Chapter 21:
Mako was lying peacefully in his bed as the sun shimmered off of his skin. He tossed and turned for a moment before finally getting into a comfortable position. Bolin watched his brother shimmy in the blankets, and carefully tiptoed out of the room trying not to wake him. He slid the door partially closed then looked back at Mako. For a brief second Bolin was feeling like the older brother looking over to make sure Mako would be alright. After his second of worry Bolin thought to himself, I wonder what he's dreaming about.
In a low lit room Mako peered past a curtain to see a beaten and battered Korra. She was wrapped in layers of gauze and hospital tape. He looked down at himself and saw that he was bound in a similar fashion. He instinctively went over to her and her eyes fluttered as he placed his hand over hers. Then he heard her faintly whisper his name with a question. Before he responded the scenario disapaited and everything blurred to black for a moment. The sun started beaming hotter onto the firebender's face. The sensation was now starting to penetrate his dream. He felt himself comfortably asleep but looking in the direction of the sun. He could feel a fluffy cushion supporting his back. When the heat had gotten to unbearable on his skin he shifted his head slightly feeling a weight on his shoulder. As he opened his eyes they met korra's beside him in surprise.
Bolin was walking back to the room carrying on a one way conversation with Pabu. " I know he needs his sleep and all Pabu, but geez the days almost gone!" Bolin looks at Pabu's confused face then pet's the fireferret's head. Just as Bolin moves into the doorway to wake his brother, Mako jolted up in front of him.
"Hey Bolin! You seen Korra", he asked with a sense of urgency.
Bolin stammered caught off guard. "Oh…Um…she went into the city for some avatary stuff. What's up?"
Mako was putting on his coat and wrapping his neck with his scarf. "I think I remembered something and I need to tell her before I forget."
"Really! Well what the heck are you waiting for we need to go find Korra", Bolin screamed pulling his brother by the arm.
On the ferry ride into the city, Mako explained every waking detail of his dream to Bolin so that he wouldn't forget it. Bolin sat with Pabu in his lap listening intently and nodded his head or stroked his chin at every other word. " And you feel absolutely, positutley sure this actually happened, and it wasn't just a dream?"
"Well yea. I mean I have dreams every night but this just seemed all too real. I can't really describe the feeling."
As they stepped off the ferry onto the dock Mako noticed the city seemed awful quiet. Desolate in fact. None of the shop merchants were tending to their carts and stores. There were no little kids running rampant in the park. Not even the sounds of nearby squirrelybird could be heard. He looked over to his brother in confusion. "Is it just me or is everyone gone?"
"I dunno, this does seem kind of strange. There's no one around."
"Where did you say Korra was again", he said proceeding with caution through the street.
"She said she had some avatar something to do with Tenzin at the town hall I think." They began on their walk to the townhall which was closer to the middle of the city. A few blocks away it was still quiet, until the brothers heard what seemed to be an entire city gasp, fall silent then scream. Mako urged his brother to follow the noise.
They arrived at the site of the scene ready to fight. But it was unnecessary. A massive crowd of what seemed to be all of Republic City was gathered in front of the town hall. People were screaming, yelling, cheering, some were even crying. Mako lightly tapped an older gentleman next to him on the shoulder, "Excuse me sir but could you tell us what's going on."
"That there avatar is giving all these people their bendin' back, that's what's goin' on."
Mako and Bolin both stood up on the tips of their toes trying to look over the countless rows of heads before them. Then they trudged through the brouhaha for another fifteen minutes or so. They finally made it to the town hall and Korra was now in sight. The boys also noticed Tenzin standing close by supervising. Korra caught sight of Mako in the crowd, and shouted his name. The boys climbed up the stairs to Korra. "What are you guys doing here?"
"Well Mako had something really important he wanted to tell you. So we came here."
Korra looked over to Mako with a confused look on her face. Then said, "Oh ok. C'mon"
Tenzin interjected, "Korra. You were kind of in the middle of something here. You can't just-"
"Oh don't worry Tenzin I'm just taking a break. I'll be back," she answered.
"Well what I am supposed to-" Tenzin started frustrated.
" Oh me and Pabu have actually been workin on a new routine!" Bolin said with excitement. Then he ran to the where Korra was previously standing and he and Pabu commenced their mini circus act. Tenzin rubbed the palm of his hand against his forehead as Korra pulled Mako aside.
Mako's eyes were almost popping out of his head as he started, "Korra. I think I remembered something about you." The girl leaned in closer hanging onto his every word as he explained his dream paying attention to every last detail. He finished explaining the dream saying, "Everything about it seemed so real, so I had needed to tell you. Did those things really happen?" Korra slapped both hands against her face in disbelief. She caught the firebender off guard, grabbing him into a hug.
"Oh my goodness! You remember that," she pushed him away still holding his shoulders. Her cerulean eyes were glowing in pure happiness, as she embraced him again. "You remember me!" Her head was resting against his for a moment. He felt just how happy this made her and couldn't help but give a smile, as she continued to mumble "you remember me…you remember me".
Later that night back the Air Temple, Mako walked over to Bolin after dinner.
"Bolin, I really wanna do something special for Korra. You should've seen the way her face lit up when I told her what I rememembered"
"Oh I bet. When I was talking to her after her training session that's all should could talk about."
"Really?" Mako said with elation, catching himself and trying to sink back into his calm, cool self. He cleared his throat still regaining his composure then spoke up again. "So, what do you think I should do for her?"
'You should take her on date", Bolin said roughing him up.
"A date?"
"Yea that's usually what people who like each other do."
"Well...I...ugh.."
"It isn't like she's gonna say no. "
"Yea you've kind of got a point there. Maybe I'll take her to Narook's tomorrow"
"No no no! Take her some place more special. Like one of those fancy shamncy resturants. No arguments" Bolin said wagging a finger at him.
Korra was now walking over to the two of them. "Now's your chance." She was getting closer and Mako felt his palms getting clamy and he started to get anxious.
"Hey Bolin, hey Mako!"
"Oh hey Korra, bye Korra", Bolin said quickly.
"Wait where are you going?"
"I...ugh got some earth that needs bending...over in that direction", he said waving his arms loosley in various directions.
She turned to look at Mako ,and Bolin gave Mako a gesture encouraging him to ask her out. When Korra's eyes returned to Bolin he immediatley dropped his hands, whistled, and ran away.
"What was that all about?" she asked.
"I dunno I think Bolin's secretley been drinking cactus juice."
She giggled, " I wanted to talk to you about something"
Mako slipped his hands into his pockects realizing he was starting to fidget with them. "I wanted to talk to you about something too actually"
" Oh well you can go first"
He closed his eyes trying think about how he was going to go about this. He took a deep breath and just came out and asked, " Korra do you wanna maybe go on a date tomorrow?"
She took a pause, which made him nervous, "I dunno...I was kind of seeing this guy..."
The boy was totally caugh off guard, "Oh."
" Yea...and then he lost his memory. So I'm not too sure what he would think of this."
Mako smiled realizing she was only teasing him. "I'm sure he'd be perfectly fine with it"
"So where are we going?"
Mako had never confirmed a place with Bolin's consent. "It'll be a surprise how about that", he said thinking quickly.
Korra smiled back up at him, "Then it's a date"
"Great. Now you had something you wanted to say."
"Oh yea. I kind wanted to introduce you to some really special people tomorrow. I wanted to know if you'd be up for it."
"Sure. Who are they?"
She looked at him and poked his chest, "It'll be a surprise. How about that?"
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