"Hey guys!" Opal called out, waving her arms in the air to attract their attention.
She was standing on the other side of road to the other four, outside of the club they had arranged to go to. Bolin ran across the road, almost being hit by a Satomobile on his way across. He stopped dead in-front of her, awkwardly smiling at her. Korra, Asami and Mako followed soon after, making sure they weren't in danger of being flattened by a truck like Bolin. Korra looked at the two teens in-front of her. Both had cheeks the same burgundy colour as Korra's shirt. She could feel Asami shaking with laughter. She looked over to Mako, only to find that he had disappeared inside. She frowned to herself. I hope he's OK. I know how weird it was for me, but it must be even weirder for him. Hasn't it?
"Korra? Korra!"
Korra looked round to Asami, just noticing she had been talking to her for the last minute or so. Korra stammered slightly. Asami raised an eyebrow at her.
"Sweetie, are you feeling OK? You look kinda pale." Asami said, raising a hand to Korra's forehead. Korra took it in her own hand before it could touch her head.
"I'm fine. Just… off in my own little world." Korra said, smiling at her girlfriend. Asami melted slightly at the sight of Korra's little smile. She pulled Korra closer to her side, holding her left arm with both hands.
"Good." Asami said. Bolin coughed to attract their attention. The two girls looked over to him, adjusting themselves slightly.
"Aaaanyway, Opal was just telling us about how we've got a VIP booth inside." Bolin said, using his hands to present Opal to them. Opal pushed her hair back behind her ear, stepping forward slightly, drawing level with Bolin.
"My mom got it for us." Opal said, "The owner owes her a favor. We shouldn't get ID'ed, but Mom said we should be careful, just in case."
"Awesome!" Korra said, her little smile turning into an enormous grin, "I've never been t a club before."
"You'll be fine." Bolin said, waving his hand at her, "Just… don't start any fights. The bouncers don't like that." Opal giggled slightly, linking her arm in Bolin's. Bolin went bright red, his mouth opening and closing like a fish, but no words escaping his lips.
"I'm sure we'll be fine." Opal said, "C'mon." She pulled Bolin towards the entrance, with Korra and Asami following close behind. She looked up at the bouncer.
"We're on the list. Under Sue B?" Opal said, leaning over the clipboard in his hands. It was quickly whipped away from her sight, and drawn level with the bouncer's beady eyes. Suddenly, they were as wide as anything. The bouncer stammered as he looked from clipboard to Opal. Finally, he removed the velvet rope across the entrance, moving out of the way.
"Right this way, ma'am." He said, bowing slightly, much to Asami's amusement, and to the confusion of Korra and Bolin. Opal lead them in, taking them across the club to a booth on the far side of the room. The club was massive, decked out with Earth Nation décor, all extravagant and over the top. Korra hadn't seen this many green banners in on room. In the center of the main room was a dance floor, packed with partygoers. At the head of the dance floor was a DJ booth, with, in Korra's opinion, some kid with a stupid haircut bobbing his head to the music inside. On the other side other room was a long, stone bar, complete with bargirls in tiny black shorts and tight green shirts serving drinks. Around the edges were various tables and sofas, with the more tired partiers sitting at them, talking, laughing and, in the case of one couple in the corner, sloppily making out. Lights were strobing on-and-off, filling the room with bright colours. Korra could barely hear herself think over the booming music, which seemed to be coming from all directions. She felt herself getting pulled into the booth and sat down, Asami dropping down next to her, Bolin and Opal sat opposite them.
"Isn't this amazing?" Opal called over to Korra. Her voice seemed lost by the noise, but Korra caught what she said.
"Yeah, it's really something else!" Korra called back, looking round and smiling. She looked over to Opal, who was perched on the end of the sofa. "You look great, Opal. Where's the dress from?"
"Oh, this?" Opal said, picking up the hem of her dress. It was deep emerald in colour, the end falling just below Opal's knees. It fitted her figure well, nothing popping out like many of the other girls in the club. A halter neck held the top up, and it was finished with a black sash round her waist. "My mum got it for my last birthday. You like it?"
"It really suits you." Asami said, crossing her left leg over her right in the process. "Doesn't Opal look nice, Bo?" Bolin looked up at Asami, then looked over to Opal, who was eagerly waiting on his comment.
"Yeah." Bolin said, trying to find somewhere to look without looking weird. "It's really… green." Opal's face dropped slightly, and edged away from him slightly. A young bargirl came over to the booth, smiling from ear to ear. She was very pretty, and, physically, very attractive and fit. She took a seat between Opal and Bolin, her body pointing towards the latter.
"What can I get you all to start?" she said, looking around at the group, yet firmly keeping Bolin as her main point of interest, much to Opal's chagrin.
"I'll get a vodka and coke." Asami said, attracting the attention of the girl.
"Me, too." Korra added.
"Make it three." Opal said, her arms crossed in front of her, openly displaying her displeasure with the girl's attitude to Bolin. Bolin himself, didn't make eye-contact, instead raising four fingers, smiling weakly and looking at the girl out of the corner of his eye. The girl smiled.
"Four vodka-cokes? Sure thing! I'll be right back." She said, rising from her seat, running a hand across Bolin's shoulder as she left for the bar. Bolin stared down at the floor, fidgeting in his seat, trying to ignore the dagger-eyes Opal was giving him. The music dropped in volume for a moment, as if to highlight the situation. Korra and Asami looked to one another, then back to the two in front of them. Asami leaned forward.
"Bo, don't worry, it's just a way of getting people to pay for more drinks. They send over their prettiest girl to hit on the blokes, getting them to spend more on drinks." She said, putting a hand on his own, which were twisted together. He looked up.
"Really?" he said.
"Really." Asami answered, leaning back into her seat. "Just ignore it. Or make out with Opal when she comes back, that'll make her stop."
Asami's comment made both Opal and Bolin snap out of their little moods, both of them staring at Asami with gaping mouths. Korra saw Asami smirk slightly, crossing her legs and placing her hands on her knees. Korra chuckled to herself.
"Asami! You said you wouldn't talk about my crush on Bo… I mean…" Opal whined, stopping herself when she realized she's said too much. She turned to face Bolin, awkwardly smiling at him. Both of them had returned to that same shade of burgundy. Bolin stared down at his hands.
"You… have a crush on me?" Bolin said. Korra and Asami held their breath, waiting for the outcome. Opal shrugged slightly, looking off to the dance floor behind.
"Well… yeah, kinda." Opal said, just as awkwardly as Bolin had. Korra couldn't hold back the serious case of the giggles she had contracted. She burst into hysterical laughter, thankfully drowned out by the loud music. Asami squeezed Korra's leg, trying to get her to calm down. Suddenly, the bargirl had reappeared with a silver tray, upon which were 4 drinks. She placed the tray on the table and started to hand them out, finishing with Bolin.
"Last, but in no way least." She said, giving him a cheeky wink. Suddenly, everything happened at once. Opal had pushed the girl away from Bolin and launched herself on top of him, their lips colliding with force. The girl fell backwards towards the dance floor, colliding with a bewildered Mako who was making his way up the steps to the booth. Upon impact, the firebender and the bargirl fell back onto the dance floor, narrowly missing other party goers and falling into a heap on the floor. Korra and Asami had to dodge the flailing legs and feet of the two opposite them, with Opal's heel nearly taking out Asami's eye. Mako pulled both himself and the bargirl from the floor, checking her for any injuries. She stormed off, heading back to the bar, muttering obscenities under her breath. Mako made his way into the booth, his eyes on the forms of his brother and Opal writhing on the sofa opposite. He took a seat next to Korra, who shimmied her way along the sofa towards Asami, who was still watching Bolin and Opal in amazement.
"I don't think I want to know." Mako said, his eyes not leaving the sight in front of him.
"Trust me, you don't." Asami said. She broke from her stare, turning to look at Mako. "Where have you been, by the way? You just disappeared."
"I've needed the toilet." Mako said, shrugging and reaching for his brother's drink. He took a sip, looking up at Korra and Asami, both of whom were staring at him in disbelief. "What?" he said, looking from one to the other. "He's not gonna need it." Both Korra and Asami burst into laughter, followed soon by Mako. Bolin and Opal finally came up for air after a rather long session of passionate kissing.
"What's going on? Why are you laughing?" Bolin asked, Opal adjusting herself and sliding into the spot next to him. She began to wipe some of the lipstick from his face and neck. Bolin looked down at the table and frowned. "Where's my drink?"
"No idea." Korra said, raising her own to her lips and draining the glass in one great gulp. She slammed her down glass on the table, slapping her thigh and standing as she did. "I'll go get you another. Actually, I'll get all of us drinks." A small cheer came from round the table. Mako stood as Korra left the booth.
"I'll help carry them." He said, jogging after Korra. The two crossed the room, going around the edge of the dance floor to ensure they don't cause any problems. They arrived at the bar, immediately getting the attention of a barman.
"What can I get ya?" He asked, leaning on the bar.
"5 vodka-cokes and a round of shots." Korra said, holding out a 20-yuan note.
"What shot?"
"Whatever's cheap."
The barman raised any eyebrow to Mako, who shrugged in response. He took the note and busied himself with the drinks. Korra turned to look back at the people dancing, leaning back on the bar, Mako taking a seat on a bar stool next to her.
"We need to talk." He said, looking directly at her. Korra didn't look at him.
"No, we don't." She responded. "You need to accept that I'm not into you, or any guys, and that I'm very happy with Asami. And that she'll break your spine if she finds out what happened." Mako looked taken aback by Korra's words.
"Ok." He said, slowly. "Accepted. Look, stuff is really messed up for me at the moment. I dunno why I kissed you." Korra swung round to look at him, seriousness in her eyes.
"But you did. And there in lies the problem. Asami. Cannot. Find out." Korra said, pointing a finger at his chest every time she spoke a word. She turned back to watch the dancers. "I just want a night where I don't have to worry about anything. No problems, no fears. Just… letting go."
"Alright, Elsa, calm down." Mako said, joining her in observing the rest of the room. "Everything's fine. It won't happen again, and as long as we don't get too drunk, tonight will be fine. By the way, are you and Asami crashing at ours tonight?"
"I think so, why?"
"Just checking." Korra cracked a small grin and pointed one of the dancers out.
"Look at that one." She said. "He seriously needs to learn some hand-eye coordination. He's nearly had at least three people's eyes out, flailing his arms like that." Mako looked into the crowd and spotted the person she was taking about. He chuckled at the absurd sight.
"We're cool, then?" He asked.
"Yeah, we're cool." Korra said. The barman slammed two trays of drinks into the bar, making both of them jump. They swung round, seeing the extent of the 20 yuans Korra had given him. Along side the 5 vodka-cokes, there were around 30 shots, all pale blue in colour. He dropped a few coins into Korra's hand and moved over to another customer. Korra and Mako started to laugh, taking the trays back over to the booth, dodging the flailing extremities of other people on the way. They got reached the booth, and placed the trays on the table. Bolin's eyes widened in surprise. Opal and Asami stopped their conversation, gaping what Korra had bought.
"Now, it's a party." Korra said, handing out shots to the others, finishing with herself and Asami. She dropped back into her spot on the sofa, running a hand down her girlfriend's back.
"I never had you pinned as a wild partier." Asami said, sliding closer to Korra as she spoke. She ran a hand along Korra's thigh, feeling her tense up under her touch. Korra planted a kiss on Asami's neck.
"You haven't seen anything yet."