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CHAPTER 5

Winter started that morning. The fire ferrets are in the gym early in the morning. They need to be in shape for the coming championship. Korra, Mako, and Bolin, threw attacks at each other ending their practice knocked down and laughing. "It's been great having you in the back to back practice, Korra" Mako said, while removing his helmet. " It feels good to be back, although Tarlock isn't happy about my leave of absence." Korra said sarcastically. " Hey, you joined fire ferrets before he made you that offer." Bolin pointed it out. " Ok come on, team huddle time." Mako leading the team. " are we ready?" "ready!"

"not quite" Asami said. She showed the new uniform of the fire ferrets. The Fire ferrets were able to join the tournament because Hiroshi Sato, Asami's father, and owner of Sato Motors, sponsored the fire ferrets in the tournament.

" Hey Asami" Mako said, delighted to see her, and walked towards her giahhrlfriend

" hey sweetie"

" the uniforms are great!"

" you look great" Mako and Asami teased each other and cuddled up into a nose to nose.

Korra made a disgusted look on her face and acted like she was vomiting. Bolin just stood there watching the couple. As the couple turned around Korra, fixed herself and pretended like she didn't act vomiting. Korra stood straight as she met the Asami for the second time. She first met Asami back when Tarlock gave Korra a party.

" well teammates, I'll see you in the match tonight. Asami and I have a lunch date." and the couple strode off. Korra also got her bag and prepared to go already, " so Korra" Bolin scooted and tried to hit on her. "there they go and here we are all alone in the gym, just you and me, two alone people, together, alone" Bolin trying really hard to emphasize that they are alone. Korra didn't know what to do, or what Bolin was implying on the way he talked so, "uhh, I… gotta,, head back to the air temple to train with Tenzin, see ya!" she turned around. Bolin felt rejected, and decided to head to the attic.

That night, Mako was cooking and Bolin is trying to give Pabu, his pet fire ferret, a bath." Work with me, Pabu" Pabu, tried so hard not to get in the water, but Bolin won over him. " so… what do you think of Korra?" Bolin asked Mako. " in a girlfriend sort of way…" Mako didn't care so much about his question managed to answer, " she's great. But I think it makes more sense to go after Asami." " I mean a girlfriend for me!" Bolin tried to make it a point that it is about his love life. That got Mako's attention, " well?" Bolin asked. " I don't know Bo. It doesn't seem like a great idea for you to date Korra."

" you just said that she's great two seconds ago!"

" yeah, Korra is a great athlete, and avatar and stuff, but I don't know if she's really for girl material. She's more like a pal." Mako said it like he hates talking about Korra. " bro, you're nuts! Korra and I are perfect for each other!" Bolin said it with pride. " she's strong, I'm strong. She's fun, I am fun. She's beautiful. I'm gorgeous!" Bolin continued though the last part was kinda narcissistic of him. " ok I don't know what you think. I'm gonna ask Korra out." Bolin said with confidence then he continued giving Pabu a bath. "Look it's not nice to date a teammate. Especially during the tournament. Keep your head in the game and your priorities straight." Mako reminded him and seemed to reject the Korra and Bolin dating. "yeah yeah" Bolin answered.

Korra head out of the gym as fast as she can. She didn't mean to reject Bolin that way. It's just she is confused right now. With everything that's going on, she doesn't know what to do first or how to organize these thoughts. She decided to head straight to the dock and back at the air temple to train. But she is having second thoughts of going back immediately. She shook her head in confusion. As she walked and walked hoping to find a quiet place to sort out what's happening. She didn't know that she end up on the same place where she followed chief Bei Fong. She didn't have it in her mind to visit a grave. But she thought that this is the perfect place to think. Korra, went to Toph's grave and stood there as she tried to sort out the thoughts in her head. Avatar, Air Bending, Aang, Spirit world, Republic city... Pro bending, Bolin, Mako and Asami… equalist, Amonwhat else? Then she looked at the words engraved in the tomb " Toph Bei Fong, Chief of Police, Greatest Earth Bender" that's when it crossed in her mind. The events of the first day she came in the republic city, the event of her being interrogated for the first time in her life, the first sleepless night when it crossed in her mind, the first time she gave speech with that thought crossing her mind, the thought of asking for help when Bolin was captured, the time when she first cried and was seen by that person, the fact that that person followed her back to the air temple to make sure she was safe, the time when she rushed inside her room to check out on her, the time when she followed that person to the same place where she, herself is standing right now, the fact that she was in that person's apartment for two times already, the fact that she hugged that person but never managed to hug her back, the fact that she slept(as in sleeping, without anything else) with that person, and the first time she felt safe and slept peacefully with that person. It was no other than chief Lin Bei Fong. She paced back and forth asking herself what is the most important thing to her. How will her decisions affect the people she cared about? She didn't know what to do. What she did is to lie on the ground and look up in the sky. She tried emptying her mind and letting her thoughts float freely. But she can't help but to think about what happened last night. With chief Lin Bei Fong.

-Flashback-

As usual, Lin woke up before Korra. She looked down and saw that they were still on the same position when they slept. Lin couldn't help but notice how beautiful Korra is. She took a full minute just to stare at her. Moment's later, the sun shone on Korra's face. Lin's face blushed when she saw Korra so beautiful as the sun's rays is lighting her face. As Lin stared, she noticed a teardrop ran down on Korra's face. Lin wondered on what the avatar is dreaming about and what has been bothering her ever since. She remembered the events last night on how she Korra hugged her and she thought on how she tired she is. Lin wandered in her own thoughts that she didn't notice that the Korra was awake and staring back at her. Korra didn't remove her eyes on Lin. She was amazed on how Lin isn't noticing that she is awake and staring back her when the fact is Lin is staring at her too. The phone rang. Both were startled and that's the time when Lin noticed that Korra is awake and staring. Lin answered the phone beside her. She didn't pushed Korra away from her. She just reached for the phone and answered it. Korra trying to savor the moment didn't move away from her too. When Lin, hung up the phone she looked at Korra. Either of them is not saying anything. Just staring at each other. Nothing. It took full five minutes of staring before they come to their senses. "I' ll cook some breakfast." Lin said as she hurriedly got up at went to the kitchen. " uhh… yeah." Korra did the same. She got up and followed Lin to the kitchen. Korra stopped at the doorway towards the kitchen and watched Lin while cooking. Lin didn't want to be watched, but part of her that acknowledges Korra's watching a satisfying one. But she thought that she has gone soft too much for her, so she decided to stop Korra from watching. " what is it?" she glared at Korra trying to scare her away and stop her from watching. Korra didn't flinch. She smiled at her and answered back, "nothing. It's just so rare that I get to see you cooking. And how amazing you look while you do it." Korra meant what she said. She didn't know why she said that but for her it felt right. " well then stop it. Break fast will be ready soon. Go wait there in the table." Lin said still giving Korra cold feet. Korra obeyed. Minutes later, break fast is ready. Korra ate happily and liked the food Lin cooked. "this is really good" Korra said with mouth full of food. Lin cannot decipher what she said and replied, " is that what they taught you? Talking with mouth full of food?" Korra didn't mind what she said so she swallowed her food with a big gulp and said, " I said, that the food is really good. I love it." With that she continued eating. Lin thought that she was cute especially talking with mouth full of food. Lin didn't show the joy she is having with Korra around. It makes her apartment warm and happy again, most of all, it makes her day. After the break fast, they went out together. While walking towards the station, Korra said " by the way, thank you for last night. I didn't mean to disturb you in that time but I really need some one to be there, and I thought it would be you. And I think I was right." then she smiled at Lin. "don't push your luck avatar. that will be the last time. I might have been lenient to you these past few days, don't think you're some one special." Lin still, giving her the classic cold feet. Hearing the 'don't think you're some one special.' part of Lin's sentence hurt Korra. She got angry with that at the same time she felt sad. She remembered the same sentence she got from her during the party. Korra tried to hide that feeling that she is having right now so before this could get worse she went back and head towards the gym. "what did I do to make her hate me so much? And why do I even want to see her and spend the time with her all time?"

Korra together with Jinorra and Ikki fed the flying lemurs. " so, how's it going with the tall dreamy fire bending boy? You've been spending a lot of time lately with him." Jinorra asked out of the blue. " ooooh yeah… tell us all about the magical romance." Ikki butted in really excited. Korra surprised by the out of the nowhere questions from them. "what? Pfft… listen to you two. I'm not interested in Mako or any romantic stuff… mhhmm besides he is with that beautiful, rich, elegant girl… and I have someone or something other than or maybe him… sooo… yeah. But let's just pretend I am interested in someone, maybe or not him, what would I do?" Korra asked them. ohh! If they only knew what's going on! I wish I could tell someone about it. Damn! Jinorra answered the question with a story she read about riding a dragon and burning down the whole country. " it was so romantic". Ikki countered her sister's idea by going in to the rainbows and stuff. What was I thinking? Asking them about… about this stuff… as if they know something about it… and my current situation! Pema butted in laughing sheepishly. Then she told about the history of Tenzin dating someone else before her. She suggested confessing the feelings she is having. Korra didn't know about something that will shock her. "ok kids, time to get inside the temple before you freeze out here." Pema, told her children. Jinorra and Ikki obeyed and went in. Pema noticed Korra smiling. " I hate to break your day dreaming, but let me tell you something." Pema got Korra's attention. " what is it?" Korra asked still smiling. "let's get inside first and talk in the kitchen while I prepare dinner." They went inside. " remember the time when Tenzin heard you scream the other night?" Pema asked. " yeah, what about it?" Korra answered and seemed confused by the question. Pema walked around the kitchen and Korra stayed in one corner. " well, I kinda saw what happened that night." Pema admitted. Korra's eyes widened about her confession. "wha… what did… you… uhhh.. see?" "I saw Lin pull the blankets for you when you arrived and how she jumped into your room by the window when she heard you scream." Pema told her as she asked for Korra to give her the bowl next to her. Korra gave it to her, but she couldn't utter a word, so Pema continued. "I didn't mean to see that… I was just walking in the corridors because my back it killing me. I also knew you lied to Tenzin about the pigeon rat because he told me. After he told me that, I snuck up into your room to check on you, that's when I saw you sleep cuddling her coat." Pema continued as if she isn't dropping a bombshell on Korra. Korra just face palmed herself, still no words came out from her. " look, I didn't mean to see that, but whatever will make you happy, I'll support you on that. But let me ask you this, who's gonna be it? Who will you choose? It also seems that you have something for Mako. You don't want to see Bolin to get hurt. And you are confused by the events that is happening between you and Lin. I won't judge on whom will you choose. Like I said, I'll support you because you are part of this family… well then, shall we eat dinner?" They ate dinner together. After eating Korra approached Pema, " thanks Pema, you actually helped me to face this non sense I am dealing with. I'm glad that I was able to talk this to someone else. Actually, you were talking not me, but anyway thank you, and I'll let you know on my decision." "ahh, it's nothing, it's the least I can do for you. And don't say its nonsense 'cause you won't be encountering it without a reason." Pema replied.

That night, they had their first match in the tournament. Of course they won. Korra, tried to make sense out of what Pema had told her and decided to choose Mako. After the match, Korra told Mako that she liked him. Before Mako could say anything else, her girlfriend arrived. With that, Korra backed away. Bolin invited Korra to go on a date with him. Korra agreed and they did lots of stuff together. They ate, drink and went sight seeing. Just then, Mako appeared and told Korra to stop whatever she is doing. Mako thought Korra is playing Bolin to get back to him. Korra snapped and told him that she wasn't. They argued until Korra kissed Mako. Mako kissed her back. Just then, Bolin appeared. With what he saw he ran away crying like a little girl. Mako blamed Korra for what happened but Korra pointed it out that he kissed her back. Mako ran after his brother and left Korra. " way to go Korra." Korra just stood there until it was time for her to go back to the arena. On her way back, instead of going straight to the arena, she did a little side trip to the station. She was about to go inside but she stopped herself. She thought of what Lin told her, " don't think you're someone special" " yeah Korra, you are not special. I think I should stop side tripping here." Korra went back to the arena. On their second match, the fire ferrets were out of rhythm. They almost lost their chance when Korra defeated them in one big water-bending boom. After winning, Korra apologized to Mako and Bolin. Korra healed Bolin's injured arm. That's when they knew that the wolf bats are gonna be their toughest fight.

Korra was about to go back to air temple when she decided to take her last side trip. Korra decided to go to Toph's grave to think things through. When she arrived their, she lay down and watched the night sky. Though it was creepy she didn't mind because the view of the sky amazed her. Korra thought about confessing and kissing Mako. During the few seconds of blurting out to him that she liked him, she felt nothing. She felt like she just said it casually. During the time they were kissing, still nothing. She didn't feel the way she felt when she was with the person she slept last night. Now she knows, she liked her. She didn't want to face this but she has to. She liked Chief Lin Bei Fong. She liked her so much. She never felt anything like this. Not with anyone. Not even with Mako. Even with the part when Lin told her about not being special, she didn't care. All she cared about is this woman. Korra knew that Chief Bei Fong might not be able to reciprocate the feelings that she has for her. But she wanted for her to know how she felt and that's it. It'll just be a bonus if Lin can ever return the feelings she has for her.

Korra almost forgot how long she was there and how worried Tenzin might be until a figure of face blocked her view of the stars. It took her a minute to recognize this person. It was none other than Chief Lin Bei Fong. The one she was thinking about earlier. Korra jumped from where she was lying down and said, " oh spirits! Chief! what… what are you doing here?" Korra covered her half of her face by hand that only the upper part of her nose and her blue eyes are seen. Under the covers of her hand, she was blushing furiously.

"I should be the one who's asking you that!" Lin replied as she straightened up her posture and crossed her hand in front of her.

aahhh! This is my chapter 5… I think its crappy… sorry