Borra Week Day 2 – Prank
Rating: K+
Word count: 520
A/N: All the fanfics I've seen involving pranks have always been Bolin and Korra pranking Mako, so I decided to switch things up and have Bolin prank Korra. Which, in hindsight, wasn't his greatest idea…
Over the past couple of years, the dynamic pranking duo of Korra and Bolin had succeeded in putting Mako in a near-constant state of suspicion, always looking out for their next trick. Korra having been a much more rambunctious child, with plenty of bending teachers to take her frustrations out on, had been a prank master since she was a little girl. Bolin, on the other hand, while still mischievous at heart, had not had as much opportunity to hone his prankster skills while living on the streets. This lead to Korra always being the mastermind behind the pranks, while Bolin helped out and tried to improve his skills.
But today, however, it was time for the student to try to become the master.
As he prepared for his trick, Bolin admitted to himself that it wasn't the greatest idea ever. The old "bucket of water over the doorway" gag had been done a thousand times before. Though, he figured the fact that placing it over the door to the practice gym would catch Korra totally off guard, especially since she was so rarely the victim of a prank.
When Bolin heard footsteps coming down the hall, he quickly turned off the lights in the gym. He then hid just to the side of the doorway in order to clearly see the action unfold.
With her usual brashness, Korra gave the door a firm push open as she entered the gym. As the door opened, she heard the sound of the metal bucket tipping, and she instinctively jumped to the side to avoid whatever might be falling from above. While she was able to dodge the metal bucket, she stepped right under the falling water, and was soaked from head to toe.
As she stood there fuming, she heard a voice a few feet to the side of her begin to laugh. She quickly used her earthbending to lock the person's feet to the floor, and then immediately used her waterbending to take some water from the nearby tubs and used it to freeze the person's hands to the wall. Korra then whipped around to look her assailant right in the eye. As soon as she saw that it was just Bolin, and that his face was pale with terror, she visibly relaxed a bit.
"Bolin, what were you doing?" She said sternly.
He took a moment to compose himself, and then managed to mumble "I… I just wanted to try pulling a prank on you. That's all."
Once she discovered that it was only just a practical joke, Korra relaxed even more. She took a moment to use her waterbending to pull every last drop of water out of her wet clothes. She then turned her attention back to Bolin.
"Sorry for scaring you so much." She said as she released Bo's hands and feet from their restraints. As he took a moment to make sure that all his fingers and toes were still present, Korra wrapped her arms around his shoulders.
"And I'll admit it, you got me." Korra said as she gently placed her lips against Bolin's.