Mako's POV

I was drifting. It was as if I saw every single memory I had with those I loved the most. I saw my parents. I saw my father carrying me on his strong shoulders. I saw my mother and felt how she would kiss my forehead tenderly every night. I saw their deaths. And then, I saw her. I saw the love of my life. I saw the first time I met her. I saw how our relationship evolved over time. I felt our first kiss. I saw the day I proposed. I felt her warm body against mine at night. And just like that, I was dragged back to the world of the living.

I felt something lick my face repeatedly and I groggily opened my eyes and was met with familiar brown eyes and white fur. She licked my face again and wagged her tail causing me to let out a chuckle.

"Hey Naga," I greeted.

The big ball of white let out a happy bark and continued to lick my face. I chuckled again and rubbed the back of her ears, smiling at how she wagged her tail at me. After so long, she still remembered me.

"Looks like you're finally awake," a familiar voice said.

Naga hoped off the bed and ran to my younger brother, who also pets her.

"Bolin."

He smiled.

"You know, this is not exactly what I had in mind when I thought about a family reunion."

I chuckled.

"How long have I been out?"

"Three days," Tonraq stated entering the room with his wife and a small boy.

I stared at the child with curiosity.

"He's our son, Skoochy," Senna informed me.

I slowly nodded.

Senna's POV

Mako had been unconscious for three days and the whole time he had been calling for one person: Korra. His fever had been bad; we wondered how he had even made it through it. But now that he had awakened we were all relieved. Especially Tonraq and I. Our little girl had entrusted us with keeping him safe, and we vowed to keep that promise. Which also reminded me of his letter; the one we had tried to give to him but he wouldn't leave his room after the funeral.

But at the moment I had to focus on how he looked at my adoptive son. I knew what he was thinking. He thought we had forgotten about Korra, but we couldn't. We never would. But Skoochy had needed us as much as we needed him.

"Why don't you go play with your friends?" I asked him.

He smiled and nodded running outside.

"You adopted a boy?" Mako asked.

I nodded.

"Tonraq caught him stealing from the shop he works at and he brought him home. He was an orphan, and we couldn't throw him out on the streets."

He smiled a little at that, and I knew what he was remembering: how he met my daughter.

"Korra would have loved to have a sibling," he stated absently.

I nodded.

"I need to give you something, I'll be back," I said grabbing my husband's arm, leaving the brothers alone.

Bolin's POV

I had to admit. I was relieved when I heard my brother's light chuckle. I got up quickly and noticed Naga was on the bed licking his face. I had to smile at that. The big fluff of white still remembered us. She had nearly knocked me back when I came in through the door. After a short exchange with Senna and Tonraq the two of us were left alone. It was very awkward.

"How's Asami?" Mako asked.

"She's doing good, just came back from a trip."

Silence.

"The effects of that, I've felt them before," he began. "But this was more potent. It's some kind of hallucinogen, weaponized in aerosol form."

"Well, I analyzed your blood, isolating the receptor compounds and the protein-based catalyst."

"Am I supposed to understand any of that?" he asked giving me a confused look.

I smiled.

"Not at all. I just wanted you to know how hard it was," I replied. "Bottom line, I was able to produce an antidote."

"Can you make more?" he asked.

I raised a brow.

"Are you planning on gassing yourself again?"

He chuckled and shook his head.

"You never know."

"That should inoculate you for now, but I'll make a couple more and leave them at the cave."

He nodded.

"Mako, we have something for you," Tonraq said walking into the room.

"I think this is my cue to leave," I said. "I'll take you the antidote."

"Thank you bro."

I smiled.

"See you around big bro," I replied.

Mako's POV

I hadn't seen my brother in three years and to be honest, I had missed him. He had grown a little taller, I noticed, and he looked a little buffer. After everything that had happened, I…pushed him away along with Asami. I regretted it. He left when Korra's parents returned, saying they had something for me.

"It's from Korra," Senna whispered handing me an envelope.

I took it.

"We'll leave you," Tonraq stated as he and his wife left.

My hands shook as I pried the letter open slowly, dreading what its contents might be but at the same time unable to deny myself the right to know. I got through the first paragraph before tears started to blur my vision and fall onto the piece of paper that was now tearing my heart in two. I couldnt finish it. I didnt want to. But I wiped the tears away and pressed on, trying to finish this heartwrenching, pain inducing letter.

Once I finished, I closed my eyes and let the tears come. I didnt try to stop them, I didnt care to. I wasnt sure if reading the letter had been the right thing to do. I could feel the knife twisting deeper into my heart but I didnt have the right consent to actually die from the wound. The last paragraph had nearly finished me.

I laid the letter down and allowed myself to break down. It was the least I deserved.

Hey Mako, I don't know why I'm writing this, this isn't exactly my style of saying goodbye, but if you are reading this, it means I did go on with my crazy plan. I know what you are thinking, why not just tell you, right? Well it's for a number of reasons; the main one being that you would never had let me go through with it. I know what she can do, and that is why I'm turning myself in to her, I'm protecting you and everyone I care about, and I'm so sorry you have to find out this way.

Getting this letter means I am no longer with you, but it also means I never had time to show you how much I love you. You have shown me what love is and what it feels like to be loved. Every time you kissed me and our lips touched so softly, I could feel it. I got the same magical feeling as our first kiss. I could feel it when our hearts get so close they are beating as one. You are the beat of my heart, the soul in my body.

You have shown me how to live and you have shown me how to be truly happy. I want you to know that every time I smile, it's because of you. You make me smile when others can't; you make me feel warm when I am cold. You have shown me love and so much more. I want you to know how much you mean to me. You are my whole world and I love you with all my heart. You are my happiness.

Mako, I want to say something and I mean this more than I ever did before. You were the love of my life, the man of my dreams. Just because I'm not physically there doesn't mean I am not with you. I'll always be there looking over you, keeping you safe. Whenever you feel lonely, just close your eyes and I'll be there, by your side.

Picture our first kiss. Picture me running my hand through that thick spiky hair of yours. Picture my blue electrifying eyes crashing into your warm amber ones. Picture both of us leaning forward for that first kiss. Picture the beating of our hearts being one in that moment. Picture your warm arms wrapped around me and my head against your chest. And I know that this will be painful, but then picture letting go. I don't want you to hold on to my memory, Mako. I want you to move on, just because you do, doesn't mean I won't be there with you. I'll always be there.

One day I'll see you again, and I'll run into your arms as I have before, and we'll have the happily ever after you wanted for us. I'll always be yours.

Love you, forever and always,

Korra