Mako's POV

Hello, my name is Mako. Let start out by telling you a few things about myself. I'm 16 years old; have a little brother named Bolin, and a girlfriend named Asami. Also, wait for it, I'm a werewolf. So is Bolin. And the cool thing is that Asami is a shifter. A shifter is someone who can 'shift' into an animal. She shifts into a horse. The whitest, prettiest, lightest horse possible.

Now, how about I tell you about my brother Bolin. He's also a werewolf; he's 15 years old. He's a gray/brown wolf; a dark, wood-stain brown and a light gray mix color. He, surprisingly, is single, even though he dates a girl like every other day.

Now, time to tell you about Miss Asami Sato. She is the most beautiful, sweet, kindhearted person you would ever meet. She might be rich, but you would never know since she is so generous and kindhearted and… just… AMAZING! I know, by the way I'm talking about her you would think I imprinted on her. Man, I wish, because there is nobody else I would rather be with. OH! I almost forgot, me Asami have a lunch date today; Bolin's coming too. They both have a mutual friend; I think his name is Howl.

And here comes Bolin now.

"Hey, Mako. Are you ready?" Bolin asked.

"Yeah," I said wrapping my father's red scarf around my neck.

"About time, Asami and Howl are waiting in the car out front." I was right about the name.

"Okay." I followed Bo out the door and down to the front of the probending arena. We live there, but there's a catch. We have to help Toza clean the arena, we also have to share the money we make playing probending.

"Hey Mako," Asami said when we stepped outside.

"Hey Asami," I said walking over to give her a kiss.

"Mako, this is Howl; Howl this is Mako. Bolin and I met Howl while we were out for a run about a week ago. Howl is a wolf too, believe it or not."

"A wolf?"

"Yes, and you and Bolin are a wolves and Asami is a horse," Howl said speaking up for the first time.

"Oh, well, cool then, I think," I stuttered.

Howl chuckled. "Don't sweat it, my sister thinks it's weird, you know, being a wolf. She wishes she wasn't part wolf and full bender."

"What do you mean?"

"Korra isn't really your typical avatar. She's part wolf and my sister."

"I didn't know Korra was your sister."

"Neither did I," Bolin said.

"Well, it's not really something I tell someone I just met. No offence, of course."

"None taken," Asami, Bolin, and I said at the same time.

"Well, are we going to eat, or what?"

"Oh, we're going to eat, if I have a say so in it," Bolin said making us all chuckle.

So, we all piled into the car; Asami and I up front and Howl and Bolin in back.

"So, Howl," Bolin started making me and Asami roll our eyes knowing what was about to come. "Is Korra coming as well?"

"No, Tenzin kept her on the island to continue training," Howl replied, oblivious to what was about to happen.

"What kind of training?"

"Air bending. She still can't air bend. Which really sucks, but is also a good thing so that when she gets mad at me she won't have another element she can hurt me with." We all laughed at that one.

"Well, is she, you know, single?" Bo asked sheepishly.

"Yes, but no, you can't date her. She's undateable, because she is way too focused in her air bending training, believe it or not."

"Really? I thought she would be totally wild and tries to get off the island all the time."

"Oh she does, but not when it comes to air bending, believe me."

"If she's the avatar and you're not then how did get to come to Republic City too?" Asami asked.

"Well, Korra and I are twins, and people are always asking how that was possible. You know, her being the avatar and not me. So, Tenzin invited me along as well because of it."

We finally arrived at Narooks'. We all got out of the car and headed to Narooks'.

"Yeah, how is that possible?" Asami asked.

"I'm not sure, but Master Katara thinks it's because I was born first, and Aang didn't pass away until in between Korra and me being born. It's confusing, I know, but I do have some mad water bending skills."

"Cool," Bolin said.

We got a table and sat down.

"What about you Mako, can you bend?" Howl asked me.

"I can fire bend, and Bo can earth bend," I replied.

"Hello, my name is Kia and I'll be your server for today. Are you ready to order, or should I come back in a moment?" the waitress asked.

"Yes, I'll have the seaweed noodles," Asami said.

"Me too," Bolin said.

"I'll have the seaweed noodles with fire flakes," I told her.

"And I'll have the octopus cumquats," Howl said.

"Oh, a person from the southern water, huh?" Kia said.

"Yes, straight from the heart of the southern water tribe."

"I'll be right back with your order." With that Kia left.

"So, Howl, you should totally ask her out," Bolin said.

"No thank you, she's straight from here, with a fake water tribe 'home style' life," Howl replied.

"What?"

"What he means, Bo, is that he only dates girls from the water tribes. Does it matter which one?" I asked.

"No, just a water tribe girl."

Just then Asami's cell phone started ringing.

"Hello?" Asami answered.

"Who is it?" Bolin asked.

Asami held up one finger in Bolin's face making Howl and I laugh. "Shut up. Really?"

"Asami?" I asked.

"And what did you say?... Have I not taught you anything? You say nice things, BEFORE you yell at someone…..I do not want to hear it…..Then?... Oh, wow, that's a problem. I'll be right over after lunch, I promise….Yes, goodbye." She finally hung up.

"Was that who I think it was?" Howl asked.

"Yes, she got mad and some things caught fire, and, well, now she's in trouble."

"Um, just out wonder, but who are you talking about?" Bolin asked.

"Korra," Asami and Howl said at the same time.

"Korra?"

"Yeah, Korra and I are best friends. We kind of met by an 'accident'," Asami replied.

"Accident?"

"It's a long story."

"Okay then."

"Here are your seaweed noodles, your fire flakes seaweed noodles, and your octopus cumquats," Kia said.

"Thank you," Asami said.

Kia nodded and walked away.

"So, Asami," Bolin started. I rolled my eyes along with Asami, knowing what was going to happen. "You going to see Korra after lunch?"

"Yes, Bo, I am," Asami answered.

"Can I come?"

"I don't know." Asami looked over at Howl.

"It's okay with me," Howl answered. "But, don't get on Korra's nerves if she's already upset."

"Okay," Bo said happily.

"Would you like to come too Mako?" Howl asked me.

"Um—I—Don't—Really—Know—" I stuttered looking away.

"Oh, come on Mako, live a little. This is our chance to meet the Avatar, and you're coming even if I have to force you to," Bolin told me, making us all laugh.

"Fine, I'll go," I told them smiling.

"Yay," Bo squealed, making us laugh even harder.

Once we were done with lunch Bo and I paid for the food and we all headed outside and got in the car. Asami didn't get in just yet though; she leaned against the side of the car on her phone.

"Hey... Yeah, we just finished… Right now… Yep… We'll be there in about ten minutes, so don't do anything to upset Tenzin any more than he already is… Okay, bye Korra," Asami said hanging up. She climbed in the car, started the engine, put the car in drive and headed to the docks. "That was Korra, she was wondering where we were."

"Does she know that Bolin and I are coming too?" I asked.

"Yeah, about that, I didn't really get a chance to tell her."

"What do you mean?" Howl asked.

"She's, kind of, um, with someone right now. She didn't tell me who, though, just that she had to go," Asami answered.

"I didn't know someone was coming over today," Howl said.

"Me neither."

"I wonder if Tenzin knew." Howl picked his phone up.

"Who you calling, Howl," Bo asked.

"Tenzin."

Tenzin's POV

*Knock Knock*

I walked over to the door to see who it was and was shocked to see that it was Aunt Wu.

"Hello Tenzin. It is so nice to see you again," Aunt Wu said smiling.

"H—Hello Aunt Wu, may I ask why you're here?" I asked confused.

"I am here to see Korra."

"Korra's—"

"Daddy? Who's she? She's old. Who are you? Are you to see Korra and Howl? Well, Howl's not here right now, and Korra's—" Ikki said running in.

"Ikki, please go to your mother," I told her still trying to figure out why Aunt Wu's here.

"But, mommy asked us to come get you for lunch."

"Hello Dad, hello ma'am," Jinora said politely.

"Jinora, Ikki, Meelo, this is Aunt Wu. She was a friend of my father," I answered giving up figuring out why she was here until the kids left.

"Yes, I was a friend of your Grandfather, but I am also a witch, which is why I do not look as old as I am," Aunt Wu answered crouching down to my kids height.

"How old are you?" Meelo asked.

"If I tell you, then you will not believe me." Aunt Wu stood up and looked out the door. "Hope? Come in sweetie, it is okay."

A very pretty young girl with long black hair and big green eyes came up behind Aunt Wu.

"This is Hope; she is a witch in training. Has been for about sixty years," Aunt Wu said with a lot of pride in her voice.

"Hello," Hope said a little sheepishly.

"If she's been a witch in training for sixty years, then why does she only look about fifteen?" Jinora asked.

"Witches age differently, Jinora," Aunt Wu replied. "You see, Hope is really seventy years of age, but she looks fifteen, because she ages to how old she feels. I am really five-hundred years of age, but I only look sixty because I feel sixty years old."

"Oh, okay. Daddy, can I be a witch?" Jinora asked, taking me by surprise.

"Jinora, you are already a werewolf, why would you want to be a witch?" I asked her.

"Witches can live longer."

"So can werewolves," Ikki said.

"True, but werewolves can't cast spells."

"So?"

"So, I would rather be a witch then a werewolf."

"You are a witch," Meelo told Jinora rudely.

"Meelo," I warned.

"Jinora, why would you want to be a witch rather than being a werewolf?" Aunt Wu asked her.

"Because a witch can't imprint," Jinora told her matter-of-factly.

"That is true, but wouldn't you want to find your one true love?"

"Not if it means not being able to do what I want."

"Jinora, I imprinted on your mother, and I can still do what I want, but a little differently," I told her watching as she visibly relaxed.

"Kids, lunch's ready," Pema said walking into the room to collect the kids.

They all followed Pema out the door giving me and our guests a few moments alone.

"So, Aunt Wu, Hope, why are you two here?" I asked stepping out of in front of the doorway to let them in.

"Well, Avatar Korra needs us," Aunt Wu replied.

"What do you mean?"

"Female problem."

"Oh—Well—then—she—is—um—in—the—um—courtyard. Lunch is done so please come in after you see her," I said knowing I was turning red.

"Will do Tenzin, thank you." With that Aunt Wu and Hope left and headed for the courtyard.

*Ring Ring*

"Hello…Yes, we do…No, I'm not that mad. Who told you that? …Okay… Lunch is done… Well, Korra is out in the courtyard…A friend of my father's and her apprentice Hope…Yes, you will understand when you get here so I can tell you the story better…Bye." With that being said and done I hung up the phone, put it in my pocket, and headed to the dining room.

Howl's POV

"…Hello, Tenzin, it's Howl. Do we happen to have a guest there right now? … Also, are you mad because of something Korra did? …Asami…Yeah…Well, I already ate…Where's Korra at right now? … Who is at the house right now? … Hope? Apprentice? …Okay then, bye…"

"So, what did he say?" Mako asked me.

"He told me lunch is done, Korra is out in the courtyard, and his father's friend and her apprentice is there right now," I answered.

"Who?"

"I don't know, but if it's one of his father's friends, then she must be really important; and for her apprentice, well, I don't know."

Just then we all arrived at the dock. Asami parked the car and pocketed the keys. We all got out and made our way to the ferry.

"Oh, bro, I can't believe we get to go to Air Temple Island. That place is, like, a no-no," Bolin said to Mako.

We all laughed at Bolin. Mako couldn't even talk he was laughing too much from the way Bolin said it.

"Bo, it's not a 'no-no,' people just don't go there a lot," Mako said smiling.

"What? What's so funny?"

"Never mind, Bo," Asami said smiling too.

Finally the ferry arrived and we all boarded.

Aunt Wu's POV

Our little meeting with Tenzin was very awkward.

"So, Hope, are you ready to meet the Avatar?" I asked her.

"Yes, I cannot wait to meet the avatar," she answered.

"Do you have all of your spell books, just in case anything was to go wrong?"

"Yes ma'am."

"Do you understand all of what you have to do, and what needs to be done?"

"Yes ma'am."

"Will you be able to conjure up a spell if needed?"

"Yes ma'am."

"If needed, will you be able to stop and undo what you have done?"

"…Yes ma'am."

"Are you sure? You hesitated."

"I will try my best, ma'am."

"I hope so." I love making pun of her name.

"Are you ready to de-wolf the Avatar?"

"Yes ma'am."

You ready correctly. We must de-wolf the Avatar. Korra's orders. She called me to try to de-wolf her, because she said that being a wolf and the Avatar is hard, and can be very dangerous. So we are here to de-wolf her.

Korra's POV

I was out in the courtyard practicing my air bending moves when I saw Aunt Wu and her apprentice coming toward me.

"Hello Aunt Wu," I said walking over toward her. "Hello, you must be Aunt Wu's apprentice."

"Yes, my name is Hope. You must be Avatar Korra," Hope told me bowing.

"Please, none of that. You and I are sort of the same age, so that means, no bowing," I told her smiling and making her smiling.

"Yes."

"So, Aunt Wu, how are you?"

"I am good dear, thank you for asking. Are you sure you want to do this? You should know that if we get rid of your wolf side, then, well, that is it," Aunt Wu told me.

"What?" I was confused.

"She means that if we get rid of your wolf, then there will be no more of 'Korra's wolf.' You may think of it as us 'killing' your wolf side; and to bring it back, it would be as about as hard as trying to raise the dead," Hope explained so I could understand it a little bit better.

"Oh, okay. Now I understand," I said.

"There is also another way."

"What do you mean?"

"Oh, yes, even I forgot about that other way," Aunt Wu said. "The other way is we could put a spell on you."

"What kind of spell?" I asked taking an interest in where this conversation was heading.

"The spell that we would put on you is we would lock up your wolf. We would not have to get rid of your wolf, but merely put your wolf to sleep for about as long as you wolf like. We could also make it so that the only way your wolf to come back is if your soul mate was on the verge of dying. Similar to the phrase 'On deaths' door'," Hope explained.

"Oh, okay, I like that idea, but if my wolf gets locked up, then how would I be able to imprint to have a soul mate?"

"Exactly."

"But what if I was to want my wolf side back for some crazy reason?"

"Well, we could give you your wolf side back, or we could take you wolf side and lock it into a ring so that when you wore a special ring, you would be able to go wolf and when you would take it off you could not go wolf," Aunt Wu said.

"So if I wear the ring then I'm instantly a wolf?"

"No, no, right now you could become a wolf if you wanted to, correct?"

"Correct."

"Well, if we lock the wolf side into the ring and out of you, then when you wear the ring then you wolf would 'come' back to you while you wear the ring, then when you wanted to become wolf-like how you are now- then you can."

"I still don't understand."

"Hope?"

"When you wear the ring you will still be human until you want to become wolf," Hope explained.

"Why didn't you say that the first time? Now I understand; thank you Hope," I said happy that there's another option.

"Would you like to do that instead?"

"Absolutely."

"Okay then, let us get started. Where would you like to do this?"

"How long will it take?"

"Possibly one hour if everything go according to plan, maybe more if we meet any complications."

"Complications?"

"Just out of precautions, do not worry."

"Okay. Um, how about Aang Memorial Island?"

"Good choice," Aunt Wu said. "Can we go now?"

"Yes, follow me; I need to tell Tenzin where we're going so he won't worry."

We headed toward the house.

"Hey, Tenzin, Aunt Wu, Hope and I are going to Aang Memorial Island for a little while," I told him all ready heading out the door.

"Okay, don't be too long, please," he said to me.

"Will do, Tenzin."

Finally, we left and headed toward Aang Memorial Island on one of the canoes we have.