Kanari is in the living room, pacing back and fourth. She has on her coat and has her bag on her shoulder, ready to leave for Miya's first pro-bending match. She checks her watch again and shakes her head.
Kanari-"Mako, Jiro,hurry up! We are going to be late!"
Jiro, her now 12 year-old son, walks in. He has his coat and is ready to go as well. She notices how tall her has gotten, almost as tall as her. He will surely be the same height as Mako if not taller. His dark brown hair hangs right over his bright green eyes. He looks so much like his dad. But she does notice that he seems annoyed.
Jiro-"Mom, do I have to go?"
Kanari-"Yes. It is your sister's first pro-bending match. She wants the whole family to attend."
Jiro-"Are Mikiand Hoku going?"
Kanari-"Yes, your cousins are going as well."
Jiro-"I guess I could just hang out with Hoku,he's pretty cool. Miki can get annoying."
Kanari-"She's only 6 years old. She will mature as time goes on."
Jiro-"But she always waterbends everywhere. And I'm the one who ends up soaking wet."
Kanari-"You will be fine. Do you know what your father is doing? We are going to be late."
Kanari turns when she hears Mako walking down the hallway. He is still as handsome as he was 16 years ago. His fathers red scarf is wrapped around his neck.
Mako-"I'm ready. Sorry I couldn't find my scarf."
Kanari-"Alright, lets go."
They finally make it to the arena and took their seats. Bolin and Korra had already arrived. Miki was sitting in Korra's lap and is already squirming around. She looks just like Korra; brown hair, tan skin, bright blue eyes. She even has her hair up in a wolftail. Hoku has saved a seat for Jiro. Hoku apparently looks more like his grandfather. Mako says that his and Bolin's father had the same dark brown hair and square jaw. But he has Bolin's big green eyes and sense of humor. The bell rings to signal the beginning of the first round. Sadly the other team easily nocks both Miya and Taro out with one blow. This leaves their waterbender, who is also nocked out shortly after. The second round comes and Miya knocks out the other teams waterbender and then the firebender. Her teammates run to her side and knock out the last of the other team. The third round begins with all the players bending at each other at once, creating an explosive start. Miya is head to head with the other teams water bender and knocks her out. She then joins her team members and knock out the firebender. The earthbender on the other team is hit by the firebender and falls into the water. Miya has won her first match! The entire family cheers. Kanari notices that Mako is cheering very loudly.
Kanari-"And you didn't want her to be on the team."
Mako-"Well, now I couldn't be more proud that she is on the team."
It's after the match and they all went out to dinner to celebrate Miya and Taro's team's victory. They are all eating, drinking, laughing, and just enjoying each other's presence. Miya couldn't be happier. She loved pro-bending. When she was very little, her dad taught her the dancing dragon. They practiced and practiced until it was just right. Then they decided to show her mother the dance. Kanari was so happy and proud and so was her dad. That was when she decided that she wanted to be a pro-bender. She would practice all the time with her father, cousins, and even her little brother. She even helped her brother out with his earthbending.
Mako-"I think that match deserves a cheers. To pro-bending!"
Everyone- "To pro-bending!"
Jiro-"Um, Dad."
Mako-"Yes?"
Jiro-"Can I be a pro-bender too?"
Mako-"Maybe when you're older."
Jiro-"Do you think that Hoku and I could be on a team together?"
Mako-"I don't think so, you're both earthbenders. I guess you two will have to settle that later."
Jiro-"Oh, ok. Well, if I can, do you think that uncle Bo would coach me?"
Bolin-"What?"
Mako-"Jiro was just telling me that he wants to be a pro-bender too."
Bolin-"Oh really? I think he's got what it takes."
Mako-"And he wants you to be his coach."
Bolin-"That's awesome! Jiro, you are going to be the best earthbender ever with me helping you."
Hoku-"The best?"
Bolin-"Alright, you are all the best. All the best benders in the world are sitting at this table."
Korra-"Agreed."
The dinner comes to an end and they all go back to their home. Mako lights the fire and the family enjoys a cup of hot cocoa. Outside little snowflakes are falling. Mako looks around the living room, taking in the moment. He's in a big, warm apartment with a fire and snow falling outside, his arm is wrapped around his beautiful wife. His two kids are both amazing benders. His brother is happily married with 3 kids. He never would have thought that he would end up here. When he was young he didn't think that he would ever get married. He planned to be a legendary pro-bender and then retire and live a single life. This is much better than any of that. Life for him is perfect.
Author's note: This is the last chapter for this story! I will write many more! I'm actually in the middle of writing one now I wasn't exactly sure how to end it and this is what I came up with. The name "Jiro" means "Second son". The name "Miki" means "Little one". The name "Hoku" means "Star". I'm very picky about names and these all took me hours of research to find. I'm very proud of my story and how far it came from just a small thought. If you have any opinions, please review so I can make my other stories better! Thank you all for reading!
