By the time Moki came to pick me up, my heart had sunk so far down that my mother had to force me to get ready for the party. Now, sitting here in a dark red dress and slumped over with my head in my hands, Moki knocked on my bedroom door. He came in after I gave him permission.

"Are you ready?" He asked, and then paused when he saw me. "You okay?"

For a moment I thought about telling him about the fight I had with Oh. "Yeah, I'm fine." I stood up, finally looking at Moki. He wore a tribal formal outfit from the Northern Water tribe, and I could feel the heat in my cheeks. "Wow, you look good," I mumbled.

He almost smiled. "Thanks. You look amazing."

I could feel a smile appear on my face, that comment repeating itself in my head. Why do I keep having feelings like this around him? It's so new. I reached for my hair which usually hung down around me like a fountain, but remembered my mother put it up in a pony tail, curling the tips and the strands that fell in my face. "Just let me say goodbye to my parents and we can go," I said. We both headed downstairs, where my parents were sitting at the table.

"You both look stunning!" Mother gushed.

Father shook Moki's hand. "Thank you for escorting my little girl."

Moki's handshake looked firm and solid, and I knew nothing impressed my father more. "You can tell a lot about a man by his handshake," he would always tell me. Father always tried to help Oh with his own handshake.

"It's an honor, sir." Moki stood by my side, talking to my father.

"It's nice to finally meet the man that's training her," Father continued. "She's told me a lot about you."

"She's a good student and a quick learner." They continued talking when Mother pulled me to the side.

"Sweety," She whispered to me. "I've been wanting to ask you this since I heard about the party, but are you two going as a date? Or friends?"

I froze. I've been asking myself the same thing lately. Just as I opened my mouth to answer, Moki said, "Shai, we should go so we're not late."

I gave my parents a quick goodbye, already forgetting about the fight earlier with Oh.

Moki and I have spent a lot of time together which gave him so little time to get used to the city, yet he knew more people at this gathering then me. Most of the people here were wealthy, and though my family and I weren't poor, we weren't rich enough to know majority of these people. The place was huge and a little crowded. There was food and drinks, and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves.

After learning so many names and walking around so much, I began to get dizzy. "Are you alright?" Moki asked.

I hadn't realized it, but I was leaning on him slightly. "Yeah," I said, standing up straight. My hand went to my spinning head. "Just thirsty I suppose."

He grinned at me, his blue eyes still so light yet so much softer then when we had first met. "Come on, let's get something to drink."

I followed him to the tables where the drinks were and watched as he poured ours. He handed me one cup, and I took a big gulp. "Thanks," I said. I was feeling better, but I couldn't tell if it was because of the drink or the attention Moki was giving me. Something about the way he looked at me gave me what my mother called "butterflies in your stomach."

Leaning against the wall, I asked him, "How do you know so many people?" I was truly astonished.

He shrugged, standing in front of me. It was a little loud with everyone else around us, so he stood a little close so I could hear him. "On the days we don't train I go to work with my dad."

"What's your dad do?"

"He owns a fancy restaurant that serves some pretty important people. A lot of wealthy people in this city have been there."

He took a couple steps closer, I suddenly realized how close Moki was. My eyes avoided his. "Wow, that's cool. What kind of food do they have?" I said, looking down at my cup instead of at Moki. Being this close to a boy made me nervous. Oh and I have been close like this before, but it never felt like this.

"Hey, Shai!"

I turned and saw Bolin coming towards us. My heart jumped, excited to see my brother. "Bo!" I gave him a huge hug. "I'm so relieved to see someone I know!"

He laughed, but stopped when he saw Moki. "Who are you?"

"Bolin, this is Moki, my water bending master. Moki, this is my brother Bolin."

Moki shook Bolin's hand, but looked at me with a curious look. "I didn't know you had a brother."

"Neither did I," I mumbled.

"There you are Bolin." Mako came up, with a woman clinging to his arm. "Oh, hi Shai." That must be the girl he went out on a date with. She was very pretty, and Mako was obviously happy with her, despite the not so friendly greeting.

"So you're Shai?" The woman asked, surprisingly friendly. "Wow, I've heard about you. My names Asami. It's crazy that you're a water bender."

I shifted on my heels, wanting nothing more then to get off this topic. "Have you seen Korra?" I asked, changing the subject.

Mako scanned the crowd. "There!"

"She's with my dad," Asami said, as we all moved through the crowd.

Moki grabbed my hand, leading me and following everyone else. I was sure he grabbed my hand to make sure I didn't get lost among all these people, but the gesture still made my skin tingle.

"Hey Korra," Mako said as we approached. Korra wore a lovely dark blue dress with her hair half down. She stood next to a man dressed also in blue, Councilman Tarrlok.

"This is my daughter, Asami," The third man introduced. He didn't look very familiar, but wore expensive clothing.

"It's lovely to meet you," Asami said to Avatar Korra.

I stood to the side of everyone and listened to them continue talking, very much aware of the fact that Moki was still holding my hand.

Korra and I said hello, but she was pulled away to meet other people. Moki gave me a rest on introducing me to everyone. We ate a little, talked, and even danced! I was delighted, and sure nothing could ruin this night. After I while, I saw a crowd at the large stairs. Moki and I walked towards it, and I saw Korra and Councilman Tarrlok being asked questions by a group of reporters.

"As the Avatar, shouldn't you be going after Amon?" One reporter was asking.

"Well, I-" Korra stuttered.

"Why are you backing away from this fight?" He asked.

"What? No, I've never backed away from anything in my life."

I walked over to where I saw Mako and Bolin. "What's going on?"

"I don't know," Mako said.

Korra stood there, stunned and in the spotlight as questions were being thrown at her left and right. We could see how confused she was, and how angry she was getting. "Are you afraid of Amon?" One reporter asked among all the other questions.

"I'm not afraid of anybody!" Korra exclaimed. "If the city needs me, then I'll join Tarrlok's task force and help fight Amon."

"There's your headline folks!" Tarrlok said, putting an arm around Korra's shoulders.

Cameras went off, and it was clear even from where we stood how upset Korra was. Bolin, Mako, and I looked at one another. No one else seemed to see what was wrong.

"You were quiet the whole ride back," Moki said, walking me up to my door. He frowned. "You didn't have fun, did you?"

"No, no!" I said quickly. That was the last thing I wanted Moki to think. "I had a lot of fun, thank you."

"But?"

I looked at my feet, noticing how close Moki's feet was to mine. "But somethings up with Korra. She just seemed off today."

"Is that bad?"

"I don't know." I looked up at him. "Thank you so much for coming tonight. I had so much fun with you, so thank you for that." I giggled. "And you're not a bad dancer."

He chuckled. "You're not so bad yourself."

We stared at each other. Moki leaned forward, and for a moment I thought he was going to kiss me. But he stopped, pausing inches from my face, and after a pause he gave me a peck on the cheek. "Sleep well, Shai." He turned, walking away.

"You too," I whispered.

Sorry this chapter is so long. Hope you like it :)