"We should take Korra flying," Ikki said once Dad had found their gliders and helped them repair them.
"Dad said not to bother Korra," Jinora told her sister. She could understand why: she had been really scared when Amon had captured them and had taken all of them, even Meelo, to the arena. How much scarier was it to actually have Amon do it?
"It'll cheer her up! You can't be sad when you're flying; it's a law."
Jinora gave her sister a look. "Fine, but if she tells us to go away, we go flying on our own." Dad probably wouldn't let them go alone. This was even the first time they could walk around on the island without a grown-up, and they were only allowed out if they stayed together. Meelo had thrown a tantrum when they left him behind, until Uncle Bumi took him on a 'secret mission'.
"Right, right," Ikki said, grabbing the gliders. When Jinora held out her hand, Ikki tossed her her glider.
"Careful!"
"I'm being careful!" Ikki said, and ran off, so Jinora had to follow her so they both wouldn't get into trouble.
Korra was sitting with Naga's head in her lap and skritching her ears. She didn't even look up when the girls came up to her. "Hey Korra!" the two of them said in unison.
"Come flying with us!" Ikki said. "Now that you're an airbender, you should learn how."
"It's not that hard," Jinora said. "And if you fall, you can swim and Naga can come help." She nearly said 'and you're a waterbender too', but she stopped before mentioning that. Korra wasn't a waterbender right now, and it would be bad to remind her. But Jinora was old enough to think a bit before she spoke, unlike Ikki.
"I don't really want to go flying, girls," Korra said flatly. "You just go on without me."
"But, Korra!" Ikki said. "Dad probably won't let us go without a grown up, and you're close enough!" Jinora was surprised her sister had figured that bit out.
Korra looked up and smiled, but it wasn't a real smile. "Fine. Come on, Naga."
The polar bear-dog followed the three girls to the cliff overlooking the bay and Jinora opened her glider, and handed the one they'd brought for Korra to her. "Even without airbending, the glider will let you glide - you only need to make the wind lift you up. Like this." She turned, and dropped off the cliff, using the speed from the fall to turn into horizontal velocity. Skimming over the waves, feeling the cold spray of the winter seas soak into her clothing, it felt like she was part of the wind. She turned, bending the air to carry her up and back to Korra. "Did you see what I did?"
"I think so…" Korra said. "I know this is me and all, but are you sure the best way to learn this is by cliff-diving? Somehow I don't think this is how your dad taught you."
"He didn't really teach us," Jinora said, looking down. It was a bit embarrassing, and she was a lot more mature now than she was back then.
"We found his old glider in the attic and borrowed it," Ikki explained. "The tree we got stuck in wasn't emthat/em large."
Korra actually laughed at that. "Okay, let's do this."