Ok, since my other story got deleted, I shall try to make another one that will break me into this fandom without having to get it deleted. Let's see how this one goes.
This fic was inspired by the song Dance With Me by Anna Tsuchiya and will be divided in two chapters.
Now read and enjoy!
Ridiculous. That's it. The word that was stuck on her mind throughout the whole night was the word ridiculous. She couldn't help but to think that the word seemed to describe her perfectly this night.
Who in their right mind would think of inviting the Avatar to a masquerade ball? She's not a fancy girl. She hates wearing dresses and let alone putting on make-up. Whose idea of fun was this? When they said it would be fun, she had pictured a pro-bending match or going out to eat and stuff her face until she passed out from a carbs overdose... not having to walk around in a skin tight dress with a mask on, and most importantly with her hairdo and makeup. It was just ridiculous.
So there she sat, by the bar. All the previous Avatars know she has never had a drop of alcohol, but today, it seemed like that was the only way in which she could be able handle the low back of her dress and not recognizing ninety percent of the people that were present in the room.
Self-awareness? She's always been good at it, and tonight wasn't helping. The seductive dress she was wearing had men, and women alike, turning heads from every direction in the room, wondering who the beautiful girl in the turquoise and gold mask is.
"Would you like another mimosa, ma'am?" The bartender asked as her mouth was caught in between a smile and a pout. The bartender smiled, "I'm guessing you don't really like it." A shake of the head. "Can't blame you, the bubbly taste of champagne is quite... bland if you ask me." Ah, a smile, "What do you usually like, flavor-wise?"
A quirk of the eyebrow that was invisible to the bartender, and her turquoise eyes looking around to see what other people were drinking. "Don't you have something sweet... and creamy?" She asked as the bartender winked at her and turned around, coming back in around a minute with a coffee colored drink.
Her mouth twisted. "What is this?" She asked as she eyed the mixture that the bartender had made for her.
"Most people call it an orgasm... It's just cream liqueur, coffee liqueur and a bit of milk with a hint of cinnamon, topped with whipped cream. Just try it, if you don't like it we still have all night and about a thousand more ways to mix things and see if we can come up with something for you."
The Avatar took the drink into her hand and had a taste of it, putting it back down. "I changed my mind..." She said as she pushed the glass back to the smiling bartender.
A laugh rose from his lips, "Okay... Try this one instead. It's a bit dry, but not many people are too fond of it. I can guarantee you that your taste buds will like it." He said as he handed her another glass, this time filled with a pink-ish drink and a cherry. "Sex on the beach." He said as he pushed the glass her way with a finger.
"You people have the weirdest names for these drinks... I wonder why." She said as she leaned on top of the bar and tried the drink.
He was right, it was dry and sweet, something different but yet she couldn't help but to like it, she took another sip, and another, until the first glass was gone.
The bartender, who was leaning against the bar of bottles to his back, smiled and moved to get her glass, emptying it. "Another one, I take?" receiving a nod from the tanned skinned Avatar.
Ridiculous... that was the thought going through his mind as he looked at the dance floor. Everyone wearing masks. Stupid.
"Whoa..." Was everything that his earthbending brother managed to say.
He scanned the whole floor, spotting the bar, "And that's where you'll find me," the young fire bender said as he started to walk towards the bar. He scanned the bar, and from all the plain looking people there was one that called out to him.
She was wearing a skin tight white dress with a very low back, her mask was turquoise and gold with peacock feathers and her hair was chestnut and long, very long, curly, tossed over her left shoulder.
He made his way next to the lady and rested his arms over the bar, brushing against her ever so lightly.
A smile from the bartender. "How can I help you, good sir?" He asked to the young man wearing the black, silver and red mask.
"I'll have a glass of scotch on the rocks." He said as he eyed the beauty next to him, chugging her drink. "Whoa." He said as he let out a small laugh, "You might want to take it easy there, sweetheart."
Turquoise eyes fell on the stranger next to her. Boring, was the only word that registered in her head when she saw the way he was dressed.
"Is this your first time drinking?" He asked as he received nothing more than a weak nod, watching the girl motion to the bartender to make another one. "You might also want to give her a glass of water with that." The owner of golden eyes said as the bartender smiled and nodded, placing a glass of scotch in front of him.
He picked up the glass and turned around, placing his elbows on the bar and watching the people interact, scanning, looking for his brother every now and then, knowing that he would find him by the food bar. He sighed and shook his head with a small smile on his lips.
Korra grabbed the water and chugged it, then proceeded to grab the drink, slightly turning around and eyeing the guy that now stood next to her. "You seem to know your drinks..." She muttered.
The tall man quirked an eyebrow, looking down on the girl and the way in which the dress fell perfectly on top of her shoulders, revealing just enough of her bosom and exposing all of her collar bone, framing it perfectly with the small strings.
"Our dad was not a fine man, but he had a broad collection of scotches and whiskeys at home." He said as he brought the drink to his lips, taking a small sip of it.
Ridiculous. That's how she felt as she engaged into a conversation with a complete stranger.
They shared a few laughs as they kept on drinking. She was hot, who knew drinking did this. Her cheeks flushed with a bright pink color and just then as she ordered yet another drink a song came on... a song she recognized, and she felt the sudden urge to dance... even though she had never done so in her life.
Her drink came and she brought it up the guy standing next to her, "Bottoms up?" She said in a tone she would've never expected to come out of her while sober. It's true that alcohol awakens one's darkest side.
The tall man smiled and took the last sip of his scotch, turning around and putting his glass down and bowing in thanks to the bartender and just as he turned around he found the girl leaning just centimeters away from his face.
He could feel her hot breath on his cheeks as he blushed, lightly. "W-What are you doing?" He asked as the girl took a step back and caught his wrist.
"Dance with me." She said turning around and making her way to the dance floor.
"I don't dance!" He yelled as she could barely hear anything over the the beats of the song.
"Neither do I!" She said as she stopped and turned around, closing the distance between them.
She was feeling hot, in a daze, she didn't even know what she was thinking, but she no longer felt ridiculous, let alone self-aware.
The song's beat was upbeat, and it made her feel... sexy in some way.
She stuck up, closer to him, turning around and started swaying her body as she grabbed his hands, placing them on her waist, pushing her back against his chest. Her breath was catching up with her, but everything still felt hot and hazzy.
The tall guy moved with her, just giving in to the music, admiring the way her chest rose - up, down, in, out. He took in her fragrance.
"Who are you?" He asked in a bare whisper.
"I- I don't really know, all I can say is... I'm not really myself tonight." She said as she turned around, her arms snaking around his neck.
Turquoise stared into gold as they forgot about the world around them.
"I don't care who you are..." the fire bender whispered as he grabbed his scarf and un-did it, wrapping it around the Avatar's neck and pulling her closer to him. "I'm taking you home with me." He whispered as he pulled her closer, his lips locking on hers.
"M-Mako?" She whispered against his mouth as he smiled. "For how lo-?" She was cut off by another kiss.
"Shh, the party just begun..." He said teasingly as his tongue struck her lips, softly.
She smiled. "Just dance with me?" She whispered as the firebender smirked. "This night is far from over."
The owner of turquoise eyes grabbed his hand once more, this time leading him through the mass of bodies and walking out into the streets of Republic City and then the young man led her to her haven, to continue the dance they had left unfinished.
That's the end for this chapter. I have to go to work now. Boo! Anyway, reviews are appreciated! I know it might be a bit OOC but it's just for the sake of coming up with a nice lemonade on the next chapter.