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Two weeks later

"… And it has been reported that six more people have lost their bending in the past two weeks. With the public growing more and more worried, people have to wonder: What is the Avatar working on to help? Is she trying to help? Some people may begin to doubt-" Korra swiftly turned off the radio, stopping the announcer's voice mid-sentence. She put her face in her hands, letting out a sigh as she ran her fingers through her hair. She was the Avatar, she had so many things to work on at once, and no matter what she did- She always seemed to be letting someone down.

"Don't let it get to you, Korra. You are spending nearly every minute working on your duties. You're only human." A deep voice soothed, followed by a warm hand on her back. She groaned in a way that sounded pained, biting her lower lip.

"No- I'm not only human. I'm the Avatar. I have to protect everyone, and didn't you hear? Six more people have lost their bending. Six." She brought her head up, unshed tears glistening in her eyes as she looked at the black-haired former water bender. "I just don't know what to do." She whispered, her lip trembling in an uncharacteristic way.

It had been an incredibly hectic week, to say simply. After discovering that Asami's father was apart of the Equalist movement, he was arrested. Mako, Bolin, and Asami had moved in to Tenzin's home. It had been her idea, of course, but there was a part of her that couldn't believe she had offered at all. She had gone to the trouble of begging Pema and Tenzin for Mako and Bolin to stay with her- And what had they done? Moved in with Asami. She was beginning to feel less and less like one of their friends, and more like just a teammate. An ex-teammate, now that the arena was destroyed.

When Korra had made the (very serious) accusation about Mr. Sato, Mako had declared her jealous of his relationship with Asami, and had threatened their very "friendship". Not to mention that Bolin hadn't said anything either- Most likely siding with his brother naturally. No matter what, it was as if Mako would choose Asami over her. It didn't matter that she had known him longer, he loved Asami. Not her.

The only person who had been there for her every day without fail had been Tahno. Sure, he couldn't back up her accusation, but he didn't outright tell her she was wrong, or call her a liar. He had calmly asked her why she thought this, and had listened to her reasoning with a thoughtful expression. Lately, he had been the only person she could talk to about anything. What with Mako spending all his time with Asami, and Bolin showing off to the air bender children, she couldn't find time to speak to them about anything. Not to mention that she was still a little hurt about the Hiroshi Sato incident.

Tahno watched Korra with a blank expression. She looked so worn out, so broken, he could hardly believe this was the passionate woman he had fallen in love with. Reaching out, he gripped her shoulder and pulled her into a hug. He remembered when she had showed up at his apartment, only six days ago, and she had begged him to come to the Island to see her occasionally. "I don't have time to leave as often-" She had said at the time, and so he obliged. Whenever he would stroll past Narook's at the usual time, and he found no Avatar, he would go to the docks, boarding a ferry without a second thought.

Korra leaned against his chest, sighing contentedly. Despite their (very rough) meeting, Tahno had proved to be one of the only true friends she had here. He never failed to comfort her, or tell her the truth. He wouldn't sugarcoat his words for her, which she appreciated. The young Avatar would rather know what she was doing wrong and fix it than be lied to. Tahno gently stroked her back, his lips pressed against her hair as she slowly relaxed. She had yet to give him an answer about his… Confession, yet he hadn't pestered her once; and this she appreciated.

The Avatar did notice, however, that Tahno was gradually doing a few things he hadn't done before. Such as gently holding her hand for a moment, smiling at her as he watched her practice her bending, or staying with her for a longer amount of time than he used to. Korra found that she really didn't mind his undivided attention. When he came to the Island, he stayed with her, and he wouldn't run off to speak with the others. He would, of course, be polite and kind to Tenzin and his family, though they rarely bothered the two of them. With that being said, she leaned into his embrace, sighing contentedly at his warmth.

Closing his eyes, Tahno let out a deep sigh. He could feel her heart beat against his chest, and the sensation was so sweet it made him want nothing more than throw her down and ravage her here and now. But, he knew that would upset her. No matter how badly he wished to show the Avatar how much he cared about her, he would never do anything to hurt her. He would never forgive himself. So for now, this was enough. Just holding her and comforting her was enough.

-Mako-

Mako sat sullenly in his "room". Ever since he had moved in to Tenzin's house on Air Temple Island, he had seen Korra a maximum of three times. Three times in an entire week. The tension between them was almost palpable, and he hated himself for it. Something about Korra made him crazy, and not in a good way. She made him angry, and she made him want her without even trying. When she accused Hiroshi Sato, he yelled at her for being jealous; and looking back at it now, he realized it was because he was hoping that was the reason why.

What was he expecting, for her to say "Yes, I'm jealous, Mako," and run into his arms begging for him to love her? He shook his head, disgusted with himself. What had surprised him even more was when Korra had told him to go to Asami. The look on her face was so rejected, but she smiled at him nonetheless. It was these types of things that made him think about her so much. She was just so pure, and had such genuine kindness that it almost made him sick. But, more than that, it made him want her.

Looking around, he sighed from the loneliness he felt. Asami had left today, heading to the city in order to talk to a couple reporters and run some errands. He had suggested that he go with her, but she had looked at him with a smile and said, "I'll be okay. Why don't you stay and relax?" Oh, yeah, he was relaxing all right. His mind was buzzing with thought, and he tried his hardest not to entertain them; because most of them were about Korra. He wanted to go and see her, spend time with her. Just her. Not do anything wrong, of course… And today would be perfect. There was no Asami, and Bolin was always busy showing off to the kids…

Standing up suddenly, Mako had seemed to make up his mind. He was going to seek Korra out. When he found her, first thing he was going to do was apologize for his behavior. Nodding his head in agreement with his own thoughts, Mako made his way towards the door.

-Korra-

Somehow, in the midst of being comforted, Korra had decided she wanted to spar.

"Sparring, Korra? Really?" Tahno asked now, as he stood before her with one eyebrow raised.

"Well, yeah. It relaxes me, and helps relieves stress. So, why not?" Korra responded, stretching her arms back behind her head as she prepared her body for their match. Tahno decided not to mention to Korra what other fun activity relaxed people, and instead grinned at her.

"Sure. So, why with me?" He had a hint of sadness in his eyes, and Korra frowned too, realizing her small mistake.

"Well, of course I won't use my bending. Come on, hand-to-hand combat. It'll be fun." She promised, sending him a smile as she suddenly raised one of her brows, crossing her arms over her chest. "Unless, of course you think that you're not as strong as me. Afraid of being beaten by a girl?" She asked with a snide tone, trying to excite Tahno into sparring with her. Taking the bait, Tahno laughed quietly before he slowly allowed himself to take a fighting stance, smirking at the waiting Avatar.

"Beaten by you? Oh, please…" He goaded, and Korra grinned with obvious glee, even though she tried to look threatening. There was no one to say when they should start; it just, happened. They began to circle each other slowly, their arms raised in a fighting stance as their eyes never left each other. Lately Tahno had been practicing actual fighting, so that he wouldn't be completely defenseless. Being with Korra made him want to continue trying, and so try he did.

Taking the initiation to begin, Tahno lunged forward towards her, much like he had during the competition. He was still just as fast, yet this time he had no water to back up his actions. Despite this, Korra was still shocked when he suddenly appeared in front of her face, and she jumped back, her eyes wide. His footwork was fast, and he did a small spin before he moved towards her again, this time drawing back one of his arms to strike her. Not with enough power to hurt her- They were sparring, after all, he had to strike sometime.

Jerking her body back out of the way, Korra narrowly avoided Tahno's fist connecting with her shoulder. Sliding her feet over, the young Avatar decided to charge him this time, and as she did, she did a small spin, bringing her leg up, aiming for the side of his chest. "I can see you've really been practicing." Korra complimented as Tahno's forearm connect with her ankle, stopping her leg from hitting him. Tahno grinned at her as they paused momentarily.

"When I put my mind to something, I always get it." He murmured, and the deep tone of his voice made Korra pause, a shiver running down her spine. Taking her shock to his advantage, Tahno swiftly knelt down, and he made a quick kick at her ankles, sweeping her feet out from under her before she could even think.

Korra fell to the ground in a less-than-graceful manner, her back hitting the ground with a thud, and a "Oof!" sound escaping her mouth. She blinked, surprised that she had already gotten knocked down even though they had only just started a minute or two ago. Tahno had straightened himself up, looking down at the Avatar with a smug grin.

"Well, well. Looks like I win." He sneered half-heartedly, though he looked so much like his old self that Korra couldn't help but grin back at him challengingly.

"Gee, I guess you're right. Help me up?" She huffed, holding out her hand as she knelt on her elbows. Tahno shrugged, and he reached down; as soon as his hand gripped Korra's, she jerked down, pulling the former water bender to the ground next to her. As he roughly landed on the ground, Korra couldn't help but begin laughing. "Whoops, my hand slipped." She said in-between chuckles, and Tahno pushed himself up to glare at her. With a quick flick of his head, he moved his hair out of his face as he watched Korra.

He hadn't seen her laugh so happily since the Bending Brothers moved in with her, so he couldn't truly be mad at her. Deciding to play along with her, Tahno tackled her suddenly, catching her by surprise. Though Korra was surprised that Tahno suddenly tackled her to the ground, she had absolutely no objections. Soon they were rolling around on the ground, wrestling with each other. Putting one into headlocks- Even kicking and hitting each other. Despite the dirt and sweat that began to cover their bodies, they easily laughed giddily at their activity.

Somehow, though- As the laughter began to die off and the dust began to settle, Korra found herself pinning Tahno down. She was currently sitting on his waist, straddling him, and her hands were holding down his wrists. Grinning at him triumphantly, Korra raised one brow. "I think I won." She said smugly.

"It appears that way." Tahno agreed, allowing Korra to hold him down. He wasn't upset by the turn of events… Not in the least. However, the longer she stayed this way, the more serious the two became. Their breathing had calmed down, yet Korra found herself out of breath. Her face was closer to Tahno's than she had thought, there was only a few inches between them. He was staring at her, too, his cool eyes looking hazy as she felt his breath fan her face. Suddenly it hit her, she was just sitting on him. Blushing slightly, Korra released his wrists, and she began backing away.

"Sorry, Tahno. I-" Korra's words died in her throat as Tahno's hand shot up and gripped the back of her neck, stopping her from moving away. His hand was rough and calloused, yet incredibly warm. The back of the Avatar's neck tingled where he touched, and she watched him with wide eyes. Neither of them spoke a word, and neither of them looked away from the other.

With extreme slowness, Tahno's hand made a pressure on her neck, pushing her closer to him. As if in a trance, Korra allowed it- her face beginning to move closer to his. Carefully pushing himself onto his elbow, Tahno's hand slid off of Korra's neck, and gently cupped her cheek. The Avatar knew what was about to happen, and she found that she didn't care. Her mind was warm and fuzzy, and it didn't bother her one bit. There was nothing on her mind except Tahno- And with that being accepted, her lids lowered as she continued to meet his advances. They continued to move with incredible slowness, and Tahno forced himself not to just smash his lips to hers.

Though finally, their breath was beginning to mix together. Tahno could smell her; he could smell the scent of sweat and dirt on her, and a smell like that of a wood fire. He didn't care, though- To him she smelled wonderful; so Korra. She could smell him as well- The faintest scent of salt- Just like the ocean. What the two of them didn't notice, however, was the sound of footsteps approaching them. They were far too caught-up in what they were going to do. Closer… Closer… And just as their lips grazed each other-

"Korra?"

So... Yes!

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