CHAPTER THREE

A/N: Someone asked me if Asami is going to be part of this story, and I have actually never thought about it! Thanks for the idea , I'll definetly use it! Have fun reading, children.

At Narook's

The native detective picked this restaurant. On the inside, it looks very cozy and warm. As the group detectives come in, an old man appears in front of them.

"Hello. And welcome to Narook's!" The detectives give him a friendly nod. "Would you like to pick a table, or will you order something to take with you?" He asks friendly.

"We'll eat here. Can we have a table for 6?" Mako asks nicely. He seems like a very nice person.

"Yes of course, Mako! Follow me, I'll lead you to your table."

The group has already ordered their food. They're sitting at a round table a little further from all the other tables. They are cracking jokes, telling stories, talking about work. Mira is the one who talks most. Or when someone else is talking, she comments. Not in a mean way, but it can get annoying sometimes. Korra caught Mako rolling his eyes twice. He was right though.

"I'm just saying, I think Otis should act more like a man. I know he's a native airbender, but still. He's a cop too!" Mira laughs. The others just laugh with her, they're probably scared of her. The earthbender does have a strong character. But that doesn't mean she has to irritate Otis about his way of working, or living. Pi decides to get up and leave. "Where are you going? We're not done eating yet!"

"You're not really eating, you know. I have to go anyway. I need to go home and prepare dinner for my kids." The male firebender salutes the detectives, pays the old man behind the counter and leaves. Otis wasn't really in the mood to stay, so he finishes his meal real quickly. Korra has been watching the whole scenario like it was a movie. She didn't say anything during the whole lunch. The waterbender is starting to get the feeling that this group isn't so good after all. Are they even going to be able to solve this case?

"So, Tikaani, you're from the Northern Water Tribe?" Korra asks curiously.

"Yes, and you're from the South, I suppose." she smiles. Tikaani's very pretty, her light blue eyes are big and her hair is chocolate brown. "I really miss the cold from the North. The city is so warm!" the Northern waterbender tells Korra while she fans her face with her hand. Korra agrees and asks her if she knows the city. Tikaani tells her that her parents are divorced and that her father moved to the city. She used to live with her father when she was younger, but now that she's an adult, she wanted to go back to the tribe and live with her family. The young woman comes visiting her father now and then, only when her boss lets her go to the city. Now she's back here for her job. It's nice to see her father again.

"Oh, I'm sorry about your parents. I didn't know." Korra immediately felt stupid for asking. She just wanted to know if she knows the city, well, she knows the answer.

"At least her parents are still alive." Mako utters.

Their eyes widen and their mouths try to find an apology, but they both end up looking stupid. Mako looks up and sees the two waterbenders looking at him like he's a kid who's lost his way home. The cool headed firebender raised an eyebrow. These two girls look like they're going to say a lot of dumb things in the future. "What?"

"N-n-nothing!" Tikaani stutters and puts her hands up like she surrenders herself. "We were just looking at you…" Mako shakes his head and continues to eat his spicy food. "He looks so fimiliar though. Have you seen him before?"

"No? Why would I know such a rude guy?" Korra asks cocky. The duo keeps looking at him, studying his face. Then all of the sudden Tikaan jumps up and her chair falls on the ground.

"You are Mako from the Fire Ferrets!" she squeals as she pointes her index finger in his face. With a bewildered look on Mako's face, Korra starts giggling like a little girl. "What's the matter?" Tikaani asks with a questioning look on her face. Mako doesn't respond. He gets up, pays Narook and leaves. When Korra and Tikaani finally look back at each other, they both started laughing. "What's his deal? What a dork! But he's so hot,right?" Korra tries to keepher face neutral and shakes her head slowly.

30 minutes later

"Oh, I really have to leave. See ya tomorrow!" Korra waves at her friend. She's happy that she has found someone in the group with the same interests like her. But Tikaani is a little bit more feminime. She likes fashion and all that kind of stuff. Korra's more like a tomboy who likes to sport.

The streets are a little bit calmer, but there are still a lot of pedestrians. The waterbender took a bag of dumplings with her for Ling. Korra waves her hand to the taxi and he picks her up. "To the police station, please."

The huge doors are in front of Korra, when she gets in, she sees a fimiliar figure standing at the front desk filling in papers. As the brown haired girl comes closer, the person at the desk turns around and bumps into her. "Oh," Korra takes a step back and looks up, it's Mako. "I'm sorry, I didn't see you coming."

"Take a better look next time." He responds. The firebender pushes her to the side and starts going towards the elevator.

"Hey! Wait!" Korra runs behind him and pulls his sleeve so he can face her. "Listen up, City Boy. We have to work together. So you better stop acting like a douche and respect me as your partner!" The waterbender crosses her arms, looking at him with her challenging blue eyes. "We're stuck with each other.." The young man sighes. She's right. Mako does need to stop acting like that. He's a professional, right? He can handle Korra's attitude. Right?

A/N:Feedback,favorites & follows are much appreciated!Sorry for the delay, I just really wanted to make it to 1000 words! I hope you guys like this chapter. It took me some time to write. If you see any mistakes, let me know! Thanks for reading!