Kai laughed as the fox spirit yipped happily as he nuzzled him. He doesn't remember ever getting such a warm welcome from a spirit like this in all his life.
"Wow looks like you have a so soon brother." Ikki said as she joined in petting the spirit.
"I'm surprised that Carter is all over you like this. He usually doesn't take to people right away." Wu said walking up to them.
"Ah hello Prince Wu." Ikki said looking up and smiling at him. He shook his head as he sat down at their table.
"It's just Wu now. I'm longer prince." Wu said surprising himself with how much of a relief it was to say that.
"Oh I'm guessing it was for the right reasons then cause you look really happy just say that." Kai said as looking at him curiously.
"I am." Wu said proudly. "What are your names by the way. I guess I left my manners back at the throne as well." The other two laughed at his joke.
"It's nice to finally meet someone our age and I'm Ikki by the way." She said winking at him.
"And I'm Kai. Is he yours?" He asked motioning down to the spirit in his halfway in his lap.
"His name is Carter and no he belongs to my friend." Wu said pointing over to the bar. Where Jinora was talking to Tahno and Mako. "He belongs to that lady over there. Her name is Jinora she'd pretty cool. And I'm happy to find someone my age as well. I know how it feels to be the youngest in your group."
"Ooooh! Then we can hang out and explore the city together! Give us your number! Korra gave us Sato watches so we can do that now!" Ikki said happily has she bounced on her feet. They put their arms out on the table so they could swap information.
"You didn't before have one before?" Wu asked as he pulled his arm back looking at his new contacts.
When it looked liked Ikki was about to explain. Kai kicked her under the table and sent her a glare. She looked down sheepishly shrugging.
Kai answered instead when Wu looked up from his wrist. "We'll tell you later. The story isn't good for this party."
Jinora forced her body to set at the bar and turn away from her spirit and the teenagers. "Mako right?" She asked studying his eyebrows.
"Yeah." He said flashing her a smile.
"Give me something strong." Jinora said ignoring the part of her brain that wanted to turn around towards the table.
"Long day?" Tahno asked leaning over the bar. His eyes however did not leave the table area. Choosing to not fight himself and just give in.
"No I just think it'll be a good idea for a last drink since I'm going to jail tomorrow." Jinora sighed drumming her fingers on the counter.
Mako and Tahno glanced at each other before looking at her. "Um... why? If you don't mind me asking." Mako said confused. Even though he was a cop. He had never heard anyone admit to knowing they're going to jail without knowing why.
"Because." Jinora said sighing and looking over at the teenager her spirit was almost sitting on top of. The other two followed her eyes. Tahno laughed making Jinora glare at him. "It's not a laughing matter!"
"I know. I know." He said wheezing as he caught his breath. "Sorry sorry it's just that I'm in the same boat." He said finally getting ahold of his self and giving her a apologetic grin.
"What do you mean?" Jinora asked not believing him.
"It's the little ex-prince for me. I noticed him a couple of weeks ago on the news a few times. Then after that I looked him up a couple of times." Tahno sighed dreamily as his mind drifted off to all the cute little pictures he found of him. Someone clearing there throat caused him to jump. When he calmed down he saw Jinora and Mako giving him funny looks.
"Um not to ran on your parade or anything buddy but that's a bit creepy don't you think." Mako joked as he leaned on the counter. Tahno rolled his eyes frowning.
"Yeah what he said. Why don't you just go talk to him?" Jinora asked as Tahno marched around the bar.
"If I go then you go." Tahno said grinning at her as he put a hand on her shoulder.
Jinora was ready to bolt. She didn't actually have the balls to go talk to the teenager. Even if she did really have balls she never planed on using them. Tahno saw this but pulled her to her feet and started to push her over to the tables. "Wa- wait!" She tried to protest.
"Oh no missy. You wanted me to go over there and I'm not going alone." Tahno said shaking his head at her protesting.
"B-but" Jinora tried again as they got closer but not close enough for the teens to notice hear them.
Tahno spun her around and caught her shoulders. "Look stop panicking and just breath." He instructed her but not saying anything more until she did it. Jinora rolled her eyes huffing as she did as she was told. "Now your going to put on your smoothest smile and go over there and start freaking conversation. Alright?" Tahno asked checking to see if she was just going to try to escape again.
Jinora closed her eyes and nodded before turning back around and walking towards the teens. Tahno turned back towards Mako to see if Mako had seen what just happened. Mako was giving him a what the hell look but He only shrugged giving his best friend a thumbs up before following Jinora.
"I'm sorry if Carter caused you any trouble." Jinora said looking down at teenager.
He blushed as he stuttered out a reply. "N-no he didn't he's great. Thanks for letting me play with him Jinora." The boy gasped his blush growing. He didn't say anything besides looking at her like she was the greatest thing on earth.
She glanced around helplessly but they were in there on little. "Um since you know my name can I know yours?" Jinora asked hoping to make this anyway less awkward.
"I-it's Kai." Kai said giving her a soft smile. Kai sighed happily he felt his whole body buzzing after he said her name. To think this would happen to day of days.
"Kai th-" Jinora froze as her entire body came to life after she said his name.
She only moved again gasping for air when she heard Kai laugh at her. She sat down in the chair Kai pulled out for her beside him. She had finally gotten control of her breathing when a hand came up and brushed the tears from her eyes before they fell. She caught the hand before it could pull away and held it to her cheek as she leaned into it.
"It was quite the rush wasn't it Jinora." Kai whispered as he stared at the women beside her. He was never going to tire of saying her name or hearing her say his name and he was sure it was the same for her.
Jinora could only nod as her mind was in a jumbled up mess. "But I want it again, for always, forever." Jinora said turning her head and kissing his hand as she looked at him.
The smile on her face grew even more if it was possible. When the blush returned to Kai's skin. Kai had never been so happy. His life was a mess and so was he. So he always thought if he ever came across the person then they would just want to throw him away. His thoughts were interrupted by a thump to his forward. He jumped glaring at his attacker.
"I didn't like the depressed face that you were making." Jinora told him as justification. "Why don't you tell me what on your mind." Kai looked down at Carter who was just happy to half lay on him. He smiled a little. He didn't want to bring down the mood.
"Hmm I can already see the gears turning in your head. Whatever it is I'm sure my demons are bigger." Jinora said tilting his head up with her finger. "Now out with it."
Kai sighed and told her what he was feeling. How he was expecting to be abandoned. How he likes being feminine but is comfortable with who he is. How he has always felt like he should have just been born a girl so life would of been better for him and his soulmate. How he thought his soulmate would be disgusted with him. And how he wasn't old enough for her yet.
Through Kai's little rant Jinora couldn't help but get lost. He was beautiful and any part of him she welcomed getting lost in for the rest of her life. Jinora didn't mind that he was seventeen. If he wasn't ready to do certain stuff then she could wait. She didn't agree with the way he saw himself. If he liked the way he was he shouldn't worry about what others think only what she thought. And she thought he was perfect. She couldn't listen to it anymore. Leaning over she put a hand on the back of his neck and pulled him in kissing him. She smiled into the kiss when he moaned. Kai rested his forehead on her's when Jinora pulled back.
"I'm totally okay with you shutting me up like that from now on." Jinora laughed and Kai promised his self to get her to do that more often.
"I'm sure you would but I don't like it when you talk bad about yourself. When I think you perfect and wonderful." Jinora said sitting back in her seat. Kai couldn't help but roll his eyes. "You don't even know me."
Jinora took his hand. "No not yet but I feel it. Right here." She said placing his hand over her chest. Lai blushed and looked away. "But I have something to tell you to. I'm not like most girls."
"What? Straight forward?" Kai joked but he sobered up when he saw how nervous and scared even. "Hey whatever it is you can tell me." He said cupping her cheek. "I'm not going anywhere." He said smiling to reassure her.
Jinora sighed even though the world in general was accepting of things like this most people weren't so she never knew the reaction she was going to get. "Okay well I am a girl I was just born with extra parts." Jinora said looking Kai. Who nodded for her to continue. "I have a full working penis." Jinora said wincing. She hated saying it out loud. She watched as the information settled in to Kai's face as a blush spread across his face.
"Oh um" Kai said clearing his throat. He was not prepared for this. His soulmate was already a hot girl, she accepted him, she had already kissed him, and now she has a cock. He thought was so hot. The fantasies he had when he was masturbating in the shower of a woman bending him and fucking his brains out. Didn't seem so weird now. "I'm okay with that."
"Is that so?" Jinora asked leaning in. She ignored the twitch in her pants as she noticed the blush travel up to his ears and down his neck. She had to reeled herself in when she felt like she was going to follow it to see where it goes. "Because from where I'm sitting it looks like your more than okay with it." She teased.
Kai closed his eyes pushing her back. "Stop teasing me!" He huffed.
Carter sat up and looked at his bonder. He growled and Jinora rolled her eyes as she back off some.
"Alright alright no need to call the dogs on me." She said holding her hands out in peace. "Getting cock blocked by my own spirit." She whispered and Carter nipped at her hand.
Jinora pulled her hand away glaring at him. "Do not start."
"Hey Hey!" Kai said breaking the two of them up. "No fighting." The other two glared at each other before looking away. Kai sighed shaking his head.
"Wu right?" Tahno asked flashing a smile as stood in front of the teenager.
"Y-yeah that's me." Wu said shocked that such a beautiful person was talking to a dork like him. "And it's Tahno."
Tahno nodded smile turning into a smirk as he threw his thumb over his shoulder pointing to the bar. "I didn't think anyone would notice me over Mako's grumbling during the introductions."
Wu laughed at that. "Oh no I paid attention since I want to get to know everyone." Wu wanted to make as many friends as possible.
"That's why I'm over here bothering you actually. I wanted to get to know you." Tahno said truthfully. "We could go over there to that table to talk and give us some space." Wu shook his head.
"Your not bothering me and I'm okay with that." Wu said standing up. He couldn't believe why someone older than he was interested in him. Usually people older than him found him annoying or something like that cause he was pretty smart and not a average teenager.
He nodded in thanks at Tahno who had pulled out his chair. "No problem." Tahno said taking his own seat. He didn't think talking to him would be this easy he was a little lost at what to talk about.
"So where do you want to start off?" Wu asked breaking the silence. He sensed the hesitation rolling off of Tahno who was drumming his fingers on the table. So Tahno decided to just start small and simple because nothing could go wrong.
"How old are you?" Tahno asked giving all his attention to Wu.
"Seventeen. What about you?" Wu asked finding himself hoping that he wasn't to young for some reason.
"Twenty-two." Tahno said hoping he would catch on to it being his turn to ask a question.
"What do you do for a job?" Wu asked curiously.
"I work on Republic City's task force and Mako's my partner. How about you?"
"Well I'm sure you heard but I'm no longer the Earth Kingdoms Prince." Wu said hoping that it wouldn't make the man want to leave.
"Yeah I did. I think you did a good job with how you set things up before you left." Tahno said surprising the young man. He laughed at the way Wu looked at him. "What never had anyone tell you good job before?"
Wu shook his head before he smiled. "Your a little young to be on the task force aren't you?"
"A little young to hold down a country right?" Tahno said shrugging his shoulders smirking. Wu tried his best to glare at him but he couldn't hold back his smile. "But no actually when I got out high school I went straight to the academy. I knew where I wanted to be so I worked my way."
"Oh wow." Wu said impressed with what he was hearing.
"Wanna see something cool?" Tahno asked with a wild grin putting both his hands on the table.
"Yeah!" Wu said eagerly.
Tahno pulled back both his sleeves and held them out for Wu to see. "On my first job I was fighting these really strong bad guys. For a while they had the upper hand and hand chained my wrist behind my back. Then they were beating the crap out of Mako and one guy pulled a gun on him. Before I knew it I had snapped the chains and fought them off." Tahno said thinking back on that day. He had lessened the story some but that was for the best right now. Wu shouldn't be told a gruesome story right away.
"Whoa." Wu mumbled as he reached out a finger to run across the scars. As soon as his fingers made contact with Tahno's skin he jumped as a tingling sensation ran through his body. He went to put his hand back but Tahno caught him before he could. He looked over at the man who had a small sad smile on his lips.
"Hey just breath it's ok." Tahno said and it wasn't until then did he realize he was panting. Tahno let his hand slowly slip away from his and he already wanted that feeling back.
"It's okay it doesn't have to many anything. If you want me to leave you alone I can and I will." Tahno said with a smile that didn't reach his eyes.
Wu studied him for a moment. Tahno couldn't take that look. It looked like he was trying to find every truth he had ever said in his life. He looked down at the table not able to keep looking in such scared eyes. "How long have you known." He heard Wu ask but he didn't look up he just shook his head. "I didn't know I just had a hunch."
"How?" Wu begged. He knew the way he was acting was pushing the man away but he just needed to know first. He didn't know why but he brain demanded he knew.
"I-I saw you on TV one day giving a speech. Then after that I looked you up. I wanted to see every picture I of you I could get my hands on. I watched every video of you I could find." Tahno said giving a little smile to the table before it turned into a small frown. "Then you disappeared. I heard of you changing the Earth Kingdom then that was it." Tahno said quietly. He wanted nothing more then to get up and leave but his body wasn't listening to him.
"W-why didn't you come looking for me?" Wu asked making Tahno look up at him.
"I didn't want to be wrong. I've never wanted to be wrong about this." Tahno said seriously.
Wu nodded his head. "I'm sorry for the way I acted. I don't know but I just had to know. And-" Wu said reaching his hand out for Tahno again. Tahno barely touched his hand and Wu was having none of it. He jerked his hand forward and laced their fingers together enjoying the tingling all over his body. He stole a look at Tahno who looked equally happy. "And I never thought about having this. It never really crossed my mind."
Tahno gave him a confused look. "Like never?" Wu nodded embarrassed. Tahno squeezed his hand giving him a encouraging smile. "Well don't worry I'll never let it leave your mind."
Wu gasped as he felt the tingling intensify as Tahno's smile turned blinding.
Tenzin and Shi separated as they landed on a rooftop. "Well what now? Now that we've set up all the things you promised to your sister. I'm not going to the spirit world with Mel yet. I feel like they need to bond for a little before we go to the spirit world." Shi said stretching his wings.
Tenzin nodded looking off in another direction. He was deciding if he was going to do this or not when Shi flew over to him.
"What ever your thinking just get on with it." Shi said annoyed but Tenzin knew he wasn't really.
"Very well there's someone I'd like you to meet." Tenzin said turning to the spirit.
That surprised Shi because he did not really get introduced to people. It was nothing cruel just Tenzin did not trust people to show the spirit off like he knew Tenzin wished to. Instead of answering him he bonded them. And he felt Tenzin smile as they flew off the rooftop. When they landed on the hospital he began to worry. He didn't want to ask unless he brought up unneeded anger. Want he did feel was Tenzin having them search or rather calling out to someone. He just waited to see where this was going. He was shocked when he felt a flare of spirit energy in response. They phased through the roof and several others before they landed on one. Tenzin directed them to the room which contained the spirit energy. When they opened the door they were greeted with a boy sitting on his bed with spirit eyes smiling at them.
"Tenzin what an entrance." The boy whispered pointing to the corner on the other side of the room.
He had directed them to where a woman slept. They ended the bond and the boy gasped.
"Who is this boy Tenzin?" Shi asked getting a closer look at the boy as Tenzin walked over to the mother.
"Ask him." Was all he said as he got a extra sheet out the closet. He gently placed it on the woman and moved her bangs out of her face. She mumbled and pulled the blanket closer around herself. Tenzin smiled softly before he turned around to the other two. Who were staring at him. He rubbed the back of his neck looking away.
"Creepy Ten. You do know that's my mom your crowding all over." The boy said before turning back to Shi.
"Agreed." Shi said letting the child touch him. He would not judge that much since he wanted to go over to the woman since they saw her. He had a feeling on why that was but would not bring it up.
"Shut up Meelo." Tenzin huffed rubbing his bald head.
Meelo laughed and Shi fluffed his feathers delighted at the sound. He shook his head in knowing there was no denying what was happening. He had no problem with it knowing his human would be happier.
"Would it be okay if I hug you?" Meelo asked Shi who he was still petting. "You do not need to ask boy." Shi said as he hopped closer into the Meelo's space.
Meelo hugged him close sighing. "I have to ask because you could say no. And my mom taught me consent is the key to almost everything. You may want something but it is always the other person choice if you can have it."