Mako and Korra went downstairs, he was nervous. Like, extremely nervous. He was about to ask Korra's dad if she could live with him. Even if Tonraq liked Mako, that didn't mean he would like the idea of his daughter living alone with him. His nervousness must of been showing because Korra squeezed his hand.
"You nervous?" She asked.
He nodded, "Very. Your dad is going to kill me as soon as the words escape my mouth."
She chuckled, "Mako, I promise you he won't."
"Don't make promises you can't keep." He groaned.
When they walked into the kitchen they were greeted by the smell of steak.
"Mmmm, this smells delicious!" Korra exclaimed letting go of Mako's hand and running to her seat at the table.
"Yeah I know it's you favorite." Tonraq said with a smile. "And I know Mako likes it too."
"Thank you sir. This really is my favorite meal of yours." Mako said sitting next to Korra.
As they ate, Mako and Korra didn't really say anything. They were both sharing silent glances between just the two of them. Silently asking each other when the time was.
"So Mako, what do you plan to do with the house?" Senna asked taking a bite of her steak.
He looked at Korra and she shrugged, giving him the okay.
"Actually, I was thinking about moving there." Mako said taking Korra's hand under the table.
"Really?" Jace asked, his eyebrows raised. "Won't you get lonely?"
"Well... I need to ask you all something." Mako started, everyone gave him their full attention and he took a deep breath. "Remember how earlier I needed to talk to Korra about something?"
"Yes..." Tonraq said.
"We were talking about me moving out and... and Korramovingoutwithme." Mako said the last part quickly.
Tonraq spit out the food he was eating while Senna set down her glass and looked at them through wide eyes. Jace was giving Mako the death glare.
"What." Tonraq growled.
Mako sighed and looked down at Korra who was giving him a reassuring look, "I was thinking Korra could move there with me. We could live together."
Before Tonraq could say anything, Senna stepped in. "I think that's a wonderful idea. You two can have a wonderful experience together."
Tonraq gaped at her, as did Jace. "Senna! She's only 19! She's my little girl!" Tonraq exclaimed.
"Honey, she's an adult. Technically she can make this decision on her own. She doesn't even really need our approval." Senna said.
"Mom! I agree with dad! She's my little sister! And what about while you two are at college?!" Jace yelled.
"Dad! Jace! Like mom said! I'm not a little girl anymore! Y'all are just afraid of me growing up, you are afraid of loosing me! But I'm 19! I'm no longer a child! And Jace, we will live in the dorms at college when classes start up again. But on break and over the summer, we will live at the house." Korra said getting up.
"Sir and Jace, with all do respect, you know I will take care of her. And it's not like she will be moving far away, only five minutes! I will get a job for the summer, we have everything else already there." Mako said standing beside Korra.
Jace got up and stood face to face with Mako. "If I didn't like you, I would kill you right now." The he backed up and stood next to his dad. "Dad, I think it's okay. He has my blessing." Then he said quieter so that only his dad could hear, "Plus this will put them to the test, they will see if they can live together when they are older. I say we let them try it."
Tonraq nodded, deep in thought. "Very well. I see your point. Korra, you can live with Mako." Then Tonraq walked up to Mako, towering over him. "Mako. I like you. You know that. I trust you with my daughter and I see you as a son. Look out for her, don't hurt her."
"Wouldn't dream of it. And don't worry, like I said before, we are only five minutes away. And you know how much I love her sir. Nothing is going to happen to us." Mako said.
Tonraq gave him a smile, "I believe you son." Then he walked back to his wife. "So, when are you two moving?"
Mako and Korra shared a sheepish look and Mako took her hand. "We don't really know. As soon as we can." Korra answered.
They all nodded, "What are you taking?" Senna asked
Mako answered her, "Korra and I are going to go there before deciding what we are taking. Most likely just her clothes and a few valuable belongings."
Korra nodded, "We are actually going over after dinner."
"You two can go ahead over there now. I'll help your mother clean up." Tonraq said taking some plates.
"Thank you, see you tomorrow." Korra said hugging her parents and Jace.
"Tomorrow?" Her dad asked just as Mako and her ran out of the room.
"Bye!" She sang running out the door with Mako.
When they got to the house, there were boxes everywhere. "I guess Tom's people didn't unpack anything."
Korra nodded, "We've got this." She said taking a box and unpacking it, sitting down. "Where should this go?" She asked holding up a lamp.
Mako smiled and sat down next to her, "Wherever you want. This is our house now."
She giggled and kissed him, "I like the sound of that."
So for the rest of the night, the couple unpacked all the boxes and rearranged everything in the house. Starting with the living room. They put the couch against the wall, the front door to it's right. They put the TV about the fire place and the recliner next to that. They had another couch, a smaller one, on the other end of the room.
They stood in the room and Mako wrapped his arm around her waist. "I'd say we did a good job." He said.
Korra nodded and lay her head on his shoulder, "We did, didn't we."
"Ready to do the upstairs?" Mako asked rubbing his hand up and down her arm.
"Yup, let's go!" She said freeing herself from his grip and running up the stairs. "Catch me if you can!"
He chuckled and ran after her, grabbing her by the waist and swinging her towards him. He spun her around to face him and smiled at her warmly, then whispered in her ear.
"Gotcha."
She laughed and then kissed him. When she pulled away, she went into Mako's old room.
"Wanna start here?" She asked.
"What are we going to do to it? It's only us living here, we don't need the two extra rooms we have." Mako said leaning against the door frame.
"I don't know, we could always get it ready." She said softly.
Mako gave her a questioning look and he walked up to her, pulling her towards him. "For what?"
She looked away as a blush formed on her cheeks, "Our kids."
Mako smiled warmly and kissed her passionately. Letting his tongue slide against her lip, asking for permission to enter her mouth. Her lips parted and then their tongues intermingled, battling for dominance. When they pulled apart, only for the need of air, they pressed their foreheads together.
"I think that's a great idea. But, maybe we should start with our new room." Mako considered.
"Good idea." Korra said pulling out of his grip and walking to Toza's old room and their new room. She looked around and saw that not much had changed. Everything was in it's same spot.
"We don't have to do much to this room." Korra said spinning around.
"Well, I'm going to be honest here, I don't want to sleep in Toza's bed." Mako said looking at it.
"Why not?" Korra asked.
Mako shook his head, "I don't know really. I guess that in my mind it's still his. I want us to have our own bed, not my late Uncle's."
"So you want the bed from your room to come in here?" She asked.
Mako nodded, "Yeah." Then he looked at the clock. It read 11:34pm. "Maybe I should get Bo to help me with that tomorrow, we should get some sleep."
Korra yawned and Mako chuckled, "Come on, let's go." He said picking her up bridal style. She nuzzled her head against his chest and held onto him tightly.
He set her down on the bed and then changed into his pajama pants, leaving his shirt off. Korra changed into her pajamas too. She was settling down in the bed when something caught her eye.
"Mako, I never knew you played the guitar." She said standing up and grabbing the guitar from inside the closet.
He looked up as she sat down next to him on the end of the bed. He looked at the guitar and had a small grin on his face. He took it from her and gazed at it.
"I haven't played this thing in forever."
"Can you play it for me?" Korra asked sweetly.
Mako looked down at her and smiled, "Of course. I think I remember one song that Toza taught me to play."
"What song?" Korra asked as he sat the acoustic guitar on his lap.
"And I love her, it's by the Beatles." Mako said starting to play, he made it look easy. And the song he played, it was beautiful. And his singing wasn't too bad either.
"I give her all my love.
That's all I do.
And if you saw my love,
you'd love her too.
I love her
She gives me everything
And tenderly
The kiss my lover brings,
She brings to me.
And I love her
A love like ours,
could never die.
As long as I,
have you near me.
Bright are the stars that shine.
Dark as the sky.
I know this love of mine,
will never die.
And I love her."
Then it was just the guitar playing, Mako looked into Korra's eyes. Her's were filled with so much emotion, the main one being love. Love for Mako. His eyes filled with the same, love for her. Love for his lover, love for his girlfriend. Love for his soul mate. He started to sing again...
"Bright as the stars that shine.
Dark as the sky.
I know this love of mine,
will never die.
And I love her"
He set the guitar down and Korra practically jumped into his arms. He chuckled and caressed her cheek.
"So, you liked it?" He asked quietly.
"Loved it. How come you never told me you played?" She asked.
Mako moved a loose strand of hair from her face and tucked it behind her ear, "I don't really know. I guess I just forgot about it."
"How long have you known how to play?" Korra asked, leaning into his touch as he caressed her cheek and rubbed her cheek with his thumb.
"Since I was about 13." Mako decided.
"Well, I really loved it. And, it really turned me on." She whispered in his ear.
His eyes widened and then he laid back on the bed, her falling on top of him giggling.
The next morning, Korra woke up to the sun coming in through the window. She was cuddled up against Mako, his strong, warm arms wrapped around her slim waist. Holding her protectively. She had her head laying on his bare chest listening to his heartbeat. Lulling her back to sleep along with the sound of his steady, light snoring.
She was abruptly woken up by a phone ringing. She cracked one eye open and reached over Mako to the bedside table. She sat up slowly, trying her best not to wake Mako, and squirmed out of his grasp. Which was not easy, he would not let her go. Whining when she finally did get free. She rolled her eyes and started to comb through his hair with her free hand.
She looked at the phone. It was her dad, great. She cleared her throat and answered it.
"Hello?" She asked, trying to sound as if she didn't have sex all night long.
"Korra? Where the hell are you?" Her dad asked.
"What? Dad I told you I was going to Mak- well, our house. And I told you I wouldn't be back until sometime today." She said moving her hand from Mako's hair and wiping the sleep out of her eyes.
"When are you coming home?" He asked sternly.
"I don't know." She snapped and then Mako stirred mumbling in his sleep reaching for the covers where Korra was. She sighed and started to comb his hair again. He sighed contently and his light snoring returned.
"Probably some time this afternoon." Korra whispered.
"You do realize that it's almost 12 o'clock, right?" Her dad asked, sighing.
"What?!" Korra yelled and then quickly shushed herself, she looked at the clock and, sure enough it was 11:58. "Shit. I slept late..."
"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?!" Her dad yelled.
"Umm... Ship?" She said, more of a question.
"That's what I thought you said. Just... let me know when you will be home. Okay?" Tonraq said.
"Yes daddy, love you." Korra said sweetly.
She swears she could hear him roll his eyes and smile, "Love you too. Tell Mako I say hi."
"Okay, bye." She said and then hug up.
She reached back over Mako and set her phone down. She slowly got out of the bed, careful not to wake Mako. She shivered and put on underwear and one of Mako's long sleeve T's. Korra walked downstairs and went into the kitchen. She opened the fridge and frowned, of course there wouldn't be any food...
"Looks like I'll have to improvise..." She said looking in the cupboards. "Ugh, we need to go shopping." She mumbled.
She walked back upstairs and changed into her clothes that she wore yesterday. As she was changing she felt strong arms wrap around her waist and she smiled.
"Morning beautiful." He said, his voice full of sleep.
"More like afternoon. You slept really late." She said changing shirts.
"Shit, you serious?" Mako asked.
"Look at the clock." She said, he let go of her and looked at it.
"Damn... already 12:15." He said getting up.
"Yeah, and we don't have anything to eat. So get dressed! We're going out to eat." She said clapping her hands.
"Do we have to? Can't we just lay here so I can kiss every inch of your body?" Mako asked kissing her neck from behind her.
She giggled and turned around, "I'm hungry, you can stay but I'm going."
"Korrraaa!" He whined.
"Yes?" She asked with a sweet smile.
He wrapped his arms around her waist and whispered in her ear, "Are you sure we have to go?"
She nodded and pulled out of his arms. "Oh, and by the way my dad says hi."
He groaned, "Way to kill the mood."
She smirked and walked out of the room.
He sighed, "Wait for me." He threw on an easy outfit, a red flannel shirt and jeans with red and black converse. He ran downstairs to see Korra bent putting on her shoes.
"Ready." He said.
She finished tying her shoes and stood up, "Me too." They walked out the door.
"Where to?" Korra asked, getting in the car and starting it up.
Mako got in the passenger side, "Wherever."
"Bojangles? I would kill for some sweet tea and a chicken biscuit." Korra said pulling out.
"Sounds good." Mako said.
When they got there food and finished eating, they drove back to Korra's house.
"Took you long enough." Tonraq growled.
"Sorry sir, but I didn't wake up until late and we went out for breakfast." Mako explained.
"How come you woke up so late?" He asked.
"Um. We stayed up late rearranging..." Mako said. It wasn't a total lie, they did stay up pretty late fixing the living room.
Tonraq just narrowed his eyes and nodded, "So when are you two moving there?" Senna asked walking into the room.
Korra looked up and Mako who winked at her. "Today."
"Today?" Senna questioned.
Korra and Mako nodded, "We are going to go shopping to get some food and all we have to do is switch the beds. And she just has to get her clothes." He said.
Tonraq nodded, "You have money?"
"Yes sir."
"Yeah dad."
"Alright. Go ahead and get your clothes Kor, are you two still staying for dinner?" Tonraq asked.
"Umm, no I don't think so." Korra said and Mako agreed.
Her dad nodded and the couple went to collect her things.
