This took FOREVER. I don't know why but it did...

LoK is not my brain child- it's Brykes.

Breakfast went by without any awkward conversations between Katara and Mako. He was entirely glad for that.

Cleanup for breakfast went by just the same. Mako was about to let out a sigh of relief when Korra pressed her cheek against his back.

He smiled and turned to her. "Hey. I didn't get a good morning kiss from you." The avatar smirked and gave him a quick peck on the lips.

"There." He smiled at her, still holding her waist.

"I know that's not why you came to me while I was cleaning up. What do you want?" Mako could read her like a book.

She sighed and held her hands up. "You caught me. Okay I was wondering if I could take my parents around the city."

He smiled, puzzled. "Why would you have to ask me?"

She pouted slightly, putting a puppy dog look in her eyes before looking back up into his intense honey irises.

"There's a catch isn't there?" Mako mumbled, still looking into the wide-eyed, innocent looking young girl.

"Yup."

Mako sighed and raised his eyebrow.

"Katara can't come along."

Mako tensed, his clutch on Korra's waist getting harder and harder. Korra laughed nervously and swayed back and forth; loosening the death grip he had on her sides.

"She's never liked cities and metropolitans and whatnot. She wants to stay here." She shook her hand in front of Mako's face, seeing how he wasn't reacting how she thought he would. "Makoo?"

He shook his head and narrowed his eyes at her. He wasn't planning on going anywhere with her family today- Korra had the day reserved for them- just them. Mako accepted that, having a day to relax and do nothing.

He didn't want to be left home alone with the one person who despised him. He would rather be shot full of lightening than have another 'talk' with the previous avatar's wife.

Korra narrowed her eyes back at him, an annoyed look on her face. "Come on Mako. She's not that bad."

Mako huffed and frowned at his girlfriend. "Fine. Only because I love you."

Korra smirked and placed her hands around his pale neck. "I know."

…

"Mako we're leaving!" Korra remarked from the doorway. Mako walked to her, gave her a quick hug and kiss.

"What time are you guys coming home?" Korra turned to her parents and they shrugged.

"Whenever the city starts to get boring," She smirked. "Don't worry- dinner's on me today."

He gave her another quick kiss, whispering an 'I love you' before pulling away completely. She winked back, their little sign for 'me too'.

With that, they were gone, leaving a tense firebender and an amused master.

…

Mako hesitantly moved to the sitting area in their small apartment where Katara was sewing. He sat on one of the two worn out red couches in the area and coughed.

The older woman looked up at him, this time with a slightly humorous look on her tan face.

"Yes Mako?"

Huh. She had actually used his real name. Mako shook his head and sat up straight, suddenly self conscious.

"About last night…"

Katara set down the needle and thread. She also sat up straighter, making actual eye contact with the pale skinned young adult. "What about it?"

Mako coughed. "You said we would talk more today."

Katara smirked and stroked her wrinkled chin. "Yes, yes. I did say that didn't I? Now what is it you want to talk about?"

"Can you tell me about Korra and Howl's relationship?" Mako nervously asked.

Katara was taken aback by the random question and narrowed her eyes at the fidgeting man in front of her. "Why?"

Mako twiddled his thumbs. "I'm curious. I think you hate me because of what happened between them…"

Katara sighed sharply and nodded. "I think you may be right."

Mako smirked to himself. Katara saw, and with a frown on her face, stated "Don't smirk. I still don't understand you."

Mako meekly nodded. His silence signaled Katara to begin her tale.

"Korra met Howl by accident- she ran into him trying to break out of the compound. She was fifteen and he was seventeen. He wasn't a permanent guard yet, so when he caught her in his arms, he immediately flirted with her. Korra being Korra flirted right back." Katara looked to Mako to see if he was following.

"They dated smoothly for six months before Howl got promoted. Now he was high rank in security around the Compound and got his own little hut somewhere inside. I never visited so I wouldn't know where." Katara's eyes flickered from her wrinkled hands to the still attentive Mako.

"But Korra knew- she moved in with him only a year into their relationship."

The room seemed to get somewhat warmer as Katara said this. She noticed the usually calm boyfriend of the Avatar steaming. She chuckled to herself before continuing.

"They lived together from when she was sixteen to when she was seventeen- that's when she had to leave to Republic City."

Mako seemed to cool down a bit, realizing they only shared a home for a year.

"But they were still together while she was here. Or she thought they were." Mako pulled one of his eyebrows up.

Katara rolled her eyes. This generation- so utterly confused. "He was cheating on her Hotshot."

The temperature rose a little again. Katara looked at Mako, noticing a small fire consuming his left arm. She quickly bent some water out of her pouch (that she still carried around) and put out the fire with a hiss.

"Calm down." Mako heard the master speak and scowled.

"Why would anyone want to cheat on Korra?" He was now standing, frantically swinging his arms around, clutching his hair and screaming.

"Ma-" Katara began, only to be cut off by the ranting firebender.

"She's perfect! She understanding, funny, compassionate and an amazing kisser!" Katara's eyebrows shot up as Mako's rants came to a sudden halt, all the blood in his face rushing to his cheeks as Katara laughed at the last revelation.

"Mako listen to m-" Again, she was cut off by ranting screams.

"If I ever find that son of a bitch I'm going to cut off his-" Katara, having heard enough, send a water whip at the frantic man, shutting him up and seating him on the couch.

As Mako rubbed the spot on his head where Katara's whip had got him, Katara spoke again.

"For the love of Roku let me finish!"

Mako effectively shut up. Katara smiled a little at the frazzled young man. "He cheated on her when he accidently read one of my letters from Korra."

Mako rubbed his throbbing head, confused. Katara put her head in her hands and groaned.

"Dear spirits, you're a confused one aren't you. Do I have to put two and two together for you?"

"Yes please."

Katara smiled a bit into her palms. "It was the letter that went on and on about you and your brother. But mainly about you. According to your girlfriend, you have the sexiest eyebrows."

Mako slapped his forehead into his palm. "I'm so stupid…"

Katara smirked. "Yeah- you are."

Comprehending the second thing she said, Mako smirked wide. "Sexy eyebrows?"

Katara smirked as well. "Yup. She wrote a whole paragraph on it."

"This is rich." Mako was now laying on the couch laughing until he noticed the Master not joining him. He sat up straight again. "I'm sorry. I thought you were done."

Katara continued. "Do you remember when she came down a few weeks after Probending was over?" Mako nodded slowly.

"She got into a major fight with Howl after she heard something about him cheating- obviously he denied everything until she froze him for a few minutes. She broke down for a few days. That's why she was so upset when she got back."

Mako remembered when she returned to the troubled city; she broke a building wall, set a garbage truck on fire, somehow managed to spear twenty-five fish and accidently singed Bolin's eyebrows off.

Mako was still lost. Katara shakily stood, on her way to her room.

"Good talk. I need to take a nap so-"

"You never told me why you don't approve of our relationship."

Katara stopped and turned. "Because Korra has a large heart and it's too easy to break. And I do approve of the relationship; I just don't approve of how fast it's going."

With that, Katara strode to her room, leaving behind a rather frazzled Mako. The dark haired man shook his head and stood. He made his way to the larger couch where Katara was previously seated and yawned.

He chuckled to himself. Sexy eyebrows? Wow Korra. Wow.

With that thought, Mako fell asleep, a smile on his face.

Lol the sexy eyebrows part is because i had to change my pen name. You all know they're sexy.

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~~Shelly~~