Chapter Six: Dinner and trouble
Kai was still sobbing on his bed. He didn't know how long he'd been at it, three or four hours at most. Then a knock came from the door.
"Who is it?" he asked shakily, tears still drying on his face.
"It's Pama and Tenzin honey" came a sweet warming voice from the out side of the door.
Kai went to the door and opened to find a bunch of bat lemurs holding a tea pot and cup.
"We thought you might like some tea before dinner" said the bald male lemur (Tenzin).
Kai backed away in huge surprise "you and your family are"
before he could finished he bumped into some one behind him.
"Oh Careful" laughed a boy of nineteen that had the body of a hob monkey.
Kai sat on his bed with his mind swimming, "this is impossible" he wondered,
Then the hob monkey jumped on the bed and said "Yeah I know it is but here we are, I'm Neko by the way" he said giving his hand for Kai to shake.
"I knew he was going to handsome" said the little male lemur "didn't I tell you guys" he said to his lemur siblings.
"Alright that will do Meelo, now hand the gentlemen his tea and don't spill it" said Tenzin offering the cup to his son.
Meelo then speed walked to Kai, handed him the cup and bowed to him when Kai took the cup from him.
"Thank you" said Kai before taking a gulp of his tea,
after doing so the eldest kid lemur (Jinora) asked "Want see an Airbender trick".
She then made a little air ball and lifted the liquid from the cup. Kai was impressed, But Tenzin made her put it back.
"That was very brave thing you did with Korra son" Pama said trying to cheer him up.
"We all think you did brilliantly" Neko continued.
Kai smiled a little but with a heavy heart said "What I did may have been right but I lost my only family, dreams, everything"
Ikkie went up to him and said slowly "chin up kind man, it'll all turn out alright in the end. And maybe in time you might call us family, you'll see". This really did make Kai smile a proper smile this time
"Well come on kids, there's a supper to get on the table" said Pama. They all left the room, all accept Neko who stayed to help Kai dress for dinner.
"Now let me see, you look about a 6.3 and around about a size 12" Neko said opening the wardrobe.
Kai was grateful that Neko was helping him look good, but he had to stop him from getting and outfit for him to wear.
"This is very kind of you Neko, But I'm not going to dinner" Kai explained,
Neko's mouth dropped "But you Must" he said in protest.
Then Bolin and Mako walked in "Dinner is served" they said unison and bowing.
Down in the dining room Korra was passing up and down in frustration.
"Whats taking so long, I told him to come down three hours ago" She said blood boiling.
"Why isn't he here yet" She shouted at Izlee, Tenzin and Asami.
Tenzin tried to calm Korra down "try to have pectinous Korra, The boy has lost his mother and his freedom all in one night".
Izlee full excitement asked "Korra do you presume this boy, could be the one to free Raava and break the spell" she asked,
Korra aggressively responded with "OF COURSE I HAVE, I'm not a fool".
Izlee smiled at this "Good so you fall in love with him, then he falls in love with you and also he shows you your true strength and poof the spell is broken, Will be human again and you will be reunited with Raava by midnight" Izlee said with confidence.
To Izlee this sounded like child's play but to Tenzin this was something that just didn't happen over night.
"Izlee don't take this too lightly, these things take time" Tenzin explained to over excited young adult wolf.
"Time's the one thing we don't have Tenzin, because the louts has already began to wilt" Asami said explaining as tho Tenzin wasn't aware of this.
Korra couldn't see how she could pull this off, She still remembered the way he looked at her when he first saw what she looked like. She couldn't blame him, seeing her probably made him feel like walking into a nightmare.
"This is impossible, He so strong and beautiful and I'm… WELL LOOK AT ME" She Barked.
Izlee didn't know what to say to that statement, Tenzin tried yet again to give Korra some faith
"Korra only you must help him to see past what you are and who you think you are" He said with a smile.
Korra sighed and said "I don't know how" she snapped,
Tenzin turned red then said "Well you can by making your self look more presentable and straighten up, look and acted more like a Lady".
Izlee then chimed in "Yes when he come's in, give him a dashing smile and flutter of the eyes",
Korra rolled her eyes at this idea, She could see how making her self look more like an idiot girl would help her win Kai's heart.
"And above all Korra please try and control your temper" Tenzin reminded her.
There was foot steps outside the dining room door. Korra prepared herself for task of wooing Kai but it wasn't Kai who stepped through the door.
"Good evening" said Mako followed by Bolin, This made a vain pop in Korra's four head
"Well, where is he?" she demanded.
Bolin shaking tried to explain the situation "Well Kai is in the process of uh…well circumstances being what they are uh….."
Mako got to the point before Bolin hurt himself "Korra I'm sorry he's not coming.
"WHAT" Korra screamed.
She then burst through the door and flew up the stair latterly thanks to her wings, With her servants racing after her telling her not to be so hasty. She banged on Kai's bedroom door
"I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO COME DOWN TO DINNER" she yelled loud enough to echo through the palace.
Kai yelled back "I'M NOT HUNGRY",
Korra stood there not knowing what to say "YOU COME OUT OR I'LL ….. I'LL BREAK DOWN THE DOOR WITH EARTHBENDING"
Asami chimed in to give Korra advice "Korra I maybe wrong, But that may not be the best way to win the boy's affections" She said with a smile.
Bolin also concerned said "please attempted to be a Lady and a peaceful Avatar" he begged.
Korra fumed as tho they didn't realise what was going on "I can't because he's being so difficult" she said eyes fuming.
"Gently Korra gently" Tenzin said putting a hand on her shoulder.
Korra breathed and said "will you come down to dinner" she asked gently this time.
"No" Kai said, another vain popped on Korra's neck
"Gentle Korra" Mako said calmly.
Korra took another breath and said "it would give me great pleasure if you would join me for dinner" Korra asked with her hair on her neck standing on end.
And using common sense she said "please".
There was quit then "No Thank you" said Kai. This really made Korra crack
"YOU CAN'T STAY IN THERE FOREVER" she yelled. "YES I CAN" Kai yelled back
"Fine then go AHEAD AND STAAAAAAAARVE" Korra roared.
She turned to her servants "If he doesn't eat with me then he doesn't eat at all" and quick as a flash she flew towards the south wing and to her Chambers.
"Well that could have been worse" said Tenzin,
"You guys go down, I'll stay here if he decides to come out later" Asami advised.
They agreed and head down to start clearing the table.
Korra burst into her room kicked up a broken chair and burned it to ash.
"I ask nicely and what do I get? refusal" she then ran up to the lotus under a glass dome
"What other way dose he want me to do? Crawl on all fours and BEG like a dog" she whined.
She the grabbed the spirit mirror and asked it to show her Kai. The Glass then shimmed into a viewing of Kai talking to Neko while sitting on his chamber window
"Kai I know it's hard but Korra's not so bad once you get to know her. Why not give her a chance?" Neko asked.
Kai angrily said "I don't want to get to know her. I don't want to have anything to do with that spoiled brat" he explained.
This made Korra sink even lower "I'm just fooling my self. He'll never be able to see me as anything. But a monster" she then starred at the lotus, another petal fell slowly
"It's hopeless" Korra said with a single tear falling down her cheek.