Korra was the Avatar. She could bend all four elements, both give and take other's bending, and cross over to the spirit world, and take on almost anyone.
Surely, babysitting four children with the help of her boyfriend and two best friends shouldn't be too hard.
Oh how wrong she was.
They decided to go into the city, originally to run some errands, but the ever-so-loyal Team Avatar and her airbending peers abandoned her in her greatest time of need.
"Okay! No fooling around, guys! We're only here to get some groceries, and—"
"Can I go to the library?"
Korra knew that Jinora wouldn't cause any trouble. "Okay, but you can't go alone."
"I'll take her," Mako offered, a smile lighting up his face. Korra looked at him like he was a six-legged cat owl. "What? I like books! I just never got the time to read that much…"
And they were off.
"Korra, I want ice cream!"
"Ikki, don't whine, it's—"
"Ooh! Perfect, I know this place, it's an ice cream parlor, and a candy shop!" Bolin piped up.
Korra rolled her eyes as the two ran away to a colorful building with flashy neon signs.
"Well, " she said, Rohan in her arms, turning to Meelo and Asami, "Looks like it's just the four—" They had disappeared, too.
"Oh, you have got to be kidding me."
The Library
"No offense, Mako, but I never would have pegged you as the type to enjoy fine literature."
"None taken. I used to go to school when I was little, but then, y'know…But I really liked it! Can't say the same for Bolin. Funny thing is, his grades were way better than mine."
"Hmm. Go figure…hey, look at this one!" She pointed to a thick book with a gold cover.
"Love Amongst Dragons? They made a play based on that, right?"
"The play is said to be horrible, but the book is supposedly a lot better."
"Well then, shall we check it out?"
"Of course!"
Candy Shop/Ice Cream Parlor
"Which flavor should I get? I can't decide! Lychee, mango, watermelon, or moon peach?" Ikki furrowed her eyebrows in deep concentration.
"Why not get them all?" Bolin told her, as if it were the most normal thing in the world.
Ikki's eyes lit up with an expression of utmost joy and happiness. "Y-you mean…I can have more than one flavor?"
"Sure, why not?"
"Jinora never lets me have more than one!"
"Neither did Mako!"
Hair Salon
"Where are we, pretty lady?"
"This is where I get my hair done!"
Meelo's mouth was shaped into a big 'O' and his already huge eyes were opened even wider.
"I wish I had hair, but daddy won't let me…"
"I think I have an idea!"
Grocery Store
"Oh for the love of the spirits, Rohan, please stop crying!" Korra was a mess. Her hair was out of its usual three ponytails, splayed wildly across her face and shoulders, and there was spit up on the front of her shirt.
Rohan kept on crying.
Korra didn't understand! He had taken a nap, his diaper was clean, he had eaten a few minutes ago, and had his bottle too.
"Asami will fucking pay for all this shit."
She hadn't gotten any grocery shopping done.
Jinora and Mako leave the library after checking out a bagillion books, until they walk pat the Salon to see Asami and Meelo…
"Jin! Look at my wig! It looks just like 'Sami's!" Meelo yelled at his elder sister.
"Lovely, Meelo." She deadpanned, looking at her little brother, who's lumpy head was covered in a long, curly, black wig.
Mako and Asami chuckled at the little boy.
"So, Bo and Ikki are with Korra and the Baby?" The firebender asked his ex-girlfriend.
"No, they went to go get ice cream and—"
"Oh no…this is bad, very bad…there's no way Korra can take care of Rohan by herself…"
"I'm so sorry Mako!"
"S'okay, you didn't know. But we need to get Korra." Jinora had a determined look on her face, as if she were about to go on a very important mission.
…
"Please, please, please Rohan! Shh! Quiet!"
"Korra! Are you okay?!"
"Jinora! Mako, thank the spirits you're here!"
"Ro, baby, are you okay?" Jinora cooed, as Korra gratefully handed her the baby.
But Rohan kept crying.
Mako sighed. "Give him to me."
Jinora quirked an eyebrow. "O…kay…?" She gently placed her brother in Mako's arms. Almost instantaneously, he stopped crying a started giggling...?
"Mako?" Korra spoke quietly.
"HOW THE FUCK DID YOU THAT?"
The firebender smiled smugly.
"You know," Asami said. "I wouldn't be surprised if Mako said, 'I'm pregnant, Korra's the father,' instead of it being the other way around."
Mako scowled at her.
"Aw, lighten up, Mama Mako!"
