"Flaws in our strengths"
"Is this over yet?" watching my mother continue putting foundation on my face.
"I can't help you being a teenager Korra, if you didn't have 20 zits on one side of your face we wouldn't be having this conversation." My mother said still applying makeup.
Tonight, was again one of my father's formal holdings, the Alaskan community founder's gala to be exact. We'd often have formal dances, gala's, banquets, and a few other formal festivities at least once a week. So, I was used to being all groomed up for such events.
My father would always introduce me as his pride and joy! He would often boast about how early I hit puberty and how many omega's I attracted even at an early age. I mostly just ignored his boasting, as much as I loved the constant amount of omega's and beta's who would try to get my attention. I've always felt like something is missing in my life. My father just says I need a normal boyfriend or girlfriend to keep me happy, but as I get into more relationships I just feel that becomes less and less true.
After a while my father ended up noticing the surprising emptiness in my life he offered for me to go to Republic City to attend an actual high school. It was an offer I couldn't help but accept. It may have been everything I ever wanted, I may even make friends. Friends is a word so uncommon to me. It's sad really.
"There all done." My mother said applying the last of the makeup.
"Thank Ravaa."
"korra I know you all the events your father throws but be thankful, this may be the last one you go to too until you move in with Tenzin's family."
I rolled my eyes. Who cares if tonight is one of the biggest events of the year! I just want to stay home and sleep.
"Don't roll your eyes at me young lady! Don't do it tonight especially. All of your father's contributors will be there, we can't have you embarrassing us."
Just because my father is the governor doesn't mean every little thing I do will embarrass him. Besides his contributors are mainly pigs who own gold or oil mining operations here. The only thing they care about is my father supporting them to keep their companies up here mining.
-Later that night-
A glass chimed interrupting the music and the guest's conversations.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I just wanted to announce, that I will be running for senator this upcoming term. So, when it comes up for voting time please do not forget, yours truly." Tonraq said.
I spit up the water I was drinking on one of his fat contributors "Sorry…" I said trying to hold in my laugh.
"M-mom did he just, say what I think he said?" I asked.
As I said this all of my father's investors rushed him, I can't believe he didn't tell me about this earlier today!
"well I'm sure your father had told you before that, you were to be moving in with Tenzin and his family." Senna explained.
"but I didn't think that dad would run for senator and why wouldn't anyone tell me? I always thought family got the scoop first." I pleaded.
"Family does get the first scoop sometimes," tonraq said laughing.
My own father surprised me, and not just by him becoming senator but by him opening the door to the small room that they were in. You see I usually complain to my mother in that room, every night my father deiced to hold meetings. They would often talk about their problems together.
Like once when I was 8 a bug flew up my mouth and was caught in my throat and I was choking for the longest time before anyone did anything about it. My mother was there to sort of console her for times somewhat like that or worse even.
"Senna, may I talk to our lovely daughter in private please?" tonraq asked.
"Of course, darling." Senna encouraged.
Saying this my mother graciously kissed my father, I never understood how my mother could be so graceful, yet when it came to me I was so, to a lack of words, not so. I've always been a tomboy (I guess most female alphas are), who wasn't above wearing a dress, still though there was a part of me that longed to be more like her.
"Honey, the reason I couldn't tell you sooner is that I had assumed you would freak and I needed everything including your attitude to go completely perfect tonight. I know your moving in with Tenzin and his family soon but hearing I might just follow you to Republic City as a Senator may seem like I'm taking away some of your independence, but that's not what I'm trying to do. Please just be understanding with me." Tonraq explained
"Dad... I'm not mad that you want to be a senator, I'm mad that you didn't tell me sooner. And I'm very thankful for you trying to give me a bit of independence. I really hate my life being micromanaged." I said
"I promise you Republic City High is one of the best highschools anyone can go to, not only will you meet people from all around the globe but one of my major investor's daughters is there as well, she can show you around I'm sure," Tonraq said
"I think I'll be fine getting around dad, thank you for setting me up with a guide though," I said smiling at him to relieve the tension.
"Tonraq everyone's wondering where you are, are you done talking!" my mother yelled through the door.
"Of course, Honey!" Tonraq responded.
(Hi this is, my first and probably the only Legend of Korra fan fic as such I wanted to give you a bit of warning about how messy this story may be organized and how characters may shift easily from acting one way to another completely. This is also alpha/beta/omega dynamics to it, so if you don't like that I don't recommend this story)