Korra felt the horror like she never had, as the day her cycle passed by her. She knew she felt and was acting odd lately, though she couldn't put her finger on it. She told herself to remain calm, that she was just late this month. She then remembered Korra's and Mako's 3 year anniversary,which was just a month ago, and became even more afraid. Shivers ran down her spine, tears filling in her ocean blue eyes. She was only 24! What would Tenzin think? What would the world think? What would her parents think? In the Southern Water tribe, girls got married at 16, and had a baby at least by 20, Korra remembered. But this is the city. Things are different! Most people don't even marry in the city until 25! And spirits, kids don't come into the equation until 30. Tears were now streaming down her face. She had a duty to the world, she couldn't be pregnant!
"Korra, are you in there? It's time for dinner!" Jinora said, knocking on the bathroom door.
Mako and Korra came over for dinner over to air temple island. Bolin and Asami said they had a big announcement to share, and they wanted everyone to be their. Bolin moved out into Asami's mansion, and Mako kept his apartment, and soon Korra moved in with him after she finished her training, and became a fully realized Avatar.
"Yeah! I will be there in a minute!" Korra yelled, cursing herself for her voice cracking.
"Okay! Hurry up Bolin and Asami said they will tell everyone once everyone is at the dinner table!" Said another voice, filled with more excitement, Korra realizing Ikki was there. Ikki then said "I bet I can beat you on to the dinner table!" Ikki said, Korra hearing footsteps race from the step of the door. Korra heard Jinora sigh, and slowly walk from the door. Korra let out a frustrated growl, and wiped her tears off of her face. Once she examined herself enough to assure herself her eyes were no longer red and puffy, she walked out of the bathroom, and to the dinner table.
Mako knew when Korra walked into the room, she was not happy. Just how her face looked. It's some kind of mind reading thing you acquire when you have been married to someone for 2 years. She sat down quietly, raising his suspicions even more.
"Are you okay sweetie?" He said in a light voice, rubbing her back.
"Yeah." She said quietly, never looking at him.
"Okay guys! We have something, reeeeeeallly important to tell you all!" Bolin said, exaggerating. There was a few moments of awkward mixed in with anticipation, which was then Asami's que to jump in. "Me and Bolin are getting married!" She yelled. It took a few moments for it to sink it, before all of the 3 airbender's screamed, and got up to go hug the newly engaged couple, Mako and Korra soon coming to join in the hug. "You guys are going to be so happy together." Korra said once everybody was sitting back down. "Mayyyybeee. As long as someone doesn't eat all the food the butler makes." Asami said, looking over at Bolin, who shrugged and said, "He layed down a full buffet out in front of me! You wanted all of that food to go to waste? Not while my stomach is around." Bolin retorted. Everyone laughed, and then had a full hearted conversation all throughout the dinner. Mako was the only one who noticed korra was not participating that much. No matter what it was about, Korra was always the one to talk the most, and here she is not saying a word through the entire dinner. He kept whispering sweet things to her in her ear, but she only smiled at him, then went back to eating quietly.
Once dinner was finished, Korra offered to help Pema and Asami clean up the dishes.
"Would you girls mind finishing up the dishes for me? Spirits, after having 4 kids your back gets messed up!" Pema said, laughing.
"Ofcourse not. Go be with your husband Pema." Asami said, never taking her eyes of the dishes.
"You two are angels. You two girls have a good night!" Pema said, walking out of the kitchen.
"Sooo." Asami said, trying to strike up conversation. "What is it like being married?" Asami asked.
"Well, the first few months are nothing but cheesy dates, and are filled with sexual frustration." Korra said. "And then after that, you are a normal married couple." Korra shrugged, having trouble trying to scrub off food from the plate. Asami had a confused look on her face, but it soon washed away, same as the food stuck on the plate.
Korra was severely cold for whatever reason when they left the temple. She put on her pelt that she had taken with her to help hide the bump that was starting to appear in her lower abdomen. Mako noticed her arms crossed, rubbing the side of her arm, and soon realized she was cold. He smirked, and grabbed her by her waist, and pulled her towards him. "That's more like it." Mako said, and Korra giggled. Spirits, he loved it when she laughed. Once they docked off the ferry, and headed towards the arena, Mako asked, "Hey, why were you not talking much at dinner? Didn't feel good?" He asked, curiously. She avoided eye contact with him, and said "Yeah.. Not feeling very well."
"Well… Why didn't you tell me? I mean we could of-" Mako was cut off when Korra snapped "I didn't tell you because I didn't want to? Okay? Now drop it!" Korra then realized what Pema had during her pregnancy; mood swings. Korra just hoped Mako wouldn't find out before she told him
Mako was taken aback from this, and they walked to the arena in silence.
Once they made it to their little apartment at the top of the arena, Korra instantly felt a headache coming on, so she went to bed immediately, which Mako found odd, but he shrugged it off.
The next morning, Korra slept later than usual. Not so odd for Korra. He gently rubbed his wife's arm, consider she was sleeping on her back. That was definitely NOT Korra. She groggily opened her eyes and said "More sleep." He chuckled and said "Korra, you gotta get up. You have a meeting in an hour." She groaned, and got up and took a shower, and they both headed out together.
Later that evening, Mako was determined to make Korra tell him her little secret he knew she was hiding. He went and bought Noodles from Narooks, and once Korra saw it, she started to run after it. He grabbed her arm and said "Oh no you don't. You are going to tell me what's wrong, and then you can eat."
She guiltily looked down at her boots, and said "Nothing is wrong."
"You're avoiding eye contact and looking down… I can tell you are hiding something Korra." He pointed out.
"For spirits sakes, just drop it!" Korra yelled. Mako walked towards her and brought her into a tight hug as he rubbed her back. "Korra… Please tell me whats wrong sweetie. We have been married for 2 years… why are you so afraid to tell me?" He asked in a soft voice, which further made her angry for whatever reason. "Well maybe you don't deserve to know!" Korra blurted out, unable to control herself. If Mako were able to be honest, that did hurt. "Korra…" Mako said, his voice full of hurt. For some reason that almost made her burst into tears. 'Keep your emotions under control Korra.' She thought to herself. "Please tell me… I can tell something is really bugging you." Mako continued. She sighed. She knew she had to tell him sooner than later, miles of well be now. She squired out of him embrace, and bravely grabbed his hands and placed it where the bump started to form, and held it there.
"I think I might be pregnant…" Korra managed to get out. Mako's face dropped and he stared at where his hand was placed. Korra knew it. Mako didn't want a baby. Mako wouldn't love her again. Her eyes filled with tears, and she said, "I knew it… I shouldn't have told you… You won't love me." She walked away from him and started to let the tears snake down her face. It tooks about 20 seconds for Mako to get his stuff back together, and he walked over to Korra and his arms snaked around her. "Korra, don't ever say that. I will love you until the day I die." He said. "No you won't…" She squeaked, pulling apart from his embrace again. "We should've never done this. Our relationship was a mistake." She said. "I mean now I have to deal with this all alone. You are going to leave and-" She was cut off by Mako spinning her around, and connecting their lips together. Korra was shocked, but soon melted into the kiss, and once they broke apart, Korra looked up at Mako and said, "This is how we got in this situation." Mako chuckled, then said "Don't ever think I will leave you. We will work through this together." Korra just shoved her head in his scarf, trying to calm down. Finally, Mako said, "So… we are having a baby?" Korra looked up to him, with her tear stained face, and laughed and said "Yes."
He put his hands on her lower abdomen, and smiled to himself.
The next morning was like bliss to Mako. He woke up to the woman he loved, who was also pregnant with their child. He smiled as he saw her bed head, with her hair in her mouth as she was drooling on the side of her cheek, which flowed down onto her pillow. He looked down at the bump in her lower abdomen, surprised he never saw it until last night. Not even seconds later, the clock that rang every hour on Avatar Aang Memorial Island rang, which was conveniently the couples wake up call. Although, Mako was more of Korra's wake up call. She was a heavy sleeper who Mako believed could sleep through a tornado.
Mako was about to wake his wife up, when he thought in his mind 'Korra can't go out and patrol the city. She and the baby might get hurt.' So, instead, he went and took a shower, and went into their bedroom to get dressed. Korra's eyes squinted when the morning sun was shining in the window, in her face. She lifted her head up to see her husband getting dressed, and she said "'I'll be up in a minute, then I'll go patrol the city."
"Oh no you're not, you are staying home until the baby is born" Mako said. Korra then whipped her head up, and said "No way! I have to keep Republic City safe Mako. I don't have time to rest." She then started to get up, but her husband pushed her back down on the bed lightly. "Korra, you can't risk the baby. You need to stay out of fights, and everything else until she's born." Mako said. Korra caught on instantly, and said "I think you said she by accident, it's a boy. And what will I even do here? There is nothing but a bed and some boring magazines about Hog monkeys." Mako chuckled and said "Well, there is always something new to learn." And he then walked over to Korra and said "I got to go sweetie, see you when I get home." And he kissed her on the forehead, and she huffed, then crossed her arms like a defiant child. He laughed at his wife, and then left for work.
He was surprised to come home and see Korra actually listened to him, and stayed home. He found his wife sprawled out on the couch, snoring lightly, a magazine half way opened laying on her torso. He took the leftover noodles from last night out of the monitor-top, and put it on the plate, and gently shook his wife awake. She groggily woke up, and grumpily said "What do you want!" "Nice to see you too sweetie." Mako said sarcastically, kissing his wifes forehead. She groaned, and opened one eye to see her husband holding a bowl of noodles to her. "Great I'm starving." Korra said, lifting herself up, and selfishly taking the bowl, and eating it like she wasn't fed in weeks. "When they say pregnant women are eating for two, they literally mean two." Mako said, walking away. He heard Korra set down her bowl, and she said "So you think I am fat!" Mako stopped. He didn't know what to do! That's the fastest Korra's mood has ever changed. He turned around and started walking towards her "No sweetie, you're not fat, you are just bigger because of the baby" Mako said, running his hands up and down her arms. "Oh so know it's the baby's fault?" Korra said, snatching her arms away from his embrace. "N-no Korra! It's just your body needs to-" But he was interrupted by Korra. "SO KNOW IT'S MY BODY?!" Korra yelled, tears filling her eyes. He once again started rubbing his hands up and down her arms and said, "No sweetie it's just-" But he was interrupted by Korra once again, "YOU'RE SLEEPING ON THE COUCH TONIGHT!" Korra said, as she walked to their bedroom, took a pillow and threw it at Mako, and slamming the door shut. Mako sighed as he turned off all the lights, and laid down on the couch, thinking, "This will be a long 9 months."
~I hope you guys enjoyed that! WOW! That took forever to write and this one chapter was SUPER LONG! I am wondering if this series will probably have less chapters because I pack so much into one! Anyways, please leave a review and tell me what you think. If this kind of Makorra isn't your cup of tea, please check out my other story which is "Makorra Drabbles", where it contains several fluff stories of Mako and Korra. I hope you lovelies enjoy this! Bye! :D~