Faint echoes resounded off the walls. Maybe if she was quiet enough, no one would notice her –

"You there! Yeah, with the blue get-up!"

Guess not.

Korra froze mid-step and jerked her head to the right. Her eyes met with a disgruntled pro-bender far past his prime.

"This place is for competitors only. What do you think you're doing sneaking around like that?" he inquired, a suspicious look settling in his narrowed eyes.

First came a faltering "uhh," followed by her signature excuse: "Looking for the bathroom?"

The unamused man seemed about to kick her out of the stadium when a lofty voice spoke out.

"Cool it, old man. She's with me; just got a little lost is all."

Both Korra and the man turned to face the newcomer. He was a tall, dignified guy dressed in a brown and tan pro-bending uniform, his blue belt marking him as a waterbender.

The man sighed and turned his back to the two. "Great, another fan. Just get her out of my sight."

"Will do," the young pro-bender replied. "Let's return to the arena, my adoring fan."

Korra rolled her eyes at his remark, but followed him nonetheless.

"Hey, thanks for helping me out back there. I thought he was going to call the police on me for sure. My name's Korra, by the way."

"Pleasure to meet you. I'm Tahno; you may have heard of me before."

Surprise lit up Korra's features. "Wait, Tahno, as in the captain of the White Falls Wolfbats? The Tahno?"

"The one and only," he replied with a smirk.

"I thought you looked familiar, but, wow. I saw you on the front page of the newspaper this morning, and now I'm actually talking to you!"

The girl's excitement entertained Tahno, and her essence interested him. She was definitely unlike all his other fangirls. He could sense a certain innocence around her; her enthusiasm was directed towards his pro-bending skills, not his looks that made girls swoon.

They had reached the locker room at the edge of the arena. Tahno introduced Korra to his teammates, Ming, earthbender, and Shaozu, firebender. Ming shook her hand in a gentlemanly manner, while Shaozu greeted her with a curt "hey." The two benders already had their helmets on and prompted the team's waterbender to hurry up and join them on the platform.

Tahno put on his helmet, taking care not to mess up his wavy hair, and said to Korra, "If you were excited before, just wait until you see me in action."

Korra let out a short laugh, trying to suppress the excitement she knew was brewing inside of her. She leaned over the railing, watching the Wolfbats descend to the stage. The crowd erupted in cheers, shouts, and the occasional boos. The Wolfbats and their opposing team, the Golden Temple Tigerdillos, made their way to the center of the ring. The match was about to begin.


I don't write often, so I hope that wasn't too bad. It's a one chapter thing for now, but I might add on to the story later?