Mako stood there, frozen with fear. His eyes are wide and his mouth slightly open. His breathing is fast and deep in panic. He tried to tell himself that this is just a nightmare. He would wake up soon and it would all be over. But he knew the truth; Mako had just witnessed the murder of his father. He was shot, right through his heart. It was all a terrible mistake. The man who shot him thought he was someone else, someone who owed him money. But he got the wrong man and shot Mako's father. His Dad had just taken him to the arena to watch their favorite sport together, pro-bending. They had been going ever other week of the season ever since Mako turned 7. After the match, they went out to eat to their usual restaurant and started home. It was past the time they told the babysitter that they would be back so they decided to take a short cut through the maze of alleyways. Mako watched as his father walked into an alleyway and then he heard a gun shot. Mako called out to his father but he didn't respond. He then ran around the comer and stopped when he saw what had happened. Mako looked at his father's lifeless body and back to the man that shot him. The man was tall, with white hair and tan skin. He had on water tribe colored clothing and was smoking a cigar. He looked Mako straight into the eye and pointed the gun to him. Tears started to steams down the young firbenders face.
Mako-"No, don't!"
Man-"Why shouldn't I? You're just gonna rat me out to the cops. This will make things much easier."
Mako-"No, no I won't! I promise! Please, I'm all my little brother has left now!"
The man repositioned his gun and took aim. He looked back at the young boy; he looked about 8 years old, perhaps a bit tall for his age, in firebender clothing. Mako closed his eyes and prepared himself for death. Tears continued to poor down his face. The man then thought of his own brother, whom he lost at a young age to a gang member. He sighed and put down the gun. He couldn't do it, he couldn't kill a kid. Mako opened one eye and saw that the man had put away his gun. The man walked over to him and pointed his finger in his face. Mako's eyes shot open and he jumped back in fear.
Man-"You got lucky, kid. You better not tell a single sprit that it was me or else there will be a bullet going straight through your brain. You understand?"
Mako nodded his head and the man walked through an alleyway and disappeared. He went over to his father, who was lying in a pool of blood. He couldn't handle his anger and sadness anymore so he yelled out to nothing.
Mako-"WHY? WHY ME? WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS? I WANT MY DAD BACK!"
Mako (softly)-"Please, I want my Dad back…"
It was pointless; yelling wouldn't help. He stayed there for a long time and cried his heart out. He finally stopped when he was numb with pain inside of him. Then he started to think. Now what are we going to do, he thought. His mother had died from a sickness only a year ago and now it was just him and Bolin, who just turned six years old a few weeks ago. He decided that for his brother's sake he needed to keep this a secret and just go on like nothing ever happened. He would say that his Dad just sent on a trip or something. That would only work for a little while but he would think of something when the time came. He stood up and wiped away his tears and let out a long sigh. He unwrapped his father's scarf and put it around his own neck. It was the only thing left that wasn't covered in blood. He took the red scarf and pressed it to his face. It was soft and smelled of his father. I'm going to keep this with me forever, he said to himself. He then used all his strength to drag his father's body to the nearby cemetery, where he buried him right next to his deceased mother. The then took his finger and carefully used his bending to burn his fathers name beside his mothers in the tombstone. He said his final goodbyes and walked home with silent tears falling down his face.
Author's note: This story might have shorter chapters then my others, but it will have more chapters. I had always wondered how Mako and Bolin's parents died, so I made up my own version! So review so I can make the rest of the story better! Thank you!