"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?
2 days later..
Lin has given the group a few orders. Mako and Korra have to go Air Temple Island to interrogate the White Lotus guards and the airbenders. "Let me drive. I need to be able to drive, you know?" Korra walks next to Mako.
"I want to minimalize the chance of dying. So no, you're not going to drive. We're gonna walk. It's not far anyway." Korra curses under her breath and obeys her partner. They don't really talk while they're walking. The firebender also seems to like the silence between them. He keeps thinking about his mother in the Fire Nation. If this case is going to be solved, Mako'll be the most happy guy in the world. "Are we there yet?" Korra whines. Mako doesn't hear her because he's so wrapped up in his thoughts. "Hey,Cool Guy, stop acting like that!" The waterbender doesn' t like his attitude. At all. Mako shakes his head and looks at Korra with a questioning look. Like he doesn't understand what she's saying. "Hello? Is somebody in there?" There is a short moment of silence. Korra has a worried look on her face. Is this guy feeling alright? The young woman puts her hand on his forehead. With a flustered look, Mako grabs Korra's wrist and pulls her hand away from his face.
"What makes you think you could touch me like that?" He asks horrified by her touch.
"Oh Spirits. It's not that I slapped your bum or something." Korra giggles while resting her right hand on her hip. "You're such a dramaqueen." She utters a laugh.
Mako doesn't really think it's funny. But her smile is pretty cute. No. Focus. "Let's just get to the Island ,shall we?" Korra agrees and follows her partner.
At Air Temple Island
As the duo got off the ferry, an air acolyte welcomes the two detectives. They both nod and bow for the acolyte. The monk asks Korra and Mako to follow him to go see Master Tenzin. Korra's fascinated of how beautiful the Island is. The trees are huge and the big waves that clash against the rocks, the smell of salt remind her of home. She closes her eyes while they're still walking. Mako looks at her with the corner of his eye. Korra looks so relaxed, it looks like she can see with her feet..
"Master Tenzin. We have visitors." The acolyte announces with a very soft voice.
"Welcome to Air Temple Island. I assume you're Miss Korra and Mister Mako?" Tenzin asks.
"Yes,that's us. But Master Tenzin, you can just call me Korra." the waterbender smiles.
Mako inspects that there is a weird tension between the Airbender and Korra. Did something happen where he doesn't know anything about? Master Tenzin leads the detectives into the building, to the dining room. Airbenders are known for their hospitality. So Tenzin asks the duo to stay for dinner so they can discuss about the crime.
"I'm sorry about your loss,Master Tenzin." Mako looks at his feet. Tenzin doesn't say anything. After a short silence, Korra asks gently if they can start asking questions. "First of all, can you tell us something about the Island?"
"Of course. The temple was built by my father, Avatar Aang. My family, 20 White Lotus guards and 10 Air Acolytes live here. We all know each other personally. Except for the guards. They have shifts, the shift changes every 3 weeks. On the Island there are also some secret passages that can lead us to the attic, the backyard, the beach and the basement."
"Can you show us the secret passage to the beach?"