"Hey, Bolin!" Mako shouted as he returned from getting the two breakfast "I picked us up some food before we head down to training center."
Korra lay awake with Bolin's arm carefully wrapped around her. She had heard Mako come home late last night, but he hadn't bothered to check on Bolin. Korra let out a slight cough to try and wake Bolin, but failed. She heard Mako coming towards Bolin's room and pretended to be asleep. She had definitely gotten over her feelings for Mako last night but wasn't sure how Mako would react to seeing her in his brother's bed.
"Hey, Bolin? Why aren't you up? You never sleep this late." Mako always knew Bolin to be an early bird.
Mako last statement woke Bolin from his deep sleep. "Oh, hey Mako." Bolin said sleepily. Korra still lay there pretending to be asleep, afraid of what Mako might be thinking.
Bolin carefully got out bed, trying as hard as he could not to disturb Korra. "Let's go talk out there." he said in a monotone voice.
As the brothers entered the living room Mako suddenly burst out, "What the hell, Bolin? What did you two do last night?"
"Nothing Mako she was scared so I let her stay here. I was worried about her having more nightmares so I let her sleep in my bed. That's all." Bolin became defensive, he liked Korra but the thought of him and Korra actually sleeping together the way Mako thought had never crossed his mind. He had always thought of Korra in a strictly romantic way.
"Besides you were with Asami all last night, so what's it matter to you?" Bolin shot back.
"I just don't want you doing anything stupid, ok?" Mako had a look of concern on his face.
Korra lay there awhile listening to their conversation before deciding to get up. She quietly walked towards the threshold. Just as she entered the living room Mako shot her a look of disapproval. She immediately looked at the ground in defense. "H-Hey Mako..." Korra said quietly. "We'll talk later Bolin, I have errands to run." Mako quickly left leaving the breakfast on the table.
"What's his problem?" Korra asked Bolin, who had seemed to become lost in thought. Korra walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his big chest. He returned the gesture, tightly wrapping his arms behind her neck pulling her in close.
"He's just worried about me, that's all." Bolin answered taking a deep breath. "He thought we did something last night didn't her?" Korra released her grip and walked over to sit on the couch. Bolin pulled her back in for one last tight embrace. Korra couldn't hold back the smile that came from such a simple action.
"Yeah, Korra. He did," Bolin answered, "It's nothing to worry about though."
Korra looked him in the eyes, she believed him, but she was worried about what Mako might say to Asami. "You look tired Bolin, it's still early, the suns barely up. Let's go back to bed." Bolin accepted Korra's invitation and led her back to his room, resuming the same position they were in before Mako came home. Korra laid next to Bolin for a few minutes before asking what had been on her mind since she heard Mako bring it up, "Hey Bolin?" "Yeah, Korra." Bolin's voice was as soft as usual. "How did you feel about what Mako thought?" Bolin shuddered at th question.
"Well, when he first suggested the idea, I was really defensive towards the subject but, I've been thinking, and why don't we let what happens, just happen on its own." Korra was suprised at his answer. "Yeah, I like that." She turned her towards his and gave a long sweet kiss on the lips. It was no where near as passionate as the one last night in the training room, but she could feel the emotion emanating from Bolin. The kiss lasted almost a full minute, by the time they released eachother of the infatuating drug that was the kiss, Korra had almost completley forgotten about the earlier events. Almost.
Bolin woke Korra up about noon. She look quite cute wearing his baggy pants with her skin tight shirt. Bolin smiled at her as she came walking out of his room. He liked the idea of waking up every morning to Korra. It was intoxicating almost, seeing her there, Mako's earlier remarks were slowly becoming less an insult and more a suggestion. Bolin's mind was suddenly racing with thoughts, would they have kids? Would they still compete in Pro-bending together? What about his relationship with his brother? He decided to put his mind on pause for a bit.
"Hey Bolin, I think we need to go find Mako and talk to him about this." Korra suggestion wasn't all that absurd.
"Yeah, you're right." Bolin replied, looking down in worry.
They checked in the training room for Mako, but he wasn't there. They checked the arena, still no Mako. "Maybe he went to the park?" Bolin decided to follow Korra's suggestion and the two headed to the park.
When they got to the park Mako wasn't hard to find. He always went to the same place every time he came here.
The two approached Mako, he was sitting by the water not to far from where Korra had gotten yelled at for fishing. "Hey Mako, we all need to talk." Bolin's voice was comforting and worried at the same time.
"You need to understand exactly why Korra stayed last night." Bolin looked to Korra then back to Mako. "After I decided not to go with you and Asami, I came back home. I was laying in bed and the Arena began to shake. I was worried the attic might collapse so I ran downstairs and I saw Korra. Her eyes were glowing blue and there was dust all in the air." Bolin recounted the rest of last nights events. Korra had to look away while Bolin described what had happened.
"Mako, I know you worry about Bolin but, if we decide we are going to...have sex," Bolin's face turned a brighter red than Mako' fire bending at the mention of may or may not happen him and Korra, "Theres nothing you can do to stop it. Bolin is old enough to make his decisions for himself."
"Korra, you don't understand, Bolin has nobody to protect him-" Mako was abruptly cut off by Bolin. "I don't need protecting Mako. You've been protecting me your whole life. You missed out on a childhood for me. There's nothing you need to protect me from...besides I have Korra." Korra chuckled at the comment though she knew it was an inappropriate time. "Whatever Bolin, I have to meet Asami, I'll see you whenever." Mako knew that remark would hurt, but he didnt care, Bolin didn't understand what it meant to protect yourself.
Korra looked at Bolin, his eyes were a slight red, the only thing she could do was hug him. She tried to emulate the same emotion that Bolin did through his hugs, but she knew she couldn't. Right now she just needed to be there with him.
"Come on, Bolin. Let's go back." Korra led Bolin back to their room in the attic, he was silent the whole way there. When they returned they both sat on the couch, Korra snuggling close to Bolin. Trying desperatly to comfort him, she looked at him and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Bolin put his arms around her as they readjusted to a laying down position on the couch, he had the feeling Mako would not be coming home tonight. Bolin and Korra lay there speechless, just as Bolin was drifting off into a somewhat peaceful sleep Korra cut in, "I love you, Bolin." Bolin's heart raced, he hadn't expected her to say that. "I love you too, Korra...I love you too." They quietly drifted off into a deep slumber, Korra thought she saw just the slightest smile emerge from Bolin's sullen face.