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Chapter 4: Marry Me?

"Korra that dress looks great on you!" Asami squeaked as she walked out of the dressing room. The dress Asami picked out was beautiful, I was a silky dark red one shoulder dress that flowed down to the floor with a dark purple sash that tied around her waist, it fit perfectly and Korra was astonished at how it hugged her body and showed off her curves. Asami grabbed Korra into a hug and giggled like a child, "I can't believe this, it feels so real now! Only four more days until Mako and I get married!" Asami's face was full of excitement, and Korra could only smile. Four more days she thought to herself, four more days until she finally had to let go; Mako would be a married man and it would finally be the end for Mako and Korra.

Korra walked home from the dress shop, Asami had offered her a ride to the dock, but she wanted to take a walk and clear her head. The familiar scents of the restaurants filled her nose and she looked around, she passed the noodle restaurant that her and Bolin went to, she passed the pastry shop that Mako had brought her to the day she felt homesick, her thoughts went back to Mako and her heart began to sank again. She walked through the streets not paying attention to the people that passed her by. She found herself in front of the pastry shop again she hadn't even realized that she had walked around the city in a circle, she entered the shop and the aroma of freshly baked bread filled her senses. She took a seat in the corner of the shop looking out of the front window of the shop. She daydreamed about what she often wished, what if she wasn't born as the Avatar? What if she had just been born as a regular bender or just a non-bender? What would life have been like? She didn't mind protecting the universe, she just often liked to dream about what life could have been like for her. She envisioned meeting Mako for the first time, probably in a place like the shop she sat in right now, they could've been a normal couple, he would probably smile at her like how he smiled at Asami. A small smile crossed her lips as she imagined herself draped in white walking down the isle towards Mako.

"Korra?" someone said, pulling her out of the trance-like dream. She turned around to see Bolin standing beside her.

"Hi Bo, what are you doing here?" she questioned as he sat down across from her.

"I was going to buy Pabu some food and I saw you through the window," he said, "I heard you went for your dress fitting with Asami, how did that go?" he asked casually.

"It was fine," she replied trying not to seem upset, they sat silently for a while before Bolin broke the awkward silence.

"So Korra?" he said, but she was off in her own world again, "Korra?" he tried again to get her attention.

"I'm sorry Bo, what is it?" Korra said.

"I was just thinking..." he tried to continue, but hesitated, "that maybe..." he tried again but stopped.

"Just tell me Bo," Korra said worried.

"You know I would never hurt you Korra...you know that right?" He looked her straight in her eyes.

"Of course," she replied starting to worry even more.

"I don't want to see you hurt anymore Korra...I know that you love Mako...but he's marrying Asami...so...what if you gave me a chance instead?" His voice was uneasy and nervous.

"W-w-what?" Korra stammered.

"What if you married me Korra?..You wouldn't have to love me right away...but I could make you happy," he loved Korra too, and he was sure he could make her forget about his brother, "you don't have to answer now...just...think about it.."

"Okay..." Korra said, she was in shock, she knew how Bolin had felt about her, but she never thought he would ask her to marry him, "umm...I have to go." She said as she got up and rushed out of the shop.

She half-ran through the streets trying to understand what had just happened, she was brought to a halt when a raindrop fell onto her face. The rain started to pick up pace, and she calm downed and began a slow walk. She didn't mind walking in the rain, it brought her peace, it was her true element.

Maybe it'll be okay like this, she thought to herself as the rain poured, I will forever only love Mako...but maybe I can learn to love Bolin...and when I'm at my end, I'll just think of Mako in my mind... it was a grim thought, but it seemed alright to her. She reached the docks and jumped in the river and swam back to Air Temple Island, her clothes were already soaked so it didn't really matter to her. When she reached the island there was someone waiting for her, Mako stood holding an umbrella as the she walked out of the water towards him.

"What are you doing here?" She questioned him.

"I came to talk to you, but Pema said you were still at the dress shop with Asami, so I waited," he tried to walk next to her so that they were both under the umbrella, but Korra avoided it and continued to walk in the rain.

"What do you need?" She asked trying not to feel anything as they spoke.

"About the wedding," he tried to start, but was cut off by her.

"Don't worry. I won't cause a scene, I won't yell 'I object', I promise." She said dryly, of course he had come to talk to her about that, worried that she would ruin their perfect wedding.

"Korra that's not what this is about," he tried to start again, but she cut him off a second time.

"Bolin asked me to marry him." She said loudly, causing him to stop in his tracks, and they both now stood still as the rain continued to pour.

"What?" Mako said as he turned to look Korra in the eyes.

"He asked me to marry him..." her voice was now barely a whisper, Mako said nothing but just looked her at her, searching her face for any explanation, she continued, "shocking right? That someone could want a girl like me." She looked down.

"What did you say to him?" Mako asked sounding angry. Korra looked up at him as she said,

"Whatever I said, it has nothing to do with you." She began to walk away again, but Mako grabbed her arm, "What did you say to him Korra?" His voice was more stern now, and his golden eyes burned into hers like a wildfire.

"You don't even love him!" He began to shout, but Korra tried to control her temper.

"I can learn to love him...he's only loved me all of this time..." She began to walk away again, and Mako stalked behind her.

"It'll be better this way," she said as they walked towards the temple, "you'll marry Asami, and I'll marry Bolin...it has to be better this way." Her heart slowly began to hurt. Mako was quiet next to her, "We'll all be happy." She tried to say cheerily.

"Do you honestly believe that?" He questioned her, they had reached the entrance to the temple and they both stood in the doorway.

Korra bended all of the water off of her clothes, "I have to believe it." She said as she smiled at him. He saw that her smile was that of a broken heart, and her emotions started to show, she looked down and continued, "I don't have much to believe in anymore, maybe this is what I need," she sounded hopeful again, "you were my first love Mako, but you won't be my only love, I know that now." She looked him in his eyes, and her eyes seemed to burn into his soul. "I wasn't really taught how all of this love stuff works, but I need to believe in something, anything. But I know that a girl should know when to give up right?" The tears started to spill from her eyes, like the rainfall.

"Korra I'm so sorry," Mako said as he ran his thumb over her cheek to wipe the tears away.

"I'm not crying because I'm sad Mako, I'm just...so...happy.." she choked on the last word.

"You're going to get married," she grabbed his hand from her cheek, and let it go and it landed limply next to his side, "you're going to be have beautiful children and grow old together," the tears started again, "and you're going to be happy.." she couldn't control it anymore, she let the walls crash down and sobs escaped her chest as tears poured out of her eyes, "y-you're going to be so happy Mako..." He grabbed her by her shoulders and held her as she cried, he was holding her and it made her heart flutter and hurt at the same time, she felt like a child trying to reach some candy but not being able to reach it, just see it. She slowly pushed him away and tried to get herself under control, she placed a hand on the side of his face, and looked up at Mako, his beautiful golden eyes, and his skin, how it contrasted with the dark color of hers. He looked down at her and studied her face, her wild blue eyes seemed like the ocean waves, her tear stained cheeks made his heart stir.

"You will always be my first love, City-Boy," she called him the nickname that she had given him when she first got to Republic City, "but I can't hold onto you anymore." They were like the sun and moon, so close, but so far. Korra walked into the temple and turned to him smiling as silent tears found their way down her cheeks, "see you at the altar." She chuckled to herself at the irony of the sentence.

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