Gleaming moon light rained down upon the city and turned it into a majestic beauty. The orb of light hung high in the cloudless sky and shed light on all with its sight.
The lake within the central park was crystalized by the light and was as solid as earth, not moving a single inch, not making the smallest of sounds, everything was calm and collective.
A hand rose and guided a stream of water upwards. A flick of the wrist made it creep higher and making it sparkle with shards of ice like a dragon stretching a long imposing neck covered in scales.
The manipulator pushed and the pillar of water until it broke free from its home and fanned out into the fridge nighttime air. An arc was formed and then a complete circle which fit perfectly around the moon.
The water then froze complete and shattered into a million snowflakes. Each little shape took in a piece of moonlight and glowed brightly with a wondrous fury. It all seemed so alive.
"Most people would have to go to an opera to something as beautiful as this."
A voice penetrated the darkness. It resonated from a park bench with a single light pole hanging overhead. There sat a man whose sharp eyes captivated the water master like nothing else in the world.
"Flattery will get you nothing, Mako." The water bender retorted and crossed her arms across her breast.
The man, Mako, sighed and got off the bench. "Who said I was asking for anything?" He tightened the red scarf around his neck and approached the water bender who happened to be not only his teammate but also a hothead, master bender of three elements and above all else, a significant other.
"Boys always want something," She said and smirked.
Mako rolled his eyes. "It's not like girls are not always after something either."
The girl leaned in close. "True but I don't want something, I want someone."
"Korra," Mako began, drawing on every bit of his willpower to not embrace her. "I thought we'd agreed to be friends until the tournament was over."
The Avatar, master of the four elements, had a weakness. It was that she could not resist the rebellious look in Mako's eyes. "Does it really matter if we wait five weeks or five years? We can be friends but that would just be an illusion and you know it." She took one of his hands into hers. "I like you," She reached for the other. "And you like me. What are we waiting for?"
He couldn't look away, he just couldn't. Her lips were so smooth and close, begging to be felt. "You know and I know that it would jeopardize our teamwork. Not to mention how Asami and Bolin would feel about it. I just… I don't want to get involved right now." Someone had set a fire under his skin and his cheeks were flaming red now.
A sign of disappointment played across Korra's face but soon was replaced by revelation. "If you don't want me then why would you follow me out here in the middle of the night? Did you want to see me bend or…" She pressed her chest against his. "Was there something else you wanted?"
Their faces were separated by a hair's width of air. Her cheeks did little to hide her own emotional intensity and too were aflame with passion.
"You're right, there is something I want." He enveloped her in an embrace and held her as if he were holding the world. "It's you."
They kissed in the moonlight with a passion neither of them had experienced in their very first kiss. The fire that they shared bloomed into a wondrous flower of emotion that represented so much of their feelings for one another. Seconds turned to minutes and it was only the need for oxygen that had finally separated their lips.
"Best kiss ever," Korra grinned.
Mako had a cool look about him. "Yeah, I'm sorry it took so long."
The girl continued to grin. "You can stop apologizing and just kiss me again." She said and he did.
Some Korra & Mako fluff for you, hope you've enjoyed it.
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