Roze's Corner: Yay! Okay, so I am going to try and write my first Legend of Korra fic! As always, recommendations and advice are always welcome ^_^ And just to note that yes I am a hugeeee Borra shipper so if I bash Mako I am sorry and I will try to not do so.

Overview: It only took one argument for Korra to see how much had went wrong with her relationship with Mako over the two years that she was with him. All the lies and hurt amounted too much and it just took one true look at everything for Korra to leave him. Bolin hasn't seen his brother nor Korra much in those two years but when she suddenly appears on his door step in distress he doesn't hesitate to take her in. Will old feelings return and new ones develop or will the unseen forces of the unknown interfere?

A/N & Updates: I am so sorry about what happened! I was on my other ff account and messed up 2 chapters on that one so I had to fix those up. But I have good news! I plan on writing another borra story and a kataang story =) So look out for those stories!

Chapter 9: Private confessions

Humming to herself, Katara busied herself to ready for the long day ahead of her when she heard a knock on her door. Turning to the clock hung on her wall, eye brows raised up high. "Four thirty in the morning? Who could that be?" Making her way over to the door, she heard slight shuffling and thought it was a temple acolyte who was coming to see if she needed anything. Opening the door though, that wasn't who was on the other side. "Korra?"

"Hey there Katara, may I come in?" Tugging on the hem of her night shirt, Korra was looking down at the hard wooden floors.

"Why certainly child." Ushering the young avatar in, Katara closed and locked her door.

"Thank you." Taking a seat on a cushion on the floor, Korra took the cup of tea offered to her. "Thank you."

"Never a problem. Now, what brings you here so early in the morning child?" Taking a seat next to her, Katara didn't miss the tell tale frown on her husband's succeeders face. 'Same look he used to get whenever something bothers him.'

"Mmm, well recently there has been a lot of issues going on."

"Oh?"

Nodding, Korra sighed as she ran a hand through bed head hair.

"Well, what are some of these issues?" Pouring some tea in a cup, Katara handed the cup to Korra.

Taking a sip of the tea, it failed to calm most of the nerves fluttering around in Korra's stomach. "Some are with the recent news I've received."

"And what news is this?"

"Of the equalist weapons floating about."

Katara remained silent as Korra vented her heart out. Tenzin had already informed her of the situation which is why she was here along with Korra and her family.

"Amon caused so much hell and distress, and just the fact someone would want to continue in his footsteps sickens me. He stole away people's lives and promoted hate among the masses. I cannot tell you how many benders have came up to me after the incident and told me how they suffered at the hands at their former friends once their bending had been removed. It shows the true face of some people."

"Korra..." Removing the cup from her hands, Katara took Korra hands into her own as she stared solemnly into her eyes. "There will forever be people like that, long after me and you are gone. You cannot change the hatred in peoples heart sadly. They have to be the ones who do that and it is very hard for someone to let go hate that has festered probably since they were a young girl or boy. The only thing that you can do is continually prove them wrong and hope for a day that they will let go of their hatred."

Closing her eyes, Korra let the words sink in before she continued. "Also... There's been somewhat of an issue between me and Mako these days."

That made the water benders eye brow raise up again.

"Yea." Pulling her hands free, she used them to hold her legs up to her chest. "It hasn't been... friendly to put it nicely."

"What's been going on?"

"Arguments, yelling, cussing..."

"Hmmm, well... What do you think is the source of it?"

"Bolin for one."

"Korra..." Katara had also heard from her son what they had to do to get Korra to leave the earth bender's house.

"Wait! Hear me out first!" Holding out her hands, Korra sat straight up as she spoke to her mentor. "Mako goes into town constantly in Republic City for business so one day I just happened to suggest he go and visit Bolin and it turned into this huge argument! All I wanted was to make sure he was okay."

"Bolin is fine child."

"I know that, but it couldn't hurt to say hi. I mean come on, Bolin is his brother and he wont even stop at his job and give a passing wave."

Sighing, Katara wondered how she put up with her kids when they went through this phase. 'Then again I had Aang to help with the mental pressure.' "Korra, while I understand your intentions, it is Mako's choice and it's not fair to push him to do something that you personally want to do."

"What!?"

Chuckling, Katara knew she caught Korra in her act. "Gotcha."

Sighing, the young avatar let her head hang. "Darn it."

Patting her on the back, Katara shook her head. "It's alright child, you're just worried about him is all. But look at it like this as well... Mako goes into town for important reasons and there are many back ways that he can take to reach that destination. There are not many back ways to get to the station and the last thing anyone needs is for him to be followed. It would jeopardize not only you but your family, my family and everything the police force has been working on." Putting a finger to Korra's lips, Katara silenced anything else that was to follow on that matter. "What else happens to be burdening your soul child?"

"Marriage."

"Why am I not surprised?" Taking a sip of her tea, the experienced water bender was no stranger to their tribes ways of trying to marry off the girls. She herself actually received silent backlash for being head forward and marrying Aang. But that mostly had to do with him not making a traditional water tribe necklace when in truth she had one, it was kept in safe keeping though for future purposes. "I thought that practice would've went out long ago."

"I wish it would. It's mostly the elders who themselves went through arranged marriages. There trying to convince my parents to let them choose a "suitable" husband for me."

"So I'm guessing they detest Mako?"

"That's putting it lightly." Taking a deep drink, sapphire eyes stared down into the dark drink. "They consider him too..."

"Cocky? Aloof? Stuck up? Emotionally unstable?"

"Everything under the sun except the last one. They say calmness that deep has an underlying source of unimaginable anger."

"... So who do they deem suitable?"

"Ironically there trying to get me with some stuck up rich kid."

"Get his name?"

"Nope, not interested in him, the idea, proposal or anything that has to do with me and him tying the knot."

Laughing, Katara shook her head again at Korra. "You know, you sound so much like my grandmother."

"I do?"

"Yes. She too was forced to go into an arranged marriage, but ran away due to the sexist nature of the northern water tribe. Ironically, later on in her late life, she married her former fiancee, only after though he changed his ways though. Point being is that she stood her ground despite everyone else blocking her path."

Feeling the first rays of daylight shine on her face, Korra drank the rest of her tea before placing the cup on the table. "Thank you Katara for helping me out."

"A moment child." Stopping Korra from getting up, Katara directed Korra's line of sight to her and held her face gently within her hands. "You are still young and therefore you will never truly know what you want right now. Being the avatar does not make your problems disappear with the blink of an eye. You still have a lot to learn and you're rushing too fast to get there. Slow down and remember that even in the darkest of nights there is always a light to guide you." Hugging her, she let Korra leave the room, happy that there was now a smile gracing her face. 'Ah Korra, so young and so naive. Enjoy your childhood while it last.'

A/N: Augh! Fillers suck! Anyway! If I didnt make it clear last time I'll do it here, the Lotus building is within the Southern Tribe area. I was going to write a scene containing the scenery but scrapped it in favor of this. Please forgive me and *ahem* the story is back on!