Prompt: "What endearments am I allowed?" "Well let me think…"Lizzy" for every day, "My Pearl" for Sundays, and…"Goddess Divine"… but only on *very* special occasions" - Pride & Prejudice

Summary: Korra Flirts with Bolin.

Word Count: 669

Rating: K


She was in love. It was a startling realization she had when she was looking at Bolin play with some new airbender kids with Kai and Ikki. It's not like she was starstruck, or that it just slithered on by; she just started to blush, apparently, while looking (staring, Jinora would tell her) at him. It had just... happened.

Bolin was blissfully unaware. He didn't see her blushing - or staring - fortunately for her. She had time to regain her composure, though not completely...

"Korra, you okay?" he'd asked after the third time shed bumped her shoulder with his arm.

She chuckled awkwardly. "Yeah... Just zoning out, I guess."

"Oh. Okay then." He nodded to himself, and that was that.

But it wasn't. Jinora had seen it.

Later that same day, Bolin had to bring some documents to the local branch of the United Forces. He was on leave, but as a favour to one of his army buddies he was playing the delivery boy. It wouldn't take him long, but he'd be alone to go and come back. So Korra offered to come with him.

Jinora eyed her over whatever she was reading, a smug look in her eyes. Korra stuck out her tongue at her.

Bolin made small talk with her as they walked, technically they could have taken Naga, or a satomobile, but it was nice out. And it wasn't like Korra minded more time alone with him; mostly to figure out if she really felt the way she thought she did.

She did.

Her replies were definitely not on par with his chatter, but he didn't seem to mind - maybe after this morning he thought she had a lot on her mind, and was probably trying to distract her.

Well, he was distracting, but for all the wrong reasons.

She shook herself from her dazed state - she'd had acted the same with Mako, she knew, and this time shouldn't be different; but she had grown, and instead of the hotheaded young girl, there was a more tempered young woman now. More aware that she could potentially ruin her friendship with her best guy-friend and also his brother, than she was focused on going out with him.

"Hey," he asked, out of the blue. She nearly walked into a pole. "Wanna grab some ice cream while we're out?"

"Sure!" she'd replied easily enough.

They decided to sit down there instead of walking and eating. They decided to share the super sundae, much to the delight of the girl behind the counter. Also much to Korra's delight. It was fun to eat with him; they both could eat a lot, and they fought a bit with their spoons for the cherry before she let him have it. The two talked and sprayed food here and there, until the food was gone and it was time to leave.

"I had fun today," she said on their walk home.

He nodded. "I wasn't aware delivering paperwork could be so nice." She wasn't sure if that meant he was glad she came, or if he was joshing her. Probably the former.

She sighed, feeling suddenly nervous. "I, uh, I'd love - like! I'd like to have... some more... fun... with... you." she finished lamely, her face quickly turning red. "Wow that came out wrong! Ha, ha! Uh, you know what I meant..."

Bolin stoppped. They were just at the edge of the docks, on their way to Air Temple Island for supper. "I mean, sure! I'm stationed here for another month and a half, so why not!"

She put her hand on his arm. "That's not... what I meant," she said, biting her lip nervously. "Bolin, I'd like to take you on a date."

His eyes were wide open and surprised. He stuttered and sputtered and stumbled on his words until they were both red in the face, and then he squeaked out a "sure!"

She giggled chuckled and led him by the arm towards the ferry. "So it's a date, then!"

A/N: And so another Borra Week comes to a close, this year with seemingly only two participants. The BorraNation page on DA (linked to the Borra Week blog on Tumblr) hasn't even opened a folder this year! I'm afraid this year might be the last official Borra Week. But I will keep making Borra fics in between my main works. All aboard the Borra submarine, eh!