A/N: Okay so here's chapter two. I love that this story had so many views in its first day on the sight, but I wish people would take the time to let me know what they think. It makes me feel kinda sad that while people like it enough to follow it or maybe fav it, they don't like it enough to leave a review... Please I truly do enjoy reading what people think, what they like about it and whatnot. So leave me a Review?

Disclaimer: I do not own Legend of Korra, but Kanna is my little waterbender and I love her to death.

Chapter Two

Getting to Know the Fire Ferrets

Kanna smiled as she and Korra walked into the training area, Mako and Bolin already there and finishing their warm ups. "Hi Bolin, hey Mako. Korra and I thought up something that we thought might be interesting. One of us teams up with one of you against the other team. What do you think?"

"Okay sounds interesting, so who's going to team up with who?" asked Mako, his eyebrow quirked as he looked between Korra and Kanna.

"Well I was thinking me and you could team up and that Bolin could work with Kanna because he'd be able to watch her back since she's not a pro-bender. Plus I feel they would balance each other out pretty well." said Korra as she started her stretches, cracking her neck with a small grunt.

"That sounds reasonable to me. What do you think Bolin? Think you can watch out for Kanna?" Mako asked, turning to his brother with a smirk.

"No problem, I've already seen she can beat your butt." He chuckled, playfully slapping his big brother on the back then walking over to Kanna. "How's about we go over here and get a better feel for one another and see if this will work." Bolin said with a sweet smile, causing Kanna to blush lightly.

"Okay…" she mumbled, letting Bolin lead her over to an area to help her with a few basic pro-bending movements.

After about twenty minutes of Bolin teaching Kanna the basics they were all facing each other, Kanna was a bit nervous about going against her big sister. Looking at Bolin's calm and eager face though helped her to calm down a bit, taking a deep breath and letting her tension flow away from her.

Korra shot off a quick shot at Kanna which she in turn blocked and things kept on from there. While Korra and Mako work very well together, their moves very strong and sure, Kanna and Bolin moved almost like they were one person, blocking and attacking with grace and skill that one wouldn't expect from a pair who had just recently met.

Jumping to dodge a blast of fire from Mako, Kanna flipped and landed behind Bolin, who double punched two stone disks then ducked as Kanna lashed out with a slash of water, knocking Korra back after she had blocked Bolin's disks. Tossing up a shield of water Kana blocked a fire blast aimed at Bolin's chest and then struck low in an attempt to knock Mako of his feet.

Another twenty minutes later saw Mako, Korra, Kanna and Bolin all laying on the floor trying to catch their breath, all of them wearing satisfied smiles. Kanna noticed Korra looking at Mako in a way that made Kanna smile. So, big sis had feelings for mister tall dark and brooding huh?

Noticing Kanna's smile Bolin nudged her with his foot, bringing her attention to him. "What are you smiling over there about?" he asked curiously, a smile of his own on his face as he scooted closer and turned on his side, his chin propped up on his hand.

Kanna blushed as she looked at Bolin before giggling, he looked adorable like that. "It's nothing… I was just remembering the last time Korra and I did something like this back home when we were younger. Naga turned out to be the winner when she pounced on both of us and started licking our faces. She was an adorable little furball." Kanna said with a smile, her eyes shining with laughter.

Bolin chuckled, completely able to picture that and the tinkling laughter that would have ensued from the two young girls. "That sounds like an adorable moment."

"It was… Naga was such an attention hog when she was little." Kanna giggled. Looking into Bolin's laughing face she noticed a soot smudge on his cheek and reached out to wipe it away with her thumb. But when her hand made contact with his warm cheek and Bolin look at her in surprise she pulled her hand back, quickly mumbling an apology before noticing that his bicep had been burnt. "Bolin… you're hurt. Here let me help." She mumbled, moving to dip her hand in some water then placing it over his burn, her hand glowing a bright ocean blue.

Bolin looked at her in wonder as the place where her hand rested started to pleasantly tingle, all the stinging from before gone. "Wow, I didn't know you could do that."

Kanna smiled lightly, her eye shining with a happy and serene glow. "There are a lot of things you don't know about me."

Bolin was about to say something when Korra came over, sitting down next to them. "Hey guys, what's up?" she asked with a small smirk.

While Bolin blushed and smiled up at Korra, Kanna sighed and moved her hand, holding it against her chest. "I was just healing Bolin's arm for him. He had a pretty nasty burn."

Korra looked at Bolin with concern. "You okay Bolin?"

"Yeah I'm totally fine. One of the perks of having a firebender as a brother is you learn to ignore a few simple burns. Plus your sister is an amazing healer. There isn't even a trace of there being a burn there in the first place." Bolin said with a smile, flexing and showing of his healed arm.

"Yeah we learned from the best. Kanna was always better at healing and the tranquil spiritual stuff then I was. When it came to fighting though that is where I excelled." Korra said while standing up and stretching her sore muscles. "Kanna, we need to be heading back to Air Temple Island in about ten minutes." Korra walked over to her back and left to go pack her gear up.

Bolin watched her leave and when she was out of sight he turned his attention back to Kanna who was standing there quietly fiddling with her braid. "So Kanna, what else don't I know about you?" he asked, his curiosity having been peaked.

Kanna blinked, surprised by his question. "Well… I love all things cute and fuzzy, I'm a pretty decent cook… Oh and I have a few tricks up my sleeve that Korra doesn't."

Looking at her in surprise at that last part he asked her to explain.

"Well… I kinda like weapons. But instead of carrying around heavy steel and weighing myself down… I make mine out of ice when the situation calls for them." She said with a shrug, pulling an intricately carved bone handle from a small, barely noticeable hilt on her hip.

"Weapons made from ice? How do you do that." He asked, tilting his head as he studied the handle in her hand.

"Well to start off I carved this bone to make it suitable to be the handle of an ice sword or dagger. It's the perfect length for my hand. By focusing water though the small holes in the bone I can bring it up through the handle and quickly freeze it into its desired form." She explained, showing him and smiling what he gaped in awe as her ice blade shined in the light. "To make a dagger uses less water as well as a slightly different shaped blade. I can also channel water through it as a whip, add ice shards and its wicked scary."

"Wow… you are one deadly little waterbender." Bolin said in awe.

"I rarely use it, but you never know when you'll have to fight for your life. I'd rather be prepared than sorry." Kanna said with a sigh, remember how weak she had felt when Korra had saved her from an angry wild polar bear dog when they were still children. Since then she had worked ten times harder to become strong enough to not need her sister to protect her all the time.

"That's still some pretty amazing weapons. Let's hope you never have to use them." Bolin said, picking up the handle from her hand and examining it. "This is some very beautiful carving."

"Thanks… I learned from my dad, he likes to make little knick knacks for mom sometimes." She said with a shy smile before her eyes widened and she let out an excited squeal.

"Whoa, what is it?" Bolin asked in shock, looking around for whatever made Kanna squeal like that and not noticing that her eyes were on the Fire Ferret on his shoulder.

"He is so cute!" she squealed, picking up Pabu and holding him close, nuzzling his fur with her nose and giggling at the adorable noises he made. "What's his name?" she asked, her eyes shining with childlike joy as she looked up at Bolin.

"That's Pabu. I rescued him from a pet store when he was just a baby. We've been best buds ever since." Bolin said with a laugh, noticing how taken with her Pabu seemed to be. "Well it sure looks like he likes you." He smiled, taking a step closer as she looked down at the little bundle of fur in her arms.

Kanna giggled, having already fallen for the sweet little creature that was nuzzling her cheek and making content little noises. "And I like him. He's such a little sweetheart!" looking up Kanna blushed when she realized Pabu wasn't the only Fire Ferret she thought was cute. "Bolin, I-"

"Kanna! It's time to go! Hurry up we don't have all day!" yelled Korra from the other side of the room.

Looking over at her sister Kanna sighed, scratching Pabu lightly on the head before handing him over to Bolin. "I have to go; Korra gets mad if I make her wait too long. See you Bolin, Pabu." She gave them a small smile and then ran over to her sister's side, walking with her outside and heading home.

After a bit of training the girls sat down for a nice dinner with Tenzin and his family, smiling at the happy energy of the occupants of the table. Both girls looked up in surprise though when someone walked in. After introducing himself as Councilman Tarrlok he suggested that Korra and Kanna both join his task force, insisting that they would both be valuable assets.

Kanna quickly denied him and was honestly surprised when her sister said no as well, insisting the need to focus on her airbending training. Kanna patted her sister's arm and smiled at her, nodding in agreement with Korra's choice.

The next day Kanna woke extra early, wanting to get some practice of her own in without having Korra's watchful eye on her. Draining her mind of all distractions Kanna got into her starting stance and went through the motions, gliding from one position to the other, her movements a flawless dance of grace and precision. After an hour she sighed happily, deciding to go for a dip in the water. Stripping down to her undergarments she quickly dived into the water, letting the water relax her and wash the sweat from her body as she swam with the fish for a few minutes.

Pulling herself back up onto the shore Kanna used her bending to pull the water off her body before pulling on her clothing and walking towards where she figured her sister would be. While she walked she combed her fingers through her hair to detangle it, the still slightly damp locks swaying behind her before she pulled them over her shoulder and started working them into a loose braid.

Rounding the corner Kanna stopped her eyes wide. There was Bolin, holding out a cupcake and a single rose to her sister. Quickly ducking so she wouldn't be seen she eavesdropped on Korra and Bolin's conversation, realizing that Bolin had a crush on Korra. Not wanting to see anymore Kanna headed inside a few silent tears streaking down her face and she walked into her room. She finally starts to like a guy, and like always she comes in second, forever in her sister's shadow.

By the time that Korra came looking for her she had calmed down enough to seem normal, though she was very much surprised when her sister offered her the cupcake Bolin had given her. "What's this?" she asked, fishing for a bit of information.

"Just a present from Bolin for saving his life. I'm not much in the mood for sweets so I thought you might like it." Korra said with a shrug.

"Well that was an awful nice thing from him to do. He seems to be a really great guy." Kanna commented, taking the cupcake from her sister and setting it on her nightstand.

"Yeah, he's a really great person to have as a friend. He and Mako both are great teammates." Korra said, her eyes turning wistful when she said Mako's name.

"You like him don't you?" Kanna questioned, watching her sister's reaction.

Korra blushed brightly, her hand waving in front of her face. "Who said I like Mako!? Cause I don't. He's so moody. Have you been talking to Ikki and Jinora?"

Kanna giggled, her sister's face was just too funny. "Actually I hadn't talked to them, and I find it very interesting that you automatically assumed I was talking about Mako. Plus sis you are about as easy to read as a book sometimes."

Korra sighed, her head hanging low. "Is it that obvious?"

"Korra, I see how you look at him. You like him, but you need to be careful, you don't want to go stepping on people's toes. The bond with your team is strong, focus on that and things will work themselves out." Kanna said wisely, her hurt feelings from earlier nearly all gone.

"Thanks Kanna, it's nice not talking about these things with kids." Korra pulled her sister into a hug, truly glad she was there.

After that Kanna found out about the gifts Tarrlok was sending her sister, the man seemed damned determined to get Korra to join his task force. When she heard about the Gala that Tarrlok was throwing in her sister's honor Kanna smiled, she knew how much her sister detested dancing, and though she very deep down enjoyed dressing up, her pride would always force her to complain about getting 'dolled up' as she so eloquently put it.

Shaking her head at her sister's almost childish complaints Kanna went through Korra's things, pulling out the one dress she had that was nice enough for her to wear to the Gala. "Is this the same dress you wore to Master Katara's 85th birthday party?" Kanna asked with a laugh, remembering Korra nearly tripping because it hadn't been hemmed right.

Korra sighed, glaring at the dress as she too remembered the incident. "Yeah that's the one. It's the only dress I brought; I have no idea why though. What are you going to wear?"

Kanna smiled and left for her room before coming back with her pride and joy. "I've been working on it for a few months. I should have it finished in time for the Gala." She said, holding it up for her sister to see. The dress was the color of a stormy arctic ocean with a fur trim the color of freshly fallen snow. Sewn onto the front was a large water tribe crystal as well as a bit of bead detailing. It was strapless and the skirt flowed down to the ground, it had a belt made of crystal beads as well as bone beads and fangs the stood out lovely against the color. She also was going to add some accessories to it.

"Oh Kanna… it's beautiful… you made this?" Korra asked, wishing her hands were able to make something like this.

"Yeah… Originally I was just going to make a really nice parka… but somehow it turned into a dress and I just went with it from there. You sure it's not too much? I'm sure I could go buy something simpler in town…" Kanna said, her lack of confidence making suddenly her worry that her dress wasn't right for a party like this one.

"Kanna it will be fine, you'll have lots of guys asking you to dance the night away with them." Korra teased, knowing how shy Kanna was when a guy showed interest in her.

Kanna blushed, knowing Korra was only teasing her but when she said 'you'll have lots of guys asking you to dance the night away with them' the only one she could think of that she really wanted to ask her to dance was Bolin. Shaking her head she just smiled at her sister, both agreeing to help the other get ready, with a bit of help from Pema as well.

When Tenzin, Korra and Kanna walked into the Gala, Kanna looked around in awe. The place was beautiful, like nothing she had ever seen before. There were people of every nationality wearing their very best and in contrast Kanna started to feel that maybe coming here wasn't such a good idea, but before she could make her escape Korra grabbed her wrist, silently telling her that they were in this together.

Kanna took a deep calming breath then smiled, letting her tense muscles relax, though she still kept playing with a lock of hair out of nervousness. When she and Korra ran into Mako and his date, Kanna felt a deep sympathy for her sister, knowing that Korra had feelings for the clueless firebender. When Bolin showed up Kanna blushed brightly, he looked very charming in his suit.

"You two look lovely as usual." Bolin said with a large smile and a gentlemanly bow.

Kanna blushed, doing a small curtsy and smiling up at him through the loos tendrils of her hair, though her smile faded when he asked Korra to dance.

"No thank you Bolin, I don't like to dance." Korra said, quickly being swept away by Tarrlok who wanted to show her off to all the big and important people.

Kanna sighed as Bolin sulked away to the food table. Turning and starting to wander off herself, she was suddenly stopped by a hand grabbing hers. Looking down and following the hand up the muscular arm it was attached to and finally stopping on a handsome but cruel face, Kanna frowned. "May I help you?" she asked, wondering why this man wasn't letting go of her hand.

"Yes you can sweet thing. You can come shake your tush with me on the dance floor." He said with a crude smile, his dark eyes trailing up and down her body, making her feel very uncomfortable.

"No thank you, I really don't feel like dancing at the moment." She said, trying to pull her hand away only to gasp when he tightened his grip. "Let go of me this instant." She said, struggling as she tried yet again to pull away from him. No man had ever handled her this way, back home if anyone had even dared to try her uncle, father and even her sister would have beaten them to a pulp.

The man pulled her closer until their noses nearly touched; his breath stank of alcohol and something very sour, causing Kanna's stomach to churn. "I'm not the type to take no for an answer sweetheart. You can either dance with me willingly, or I can just keep tightening my grip until I break your pretty little hand. Your choice."

Kanna's eyes widened, he wouldn't dare do something like that in the middle of a party… would he? Not knowing how things would turn out Kanna renewed her struggles against the horrid man, she could already feel the bones in her hand popping. The man of course just laughed at her struggles which seemed to greatly amuse him.

"Let me go of me this instant or I'll scream." Kanna whimpered as tears of frustration started welling up in the corner of her eyes. Kanna wanted nothing more than to get away from him and go hide somewhere she could feel safe. She wished Korra was here, even if she hated feeling weak she wanted to get away from this man more than anything.

"I believe the lady said to let go." came a growling voice from behind the big brute. Turning around the seething form of none other than Bolin was revealed, his green eyes glaring daggers at the man who held Kanna captive.

"And what are you going to do about it? Hmmm?" taunted the bigger man as he pulled Kanna's struggling form against him and burying his nose in her hair, a dark smirk on his face. "Why don't you run along while I get to know this sweet little thing better?"

Kanna shivered, everything about this man repulsed her, his touch, the way he was treating her and the fact that his breath could peel paint. Looking over at Bolin she pleaded with her eyes for help, wanting nothing more than to be safely back in her room on Air Temple Island.

Bolin looked Kanna directly in the eyes, trying to tell her without words that he would get her out of this mess. But how to do that with without getting himself kicked out, leaving poor Kanna to that snake? Thinking quickly Bolin noticed a small marble size stone on the man's bracelet, if he could focus just enough on it and use minimal movements… yes!

The small stone snapped off the bracelet and with the force of a hard punch, hit the man right in his most private of spots. Howling in pain the man released Kanna to clutch at his injured manhood, curling in on himself.

Kanna moved quickly, trying to get away from that vial man as quickly as she could, in her hurry she barely noticed Bolin grabbing her hand and pulling her away to the safety of a secluded balcony. Shivering Kanna wrapped her arms around herself; she could still feel his hands on her, still smell the stink of his rancid breath.

Without even realizing it she had started to shake, tears streaming down her face as her over active mind thought about what could have happened next if it hadn't been for Bolin. Bolin! Turning Kanna saw her savior standing there awkwardly, unsure of what to do and not liking the fact that she was crying.

"Kanna…. Are you okay..?" he asked awkwardly, his eyes full of worry as he took a step closer.

Kanna shook her head, sniffling as she tried to wipe away the tears, her hands shaking. "I… I was so scared I didn't know what to do... I felt powerless…" she mumbled, her voice shaking nearly as bad as she was as she looked up at Bolin with tear filled ice blue eyes.

Bolin pulled her into his arms and held her close as she cried into his chest, petting her hair and whispering soothingly to her. "Shh…You're okay; I'm not going to let him hurt you. You're okay Kanna… everything's okay…"

After another couple minutes of crying Kanna finally started to calm down, looking up at Bolin's concerned face sheepishly. "I'm sorry Bolin…"

"What do you have to be sorry for Kanna? That lowlife is the one to blame, placing his disgusting hands on you like that. Guys like him make me sick." Bolin growled, running a soothing hand up and down her back. "Are you going to be okay?" he asked, looking down at her and wiping away the last of her tears.

"Yes… but… please don't leave me… I don't think I could handle running into him again." She mumbled, fiddling with the front of his jacket which was stained with her tears. "Oh no… I ruined your jacket!" Kanna said in shock, her eyes wide.

"Don't worry about it, clothes are easy to replace. Besides, you are much more important than a silly jacket. And I promise I'm not going to leave you alone." He said with a small chuckle, grabbing her hand he slowly pulled her out onto the dance floor and smiled lightly. "Care to dance with me Kanna?" he asked with a sweet smile, giving her the option to say no.

Kanna's face broke into the sweetest smile Bolin had ever seen on her face, her blue eyes shining with thankfulness. "I would love to Bolin." She said, stepping into his welcoming arms and swaying across the dance floor. The song that was playing lulled her into a peaceful calm, her head coming to rest on Bolin's chest and her eyes closing, trusting him to not lead her astray.

Bolin smiled, glad that Kanna had finally relaxed and that she was enjoying herself. He had truly hated seeing her cry and when he had seen that scumball's hands on her he had wanted to punch the guy through a few walls. He didn't know why he felt so protective of her, though it probably had something to do with her being Korra's little sister. Closing his eyes Bolin rested his cheek against the top of her silky tresses, enjoying the floral scent she was wearing that mixed with her own scent of tranquil ocean breezes.

Kanna knew she should probably walk away, that her heart couldn't take the contentment she was feeling if it was taken from her. But here in Bolin's arms, dancing to this soft music, she ignored her brain and let her heart have what it yearned for, if only for a little bit.

When the song finished Kanna stepped away from Bolin with an inaudible sigh and walked off the dance floor, smiling at the fact the Bolin was keeping his promise and not leaving her. Grabbing herself a drink she sat down at a table and sipped at it, giggling when Bolin's stomach growled. "Hungry are we?" she asked with a laugh, finding Bolin's embarrassed blush to be adorable.

"Starved. I need to get some food before my stomach goes on a rampage." He said with a sheepish laugh, glad to see Kanna smiling again.

"Well then we'll have to feed the beast now wont we?" she laughed, scanning the tables around them she spotted one with all sorts of food she was sure Bolin would like. "Come on, I think I see something that will make your tummy happy." She grabbed his hand and led him over to the table, giggling when his eyes went wide and a bit of drool escaped the side of his mouth. "Bolin, you're drooling."

Blushing he wiped at the drool and smiled sheepishly, soon though he was digging into the food with the feverish abandon of a man who hadn't eaten in days rather than hours. "That was some great grub!" he said as he patted his full stomach, letting out a loud belch which causes Kanna to dissolve into a fit of giggles when he tried to apologize.

"Don't worry about it, that isn't even the loudest burp I've ever heard." She chuckled, knowing that Korra could beat that burp with ease. When a group of reporter type people rushed past her towards the stairs she looked that way in confusion. Seeing her sister on the steps with Tarrlok she quickly led Bolin that way, wondering what the Councilman was up to.

As she watched Tarrlok basically back her sister into a corner just to get her to join his task force Kanna scowled in disgust. Any respect she may have had for Tarrlok went flying out the window; he was nothing but a power hungry man who was trying to use her sister to better his career.

"I don't like that guy." grumbled Bolin, glaring at Tarrlok's smug face when Korra agreed to join the task force.

"You're not the only one. I can't believe he backed Korra into a corner like that." Kanna huffed, crossing her arms and glaring at the smug Councilman.

After another hour or so of laughing at Bolin's antics and occasional spotting of her sister, Tenzin came up along with Korra and told Kanna that it was time for them to be heading home.

Sighing Kanna turned to Bolin with a smile, hugging him around the waist, her head resting over his heart. "Thank you for saving me from that jerk and for not leaving me alone Bolin. You're a really great guy." Kanna looked up at him with a smile, truly thankful for all he had done for her. Standing up on her tiptoes she pecked him on the cheek then quickly turned and rushed past her sister, her blush very bright as she tried to figure out what had possessed her to do that.

Kanna ignored her sister's playful inquiries and upon arriving back at the Air Temple tried in vain to make it to her room, but Korra grabbed her wrist and pulled her into her own room.

"Alright little sis, spill! What's going on between you and Bolin?" she asked, a huge smile spreading across her face at her sister's blush.

"It's nothing like you're thinking Korra! He just helped me get away from a sleazy jerk and then stayed with me to make sure the guy didn't bother me again. He was being a good friend, that's all." Kanna said, sitting down on her sister's bed and fiddling with her hair.

"Kanna… what happened while Tarrlok had me mingling?" Korra asked, feeling like her sister was holding something back.

Looking up at her sister with weary eyes Kanna sighed, looking down at her lap while telling her sister about her entire encounter with the man who had grabbed her wrist, about how Bolin had saved her and even about him holding her while she cried. Looking up Kanna winced at the fire she saw burning in her sister's eyes, but what really surprised her was the single tear she saw before she was engulfed in a hug.

"I am so sorry I wasn't there to help you Kanna. I feel horrible that you went through that." Korra mumbled, her voice breaking a bit.

Kanna hugged her sister back, glad that she had so many people who cared about her in this big old city. "Korra, it's not your fault. You can't always be there to protect me, I'm just glad Bolin showed up when he did."

"Next time we go somewhere like that I'm not leaving you." Korra said, her big sister instincts in overdrive.

"Korra, don't worry about it." Kanna said, pulling back and looking her sister in the eyes, smiling lightly. "You keep frowning like that and you'll get old before your time." She teased which made Korra laugh, knowing that Kanna was right and she needed to calm down.

Korra and Kanna decided that for tonight they would share a room like old times, staying up late and talking about all different sorts of things, though Korra mostly talked about the Fire Ferret's upcoming match. Both girls drifted off just a few hours before dawn, each resting on their side and facing the other, both peacefully unaware of things to come.