Korra gripped the stone on Avatar Aang's Island Memorial. A sigh escaped her lips as she remembered why she was here. It has been about a week or more since Mako had broken up with her. How did it happen you ask?
It started with a simple statement from Bolin at dinner. "Hey Mako, when do you want me to start helping you pack?" "Pack?" Korra spoke up, followed by wondering looks from everyone at the table. Make facepalmed. "I was going to tell you sooner.. I got a new place with some of the money we got Pro-bending." Korra was shocked. "And you didn't tell me .. until now?" Mako nodded slowly, a frown on his face. "I didn't know if you wanted to come with me or not .." And with that a heated arguement was started. With both Korra and Mako yelling at eachother across the table.
"Y'know, I am so sick of you not asking for my opinion on things like I don't exist!" Korra yelled. "Maybe we should just break up, then I won't have to worry about you butting in on all my life decisions!" Mako yelled back. And with that, they were broken up.
The whole time after they had broken up, Korra and kept her emotions inside. She told her self she wouldn't cry over the douchebag. But here she was, at the edge of Aang's memorial, sick of bottling up her emotions. She hadn't noticed it, but she had started crying. Her emotions poured out from the wall that was keeping them in.
Once her sobs slowed, and she calmed her self, she heard soft footsteps behind her. "Whoever's there; Bolin, Asami, Tenzin.. Whoever you are, I just want to be alone." but to her surprise, the steps came closer. "Seems like you need a shoulder to lean on." She didn't recognize this voice. She turned when the unknown person sat beside her. Korra's words were lost as she looked at the girl. She was about her age, with dark brown hair that was in a messy braid down her back. She has fair skin, and as Korra's eyes roamed to meet hers, she was surprised. Her eyes were a grey, with golden speckles and streaks in them. The girl smiled. "My name's Demetri. You can call me Demi if you want though" Korra accepted her outstretched hand. "K-korra, my name's Korra."
A faint blush covered Korra's face, why is she so nervous around this girl? "Oh! You're the Avatar! And you used to be on the Fire Ferrets!" Korra smiled. "That's me!" Demetri smiled back, pushing the sleeves back from her white shirt. "So what's a special person like you doing here alone?" Korra swore she saw a tint of red and pink on her face.
"I just needed somewhere to go and get away from everything that's going on.." Korra said looking off into the city. "Whoever the guy is that broke your heart, he's not worth it. " Demetri put her hand on Korra's shoulder. "You shouldn't have to have your heart played with by some asshole." Korra looked away bitterly. "Why should you care? We barely just met."
"Because. I can tell you're worth way more than that. And before you say it; it has nothing with you being the Avatar." Demetri moved her hand causiously down to Korra's, slowly rubbing her thumb over her hand. "I may have just met you, but I already know that everyone deserves to be happy. And besides, who wouldn't want to be with you? " She said, with a wide grin when Korra turned towards her, both blushing and smiling.
And that, is how Korra fell for a girl she barely knew.