We finally have a bit of a plot going on...kinda. Really, I have no idea where this is going though. We'll just have to wait and see!

Here's Chapter 3!

For the Love of a Fire Ferret

After quite some time and a few stops that began to blur together, Bolin, Luna and Pabu found themselves down an alley, in the dark, without any idea where they were.

Bolin winced at Luna, grinning sheepishly as he'd been the one to tow her away from the group, "Whoops?"

She giggled, grinning back at him, "It's alright, I guess. We just get to see more then."

"I enjoy your enthusiasm," he smiled as she smiled back.

There was an awkward moment of silence between the two, and then Luna asked, "So, do you have any idea where we are?"

Bolin chuckled nervously. "Not really, no. This is the outskirts of the city though; not much goes on around here."

Luna hummed pensively, and then announced, "Well let's just wander around some more until we find someone willing to help find our way back."

Bolin nodded. "Yeah, that sounds fine. Shall we?"

Luna smiled, nodding back. They began to walk away, down the way they'd came, when she stopped suddenly, Bolin looking at her curiously.

"Luna?" he asked as Pabu tilted his head at her.

She beamed, rising up on her toes and looking delighted before she whispered, "It's going to rain!"

"How do you know?" he blinked.

"I can smell it, I can feel it," she said excitedly, "Bolin, you have to dance with me in the rain."

He arched an eyebrow at her, startled. "E-excuse me? What?"

She giggled. "You have to dance with me..." she trailed off, her smile widening as raindrops began to fall softly. "You need to dance with me in the rain."

He blinked, mystified, and had no time to answer as she grabbed his hands and began to spin. "Come on, Bolin! Dance with me!"

So he grinned and laughed and danced with her in the rain until they finally decided it would be best to try to find their way home. But Luna kept dancing as they walked along, making Bolin smile and watch her as Pabu stood on his shoulder and looked at her curiously.

"I love the rain," she told him.

"I can see that," he chuckled.

She inched closer to him as they continued along, and Bolin found himself blushing. "Thank you, Bolin."

He blinked and looked back down at her, a bit startled. "For what?"

"For not making fun of me. For having fun with me. For being such a good friend."

He smiled back at her, "No problem. But I do have a favor to ask of you."

"Hmm?" she blinked at him, tilting her head curiously, strands of her hair sticking to her face.

Bolin smiled and pushed them behind her ears, "Stop thanking me for things that should've been done in the first place. You'll be thanking me a lot in that case."

She shrugged, smiling at him, "Sorry, I don't think I can promise that one."

He grinned at her, "Alright. Then a substitution for that favor?"

"It depends..." she was trying to hide her smile, but was failing.

He laughed lightly. "This one will be easy."

She let her smile leak through now. "Then spill it."

His smile dissipated a bit, and his green eyes reflected something serious. "Promise me...promise me that even when you go back to your world, we will still be friends."

Luna's eyes widened slightly. "Oh, Bolin - of course, that's an easy one! I could never forget you, or our friendship." To prove her point, she hugged him tightly and he hugged her back. Neither wanted to let go.

They finally did let go, however, when Pabu jumped onto their heads to remind them that he did not appreciate being wet.

They walked on, talking about anything and everything, from what Luna's world was like to what Bolin's favorite food was. Soon, though, that got on the topic of family.

"My parents were killed by a firebender in front of my brother," Bolin said, feeling Luna's concerned eyes on his face as he watched the sidewalk, "Mako took care of me. We lived on the streets for a long time until we got into pro-bending. We lived in the arena until Amon trashed it. Now we live with Korra and Tenzin's family."

She nodded, "It's never really easy seeing your parents...My mum was working on some magic, and I was so young...we've got these creatures in my world called thestrals. And you can only see them if you've seen death. Now I suppose a lot of people have seen them."

"I'm sorry."

She shrugged, looking back up at him, "I'm sorry too."

Pabu nudged Bolin's cheek to remind him to keep walking, to which he snorted at and set the fire ferret onto Luna's shoulder, where he wrapped around her neck and tried to hide from the rain underneath her hair.

Luna giggled a bit and scratched Pabu behind the ears; then the rain stopped, and Luna realized they were on the last ferry to Air Temple Island. Neither of them had realized they had come so far.

The ride was spent in silence, but secretly both were happy about that. They were just cherishing being close to one another.

Luna confirmed this once they got off the ship and hugged Bolin tightly. He blinked.

"What-?"

"Just for being there," she whispered.

Bolin smiled, hugging her back, "You like giving hugs, don't you?"

"I don't generally give them often, so yes, when I find someone who lets me hug them, I hug them often," she smiled up at him.

Bolin quirked an eyebrow at her statement. "I would think everyone likes getting hugs from you though. I mean, who doesn't love hugs?"

She giggled at this, and Bolin smiled. He realized that he loved the sound of her laugh, too.

"WHERE have you BEEN?" Tenzin roared, making the two jump and stare at him with wide eyes before they sheepishly got off the ferry.

"Luna this is Tenzin, Tenzin this is Luna," Bolin grinned nervously at the older man. "We got lost."

Tenzin rolls his eyes at the foolishness of Korra's friend. He mutters something before turning and striding away, his robes billowing with the breeze he created. Bolin looks at Luna and shrugs.

"That's Tenzin, Korra's airbending master," he explains as they begin to follow him to the temple. "He, uh..."

"He's one of those guys who needs everything to be perfect in their little world?" Luna supplies. Bolin raises an eyebrow.

"Um, that's not how I would've put it..." he mutters. "More like...well, he wants us to be safe. He's still a bit...nervous from all the Equalist attacks and stuff, you know?"

"Oh, he's like Hermione then," she smiled before sloshing her way through the mud towards Pema.

"Who?" Bolin questioned.

"One of my friends," Luna said, her eyes brightening ever so slightly. "You know, I think you'd like my friends - Hermione and Harry and Ginny and Ron, that is. I should show them this place sometime..."

Bolin blinked, then grinned. "That'd be really cool," he said enthusiastically, "getting to meet friends from your world. Or getting to see your world. Do you think that's possible?"

Luna paused, thoughts swirling. "Maybe," she said after a moment. "We'll have to see."

"Hey!" Korra said, rushing towards the two and smiling, "How would you two like to come on awesome adventures with me? And, y'know, Mako too."

"Where and why?" Bolin questioned.

"Apparently now that I've somewhat mastered all of the elements and have successfully made it to the spirit world, I'm supposed to do 'Avatar duties' in all of the nations, and check on the construction of the other air temples too. But, basically, I'm planning to goof off."

"We're in!" Luna and Bolin smiled at her, Pabu chattering his agreements as well.

Korra smiled widely. "Great!" she cheered. "Pack your bags - or, whatever you have, Luna - we're going on a world tour!"