A/N: I got the idea for this from the Borra Week "Prank" prompt. Just some kitchen shenanigans with Bolin and Korra.

Rated: T

Day 10 - Companion

Bolin loved pulling pranks. He was the prankbending master! Growing up, he'd pulled hundreds of pranks on Mako, sometimes ones that involved Pabu – his oldest accomplice. Pranking his older brother was just too easy. He always snickered to himself when he remembered the time he put fire flakes in Mako's rice porridge, knowing perfectly well that the firebender had quite the aversion to spicy foods. Or the time he'd doodled wolfbat wings onto Mako's eyebrows as he slept… and later let him leave the apartment to go meet a date.

But then he met Korra, and what do you know? The Avatar loved to pull pranks too! Two heads are better than one, they say, and Bolin couldn't help but agree. Yes, things were much better with Korra there to aid in scheming up new ways to torment his older brother.

"No no no! Get the noodles! Put some noodles!"

Korra squealed delightedly as Bolin rushed over to their work station and began stuffing leftover seaweed noodles from dinner at Narooks the night before into the dumpling dough Korra had whipped up.

"What else?" Bolin asked.

"I don't know. What else is there?"

"Tofu?" he said, shrugging his shoulders. "That's all the people seem to eat on this island."

Korra glanced down at the amount of dough they had left. "Bring it," Korra said, and Bolin gave a nod before dragging out the tofu.

"Okay. I think that's good," Korra said once a dozen or so dumplings had been stuffed full of questionable ingredients. The duo high-fived, and Korra put their dumpling creations in the oven to bake.

"What are you two up to?" Mako asked as he entered the kitchen.

Korra slammed the door to the oven closed in her surprise, and Bolin shrieked. "M-Mako! H-hey there, big bro! What brings you to the kitchen?"

"Lunch…?"

Korra put a hand on Bolin's shoulder, wordlessly letting him know she'd handle it.

"Oh, well Bolin and I just finished making some dumplings. They'll be ready in about twenty minutes if you feel like waiting?"

"Sure…" Mako said cautiously, uncertain if he should be wary of whatever shenanigans they might be up to. He scrutinized the faces of the two troublemakers, but he couldn't find any reason not to trust them. "Just let me know."

"Oh, you'll be the first," Korra said, grinning wickedly at Mako's retreating back, and Bolin tried with difficulty to keep from giggling. He glanced fondly at Korra out of the corner of his eye as Mako disappeared, and sighed in content, marveling at what a great co-conspirator he had in Korra.

"What?" she asked, smirking at him now that their devious plan was well under way.

"Can you do me a favor?" Bolin asked.

"Sure."

"Close your eyes."

"What? Why?"

"Just do it? Please?" Bolin held his hand out for her, and she rolled her eyes as she closed them, slipping her hand into his.

"Eyes are closed," she announced. Bolin waved his hand in front of her face to make sure she wasn't lying. "But I swear, Bo," she threatened, "if you try to feed me one of those jennamite filled dumplings I'm going to airbend your ass to the South Pole!"

Bolin giggled. "It's nothing like that. I promise."

"Then what is it, Bo? I swear, sometimes you ask the weirdest thi-mmnff!"

Korra's eyes shot open as Bolin moved his mouth over hers, and then, to her surprise, she kissed him back. His lips were soft and wet, and not at all unpleasant. She worked her arms around his neck and drew him closer, letting out something like a moan when his tongue pushed into her mouth.

When he finally pulled away, his face was red, and she could feel the blush in her own cheeks.

"That was… unexpected," she said breathlessly. "But I think I liked it."

Bolin smiled, licking his lips and leaning in for another kiss. Korra did the same and met his lips halfway.

Yes, he liked this much better.

Bonus scene!

Tenzin almost hadn't noticed the tray of dumplings set out on the table in his haste to get to the kitchen for something to eat. He didn't realize Pema had been cooking, but shrugged his shoulders as he swiped a dumpling and inhaled the sweet scent of the flaky pastry.

"Oh, they're done?" Mako said, as he took one for himself. They bit into them at the same time and –

Mako's eyes watered as he nearly broke his teeth on the hard rock candy hidden inside his dumpling.

Tenzin munched away on his before something… tasted… wrong…

He spluttered and spat out the chewed dumpling bits from his mouth, his face boiling with rage when he realized he'd eaten meat.