White Flag
Drabble Two: Two Types of Girls

Korra wandered around the island, wondering where Mako had disappeared to, it was dinner time, and while he wasn't as voracious an eater as his brother, Mako was never one to miss a meal.

However the firebender had been unusually quiet over the last few days, and while he was never much of a talker to begin with, he was bordering on downright mute, only speaking when spoken to and even then it was with one word answers.

Bolin had told her that it would pass, that sometimes Mako would just get into a funk, and Bolin had learned that it was better just to let him be, that he'd get over it and rejoin the land of the living soon.

But, patience was never one of Korra's more favored virtues and so she decided to take it upon herself to bring Mako out of his funk. However when she found him the picture he made was so peaceful even she hesitated to encroach on his privacy.

He sat there on the cliff, ironically the same place she had when she had her mini-break down and just stared, unseeingly out at Republic City. She stood there, hidden by the bushes, not knowing how to approach him, she had seen Mako angry, sad, happy, worried, relieved, but this, this was new.

"Stealth mode isn't exactly your strong suit." His voice carried over to her, and even though he wasn't looking at her, Korra couldn't stop the blush that stained her cheeks.

Stepping out of the shadows she took a seat next to him, "You ok?" He glanced at her from the corner of his eye, shrugging, "Do you want to talk about it?"

A shake of the head.

"Do you want me to leave you alone?"

No answer.

"Okay…" she moved to get up, but his hand around her wrist stopped her.

She looked at him with wide eyes, he still wasn't looking at her, but he didn't release his hold on her either.

"Do you want me to stay?"

A soft tug, pulled her back down beside him.

As they sat there in silence just staring out at the Republic City skyline Mako was reminded of something his father had told him, so many years ago.

"Just remember Mako, there are two types of girls in this world," The bright green eyes of his father were alight with joy as he stared down at his young son, "The ones you grow out of, and the ones you grow into," he looked up at his wife of 10 years, little Mako following his gaze, "Now the ones you meet and instantly fall for, well those relationships are fun while they last, but it's the girl that you grow into…" he smiled as his wife's amber eyes met his, "…the love that sneaks up on you when you're not paying attention, that's the love that'll last."

Pulling his scarf up to hide his face, he smiled to himself. He couldn't believe that he had forgotten that little moment, but his father had been right.

His attraction to Korra hadn't been instant like it had with Asami, but it had grown steadily each day until he woke up and the realization hit him square in the face. He didn't know if what he was feeling for the young Avatar was love or not, but he knew it was stronger than anything he'd experienced so far.

All too soon the sounds of the airbender babies calling out to them disturbed their little moment of peace and they turned to face one another, silently knowing that it was time to head back and rejoin the rest of the world.

As Mako watched Korra lead the way, he knew that someday soon he would tell her how he felt, but before he could make a move and live the life he wanted, with the girl he grew into, there was still the matter of dealing with the girl he had grown out of.

So I kind of have this headcanon that Mako gets really introverted and quiet around the anniversary of his parents death, where he likes to be alone because he needs the peace and quiet to be able to remember what his parents were like. He and Bolin have been on their own for so long, he's beginning to forget what they were like, what they looked like.

Anywho, just another random drabble. I hope to post some happy fluff soon, but for some reason my muse is very angsty...

Oh yea! And the quote from Mako's dad is from an episode of Smallville...

June 25, 2012
10:35pm