Bolin comes home from playing outside to find his normally quiet apartment busting with energy.

He scurries into the kitchen; Mako is plopped on a chair, tears in his amber eyes and red scratches covering his legs. Mommy is hovering over him with a wet cloth and bandages, kissing his cheek all while making sighing noises that don't sound very comforting.

"Mako, sweetie," she begins, wiping a stray hair from her face, with she delicately peels open another band-aid, "I've told you before not to practice firebending by yourself,"

Mako just huffs and wipes his tears. Bolin walks into the kitchen now, all set on making Mako feel better, because Mako never cries, (because he's eight, he says, and isn't a little kid anymore,) but right now he really looks like he wants to cry.

The phone rings then, echoing from the little counter by the sink, and Mommy calls for Daddy to please, get it because she's busy at the moment, and Daddy calls back something from the other room that doesn't sound like he's going to be able to get it.

Mommy sighs again, and stands up. "I'll be right back, honey," she tells his brother, and goes over to see who is calling.

Now's his time, Bolin thinks, to help Mako since Mommy and Daddy are busy. So he takes the cloth just like Mommy did, and, yes, he can do this, he's a big boy, so he dips it in the water and presses it to Mako's scratched-up knee.

"Sorry," he says when Mako hisses at the pressure. But Mako isn't looking at him anymore; his amber eyes are open wide and his mouth hanging open, too, his missing tooth showing. So Bolin looks down to what Mako is seeing, and he almost jumps back in shock.

The water in his hands over Mako's cut is glowing; glowing a bright, blue, shimmering light.

"Bo..." Mako whispers, "You're a waterbender! You're healing me!"

Mako's cut fades away, the skin of his knee smooth and white, but a bubble of fear is blooming in Bolin's tummy, because...

isn't he supposed to be an Earthbender?

He's been practicing with Daddy all the time, and even though he hasn't been able to bend anything yet, Daddy says he's just a late bloomer.

"Mom!" Mako calls, "Look! Bolin's a waterbender!"

And their Mom has just enough time to hang up the phone and turn around before she really does jump.

She comes over to them slowly, her face looking from Bolin, to Mako, to the little glowing bubble of water in Bolin's hands, and back to her youngest son.

"Mommy, I made Mako all better!" he excailms, before he looses focus and the bubbles bursts and slashes to the floor.

"Yes, baby..." she says slowly, almost to herself, "Yes, you did..."


Okay, guys, this is just a little preview of what is to come in the Avatar Bolin AU!

Some notes; first of all, this is going to be a certain style of writing where I break each 'chapter' into little drabbles or parts, I should say. There will be multiple parts per chapter, depicting Bolin's life and perhaps some other POV's as well.

Also, this style is going to be more short and straight forward, and not as detailed...you know? I am making it purposely simplified.

Like, I guess dabbles are like that? Well, this isnt really a drabble...but these first few are from a young Bolin's pov so it sounds young, you know?

Also, since this is an Au, Mako and Bolin's parents are going to stick around a little longer. (Slightly, like a few years)

You can find some of the headcannons and ideas for this fic on 'Theorangestar's" tumblr . I read her tumblr and she gave me permission to use her ideas.

Go read her short story called 'The Avatar State" in which Bolin goes into the Avatar State for the first time during Amon's rally in the 'Revelation'. An awesome picture for this story is also on her tumblr that she did, which really helps set the tone. You should review!

Also, if you have any ideas you want me to put in this fic, I will think about it and may use them.

Will update a longer chapter soon. Reviews and ideas always welcome. :)