A/N: Yeah, this is another short chapter. Sorry. The next one will be longer, I promise. Now that I know what "fluff" is, I realize I write a lot of BolinxLena fluff, so I apologize if you're not that into that kind of stuff. I don't own the Legend of Korra, as I have said in all the 9 other chapters before this one. Do you think the story is moving to slow? Review, please.
In retrospect, Lena probably shouldn't have kicked the new door in, but at the time she thought it would emphasize her point.
Mako burst into the hall, ready for action, then caught sight of Lena, who stood in the doorway and gave him a friendly wave, waiting for a proper invitation inside.
Mako sighed, rolled his eyes, and called out, "Bo, Lena's here!" then turned and disappeared into his own room.
Bolin appeared out of nowhere, beckoning Lena inside. He wore nothing but a pair of pants, highlighting the earthbender muscle he had built up after years and years of training.
"Sorry, I, uh, wasn't expecting you." Bolin stammered as he pulled a shirt over his rippling muscles.
Momentarily, Lena forgot why she was there.
Then she shook herself into reality and replied coldly, "It's okay. I don't plan on staying for long."
"Why? Do you wanna go out or—"
"Actually, we need to talk." Lena interrupted.
Bolin frowned and opened his mouth to say something, but Lena got there first.
"Bolin, I was in the market today," she paused here for dramatic effect like a teacher lecturing students, "and I saw something really interesting."
Bolin stayed silent. He knew that the only thing that angered an angry woman more than telling her to shut up and stop yammering about her problems was to interrupt her psychotic rant.
"She was about 5'7", had wavy black hair... and clinging to your arm like a stray goat-dog." There was a mixture of hostility and bitterness in her voice.
She crossed her arms as Bolin racked his brain for an answer. It finally came to him.
"You mean Asami?" he stammered.
"Is that her name?" she probed even further. "I saw you two together. You seemed to be having a really great time." she said the last few words through clenched teeth.
Bolin almost laughed at the thought of him and Asami, as a couple, then caught Lena's death glare and gulped. "Asami is a friend. She used to go out with Mako. We haven't seen each other in a month and she ran into me in Central City Station."
"Is that it? Is that all you have to say?" her words were heavy and her voice faltered. She looked away.
Bolin put his hands on Lena's shoulders, forcing her to look at him. Her eyes were cloudy. "Lena, I swear, Asami is just a friend. Nothing more. Nobody could ever replace you."
And he meant it. Before, Bolin had always thought of relationships as disposable, useless things that were just a way to pass time and could be forgotten. He had barely known Lena for two weeks and he felt as though they had been together for a lifetime. He really couldn't life without her.
Is it really possible that I'm... No. Slow down, man. He told himself.
Lena looked at him for a moment, her lips a thin line, and then let out a relieved sigh. She wrapped her arms around his chest in a tight embrace. "Now don't ever do that to me again you jerk." Bolin hugged her right back.
A/N: I've decided that the next chapter will be another one of Lena's dreams, only with more action sequences. Your thoughts? Please review!
Another A/N: And I also go back and edit chapters after I've posted them, so you might want to go back and see if I've changed anything I've written. Sorry, I'm whimsical.