So chapter 7 and shot to everyone who has reviewed, granted its only two people, it means a lot to me. Enjoy
I don't own The Legend of Korra and don't intend to make money on this story.
Chapter 7: Air bending 101
The rest of the morning passed rather uneventfully, with everyone finding food to fill their bellies with. Jin hadn't been present at the breakfast table and that did arouse some suspicion from Korra and Tenzin.
Korra walked with Tenzin towards the ancient wind bending teaching tool, which looked strangely like a whole mess of doors places on separate poles.
"Ok let's do this!" she said in confident anticipation.
With a sigh Tenzin started to explain the exercise, "This teaching tool has been used for generations, to teach the very basic principle of air bending."
"You have to move like the air to reach the other side, the whole time avoiding being hit in the face by these spinning doors." Jin said as he finally made an appearance from seemingly nowhere.
The annoyed look on Tenzins face, from being up staged, forced Korra to stifle a laugh. Jin walked down from where he was standing to jump up and take a seat on a nearby rock, all to watch the soon to be chaotic scene of Korra trying to force her way through the obstacle.
'This should be priceless.' He thought with anticipation.
Tenzin began to move, looking as though he was part of the air around him. A massive gust of air was soon generated and sent towards the doors, which started to spin, all in opposite directions.
"Whenever you are ready Korra." He gestured to her to start when she was ready.
"I've got this!" she exclaimed confidently and charged the spinning doors.
'Here it comes.' Tenzin and Jin thought at the same time, though they both had different feelings towards the outcome.
A loud bang can be heard, followed by a dull thud as the inevitable collision happen. Korra losing horribly to the spinning door, "Ahh my head!" she groans in pain while she holds her hand over the paining area.
Jin jumped off of his perch on the rock, moving to Korra's side, "Let me see." He cooed comfortingly.
She reluctantly moved her hand to reveal an angry looking bump, which was in more of a line down her forehead. It had trace amounts of blood, from where the skin had been broken.
Standing up, Jin offered her his hand to help her up. After a brief pause she took his hand and he pulled her up.
"I'm fine, I just need to find some water." She reassured.
"I know, come on lets go." He replied.
Tenzin watched the scene and after they had moved off he sigh, "This is going to be harder than I thought."
Korra and Jin finally made it to the fountain water feature that resided near the courtyard. She sat down on the wall of the feature and motioned for the water to come to her hands.
She moved the water to the top of her head and it gained a brilliant blue glow, as it started to work the healing power of water.
Jin watched in amazement, the wound had all but disappeared when she finally removed the water from her forehead.
"You really needed to be around with that when I got injured." He said with a joking tone.
"Injured?" she questioned.
"Oh right. I have a bum knee, well, I have two." He said with a laugh.
"And you never thought to go to healers?"
"No I did. None of it worked, so I just resided with living with it." He said with a smile, "It's not that bad anyway, just sore from now and again. No big."
"I could give it a try if you want?" she offered.
"No it's really ok, but thanks for the offer."
"Well the offer stands." She says while standing up.
"I'll keep that in mind." He said, turning towards the docks and starting to make his way there.
She watched with a confused look on his face, "Where are you going?"
"Pro-bending game tonight, thought I would check it out." He replied to her.
"I don't think Tenzin is going to be too thrilled about that idea."
"And that has ever stopped you before?" he questions whilst still walking.
"Good point" she replies with a smirk and runs to catch up with him.
The Dock
"So how are we going to get there?" he asks, looking at the very vacant dock.
"Easy, just hold your breath."
"Wait. What's your plan?" is what he would have said if he had gotten the chance.
She grabbed his hand and pulled him as she threw herself into the water. Using her water bending, she propelled them through the water at an incredible speed.
Jin shut his eyes and held his breath as best he could, he could feel the incredible rush of the water as they sailed through it. He could feel his chest tighten; his single breath wasn't going to be enough to make it. To his relief, they suddenly surfaced and he was spat out into a corridor.
Opening his eyes to survey his surroundings, around him was a golden lit corridor that extends to his left and right.
Soon Korra too had made her way into the corridor. "Ok so now what?" she asked.
"What! Why am I the one who has to come up with the plan?"
"This 'plan' was all your idea in the first place." She challenged.
"Oh right." He replies with a sheepish grin.
"Idiot." She says, shaking her head at him.
"Well let's just chose a direction and walk, one must lead to the main arena." He reasoned.
Jin motioned to his left and started walking, not wanting to be left behind she followed him. Loud cheering from an ecstatic crowd was pulsing through the corridors, a clear sign they were getting closer.
They stopped at a door on their right, Jin putting an ear to hear what was on the other side. Not hearing anything that sounded incriminating he placed his hand on the handle and opened it.
The room looked like it was ring side, filled a few lockers and a direct view of the ring. 'Win.' Jin thought looking out at the prime seats they had just uncovered.
He walked through the door way with Korra following closely, "See, you just need to believe in me for once." He said with a smirk.
"Whatever." She said rolling her eyes.
The room was about half way down the main field that had a red and blue side that both had separations, indicating the different zones. There were six seats in the room and Jin took no time to move to one and sit down, making himself comfortable.
Korra followed his example and sat down next to him, "Now all we need is popcorn." Jin said as he stretched out.
The commentator began to make the opening statements about the game and Korra could feel her own excitement starting to boil up.
Yes a cliff hanger, thought I would try it out. Hope you guys enjoy it and thanks for reading.
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