Just though I'd write this little thing since I want Mako to be happy. Idk I think this pairing would be cute.
Mako's gaze followed her retreating figure as she walked away from the festivities. He longed to go after her, to chase her down and win her back, but he knew her heart belonged to another. When she was no longer in sight he made his way over to his seat and grabbed his glass. He watched the other couples dance. Varrick and Zhu Li drifting along together, Huan trying his hardest to contain his smile as his young pupil pranced around him, his brother leading opal in elegant circles. He took a gulp of his drink and shifted his gaze to the sidelines of the dance floor. He saw Wu off on the side trying to engage an annoyed looking woman in a dance. Wu twisted and shimmied around her as she tried to turn away from him, her arms crossed and her face in a scowl. Mako rolled his eyes and began to make his way towards his past charge.
"Hey Wu, maybe you should go talk to the president about your plans for the kingdom."
Wu turned to him, disappointment painted on his face. "Now? But I'm busting some sweet moves."
"The shift of power is going to take a lot of work, and he might be more inclined to help if you ask him while he's tipsy," Mako said in an upbeat tone so as to coax the prince into leaving.
"Yeah, you're right! Thanks buddy, you always have my back." Wu bowed to the woman he was annoying several seconds before and made his leave.
"Sorry about that, he's usually more subtle at approaching women," Mako said sheepishly as he rubbed the back of his neck.
"Is he really?" she asked in disbelief, her arms crossed over her chest in indifference.
"No, but you get used to him after a couple of years." He chuckled. "You're Ginger right? I'm Mako, Bolin's brother." Mako offered her his hand.
"Nice to meet you." She extended an elegant hand and shook Mako's gracefully. "You don't seem clueless, are you sure you're his brother?"
Mako laughed at her comment, surprised by his ability to laugh and by the lack of the feeling of heartbreak that he was experiencing so little ago. "Want to dance?"
"What makes you think I want to dance with you?" She looked up at him defiantly, her red locks bouncing slightly as her head turned up.
"Nothing?" he said sounding unsure. He wasn't expecting to get rejected so bluntly. "I just thought since we're both already within the same general vicinity that we might as well have fun?"
"Well you are cute. Whatever, let's go." She grabbed him by the collar and pulled him towards the dance floor.