Bolin's crying in his arms. His own heart is tearing at the sounds his brother is making. He doesn't even notice his own tears that are escaping. Even though they don't want to they can't help but cry. Bolin has lost more weight than Mako would like and Mako has gotten to the point where he stores and saves his own food for Bolin to eat, but Bo won't unless Mako eats three quarters of it and Mako, unfortunately, never has an appetite when he sees Bolin.

Bolin tries to wipe up his tears like Mako because these are the few moments they have together. Mako can't decide if he would rather spend it crying and he and his brother take comfort in each other's rare presence, or sit in silence not speaking about what just happened.

Bolin is able to collect himself first, which Mako finds wrong. Mako should be able to be the stronger one. He's had nothing done to him compared to what Bolin goes through, but he can't do anything about it and he hates feeling hopeless.

"Why hasn't he taken away our bending?"

Bolin's voice is a hoarse whisper and is slightly muffled by him clutching to Mako's shirt. Mako hugs him tighter because he knows that Bolin has been terrified of having his bending taken away by Amon since his first capture, back when Mako was actually able to save him and help his little brother.

"I don't know." Mako whispers back. Last time Bolin was taken Mako watched over him and told him he would never let Amon lay a finger on Bo again. He can't promise that now. He couldn't even keep that promise back then.

He and Bolin just sit in silence for the rest of their time together. Mako holds onto Bolin's torn up, bloody and filthy outfit and Bolin clutches to Mako's whole and dusty one.

It's unfair. Mako wishes that Amon would just take away their bending and be done with them, with Bolin. Bo wouldn't have to go through that anymore and Mako wouldn't have to watch. He literally recoils at his thought and Bolin thinks it's because of him and begins moving away from his brother. Mako panics and instantly reaches out and pulls Bolin closer to him, unwilling to let him go or even think for one moment that anything he's done is wrong. Mako mutters into Bo's hair that everything's going to be alright, none of this is his fault and that he's going to save them both.

Bolin smiles and nods before telling Mako that he believes in him and that he knows he will. Mako's heart literally clenches at Bolin's complete faith in his already failed brother.

Amon has the worst timing, he problably sits where they can't see and waits for the best (worst) moment to separate them, because he and his chi blockers come in and rip them away from each other with chi blocks for them both, chains for Mako and an electric glove for Bolin. Mako hears his brother's pained scream that seems to go on longer than normal, past the time when his brother has past out. Amon is standing a step behind him and whispering obscenities about his brother and what his men have said about him. How much they enjoy their time to release themselves, the fact that they miss the bitch's crying and screams, how Bolin will take anything, calling his brother a whore.

Mako can't hold back the flames that rip from him in his anger. He tries to hit Amon with his burst of fury and flames but misses and ends up wearing himself out. This has happened more than he can count. Amon comes in while they take away his brother, pushing and provoking him, allowing his men to prep themselves (not Bolin, they never prepare Bolin) for another few rounds, speaking such things that Mako is filled with such rage that he is able to flare past the chi blocker's futile attacks when Amon speaks.

Bolin is torn away groaning in unconscious pain while Mako is left weeping and chained to the floor, on his knees and arms behind his back. He's perfectly vulnerable for any of them to do what they do to Bolin, but they don't they just let him weep alone, completely vulnerable yet the worst part is he knows he safe from any of their attacks.

Amon came back into the cell alone just standing over Mako and appreciating the broken form in front of him. Mako looked up and asked Amon why he didn't just take away their bending already, and get rid of them. Amon's answer was cruel, which shouldn't have surprised Mako but it still made him want to throw up or at least kill the burned faced bastard.

Amon wanted to see them suffer, knowing that they had power but not the ability to use it. He wanted to test them, to see how far he could push them. He wanted them to beg for their impurities to be taken from them. And before he left Amon tossed over his shoulder that his men still needed some fun and release and Bolin was very good at that.

A tiny flame flew from Mako's throat and clipped Amon's robes, small but he hit him. Small and the same power as spark rocks but he hit him none the less. Amon didn't respond to the flame he just stomped it out and walked away. Mako took pride in the small victory as he tried to hold back his tears and sweating but it clicked that they would hurt Bolin for what he had done.

Mako just stared at the ground in shock and regret for not even hurting but marking the man who was causing so much pain and torture. They're going to hurt Bolin in front of him, he can't take that guilt.

He was left chained and alone until a chi blocker came and unshackled him and set food and water in front of him. They're safe; they know Mako won't attack them. They won't be hurt as long as he wants what's best for Bolin. And Bolin's always his first priority.

HoKay so...

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