Borra Week

Day 1: Day Off

Korra walked out of the building, fuming with so much anger that she had to take it out somehow. She stomped her way to the pro-bending arena, not even sending a glance towards the man that greeted her on her way inside. She shoved past everyone, ignoring the greetings and questions and disapproving glares. Her mood had been ruined, leaving her seeing red everywhere, and all she wanted to do was let off some steam. She entered one of the empty gyms and starting punching the air, sending rock disks torpedoing towards the net.

Korra kept training like that for a good half hour, trying to distract herself from the events that had occurred earlier that day. She tried to focuse her mind on the energy she was using to send those disks to the net. Over time, the events swung back to her head, causing her to get angrier by the second. Her punches got faster and stronger, hitting the net with great force. Her complete aggravation began to get in the way of her concentration, and she didn't realize just how hard she was punching. Before launching the final disk, Korra let out an angry scream, punched forward, and the disk was sent flying with enough strength to rip through the net and smash into the wall behind it. She slowed her breathing, sweat pouring down her forehead and chest heaving up and down. Eyes still narrowed, she let out a long sigh, closed her eyes, and punched the wall behind her.

"Dammit!"

-…-

She'd gotten home before he did, which both relieved her and sent her into panic. She was glad she didn't have to tell him the news right away, but to have to be waiting for him had her pacing around the room, rearranging things, and cleaning rooms. By the time she heard the door swing open, followed by a, "Honey, I'm home!" her hair was let loose and disheveled, going in every direction.

"Korra! Where are you?" Bolin asked. He sounded joyful, which tightened a knot in Korra's stomach.

"I'm over here," Korra said from their bedroom. When Bolin entered the room, he had a slight frown on his face, having heard the displeasure in her voice. She averted her eyes from him, curling her fingers against the bed she was sitting on.

"What's wrong?" he asked softly, walking over to her. He patted the top of her head softly, smoothing his hand over her soft hair and playing with the stubborn strands of hair that wouldn't smooth over. Korra sucked in a deep breath, looking down at their feet.

"I… I asked for the day off tomorrow, but… The chief didn't let me take the day off. Before I could even explain to him that it was our anniversary, he gave me this big speech about not having special privileges just because I'm the avatar! I was this close, Bo, this close, to shoving my fist down his-"

"Whoa!" Bolin exclaimed, sitting next to Korra. "Calm down! Look, it sucks that you couldn't get the day off," he said, exhaling lowly. "But we'll just have to do something some other day," he said, giving her a weak smile. Korra stared at him, blue eyes examining his face. She could see the disappointment written all over his face. The anger burning inside her dissipated, leaving behind a feeling of sadness instead. She looked down at his fiddling fingers, slowly reaching for his hand and intertwining her own fingers with his.

"I'm sorry, Bo…," she mumbled, kissing his lips softly. His lips… She might not even get to feel them over her own the next day, on their anniversary, all because some ignorant asshole wouldn't let her have the day off. They might not spend their special day together all because of some idiot.

She wasn't going to let him win.

Suddenly, she stood up, pulling Bolin to his feet.

"What're you-"

"We're leaving," Korra said sternly, smiling slyly with a sudden determination.

"Wha- Leaving? But, you didn't get the day off!"

"I don't care, Bolin! It's our anniversary, remember?" she asked jokingly, pulling him out of the room and down the hallway, turning off all the lights on her way to the front door.

"B-But, where are we even going?" Bolin asked, pulling his arm away from Korra's massive grip. She turned back to him, smirking.

"We're going to go where ever the hell we want, do whatever the hell we want, and come back whenever the hell we want. It's our day, Bo, and I'm not going to let anyone stop me from enjoying it with you."