Closer

A/N: So this is one of the first fan fictions I've ever written so I apologize if it's poorly written or just flat out sucks. I've written a few others but haven't posted them because I'm not confident in them and I'm not with this one either but I just love Kainora they're the cutest and there aren't enough fan fictions for them yet. So here we go…

'Arms length away at all times' Kai recalled from his last 'talk' with Tenzin after he caught him and Jinora hugging. He knew he should respect the 'rules' that Tenzin had set for him, he was only trying to protect his daughter, and he knew he should get on his good side if he wanted his blessing for them to date, but he couldn't do it sometimes. He loved being close to her and touching her. Not intimately of course they were only 15 for spirits sake, but he loved it when their hands or arms brushed or he hugged her close. The time that she kissed his cheek after they rescued him from the Earth Queen's army was probably the best moment of his life so far, so when no one else was around he got as close to her as he dared. One day all the rules went out the door when they were sitting at a hidden overhang on the temple where no one could see them, and he sat close enough to Jinora that their arms were touching. He was feeling rather brave at that moment, so he took her hand in his and when she looked at him surprised he just smiled at her. She returned the smile and laid her head on his shoulder, something she didn't think she'd actually do. "I really don't like my dad's arms length away rule," Jinora said after a few moments of contempt silence. "I like being close to you," she said as she indeed scooted closer, a slight blush tinting her cheeks. "I like you being close to me," Kai said in return smiling down at her with a blush to match hers. "I like holding your hand," he squeezed her hand as he said it, "and I like hugging you." He poked her side and she squirmed a little. A smile appeared on Kai's face as he poked her again. "Stop, I'm ticklish!" she said laughing. "Oh really," he said smirking. Jinora's eyes went wide and she tried to scramble away but Kai caught her waist and pinned her down before attacking her sides with his fingers. She squealed and tried to twist out of his grasp but he had a firm grip on her hip and couldn't get free. He noticed she looked really beautiful when she was laughing, even if it was so loud and uncontrollable like it was right then. "Kai! Someone will hear us!" She yelled breathless in an attempt to get him to stop. It worked since he stopped immediately after she said it, not wanting them to be found just yet and having to go back to being an arm's length away, but he didn't take his hands off of her hips. Jinora lay still trying to catch her breath under him. She looked up at him once she'd done so and realized how close his face had become to hers. She looked into his eyes, which were a lovely shade of green, and then briefly to his lips which were pink and looked soft, and she wanted to find out if they indeed were. He noticed her looking towards his lips and wondered if he really should kiss her. It seemed like she wanted him to, but he was still a bit hesitant and afraid. Jinora leaned her head up a little more towards his, hoping he would get the hint and do the same, and he did. Their heads leaned closer until their foreheads touched, and Kai looked into her eyes one more time to make sure she really wanted him to kiss her, and he saw she did, so he leaned in the last bit and pressed his lips to hers. He couldn't believe it, he was finally kissing Jinora! And she was kissing him back! Her lips were soft and sweet and he wanted to keep kissing them forever. He put one hand up to cup her face and the other on her waist as they continued the kiss. She tried to turn her head to slightly deepen it but Kai pulled away before she could. He didn't want to ruin their first kiss because of hormones. "Sorry," he said as she looked disappointed that he had pulled away. "I didn't want to go any farther yet," he said, a slight blush forming on his cheeks as he said it. He pulled her up to stand up with him. He realized he still had his hand on her waist and used it to pull her closer to him. "I loved kissing you, I just wanted to make this first one perfect," he said. Jinora smiled lovingly at him, realizing she was glad he had stopped her before she did something she would've regretted doing later. "Thank you," she said, pecking his lips once more. He smiled down at her and kissed her again. Now that he'd had the chance to kiss her, he wanted to keep doing so every chance he got. Jinora giggled as he dipped her in the midst of their kiss. "I don't know how I'm going to be able to stay away from you and not do that every chance I get," he said when they pulled away. "I don't know how I will either," she replied. "You know there's a way that you won't have to," a voice suddenly said next to them. They both jumped away from each other as they saw Korra standing at the edge of their little overhang. "Don't worry I won't tell on you little love birds, but you will. Tenzin will find out somehow if you don't tell him so I'd do it sooner than later." Both teens sighed as they knew the avatar was right, and they would have to face the wrath of the airbending master sooner or later. "I guess we'll go tell him now and get it done," Kai said and Jinora looked at him almost shocked. She expected him to try to put this off for at least a few days at least. Kai laughed when he saw her expression and kissed her forehead. "What can I say? You bring out another, better side of me," he said. Korra smiled at the young couple, remembering how she and Mako had been when they'd first started dating. She bid the couple on their way, secretly following them. She had to see how Tenzin would react to Kai trying to date his eldest daughter.

A/N: I might try to add onto this later with their conversation with Tenzin but I'm not sure… I guess it will depend on if anyone even reads this ha