Closing the door behind her, Korra breathed in the cold night air letting it wash over her, like a comforting blanket. She had been visiting Asami looking at the latest saddle her friend had designed for her - She called the unexpected gift "an early baby shower gift" Not that Korra minded. Being pregnant wasn't fun, as it restricted Korra to only doing the most tedious and simple tasks - some of which were extremely inconvenient like having to walk instead of riding Naga home. It was frustrating, but with Bolins convincing, it wasn't so bad all the time.
Looking towards the horizon, and seeing the last rays of the sun disappearing into the Bay, Korra felt herself missing her husband. She placed her hand gently on her swollen belly, feeling a strong kick coming from within her womb. I think this little one has his fathers energy, Korra mused rubbing small circles on the parka, hoping to soothe her energetic baby within her. As the last rays of the sun began disappearing into the horizon, Korra continued walking towards her home, hungry and progressively feeling sore. Bolins shifts had been growing longer and longer with each week that passed, and when brought up Bolin would only smile saying "I'll be home before you know it, sweetie"
It was only 3 years ago that Korra had arrived in Republic City, and 2 years that she had been dated and then married metal bending officer, Bolin. Korra and Bolin hadn't gotten together in the most traditional of ways, but somehow they clicked. Upon arriving in Republic City, Korra had been restricted to the island by her Airbending teacher, Master Tenzin. Korra had begrudgingly followed his order, which were much to her disliking - after several failed attempts of escaping the confinements of her room, of course. It wasn't until she had become a fully Realized Avatar, defeated Amon and his Equalist party when she was finally free to move off the island and onto the mainland of the City. In celebration of her new earned freedom, her first order of business was to witness first hand a pro bending match. There, sneaking through a window Korra was caught by rookie Bolin who was originally looking for a street urchin who had been hiding in the Arena since a broken window was discovered - The same one Korra had used to get in as well. Officer Bolin had been checking in the many rooms for the boy, when a startled Korra ran into him, leading him to try to make an arrest of the young woman. Korra being the stubborn girl in the beginning tried to struggle and get away from the young man but soon used another tactic - she was revealed her identity to the young officer hoping he would let her go and allow her to be on her way. But instead of doing what Korra expected, the young officer merely laughed at bended a pair of metal cuffs around her wrists, pushing her gently down the hallway saying, "I wonder how many Avatars I've run into tonight..." When the two benders had passed a seemingly empty door, it had opened to only reveal the original street orphan Bolin had been looking for originally. The grubby little boy couldn't stop laughing at the sight of Bolin and Korra, but managed to say gasping for air "Must be a slow night if you you're arresting the Avatar for fun!" The boy ran off, leaving a smirking Korra, and an embarrassed and extremely apologetic Bolin. He wouldn't stop apologizing for his actions until Korra had grown tired of his bumbling words, and jumped off the railing to land lightly on her feet on the floor below.
After that, and more almost arrests and run ins later, Bolin (With the encouragement of Asami) had asked Korra out, after being saved from one of the triads on the street. During her musings, Korra's ears suddenly perked up upon a loud crash, from what she though was only around the corner just from her home. Frowning and immediately narrowing her eyes, she walked faster placing a hand on her pregnant girth.
She prepared to be met with the worst situation possible, and when she rounded the corner, she was not met by a fight of benders, but a merchant picking up what seemed to be a knocked over cart. Rolling her azure eyes Korra crossed the empty street, and opened up her apartment door.
Korra unlocked her front door, and made her way inside only to be greeted by Naga, who all but tackled her to the floor with tender kisses.
"Whoa, girl. Yeah, I missed you too." Korra said wrapping her arms around her companion and giving her a tight squeeze. Pushing herself up from the floor, and sending the door close with a blast of air, she patted Nagas head before making her way to the kitchen.
Korra stood in her spacious kitchen, with her hands on her hips surveying the room with expectant eyes. Moving to the high cupboards, and reaching on her toes to aimlessly move her hands throughout the depth of the cupboard , a small frustrated pout formed on her face. Standing up taller on her toes, the water bender refused to give up with her search of her beloved fire flakes. Growing more irritated with her unsuccessful search, Korra stuck both of her hands in and began throwing the contents out one by one.
"If Bo ate my flakes..." She growled out threateningly still searching for them until her hand grasped a familiar package.
Smirking triumphantly at her successful raid, she lowered herself down to the pads of her feet and walked away from the mess, and open cupboard, now 100% focused on her much needed snack. Ripping the package open with vigor, Korra plopped onto one of the couches in the living room, and stuffed a large handful of the flakes into her mouth.
With the flick of her finger, Korra switched on the radio above her head mounted on a shelf with a swirl of air. Stuffing another handful of fire flakes into her mouth, Korra stretched her lean arms above her head, still munching away. Wincing at the soreness of her back and muscles, Korra rubbed the sore spots before settling down onto the couch, moving around until she could find a comfortable position. Korra's eyelids began to close unwillingly, and before they could shut permanently she pulled out her hair bands and massaged the pads of her fingers against her tender scalp. Mmmm much better, she thought with a sleepy smile on her face. With her eyes still closed, Korra picked up the bag of fire flakes, and threw them onto of the coffee table in front of her whilst pushing her tiger moose boots off. A soothing silence welcomed her Korra, and she snuggled down into the couch, ready for a nice long nap.
Feeling each cell in her body being pulled down into the couch from exhaustion, Korra was on the edge of passing out into what promised to be a satisfying nap. That was until a timid, but persistent knock came from her door. Groaning and throwing an arm to cover her face, Korra prayed that the person behind the door would get the point to leave.
"Avatar Korra! I have an urgent message from the Council" A muffled voice came from the door.
Opening up one eye and peeking through her arm, Korra huffed and sat up growing angrier at the still persistent knocking coming from her door.
"Oh for Sprits sake" Korra muttered under her breath, struggling to get around her bulging stomach to stand up.
"Coming, I'm coming!" Korra yelled as she moved to open the door.
When she opened the door, she came face to face with an older man holding a scroll of paper in his hand, and a shoulder bag containing more paper.
With narrowed eyes, and a tone of annoyance Korra said, "What is it?"
Without as much blinking, or showing any signs of catching her foul mood, the man said in a monotone voice, "An urgent message from the Council Avatar. Along with these letters" The man took off his bag and handed it towards Korra along with the Councils scroll.
Closing her tired blue eye for a second and pinching the bridge of her nose, Korra sighed, "Is that it?" She said in a defeated voice, opening her eyes and dropping her hands from her face.
The man only nodded and turned on his heel, leaving Korra standing in the door way holding what she knew only was more bad news.
Korra shouldered the bag, and walked back into her home kicking the door shut behind her, unrolling the Council members scroll. The letter was long, and when Korra was finished, she couldn't remember when she had felt more stressed or angry in her entire life.
"This cannot be happening..." Korra muttered letting herself fall gently back into the wall behind her.
According to one of the Fire Nation representatives, the triad had tripled its numbers, and was now wreaking more chaos in smaller communities, and was planning to hit the City with something big. Many non-benders and benders alike were currently in the intensive care unit with severe injuries ranging from frost bite, broken bones, and burns varying different degrees. It seemed that it wasn't just one nation in the triad that was harming the public; but all three.
Korra was mad. No, she wasn't mad; she was terrified, and mad. Leaning up against the wall and placing a hand over her swollen 4 month pregnant belly, trying to calm her baby and the anger, and fear boiling in her stomach. Upon attending a council meeting in the City earlier that week, the pregnant Avatar was informed of the new and most threatening triad uprisings since Republic City's beginning. From the eye witness accounts, and stories... They were not exaggerating. The Fire Nation representative stated that he would call in for soldiers, but inwardly Korra had a feeling that it would not work. Korra had already spoken to the Chief of Police, and even Lin Beifong herself was uneasy at the strength and size of the triad. Many reporters claimed it was "Worse than The Equality War". Daily reports, pictures, and sometimes autopsy reports came in weekly, and the pregnant 23 year old grew more and more angered each day at the triads thirst for blood, and power. Pushing herself away from the wall of her living room, and padding softly into her office, Korra sat down gingerly and opened up another letter with a resigned sigh.
Too absorbed in reading the letter sent from another delegate demanding what she was going to do to stop the havoc raining upon the city, Korra jumped out of her skin as a pair of arms came from above her. Korra, not hearing the intruder immediately flung and froze a pair of water cuffs pinning the person's arms above their head and onto the ceiling. Korra jumped out her chair and formed a defensive position and looked up to see her husband hanging from the wall with a raised eyebrow and an amused expression.
"Well this would be a new position haven't tried" Bolin laughed loudly and Korra let out an annoyed sigh before unfreezing her husband's wrists from the ceiling.
"Very funny, Bolin" Korra muttered, narrowing her eyes and plopping back into her chair without a second glance at him.
"Uh oh... Momma Korra's mad at Daddy" Bolin cooed, bending down and settling large warm hands on her abdomen.
"How was your day, little guy - or girl... Uh little person? Did Momma tell you why she's grumpy?" Bolin asked, rubbing Korra's stomach in comforting circles with one hand before placing a soft kiss on the side, and moving his unoccupied hand to Korra's lower back.
"Are you expecting them to talk back to you?" Korra grunted sarcastically, feeling Bolins fingers working into the tight muscles of her back.
"No, but I'm hoping that you will. What's eating at you, love?" Bolin asked looking up at his wife with soft green eyes, which relaxed her, along with his gentle ministrations.
Korra rubbed her eyes and sighed, "It's these ridiculous uprisings all over the city! Every day, they're either terrorizing the non-benders, or they're making threats to nobles! Now, I have all these people bickering at me asking me what I'm going to do, and how I plan on stopping them." Korra placed each of her hands on her head and squeezed her eyes shut feeling a prick of tears coming on.
"Oh Korra, please don't cry. Everything is going to be okay" Bolin sat up and wrapped his arms comfortingly around Korra. Bolin familiar scent and warmth made Korra feel better instantly, as it always did.
Korra sniffed and with a signature pout she mumbled, "It's not me. This little person has got me feeling all over the place" Bolin laughed softly at her logic and kissed her head still holding onto her.
"You hungry?" Bolin murmured into her hair
Korra only raised her eyebrow and looked at him with an incredulous look, which Bolin laughed at before breaking from their embrace and helping her out of her chair.
"Hey Bo?" Korra asked as they walked out of her office.
"Let me guess, you want some crazy craving that I'll have to run all over the city for?" Bolin said with a light chortle and a grimace at the possibility of the daunting and tiring task.
Korra punched her husbands arm lightly and rolled her blue eyes before saying, "No - Well not right now."
Bolin smiled and planted another soft kiss on her hair, letting her go to go open up the fridge and examine its contents, "What is it?" He said from the fridge as Korra leaned her hip against the stove observing her husband and biting her lower lip.
"Where is Lin stationing you tomorrow?" Korra requested quietly looking away from Bolin.
Bolin emerged from the fridge with an armful of food, cradled close to his body. "What - Korra, why?" Bolin questioned over a package of peppers.
Korra looked at Bolin with a faked innocent expression with a fleeting glance and replied, "I just want to know that's why."
Bolin only set the peppers and various foods from the fridge on the counter before turning to his wife, knowing that she was not simply just asking; she wanted to know something.
"Alright Mrs. Avatar - Just tell me what's got you worried." Bolin said with a small encouraging smile, and Korra immediately rolled her eyes as a small stubborn pout formed on her face.
"Who ever said I was worried?" Korra said haughtily
"Kor, I've been married to you for almost 2 years; I think I know when you're worried about something." Bolin said with a smirk, but still had a concerned look in his bright green eyes.
Korra just crossed her arms and pouted even more turning away from her husband only saying, "I just wanted to know where you were going to be stationed tomorrow."
Bolin sighed, and walked up behind Korra, wrapping his arms around his wife and placing his large warm hands over their child growing within her.
"You're worried about the triads, aren't you?" Bolin said softly beside her ear, tightening his grip on her and swaying his tense wife back and forth in their kitchen.
"No of course not. I never said that - "Korra said stubbornly
Bolin only kissed the side of her neck affectionately and whispered pleadingly cutting off her protests, "Korra..."
Korra sighed in defeat, slumping against Bolins firm chest feeling his heartbeat coming through his chest and thumping gently against her back.
"I talked to Lin, Bo" Korra said turning in her husbands arms and looking up to him from her slightly shorter height.
Bolin already large green eyes, widened into saucers at Korra's statement. Although Bolin was still afraid of many things a police officer; after years of being under Lin Beifongs command, he learned to hide those fears until coming home to Korra. When Korra had visited Lin in regards to the lack of street orphans, and the small number it had been reduced to in a matter of weeks, Lin knew something was up. Going with her gut, the Chief of Police set undercover cops around the city, who repotted back to her confirming her suspicions. Members of the triads were now recruiting younger and younger boys and girls with empty promises of safety, shelter, and food. Lin knew from the raids that the older, more powerful benders were using the children as a human wall; there new tactic proved to their most successful one to date. Although Lin trained her officers to be hard as nails, nor her or the very best of her colleagues could live with the lost life of a child on their conscience - especially if they were the ones to deliver the final blow. Korra asked the chief how Bolin had handled the news and when she was told, Korra felt more worried about Bolin then she had ever before. When the news was broken to her free spirit of a husband, he not only demanded he be put on the task team to rescue the children, and protect the public from the worst of the attacks. Korra had returned home that night shaken, and worried for her own child who she had only discovered was there week prior to her meeting with Lin, sat on the couch more worried than ever about Bolin and angry that she couldn't go out there and drag her husband back to safety. She waited up that night for him and when he returned home; he merely acted as if the new details concerning the orphaned turned soldiers, never existed. Then again, Korra never got the chance to ask, as Bolin wanted to take a bath. That night, many places on Korra and Bolins body got a lot cleaner than others.
"Korra, I was going to tell you." Bolin said with a sad and shameful face looking absolutely heartbroken.
Korra only wrapped her strong arms around her distraught husband and pressed her protruding belly into his hard stomach, so that he would feel comforted by the warmth coming from both her, and the life thriving within her. Bolin only squeezed his eyes shut to prevent the flood of tears burning in his eyes. Korra felt a wet drip on her bare shoulder, and as it slid onto her sleeveless shirt, she looked up at Bolin, and cupped her hands around his face.
"Bolin. Bo, look at me" Korra commanded in a firm, but gentle voice.
Bolin opened his puffy red rimmed eyes and wiped the back of his hand over his nose. He tried to speak to his wife, but only sputtered, and choked on his words, as a low sob wracked over his large frame.
"Bo. Listen, I know that you're scared. I'm scared too" Korra placed his hand on her abdomen feeling alight kick within, hoping to calm her husband down, "But you have to talk to me about this. I love you and you don't have to hide things from me - even if it may upset me." Once she was finished, Korra laid her head against his chest, breathing in his familiar scent of earth, ocean, and honey that was always the smell of Bolin - and home.
Taking in calming breaths, it took a few minutes for Bolin to speak, "Korra, I was just so scared. I wanted to bring those kids back, and try to fix things for you so you didn't have to stress - Master Katara told me what happened when you get stressed, pregnant or not. I just love you so much, and I just want to protect you. "Bolin regained more composure and hung onto Korra as if he was a drowning man, and she was his only life line.
Korra snorted, and Bolin looked up in surprise, "Bo, you could keep me chained to the bed in shackles and I'd still go looking for trouble." She finished off her statement with a devilish smirk and an arched brow.
A booming laugh escaped from Bolin and he threw his head back letting the noise echo slightly throughout their home. Korra smacked him lightly on the shoulder and pushed him away, but he only brought her back into a cage of his arms.
"I can still kick your sorry ass." Korra vowed looking up at him through her lashes. Bolin only looked down at his stubborn wife and said, "Is that a promise?"
"Yeah, it is. Got a problem with that officer?" Korra taunted poking into his chest and stepping out of his embrace.
"Well I don't know, depends on what happens if I don't listen." Bolin whispered bending down to her ear,
Korra whimpered at the sound of his husky voice and the breeze he made on her ear before saying breathily, "Why don't you come and find out?"
Bolins green eyes which had been filled with amusement and mirthful glee was now replaced by an intense look of lust and longing. Korra could feel his heated gaze burning through her own and before Bolin could take a step, the lithe Avatar launched herself at him and began clawing at the material of his shirt.
Immediately copying her movements, Bolin fiercely tugged Korra shirt over her round stomach, teasing the bare skin of her lower back with his fingers. Korra moaned against her husband, getting frustrated with his teasing and the unsuccessful mission of getting further access to his chest.
Korra felt Bolin edging his hands farther and farther up her back until her fitted shirt was bunched around her shoulders, leaving her back bare and her chest covered. Korra could hear Bolins panting mixing in with her own as she kicked off her shoes and brought her hands up to grab a fistful of his soft hair, dragging him down towards her lips.
Bolin groaned in her mouth when he met Korra's soft tongue and gripped his hands around her thighs but before he could hoist her up around his waist, Korra wasn't letting him have his way just yet. He was wearing far too many clothes; as was she and Korra wanted to play.
Untangling her hands from his hair, Korra took Bolins collar and ripped open his shirt hearing buttons popping and falling to the floor. Korra roughly pushed off his ruined shirt and brought her fingers to run through his hair once again; the rake of her nails making Bolin groan and shiver before he promptly seized Korra attacking her mouth with a searing kiss.
Bolin felt his need growing and began pushing up against Korra's legs to move them to their room, only taking his mouth of hers to move it down her neck and around her ear.
Bolin nibbled on Korra's ear, whilst lifting her shirt over her head and tugging at her pants leaving her only clad in a her bindings. Korra growled notably, and Bolin felt her tugging at his trousers, groaning when her nails raked across his stomach, and when her fingers fleetingly dipped into his boxers almost touching his aching member.
Giving one last rough pull, and hearing a small rip, Korra felt his pants pool on top of her feet, leaving them both aching and withering in need for each other.
Still panting, Bolin hoisted Korra up to wrap her legs around him as he resumed their kiss with more ferocity and heat which Korra responded equally to, grinding and brushing over Bolins erect bulge, feeling a tingling sensation form deep in her belly.
Korra slammed her husband against the wall, moving her center over him, emitting a groan from both people as she fisted and pulled at his hair desperate to get closer to him.
Bolin parted from Korra's bruised lips and attacked her neck, biting at her pulse point and trailing open mouthed kisses up the curve of her neck where his teeth latched onto the bottom of her earlobe and pulled.
"I. Love. You." Bolin said between his butterfly kisses over Korra face and eye lids. He pressed his firm, damp chest against his wife and cuddled her close, feeling her firm belly press against his own stomach.
Korra tilted her head to the side as she looked up into the glistening green jewels above. "I don't know what I would do without you. Our baby is blessed to have you", sliding her finger and gaze down the muscled chest, "as a father." Finishing her sentence looking back up. Just like this, the moment of reflection of their past experiences was shared as they looked into each other's eyes. The love that tied them together was show crystal clear as green eyes met blue after the most heated part of their love making. They were able to stop and just think about the importance, the influential support that they could give each other and that no matter what force threatened to bring them apart, gravity always brought them back together. In these moments, two souls joined and became one.
"I-I can't even tell you how much I love you Korra. I just hope that I - " A chaste kiss was unexpectedly set upon his mouth cutting off his words.
"Bolin, you'll always be part of me." Korra murmured looking in his eyes before taking his hand and placing it on top of her belly feeling their child move within her.
Stroking her cheek, he pecked it and picked Korra up leading towards the bathroom.
"Hmmm..." Korra snuggled up into his bare chest, "I'm tired"
"Yeah I know Kor. I'll take care of you. I always will."
A/N: Allo, guys, I edited this chapter and took out the smut; I hated it and I didn't think it was really needed in this story.