Korra hurried over to the entrance to the pro-bending arena where Mako was standing around, waiting. Once close she hopped off Naga and made the rest of the way there on foot.

"Hey, where's Bolin?" Korra asked, noticing his absence immediately. His was one that was hard to go unnoticed.

"He overslept and is hurrying to get ready as we speak," Mako replied.

Korra nodded. Of course the one who had the idea would be the one running behind. She set her things down next to Naga and looked over at Mako. He was leaning against a pillar with his arms crossed over his chest. He looked so relaxed, just staring off into space. She looked the direction he was looking but saw nothing. She sighed and turned back to him.

Suddenly, it came to her. Here she was, alone, with Mako, now was the perfect opportunity. Sure, it was right before the trip and could ruin things, but she needed to know for sure. Even though she already knew what the answer probably was, she had to hear it from him to be sure.

"Hey Mako," Korra said. This broke his attention and he fixed it on her.

"Yea?"

"So…ok, this is going to sound crazy, but I have to get it out. I really like you, and I'm sure you don't like me back, I just needed to let you know," Korra got our quickly. She turned from his unchanging gaze to face her polar bear dog companion.

"Oh…uhm…well." Mako sighed. "Korra." She looked up to face him again. "I kind of like you too…"

A hint of hope appeared in her eyes. Could he be serious right now? "Really?"

"Yea, but-" Mako was then cut off by a surprise hug from Asami who snuck up around him.

"Hey honey," she greeted.

"Oh, hey Asami. Where'd you come from?" Mako asked, surprised, having not seen her coming or even really expected her.

"Just a little surprise. I wanted to see you off before you left. I'll miss you while you're gone."

Mako chuckled. "Don't worry, it's only for a short amount of time." He gave her a quick peck on the cheek and one of his dashing smiles afterward.

"Alright. Have fun sweetie," she said. With a quick smile and wave, she walked off, leaving Mako alone once again. This time he was alone. During his exchange with Asami, Korra had walked off with Naga over to a spot a couple of feet from him. She sat on the ground, leaning against a pillar. He stared at her, noticing the distant, somewhat sorrowful expression on her face. He walked over and kneeled down in front of her.

"Hey, why'd you come over here?"

Korra looked up with him, with an almost annoyed expression. "Sorry, I guess I didn't want to interrupt your little exchange with your wonderful girlfriend."

Mako sighed and sat down next to Korra, leaning against the adjacent side of the pillar. "Korra, I know what I said makes no sense considering the circumstances. I don't quite understand it completely myself. I truly do like you, but I like Asami too. I can't just leave her because I don't get what's going on."

Korra continued looking at the sky, not wanting to look at Mako at the moment. "Then why bother telling me that at all and getting my hopes up? Why make me think that there could be something?"

Mako shrugged. "I guess I just figured you'd want to hear the truth."

"You know what, whatever. It doesn't matter now. Let's just get past this so we can get on with this trip."

"You can't just drop it that easily, listen-" Mako started before Bolin came rushing over, still looking kind of dazed and half asleep.

"Hey guys, hope I didn't leave you waiting too long."

"No problem, just enjoying the weather. Couldn't have asked for a more perfect day to go camping," Mako said. As if on cue, a gust of wind swept by, counteracting the heat from the sun. It was stronger though because it managed to unravel Mako's scarf from where it sat around his neck and left it flying off.

Before Mako could even react, Korra was on her feet running after it. When she was close, she waved her arms in a pattern of circles. Channeling the air, she created a breeze of her own, bringing the sacred scarf back to her. She grabbed a hold of it and walked back, returning it to its faithful owner.

"Thanks Korra. I really owe you for that one. I don't know what I'd do if I had lost this scarf." Mako was beyond relieved. Having Korra around wasn't always a bad thing. She could do things like this that most girls, or most anybody, couldn't do. Most people would've let the scarf fly off, but Korra was caring. She had compassion for her friends and helped them out with the little things. Mako made note of this, just another thing to add to the list of reasons why he liked her. Another reason that things were so confusing at the moment.

"No problem," Korra responded. "So you guys ready? I figure we could just ride on Naga out to where ever it is we're going, if you guys don't mind."

Bolin shook his head. "Not at all. Honestly, that's kind of what I was hoping for."

Korra cracked a small smile. She always found it funny how much these guys rely on her sometimes. "Alright, well," she hopped up onto the front of Naga with her stuff. "Get on up."

Since Mako was right next to their ride, he started to get on first right behind Korra. Korra turned for a moment to face him for the first time since she admitted her feelings. "Maybe Bolin should sit behind me, since he probably has a better idea of where exactly we're going."

"Oh, yea, of course. That makes sense." Mako still got on but scooted back, leaving plenty of room for Bolin between the two. Bolin quickly got on, situating his stuff, and then looked forward. "Ok, I figured we'd go to this spot in the woods I came across once when doing a little exploring with Pabu. It's actually a popular place for camping, but I don't know how many people will be out now, what with everything going on in the city. Camping trips seem to dwindle during the time of the pro-bending tournaments."

Korra nodded. "The way this town idolizes the event, I'd believe it. Alright, well, I guess that means we're off." Korra gave Naga a light tap with her feet to get her up and going. With that, the polar bear dog began to move, moving quickly and easily through the streets. The way her companion moved, they'd be there in no time.