A/N: Yay fluff!
This is just a random idea i had about Legend of Korra, since i absolutely love the show. I wanted to do something involving Zuko and his legacy, but without the necessity of following the weekly plot of the show.
So it became a fluff story!
Enjoy.
"Woooaaaahh!"
Korra was meditating at the top of a hill on Air Temple Island when she heard a loud shout erupt from the sky. She looked up from where she was sitting and saw a dark, black shape falling quickly towards the water below from an air ship in the sky. The ship had the Fire Nation emblem stamped on one side.
Korra turned her gaze back towards the falling shape. She realized it was a person, and figured that they were falling too fast to make a comfortable landing in the water.
Korra jumped from the top of the hill, landing quickly on the now-frozen water. She bent the water upwards, and it immediately engulfed the person. She let the water down slowly before dropping them into the water.
The person –a boy, Korra realized, - broke the water's surface, gasping for air. He flipped his dark, wet hair away from his face; pulled himself onto the ice Korra had formed, and stood up to face her.
"That's the last time I piss off my mom." He said, pulling at his sopping clothes.
Korra immediately recognized him.
"Lu Ten!" Korra cried, jumping into the boy's embrace.
He laughed, wrapping his arms around her waist. He squeezed her for a moment longer before holding her at arm's length. "Hey, Avatar." He said, smiling.
Korra smiled, looked away and realized that Tenzin, Mako, Bolin, Asami, Pema, and the three Airbender kids had all gathered at the end of the dock. The air ship had landed at the other end of the island.
Lu Ten grabbed Korra's hand and led her back to the dock on the ice. He didn't slip, Korra noticed, unlike he had the last time they had seen each other.
"Lu Ten," Tenzin said, smiling as Meelo pulled on his ears. "We haven't seen you since Zuko taught Korra her Firebending back at the Southern Water Tribe."
The boy smiled, dropping Korra's hand and taking Tenzin's. "It's been too long." He turned towards Pema, leaning over to kiss her on the cheek, "Another Airbender?"
Pema sighed, but smiled up at him anyway. "Yes."
"Lu Ten! We haven't seen you in forever! How's your mom? How's Zuko? Are you in love with anyone? Guess what! There are three new people living with us! It's like a big party, but daddy says it gives him a headache and-"
Lu Ten laughed, grabbing Ikki into a hug and cutting her off mid-sentence. "It's good to see you, too, crazy," he said, ruffling her hair. Ikki pouted up at him. "Jinora," he said, looking at the older girl. She smiled shyly before greeting him.
Meelo screamed, jumping from his father's head to run around in a circle on the ground.
Someone behind them coughed, and Korra immediately recognized the joking tone of Bolin.
"Lu Ten," Korra said, taking his hand and moving him slightly away from the Airbenders. She used her free hand to gesture towards her friends. "This is Asami and Bolin, a couple of my friends here." Korra looked around. "Where's Mako?"
Bolin looked uncomfortable, but she noticed his eyes shifted back towards the Temple. "He left?" Korra asked, anger seeping into her voice.
"Don't worry, Korra. I'm sure he's just off with Pabu somewhere. Or maybe he's feeding Naga." Asami looked back towards where Mako had disappeared, "I'll go find him," she said, her voice a song as she turned on her heel and walked away.
Bolin slapped Lu Ten on the shoulder. "Don't worry about Mako, dude. He's not very good at meeting new people. Especially people associated with Korra. Oh, and Asami's his girlfriend." He laughed good-naturedly as Korra looked away.
She didn't like where the conversation was going.
Lu Ten seemed to sense this because he took his hand from Korra's and placed it on her shoulder. "Quite a group of people you've got here, Avatar," he said, laughing as Meelo started biting Bolin's shoe.
"I hope that taught you to behave on trips." A feminine voice called from the left. Korra looked over, and recognized the Fire Lady and ex Fire Lord as her face broke into a large grin.
She ran from where she was next to Lu Ten and collided with Zuko. Although he was older, he still managed to catch her in a hug. His daughter, On Ji, walked past them towards Tenzin and the group. Korra couldn't hear their greetings, but she could hear a bit of what On Ji and Lu Ten were saying.
"I can't believe you're here," Korra said, her grin practically splitting her face.
Zuko chuckled slightly, holding her at arm's length. "When Lu Ten suggested we come, I was more than happy to visit you. How's your Firebending?"
"Comes in handy. No Mai today?" Zuko shook his head.
He smiled at her, leading her back to the dock. Ikki, Jinora, and Meelo were gone, and Bolin was over at the gates with Mako. Tenzin and Pema were talking to On Ji, smiling euphorically.
Zuko went off to talk to Tenzin and his wife as Lu Ten walked back towards her. "How long have you been here Avatar?"
Korra rolled her eyes, moving to walk up the stairs towards the training grounds. The place she was headed was used mostly for sparring, but Korra like to go there sometimes to think.
Lu Ten followed suit. "A while." She answered, unsure of the days. "It's fun here, though. Especially with t-the kids." She looked away, her voice wavering. Korra had wanted to talk about her friends on the island, but the thought of them only brought distorted feelings.
"And what about the newbies?" Lu Ten asked, sitting on a bench on the outskirts of the grounds.
Korra faltered, coming to a stop where she stood. "I-uh, they're a good addition. Tenzin thinks their crazy, and he's definitely wishing for the quiet he used to have before-" Lu Ten raised an eyebrow, bringing her words to a stop.
Ever since they became friends in the Southern Water Tribe, Lu Ten had always been able to read her expressions. It had been cool when they had first met, but now it was just annoying.
"Korra." A familiar voice said behind her. "Bolin said you wanted to see me."
Korra turned around and her breath caught. Mako was leaning against a tree just outside of the grounds, his hands in his pockets. He looked up and het her eyes, his golden ones almost seemed angry.
Things between them were still rocky, especially when Korra learned that Mako hadn't told Asami about their kiss, but Korra wanted to believe that things were going to get better. Of course when Mako barely spoke to her for days, it was hard to keep thinking positively.
"Uh, no. I don't think so." Korra said, scratching her head. Mako moved towards the center of the large ring, his hands still in his pockets. Lu Ten stood from where he was sitting to meet Mako in the middle.
"We didn't meet this morning," Lu Ten said, holding out his hand. "I'm Lu Ten. I've been a friend of the Avatar here for a while now."
Mako looked uncertain, but took his hand from his pocket to shake Lu Ten's. "Right, sorry about that. Pabu has a very specific time schedule for food." Korra glared at him, her lower lip jutting out into a pout.
He didn't even look at her. She knew he was lying, since Pabu ate whenever he had food, but she wouldn't call him out on it.
They dropped hands, and both of them seemed a little unnerved. Mako went to sit on the bench without saying a word to either of them. She turned her head back to Lu Ten as Mako focused on a place in the distance to stare at.
"Great guy, Avatar, I can see why you're so-"
"Mako, would you mind doing me a favor?" Korra recognized Zuko's voice, and as she turned she saw him standing at the top of the stairs.
Mako looked nervous, but stood up and nodded.
Zuko smiled, clasping his hands in front of him. "Very good. Now, would you please spar with Korra?"
Korra raised an eyebrow, looking between Mako and Zuko. "Why?" she asked.
Lu Ten whispered, "I think there's a teaching involved in this," he said, laughing slightly. Korra did as well; Zuko did take after his late uncle.
Mako met Korra's eyes, and they nodded at each other. Lu Ten squeezed Korra's shoulder before moving to stand next to his Grandfather.
Korra walked to the outer side of the ring as Mako did the same on the opposite side. Zuko watched him closely, ignoring whatever Lu Ten was saying to him.
"Fire only, please, Korra." Zuko said, winking at her.
"That's no fun!" Korra complained, shaking the ground beneath her master. He simply laughed.
Mako shot the first jet of fire, aiming for Korra's left shoulder. She dodged it easily, throwing a punch towards him. He spun around it, kicking a flame at her. She flipped over it, punching a few shots of fire back at him. He stuttered, but quickly recovered to fire back at her.
They went on like this, pretty evenly matched, until neither of them had a concept of time anymore. They had gotten progressively closer to each other, their shots becoming quicker and more accurate.
It was almost a routine by now, since the two of them had spent so much time sparring before matches. But this time Mako's shots were different, almost as if he were trying to prove something.
Mako lifted his leg and shot fire at her, but Korra ducked under it and shot a jet towards Mako's stomach. He didn't see it coming, and it directly hit him in the chest. He cried out, more in frustration than in pain, and fell back onto the ground.
Korra, still reeling from her powerful punch, stumbled over Mako's feet and fell on top of him. Uncomfortable, she stood up. Korra put her foot on Mako's chest, declaring herself the winner of the spar. She had wanted it to be funny.
As she leaned over to offer her hand, she caught a brief look of real anger cross his face. But he took her hand and after a few seconds he was back on his feet.
Was he angry with her for beating him at the spar? Or was it something to do with Lu Ten?
Korra was about to ask Mako what was wrong when Zuko walked into the ring. He nodded at the Firebender as if he had just answered a question correctly.
"Tomorrow we'll begin."
"Begin what?" Mako asked, rubbing the back of his neck.
Zuko almost looked surprised. "Your training. I'm going to teach you the art of traditional Firebending."
There ya have it. I'll continue on in this one, with fun relationship drama.
Everyone watch Legend of Korra, (Since it's super awesome), oh, and review?
Yeah, tell me what you thought(: