Chapter 1

The air was brisk in Republic City. It was a quiet night and the city was lit up by all the shops and stores still open. Bolin, staring out the window and enjoying the sight of the night life, turned and walked toward his hot tub. He began heating the lukewarm water until it was at the right temperature to exfoliate his instrument.

Becoming a mover star put a toll on Bolin. He had to make his image look perfect at all times and was making sure nothing was going to compromise his mover star status. He dipped his little pinky in to test the waters, and when he came out unscathed Pabu jumped right in. Bolin was right about to step foot in the hot tub when he heard a powerful and startling thump at the door.

"Wahh... uhh. One second" Bolin was startled at the unexpected noise then quickly rushed over to the door. He opened it to reveal his beloved, Eska.

"Ehh-ehhh-Eska, darling" Bolin choked at the sight of the crazy water bending girl, "ehhh.. what brings you here to Republic City?" he asked shocked, while shielding most of his body behind the door.

"I'm not here to hurt you. I have news for you. I'm coming in" she stated, forcefully making her way into his apartment.

"Ugh, these decorations disgust me" she said in a monotone voice.

"Umm.. why are you here exactly...uhh you sweet.. wonderful thing you.. " he said trying not to upset her in any way that would harm him physically.

"The Avatar is dead" she said sternly as she turned to face him.

"What! KORRA? How!?" Bolin was shocked.

"The evil spirits attacked her, there's no way she survived an attack like that. I'm sorry." Eska said somewhat apologetically.

"Why are you telling me this? I thought you didn't like Korra?" Bolin was even more shocked at how Eska was behaving.

"My father had us enter the spirit world with him, and it became clear to me that he valued the spirits more than his own children's lives. If I hadn't gotten Desna to a healer in time, I would have lost him" she turned to face away from Bolin as she could not let him see her show any emotion.

"I'm here to warn you. My father will stop at nothing to open the other spirit portal, and with your beloved Avatar gone, it's up to you and your friends to put an end to this. I shall take my leave now. I'm taking Desna somewhere far away from all of this. I wish you good luck."

Bolin stood in his room with his jaw wide open. The thought of losing Korra was just too much to bear. He had to find Mako.

"I guess I could use something to take my mind off everything" Mako said embracing Asami.

She had come to check on him after she felt he had been acting weird lately. His hand was running up and down her lower back as he gazed into her green eyes right before he leaned in and kissed her. Asami wrapped her arms around his head.

She had that same warm feeling she always has every time she's with Mako. He makes her feel as though she truly hasn't lost everything.

It wasn't long though before they were interrupted by a pounding on the door. Their lips parted and they looked at each other for a second before Mako turned to open the door.

"Bolin? What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be signing autographs or something right now? Thought you were too busy for us" he huffed.

Bolin pushed past his brother and made his way in silently. His back was facing the two before he muttered, "Korra's dead."

"Whaaa, how, who.. who told you?!" Mako demanded to know.

"Eska, told me she witnessed it herself. She also told me Unalaq's plan" Bolin replied. He explained everything to Mako and Asami. The three stood there in silence.

"K-korra.." Mako choked trying to say her name. "It's my fault. This is all my fault. If I had just been by her side and supported her, she wouldn't have run off! How could I have let this happen!" He turned to punch the wall closest to him.

"Mako, don't worry. We'll figure something out" Asami said trying to calm him down.

"I can't.. I just... " he looked down and remembered the fight he had with Korra. It was too much for him to bear, that he left the room immediately.

Bolin gave Asami a hug as she stood there shivering in shock. He looked down at her face and wiped away a tear. But then he noticed something, her lipstick was smeared. "Did.. you and Mako kiss?"

"What?! There's bigger things at hand here and all you can ask is if I kissed Mako?" Asami said angrily, in such a way that hopefully will change the subject.

"I was just wondering, maybe if Mako wasn't distracted by you, Korra would still be alive" he said sadly. Korra was his friend first. He can't help bare the feeling that someone was at fault here.

He left the room to try and find Mako, leaving Asami guilt stricken. "Would Korra still be alive, if it wasn't for me?" She asked herself.