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After dinner, Korra was practically jumping up the walls. She and Mako were outside, taking a stroll outside of the temple, the young woman couldn't stop talking about how excited she was.

"Woohoo! This is amazing! I have to admit, I was a bit worried for a second there but, wow! I this is actually happening!"

Mako couldn't help but chuckle at Korra's child-like enthusiasm. He had to grab her arm to calm her down. "Okay, okay, relax. You're more hyper than Ikki when she has a sugar rush."

"Sorry." Korra finally managed to calm down, but she couldn't stop smiling. "It's just…I've always wondered what it would be like to meet my birth family, you know? I mean, I do love Tenzin and Pema and Jinora, Ikki, Meelo, Rohan, everybody but…"

"I get it." Mako said, "It's normal to want to know where you come from. I'd feel the same way if I were in your shoes."

Korra smiled at the young firebender, admiring the way his amber eyes seemed to sparkle in the moonlight. "Thanks Mako. I couldn't thane found my uncle without you." she thanked him the only true way she knew how…with a hug.

As always, Mako happily accepted it. He always cherished these moments he spent with her. These past six moths getting to know one another, developing a closer relationship, has been wonderful. Even though she had not said anything from that night they confessed how they felt, he knew his feelings for her were never going to go away. They were strong and here to stay. He was patient with her, not wanting to force her into something she wasn't ready for, but a part of him was still hoping she would let him know if she wanted more out of their relationship.

Korra released Mako when a sudden thought came to her mind. "Wait. What if he doesn't like me?"

"What? That's crazy, of course he will."

"Mako, he's a chief. Royalty, for crying out loud." her eyed widened when the reality hit her directly. "He's royalty. My uncle's royalty."

"And you're the Avatar. I'm pretty sure you've got nothing to worry about."

"What if my dad's right? What if I'm way in over my head? What if it's not him and I make a complete fool of myself? Or what if I don't like him? What if he's not who I expect?"

Mako quickly grabbed Korra by the shoulders, "Korra, listen to me. You are the most incredible person I have ever met. Whatever happens, I know he is going to be happy to have met you."

"How can you be so sure?"

"Because I know you."

He slowly grabbed her two hands, smiling as he gazed into her eyes.

You showed me the world when I was all locked up inside

You reached out your hand and showed me what I was missing on

I look at your smile and I can see the light

Shinning everywhere

People like you

Don't come out of thin air

Korra: "Mako..."

There's so much I want to know

Mako: You've got the chance to learn

Korra: If it means I have to go… "Wait! Why don't you come?"

"Wait, what?"

"I want you to be there. With me."

Mako was rather speechless about this. He wanted to go with her, but he wasn't entirely certain if he should. Would he be doing her a favor if he did?

"I…I don't know if I should…"

"Can you at least think about it?" Korra said hopefully.

"You'll be fine, you'll have Asami and your dad and-"

"And you. If you decide to come."

Mako thought for a moment, and once he saw the sparkle in her eye, he knew he couldn't say no.

Mako: How can I say no?

Korra: Oh, thank you!

Mako: I think it's worth this small delay

Korra: Maybe you're right.

Mako: And won't it be grand to have your uncle see how far you've come

Korra: I've waited so long to learn the truth.

Together: And now at last

We can finally say

Mako: Your family is really there

Korra: There's so much that we might share

Mako: And you'll finally learn

Togethe: You don't come out of thin air

"Thanks, Mako." Korra said, "You have no idea how much this means to me." she hugged him once more, and as always, he returned it.

There really was nothing stoping him from going with her. Now, if only he could explain this to his boss in the morning.

(~)

The propeller of the plan stopped and the young raven haired heiress jumped out of the cockpit, removing her helmet as one of her co-workers approached her.

"I think these planes are finally ready to ship." said Asami. However, the man did not look at all too happy, unlike her.

"I hate to mention the elephant-rhino in the room but ever since people have found out about your father's previous alliance with the Equalists not many companies will work with us."

"He straighten up the whole thing." Asami stated.

Six months ago, her father, Hiroshi Sato, had originally gotten invalid with the equalist movement but only to keep his daughter safe. But even while he had been proven innocent and was not charged for his crimes and decided to use his previously intended weapons for good instead of evil, there were still some companies who did not wish to work with him in fear of getting double crossed.

Despite Hiroshi's intensions, business was not looking so good. He had nobody else to blame, but Asami understood him. She knew he was trying to protect her and her friends and he had proven his worth, heroism and loyalty. Now, all she needed was to help him get their company back from the ashes.

"Don't worry!" Asami said with confidence, "I'm going to the south pole to meet with someone who can help us put Future Industries back on top!"

Her co-worker nodded in agreement before walking away. Asami felt a sudden breeze coming from above. She smiled when she spotted her best friend land down on her glider. Unlike the gliders her father and siblings used, which were red in color, her's was blue with wings styled more like that of a bat instead of the traditional fan-like form. It belonged to her grandfather once, so she kept it with her for good luck and in memory of him.

"Is this a no landing zone?" Korra asked jokingly.

"I'll make an exception." Asami hugged her friend, happy to see her. "How's it going, Snow White?"

"I told you never to call me that!"

"Sorry, I couldn't help it!" Asami giggled.

"These planes are looking great!" said the Avatar, gazing in wonder at the machine.

"Yeah, but so far selling them hasn't been a walk on the park." Asami said, her voice slightly dropping due to her disappointment. But, just like her boyfriend, she quickly jumped back up, "But I've got a good feeling our luck is about to change!"

"Once Varrick gets a look at these, he'll be begging for a partnership."

"Here's hoping. But, I'm getting the sense that's not the only reason why you came here, is it?"

Korra started to blush, Asami knew her all too well. "Actually, there is something I wanted to talk to you about." she said as she and Asami walked on away from the plane and into the workshop, where more workers were manufacturing the planes.

"So what's this big news?" Asami asked.

Korra couldn't contain her excitement any long. "He found him."

"Who found who?"

"Mako."

"Mako?"

"Yes."

"Mako found who?"

"My uncle!"

"Your uncle?"

"Yes!"

"Mako found your uncle?"

"Yes!"

"He found him?"

"YES!" this final 'yes' did not come from Korra, rather from all of the other workers within the factory, which caused the two girls to flinch.

Asami led Korra towards the top balcony where they could overlook the entire factory, planes and workers. From above, they could speak amongst themselves while Asami could supervise the process.

"I can't believe he actually found your uncle! Where is he? Who is he? Did you bring a picture?"

"Well, no I didn't bring any pictures, but you won't believe this…he's the northern water tribe chief."

"He's a chi-?!" Asami was silenced when Korra placed her hand over her mouth.

"Shush! Don't make such a big deal out of this!"

Asami removed her friend's hand. "Sorry, but, wow! Your family's royalty, that is so cool!"

"I don't care if he's a chief, he could be a governor or a simple fishermen, I just really want to meet him. I can finally learn more about my parents, my real parents."

Asami smiled, "Korra, I am so happy for you." then, a realization hit her, "Wait, isn't the chief suppose to be going to the Glacier Spirits Festival in the south?"

"Exactly. So, I was hoping, if my best friend wouldn't mind letting me tag along on your business trip?"

Asami arched an eyebrow, "So, that's what you really wanted, isn't it?"

Korra bit her bottom lip and swayed her arms a bit, trying to look innocent, "Maybe…"

Asami crossed her arms, still arching an eyebrow. But, Korra maintained her innocent demeanor.

"But, I understand if you say no. After all, it's just your best friend in the whole world's one and, possibly, only chance to meet the last remaining link to her birth family. Once the festival is over, he'll go back to the north and I'll never see him again. But it's fine, I completely understand."

And that's when Asami saw them again…Korra's big, baby blue eyes, wide and shimmering like that of a puppy dog. It was her greatest weapon, nobody in the known universe could be strong enough to fend against those eyes. Not Tenzin, not Mako, not Bolin, not even Asami, and she was known to have a strong will. But this, this was something nobody could escape.

"Okay, fine! You win! Just stop with the eyes already!"

Korra squealed with delight and hugged Asami tightly, "Thanks Sami! You're the best!"

Asami rolled her eyes but returned the hug. "Yeah, yeah, yeah. You know I would have said yes either way, right?"

"I know. I just love messing with you."

Asami playfully punched her arm in return.

"By the way, Mako is also coming with us and I think I might want to finally eb his girlfriend." Korra added reacher quickly while blushing, catching Asami by surprise.

"Wait, what?"

"Gotta go home and finish packing, see ya!" Korra made a mad dash to the door, leaving a very dumbfounded Asami behind. She shook her head, regaining her consciousness and ran after her friend.

"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! Wait." Asami finally managed to catch up with her friend in the hallway. "What was that about being Mako's girlfriend?"

She could already see the sweat dripping down Korra's brown. "Oh, that? It's nothing."

"Nothing? Excuse me? Are you looking at me? Did come to my family's factory? Did you interrupt my work? Did you ask me for a favor? And all of a sudden, you come clean about something like this and you're walking out on me?" Asami, being a bit taller than Korra, hovered over her. "I don't think so. Not right now. You're going to tell me everything sister, so spill it!"

As tough as Korra was, even she could be intimidated by Asami's sternness from time to time. She backed away a few feet, raising her hands in surrender.

"Okay! Look, I've been thinking about our relationship a lot these past few months and…well, what he did for me it made he realize just how much he really cares about me and…how much I care about him." all the time she was explaining this, Korra's cheeks were tainted with red while she nervously fiddled with her fingers like a bashful little child.

Asami found this adorable, she couldn't help but gush over it. "Awwww. So, you're finally going to take the next step?"

"Maybe…kinda…yes…"

"Well, which is it? Do you or do you not?"

"Maybe…kinda…yes..."

"Okay, now you're starting to sound like a parrot."

Korra faced palmed herself in embarrassment. "I just don't know how say it. I've never been anybody's girlfriend before and I don't want to make a fool of myself. I wouldn't don't even know where to start."

"You can start by practicing. Look, it's really not that hard." she extended her hands to Korra, "Pretend I'm Mako and tell me what you want to say."

Korra cringed at the thought, "I don't know."

"Look, you want answers just do it. There's nobody around, come on just take my hands."

Korra eventually gave up and complied. As much as she did love Asami and they had held hands before, this was pretty awkward, especially with pretending her best friend was the guy she had a crush on.

"Korra, how do you fell about me?" Asami asked, pretending to be Mako.

Korra took in a deep breath before speaking, "Okay. Here's goes nothing." the poor girl could barely look at 'him' in the eye. "Mako, I know we've been friends for a while now and, I've really enjoyed our time together and everything you've done for me at this point. I've bee giving this a lot of thought and, I was thinking, well, I was more hoping that…that…I…"

"Go ahead, say it." Asami encouraged.

She closed her eyes shut before confessing how she really felt. "I really, really like you and I think we were meant for each other!"

Korra finally opened her eyes, only to feel embarrassed by what was behind Asami. She too turned around to see almost all of the workers at the entrance, jaw-dropped at the scene which they had heard out of context. They could only imagine what was going on through their minds right now.

Korra quickly released Asami's hands and covered her face in embarrassment as the heiress addressed to their unwanted audience. "Can't two girls get some privacy here?!" she exclaimed sternly, causing the workers to scatter away and back to work.

Korra glared at her friend, her cheeks still red. She knew this was a bad idea. Asami chuckled nervously, "Provably should have closed the door there."

"Ya think?!"

Asami flinched, "Okay, but this was still good progress. Now all you need to do is tell this to Mako."

"I don't know. Practicing on a dummy is one thing."

"Hey!"

"Saying it to the real thing is another."

Asami placed her hands on Korra's shoulders, "Kors, listen me. I know it's scary, but I've seen the way Mako looks at you and how he cares about you. You have nothing to worry about, he wants this just as much as you do."

"You really think so?"

"I know so. You deserve the best life has to offer."

Korra was already starting to feel a little better. Maybe it wouldn't be so hard to tell Mako how she really felt after all. "Thanks Asami. You're the best."

"Anytime."

Korra released the hug and readied her glider, "I should get home and finish packing."

"Uh, you might want to take the second exit." Asami suggested, not wanting her to go back to the where the workers were.

"Good call." Korra and Asami hugged one final time before the Avatar left. The heiress really hoped everything will work out for her and Mako.

But, in her heart, she had no doubt at all.

(~)

The scene between Korra and Asami was based on a scene from "Boy Meets World." where the main character Cory was practicing on his best friend Shawn how to tell his girlfriend he loved her. It once aired on Disney Channel back in the nineties, and it was the BEST show on television!

Cory and Shawn's relationship is so beautiful and powerful, their brotherly love is one for the ages and where I draw most of my inspiration when it comes to writing about friendships. One of the best aspects of the show, right next to Cory and Topanga's undying love for one another. Friendship, love, sacrifices, growing up, family situations, a wise yet witty mentor, relatable problems of life, this show has it all!

Don't believe me? Go see for yourselves just how amazing it is! You will not regret it, believe me.