Title: Dirty Little Secret
Author: SplishySplash/LastWaterbender
Genre: Smut/Angst… this one lacks the first one… need to work on that
Pairing: Makorra
Rating: M
Disclaimer: I own Korra… all of you using her owe me money… jk
Summary: Pema put the boys into place and Korra … is well Korra
Both men quieted at the very stern glare from the pregnant woman. "Both of you are going to listen good." She snapped and both men quieted, Tenzin falling backwards onto the small couch and Mako bumping into the wall out of firing range. "Korra doesn't need the two of you fighting with each other and it needs to stop right this moment."
Tenzin was brave enough to retort. "What Korra needs is to be isolated from her earthly attachments so that she can master Airbending and master the Avatar State."
Pema rolled her eyes, her hotheaded husband wasn't getting the point. "Isolation is the last thing that she needs!" She cried in frustration. "Isn't Airbending the element of freedom, Mr. Airbender?" Pregnancy hormones raged through her like a water bender in a full moon. In conclusion, she was going to punch him if he didn't pull his head out of his . . . she took a stabling breath.
Mako looked the Airbender as if he had grown a second head. "You can't lock her up." He scoffed. "It's like you don't even know her."
The Airbender turned four different shades of red before pointing an accusing finger at the fire bender. "Don't know her? I've known her since she was a baby. . ."
Mako glared. "Then you should know that you can't lock her up. If you put her in a metal box, then she will teach herself to metalbend." He said evenly. Korra was too much of a free spirit to respond well to isolation, he had been the end result of her sneaking out a handful of times since they had been together and even more because of probending practice.
"Well maybe she should put that energy into learning how to airbend." Growled the Master Airbender folding his arms tightly across his broad chest.
Pema glared. "Stop it, both of you." She yelled loudly. "Korra doesn't need the men in her life fighting with each other, especially when she is in the hospital and with the Equalists on the rise. Mako you need to realize her responsibility to the world and the responsibility that Tenzin has to mentor her."
Mako looked guiltily at his feet, she was right. He wasn't being fair to the only Airbending master. "You're right, I'm sorry." He said defeated.
Tenzin glared at him. "You are not to see her again. . ."
Pema cut him short. "No!" He wasn't listening. "Korra is young and in love with this young man, so you might as well get use to him being around." It was a firm statement that didn't allow for any interpretation. Mako flushed at how permanent that it sounded and she was accepting their relationship no matter how whirlwind and torrid it maybe. "You should be proud that she has found a man who absolutely loves her for who she is and not what she is."
It was Tenzin's turn to look ashamed. "I. . . " He started before falling silent, thank the spirits his girls were not old enough for this sort of drama.
Success.
She finally reached through his thick skull. "I am going to go sit with her, you both think about how you are going to get along with each other." She stomped through the door and it shut with a softness that was surprising after her stomping around and yelling at them.
The older man sat back and looked up at the ceiling and sighed heavily. "Women." He said tiredly.
Mako sat next to him and copied him with a loud sigh. "Right." He agreed.
Pema crept into the room as the healer was finishing up and Korra lay dazed against a mountain of pillows. She heard the door open and she peeked up with a small smile. "Mako?" She was hopeful that Tenzin hadn't run him away from the hospital, because there was no way the firebender could climb the side of the hospital like he did to her bedroom.
The older woman smiled and waddled to her side. "No it's me." She said taking a careful seat next to her. "Both of them are rethinking their lives before they are allowed to come in here."
It brought a small smile to Korra's face, but it quickly faded. "This is my fault." She said looking away.
Pema took a hold of her hand and gave it a squeeze. "None of that matters, Korra." She said soothingly. "What matters is that you saved your friend's life and you have two men outside who absolutely worship the ground you work on, they would move the earth for you."
"They hate each other." Korra added with a humorless laugh. If she was expected to choose between them she would probably go insane, because she needed both of them.
The pregnant woman shrugged. "But they are willing to put that aside for you, right now you need to focus on getting better and let Tenzin deal with the publicity, let Mako handle the rest."
The Avatar silently conceded and they fell into silence. She looked out the window and watched the boats coming in and out of the harbor, Pema allowed her the silence. Korra needed to set things right with Asami and she needed to set things right with the world.
Eventually when she turned to look at Pema, she realized that the other woman had dozed off giving her ample opportunity to fix the overwhelming guilt that swam through her. Slowly and lightly she sat up and tip toed to the window, knowing full well that Tenzin and Mako would be outside waiting. She opened the door and the still breeze whipped her hair around, her hair ties absent.
Gauging the distance to the Harbor, she didn't hesitate jumping from the fourth story window and sticking a dive into the ocean with practiced ease. Resurfacing, she started to cough and the world started to spin just a little bit like she was going to black out again. She shook her head, not allowing herself to be weak again and swam to the shore.
Wearing a hospital gown, she bended the water off of her and started her barefoot trek across town to find the girl she had rescued earlier. She knew that it wouldn't be long until they realized that she was missing and come looking for her, she had a very long walk ahead of her.