I'm alive!

Mako slowed the engine as they were approaching the shore.

"I wonder what it would be like to be a mermaid,"

Mako looked behind, to give a look at his younger brother, who is staring at the sunset sea behind them. "You gotta be kidding me Bo? You'll be hunted down and killed. Or the slow death, where they keep you alive for research. "

"I get that part bro. But what about the other part? We get to explore the whole world and be free"

The older brother chuckled, "We have enough money to travel,"

Which is true. Ever since he saved Korra, gold seemed to be appearing for him everyday. He remembered the first time he felt his right pocket heavy, and pulled out a handful of gold which was enough for three meals and a bed for the night. That was the first time the brothers had a decent meal.

The gold was always enough to cover the day. But Mako wanted to put it into savings. Even though he has enough to get through the days, the boy wanted to work. Sitting down on his butt waiting for money to fall in his hands was not his thing. He wanted to do something, to be productive. Hence, he earns extra.

What he wasn't expecting was that the money accumulated every single year. He wondered if that wish was a lifetime deal. He could afford more than enough.

He remembered the crew and Shady Shin were outraged when they found that their precious cargo had escaped and returned empty handed. But their tale of a true myth spread like a wildfire. Ever since that day, people had jumped into their boats in hoping to catch the mystical creature.

A year after the encounter with Korra, Mako saw another mermaid. He was on his regular routine of delivering the morning newspapers when the fishermen were returning with their catch. There was a huge gathering at the docks, and Mako curiously followed the crowd. When he caught a glimpse of the fisherman's catch, his whole body froze.

It was a mermaid. Beautiful and horrible. How does those two descriptions go together? The mermaid had a blue silver fin and mocha skin. It would've been beautiful if her body wasn't covered in blood. She was unconscious. The fishermen held her by the tail-upside down, like a normal fish. It felt very savage like, gruesome and cruel, but no one cared. The crowd cheered for the first catch of the mythical creature, but Mako wanted to throw up. She looked like she was a few years older than him.

She looked like Korra.

Mako shakes his head, bringing him back to the present. He distracted himself by searching for his brother. Bolin was way behind. He was walking slowly, but every minute he looks back at the sea.

"Bo, if you don't keep up, I'll leave without you," Mako teased.

This caught Bolin's attention, and he ran to catch up with his brother.

"Hey Guuuuys! We're hooome!" sang Bolin as he entered their house.

There was a scruffle and a small flash of red darted up Bolin and licked his face.

"Aw, Pabu. You do miss me."

Mako chucked his keys onto the table and gazed around the huge hall. This was their home.

Their mansion is 90 minutes away from town. Mako had bought the private property for a good deal. There wasn't a single house nearby. The closest house was 30 minutes away. It is peaceful.

It wasn't the house that intrigued him. It was the view of the ocean.

He had been searching for the perfect house to get a glimpse if the sea. And that house happened to be on top of the cliff. It was the only house with the best view.

Mako took off his coat. He needed to make a quick phone call.

A white bundle crashed into him, making him fall over. The next thing he knew was his face was covered in warm saliva.

"Easy, easy, Naga," he laughed. The white husky wagged it's tail enthusiastically and backed off to give her master space. "It's good to see you too," he gave her a pat on the head. "You wanna take a walk girl?"

The dog's ears perked up and barked in agreement.

"Give me a minute, " he said, and went up the spiral staircase. The dog sat down, and waited patiently.

Naga came into his life when he was fiourteen. He didn't know where she came from. Huskies were only found in the North and South Pole, and it was rare to see one in this country of such climate. She was only a small pup then. She had been following him around the city the whole day. She was cold and hungry, and he shared his food with her. She had a collar with her name on it. He thought she belonged to someone, but no one came up to claim it. Bolin already had Pabu, and taking another animal in is far too much responsibility. But he was surprise on how well the dog behaved and seem to obey simple commands. She was a good guard dog for the brothers and herself. Huskies were rare and expensive, and there was a high chance the dog could be stolen. But Naga was fierce. She snapped at anybody who tried to take her.

The firebender finally reached his office and picked up the wireless phone on his desk. He dialed the eight digits and waited.

Ever since he saw the corpse of the mermaid at twelve, he vowed to himself he would use his fortune Korra gave him to save her people. Even if they were from different worlds, he couldn't bear to see how his kind treated them like animals.

When he was fifteen, he managed to get hold of a private organization which rescues mermaids. Hiroshi Sato is one of the main sponsors.

While he was waiting, he opened a drawer under his desk, to find a large sketchbook. He wasn't a very good artist, but he loved to sketch. He flipped it open, turning the pages slowly. He paused to looked at the sketch he had done of Korra. Even though it has been a long time since he had seen her, Korra was a clear picture in his memory. He remembered her features, her long hair and eyes-

"Hello?" Someone picked up the line from the other end. It was a man's voice.

"It's me Mako," he said, closing the book. "The deal's done. She's safe. We sent her home,"

"That's good to hear. What was her name?"

"Jinora,"

There was a pause.

"Sir?"

"Nothing. You've done a great job. Thank you for your work, Mako."

They hung up.

Jinora didn't know which was worse. Being kidnapped, or having all the elders at their throats for her mischief, especially her father. He was very disappointed with her.

Her mother had been worried sick and gave her a big hug, followed by her siblings, Ikki and Meelo.

"But, I'm fine," she said, comforting her shaken mother, Pema. "Two kind guys rescued me."

"We're glad you're safe, Jinora," said Tenzin, who was already calmed down, "You've learned your lesson. We should be thankful that those humans helped you. The human world is a cruel place. Don't you ever go up there again, do you understand,"

The girl nodded her head.

"Your curiosity always seems to get the better out of you. Who has been telling you about the humans? Was it Korra? "

Jinora remained silent.

"I knew it. That girl shouldn't be telling anymore stories about the human world,"

"But papa," Jinora protested, "Her stories were wonderful,"

"And look where it lead you to,"

Jinora turned away from her father. Tenzin had always a hatred for humans. "Gran Gran tells me stories about them too," she said softly. Korra shouldn't take the whole blame.

Tenzin's face grew red. Great, now he needed to talk to his mother, who was also the cause of Korra's incident years ago.

Pema sensed her older daughter's put her hand on her daughters' shoulder. "Go get some sleep, dear. You had a long hard day, " Jinora nodded, and swam away to her home. Ikki followed her.

"Korra is missing again," Ikki whispered. "She has been gone ever since she heard you had disappeared."

But Jinora knew exactly where the teenager had gone to. Her emotions had changed from guilt and fear to excitement. She smiled at her sister, who in return smiled back. When she knew no one was watching them, the sisters took the opposite route away from the kingdom.

It was a ten minute swim from the mainland. They reached a wall with an overgrown curtain of algae and seaweed. It may look like an ordinary wall, but behind the curtain was a rock, which was the door concealing the cave. The two girls moved the rock aside using their airbending, and entered Korra's secret hideout.

Korra's grotto.

Jinora thinks it's the most beautiful place in the world. The moonlight shone through the hole above, and she could see hundreds of shelves (which covered the whole cave walls from bottom to top) filed with human things. Each shelf has it's own category. There was a shelf for boxes, music boxes ,toys, portraits, mirrors and more. Each treasure had it's own place. Jinora's favorite was the shelf filled with books. She saw the jewelry shelf sparkling with the moonlight's beam. It looks like it must have take years to find these unique treasures. Jinora believed that her friend had been collecting since she was a baby.

She found her friend sitting on a giant rock in the middle of the cave. Her back was turned against them, but Jinora could see she was holding up a silver fork. Her hair was down, and covered more than half of her back.

"Korra! Korra! Jinora's back!" Ikki sang loudly, as she quickly swam towards her.

The older girl turned around at Ikki's voice. Her blue eyes widened when she saw Jinora.

The Airbender smiled. Bile rose to her throat. A rush of emotions ran through her.

All those stories' you have told me through the years. You adventure, your kidnapping and rescue, your rescuer… all of it was real.

She had gone through the same experience Korra had went through , and felt the older girls emotions when she was a little girl. Relief.

She finally understood Korra, and her obsession over humans.

Jinora smiled. Her voiced cracked as she spoke.

"You would never believe who I saw on land,"