Okay, so, I've been thinking, what better way to show how I feel about an LoK Christmas than to write it? So, here I am. I've been wanting to do this for a while, but with all the family time spent for the past three days and nights full of hilarious jokes, delusional gossip that I, an 11-year-old girl who only wants to know about her family tree, doesn't understand, the card game "Taboo", and the other card game "5 Second Rule", that didn't seem possible. If there's any errors, I'm sorry, because I'm doing this on my Kindle Fire, so don't blame me, blame the stupid autocorrections. I'm doing one chapter on each LoK character I can think of and the grand two-parter finale will be Christmas Eve and Day. I'll try to get this done before Christmas, and maybe the two-parter will actually be on Christmas. Here's Korra's perspective on the day before Christmas Eve, aka, today. Enjoy!
Christmas is my most favorite holiday of the year - well, besides Halloween. And it's not because of the presents that I love - oh, no, it's something completely different. Usually, it's the point of seeing the happy faces of family and friends that see what they got, or the caroling that go from door to door on Christmas Eve, or just the festivities themselves. But this year's different. This year's special. I actually have a whole bunch of friends and a fiance to share the caroling, laughter, joy, and gift opening with. And I get to have it all with my second family on Air Temple Island.
I'm currently in a store in the mall, looking for a decent gift for Asami. She and I have grown extremely close since the team took down Anon - er, Noatak, and the equalists. She and I have become Soul Sisters, so I wasn't surprised when she started screaming and squealing and squeezing me in bone crushing hugs and started calling the rest of the team and the airbending family, and even the press after I told her that Mako proposed to me on my birthday two weeks ago. I was REALLY uneasy about the press part, since the president threw a huge masquerade gala for us last week. Trust me, it wasn't exactly what you call the best thing ever, but we let it go and took it as an early wedding gift.
I'm starting to choose between a pair of lavender stilettos and a dressy top with elegant plum purple vines swirling over a pink background when I saw THE perfect gift - or gifts, more or less. It was a pair of egg plantpurple racing gloves, a maroon purple leather long sleeved jacket, and the best item, a dark purple racing helmet. Asami, being a fashionable race car driver, loves both purple, and new racing equipment. And the best part about these three items? They were the whole package for just 15 yuans! Spirits, do I love Christmas sales, or do I love Christmas sales?
Next is the sports store across the hall. Even in the winter, Bolin has a big eye out for any sports available, whether if it's probending or indoor water polo, this guy has his guard up for a spot on any type of sports teams. And with Bo being my future brother-in-law, I wanna make sure to get him something nice. Nothing about him makes me smile more than his goofy nature of happiness or thanks, or just plain out randomness. That's what makes Bolin "Bolin".
I was looking at a pair of soccer cleats when I saw something that I knew he would love - neon green basketball shoes. If there's one sport that Bolin loves just as much as probending, it's basketball. He had just joined a professional basketball team, and he needs new basketball shoes - let me tell you this, the ones he has now are already having torn up laces and permanent marks and scratches. I know that he's gonna take good care of these - they are extremely nice. And I bought them for 30 yuans when the original price was 80! Man, I love sales!
And last, but definitely not least, is my fiance, Mako. This guy is almost impossible to buy for. But one thing's for sure, he loves to keep his hands covered with half gloves. I went into the winter isle in the sports store. I figure that if there's any winter sports that are outside, they have to have some sort of gloves, wouldn't they?
I was looking at some skiing half gloves until my eye caught on some really nice looking snowboarding half gloves. They were black leather gloves with the Fire Nation emblem on the backs. If there's one thing I've learned about Mako since November, it's that he loves to go snowboarding. I figured that out when he beat us on a race down Yue Mountain a day or two after Thansgiving. They weren't much, but their original price was 20 yuans - go them for 10! I think I have another reason to like Christmas. They have the best sales!
Tenzin didn't want me to get the airbending kids much, so I figured the best way to make sure that they didn't destroy anything was to get them gift cards for any store in the mall. Since Jinora's the eldest, I decided to get her a little something more, so to go along with the gift card, I got her a hair highlighter kit with colors of yellow and orange. Jinora's a smart girl. She'll know where to keep them from her rather destructive siblings.
I rode the ferry back the island with a few bags in my hands. During the ride, I looked up to see one of Asami's planes lying overhead. Then, I looked back to the mainland to see a familiar motorcycle followed by four others as they chased a what I assumed was a triad truck. I smiled to myself. I couldn't wait to see everyone's faces when they open up their gifts in two days.