Jada and Bolin had spent their evening together eating noodles while laughing and talking. Bolin made good jokes, which Jada countered with attempts not to laugh.

Eventually, a worker had approached them, telling them they were closing.

Bolin protested, saying that he thought they didn't close until midnight. The employee informed him that it was actually about one in the morning.

Jada's eyes widened.

"You're kidding, really? Wow, I guess it's true time flies when you're-"

"My mother is going to kill me!" Jada jumped to her feet and rushed for the door.

"Jada, wait, just hold on a sec, I have to pay the guy-" But she was out the door already. "Dang, she's fast! Here-" he passed the guy a wad of cash. "If that's too much, leave it on my tab for later. if it's not enough- I'll pay the rest later!" and then he dashed off after Jada.

"Jada! Wait! It's late!"

"More like early! I'm dead. And your teammates are going to be furious with me too, for keeping you out late like this!" Jada moaned. Yet, she slowed down, allowing Bolin to catch up.

"Ohh, they'll get over it. Who cares, right? We had a good time, didn't we?" Jada spun on Bolin.

"We had an excellent time. But guess what? It's past my curfew and it's past yours too! I told my mom I'd see her later tonight, but tonight has become tomorrow morning. You should be sleeping so you can wake up at a decent hour to get in some last minute training. If you hadn't been with me you wouldn't still be out. But you were, so you are. My mother is going to be upset, your team is going to be upset. Best case scenario? We don't see each other for a month."

Bolin made a face, then sighed. "Yeah I guess so. So….do you want me to walk you ho-"

"That won't be necessary. You should be heading home yourself, don't you think? I'll take her." Jada recognized the voice. She turned around. Tenzin.

"Actually, I'm perfectly capable of walking home on my own, sir." She was trying to be respectful. Really. He was her elder, and her father. But she really didn't feel like being anywhere near him.

"I called your mother an hour ago. She said you still had not returned home. She sounded worried, so i told her I would come find you."

"Well, you found me. So you can go home now. Call her, if you want. Not that that will really be necessary, since I'll be back at the apartment in less than ten minutes."

"I told her I'd escort you home."

"No thanks. Thats what date's are for." She dropped her hand to rest in Bolin's. He held it gently.

"I don't know…Jada…I mean…if your mom asked him to take you home…..I like you so…."

"So…?"

"So I don't want your mother to hate me….maybe you should just go with him,….."

"Bolin….."

"Jada."

"Alright. Whatever. Only because YOU asked, though."

"Okay. Well…um….it was nice…going out…see you later?" Bolin gave her a quick hug, then waved, back away, smiling only slightly. He turned, and started walking.

"Bolin! Wait a second." he turned back to her.

"Yeah?"

Jada ran up to him and quickly kissed him on the cheek. "I had a great time tonight." She squeezed his arm one last time before walking off. "See you tomorrow!" she called over her shoulder as she started walking in the direction of her home.

Tenzin followed after her, sighing. "You really are reckless, you. Would it hurt you to hold back a little? Now the poor boy will think you like him."

Jada turned around. "What makes you think I don't like him?"

Tenzin frowned. "He isn't your type."

"How would you know what my type is?"

"Well- I….Your mother-"

"I am not my mother. From what I've seen…..I'm nothing like her at all. I'm not an earth bender. I'm not cool and under control. I'm not "tough". I'm a free-flowing, swaying, swerving, bright, knowledgeable individual. I. Am an air-bender."

"You're reckless."

"Only sometimes." Jada leapt up into the air, and came back down into a pirouette.

"How would you like to meet your siblings?"

She almost fell on her face. "What?"

"I asked if you wanted to meet your-"

"Half-siblings. HALF. "

"Teachnically speaking yes."

"No."

"No?"

"No thank you. I'm busy tomorrow."

"With Bolin?"

"Correct."

"Well….you could have your day with Bolin and then you could come to dinner. Your mother tells me you're vegetarian, which is perfect since we are as well. Pema and I discussed it and she's willing to give you a chan-"

"I'm busy all of tomorrow and tomorrow evening, with Bolin. It's the Pro-Bending Championships tomorrow. I'm watching the team train tomorrow, and then I'm watching the championships, and then, whether the Fire Ferrets win, or lose, we're going out."

"And how do you know you'll even get to leave the house tomorrow? You're out awfully late tonight, I'm sure you're mother will be furious, once she sees that you're alright."

Jada shrugged. "Let's just ask her what she thinks when we get back."

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"So you're okay then? You just…lost track of time?" Lin had a slight edge to her voice.

"Yes, and now she thinks she's going to be out with him again all day tomorrow, AND that she's going to see championships!" Tenzin was exasperated.

"Is that right?" Lin turned to Jada.

"Yes. Bolin said that if I wanted, he would teach me earth-bending, by the way mom."

Lin raised an eyebrow.

"I think he'd be a really good teacher. Being around him seems to have a calming effect on me…He just can't teach me until after Championships, tomorrow."

"And you'd really try. You'd really try to learn, if he was your teacher?"

"Lin, you can't possibly be considering-"

"Tenzin?"

"Yes, Lin?"

"Be quiet a moment."

Jada clasped her hands together. "I think he'd be a really excellent teacher, mom."

"And what are the EXACT plans tomorrow?"

"I'm going to meet him after breakfast, while he and the Fire Ferrets have the gym for practicing. I'll watch the practice. We'll probably have some sort of late lunch/early dinner, then they'll suit up and I'll watch the matches…..then Bolin was thinking it would be nice if we all went out for dinner, whether they win or lose."

"And who do you mean by 'we all'?"

"Bolin, Mako, Avatar Korra, Asami Sato, and myself. Oh and Tom-Tom and Pabu, of course."

"Alright then. Go brush your teeth and go to bed. I'll see you in the morning."

"So thats a yes?"

"Yes. No go. You should have been asleep hours ago!"

"Goodnight mom!" Jada hugged her mother around the neck.

"And don't let me catch you "meditating" in there. You need your sleep!"

"Don't worry! I won't!" A few moments later there was a clicking sound, meaning Jada had closed her bedroom door.

"Did she give you a hug? She just gave you a hug."

"Yes Tenzin, daughters often do that. It's a sign of affection." Lin said matter-of-factly.

Tenzin bit back his childish response of "Well, I didn't get a hug." and said instead, "You're really going to let her go? What if Amon attacks? Does she even know who Amon is? You've been giving her a very long tether, Lin. She could get hurt."

Lin snorted. "I cut the umbilical cord a long LONG time ago Tenzin. And besides. She can take care of herself."

"Can she Lin? Can she really?"

"Yes. She'll be fine."

"What if she's not? What if she gets hurt?"

"She won't."

"What if?"

"Tenzin, I'm surprised at you. Suddenly the concerned father figure."

"I would have been from the start if I'd known she existed!"

"You do now. So get over it. There's no point crying over spilt leechi juice."

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I don't know if you guys realized, but Tenzin and Jada were walking back to her home the entire time they were talking with each other.

I'm not writing very much about Pabu and Tom-Tom. :( *guilty face*I'm sorry. They were meant to be important too!

The next chapter. I swear. There will be action. It shouuuuuld follow along with the events of episode 6.

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