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Ikki

You know how Ikki knew that Korra and Mako were perfect together and were going to be together forever and ever and ever and ever one day?

Naga and Pabu liked each other.

Even though Naga was a polar bear-dog from the Water Tribe and Pabu was a fire ferret from...somewhere...they got along really well together. And you could always tell that people got together well when their pets got along together well. Animals didn't always get along, especially when one was really, really big and the other really, really small. Like a cat and a mouse. Or a mouse and an elephant-mouse.

Jinora didn't believe her and was acting like she usually did when she acted like she knew everything but she really didn't know anything. "Our air-bison and lemurs get along really well even though the bisons are really big and the lemurs are really small."

They didn't count because they had lived on same the island for a long time, back when Grandpa Aang first got here—of course they got along really well. But Naga was owned by Korra and Pabu was owned by Mako. They had just come together and even though they were really different, they got along. Even though Naga could growl really really loud and Pabu was really quiet and squeaked all the time.

"Naga's just nice." Meelo said now, air scooting around her and not listening because talking about how Korra and Mako liked each other was yucky. "She plays Avatar Kuruk and Koh the Face-Stealer with me all the time."

No, he chased Naga around with a stick and she would run away because Korra always told her to.

"Same thing! Plus, Pabu belongs to Bolin."

But Mako took care of Pabu too! He fed Pabu and Pabu followed him around everywhere and he was red like Mako's scarf and when she had asked him one day, he told her he named The Fire Ferrets after him. So even though Pabu was owned by Bolin, he belonged to Mako too because why would someone do all that work for a pet that they didn't really own?

"I don't understand, Ikki." One of the Air Acolytes said when she was finished explaining. "Maybe Naga and Pabu are nice to each other because there are the only domesticated animals on the island."

...What did doe-mess-ticated mean?

"It means they're owned by people." The other Air Acolyte said. "Being nice is in their nature now because they have been tamed by being owned by people. Maybe...maybe if Miss Sato had a pet herself, Pabu would get along with it as well. Or they would all be in harmony together."

But Pabu didn't like Asami.

"That's not true, Ikki. Pabu follows Asami around places." Jinora.

...Okay, it wasn't entirely true. But Pabu did follow after Korra more often. Even when Asami held him, he always somehow ended up going near Korra.

"Well maybe that's because of something else. Maybe Pabu remembers that Korra helped save Bolin and always go to him because Pabu belongs to Bolin and Bolin and Korra are friends. Plus, you said that Mako and Korra get along really well...but they fight all the time."

They were only pretending to fight! They liked each other, she knew it! They couldn't like each other and be all obvious about it, or Asami would know! Korra helped Mako find Bolin! And they were on The Fire Ferrets! And Mako liked Korra too because they had been on Team Avatar together and had stopped the bad guys!

"Asami and Bolin had been there, too, Ikki...Wait...Team Avatar?"

ARGH! WHY WAS EVERYBODY SAYING THAT HER THEORY WAS STUPID?

"Ikki, no one is saying that your theory is stupid." Mommy said softly as she pressed Ikki's head on her tummy where her new little brother or sister were. She was brushing her bangs between her fingers just like how Ikki liked her to. "I know that you think that because Naga and Pabu are good friends, Korra and Mako like each other too. But feelings between people and animals are different. It's easy for Naga and Pabu to get along together and like each other, but it's a little harder for Korra and Mako because of a lot of things."

Like Asami.

"Maybe, but it's none of our business, and I don't think that they would like it if you went around telling Asami or the Air Acolytes everything."

Sorry...

"I think it would be good if Korra and Mako were together, too, because Korra likes him so much, but the feelings between them are different. You're just going to have to be patient to see what happens next."

...Fine.

She walked over to the steps of the Air Temple. She was giving up; it wasn't worth talking to Daddy or Korra about her theory because he would probably just repeat what Mommy had said and Korra would get mad.

She looked up to see Naga and Pabu rushing out of the bushes and chasing each other around, looking a lot more happy than how she felt. Naga went to the fountain and lapped up the water, and Pabu followed, his little pink tongue darting out of his mouth more than Naga's. He went away first and waited, spinning around in a circle and squeaking. Like he was telling her to hurry up.

Naga finally pulled away and walked over. Ikki watched as their noses pressed against each other and Pabu climbed on her back and they went off again.

...Ikki groaned, covering her face with her hands and shaking her head.

Where had they been the entire day?

Ikki's List of Reasons Why She Knew Why Korra and Mako Were Going to be Together (Forever and Ever!)

There was a scene in "When Extremes Meet" where Naga and Pabu "greeted" each other by touching each other's noses and I thought it was freaking adorable. In exploring the idea of Korra and Mako's pets being a reflection of them themselves, I thought that Ikki would be perfect to explore this. After all, Ikki was owed her own oneshot and she's probably the first person who would actually go out of her way exploring the theory. But I kept thinking of things that would mess up the theory which made it even more perfect.

Plus, she's funny.