Chapter 1: An unexpected question
It has been two months since the disappearance of Amon, also known as Noatak, along with Councilman Tarlock, his brother, two months since Mako confessed his love to Korra, and two months since Korra unlocked her airbending, went into the avatar state, and confessed her love to Mako. The sun was shining brightly on her chocolate colored hair, her window, and the glorious Air Temple Island when she got out of her soft, warm bed. When Korra got into the kitchen with everyone else, she could smell the sweet, honey-like smell of the cinnamon and honey doughnuts, which is her favorite thing to eat for breakfast. "Good morning Korra," Pema said in a sweet, angel voice, "How did you sleep last night?" Korra didn't answer that right away like she normally does, so Ikki decided to yell it in her ear as loud as she could, "HEY KORRA!" Ikki shouted at the top of her lungs, "HOW DID YOU SLEEP LAST NIGHT" Korra then jumped out of her seat, stumbling backwards to the floor. "IKKI!" she screamed angrily at her, "don't do that! I'm awake, and I slept great last night," she answered the last part with a sigh and a blush-smile. "I know that look," Jinora said with a big childish grin on her face, "you had a dream about Mako didn't you?"
Meanwhile, Mako and Bolin, the fabulous bending brothers, were inside their apartment above the newly rebuilt pro bending arena. Mako was searching for a long, tiny, black box that he swore that he left under his bed so Bolin wouldn't find it. He was thrown of track when Bolin asked enthusiastically, "What are you looking for?" Mako accidentally bumped his head on the board of his bed. "I…uh...just my, uh book," Mako lied. He was really searching for a betrothal necklace for Korra. He was going to ask her to marry him tomorrow after their date that he planed out so perfectly. They were going to dine at Kuang's Cuisine, the fancy restaurant that Asami took Mako to, take a romantic walk in Republic City Park, then end the night with the big question. He was relieved that Bolin didn't notice the black box that he had behind his back, he wanted it to be a surprise for Korra, and if Bolin found out, then he would've told it to Korra. When Bolin took Pabu, their pet fire ferret, down to the arena for a bath, Mako quickly turned around and opened the box. The necklace was well-crafted with a beautiful, light-blue fabric and a large, red pendent which had a fire nation symbol. Mako then closed up the box and set it neatly under his bed. Mako then ran downstairs to go outside to the ferry dock to get to the island, just then Mako heard his brother ask, "Where are you going?" Mako quickly answered, "I'm going to Air Temple Island, I'll be back soon."
When Korra finished her breakfast, she decided to go out to the stables and meet up with Naga, her pet polar bear dog. When Naga saw her best friend in the whole world, she bounded towards her and licked her on the face, mainly her cheeks, which made her giggle. "Morning Naga, I'm glad to see you too," Korra said smiling at her best friend. Just then, Korra heard a voice that she recognized, which asked, "Are you glad to see me?" Korra then turned around to see Mako, her fire bending boyfriend, with his arms opened for a hug. She smiled and ran towards him, jumping into his arms. Korra noticed that both her and Mako were spinning, this was because he had picked her up and spun her around, this made her giggle like a little girl. When they both stopped spinning, they both shared a passionate kiss. She thought that the kiss would go on for hours, but it took about nine seconds. Mako then whispered into her ear lovingly, "I missed you." Korra then returned, "I missed you too." Then, to Korra's surprise, Mako asked her something unexpected while putting his hand on her cheek, "I've been meaning to ask you something, would like to go on a date tomorrow night?" Korra's eyes grew wide, then her smile grew bigger, "Okay, wait, what are we going to do?" Mako then smiled sheepishly, "Well, I was thinking that maybe we could eat at Kuang's Cuisine; take a walk in Republic City Park." With that, Korra gave Mako a wry look on her face and asked, "Since when did you get enough yuans to make a reservation at Kuang's Cuisine? Did Asami give you the money?" Mako then gave her the exact same look that she gave him and shook his head, "No, she didn't give me the money, I earned it at the power plant." Jumping in his arms, Korra said with excitement, "that's great honey!" Then, they both shared another passionate kiss, but this time, it was longer than their first one that they had this morning. When they stopped for a breath, Mako asked, "So, tomorrow night?" Korra then gave him the answer that he was hopping for, "Yes, see you tomorrow night City Boy." Korra nicknamed her loving boyfriend. Mako then made his eyebrows face down to his eyes, but he still kept his big smile on, "I told you to stop calling me that." Korra again gave him a wry look on her face, "Oh, don't pretend you don't like it." Mako smiled her and gave her a kiss on the lips. Korra immediately returned the kiss. "I love you," Mako said with his smile shining brightly at her. Then, Korra said it directly back at him, "I love you too." She said with a smile on her face.