The Fire Ferrets had finished training for the day and Korra was in the locker room taking her padding off when she felt someone place their arms around her waist and lean down to kiss her neck.
"Tahno, stop. Someone could see you." She turned around to face him and smiled briefly.
"I know, to think what it would do to my reputation to be seen slumming it with the competition."
"Hey, I am clearly the one doing the slumming here, pretty boy." She punched him in the shoulder to emphasize her point.
"Tell me, Avatar" he said as he pulled her body flush against him, "will you cry when we win tomorrow? I think I might enjoy seeing you cry over me"
"Oh, Tahno" She placed her hand on his cheek gently before reaching back and smacking him. "That will never happen."
Clutching his jaw, he smiled up at her with more than a little lust in his blue eyes.
"Darling, you know how I love it when you're rough but this is hardly the place. But I can promise that I won't hurt you tomorrow. After all, I now have an incentive to insure that that body of yours stays in top shape." He grinned lasciviously at her and moved his hand down to grip her ass.
Korra leaned up to his ear, "How about you just worry about my body later tonight?"
They heard someone enter the room and Tahno quickly removed his hand and called over his shoulder as he was leaving
"See you on the court tomorrow losers"
Korra looked up and saw Mako with his hands balled in fists and his mouth in a hard line.
"What the hell is wrong with you, pal?" He yelled at Tahno's retreating figure
"I think you could infer the answer is nothing, I mean look at me, but before you threaten to attempt to fight me in her honor or whatever you should think about talking to your girl over there."
Tahno walked out the door but couldn't resist poking his head back in and blowing a kiss to Korra that the firebender saw.
"Korra what the hell-"
"It's nothing Mako, leave it alone."
"No he had his hand on your…your…he was harassing you! We should report him or-"
"I'VE BEEN SLEEPING WITH TAHNO, OKAY?"
If the situation weren't so awkward Korra might have appreciated the fact that Mako looked as if he had been punched in the stomach.
"Are you insane?" He said in a hoarse voice that was jealous and maybe a little hurt. "You fucking let that tool touch you?"
"THAT tool? For fuck's sake Mako let's talk about the tool right in front of me! Tahno doesn't tell me he likes me or that I'm amazing despite being infuriating. He doesn't tell me he feels things for me because it's just sex. He's honest with me, and even though it's just sex he manages to keep from flaunting other girls in front of me and expecting me to wait for him." The silence between them was long and heavy.
"Look in a goddamn mirror before you start calling him anything."