I have no idea what I was thinking when I wrote this but this is my second fan fiction! Enjoy!
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Mako
Mako sat back stage, arms crossed over his chest, glaring angrily at the ceiling, stuck in his own thoughts. The nerve she had to drag him here, in front of all these people, made him livid. He had just finished the lie detector test and the DNA swab.
"If it's mine I swear my life is over! Asami will kill me!"
Bolin was also somewhere in the building, probably feeling the same way as him. He had seen this type of stuff on the television, but he never thought in his life he would end up like them.
He was not only mad at the world and Korra, but at himself. The thought of how Asami was feeling about this tore a hole in his heart.
"She will never forgive me for this, even if it's a lie."
The stage manager opens the room backstage Mako was in and tossed him a clip-on microphone. "You're up next, be ready." Mako clipped on the microphone and followed him out, his heart thumping.
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Korra
Korra also sat in a room backstage, she was thinking about a million things at once. She thought about her son, Mako leading two lives, and Bolin getting himself in the mess. But she never once thought about Asami, at this point her opinion didn't matter. She clenched her teeth, upset and punched a hole in the wall.
"He left me no choice! If everything works out today, he WILL step up and do the right thing!"
The stage manager also walked into this room, ignoring the gaping hole in the wall. He gave her a microphone and said, "You son has just been swabbed for DNA, the man you brought in to test just finished too, plus the lie detector test was administered." He raised an eyebrow, waiting for a reply. Korra just stared at the ground. She stood up slowly, determination in her eyes. "I'm ready."
Bolin
He was also sitting in a room backstage, shaking with fear. Even though seeing teenagers on the show wasn't an uncommon thing, he felt terrible about being a part of that percentage. He felt sick; mentally and physically.
"Oh God, oh God; what have I done!"
He covers his face, trying to hold back tears. He's reacting how any other human would react in a situation like this; but the only difference is. . .
That he knows more than anyone else.
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The crowd cheers as the show's host, Maury walks onstage. He smiles and greets the audience before doing what he's always done on the show.
"Now, please welcome to the stage, Avatar Korra."
The crowd cheers louder as Korra makes her slow walk on stage. She shakes hands with him and takes a seat.
"Now, please tell us why you are here, Korra."
The sympathy in his voice resonates throughout the crowd, and the crowd is silenced. Korra looks out at the audience and sees the people she knows. She sees Tenzin, trying to prevent Meelo from running onstage, she sees Ikki, wanting to ask for Maury's autograph. She sees Jinora, trying to help her mother quiet her youngest brother, Rohan. She also sees Tahno, sitting in the back with rapt attention. She saw Lin sitting next to Tenzin, glaring at Maury. She even sees Amon, and his lieutenant munching on a snack.
"Well, I'm here to prove…" she cuts off, her mouth feeling dry, "to prove that Mako is the father of my son, Karui."
A picture of Karui comes on the screen, and the audience coos in delight at the beautiful baby. He is almost a spitting image of Mako except his eyes. He had blue-green eyes.
Maury looks at the screen before continuing, "There is also another detail you didn't mention." He peers into her eyes, curious, even though he already knows what she's going to say.
"Yes, there is the possibility that his brother Bolin could be his father."
The atmosphere in the studio went from happy and oblivious to shocked and upset happened in a matter of seconds. It didn't help that Lin shouted "OH SHIT!" so loud that the microphones shorted out for a few seconds. Tenzin grumbled how she was a splitting image of her mother.
"So how did this happen?" Maury leaned forward, inquisitive. Korra glanced at her loved ones before saying.
"I fell for Mako as soon as I laid eyes on him, and after we won the semi-final tournament, we spent the night together." She wiped away a tear before continuing, "But then I realized he was doing the same things with Asami, his girlfriend. He cheated on her with me, and I'll always regret it."
Then the live picture of Mako appears. He has a blank expression and the bags under his eyes are pronounced.
"Let's bring Mako out then," Maury says with anticipation.
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Mako's heart plummets when he is met with boos as he walks onstage. His anger is aroused when he sees Tahno smirking at him, mouthing the word "manwhore" while licking his lips, taunting him. Mako plunks down in the chair next to Korra and stares at the ground.
"Hello Mako, how are you today?" Maury asks in his most pleasant tone.
"How would you feel if you had to go through this?" Mako feels his rage rising. He looks at Korra, who is just staring at her hands; trying to keep strong.
"I'll take that as a no then. Put up the pictures on the screen."
A picture of Mako next to Karui's comes up on the screen.
Maury peers at the screen for a few moments before saying, "Do you think this child is yours?"
Mako hesitates for a minute. "I never thought about that. I was concentrating on the fact that I'm being tricked, not this."
He looks at the screen. The child looks just like he was when he was a baby, except his eyes.
"His eyes!"
Mako stood up slowly and walked to the screen. He pointed at the baby.
"He has my brother's eyes. They were together, right Korra?" he asks with venom in his voice.
She nods in affirmation.
Tenzin barely had time to clasp a hand over Lin's mouth before she could shout "OH SHIT!" again. "She's enjoying this too much."
Korra feels the anger rise in her, "You were the first man I was with! Bolin came after you left me again for Asami! Who do you even care about?"
Mako was stuck. He wasn't able to answer then, and he couldn't answer now. He was about to ask another question when Maury interrupts.
"If the child is yours, are you going to take care of him?"
Mako didn't even need to mull this over. He was raised better than to leave a child behind, he raised Bolin practically by himself; and if Karui was his, he would do the same.
"Of course I will."
Maury smiles, "I'm glad you are willing to step up. Now let's bring out your younger brother, Bolin."
Mako and Korra both take deep breaths in anticipation.
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