Toothless was bouncing around Haru's room, helping him pack his belongings.

"Thanks bud." he said, taking the notebook from his mouth.

After his mom chewed him up about interrupting her interrogation, she gave him the job of keeping an eye on the new avatar, much to his delight. He was now packing his things to head over to Air Temple Island.

Ok, notebook, check, tools, check, spare cloths, check, confidence, still working on it. Haru thought as he packed the last of his things.

"Got everything?" Haru turned to see his mother standing in his doorway.

"Just about, you sure you'll be able to survive without me and Toothless around?" he asked, scratching the dragon's head.

"I'm sure I'll find some way to survive." Lin said giving him a hug, "Keep a eye on the girl alright?"

Haru nodded, "No problem." he said heading down the stairs, Toothless followed. Haru hopped on his back for takeoff.

"I mean professionally!" Lin called down, Haru had blushed bright red.

Haru's house was in the center of the city, getting to the air temple would have taken hours, but with Toothless it took 15 minutes. After circling for a few minutes he spotted Tenzin and the air bending children in the training area.

Landing a few feet away he was immediately tackled by Meelo.

"Dragon Conqueror! We meet again!" he said swinging on Haru's arm, after stepping off Toothless he threw the boy into the air.

"Yeah it's me, you miss me Meelo?" he asked as he gave the boy a hug. Meelo immediately slipped out of his grasp and ran off.

"Haru! Did you sneak onto the island? Is it true you'll be staying with us too? Huh? Huh? Huh?" Ikki said bouncing up and down.

"Yeah, yes, and yep." he said in a recited order. After giving him a short hug on his leg, she bolted off after her brother.

"Jinnora, good to see you, how's it going?" Haru asked as he approached the rest.

"Fine! Everything's fine!" she said quickly, a blush on her cheeks. She quickly looked away and whistled.

They saw Korra in an Air-bender uniform walk into the training area.

"Korra's gonna air-bend, Korra's gonna air-bend!" Ikki said excitedly while jumping up and down.

"What is that contraption?" Korra asked as she looked at the large training device.

"A time honored tool that teaches the most fundamental aspects of air-bending. Jinora would you like to explain this exercise?" Tenzin asked his oldest child.

"The goal is to weave your way through the gates and to make to the other side without touching them." Jinora said as she gave a textbook answer.

"Seems easy enough." Korra said confidently.

"Jinora forgot to say that you have to make it through while the gates are spinning." Ikki added.

Tenzin stepped forward and released an air blast and the gates started to spin.

Tenzin took out a leaf, "The key is to be like the leaf." He said as he sent the leaf through the device, "Flow with the movements of the gates. Jinora will demonstrate." Tenzin finished.

Jinora wove through the gates with easy as Tenzin added commentary.

"Air-bending is all about spiral movements. When you meet resistance you must be able to switch directions at a moment's notice."

Jinora exited the gates on the other side and sent an air blast to get the gates to rotate again.

"Let's do this!" Korra said with determination.

'Why do I feel the need to get the first-aid kit.' Haru thought

They watched as Korra tried to go through the gates as she bounced off each one and was flown out the entrance.

Korra got up again to try for a second time.

"Don't force your way through!" Jinora said.

"Dance! Dance like the wind!" Ikki said.

"Be the leaf!" Meelo said.

"I'll go get the first-aid kit." Haru commented.

Tenzin nodded, "Thank you Haru." As he sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose.

After the air-bending session ended in disaster Korra took some time off a went to practice on her own it was later in the afternoon Haru found her trying to shoot air from her fists.

"Air-bend." Korra said as she shot her hands forward at a picture of Lin Beifong.

"What is wrong with me? Air-bend!" she continued.

She growled and shot a fireball at the paper.

"Hey that's my mom!?"

Korra turned to see Haru eating an apple.

"Hey Haru." Korra said awkwardly knowing that she just used his mother's picture as target practice.

"Don't let what happened today get you down. It's just day one. And no more shooting my mother." He said as he threw her another apple he was carrying.

Korra caught it and took a bite, "Sorry, but I feel like I'm just not cut out to be an Air-bender you know."

"That's what I first thought when I tried the gates when I was younger."

"Wait, you tried that the gates? But you're not an Air-bender." She stated.

"I know, but that doesn't mean you can't learn from other styles of bending. It was a good learning experience."

"So basically, even though you're not an Air-bender, you can go through the gates." She said with a pout since she was supposed to be an Air-bender and she couldn't do it.

"Yep. Took about a 2 months though, since I had to get out of my earth-bending mentality." He said with a grimace.

"So how does that help me?" she asked curiously.

"Simple, if I, one of the best earth-benders can do an air-bending training exercise, then you as the Avatar can do it too. Just give it some time." He said reassuringly.

"Cocky aren't you?" she asked smiling.

"When you've learned from the greatest earth-bender of all time and the creator of metal-bending, you can say things like that." He said with a smirk

"So Toph taught you?" she asked excitedly.

"When I was very little. She even taught me how to feel the vibrations in the earth."

"That has to be awesome!"

"It does help when interrogating someone." He responded with a grin.

"But I still don't know how you as an earth-bender can do something that isn't related to you like air."Korra said confused.

Haru grabbed a stick off the ground and gestured for Korra to come over. Korra did and sat across from him in the dirt.

"Let me tell you something that I learned from Fire-Lord Zuko when I went to the Fire Nation." Haru said as he began to draw the nation symbols in the dirt.

"Fire is the element of power, the people of the Fire Nation have desire and will and the energy and drive to achieve what they want." Haru explained.

"That's why we had the 100 year war." Korra interjected.

"That is partly true, but only because Fire-Lord Sozin used his drive for evil instead of good. Now my element, Earth, is the element of substance, the people of the Earth Kingdom are diverse and strong, we're persistent and enduring. Air is the element of freedom, the Air Nomads detached themselves from worldly concerns and found peace and freedom."

"That definitely not Tenzin, he's so uptight and bossy." Korra huffed.

"He only has your best interest at heart. Think of it from his perspective. He was born in a world where his father and he are the only two air-benders in existence. Later on his father dies passing on his entire legacy onto him and now he has to pass that down onto his three kids who will have to pass down the legacy as well. That's a lot to do for 4 air-benders. To be honest Tenzin is only serious because he's afraid." Haru explained.

"Afraid of what?" Korra asked.

"Afraid of the Air Nomads going extinct, that's why he works so hard to teach you, if anything happens to him or the kids the Avatar will be the last reminder of the Air Nomad legacy."

"Whoa, I never thought of it like that, I feel a bit heavy all of a sudden." Korra said sitting up.

"Imagine having that feeling ever since you were a kid, I'm surprised he hasn't blown up from the pressure."

"I guess I do need to cut him some slack.'

"Good, now back to my lesson."

He began drawing again.

"Water is the element of change. The people of the Water tribes are capable of adapting to their surroundings. They have a deep sense of community and love that holds them together through anything."

"Some of this I already know and I still don't get what you're getting at." Korra said confused.

"It's important to draw wisdom from many different places, if you take it from only one place, it becomes rigid and blank, understanding others, the other elements, and the other nations will help you become whole. It is the combination of the four elements in one person that makes you so powerful Korra. Fire-Lord Zuko's uncle Iroh invented the redirection of lighting by watching water-benders turn their enemy's offense into their defense." Haru explained.

"Wow that's amazing." Korra said astonished.

"Korra based on what I've seen, you're a powerful Avatar." Haru complimented

"Well thank you I don't to brag but yeah I am." she said blowing her nails.

"But you're a terrible fighter."

At this Korra became furious, fire sparked in her hands at this statement.

"Let me make myself clear. You are very powerful but you lack the tactical advantage you need to win a fight. You're good at the physical of bending, but you lack the spiritual grace which makes your moves very predictable."

"Predictable? You don't know what you're talking about!" Korra got up and began walking away

"Don't be mad at me" Haru ran after her and grabbed her. Korra turned around to blast him with fire but he ducked it.

"You missed." Haru stated. Korra threw another blast but Haru simply dodged it. She then tried something different. She kicked up a boulder and threw it at Haru while at the same time pulled water from a pond behind Haru. She smirked deviously.

"Gotcha." she whispered.

Haru smiled as well. He ran toward the rock she threw. Once he made contact he turned it into sand and used it to soak up the water attack from behind. Korra was shocked, but he wasn't done. Haru bended the muddy sand and launched it at Korra.

Thinking fast Korra blasted the mud with fire, turning it into glass dust. She looked up and saw Haru was gone.

"Haru where did you go?" she said looking around.

Suddenly the earth around her rose and grabbed her, she was trapped.

Haru appeared from under the earth and walked towards Korra.

"Like I said predictable, although controlling the water behind me was a nice touch." He smiled. He let go of the earth prison, freeing Korra. She began dusting herself off.

"You made your point. Can't believe you beat me." She grumbled.

"Well I was trained by the greatest Earth-bender alive." Haru shrugged.

"But I'm the avatar." Korra quipped.

"Master of all three elements." Haru added.

Korra narrowed her eyes at him.

"Sorry. Too soon?" he flinched.

Korra sighed.

"Look if you want to master air you gotta get out of your "hit first" mentality. Air-bending is all about thinking on your feet. You gotta think ahead instead of doing… that." He gestured to her.

"You just gestured to all of me." Korra whined.

"I know I'm sorry, I didn't know what to say." He shook his head. "Will promise to consider what I'm saying?"

Korra slowly nodded.

"See you later Haru." Korra said walking away.

"Alright goodnight." Haru went to go to bed.

Later that night

Haru was sleeping in his room when suddenly Toothless pushed him out of bed.

"Ow! Hey what's the big idea?" Haru shouted.

Toothless pointed towards the window. Haru got up and looking out he saw Korra jump into the water.

"Late night swim?" he asked himself.

Following her from the air was something that was harder than he thought, after throwing on his armor he got Toothless in the air above the bay and was trying to spot her.

"I don't get it bud, there is nothing out here. Except for the…okay of course!" he said as he made Toothless dive for the pro bending arena.

One of the perks of being a police officer was being able to wave your bags and go where you wanted, so after the match was over he was still looking for her

"Wow! That was AWSOME Korra!" a voice said.

Well that was easy.

Following the direction if the voice, Haru came upon the gym where Korra was training with another person. Deciding to let her have a few he waited until she was done to confront her.

As Korra walked out the door, she failed to notice Haru standing behind the door.

"Out for a walk?" he asked, surprising Korra.

"What are you doing here!" she said with a tad of hostility in her voice. Haru raised his hands in defense.

"Toothless woke me up and I saw you jump into the water. I followed and here we are." he replied.

Korra still looked mad.

"I don't need a babysitter." She said angrily.

"Are you seriously upset I beat you? Honestly would a rematch make you happy?"

Korra looked away ashamed. If it was any other person she would have burned them to cinders, but Haru was different. During their fight it put a feeling in her stomach and she wasn't sure what it meant.

"Maybe" she said. Haru shook his head.

"Come on we gotta head back to the island." They began to walk.

"Could you..." she started. He looked at her confused.

"Not tell Tenzin about this? I mean I guess." He shrugged.

"What does that mean?" she asked.

"Korra, I'm supposed to keep an eye on you, not confine you. Next time you want to go somewhere, tell me."

Korra's eye went wide at this, "Seriously?" she asked in hope.

"Yeah, just tell me, so I can come with you, OK?" he asked

Korra run up and hugged him, "Yes, yes, yes! Haru you're the best!" she cheered.

"Easy there we'll talk about this later."

Suddenly a young man walked in the room.

"Um, Korra, who is this?" Bolin asked with confusion.

"This is my friend Haru." Korra answered

"I'm also her glorified babysitter." Haru said plainly. She punched him in the arm.

"Hey. So Korra if you're still interested in seeing my moves…"

"Of course Bolin, Haru come on." She gestured.

With a sigh Haru hesitantly followed.

Haru was sitting off to the side with Bolin's brother Mako.

"I didn't think they would stick someone like you with a babysitting job." said the fire-bender.

"And who is 'someone like me'?" Haru questioned.

"Lieutenant Haru Beifong, Republic City's golden boy and poster boy of the police department." Mako answered as both he and Haru watch Korra and Bolin practice.

"True I am those things, but I'm also Korra's friend. Personally I find it to be a vacation to watch over her. It was either this or catching wannabe thugs and writing paperwork all day." Haru said with a shudder.

"Heh, funny. I thought since you're the Chief's son you got some of the better cases?" Mako questioned with interest. Haru glared at him.

"I don't ask for special treatment. I work hard just like any other officer to get where I am today. If I do end up running the police department then I'm going to earn it by going from the bottom up." Haru said with determination.

Mako just stared at him for a moment and spoke up to Korra.

"Not bad." He said in a dull tone as he complimented her strike.

"What does it take to impress this guy?" she asked Bolin.

"What? I said not bad." Mako replied.

"Don't worry Korra. I think Mako here is just a man of few words." Haru said.

Mako gave him a grin.

"Someone understands me. I'm gonna turn in. It was nice to meet you Avatar Korra, Lieutenant Beifong." He said as he walked to his room.

"Yeah, it's been a real pleasure." Korra said sarcastically.

"See you upstairs bro." Mako said as he walked out the room.

"Upstairs? You guys live here?" Korra asked with interest.

"Yep. In the attic, but it's nothing fancy. But we have some great views. So back to bending, why don't you throw that combo one more time?" Bolin asked

"I got an idea. Hey Haru, why don't you try?" Korra asked.

"I'm not really a pro-bending earth-bender. I'm more of a full blown combat one." Haru stated.

But Korra wouldn't have any of that and dragged him over.

"Try." She said/ordered and Haru sighed.

Haru entered the stance he saw Korra using earlier and bounced on the balls of his feet.

He unleashed a two hit combo like Korra did and followed up with a spin kick to send another disk into the net and finished off with another two hit combo and did it all this in rapid succession.

"Like that?" he asked innocently.

Both Korra's and Bolin's mouths went wide.

"You've…done this before, haven't you?" Korra asked plainly.

"It seemed interesting when I was a kid so I tried it out." Haru said with a shrug.

"Okay…awe inspiring moment over. Now it's Korra's turn." Bolin said trying to make heads or tails of what he just saw, it was like a blur.

Haru and Korra walked out to where Toothless was waiting, Korra immediately stopped to look at the beast. The black scales reflected off the moonlight, his green, catlike eyes observed Haru thoroughly. And she definitely saw teeth. What surprised her was the harness on his back.

"What's wrong?" Haru asked, following her sight he saw the problem. "Oh! Toothless wouldn't harm anyone...unless provoked."

At the mention of his name he bounded towards Haru, seeing his new friend he walked over to her and began to inspect her.

"What is he doing?!" she asked, with a bit of panic in her voice.

"Oh he does that, watch this. Toothless, smile." he ordered, gesturing a smile with his finger.

Toothless obliged and gave Korra a toothless smile. Korra couldn't help but coon the dragon, tentatively; she outstretched her arm to scratch him behind the ears, earning a purr.

"See? He's harmless." Haru said joining the two.

"I like his namesake." After moments of purring Korra turned to Haru

"Soooo...Lin's your mom?"

Haru laughed, "Well, yeah. I mean when my father met her they got together and they-."

"Eww I don't need that image in my head!" Korra shouted closing her eyes tightly.

"What you asked as if it was impossible." Haru chuckled.

"Yeah but her of all people."

"Look, we got a long time to talk about this; you want a ride back to the island?" Haru asked.

Korra looked at Toothless, then Haru.

"Maybe next time."