A/N: There might be typos and i'm sorry for that. i wrote this on my phone and i have no idea sometimes what auto correct does so i'm apologizing in advance. :D
For the past week Korra felt a little off, and she knew why. They had been living under the same roof now, always being a few feet away. It wasn't even the fact that he was always with Asami that hurt her; she accepted that they were together. It was the fact that in a blink of an eye their friendship was almost over. He had called it off, all because he thought she was jealous. She said she forgave him, and really wanted to forgive him, but every time she saw him it reminded her about that night, about how fast their friendship could have ended. She worried that if something like that could end their friendship, that something else, something worse, would forever end it. She liked Mako more than most people, but even if she couldn't have him as her boyfriend she never wanted to lose him as her friend. Before she came to republic city, she had no friends her age; she mainly was friends with Master Katara and Naga, maybe the occasional White Lotus guard or two. Finally, she had people she could relate to, friends her age; and to think those relationships could end so quickly. She was only doing her job as avatar, why didn't he understand that? As avatar, she couldn't let personal relationships get in the way of what was right for the people. He just didn't realize that. He thought she was doing this all to break up him and Asami.
In the eight days since that night when he declared her to not be his friend, they had moved in and all was forgotten and forgiven, or at least that's what Mako thought. She still couldn't look at him the same. Just the thought of losing Mako killed her. Mako believed that everything was fine, and he never suspected Korra to feel this way. They sat down for dinner, all was the same except Korra; she was quiet. These thoughts, new in her mind, blinded her from the reality she was in. She sat there and ate her food, as she watched her friends eat their meals. Mako noticed something was wrong about her, she wasn't herself. He looked at her trying to conclude the issue that was making the avatar act weird. When she finished her food, she sat there and stared off into space. She was consumed with the poison of this thought.
After dinner, she excused herself early. She went into her room and sat in the dark on her bed. She sat there for a few minutes and just started to think. She didn't want these thoughts in her mind anymore, she just wanted to forget. She laid down and closed her eyes, hoping that sleep would calm her mind. It didn't, she couldn't sleep, not only for the fact that her mind was racing but also because tonight was a full moon. She got up and walked out her door, and walked down the hallway as quiet as she could. As she passed Mako and Bolin's room she tripped on the rug and stubbed her toe. She fell making a loud thump noise. Under her breath she yelled "Ow, oh shit!" and ran out of there as fast as she could. She ran to the docks and dove into Yue Bay and swam to the mainland.
Mako, half asleep and in bed, heard a loud thump. He grumbled as it awoke him.
"Hey Bo, did you hear that?" Mako called to his brother.
Bolin didn't answer. Mako, angrily, got up out of his bed and put on a shirt. He opened the door to see what the noise was but nothing was there. He almost turned around to go to bed before he heard a door close. Mako cautiously walked down the hallway and lit a fire ball in his hand for defense. He walked out the door only to see Korra diving into the water from a distance. He called out to her but she didn't hear. He followed her.
Korra roamed the city to clear her mind. She needed the alone time, just her and the night sky. She stumbled into the park and sat down by the pond.
"Beautiful evening it is tonight, eh?" a familiar voice said. Korra looked to see the emitter of that voice. It was that vagabond named Gommu.
"Oh hey, yeah... I guess it is." she said solemnly.
"Ya don't seem like yourself ma'am. What's up darlin'?" he asked.
She let out a breath. "Have ever feared that you would lose someone close to you, someone you really care for?"
"Um, no, but I'll tell you this, I might not have lost anyone in my life but I did lose one thing. I used to work for the telegraph industry before that went under due to them radios. After that I became a vagabond, granted I like life style, but that helped me learn to cherish every day you have because you don't know if the next day everything will change. So, I guess for your situation m'lady, cherish every moment you have with this person, do whatever you can to not lose them and hope that you will never lose them."
"Really?" She asked. He nodded at her. "Thank you!" she hugged him and ran out of the park.
As she was leaving the park, Mako was running in. They both ran into each other.
"Mako, what are you doing here? And at this hour?" She asked.
"I was just about to ask you the same thing." He replied.
"It doesn't matter." She hugged him. "I'm sorry."
"What for?" He asked as he hugged back. He liked the way she felt in his arms.
She pulled away. "Because all of this time I was secretly holding a grudge against you for saying our friendship was over. I know you apologized and we made up but, I don't know, the thought of losing you, even as a friend, is just too hard to bear. I don't know what I would do without you."
Mako looked at her sincerely. "Korra,-" he said before he got cut off by slow clapping in a distance. They turned instantly to see what it was.
A group of equalists showed up. Five in total. The leader in the middle was the source of the clapping. "Aww wasn't that cute, Boys? The avatar and her friend made up." He said mockingly.
Korra and Mako have each other a look and turned back at the equalists. A grin grew I their faces as they both threw the first fire strike. Fire flew from their hands at the equalists, but their attacks seemed futile. The Chi blockers dodged their attacks and limped their arms and legs. Barely standing Mako yelled out to Korra.
"Korra, it's a full moon, use your waterbending!" Korra looked up at the sky and saw the moon, she could sense it was full but still looked up. She bent the water out of their air and hit the equalists. Finally gaining progress in this fight, she knocked out three of the equalists. However, they were both already weak and the two remaining equalists knocked out Korra and Mako. The two equalists picked up the Avatar's and Mako's bodies and took them to the head quarters.
