After getting out of the taxi, Eska looked for anything as an excuse to get Desna alone. She didn't Bolin to be there when she told him. She had to tell him because she didn't want to hide her relationship.
She spotted a familiar face. "Korra, Korra!" She waved to her cousin. "I'm so glad you're here. You and Bolin can go into the apartment and talk about that thing you wanted to tell him."
"What?"
"You know. The thing."
"What thing?" Bolin asked, very confused.
"The thing." Eska tried so hard to insinuate she wanted to talk with Desna alone.
Suddenly, Korra's expression changed from confusion to realization. "Oh, that thing."
"What?" Bolin wanted to know so badly.
"Let's go. I'll tell you when we get in the apartment." Korra replied. She winked at Eska as she walked inside the building.
"Okay we need to talk."
"About what may I ask, my dear sister?"
She didn't know how to say so she just blurted it out. "I have a boyfriend now."
"Yes. Bolin, right? You were so distraught after he left you." Desna didn't understand.
"Yes, but I have changed. I wasn't treating him right. We reworked our relationship so that we are equal now. It is much better and we are very happy."
"I expected this one day. I can't say I'm surprised. I'm glad that you know how to be in a relationship now. They way you were, you would have ended up in an arranged marriage guilty of murder."
Eska didn't take offense. She knew it was true. She had this feeling that he was some how...sad? They had always been able to silently communicate, and she felt like he was feeling disappointed or left out. She thought for once in her life, her mind was wrong. But throughout dinner and listening to the radio, after dinner as the four of them adopted as tradition, before bed, she couldn't help but feel like maybe he was feeling left out. Like when she sat with Bolin and Korra was sitting with Mako. Desna was stuck with Pabu. Not that it was a bad thing, he just looked like he would be better with a person.
Maybe Korra can help me set him up with someone. Eska thought as she saw Desna getting ready to sleep on their couch, where he would only be for a week until they could find a home or at least an apartment for him.
"Korra, I was wondering if you could help me with something." Eska had finally found time to talk to Korra about the Desna situation.
"Um, sure." She sat straight up from her position on the couch. "What do you need?"
"After I talked with my brother, I could tell that he needs someone. He would never admit it to anyone. Not even me, but I think he needs a companion. I was wondering if you had anyone you can set him up with," Eska explained hopefully.
"Hmmm, no one comes to mind when thinking about Desna...I'll keep an eye out for someone though. Maybe he will find someone on his own while he's in the city. Maybe even today while he's out with Mako." Desna has had his own place now for about a week. Korra asked Mako to show him around the city, since he knew it better than anyone. Bolin had been working non-stop on his 'mover'. Eska came almost everyday to watch him film. She didn't go today because it was the last day she could talk to Korra for a while.
"I need to get packing!" Korra stood up. "Mako and I are leaving for the Fire Nation tomorrow. Can you believe it took Beifong two weeks to give him leave again?"
"Well, he was out for two weeks at the Glacier Spirits Festival." Eska replied obviously.
"You get sassier and sassier everyday." Korra jokingly glared at her. "I don't appreciate your attitude."
"I'm going to go watch the rest of Bolin's filming." Though Eska looked unemotional, as she normally did, it was hard for her not to smile thinking of Bolin.
"Your days of tyranny are over, Chief Unalaq!" Bolin declared as he punched in the other actor's direction and a water gun fired behind the scenes to display Nuctuk's water-bending. Eska walked in with about an hour left of filming.
"Cut!" The director yelled as soon as the fight scene was over. "Take 5! Then we will start with page 22!"
Bolin started toward his chair that Eska was sitting in while watching him. As soon as he noticed her, he smiled and quickened his pace to the chair. Eska stood up, assuming he was going to want his chair back, but instead he hugged her so tight she almost couldn't breathe. She hugged back. Though she was against public displays of affection, she missed him too much.
"Did you see me in that last scene? Man, that was so good." Eska partially wanted to laugh because their water-bending special effects looked nothing like the real thing.
"I thought you did a wonderful job, my precious turtle-duck."
"Hey, I earned enough money to go somewhere fancy tonight since we haven't been on a date in a while. Do you want to go, my darling koala-otter?"
"I'd love to." She smiled.
Just then Bolin had to go back to filming, and Eska sat watching him. She would cringe when he filmed with Ginger. Eska was, inside, a jealous person.
The hour went by quickly and Bolin changed out of his costume and into his regular clothes, much to Eska's unhappiness. They went to dinner, then went to see the probending finals because Eska had never seen a match. And though he was a little sad he wasn't in the spotlight fighting, Bolin loved watching probending and insisted Eska had to see a match. Eska didn't really care for it, but if Bolin was fighting (like he will next year when the season restarts), she would be there supporting him in all matches. They walked around RepublicCity for awhile before returning to their apartment.
AN: They are slowly, but surely getting longer. Also, keep reviewing and sending suggestions because if you don't I can't improve or make the story better. Its a win/win!
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