Another short one shot. The Fire Ferret brothers and Asami introduce Korra to a new drink. Probably takes place in between Books one and two.


It was a can. It was a light purple can. The teenage girl stared at it with curiosity and wonder. Her face was a few inches from it. It had been placed in front of her and Korra was beginning to think that everyone was playing a trick with her. She twisted it around to read the label a few times before speaking.

"It's a can of water."

"The Avatar can read." Mako shook his head.

"That is precisely what it is." The young Sato answered.

"You've never seen a can of water, Korra?" the earthbender asked.

Her focused blue eyes shifted from the can to the bending brothers. They slowly went back to the can.

"What do you do with a can of water?"

"You drink it Korra." The firebender spoke.

"Why would you drink it?"

"Water keeps you hydrated."

"Really? I had no idea!" Korra threw her arms out, "I meant, why is it in a can? Why can't you just turn the faucet on or waterbend water from a lake and drink it?"

The other three looked at each other.

"This was a bad idea." Bolin replied.

"Just drink it Korra. You will like it." Asami said.

Korra gave the can a look like it was a forbidden item. She then pulled the tab and took a sip… only to spit it out.

"Blasphemy! That's not water."

"Yes it is Korra." Asami sighed.

"Then why does it have bubbles and taste like raspberries?" Korra threw her arms out again, "It is not water!"

Mako took the can away from her, "Let me read the can. 'Sparkling Water with natural raspberry flavoring.' It's water."

Korra's brow scrunched together dangerously, "I was born in the Southern Water Tribe. Water should not taste like anything but water. What did you city people do to water?"

"Made it better?" Bolin grinned as the other two sighed.

"Right." Korra said, taking it back and slamming it down on the table, "I'm out of here. Tenzin has meditating lessons for me to go to. Cans of water… What will you city folk think of next? Flavored air? Fire that you can drink?"

The trio stared at each other before wiping the flavored water from their faces.

"Should we introduce her to rock candy next?" Bolin asked.

"Probably not." Mako deadpanned, "She'd probably tell us that rocks should not be sweet and throw it at us."

"It would certainly hurt more than flavored water." Asami added.