I do not own Legend of Korra.
Sorry this is so late.
Secrets
Korra knew something was up. Every time she asked him why he was so cheerful lately, he would just smile and say something like 'just happy that I'm with the most beautiful woman in the entire world'. Although the statement was flattering, Korra sensed there was something else. His smile was just a little too big to not indicate that he was hiding something. It had been over a year since she had defeated him and then saved his life after Tarrlok had blown up their speedboat and almost a year exactly since they had started their relationship. Naturally, everyone had been shocked when they had found out that Korra had been secretly dating Amon, or Noatak as he preferred to be called now, but most had come to accept it, except for Mako who had refused to speak to Korra ever again after he found out. Something was definitely up, and Korra really wanted to know what it was. Unfortunately for her, Noatak wasn't spilling anything. Korra was beginning to get annoyed by whatever secret it was that everyone it seemed was now in on except for her. It's always annoying to be out of the loop. Not even her friends would tell her anything.
"Asami," Korra turned to her friend one afternoon, "what is going on that no one is telling me anything about?"
"Korra, I have no idea what you are talking about." She replied with a barely contained grin.
"Not you too. What is so secret that the Avatar can't be told?"
"Really, Korra, you are so paranoid." Asami turned to leave.
Korra's suspicions that something was going on only grew as the days kept passing. One evening she happened to find Noatak sitting by himself, his back was turned but as soon as Korra made her presence known, he leapt up keeping his hands behind his back and smiled nervously.
"What are you doing?"
"Why, my dear Korra, I don't understand you."
Korra gave him the 'are you kidding me?' look, but he didn't respond to it.
"What are you hiding behind your back?"
"Nothing."
"Then show me your hands."
He held up one hand for her to see.
"And the other one."
He put the hand he had held up behind his back and held up the other.
"I meant at the same time."
He seemed to squirm for a moment before he held up both hands, completely empty. Korra gave him a suspicious look but said nothing more and went on her way. Noatak heaved a sigh of relief when she left and returned to the task at hand.
"It's a good thing she didn't find out yet." He said to himself as he held up the half-carved, blue stone pendant. "But, she'll know soon enough."
