KORRA'S POV:

I realized that I was showing my one side, the side I don't show anyone to Mako. Him of all people. I stood up straight, wiping my face and clearing my throat.

"If you'll excuse me for a minute." I said gesturing to the bathroom in the garage.

"Course." He nodded and I made my way over and locked the door behind me. I knew there was a window I could escape out of in here.

I walked over to the said window and was happy to say that it was already opened. I threw myself out of the window and made sure on one really saw. I ran away, away from Mako and all his questions he was bound to have and away from everything he might try and stop me from leaving.

I walked over to Bradley, who was another old friend of my dad's and I knew he had top notch cars.

"Korra? Is that you? You have grown up into such a fine young lady. Look a lot like your mother." Bradley praised and I just smiled and thanked him.

"Hey Mr. Bradley, I was just wondering if you would sell me one of your cars. You see I am planning a road trip and would love an old fashion car." I lied and he just laughed.

"Not at all Korra, you can come and look at all of them and chose which one you like the most. Say in about 20 minutes they should all be lined up on the far side of the lot. I'll meet you there… Bumi wants me to actually register some of my cars this year." He laughed and I knew that he would take more the 20 minutes. He and Bumi go way back, farther then my father was ever concerned. I watched as he approached and Bumi rolled his eyes and started insulting him.

They were like brothers.

Speaking of brothers I knew that Mako and Bolin were in a bad place, and the only way for them to be better was if I wasn't a conflict. I was going to leave and never come back. I didn't need boxing, and I didn't need a family. I didn't need people watching out for me because they would just end up hurt if my truth ever comes out.

I don't want people to know that I am the Avatar; in fact, I just want to live in a home near a river, somewhere I can practice my bending in peace and never worry about being discovered or found by anyone in this life.

I walked around, looking at some swooped out cars that really shouldn't be here as I made my way to the back of the lot. More and more cars were filling in the empty spaces and I kept my head down low, I knew by now Mako was looking for me. I know he found me by being persistent and by being like that he would have called my name until he knocked down the bathroom door and realized I wasn't in there. Then he would start looking for me.

I made haste with taking down my hair and buying a sweatshirt with the car show name on it.

I still couldn't thank Bumi enough for naming this year after my father. I put on the white and stuffed my hair inside the hood. I made sure to keep my head facing down and walked on, only stopping when I heard the roar of the engine near me.

MAKO'S POV:

Dammit! Why did she run? I told her that I would go with her!

Didn't she know that I have never choose a girl over Bo? Granted this was different, he pissed me off with that he did and nothing can change that, not even him saying what a big joke it was. There would be questions about him even playing around like that, how he even thought of making a joke like that in the first place, about Korra wanting to run away because of the lie.

I looked around outside and wait and hoped to see her brown hair, whether she put it up or let it down so I couldn't recognize her, it wasn't happening, I didn't see her anywhere.

I saw a couple people waving at each other, mostly older men who stopped to talk to each other. I started walking around and praying to the spirits that I would find her before she really does disappear.

I walked to the back and saw a girl messing with a piece of paper, lighting it on fire and then blowing it out. I decided to get some help, she seemed to have been standing next to this car for a while meaning that she might have seen Korra. As I got closer I noticed how she stood, familiar. I shook my head knowing that she was who I was looking for and decided to mess with her.

"Exscue me, I was wondering if you could help me out." I said walking up to stand in front of her.

"Sure." She sounded a lot preppier and I bit my lip in annoyance.

"I'm looking for a girl, an amazing girl. She's kind of your height and has blue eyes, and she has this confidence about her, you can just see it in the way she stands and walks. She really means a lot to me and I was wondering if you had seen anyone like that. She also has brown hair and it could be tied up or let down by now, but she also wears this tight blue tank top that shows off her boobs really well-" I didn't get to finish because Korra socked my right in the mouth making me groan and hold it while looking at her.

"Shit you knew it was me." She said throwing her hands in the air when she noticed my smirk. All of a sudden she looks me with worried eyes and the she just turns away.

"Who else stands like you?" I asked rubbing my face. "Did you have to hit me that hard?" I asked knowing it was going to be sore for a while.

"I ran away for a reason Mako, I wont let you leave your family behind. Bo needs you, and I need to be alone." She told me and started to walk away.

"Bolin will be fine, you are who I am worried about. You are going to be stalked and chased after, and I feel the protectiveness around you, like I am supposed to with you to protect you… so that is what I am going to do, like it or not." I said and she seemed to think about something.

"What if I don't need you?" She asked and I just shrugged.

"I will follow you and chase you to the ends of the earth just in case you need me." I said and when I really looked into her eyes I saw a bit of happiness that wasn't there when I first met her rise a bit.

"Then after today we can leave." She said and I felt my heart flutter when she said 'we'. I was in this and I was going to protect her. To the death if it ever came to that.

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