A/N: Emotions flare over dinner. BoWei.
Disclaimer: I do not own LoK.
Soon, it was dinner time. Bolin made his way into the small dining room of Air Temple Island. The room was much more crowded with the addition of the Bei Fongs, he, Mako, Korra and Asami and the Airbenders. Tenzin and his family were sitting on one side of the table, Mako, Korra and Asami were sitting at another, and the Bei Fongs occupied the other two sides of the square.
He looked about the room for an empty space and his eyes locked with Wei's, who gave him a small smile and wave before patting a spot next to him on the floor. He stepped forward, about to say something to the metalbending twin when bright green eyes filled his vision.
"Hey, come sit with me, Bolin," Opal said as she dragged him to the other side of the table and made a space between her and Mako.
Bolin gave her a shaky smile as he sat down, greeting his friends as he put some food onto his plate. He tried to act calm and collected as he began to eat, but there was a naggling feeling in his mind. But what did he have to worry about? He was safe, among friends and family, but he couldn't he shake the feeling that someone was watching him.
He looked across the table to see Wing and Wei scarfing down their meals not too attractively in some type of contest, their mother telling them to slow down before they choked. Wei looked up from his noodles for a moment to shoot Bolin a wink before continuing the race. Bolin felt his face warm before he went back to his own meal.
As dinner continued, the feeling disappeared and he started to relax. He was chatting with Mako when he felt something travelling up his leg. He looked across at Wei but he was just looking at Bolin oddly over the top of his glass.
Then he heard a giggle on his left and turned to a blushing Opal. Of course it would be Opal. Her hand was still on his leg, her fingers cool through the fabric of his pants. But was it weird that he thought it would be Wei, that he almost wanted it to be Wei.
"Opal, what are you-" Bolin asked but Opal leaned over and traced a finger down the side of his cheek.
"I just wanted to get your attention. We haven't spoken to each other in a long time and I wanted to make it up to you after dinner. We could go on a walk after dinner."
Bolin's eyes darted around to the other people around the table. Was no one seeing how close she was to him? He could feel her breath on his face and he wondered if she had always been like this but he hadn't realized before.
"Want to?" she asked, her finger tracing down from his cheek to linger on his neck.
Bolin was about to say something when Wei suddenly stood up from the table, slamming his hands on the wooden surface and causing the ceramic plates and glasses to rock slightly.
"Can I be excused?" he asked heatedly, his eyes anywhere but on Bolin and Opal, before he walked out of the dining room without waiting for an answer.
Everyone blinked at the sudden interruption. Wing looked between his retreating twin's back and the amorous couple across the table. He got up himself and muttered, "I'll talk to him," before he too left the room.
Everyone took a deep breath, trying to dissipate the tension. This was so unlike Wei. What could have bothered the carefree metalbender enough to get him so angry?
Bolin looked towards where the twins had gone. Had he done something? Was it his fault? He saw the look from Wing, he had seen Wei looking at him throughout dinner.
Opal's hand returned to his thigh and he frowned before taking it off. "Not now, Opal. We're in public," he said as he continued eating his dinner, ignoring her childish pout.