Korra smiled as she picked up her youngest sibling off the ground, and dusted the young girl off. The small child had tears prickling behind her eyes, as her big sister whipped clean her bleeding elbows and knees lecturing her about running in the house. When the cuts where finally washed, she wrapped a few strands of cloth around them, and set her outside to play in the snow with the others.

This was the life that the Avatar had grown accustomed to. There was a refreshing sort of simplicity, to her daily routine of working and taking care of her siblings. Senna was still working at the whore house on the other side of town, and between both of their income they where able to afford a shabby two bed room apartment for Korra and her four brothers and sisters to live in. Here she found herself mostly preoccupied with dishes, laundry and household chores that where to much for her younger siblings to handle.

With all the mindless work and preoccupation of taking care of her family, Korra could easily forget about the weight of the secret she was hiding. Sometimes, she would almost forget that she could bend, and would catch herself raising the height of the flame on a candle, or how sometimes the water from the faucet would follow her as she walked away. It was draining for her to constantly suppress the reactions of the elements around her, and along with that, her emotions as well.

It seemed that any sign of anger or fear could trigger her powers, so she practiced patience as best she could. It wasn't easy for her, but she continued to bury her true self deeper and deeper inside, until she became the calm, collected, reliable Korra that friends and family knew.

"Korra!" A small voice cried and the tired teen turned around to see the youngest boy.

"Yin? What is it?" She asked smiling as she hung the last sheet onto the clothes line. The boy who ran up to his sister couldn't have been older than 8, but still clung to her every chance he got. He looked up with her with big green eyes, a excited smile on his face;

"You work at the arena at night time right big sis! Do you ever get to meet the Fire Ferrets! Didn't you hear that they won yesterday!" He said bouncing up and down.

Korra smiled softly at him, "Well, I haven't met the Fire Ferrets, but I do see them go into the changing room every once in a while. What is going on Yin, why do you want to know if I've met the Fire Ferrets?" She asked and the young boy suddenly turned red and looked embarrassed.

"Well..." Yin started to say, looking down at his feet as he kicked up some dust. "Some of the other boys down the street where making fun of me for being poor, so I told them that it doesn't matter since my big sister works at the arena and is friends with the Fire Ferrets..." He said.

Korra huffed as she pinched the young boy's nose. "Yin, what did I tell you about lying!" She asked harshly and the boy looked like he was about to cry.

"But-But, they where saying bad things about you and ma, so I had to say something!" He said as he chocked back some sobs and Korra let out a sigh. Her siblings had her wrapped around their finger and she couldn't stay angry at them for long.

Secretly Korra worried if they where gonna grow up spoiled because of it.

"Okay, Okay, how about if I get you an autograph from them okay, I think they have a match tomorrow night, I'll ask them before they go into their locker room." She said and it was amazing how the boy's face lit up almost instantly. "But no more lying. You understand, I won't bail you out if something like this happens again." He lectured and Yin nodded excitedly, wrapping is scrawny arms around Korra's neck.

"Thank you Korra! Thank you!" He said excitedly and bounded off back towards the streets, no doubt to go brag about the autograph he was gonna get.

Korra shook her head, as she looked off the small apartment porch at the skyline of Republic City. From her apartment she had a nice view of the statue of Aang, and the island where the air benders lived. She would often come out at night to stare at the statue, wondering if she was living up to the expectations of her past self, imaging the different things he might say to her.

Sucking in a deep breath through her teeth she closed her eyes, wondering if the spirits where listening. "Please..." She breathed. "Please just give me a sign...anything...tell me what I'm supposed to do..." With that she nervously opened her eyes, but there was nothing different in the skyline before her. No display of light, or eclipse, or message written in the clouds, everything was the same. Letting out a disappointed sigh, she went back inside.

-The Next Night-

Korra had loaded the last box of food, exchanging the same thanks to familiar faces, but instead of heading straight home, she headed towards the Arena door. She had her door on the handle when one of the men called out to her:

"Korra, you're actually gonna stay and watch the fight!" He said loudly, and others turned their heads, letting out excited chatter. Korra felt bad as she turned red and waved her hands frantically in front of her.

"No, no, no, no I was just hoping to catch a moment with the Fire Ferrets-" She didn't get to finish her sentence when one of the younger men, who was known to have a crush on Korra, let out an aggravated groan.

"No not you to Korra!" He yelled as the Avatar gave him a strange look, "Which one is it, Mako? Bolin?" He asked and Korra became flustered and confused.

"What are you talking about!" She asked looking at the other men.

One of the older guys laughed, "Oh come on don't be coy Korra, it's well known that the men on the Fire Ferret team are all pretty good looking..." They said as a few came over to nudge her in the ribs. "You are a young girl after all. I guess under all those muscles and tanned skin lies the beating heart of a maiden!"

Korra couldn't remember a time in her life where her face was more red as she struggled to speak, "NO! You're wrong my brother is a big fan of the team so he just wanted an autograph that's all!" She said and the men laughed, giving her some 'Oh ok' s and 'Sure it is' and the young girl let out a few curse words as she quickly went out the door, slamming it behind her.

"I can't believe them sometimes!" She cried out loud as she walked around the backstage hallways looking at the door until she found the locker room. She was wearing her work uniform so no one questioned her as she stood outside the door, looking down the hallway and checking the time on her watch. "Damn they sure are late..." She muttered to herself.

Soon three arguing figures could be seen coming down the hallway. Well two where arguing while one was in the middle trying to calm them both down. As they approached the locker room, Korra was trying to determine whether or not they where the Fire Ferrets. She had only heard about them over the radio so she had no idea what they looked like except for the color of their of their uniform.

"Excuse me!" She said, trying to grab their attention, but they ignored her as they walked into the locker room still arguing. The Avatar stood there dumbfounded as she poked her head into the room, her face red as she yelled, "HEY!" She shouted, gathering the attention of everyone.

One of the men who was arguing turned his head with an annoyed look on his face, "Look we don't need any towels or anything, so you can leave!" He said, taking off his scarf in haste as he chucked into a locker and grabbed his helmet.

"I AIN'T YOUR F-ING TOWEL GIRL!" Korra yelled, and the man turned to look at her with wide eyes. "All I want is your freaking autograph!"

"So you curse and scream at me, and then demand my autograph, yeah right," He said, as he started to gather his gear. The other guy who before was trying to mediate the issue had a kind smile on his face as he approached Korra.

"I'm sorry, how about I give you my autograph, Mako here is just in a bad mood, who should I make it out to?" He asked a charming smile on his face, as he took the pen and paper that Korra was holding.

"Yin," She said.

Bolin nodded his head as he started to write on the paper, "Oh Yin, that's a beautiful name for a girl as lovely as yourself, I'm Bolin by the way, but of course you already know that if you are here to ask for my autograph..." He said flashing her a smile and a few winks as he wrote.

"Actually, Yin is my brother, this autograph is for him..." She said and Bolin's face paled, and he then slowly began to crumple up the paper in his hand and tossed it into a near by trash can.

"Oh is that so..." He said, his face slightly red, "Do you have another piece of paper?" He asked and Korra shook her head no. "I'll go get another piece-" He started to say, but was cut off by the Announcer calling for the Fire Ferrets to come to the stage. "How about we continue this after the show? Hmmm?"

Korra bit her lip, "I really can't be out that late, I have to put my siblings to bed-"

Bolin interrupted her and Korra began to get agitated with the fact that no one would let her finish a sentence, "Don't worry." He said, "This match won't last long..." He assured her and put on his helmet as he followed Mako and the other teammate towards the platform that would raise them towards the arena.

Korra sighed as she looked around the locker room. She needed to go home, but she promised Yin an autograph and she was a woman who didn't go back on her word. She walked over to the railing and leaned against it as she watched her first live Pro-Bending match.

The girl couldn't help but get into the match though, growing excited, yelling and cheering with each advance the Fire Ferrets made. She got into it so much that she hardly noticed that the water pit that was beneath the platform they fought began to ripple and stir. When Bolin had knocked the final guy off the platform, Korra was jumping up and down in joy.

"Wow that was amazing!" She said as the three of them came off the platform, "And you Mako with those kicks and precision attacks!" Mako just walked by her though and the girl's face dropped slightly, "Nice talking to you to..."

Bolin approached her and put an arm around Korra, "Don't worry about the two grumpy pants over there, come on did you get a piece of paper?" He asked and Korra nodded her head as she handed him a new sheet.

"You were really amazing! Where did you learn to bend with such control like that?" She asked excitedly, as Bolin filled out a proper autograph.

"Years of practice, I could teach you but my earth bending skills might not mesh right with your water bending..." He said as he handed the paper to Korra.

Korra happily accepted it and stuffed it into her park pocket. "Oh I'm not a bender, just a completely normal, non-bender..." She said smiling, "But really that was something, I wish I could bend like that!" She said as she thanked Bolin for the autograph. Mako was already dressed and ready to head out the door, when Korra turned to him, thrusting the paper in his face. "Come on please!" She begged,

Mako let out an a grunt as he pushed it out of his face, "I don't have time like Bolin does for fangirls..." he said, and Korra frowned, grabbing at his scarf before he could walk away. She missed most of the material but managed to grab hold of one loose string. Mako stopped walking immediately and gave her a dangerous look. "Let go."

"Not until you sign my paper."

"I'm not going to."

"Then I'm not letting go." The two stared at each other as Mako looked down at Korra's hand. "Just sign the paper addressed to Yin." Mako grunted and turned his nose upwards and Korra frowned.

She wasn't about to let go of the red string that tied them together