Bolin shuffled along the hallway to him and Mako's apartment absolutely exhausted. It had been another tough day at practice. The team had been getting better, of course, but it wasn't the same without Mako and Korra. His teammates were okay benders, good even, but there wasn't a connection between them yet. With Mako and Korra, it had been almost like he could read their minds during a match. Bolin knew when to move, when to strike. It was like they were all in sync.

He missed his old team.

He reached the door to the apartment and opened the door quietly, thinking that Mako would be asleep already.

"Bo?" Mako sat up from the couch, rubbed his eyes, and looked at Bolin standing in the doorway.

"Hey, bro. I thought you'd be asleep by now. I thought you had to work in the morning." Bolin put his stuff down by the door and glanced back up at Mako, this time, more carefully. His eyes were red and puffy. Tears stained his cheeks.

"Mako, what's wrong?" Bolin asked, walking over to the couch to sit next to his brother.

Mako's slouched forward and looked down at the ground dejectedly.

"It's Korra," he whispered. "Bo, I really messed things up this time."

A tear ran down Mako's face and he put his hands over his eyes. Bolin stared at his brother, not sure what to do. He had never seen Mako cry. Mako had always been the one to comfort Bolin, even when their parents died. Bolin hadn't seen him cry once.

"Mako, I'm sure it wasn't that bad. You and Korra have had fights before. You two will make-up and everything will be alright again."

Bolin's throat tightened and he looked forward, trying to avoid Mako's gaze. He knew how much his brother loved Korra, but if he was being honest with himself, Bolin still had feelings for her. More than any girl he had ever liked.

"Bo, you don't understand. I-I broke up with her. She's the only girl I've ever loved, and I broke up with her! I'm such a damn idiot!"

Bolin's eyes widened and he opened his mouth to speak, but no words came out. He knew that he should be comforting his brother, telling him that he was sorry, telling him that things would work out. But he didn't.

He realized that he was happy. He was happy that they had broken up. But he also felt an overwhelming amount of guilt pile down on him, weighing his heart down. Here his brother was, crying, and here Bolin was, jubilant at the thought that the one thing that made him happy was over. Bolin wished that the feeling would go away, but he knew it wouldn't any time soon.

"Mako. Oh gosh, I'm so sorry." Bolin lifted his arm and rubbed the back of his neck, not sure what to say.

"Everything will be-"

Mako stood up abruptly and glared at his brother, tears in his eyes. "No, Bolin. Everything will not be okay! I just let go of the best thing that has ever happened to me." He dropped down to the floor and put his face into his hands. "The best thing that will ever happen to me."

Bolin got up and squat down next to his brother, and tried to put his arm around Mako's shaking shoulders.

"Bro, it's alright-"

"No. No! It's sure as hell not alright!" Mako roughly pushed Bolin away.

"Just leave me alone."

Bolin blinked in surprise. He had never talked to him like that.

"Fine." Bolin grabbed a bag and some clothes and headed to the door. Maybe he could stay at Air Temple Island until Mako calmed down.

"But just so you know, I'm always here for you. No matter what."

He closed the door gently behind him, and all the sobs that Mako had been holding in for so long erupted from his throat. He pulled his legs up to his chest and hugged them to his body.

"Korra, I am so so sorry," He whispered to himself. "You deserve so much better than me."

Mako stayed like that for the rest of the night, wondering how he could ever be so stupid.


Looks like Mako's pretty upset about the break-up... I wonder what he would think of Bolin's feelings for Korra. Also, we get to see something from Bolin and Mako's POV! Please R&R! :)