Hey guys, new chapteeer :) I don't think this one was that great so I apologise if it's boring and stuff. But the next chapter should be fun (Y) Also, in this story cactus juice is the equivalent of alcohol, not a hallucinogenic drug (Y)
"I hear you're looking for the Avatar, Jin." A cloaked figure said, approaching the table.
"You heard correctly." The man with green eyes nodded, giving the cloaked man a once-over, "Do you have something for me?"
"Last I heard, she was at Narook's." The stranger said. The other man looked at the few people around him and nodded before standing up, "I believe you have something for me."
Jin threw a small bag on the table, "20 gold pieces, as promised."
The cloaked man nodded and watched as Jin left the tavern.
With the help of his men, he navigated his way through the streets of Republic City to the infamous Narook's Noodlery and burst into the bustling restaurant.
He turned to the grey-eyed girl next to him with annoyance.
"Find her." He said.
"I can't." She said meekly.
"What you mean you can't?" He snarled and she fliched.
"I can't use my power to find someone unless I have something of theirs…something with traces of them on it." She explained. Jin let out a low growl and turned to face the rest of the people.
"Where is the Avatar?" He grabbed a passing waiter.
"I-I-I don't know. She left half an hour ago." The waiter's eyes widened with fear. He nodded his head towards a booth at near the back, "He knows her. He can help you."
Jin let go and walked in the direction he was told to go and stopped at the table. There was a young man sitting there, who looked up with an angry frown on his face. His signature red scarf was loosely wound around his neck.
"Can I help you?" He scowled.
"I've been told that you know where the Avatar is." Jin leaned on the table.
"Yeah so, what's it to you?" He asked uninterested.
"I have some…business with her." Mako eyed him man suspiciously then looked at the girl that was on his left side. She widened her eyes and subtly shook her head, as if to warn him. Don't tell him anything. He wants to kill her. He heard a voice say.
"Who are you?" Mako questioned.
"Tell me where she is!" The man shouted and the room was filled with gasps and squeals. He looked around the room, looking at each petrified face before looking back at the young man.
"Not until you tell me who you are and why you're trying to find her." Mako said aggressively, glaring at Jin.
"Just tell her to watch her back." Jin cracked an evil smile and left, the girl trailing behind.
Korra shot up and her eyes widened as a wave of realisation hit her. Her dreams weren't premonitions, they were visions of what was happening at that moment and someone was trying to warn her. She had, in fact, been at Narook's half an hour ago with Bolin and Mako and left with Bolin since it was getting late. This meant that this man 'Jin' was already in Republic City. The only separating them was the body of water between Air Temple Island and the mainland.
Korra jumped out of bed and got dressed in the dark, using only the light from her windows. She had to find Mako. She quietly crept out of the girls' dorm and then ran to the dock. She saw a small boat gliding over the water towards her before it stopped and Mako walked off it.
"Korra, I need to talk to you. There's a man looking for you and-"
"I know, Mako. He wants to kill me. His name is Jin." Korra said calmly as they walked.
"How do you know?" He furrowed his brows in confusion.
"Well, I've been having these dreams for the past few nights. He's been in all of them, as well as the girl that you saw with him tonight. I don't who's sending me these dreams, but I need to find out. They obviously know what's going on and can help me." She explained.
"Exactly how many is a few nights?" Mako asked.
"Uhm, 11 or 12…" Korra said quietly.
"That's almost two weeks! Korra, why didn't you tell anyone? This is important!" He cried as they both stopped in the courtyard.
"I know, but I always thought they were premonitions, not visions of the present. I only just realised they weren't." She frowned.
"So how much do you know about this guy?" He sighed.
"Not much. I haven't been able to find out much about him or his plan, but I do know one thing," She looked at Mako with a serious face, "He's dangerous, Mako. Last night, I saw his eyes. They were green earth bender eyes like Bolin's, but he could fire bend as well. I don't know if he can bend the other elements, but I'm not taking any chances. I mean, who's to say he can't." Korra said with a hint of worry. She'd only ever had to face people who could bend only one element, not all four possibly. She was supposed to be the only one who could bend more than one.
"Korra, you need to tell Tenzin and the rest. We can help you." Mako said sternly.
"No. I can't. Tenzin and General Stiff already have enough to worry about, with cleaning up after Amon's work. And you and Bolin have to settle in." She shook her head.
"But you can't deal with this on your own, Korra. He's not like the others. You'll need all the help you can get." He pushed.
"I can manage on my own, Mako. I'll be fine." She said in annoyance.
"No you can't! Don't you remember the last time you said that on Aang Memorial Island?! You almost got your bending taken away!" He shot back.
"I'm better now! I'm stronger and I've had more training!" She said stubbornly.
"You need to be smarter about this, Korra! You might feel confident enough, but everyone else worries about you. You keep thinking that you'll be fine on your own. You keep putting yourself in danger without even thinking about anyone else. You're too precious to the world to lose, Korra! Everyone cares about you so much…I care so much about you! Why can't you just understand that?!" He said, bursting with frustration.
"You think I don't think about everyone else?! The reason I do these things alone is because of all of you! I don't want any of you getting hurt because of me!" She retorted angrily and stomped away.
Korra strode into her room and fell onto her bed with a frustrated sigh. I can't believe he thought I was just being selfish! He doesn't even know what it's like being me! The nerve of him! She buried her face into her pillow and let out a scream of anger that had been building up inside her.
-x-
Korra woke up, her body splayed across the small bed and her hair covering her face. She let out a yawn and stretched before looking through the window out of habit. The bright afternoon sun was blazing through the smog that had set. Oh no! I overslept! Tenzin is going to kill me!
She splashed some water on her face and ran out, tying her hair up in her usual style on the way. She reached the gazebo and saw Tenzin already sitting there.
"You're late." He said, keeping his eyes closed.
"I know. I'm so sorry, Tenzin!" Korra apologised. She sat down opposite him and closed her eyes.
-x-
With her chest heaving and breathing heavy, Korra bombarded the tree in front of her with the streams of fire that she produced out of her hands.
"Careful, you end up burning the whole place down." Iroh said, standing a few meters away. Korra just grunted in response and continued to fight the tree, "Korra, what are you doing?"
"Releasing my emotions." She puffed and wiped her brow before turning to face Iroh with a smile.
"Well what got your panties in a twist?" He raised his eyebrows in an amused fashion. Korra looked at him curiously for talking like that, "What? I can talk normally too. I'm not completely 'stiff', as you like to call me."
"Hah, I find that hard to believe. I've never seen you go out for a night in the town." She teased.
"I'm here on business. I don't have time for that." He shrugged.
"Excuses, excuses. I'm technically here on business too, and I still have time to go out." She crossed her arms before grinning, "Let's go out tonight! It's a Friday night after all, so I'll have tomorrow off!"
"But I won't." He shook his head in declination.
"Awh come on, Stiff! Get off this Island, let loose a bit! Tenzin won't mind if you take the day off tomorrow!" She pleaded.
"How would you know?" He asked.
"Please, Tenzin loves you. He'll let you do whatever you want." She said, waving her hand at the thought. Korra looked over at Iroh and pouted at him with the hope that he would say yes.
"Alright, I'll go out tonight. But we have to be back by 3." He said sternly.
"Yes, sir!" She saluted and chuckled.
"I really need to stop giving in to you and your ideas." He let out a defeated sigh.
"Be ready by 7:30!" She shouted as she ran off to wash up and get changed.
-x-
"Ready to go?" Korra asked as the General walked out into the courtyard.
"I guess." He said nervously.
"General Iroh, get ready to have the night of your life!" She cheered.
She linked arms with him as the two walked down to the dock. As they reached they saw two other figures waiting there, and it didn't take Korra long to figure out who they were. She groaned and looked down at the floor.
"Hey guys! What are you doing here?" Asami asked, smiling.
"We were just going out for the night. You know, have a little fun." Korra grinned up at Iroh who gave her a nervous smile, "What about you guys?"
"Waiting for the boat. Mako's taking me out for dinner." She blushed slightly.
"Oh, cool." She smiled at Asami, ignoring Mako. She was still annoyed at him, "Anyway, we're gonna get going. It'll be getting crowded soon. Have fun, Asami."
Korra waved goodbye as she dragged Iroh away. They slowly walked into the water as Korra used her water bending to create an air bubble for them. That was one of the many perks of being her. Her bending sometimes made her life just that much easier.
-x-
"So what's troubling you, Miss Korra?" The General laughed. His face was now slightly pink due to the cactus juice he drank.
"Get another drink and I'll tell you." Korra grinned and signalled for one more round of drinks. She too had a few glasses of cactus juice, but was relatively more sober than Iroh due to her tolerance that had built up over time. She was still, however, under its influence.
The bar tender placed two more glasses in front of them and walked away. They both picked up their glasses and clinked them together before chugging them down.
"So tell me." Iroh slammed the glass down.
"Well," Korra set the glass down much more gently and continued, "Mako basically said I was selfish. We were talking about something and I told him I could handle it on my own. He obviously disagreed, because that's like the only thing he knows how to do, and said I was being reckless and selfish by not thinking about anyone else. Except I do think about everyone else. That's why I make some of the decisions that I do, and he just doesn't understand that. He's just so stubborn and argh!"
"I see. So you're not talking to him anymore?" He asked.
"Pretty much." Korra shrugged casually.
"I'd like to see that last longer than a couple of hours." He chuckled and Korra frowned and pouted.
"I could totally do it." She crossed her arms.
"Well, let's see you do it now then." He smirked, looking behind her.
"Great." She said sarcastically after she turned to see Mako and Asami walk in.
