Korra and Mako separated from the kiss and she hugged him again. Korra embraced Mako her wind bitten face pressed against his protective, strong chest. Fat snowflakes were falling from the soupy grey sky. In her mind those words were ringing in her head again, I realized...I love you Korra.
"So what happens know?" she asked
"Well, I was thinking we give Lin her bending back and"
" No, I mean, about us" she interrupted.
"Well, I was hoping we could tell everyone over dinner. Mako chirped"
"Thats what I was afraid of."
"What why?"
"Well, there's my mom and dad, Asami, Bolin, Tenzin, Katara, the white lotus members."
"OK, OK I get the point."
"So we wait to tell them later?' Korra said.
"Lets start with Bolin and Asami, your parents and Tenzin tomorrow, and by then, the white lotus will get the news."
"One more you forgot." Korra said hands on her hips.
"Who?" Mako chirped
"The press when we get to the city do you want this to be front page news?"
"True, well next press meeting we'll give one of the reporters a privet interview and let it come out in your own words."
"OK lets head" Korra said before turning around and kissing Mako again. They were interrupted by Tenzin who had come to look for them.
"Korra!" he screamed Mako and Korra broke apart blushing.
Well, there goes that idea Korra thought.
Tenzin was about to say something else when Korra water bended snow on his face he was about to yell then he found out what just happened, and smile brightly.
"Korra, your bending...how?" Korra told him everything about two hours passed Lin had her bending back and was planning a return trip and we were about to eat dinner when Tenzin said, "Korra how long have you two been dating?" She nearly choked on her food and Mako was trying to keep some water down.
"What" she let out.
"Don't you what me young lady, I saw you two kissing before." Asami and Bolin eyes looked like dead birds looking to us to see if it was true. Before Mako or Korra could speak Katara and Korra's parents were saying about how young Korra was and the white lotus did not approve at all, and tenzin took the cake, by saying it would interfere with her airbending practice Korra and Mako were taking blow after blow until...
"Oh give em a break there old enough I'm pretty sure the avatar can have a boyfriend without the world coming apart."Lin boomed from across the table. Everyone stopped and looked at Lin in awe. Tenzin was fuming he stood from the table and fixed his robes to compose himself. Korra may I see you outside for a moment.
Oh good! Thought Korra. Korra followed Tenzin out the door into the thick snow. They wind lashed her face as she found Tenzin pacing back and forth.
How could I have been so stupid! I LET HIM STAY AT MY HOUSE. SHE WAS PRACTICING WITH HIM ALL DAY AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELES. WAIT, I TOUGHT HE WAS WITH THAT ASAMI GIRL. Tenzin's mind was racing. He saw Korra in front of him.
"AIRBEND!" he boomed.
"What?" she said her hand shielding her head from the wind admitting off him just then.
"You heard me airbend!" She looked confused and scared, but she took the stance and punched her hand, a gust of air blazed right past Tenzin.
"Look right there, this is worse then I thought." He said. "Your airbending is uncontrollable fueled from pure emotion; the exact opposite of what it supposed to be rooted from. You made this break through when your little crush was in danger, its unstable, irresponsible, and you could lose your ability and block it forever if this little fling was to end." He lectured. He was about to continue when Korra interrupted.
"Is that all you really think of me, I little girl who dreamed up a little romance and her teenage hormones are raging, unlocking her airbending? How dare you, and how dare you insult Mako like that he risked his life for me, saved me, and always been there for me. She returned
"Always been there for you? I thought he was with that AsamI girl or at least he was A WEEK AGO, plus wasn't he arrested? This is just a guy, who is manipulating you and trying to get his fiftieth seconds of fame, your just setting your self up for heart brake.
"Tenzin you were there when I was captured by Turlock when he found me I remember he carried me and I felt so safe, he saved my life, and wanted me when I was a loser non bending avatar." She hissed. Tenzin did remember Mako diligently looking for Korra and watching her later, he began to sober when Korra interrupted again.
"And Tenzin this has nothing to do with my bending and maybe I did come from my relationship with Mako, I mean I love him more than anything in the whole world, and, UGH THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
"Love him...oh Korra don't be so naive? You don't even understand love is. END THIS LITTLE RELATIONSHIP KNOW, I, FORBID YOU TO SEE HIM AGAIN. WHEN WE GET HOME THERE WILL ARRANGEMENTS FOR HIM TO BE SENT AWAY. YOU WILL TRY TO LEARN AIRBENDING FROM SCRATCH AND IF THESE TERMS SEEM UNFAIR, YOU CAN STAY AT THE SOUTH POLE IN YOUR TRAINING CAMP, IM PLENTY BUSY AT THE CITY! He finished his voice was horse know. Korra looked devastated she had no retort or insult her chin quivered and she burst into tears, she whistled for Naga and rode away into the white haze. Tenzin felt horrible his stomach churned and he sighed. He returned to the camp where Mako was playing with his thumbs while Korra's father eyed him uneasily. Everyone looked at Tenzin as he entered.
"Where's Korra?" Pema asked.
"I don't know we had a fight and she took naga and rode off she seemed really upset and know she's gone."
"We have to get her" Mako yelled
"Mako there's a blizzard out there, Korra grew up here, and she won't be able to get out of the camp." Senna said sweetly, just then a white lotus guard ran in.
"Sir Korra has gotten past the gate blew a hole through the wall. Were sending are men on it, but they cant go to far before they come in, I think we should wait till morning to continue the search. Tenzin stoked his grizzled long beard.
"Are you nuts? What did you forget your anti-psychotic pills this morning or something" Mako barked," A 16 year old, emotional girl is out in the middle of a snow storm? She could die!"
"Bro, calm down she'll be okay she's Korra, she'll be back in a few minutes you'll see." Mako ran out the room and onto large beast took off and growled into the while whirlwind pelting snow onto the floor. Mako screaming Korra's name was the last thing everyone heard, before he too disappeared into the ominous white.
Korra stopped naga and fell to her knees to cry. She didn't have coat but she didn't feel the cold. After sobbing Korra tried to meditate. A man in orange robes appeared, Aang.
Semma, pema, and Lin were in group in the living room almost convinces each other everything would be fine. Asami and bolin were shooed to there rooms to not attempt the same stunt as Mako. Tenzin was talking to Korra's father, "This is all my fault."
"No, its not, Korra will be fine know we have to find that boy in the morning I swear I ought to skin him!"
"He doesn't really seem that bad, he saved Korra's life more than once. But, he if lives through this you should talk to him. Korra probably wont let me ten miles around him."
"That mad huh?"
"She started crying, she looked heartbroken. Tonraq grabbed his hand, "It's OK she'll forgive you."
Mako was flying through the air looking for any trace of Korra in the sea of white He continued to scream her name. This isn't going to work. It never was, I mean me and the avatar, plus this is Korra's family how will the public react. Things will be better for everyone If I left the picture. This is all my fought. He thought to himself.
Korra saw aang his presence comforted her.
"Long time no see" he joked.
"Aang, is my airbending fueled by my love for Mako? I mean that's not a bad thing I mean I am in complete control, your son needs to seriously chill."She spat out.
"Korra if you are going to be the avatar you must listen to your masters, I mean you did just blow a hole through a wall there may he some truth to what Tenzin's saying. You need to let go out earthly Attachments, you can't let your feelings consume you. I think you need to explain this to Tenzin."
"I tried but he just shouted at me, he says I have to leave Mako I mean you had Katara when you were fourteen."
"True but I let her go. Look you get one chance at love when your the avatar, but that doesn't mean it's easy, don't mess it up." After that Aang vanished.
"Wait Aang come back!" Korra yelled but it was useless, she sighed and stood up facing naga. I guess I should go apologize to Tenzin. I guess this is all my fault I mean a boyfriend? How could I be so stupid I guess Mako could wait, I mean we have been dating for a day! Either way I have to go back I'm obviously, not OK I don't remember hurting those guards. This is all my fault. I she thought. She turned to mount naga but I wolf cry had naga run away.
"Naga come back no!" suddenly Korra was very alone.
Back at the camp naga wondered back sometime after ten. Senna was the first to spot her. This is bad. She thought.
Mako had been flying for hours he was using the flame in his hand as a light, He was exchusted but held the reins tightly and urged the beast to move forward.
"Korra!" He screamed her name over and over praying for an answer.
Korra was walking in the deep snow with the wind pounding her face, the glow in her hands was here only source of heat. She started coughing and her eyes drooped, as she fell to her knees. She was on the urge of collapse when she threw a ball of fire into the sky. Before she fainted she could swear she heard someone calling her name.
Tenzin woke up the next morning to the knock of Mako carrying an unconscious Korra in his arms, his face was tired and desperate.
"Please help she wont wake up!" Mako begged. Tenzin wasted no time he picked Korra up and placed her on the couch he told Mako to fetch Katara, and to wake everyone. When he left a Man in white lotus uniform entered.
"Sir your bison has returned with Mako and,,," he stopped when he saw Korra on the couch and Tenzin's not amused face.
"I'll just go." He squirmed. Tenzin sighed looked at Korra and thought thank god your safe.
"After a quick healing session, Korra woke in the healing room with the airbending children poking her and asking a million questions.
" Are you and Mako dating? Did you and daddy get in a fight? Are you sick? Did you get lost? Did you break the wall like KABOOM? The last question was from Meelo Korra was overwhelmed but Katara her savor shooed them out of the room. She looked kind and worldly she sat down next to Korra and grabbed her hand.
"Tell me everything."
Outside in the living room Mako paced back and forth and slipped coffee until he sat down for a second, his heavy eyes won over and he drifted into a slumber. Bolin placed a blanket on him and walked back to the couch and sat next to AsamI who was currently being preposed to by Meelo while ikkI was spinning in circles and Jinora was braiding her hair the look in her eyes said help me!
Katara came out of the room carful not to wake Mako but she looked at him a moment and smiled. She walked over the kitchen where the adults were waiting. They all stood when she entered. "Korra will be fine, she has a bit of a cold but she is unscathed, but I understand she's upset at a certain airbending master." Tenzin looked down into his dark coffee.
"I'll go talk to her." He said
"First you have to talk to Mako, then I think you could talk to her I think you ALL need to talk with him I'll wake him. A few minutes later Mako appeared in the doorway he still looked quite exchuated and had a bit of a cough as well.
"I said I could help with that cough but he wont let me help him." Katara teased. Mako smiled and sat down and drank some more coffee. Tenzin spoke first.
"Thank you for saving Korra, you didn't have to do that... Look your obviously involved with Korra and I want to remind you that your dating the avatar and that this not another girl you can break up with like Miss Sato." Mako blood began to boil, how dare he, he thought. "What my husband means is, we need to know what your looking for, out of this relationship." Pema said.
"Look the first time I saw Korra I felt a connection, she was beautiful and full energy and joy, and helped me out with a match, even though I was a complete stranger. She helped me save my brother from Amon a man that took him hostage and when she said she was facing him I was really nervous for her. I ignored these feelings because she was the avatar and I was nobody and not ready for anything like that. I met Asami and she was sweet and very kind but I was ignoring my feelings for Korra. A few days later Korra told me how she felt or better yet how I felt, she's really straight forward that girl. I denied it of course, but part of me really wanted to say I did fell that way. Our match was horrible we were furious with each other so later I just came out and told her how I felt, the next thing I knew she kissed me and then there was a big debacle and we agreed to be friends. I pretty much ignored my feelings until she was kidnapped, I went crazy I thought I would die if I couldn't see her again and I realized that I loved her. I was still with AsamI and I was going to talk to her, but next thing I knew the attack happened. Everything happened so fast and eventually we ended up here. I found her when she ran out the door I told her how I felt and she got her bending back. After that we talked about what would happen next and then we kissed and Tenzin saw us, and the rest is history I guess. Look deep down I think I knew this wasn't gonna work I think Korra and I are gonna agree on a break and see how we feel in a while, I was thinking about joining the police force to help the city, and give Korra some space to learn airbending. Besides I don't want the press to blind side her when she gets back." Mako stopped and started to cough again. Everyone at the table looked at him, Tenzin and Tonraq were being eyed by their spouses.
"Mako, you obviously love Korra and want to protect her and If you want a future with her you should be prepared to stand by her, even if the press wont like it." Mako looked at him in awe and around the table everyone nodded at him in agreement.
"But If you break that girl's heart you will have three water bending masters to deal with, me, plus a fully realized avatar, and I think you know what the result of that will be.
Just then Korra appeared in the doorway "Mako!" she beamed, and a smile appeared on her face she ran up to him and hugged him, she looked up at his face, "Katara says you saved me." She nuzzled her head to his chest, "Thank you," she said quietly closing her eyes and squeezing him harder. They separated and Korra looked at the group of adults and blushed slightly. She looked over at Tenzin.
"I'm really sorry for everything I said, I think the events of the last few days has really had a toll on me. I didn't..." she was then cut off.
"Korra it is I who is at fault, I'm sorry to jumping to such conclusions and underestimating this fine young man you have chosen. We will go back to the city and see what way the wind blows. I'm happy you found someone to make you happy." Tenzin said. Korra looked shocked but then smiled and hugged him.
"For the record I was OK with this from the start, and I might have a few job openings in the upcoming weeks to help with the repairs." Lin said before placing a hand on Korra's shoulder, winking at Mako and walking out of the room. Korra Sneezed which was followed by a sequence of coughs from Mako.
"You two need rest I will get some beds ready." Katara smiled and left, followed by everyone but Mako and Tonraq. Tonraq walked up to Mako and shook his hand.
"Take care of my little girl." He said before leaving. Mako smiled did anything of this actually happen? He thought. He sneezed and went up stairs.
In the coming weeks they went home. Korra and Mako, kept a low profile, and she practiced airbending and passed her test in only two months ironically in the same time a new Northern water tribe representative was initiated and Mako was put on payroll and got his badge at the station. After two months of hard work Mako asked for permission to go on an official quiet first date. A boat ride in the bay and a late night picnic in candle light in the park. Korra thought it was perfect, Mako thought it only goes up from here.
The next day they were amazed to see there date on the front page. Ferret steals avatar's heart: Are there wedding bells in the near future? Mako then saw pictures of Korra and him kissing, he nearly died of embarrassment. Later at dinner everyone was talking about it.
"Wedding bells?"asked Tenzin. Frantically reading the article for a fifth time. "For god sake they gave you one of those celebrity couple names, Makorra.
The end!