"Hey, Sir. Sorry I'm late" the crumpled form on the floor said, giving a weak smile to the man now impatiently tapping his foot. The boy soon untangled himself and stood up next to Korra. He was not much taller than her, with jet black hair, ruffled with no real form or style. He was wearing a ragged army jacket over a grey t-shirt, with a collection of stains that she guessed was breakfast. He has pair of khakis on, finished with army boots. His bright green eyes were friendly, as was his smile. Korra felt calmer with him present. Like life just got more fun with him there.

"Korra, this is Bolin, he'll be your buddy for the day." Hiroshi said, motioning to the boy as he spoke. "Bolin, Korra is here on a scholarship from the Southern Water Tribe. Treat her well. Take her to her locker, then to the front desk to sort out an ID card for her. And please get her to lessons on time"

"Sure thing, boss man." Bolin said, saluting to Hiroshi before turning around and marching out. Korra followed after him, trying her hardest not to burst into laughter. She followed after him, closing the door behind her, before allowing herself to be consumed by giggles. Bolin spun on the spot, rotating twice before coming to a stop facing Korra. "Sooooo… Water Tribe, huh?"

"Uh, yeah?" Korra said, unsure if the answer she gave to a question about her own life was true.

"Awesome." Boling said, grinning widely. "We get a couple of Water Tribe peeps here now and then, but there usually pretty boring. No offense."

"None taken. I had to live there for 17 years, I know just how dull it is." Korra smiled back at him.

"So are you a waterbender?" Bolin continued, walking along the corridor away from the office they had just left.

"Yeah. What about you?"

"Earthbender. My brother Mako is a firebender, we're both trying out for the Varsity team this year. What about you?

Korra rubbed her arm nervously. "I dunno… I'm not much of a pro-bender. I was taught all the combat techniques rather than what you guys do." she said, turning to face the wall as they walked.

Bolin giggled to himself. "Oh, ye of little faith. It's lucky you've got old Bolin here to help you out then. I've got the biggest collection of pro-bending game recordings on my laptop back home, I'm sure I can use them to whip you into shape for the try-outs in four weeks time." He flexed his arm in front of her. "Maybe you'll even get guns like these one day." He said teasingly. Korra smirked and took of her hoodie to reveal the muscles that lay beneath her sleeves. Bolin suddenly when silent. He looked from Korra's toned biceps to her smug face. "Cheater…" he muttered loud enough for her to hear. They both began giggling like schoolgirls, before continuing down the hall towards Korra's locker.

"I gotta admit, I thought everyone here was a stuck-up preppy. I'm glad I met you, Bolin." Korra said moving to her locker and turning the lock.

"Why, thank you. And please, call me Bo." Bolin said bowing to her as he spoke.

"So, who are your parents? How did they earn the money to get you here?" Korra asked, piling books into her locker.

"I don't have any. They died when I was young."

"Oh." Korra gasped, closing her locker and putting a hand over her mouth. "I'm so sorry, I didn't…"

"It's fine." Bolin said, smiling weakly at her. "It's been just me and my brother for ages. We got work in various shops round the city, before we started to concentrate on pro-bending. Schools started queuing up with offers for us. This place offered us the full package, including accommodation just a few blocks away. It beats living on the street." he shrugged.

They spent the next half hour chatting about random nonsense. How life was in the South, what Korra's family was like, that kind of nonsense. Soon, they passed by a large floor to ceiling window, and through it, Korra caught a glimpse of something… amazing. She stopped in her tracks, letting Bolin carry on walking and talking about pro-bending techniques without her. She looked out onto the playing fields at a group of kids sitting on a blanket, chatting amongst themselves. And there she was. The girl of Korra's dreams. She was tall, about 5 inches above Korra, with legs that seems to go on forever. She had beautiful milky skin, deep green eyes, perfect red lips. Her raven-black hair flowed in the breeze and her face looked like it had been blessed by Raava. Her figure was that of a goddess. She wore an ivory blouse with long sleeves, along with a deep blue skirt, cut just above the knee. Her feet were adorned with matching ivory pumps, and Korra noticed a grey sweatshirt around her waist. Korra simply stood and stared until Bolin noticed she wasn't there anymore. He wandered back over to her.

"Uh, Korra? What's going on?"

Korra didn't seem to be able to form a proper sentence, but managed to get out a few grunts and the words,

"Pretty girl…"

Bolin looked over at the group on the field, then back at Korra, smiling at her.

"That would be Asami. She's in our year. Tech genius, but also the most popular girl in the school, plus captain of the cheer squad. She's never properly dated anyone, but that doesn't stop guys going for her all the time. It's kinda sad, actually. She's always telling me about this guy's poem and that guys's flowers…"

Korra snapped out her trance on hearing Bolin's voice, turning to face him.

"You know her?"

"Well, yeah. We were partnered in Chem a few years back, and we just kinda hit it off. Not in that way." he said, seeing Korra's eyes widen. "We hang out every so often. It's probably cus I don't hit on her, like every other guy in this city."

"So you talk to her?"

Bolin looked puzzled. "Yeah?"

Korra shuffled her feet slightly. "You think maybe you could introduce me?"

Bolin looked back out of the window, then turned to Korra smiling. "Well, seeing as she's waving at you, perhaps you won't need my help."

Korra head snapped back round to look out the window. Sure enough, the girl was waving at her, standing up as she did. Korra did a little wave back, then panicked when she realized what was happening. The girl was coming over to them. She was on her way over to see them, and talk to them, and be around them. Korra's heart started to pound in her chest. It sped up the closer she got, until Korra thought she was going to have a heart attack. The girl opened a door close by and ran inside. She flung her arms around Bolin and hugged him tightly.

"BO! I haven't seen you in ages! Where have you been hiding yourself?" She said, releasing him and stepping back. She turned to face Korra, smiling the cutest smile Korra had ever seen. "And who's this? Have you been hiding a girlfriend from me?" Bolin laughed.

"Korra's not my girlfriend, she's actually a new student in our year. It's her first day. Plus, you know you would be the first to know if I had a girlfriend."

Asami smiled at Korra and extended a hand. "It's nice to meet you." Korra stared at the hand for a second, before a nudge from Bolin got her to shake it.

"Uh... you, too." Korra mumbled, her eyes still not leaving Asami's hand. She felt so dumb. The Avatar, master of all four elements and the karmic balancer of the entire world, and she couldn't get a proper sentence out when talking to a girl. Smooth, Korra. Real smooth. Just don't say anything too stupid.

"Hey, are you alright?"

Korra snapped back to reality. She realized Asami was talking to her, her smile had turned into a puzzled look.

"Oh" Korra said, "Sorry. Yeah, I'm pretty girl… GOOD! I'm… pretty good…" It took a second for Korra to realize what she had just said. She went bright red and pulled her hand from Asami's grip, stuffing it in her hoodie pocket. She noticed Bolin laughing silently out the corner of her eye. Well done, Korra. You've just let the hottest girl you've ever met know you like her, and you met her 30 seconds ago. She slowly looked up, expecting to see a horrified look on Asami's face. She definitely wasn't expecting to she what she did. Asami was blushing.

"Thanks. You're not looking too bad yourself." Asami said, the sweet smile returning to her face. Korra looked into her eyes, and Asami into Korra's. It was as if time had slowed down completely, seconds felt like hours. Korra felt like she could stay there forever. The silence was broken by Bolin coughing unconvincingly to get their attention.

"Aaaanyway. Korra, we have to get going to class, we have Politics with Professor Tarrlok, and he's a real hardarse when it comes to punctuality." Bolin said, motioning towards a hallway.

"Oh. Yeah. Cool." Korra stammered out, looking from hallway, to Bolin, to Asami with each word. She turned back to concentrate on Asami. "It was great meeting you."

"You too." Asami said, still blushing. "I'll see you around?"

"Sure." Korra said, slowly turning on the spot. She walked as slow as possible, turning to look back at Asami, who was wandering back over to her friends. Just go and ask her if she wants to hang out. Come on, she just a girl. An impossibly hot girl, but still a girl. Korra turned to face Bolin again, who had picked up the conversation on a pro-bending move called the Omashu Shuffle. Who am I kidding? I'm just the new kid, and Bo said she was the most popular girl in school. I haven't got a chance.

"Korra!"

Korra swiveled back around to face Asami who was running back over to her. Korra's heart leapt from her chest as Asami drew level with her.

"Look, this might seem weird, seeing as we've just met, plus you're the new girl and…" Asami shook her head and laughed to herself. "Sorry, I prattle on when I'm nervous."

Korra was confused. Nervous? Why would she be nervous?

"Anyway, I was thinking, if you're free after school we could… I dunno… hang out. You know, get to know each other a bit better. Go get coffee or something. Just me and you."

Korra gaped at the request. She'd never been asked out before, even if it was just for coffee. This was a whole new experience. What should I say? What should I do? Is there etiquette for this?

"Sure." Korra had spoken before her brain had finished processing everything. Asami's expression went from slightly worried to a winning smile.

"Great. Here's my number." She pulled out a pen and scrawled the 10 digits on Korra's hand. Korra was still gaping.

"I'll see you out the front of the school after class. Don't be late." Asami walked back towards her friends, who were now obviously impatient. She looked over her shoulder and winked. Korra raised a limp hand in response. She turned back to Bolin, who was grinning from ear to ear. She walked over to him, legs feeling like they could give way at any moment.

"Wow. You're quick into the game, aren't you?" Bolin chuckled, his arms crossed in front of him.

"I… it's just… what happened?" Korra spluttered at him. Bolin put his arm around Korra, walking her towards the classroom they were meant to be in.

"I'll tell you what happened.' Bolin said, mock seriousness in his voice. "You have just given me the job of explaining to my big brother that his ex got picked up by the new girl in less than a day of her being here."

"Oh." Korra said. "Right… hang on, you said she hadn't dated anyone."

"Properly dated anyone. Her and Mako had a thing for a few weeks. Nothing big."

"Who ended it? Or was it one of those mutual things?" Korra asked.

"Oh, it wasn't mutual. Asami dumped Mako like rotten egg rolls into a trash can. She found the messages he'd been sending three different girls. I came home to screaming and the view of Mako in the corner of the room, dodging various items Asami was chucking at him. It was scary, man, I'm telling you." Bolin turned to Korra and noticed the terrified look on her face. "But, I'm sure you'll be fine. You haven't met anyone to cheat on her with. Bonus for you."

"Thanks, Bo. That makes me feel so much better." Korra said, sarcastically. Bolin smiled widely.

"Great! I'm really good at this whole advice thing" He said, proud of himself. Korra rolled her eyes.

"Sarcasm, Bo. That was sarcasm."