Disclaimer: I do not own Legend of Korra.
Korra woke up to the bright sunlight reflecting off the snow, her forehead was coated with a layer of cool sweat that she attempted to bend off. She tried time after time until she remembered she could no longer waterbend. Tears began to swell up in her eyes. "Pull yourself together Korra," she whispered to herself. She knew Amon could take away her bending, but she never imagined it actually happening. While wrapped in her own thoughts Korra heard someone rapping at her door.
"Come in.," she said while she quickly wiped away the tears that were streaming down her face.
Mako slowly walked through the door. He examined Korra only to see her eyes were puffy and red, which signaled that she had been crying. Mako went towards her and wrapped his arms around her waist. "Korra everything is going to be okay Katara will restore your bending I am sure of it." As he said this though he was not sure about the truth of his words.
"Mako… I lost myself. I am not Korra anymore. You can stop feeling sorry for me now, just, what is the point of even trying?" She gazed up at him tears rolling down her cheeks again. Mako lifted his hands and cupped her face while gently wiping away the tears with his thumb.
"Korra, bending or not you are still my Korra. When Tarrlok took you I was so worried, I could not handle myself, but I had hope that you were still alive. And I will always have hope with you. Because from that day I realized I can't imagine my life without you." Make looked into her oceanic blue eyes pouring out his heart to her. Korra peered into his amber eyes seeing that he has believed in her all along. "Thank you Mako for having hope, but sometimes it is hard for me to see it within myself." She looked at him with a slight smirk. He lifted her chin up to have her look into his eyes, "Korra I will always have faith in you." She quickly wrapped her arms around him and buried her head into his neck. She began sobbing into him grateful that he was there for her, but scared at the same time.
What if I never get my bending back? Korra thought as she cried in Mako's arms.
Mako was the first to pull away from their embrace, "Korra, Katara is waiting for you we should go and see if she can restore your bending."
Mako escorted Korra to the compound and left her with Katara while he waited with the others.
"Do you think this Katara lady can restore Korra's bending?" Bolin looked at Mako with his earthy green eyes. He looked just as stressed and tired as Mako felt.
"Well we are about to find out." Asami said with her arms crossed over her chest. Asami was still suffering internally over her father, an expression of sadness shown in her jade eyes. The door to the healer room slowly opened and Katara emerged with a look of disappointment. "I was unable to restore her bending, it was like nothing I have ever felt before."
Tenzin felt his heart tighten he could only imagine what Korra was feeling. She had to carry so much on her shoulders, now with her earth, water, and fire bending gone who knew how motivated she would be to go back to Republic City. He still wanted to continue her air bending, but he did not want to push her.
A few moments the door to the healer room was pushed open again Korra came running out with tears streaming from her eyes. Mako stood in front of her trying to console her, but she pushed him to the side pulling her parka from the hanger beside him.
Mako ran outside for her feeling the brisk wind of the South Pole hit his face and slowly chapping his lips.
"Korra!" he yelled after her. She turned around looking at him tears still streaming down her face.
"What? What do you want Mako!"
He approached her with arms open, she slowly went towards him contemplating whether she should give in and enter his embrace. She wanted to be strong, but her love for Mako was slowly over coming her. Quickly she pushed down her feelings for him and looked into his amber eyes.
"Mako my bending cannot be restored I am no longer the Avatar. Just go back to Republic City and go on with your lives!"
Mako heart was being pulled by her icy words, he knew Korra was upset with herself, but he wanted to be there for her for the woman he loves.
"Korra I told you Avatar or not you are still Korra to me. I have been so worried about you, my feeling are everywhere. I am disappointed in myself for not telling you sooner and putting you through so much…"
Korra looked at him confused. What is he talking about? It hit her then he was apologizing for him and Asami because he did not love Asami, he loved Korra. It was too much for her to handle she felt the walls inside her slowly crumbling down.
"Korra, I love you." Mako finally said what he had wanted to say from day one. He knew Korra was the one, from the very beginning he knew she was special. Saying it out loud made it more real for him, finally everything was out in the open. He looked at Korra waiting for a response.
"Mako… I- I can't this is all too much."
Korra felt her heart drop, she knew by running she was throwing away everything she loved. She wanted to jump into Mako's arms and tell him how she really felt, but she had no energy, she no longer felt like herself.
Mako's amber eyes showed hurt, she could not handle anymore hurt. Korra began to break away from Mako, she felt no control over her body, and the tears were rolling down her face like rivers. She began to run, running was all she was capable of doing. Mako watched as she sprinted away from him, his heart felt black. He knew she loved him, at least he thought she did.
"Be patient my son." Tenzin said as he placed a comforting hand on Mako's shoulder.
Korra found herself in front of her parent's home tears still pouring from her eyes. She knew no one was home because Senna and Tonraq were still at the compound. Naga looked up at Korra with her black eyes telling Korra that she was there for her. Korra wiped the tears from her face and entered her home. Without even thinking she grabbed her bag and began packing all her clothes and some food.
When she finished packing she found a piece of parchment and a pencil, she wrote her final goodbyes to her parents. She did not want to be found. She wrote one final goodbye for Mako, this one pained her most tears began rushing down her face as she wrote. Finally, she folded up the parchment and left it on the kitchen table.
"Ready to go girl" Korra said as she pet Naga. Naga had looked truly regal in her native habitat. Naga stared back at Korra telling her she was ready to go wherever Korra went. Korra saddled up Naga and strapped her bag to the saddle. "Let's go girl." Korra kicked Naga's side and Naga was striding towards the sunset.
It is time for me to start over, Korra thought. Her and Naga had reached the dock to find it empty. There was an empty ship to their right; Korra led Naga to the ship and they sailed off to where they would start anew.