dinner." Before he can say anything else, you put your knife back and go back to your Marui, where you realize halfway walking that you addressed him as Ron'ek instead of Olo'eyktan, and he didn't correct you. What was going on, and why was your heart racing? Unbeknownst to you, Ron'ek's best friend was teasing him.

"Took you long enough to start making moves on her...even though I doubt she knows you are." Ron'ek side-eyed his best friend and huffed.

"It's hard, especially since everyone thinks I'm going to be with Toni'va." He thought Toni'va was a nice woman who worked hard when needed, but she was far from his type. He doesn't know how to tell her he's not interested without there being a crowd and her making a scene. She always had a crush on him and made it painfully obvious, but she was cruel, jealous, arrogant, and hard to please. All those qualities were something he didn't want in a Tsahik. 

"For starters, you can tell her you're not interested and start pursuing who you actually want...which happens to be Y/N." Ron'ek couldn't deny it and wouldn't deny it with his best friend. He was the only one on the island who knew he wanted Y/N, but it was hard when he couldn't get time with her. 

"I'm going to make time to spend with Y/N. She's worth it to me." He wasn't sure what he was going to do, but he was going to find a way to get to Y/N, court her, and have her as his mate and Tsahik. 

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