Korra opened the door to the Air Temple. In a matter of seconds the air bending kids ran up to her and gave her a hug. It had been a week since Korra and Asami had left for their trip to the Spirit World, and they were finally back. Korra saw the look on Ikki's face and knew she was about to be bombarded with questions.

"Korra! What was your trip like? Did you and Asami see anything awesome?", Ikki asked with excitement. She looked at Korra with fascinated eyes.

"Oh- um yeah. It was fun.", Korra lied to the excited child. She gave her a fake smile.

Pema, who was standing behind everyone, immediately knew something wasn't right. She looked at Korra with a questioning gaze. Korra looked down.

"Let's take your stuff back to your room, Korra.", Pema said with a smile. Korra returned the smile, and followed Pema back to her room that she had missed. The avatar knew she had to explain herself now.

"I still have feelings for Mako.", Korra blurted out. She couldn't keep it inside any longer. Pema's eyes widened. She was not expecting that at all!

"What about Asami? Did something go wrong on your journey in the Spirit World?", Pema questioned, trying to remain calm.

Korra sighed. "I don't know. I thought I had feelings for her, but.." She looked down. "I can't stop thinking about Mako. He's the one I want- need to be with." She looked back up and continued. "I thought that Asami and I would click once we went away together, but we didn't."

Pema listened to Korra intently. "Have you talked to Asami about this yet?"

"Not exactly."

Pema's features showed confusion. Korra knew she had to explain herself.

"I told her I didn't feel a spark between us. I didn't really mention anything about Mako."

Pema put a hand on Korra's shoulder. "What if Mako doesn't feel the same about you anymore, Korra? You two haven't been together since you opened the spirit portals! That's a lot of time for someone to move on."

"Well... I kind of got a letter from Mako." Pema's eyes widened in surprise. "He must have slipped it in my bag before Asami and I left."

"What did it say?" Pema asked with excitement in her voice.

"He talked about- hold on. I'll just let you read it." Korra handed the letter to Pema.

Pema looked at the letter and unfolded it. It read:

Dear Korra,

I meant what I said tonight. I will always have your back all the way. I felt amazing the moment I laid eyes on you again. It's been way too long, Korra. Having you in my arms again made my heart skip a beat. Watching Varrick and Zhu Li's wedding made me think of us. I cherish every moment that I spent with you: good or bad. The three years without you felt like a life time. I stayed single the entire time because I know that when it's said and done you're the only one that I want to spend the rest of my life with. I know you're going on a trip, and I couldn't hold my feelings in any longer. When you get back I hope we can talk about this, so I can find out if you still feel the same way. I'm almost positive you do.. There's just no faking the chemistry between us. I never stopped loving you, Korra. I may have been confused before or too concerned with work, but I've never been this sure of anything in my life. I thought about you every day and every night since you left. Please come see me soon. I want to make it work this time; I regret letting go of you every day.

Love, Mako.

Pema knew Mako's words came from his heart. She slowly folded the letter back up and handed it to Korra. Deep down Pema always knew that Mako and Korra would end up back together.

"I think you should go find Mako. It sounds like you two can make it work this time if you're willing to make a commitment.", Pema smiled. Korra returned the smile. Pema always knew what to say.

Pema put her hand on Korra's shoulder and gently squeezed before leaving Korra's room. Korra sat on her bed and started to reminisce. Her stomach filled with butterflies as she remembered her first kiss with the firebender on her mind. She remembered it like it was yesterday.

Korra stood outside of the probending arena looking at the beautiful view of Republic City at night. She sadly looked out at the lights. Being rejected felt awful; she didn't want to accept that the one she loved didn't return her feelings. Then, seemingly out of nowhere she heard Mako's voice. She remembered exactly what he said.

"We need to talk. Look, sometimes you can be so infuriating-"

"Save your breath; you've already made it clear how you feel about me." Korra interrupted, not wanting to hear what she thought Mako was going to say.

"No," Mako paused. "I haven't. What I'm trying to say is.. as much as you drive me crazy, I also think you're pretty amazing."

Korra's face immediately lit up. She turned around to face Mako. "So, you do like me?" She asked innocently.

"Yes, but-" He sighed. "I like Asami, too- I don't know. Things are complicated. I've been feeling really confused, and-" He was cut off by Korra's lips against his. Korra felt like she was ten feet in the air.

Korra felt slobber run down her cheeks as she was snapped back into reality by her best friend licking her face rapidly. The polar bear dog looked into Korra's bright blue eyes with her deep brown ones. Her tail was wagging as she continued to lick the avatar who had been gone for a week.

"Hey girl! I missed you, too!" Korra giggled at Naga.

Her thoughts immediately returned to Mako. She wanted to see him as soon as possible. Korra hadn't been this nervous since she confessed her love to Mako for the first time. She was interrupted by a knock on her door. Jinora entered the room with a smile on her face. She walked over to Korra, and handed her a letter.

"This came for you, Korra. It says it's from Mako."

Korra slightly blushed. After Jinora left, Korra unfolded the piece of paper. It was from Mako, alright! Korra smiled and went to her closet. She changed into a beautiful sky blue kimono designed with patterns of purple flowers. Korra looked at herself in the mirror then proceeded to the kitchen. There she saw Tenzin, Pema, and their two daughters.

Pema put a hand in front of her mouth and gasped. "Korra! You look so beautiful! Where are you heading?"

"I'm gonna' meet Mako in a bit," Korra smiled with excitement. "He sent me an invitation to meet him at Avatar Aang Memorial Island."

Korra took a seat at the table since she still had about two hours until she was supposed to meet Mako. Pema looked over at her with a thoughtful look on her face.

"How much time do you have before your date, Korra?" Pema asked.

"About two hours," Korra answered. "Why?"

"Come with me! I'll do your hair."

"Do I have to?" Korra groaned, sticking out her bottom lip.

Pema answered Korra's question by grabbing her hand and dragging her to the powder room. She combed Korra's hair thoroughly before adding, as Sokka would call them, "hair loopies". Then, she put the remainder of Korra's hair in a low bun. Korra looked beautiful.

"What do you think?" Pema asked holding up a silver hand mirror to show Korra the finished product.

"It looks great, Pema. Thanks." She smiled.

Korra was starting to feel nervous again as she looked at the time. She hadn't been romantically involved with anyone in over three years. She never considered Asami as a significant other. Thinking of Asami made Korra cringe. Korra didn't love Asami in a romantic way, but they had become best friends over the years. She didn't want to wreck that. Looking at the time, Korra quickly erased the racing thoughts from her mind and rushed out the door.

"You can do this, Korra," The avatar whispered to herself.

Thank you for reading. Please review :) I'll try to update as much as I can. This is the second Legend of Korra fanfic I have written, so I hope you like it!