AN: So I wrote this really late, but I thought it might be okay. It's kind of a companion to number 8, which is about how Jinora and Bolin broke the news. Anyways, thanks for the reviews and for reading, and feel free to PM or put prompts in reviews, as this is open for prompts.
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10. Silver
Jinora had never been called stupid- or, for that matter, dumb, ignorant, foolish, understudied, or illiterate. She could clearly see what was in front of her for what it was, and she prided herself on being able to understand ideas that most people older than her couldn't.
However, when her boyfriend started acting very suspiciously- to everyone else, at least- she didn't notice a thing. So caught up in her books was Jinora, that when Bolin came home late on a regular basis, started sneaking spoons to practice on out of the kitchen, and would stutter, blush, and fumble whatever he was doing when she spoke to him, she didn't even notice.
Bolin, on the other hand, was nervous about everything his girlfriend, from the book she was reading to the time she woke up in the morning. He had been planning on proposing in the perfect way for months now, or at least since Iroh had worked up the nerve to ask Asami to marry him. Since the general was way more reserved than Bolin, the earthbender had decided to try it on Jinora as well.
He had been practicing making the ring from the various spoons that he had stolen from the kitchen. A block of silver sat waiting for him to be ready, and he just wanted to make sure that the offering was as perfect as she. Bolin had also gone out and bought, with the help of Korra, three gems- one green and the other two pure white. He figured that once the ring was formed, he could attach the stones to it, the emerald-which was also largest-in the center, and the two diamonds flanking it.
When the night finally came, Bolin was able to distract Jinora from her reading and airbending long enough to lead her down to the beach on Air Temple Island. There, he had set up a table covered with a silk cloth, covered in rose petals and candles. The food that he had convinced Mako to whip up was also resting on the table set for two. Jinora sat down gingerly, raising her eyebrows at the extravagance of the affair. The full moon shone brightly, and the waterbender in Jinora-from Gran-gran- loved the white light shining down on the water. She thought this was just another date that her boyfriend was taking her on, albeit a rather fancy one.
But, Bolin surprised her by kneeling down in front of her once the meal was completed, and taking the most beautiful ring she had ever seen out of his pocket. With wide eyes and mouth that was covered by her hands in complete shock, Jinora could only nod out an answer before her tears overflowed and she pounced on Bolin.
"I'll take that as a yes," he quipped, promptly receiving a blow to the shoulder for his trouble.
"Aren't you going to put the ring on, you idiot," she choked once the tears had subsided. "That's the whole point of me saying yes."
Bolin slid the circle onto her delicate fingers, reveling at the sight of his handiwork resting on his fiancée's hand. The silver really did go well with her outfit. He was glad that he had listened to Lin, for once. Not to mention, it was easily available, so if he messed up, there was always more at hand.
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