— 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓.

As nighttime fell over Pandora, the familiar aurora borealis had painted across the skies a rich pink, purple and green as the children all ran back to their homes; greeted by their mothers and fathers. Kiri was fast asleep next to Lo'ak and Tuk, both who didn't leave her side and was watching her like a hawk.

(Y/N) had done her nightly routine of saying goodnight to everyone around her home before she walked past the Sullys' home, Norm having stayed to catch up with Jake and his kids before he bid them a goodbye, seeing (Y/N). The two greeted one another before she beckoned Jake over. "Yes, sweetheart?" He asked, a worried look on his face as the last time she ever came to their home was three months ago.

"Your Ikran." She said, a shy look on her face as she gripped at her tail nervously, "Can I ride on your Ikran? Unless you are busy— I wouldn't want to disturb you, especially with Kiri. Is she okay?" She was rambling again and Jake found it adorable. "Let me put my kids to bed and I'll show you Bob."

(Y/N) nodded before she started to whisper the name to herself, it was always such an odd thing talking to Jake when he used his old sky people lingo. "Are you going on a date?" Lo'ak asked. Jake stiffened in his place after placing a kiss on Tuks head, the little girl resting directly in front of Kiri. He shook his head.

"She is my friend, besides—shouldn't you be asleep." He said with a chuckle, placing his hand on the others head. Lo'ak rolled his eyes playfully before placing his own hand on top of Jakes. "Have a good night, Dad."

After Jake put the two to sleep, he stepped out of his home before sucking in a deep breath as his eyes caught a sight of (Y/N). Her skin glowing as the light from the fire was catching every curve and every spot on her body, her tail was wrapped around her thigh as she looked off into the distance of her village. This was the first time Jake had seen her not as tense.

He could see her.

As the girl turned, her smile brightened as Jake came closer. "Are you ready?" He asked. She nodded. "So.. why is he named Bob?" She asked after the two finally moved away from the village, the comfort of one another's security was enough to keep the two feeling protected.

"I don't know." Jake admitted as the two of them walked, occasionally making sure she was on the left side of him so she wouldn't get hurt. "Why is your dragon named Vhagar?" He said as he looked down at the other.

"It means 'calm down'." She said with a chuckle, Jake couldn't help but rub the bridge of his nose. "Now I feel like naming Bob that doesn't have a good meaning."

The two walked for another few minutes before they finally arrived where Bob was at. As the child he was, he was running around catching little animals and bugs to eat, occasionally making chirping and snapping noises whenever he missed. Jake chuckled, snapping Bob out of his trance to move over to Jake. "Don't look into his eyes." He said to the other who nodded, her eyes dropping to the ground as she didn't want to make eye contact on accident.

"I have had Bob for many years, he has been by my side for as long as I could remember." Jake explained, the bond between the two of them ran deep in their bones. "He was there when I became Toruk Makto." (Y/N) felt her eyes widen, the stories traveling from every village and island around Pandora about him.

"What was it like," She said as she approached the other after Jake held a hand out to her, indicating it was okay to ger close. "Becoming Toruk Makto I mean."

Jake paused, Toruk Makto had died the day he and his kids were exiled from the forest, but he still remembered it like it was yesterday. "I felt I had a purpose," He started off as the bond between him and Bob was made "I felt like I was doing something right, you know?" She did.

As Jake helped the other on after mounting Bob, he felt her place both of her hands on his shoulders already preparing for the two to take off. "Hold on, princess." He said as he yiped, Bob immediately taking off into the air.

(Y/N) let out a scream of excitement, it was different flying on a dragon. They stayed higher into the air, above the clouds and out of plain sight; you couldn't ever see Pandora from the height, but she cherished it ever since. The stars and air was so different, she felt free.

The two had no set destination in mind, they just flew over the islands of her village. As she looked up into the sky, the aurora borealis was much closer to her, she felt as if she could reach up and scoop the colors into her hands. Down below, she could see the volcanoes and torches of the familiar path all lit up for their place of worships, her hands squeezed Jakes shoulders softly as she felt so at peace and warm. "This is so beautiful!" She said into his ear, her arms wrapping to hug him from behind. "Thank you."

Jake couldn't hide the familiar red tint forming on his lips.

...

After an hour of flying, the two had found a spot near the mountains that were a few clicks out from her village, the two laying down on the soft grass, both looking up at the stars above.

They were getting comfortable with one another, she could feel it; but she wanted Jake to make the call. "Can I ask you something?" He said after what seemed like an eternity of silence.

"Always."

Jake took a deep breath, he knew how hard it was to talk about family problems and situations, but he was curious and even Tuk mentioned how she never seen siblings be so awkward around one another. "Why are you and Toruka at odds?" He asked. What he really wanted to ask was why she wasn't dating anyone.

(Y/N) felt herself dryly chuckle as she turned to lay on her side, elbow propped up so she could look into Jakes eyes'. "Let me tell you a story, Toruk Makto." She said with a tease.

Jake softly rolled his eyes, but stayed quiet so the girl could continue. "Years ago, I had a lover," She said before the two laughed. "I know, what kind of date is this now that I'm talking about some lover." Brushing some of her hair back behind her ears that fell in front of her face, she continued.

"If you stay here long enough, you'll see and hear about the rituals and ceremonies we do." Jake had heard many stories of the clan doing rituals, tossing na'vis into their volcanoes for Eywa. "There was a fight that happened many years ago. A battle against the dragons and another village. Some of the people from other villagers didn't see eye to eye with my father and his ways, just like most people here didn't see eye to eye with their olo'eyktan and his ways." (Y/N) said, her eyes never leaving Jakes.

"My father sent out a war party to ease some of the stress, talk to them and try to just mend the situation at hand. We expected them to be gone for awhile, the traveling would've taken many moons there and many moons back, so we weren't worried." She said with a heavy heart. "There was a young Na'vi who went missing, he ended up going with the war party and no one noticed. Crazy, right?" She said. Jake nodded.

"Anyway, he came back and he was covered in ash, blood, scratches. He looked like he'd seen something so horrific. We immediately asked what happened and how he survived, he said that the war party was attacked by dragons and some thanators. It was a trap set by the other villages. They knew. Somehow they knew." She explained.

Jake could understand now why the village was such hostile and very closed off, they had traitors.

"He said everyone died. The person I loved and I will admit it, I loved him, but he died. So, Toruka was up day and night helping people see their loved ones who passed over and wanted to come back, or to say good bye. I was up day and night as well, praying with my mother as we said good bye to our people." She bit her lip, remembering how her and Toruka were practically working overtime to help their people see their loved ones one last time.

"When someone passes away and they get the option to come back, it isn't another person who gets to make that decision for them; it's the loved one. Only they can really see and ask them about it. It's a decision that was made." She took a deep breath, having now sat up with her legs crossed, but she continued to stare at Jake.

"Toruka kept asking me about him, 'Do you want to see him?' or 'Don't you miss him?' I thought she was worried and upset about me having lost someone I wanted to mate with at one point. She liked knowing about it and helping people, I didn't. I wanted the people to be at peace. It was months after everything and I got over it, I really did. I moved on, I got over it, but I refused to fall for someone again. So, one day Toruka and I got into fight over it; 'why don't you come see him and let him come back?' It was so annoying. It was so confusing why she was so set on it, why she wanted me to only see him specifically and not anyone else. That's when it clicked." (Y/N) chuckled dryly, her tongue swiping across her lower lip as she looked up into the sky, remembering that day so clearly. It haunted her everyday.

"She was in love with him and she wanted me to be the one to tell him to come back, she knew I was over him and knew I had no feelings or attachment to him anymore, but she wanted him. We were close, very close to one another at one point. I refused to let her bring him back, so she tied my connection off and I haven't been able to go back. Being able to connect and see our loved ones where Toruka is, thats—" She sucked in one of the deepest breaths she took since being around Jake. "That fuck hurts." She said messing up the word.

After the heartfelt story, Jake couldn't help but laugh at that before he sat up as well. "The saying is 'it fucking hurts.' " He said as he corrected the other. (Y/N) rolled her eyes with a smile.

"That fucking hurts," She said laughing, "but ever since then, I just refuse to talk with her. She won't undo it because to this day she still asks me about him, even though I have chosen someone else. I tell her to just let him be at peace, but she just— She just pushes." She said. "The village she is at is for people who have chosen to come back, that is why their queues are tied off."

Jake had caught the quick words in her sentence, noticing how fast she said it before placing a hand on the others cheek. "I am sorry, I understand what it is to lose someone you love. To not be able to see them." Jake said with a soft tone. "My mate and son were killed on front of me, they were shot by these men who have been hunting me and my family. My son bled out in front of me and my mate she.." (Y/N) placed a hand on the others cheek, mimicking the other with an understanding look.

"She died protecting our daughter, they went to stab her and she jumped in front of her; I couldn't get to her in time. Kiri watched the life leave her eyes." Jake whispered, his eyes dropping as he finally opened up to one another. "So I understand, the pain of not wanting to move on, but also missing the comfort. I get it."

And he did, but what made him lean his forehead against the other was how he no longer had to hide away his burdens of feeling as if he was alone, dealing with the pain of never knowing if he could've done something to prevent it.

It was a bittersweet moment , the two sharing something deep to them; but Jake felt guilty as he remembered the deal be made with Äoa, how he still wanted his family back—that is what he thought. He just hoped Äoa would understand when the time came. Jake was lost in his own world, too busy breathing in the others scent and taking in her aura to have noticed she was staring at him with a peaceful look.

It was an adrenaline rush, that is what he told himself many times. "Does this person know you want them?" He said in a whisper, eyes still closed.

"I think he does."

So, when Jake finally opened his eyes and stared at her one last time; he felt himself make another dumb decision. He couldn't lie to himself that he didn't think of this for many days whenever he was alone with the girl.

So, he met her lips half way with a kiss.

...

(Y/N) moved to straddle the others lap, her arms wrapped around his shoulders as her head slowly tipped back; she could feel Jakes lips across her neck now, the softness from the delicate kisses was making it hard for her to stay quiet. She was glad they were alone.

"You are so pretty, aren't you, sweetheart?" He said with a whisper, his lips finding the others now as his hands stayed on her ass, squeezing and occasionally tapping his fingers against it. She stayed quiet, not daring to say a word as she knew the only sound she could make would be a moan or a whimper.

Jake moved his hands up to her breasts that were covered behind the thin material, he always imagined what would be under it if he got the chance. She was a tease, a good one at that too, her head had dropped back so their eyes could meet. Her eyes were softly opened and a bit closed, staring at the other through her eyelashes that were having trouble hiding the look of lust and want.

The one thing Jake noticed right away in this moment was how smaller her body was compared to him, how he towered over her when he moved to lay her down, immediately gripping at one of her thighs to wrap around his hip. She knew in the moment she was his prey, but she couldn't bother to care.

"Tell me this is what you want." Jake said, as much as he wanted her, he respected her more than his desire to take her right here and now; especially after the two opening up to one another. "Talk to me."

(Y/N) felt her mind being clouded with Jake fucking her, her riding out her high on his cock that she had to be brought back to her senses by Jake tapping her cheek with his thumb, a chuckle leaving his throat. "Sweetheart, tell me if you want this." (Y/N) nodded, lifting her head up to reach the others lips, only to be stopped by him placing a finger on her mouth. "Tell me." He wanted to hear it, he wanted to make sure she was okay with this.

"I want you, Jake. I want you." She said before the two connected their lips again, her head now back on the ground as Jake towered over her, his hand having dropped from her thigh and placed on the ground next to either side of her head.

(Y/N) could feel her nipples erect as Jake started to trail kisses down her neck and chest, stopping to observe and kiss her breasts over the material, occasionally glancing up at her to make sure it was okay still. When he was given a nod to continue, he gently removed the material to not tear it before her top half was completely exposed to him, all laid out and looking pretty.

"My pretty girl."Jake said. His big hands moving to pinch and lightly pull at her nipples, a whine leaving (Y/N)s lips as a very quiet 'jake' left her lips. Jake smirked, a devilish look on his face.

"Yes, princess? Talk to me." Jake replied back, his lips never leaving your skin as he trailed from each breast and nipple; giving both the same amount of attention. "Tell me what you feel."

Jake knew what he was doing, he loved to see the feared princess under him, whimpering and begging for him; it made him feel good about himself. He knew he could make her feel things she never had before, speak things she never would out in public, give her what she wanted, he was a man of control and needed to hear her say anything from that sweet mouth of hers.

"I want you." (Y/N) breathed out, her voice going up an octave as she gripped at his shoulders, eyes still closed as her legs softly shaked. She didn't remember the last time she felt herself about to cum and all he did was kiss her and her body.

Jake chuckled before moving lower now, his hands now untying the cloth that hid away her lower half; once it was removed he felt himself bite his lower lips instantly. "Wet for me already, sweetheart?" That nickname was taunting her, it wasn't said like it normally was—it was said like an animal taunting her, waiting for her to be devoured.

(Y/N) let out a groan as she felt herself become more and more needy, just wanting Jake—all of Jake. "You sure you can take all of it?" He questioned, his length becoming visible as he discarded his own cloth. Jake wasn't cocky, but he definitely felt his ego get bigger as he saw the look on her face—eyes wide and mouth agape.

Even though she was intimidated and a bit worried it would hurt, (Y/N) nodded her head as she swore she felt herself drool just a bit. "—yes, yes, please. I want you Jake." She begged. Jake was being nice, placing a finger on her wet clit, he began to press down before moving his thumb in a slow, circular motion. "I will, I will. You just have to promise me one thing." He said, this time leaning down to press his tongue against her now.

"What." She said as she sucked in a surprise breath, an attitude forming as she continued to be teased. There was a catch, Jake had no reason to agree so easily to fuck her right here and right now, he was a man of control.

"You have to shut that pretty mouth of yours and be quiet."

She felt her eyes widen, there it was. The catch. "Not make a sound?" She asked, her hands moving to now go in between her legs before they were roughly moved back to her sides. Jake had a look in his eyes that sent shivers down her spine. "Not," the first kiss was placed against her lips "A," another one was placed on her neck, "Sound." This time, two of his fingers had slipped inside her hole, making her gasp.

His fingers had begun to work in and out of her furiously, feeling around to what made her tick and squirm from pleasure. His wrist had begun to drip with her slick, his free hand wrapped around her throat as he stared deep into her eyes. The ache to fuck her was there, but he loved to tease.

(Y/N) placed a hand on her mouth, suppressing any noise that was threatening to come out; it was hard and occasionally she felt herself bite down on her own palm as another finger slipped inside her hole. "Doing so good for me, baby. Listening so well." He whispered against her earlobe. Both of their hair falling in front of their eyes, the sweat and pleasure could be seen without a doubt.

Jake gave her a hard thrust with three of his fingers deep inside her cunt, feeling as each thrust in her would make her clench hard around them. One of her hands had slammed down onto the ground, feeling a warm feeling rush through her body as she tried to move away, the pleasure becoming so much she felt she would explode.

"Your pretty cunt is so greedy, isn't it?" He said again, moving her back to him so his fingers were deeper in her, the pace never slowing down as he leaned down to capture her lips, hearing her pathetic moans against his mouth. "So pretty."

After a few more minutes of Jake fingering her, he pulled them out before slipping the three digits into her mouth, motioning for her to taste herself as his other hand was on his own length, stroking himself as he watched. Watched as her lips wrapped around his fingers and sucked the juices off of them.

Tears had fell down (Y/N) cheeks from the pleasure taking over her body, eyes shut tightly as her chest was heavy, her breathing was hard as she never felt so good in such a long time.

Jake moved to sit in front of the other, up on his legs as he pulled the other closer to him in between his legs his hands on her ankles, her legs spread apart as she stared at the other. A flushed look on her face.

"So pretty." He said once more as he leaned down to give the other a soft kiss, the third time he felt himself be gentle during this moment. Situating the other, he placed the tip of his cock directly near her entrance before giving her one last look of approval.

She nodded, which was all it took for Jake finally push himself fully inside of her with a breathy moan. Her walls immediately clenched around him, both of their tails moving fast as he felt her tail and arm wrap around his forearm as a loud moan left her lips; not even caring at the noise she made.

Jake lifted her legs and threw them over his shoulders to get deeper before he immediately started fucking her hard and fast, the feeling of his orgasm was present between the two, but Jake didn't stop. "You feel so good baby, so good around me." He said in between his growls and pant, his free hand which wasn't occupied by squeezing her thigh, was placed on her throat squeezing it every time she clenched around him. His thrusting was becoming rougher and sloppier as he leaned down to kiss her again, this time staying down there so the two could make out.

"M'jake—" (Y/N) cried out against his lips, her orgasm close as she arched her back. "So. close." She said in between each pant, eyes barely being able to open as she took a deep breath. Jake nodded, moving her up so she was riding him, his own orgasm close to spilling as he continued to fuck up into her. "Fuck, that's it. Go ahead, cum on me. Use me." He said as the two connected their lips once more, both of their orgasms spilling as they caught their breath.

(Y/N) was the first one to break the kiss, moving off of him as she laid on her back to catch her breath once more. She was silent, the scene replaying over and over in her head as a blush came across her cheeks before she looked at the other, who had the same look.

"Are you alright?" Jake asked as he moved to lay down next to her, collecting her into his arms as she laid her head on his chest, immediately knocking out from exhaustion.

Jake chuckled softly, his fingers combing through her hair before he closed his eyes, too. For the first time in awhile, he didn't have nightmares.

AN;; lordy i never wrote smut before, so i apologize that it was trash.. i am embarrassed. 💀 next chapter will be in two days, i am writing it up as we speak but i wanted to give you guys a treat as we finally hit 9k reads. 🥹 thank you all so much, really, like i always say— i want to push this story out for many chapters as i have so many ideas for it. i'll see y'all in the next chapter. <3