AN: Here is the next chapter. I hope you enjoy!
Mako didn't know how long he was out but when he woke he felt the affects of the drugged comatose he had been under. He went to sit up but immediately felt the reason he had been put under. The throbbing started to increase causing him to throw up in the bed pan next to him. It felt as if his ribs had been re-attached to his body using tiny needles. He reached for the glass of water on his bedside table trying to cool the burning in his throat. He sat his head back on his pillow trying to relieve the pressure.
"Mako you're finally awake" a relieved voice murmured. Mako shifted to face his visitor, scowling once he came into view.
"What the hell are you doing here?" he asked his brother. Though he was furious of what transpired between the two teams he could see that Bolin hadn't gotten much sleep.
"After the accident they brought you in here. That was three days ago" Bolin said apologetically. Mako could feel the weight of the whole situation cause a fog over the two of them.
"Shit I've been out for three days? I gotta get back to the team" he said trying to get up but immediately felt the throbbing intensify.
"You're not going anywhere until the effects of the concussion wear off" Bolin said trying to settle his brother back down. Mako huffed but Bolin was right. If this headache didn't go away he would need more than these painkillers to stop it. He looked up and Bolin who moved his gaze down to his fingers that were fiddling with the pages of his text book.
"Mako I'm so sorry this happened. Zaheer was out of control, I just..there was nothing I could do"
Mako could hear the guilt laced in every word the younger brother spoke. Ideally, he wanted to be mad at Bolin but knew that Zaheer hated him. He should have expected Zaheer to go headhunting during the game. Bolin hung his head in shame after he took in his brother's broken body.
"There is a reason why I hate that guy, Bolin, but you never listen to me. If you keep hanging out with him he is going to lead you down the wrong path, a path I can't protect you from. You know those rumors are true and his parents are in allegiance with Amon. You can't end up like mom and dad. I wouldn't be able to live with myself" Mako said essentially forgiving his brother. Bolin never needed an apology because he knew Mako wouldn't hold it against him. Mako heard the bell ring signaling the change in classes.
"Well I got to head out. Promise me you'll stay in bed until Katara clears you for activity?" Bolin asked as he got up to head to his next class. Mako nodded and shot him a smirk. He was impressed to see Bolin being worried about him. Maybe his brother would be alright after all. Bolin smiled back and shot him a wave as he made his way to the door. Mako settled back down on the pillows behind him happy he was able to clear the air with his brother. That was probably the only thing he had worried about. He had no issue with Zaheer, he could hold his own against him. Bolin was a different story. He knew the guilt would eat at him until Mako talked with him about it and they made amends. It happened countless times and each time it took longer for them to look each other in the eye.
Mako took another swig of water and noticed a small note placed on his bedside table that he hadn't seen the first time. He couldn't recognize the handwriting so he opened it with skeptically. Some of the new first year students had a habit of playing pranks on their third year captain and ever since he got a letter with the Weasleys' Never Ending Sneezing Powder he was more cautious. What he read couldn't have surprised him more.
Hey there City Boy!
Those were quite the heroics you pulled to nab that victory.
Maybe I will have my hands full against the great Mako and team Hufflepuff.
Asami and I talked it over with Lin and Headmaster Tenzin and we
were able to delay the match a few weeks to allow you to heal. The match
wouldn't be the same without you. Well rest up,
I want to face the full force of Mako when we play you.
I don't think those same heroics will save your team but it seems you're full of surprises.
Take care,
Korra
P.S. Maybe you could teach me that move sometime, eh?
He read it over a few times trying to figure out if it was a trick or not. Had she stopped by? When and why? He could have found out about the delay of the match from his co-captains or even the Headmaster himself. His heart started to quicken a bit and he didn't know if it was the pain killers or the fact that she had actually come to see him. Did he matter to her? No. He had to calm himself down. She was just doing her duty as captain of Gryffindor. He would have done the same for any of the other houses' captains. He took a deep breath trying to steady his heart beat and leaned his head back against his pillow. He brought his arm up to see that the damaged had been thoroughly repaired thanks to the help of the infirmary nurses. Just then the Beifong twins walked in with smiles stretched across their faces.
"There's our fearless captain" Wei said clapping him on the shoulder garnering a hiss from Mako. He might look fine on the outside but the bones took a while to heal.
"How are you feeling Cap?" Wing asked pulling one of the chocolate frogs from the pile of treats brought to Mako from various supporters. Mako wanted to slap it out of his hand just to teach him a lesson.
"It seems most of the damage healed but I might need a few more days to get over the concussion symptoms" Mako replied flexing his hand to make sure he was still able to use it and that it didn't suffer any nerve damage. "You two seemed to play well. What ended up being the final score?"
"250-60" Wing said with a grin "I got 8 past the keeper."
"Well you wouldn't have if I didn't clear the way for you" Wei said shooting him an annoyed look.
"Alright guys. It's a team sport. Without either of your help we wouldn't have closed the gap. How did the new routes work?" Mako asked vocally separating the two before they broke out into their usual fight.
"They worked great!" they said in unison. Wei saw that his brother had shoved a chocolate frog into his mouth and figured he'd grab one too.
"Good. We'll work on more this week. Knowing Korra and Asami they took note of them so we will have to shake things up" Mako said bringing his fingers up to his chin in thought. After a few moments of silence he snapped backed into reality as he felt his book bag being slammed onto his legs.
"On a more of a bummer note. You got homework from every class" Wei said tossing the wrapper of the now demolished treat into the garbage and motioning towards the homework that was awaiting him in his backpack. It didn't matter how injured he was it seemed his studies never took a break. It didn't help that he was in a couple of advanced classes, which he was struggling with.
"Thanks guys. I think I'll get started on this since I have the time. Give my regards to the team" he said opening his weathered potions book. The two nodded and took their leave immediately starting to argue about the topic prior. Mako just shook his head and laughed.
/~~~~~~\
Korra was reclining on her bed, textbooks and papers littering the spots left unoccupied by her body. She was making headway on a massive project for her Defense against the Dark Arts class. She enjoyed the class. There wasn't too much work involved but the group project sucked. So here she was, a quarter to 12, finishing up work that was incomplete from another classmate. She sighed, taking the quill from her mouth and scribbled down some more notes.
"How's the project?" a soft voice asked startling her. She looked up and saw Asami standing at the corner of her four-poster bed with a small smile.
"Hey..you almost gave me a heart attack" Korra said trying to slow her heartrate while gathering together the papers that had scurried away during her brief freak out.
"I noticed that you didn't make it down to dinner this evening. I brought you some leftovers" she handed Korra a tin of food. Whatever was beneath the foil smelled delicious. Korra could already feel her mouth start to water as she opened the container and dug into its contents.
"Yea sowwy bout tha" she said with a mouth full of food. This project had kept her cooped up in their dorm for most of the day after her classes let out.
"You have got to stop working so hard. With the match coming up and your studies, you need to make sure you're alert for the game." Asami said handing her a napkin. Korra grabbed it and wiped her messy mouth.
"Fanks for the food" she said finally swallowing the last bit of glazed chicken "that was so good"
"My plessure. Anything for my girl" she said and bent down to lay a kiss on Korra's soft lips. She lingered there for a moment but Korra moved out of the kiss, leaving Asami a bit unsatisfied.
"Sorry babe but I have to finish this and get to bed. I have an early morning with practice and classes. I suggest you should too. We only have a little over a week before the years end match. I don't want to lose to Mako." Korra said apologetically looking at the mess that doubled as a bed. She smiled to herself remembering that it must be awful for Mako being bed stricken and hating every minute of it.
"Did you not hear what I said? You're close to running yourself ragged. You need to take some time to relax, some time for me. I seem to some how handle both playing, classes and I still make time for you. Anyway don't worry about it. It's not like you want to or anything" Asami shot back, a hint of frustration in her voice. Not this fight again. It seemed to happen more often especially during Quidditch season. Asami seemed to be so hypocritcal when it came to this. She wanted Korra to do well and go pro, which was Asami's idea. Then when she didn't get the attention she wanted she told Korra that she was spending to much time doing the things that Asami had pushed her to in the first place.
"Well I'm sorry. I was the one who wanted to fool around Saturday but someone decided otherwise. Don't expect me to just drop everything when you're in the mood." Korra said narrowing her eyes at Asami. It was not Korra's fault the two hadn't been intimate in some time. Stuff just kept getting in the way, life was getting in the way. Asami just rolled her eyes chalking it up to another one of Korra's excuses. It seemed it was either studying or Quidditch that was valued more than their relationship. Yes, they were in the same house but it was not like they were given much privacy. The relationship was going on two years and it seemed things were getting stale. Asami turned to go but felt Korra fingers grab her hand and intertwine her fingers with hers.
"I'm sorry you're right. I could take a break" Korra sighed pulling Asami back over to her and down on top of her. Asami had won again. The once organized books and papers started to scatter onto the floor below as the two bodies intertwined with one another. Korra picked up her wand with her spare hand and flicked off the lights, allowing for a brief moment some sort of intimacy.
/~~~~~~\
Mako sat up and swung his legs to the side of the bed finally able to get up and walk around. He had been stuck in the infirmary for almost five days, most of which he was unconscious for, to make sure that the affects of the concussion had fully worn off. The bruising and broken ribs had also made a quick recovery. It was nice that he could finally do some sort of activity aside from studying and diagramming new plays, stretching out his legs that hadn't been used in a couple days.
"How are you feeling?" Katara asked as she came to check on her patient.
"I'm feeling great! They weren't kidding when they said you were the best" Mako said grinning. "When can I leave? I need to get my team ready for our match next week."
"Well since your wounds have healed and it seems that your concussion symptoms have gone away you can leave on your own accord" Katara said with a soft smile. "If your symptoms do return we will need to suspend you from playing the rest of the season"
"Understood" Mako said sternly. He knew what was at stake. Being an Auror was his dream job but in order for him to continue to attend Hogwarts he had to keep his Quidditch scholarship. Katara left to give him privacy to change out of his infirmary robes. He quickly changed wanting to get back out to the pitch as soon as possible. He glanced down at his watch and noticed that he had about a half hour before his team had to vacate the pitch to allow Gryffindor to practice.
He was almost ready to go but glanced down to see the note which contents had pre-occupied his mind the past couple days. Honestly, he didn't know what to do with it. Would it be weird if he kept it? Such a thoughtful gesture shouldn't go unappreciated, right? On the other hand it was just a note. Why did he care? He had only talked with her in passing and they really only spoke of Quidditch or if she could borrow a quill.
He grabbed it anyway because he was wasting time standing there gazing at the piece of parchment. He slung his book bag over his should and decided to worry about it later. He picked up his pace as he entered the entry way to the courtyard. He had his nose deep in the playbook as he whipped around the corner, having already memorized the way to the Quidditch pitch within weeks of being there. He came to the door and reached for the handle only to realize that someone had already opened the door and was staring at him.
"Whoa didn't see you there" Mako said, embarassed that he wasn't paying more attention. He quickly glanced down at his watch seeing that he had about 20 minutes to get to his team.
"It's ok. I've done the same thing on occasion. It's good to see that you're back on your feet."
"Yeah it was pretty boring being cooped up like that" Mako admitted, he would do everything in his power to not have to visit that mundane place for a while. "I wanted to thank you for going with Korra to talk to Lin and Tenzin to get the match moved back so I could play. I know she said that she wanted to play all out this year."
"That's no big deal. It the first she did after we found out you'd be out for a few days" Asami replied, intrigued as to how he knew that Korra was really looking forward to the match. Had she gone and seen him? Surely Korra would have mentioned in passing.
"Well anyway I gotta get going. I know you guys are have the field after we do so I at least want to get back on the broom" Mako said excusing himself.
Asami looked on the ground and saw a folded piece of parchment that seemed to be dropped by Mako when she startled him.
"Hey...you dropped this" she said looking up noticing Mako had already scurried off. She put the note in her pocket figuring she would cross paths with him again. She tried to push the thought of Korra and Mako chatting without her knowing. Korra usually never visited with other captains due to her competitive nature and now apparently she had talked with Mako for a second time in a week. She shook her head trying to even question why she was skeptical. It was just Mako after all, he never really talked to anyone.
AN: Tell me what you think. I know there is some Korrasami in the story but I have to do it right. Just gotta bare with the story.
