Chapter 8

"Alright, so tonight, 7, at the Diner?" Tess spoke into her phone, which she had balanced in the crook of her neck.

"Yep, so can I meet you at your dorm?" Jet asked, his voice muffled through the phone.

"Sounds good, I'm gonna get ready and see if everyone else is still onboard." Tess replied, Jet's only reply was to make repetitive kissing noises. Tess laughed, hanging up with a promise to see him later.

Tess smiled to herself as she opened her laptop, 'Just a few minutes of tumblr and then I'll get ready.'

"So, I just think, yah know, next time we decide to have, yah know, we should plan so have everyone tied up or shipped away from here." Bolin finished, cradling Rachel against him as they sat outside on a park bench.

"I agree, that was…" Rachel trailed off.

"Horrible. Embarrassing." Bolin supplied.

"Kinky in all the wrong ways." Rachel quipped, grinning as she kissed her boyfriend, "So did you and Mako make up?"

"Yeah, he wasn't really that mad." Bolin said, his tone making obvious he was going to leave it at that.

"Well, good cause tonight's dinner is going to be great." Rachel proclaimed with a smile.

"So, are you ready for this?" Natalie exclaimed, she and Mako were currently in their dorm getting ready to go out to the diner with everyone.

"I guess… I just don't understand why we're going." Mako muttered as he pulled his shirt over his head, smoothing out the wrinkles.

"To support our friends, silly." Natalie replied, "Now, which shirt should I wear?" She asked, holding up two shirts, one a flowy red one, the other a dark green one.

Mako turned to see the shirts, only to see his roommate standing with two shirts in her hands, but no shirt covering her bra clad upper half.

"I, uh, shit, I don't care, just, um, wear s-something." Mako stuttered, blushing as he struggled to tear his gaze away.

Natalie smirked, turning on the ball of her foot with a giggle as she headed back into the bathroom, "Well, you're going as my date aren't you?" She teased.

Mako rolled his eyes, "Yeah, riiiiight. And the real reason we're going?"

"So I can make Zuzu miserable." Natalie replied honestly.

"Ahhh, now see that's all you had to say. That's actually believable." Mako chuckled, shaking his head at Natalie's antics.

"But seriously, which shirt?" She asked again, moving to step out of the bathroom again.

"NO- stay. Heel. Wear the red one, I like red." Mako spoke quickly, hoping she wouldn't walk out again.

"Mkay, for you cubbie."

"Thanks for coming guys, I'm glad. It's about time we couples hung out. Also Natalie and Mako, thanks for coming." Rachel said, trailing off as she gave the cubbies a questioning look.

Mako just shrugged, and Natalie flashed a wicked grin.

"Ok, well, anyways. What do you... do on double, or triple, or whatever this is… um, dates." Bolin piped up once Rachel had finished speaking.

"Sooo, nice weather we've been having." Mako murmured, trying to break the awkward silence.

"I'll say, you can basically go topless." Natalie said, glancing at Rachel and Bolin before winking at Mako, who just sighed and slumped down in his seat, realizing how long this night was going to be. "Hey, Zuko here, can I take your…." Zuko trailed off as he took in all the people seated at the table. "Zuzu!" Natalie exclaimed, clapping her hands with devilish delight. "What are you doing here?" Zuko groaned, pushing his hat back up his head as it had started to slip. "We're all doing a group date." Bolin supplied happily.

Zuko glared at Jet when Bolin mentioned dates, but quickly recovered, "Natalie on a date? How much is she paying you?" He said, turning to Mako.

"Mako and I are here to provide moral support, like, like a relationship bra." Natalie said, smiling at her comparison before giving Mako another wink.

Mako tried to sink further into the booth.

Zuko sighed, "Well, anyways, can I take your orders?"

"No, but how about you take your-" Natalie started, but Mako elbowed her to silence her.

"We'll have the chocolate chip waffles, to share please." Bolin said, nodding towards Rachel as he folded their menu.

"We'll, have the blueberry stack, thanks." Jet said politely, handing his menu to Zuko with a gesture to Tess.

"We'll have the lobster omelet." Natalie said smiling; she silenced Mako's cries of 'I don't like seafood' by giving him a gentle pet across his entire face.

Zuko raised an eyebrow, but gathered up the menus and headed back to the kitchen.

"So, do you guys think it's better to be on the pill or to just use a condom?" Natalie asked conversationally.

"Natalieee." Mako groaned covering his face with his hands.

"Well, I guess you guys prefer condoms." Natalie said before Bolin or Rachel could reply, "What about you guys?" Natalie finished looking at Jet and Tess.

Jet turned to look at Tess, curious about what she would say.

"Me, lose my virginity? I never lose anything. I am a winner." Tess replied, folding her hands calmly

Natalie laughed, "Fair enough."

Jet sighed.

Tess leaned over to Natalie, who was sitting next to her, "I don't think Jet wants to have sex with me." She whispered solemnly.

Natalie frowned, nodding very seriously.

Jet was practically pulling his hair in frustration.

"So, guys I was thinking, maybe we should all take our winter break off together." Rachel suggested, "We can all go hang out somewhere."

Bolin nodded, "That sounds ballin."

Jet smirked, "We could go rent a cabin."

"In the woods?" Natalie questioned.

Tess smiled, "That sounds so sick! I mean that's one of the best movies ever!"

"Movie night will be every night!" Rachel chimed in again.

Even Mako looked open to the idea at this point, "This sounds… not horrible."

"So we're all in agreement then?"

The table nodded, "But we gotta remember to invite Korra and Asami." Bolin added after a moment.

"SPEAKING OF ASAMI!" Natalie said suddenly, "I hear she's got the hots for…. An OLDER MAN."

Mako raised an eyebrow, "Who told you this?"

"Asami." Natalie replied matter-of-factly.

"Oh, well then."

Rachel grinned, "She told me about him too. I'm trying to figure it out."

"He must be somewhere on campus, cuz she sees him a lot." Natalie muttered thoughtfully.

"How come Asami never told me?" Tess whined.

"You were out when she told us." Rachel soothed.

"I guess that's what I get for starting to leave the room." Tess spoke, then she looked as if she had just realized something and added, "Wait if it's an older guy that Asami's into I think I may have an idea of who he is"

"Really? how could you possibly know you just found out." Mako asked confused.

"Well I was doing some recon, you guys know how I do," Tess said looking serious yet with a fierce smile, "and I came across the training grounds on campus for the united forces".

"came across yeah sure it's clearly visible from the ceramics roo-" "shhh" Tess cut off Mako swiftly as she continued her tale. "So there I was doing my recon, and the trainees were going hardcore and whatnot when I see Asami's dad talking up this real important looking guy in an united forces uniform. He's way too old to be Asami's lover, actually I think its Tenzin's Brother Bumi," Tess trailed off before she was snapped back in by the groups looks of boredom, "anyway so they are talking what looks to be about business cause you know, Asami's dad, future industries, what have you, when the officer who was teaching the trainees walks up to them and I notice that this guy is hot stuff legit, totally Asami's level of hotness".

"what makes you think it's this guy? I mean he could be anyone" Mako said clearly thinking Tess was jumping to conclusions again.

"Hey, would you let me finish?" Tess said looking at Mako before continuing, "So then after Mr. Sato and Who I'm pretty sure is Bumi left, and then Mr. Hotman firebender dismisses the trainees and leaves. So I took it upon myself to ask around and see who this guy is cause I had the inkling that he'd be important, and of course I was right." Tess said smiling self-satisfied before continuing again, "the trainee the I asked said that Mr. Hotman Firebender is General Iroh of The United Forces and fire nation royalty."

"I still don't see what this has to do with Asam-" Mako questioned again as Tess tapped him on the nose and said, "Ahh ye of little faith, it has to do with Asami cause I saw her scurrying around near the trainee facilities right after Mr. Hotman Firebender went inside" Tess added matter-a-factly.

"If you know his name why do you insist on calling him Mr. Hotman Firebender?" Mako asked because he had run out of holes in the story to question and that bothered him immensely.

"I happen to like nicknames Mama Mako" Tess said teasingly as Natalie choked laughing as she whispered 'Mama Mako'.

{(I love u)}

"Wow,-so Asami likes an older military man" Rachel cooed, "Kinky."

"I have solved it yo, where is my slow clap?" Tess said looking at her friends expectantly.

"It is all pretty convincing evidence, good thing you were doing recon." Jet said playfully elbowing Tess. "I guess we know now that this General Iroh is the mystery guy" Natalie said as Zuko came back with everyone's food in tow, "what about Iroh? Are you guys bothering my cousin?" Zuko asked the group who stared at him in return.

"Mr. Hotman Firebender is your cousin?" Tess asked as she looked wide eyed at Zuko who looked at her awkwardly before saying "yes but he usually doesn't go by Mr. Hotman firebender."

"WAIT; if you and Mr. Hotman Firebender are cousins and Mr. Hotman Firebender is part of the royal family then YOU MUST BE PART OF THE ROYAL FAMILY" Tess Finished as she pointed wildly at Zuko. Everyone's heads turned to face Zuko questioningly; Zuko frowned loudly as the stares seemed to intensify.

"But if he's part of the Royal Family then why does work here and why have we never heard about this?" Bolin questioned.

"I was banished by my father Firelord Ozai" Zuko said in a monotone he would have looked rather intense but his paper hat was falling down his face again.

"Oh my spirits" Rachel said quietly as the group looked shocked, except for Tess who looked quite upset and upon a moment of reflection burst from her seat to embrace Zuko, she whispered something to him that no one could hear before separating so she could see his nod yes before returning to hug him again. It took a moment for him to return the hug and when he did it lasted long enough to worry Jet and give hope to Zuko, Natalie noticed how happy Zuko looked at that moment despite the situation and his previous grave attitude. When the hug broke Tess returned to her seat and Zuko turned back to the kitchen and left. It seemed the topic had been closed as Tess dug into her pancakes. Everyone exchanged a look before starting to eat as well.

The group finished their food with little conversation despite Natalie's best efforts to make everyone liven up.

"How about we not do this ever again" Rachel stated looking at her friends who nodded in return. Jet was the first to put money down on the table and motion for him and Tess to leave, Jet guided Tess by the waist outside to his car. He looked down at her with a sweet smile and a flirtatious look while pulling her even closer, "you want to hang for a little more?"

She hesitated before saying, "yeah, okay, where?"

"oh you'll see" Jet said looking off into the night with a smile.

"okay" Tess said lightly as she snuggled closer to Jet.

"Um, Bolin and I are going to go-" Rachel said struggling to come up with what they were going to go do.

"See a movie" Bolin supplied, "Yes see a movie that is what we have planned to do" Rachel quickly added as the couple moved out of the diner.

"They do know that the movie theater is closed today right?" Mako said to Natalie.

"I don't think that's going to matter Mako." She said elbowing him suggestively, Mako looked as though he made the connection and was sour to understand what it meant.

"Don't let it bother you Mako me Boy me Bob, everybody does it" Natalie said looking very sure of herself. Mako sighed and looked ready to never ever get over it as he watched Natalie get up and move toward the kitchen.

"I don't think you're allowed back there Natalie" Mako warned.

"Now, stay. Sit, good boooy. Wait for Nally, ok?" Natalie cooed to Mako in her talking-to-small-adorable-but-dumb-animals-voice, one hand on the door.

Mako frowned, but sat down in a booth by the front door.

She smiled and then disappeared into the kitchen.

"I kept your silly little secret for months, and you just admit to it like that?" Natalie huffed, sitting off to the side as Zuko cleaned up the kitchen- he was the last worker there today.

"Tess had already figured it out." Zuko replied defensively, scrubbing the plate he was holding harder in annoyance.

"Figured it out? You practically told her Zuzu." Natalie snapped, hopping of the counter she had been sitting on.

"It.. just… slipped." Zuko said nervously, the plate he had been cleaning suddenly becoming very interesting.

Natalie narrowed her eyes, drawing closer to Zuko, who tried his best to face away from her and avoid eye contact.

"You like like her don't you." Natalie declared abruptly breaking the silence.

"I- what- no I don't, I...er. Think she's pretty uh… amazing is all." Zuko said, accidently dropping the poor plate into the water (The plate is the victim here, that's what I'm getting at.)

Zuko pulled his shoulders, as if physically preparing himself for Natalie's taunting.

However he heard nothing but silence, looking over to her in confusion he muttered a hesitant, "Natalie?"

She was looking at him with a mix of sympathy and something he couldn't quite discern, "My poor Prince Zuko…"

"Wait what…?"

"Nothing, forget it. Just remember I'm your pal mkay?" She said, turning to leave.

"I have never been more confused than I am right now what is going on, are you sick?" Zuko teased, trying to lighten the mood which had suddenly grown quite solemn.

"I'm just saying I'm always there if you need anything, you can trust me yah know…. And leave the light-hearted jokes to me Zuzu, you're not funny."

"Haha."

"Or cool." She finished with a smile before exiting the kitchen.

Zuko frowned, wondering why Natalie of all people had decided to act so serious about this.

Tess sat next to Jet in a comfortable silence as he drove them through town.

"Bolin and Rachel are going to have sex tonight. I can just feel it." Tess exclaimed confidently, "I'm like, like, a mind-reader when it comes to things of-" she lowered her voice "- a sexual nature."

Jet forced a smile onto his face, "Mind-reader huh? That's cool."

"Yeah. I mean, I know we're going to your place right now." She replied coolly.

Jet smiled, "Yeah, you ok with that."

Tess smiled mischievously, "Yeah, I actually have been wanting to go back to your place for a long time now."

Jet broke into a full out grin, "Oh have you now?" he all but purred.

"Yeah. And if you let me sleep-over I might even" She moved a bit closer, looking up at him through think eyelashes, "let you" She placed a finger on his bottom lip gently, leaning closer still before whispering, "let you win at Mario Kart."

Jet slammed on the brake abruptly, his smile flipping to form a deep frown, "Wha.."

Tess frowned, sitting back again, "You okay there? You hit something?"

"Yeah another wall…" Jet muttered under his breath.

"Hm?"

"Nothing, just thought I saw a rabbit-squirrel."

Bolin and Rachel walked back to Bolin's dorm in a charged silence. Zuko was working till 4, and Haru was away for a few days. Even Tahno had left- saying something about a nude modeling Job in Cancun. The room was empty as expected when Bolin flung the door open, stepping back to let Rachel in first. She walked in, looking around cautiously as Bolin closed the door gently behind them, so as not to make much noise.

Which was a waste of time because the second he turned around Rachel pinned him against the door, attacking his lips with hers as she pressed her body flush against his.

Bolin groaned quietly into the kiss, feeling Rachel starting to unbutton his shirt. The kiss deepened as Rachel opened her mouth, allowing Bolin into her mouth.

Rachel finished undoing the last button, and Bolin reached around her as he pulled down the zipper of her dress, which she let slide to the floor as Bolin shrugged off his jacket.

Bolin broke the kiss, his eyes roaming across Rachel's body, drinking in the sight. Rachel grinned, blushing slightly in response, grabbing one of Bolin's rough hands and placing it atop her bra, applying gentle pressure urging him to go further.

Bolin's eyes narrowed, a hungry look dancing across his features, which were only illuminated by the moonlight pouring through the windows.

Bolin grabbed Rachel roughly, arms under her butt, as he carried her over the bed, his bed this time, and set her down on it.

Rachel pulled Bolin towards her, kissing passionately as she pulled him on the bed with her, he was holding himself up above her. Pulling back from the kiss, Bolin started pressing kisses down her neck, down into her cleavage, down her stomach, and all the way to her inner thighs, Rachel emitting breathy moans the whole way down.

Rachel frowned, realizing Bolin still had too much clothes on, "Pants, off, now, no clothes." Rachel ground out, reaching around to undo her own bra before removing her underwear as well.

Bolin chuckled but followed orders obediently, shedding all his remaining clothes.

Rachel looked back at him, taking in the sight. Bolin's cheeks were a bit flushed, his muscles seemed to almost quiver with anticipation, and his cock was red and aching and ready, and after seeing Tahno's, this was a rather welcome sight in comparison.

Bolin blushed at his own eagerness, but Rachel just smiled, moving back on the bed to make room, Bolin following so that the space between them didn't widen.

Bolin held himself above Rachel again, leaning down this time to his her bare breasts, his hand gently squeezing the one he wasn't worshipping with his mouth.

Rachel moaned loudly, arching her back slightly, 'Finally'. She thought as she lay back and enjoyed the attention, everywhere Bolin's touch went it felt like fire followed, her whole body was heating up.

Bolin continued his current ministrations as Rachel moaned again, dragging her nails down his back, hard enough to hurt a little, but not nearly enough to draw blood.

Bolin hummed against her breast, his free hand drifting lower on her body until it was between her legs.

Rachel's breath came hissing out from between her teeth as she realized where his hand was headed, pushing her hips down in an attempt to get his fingers to touch her.

Bolin smiled, sitting up and granting her request, pushing two fingers inside her gently, waiting for her reaction before doing anything else.

Rachel moaned, louder than before, closing her eyes and flexing her muscles, adjusting to the unfamiliar but not unpleasant feeling. Breathing in and out her nose for a few moments before bucking her hips ever so slightly.

Bolin took this as his 'go ahead' and slowly started to move his fingers in and out, increasing speed each time. Within moments he had Rachel panting and moaning and writhing under him, Bolin moaned just watching her, using his free hand to put his condom on.

Rachel whimpered when Bolin abruptly removed his fingers, opening her eyes with a frown, she was greeted with the sight of Bolin settling between her legs, the tip of his cock throbbing against her entrance.

Bolin looked at Rachel, meeting her eyes, "Are you sur-."

"Bolin if you don't fucking go right now I swear to the Moon, I'll c-oooooooh." Rachel cut herself off with a moan as Bolin thrust in abruptly, holding still once he was halfway in.

Rachel groaned, breathing in her nose and out her mouth as she adjusted to his size.

Once Rachel was ready she twisted her hips slightly, and Bolin was glad to finally get the okay to move, because he felt about ready to lose it. This felt like nothing else in the world. Bolin had never experienced anything this good in his life before, and his heart felt thick and heavy with love for Rachel, it was almost overwhelming.

Bolin slowly pushed all the way in, and then slowly still almost all the way out, watching Rachel's face for any sign of discomfort. Seeing none, he snapped his hips forward, burying himself completely in her.

"Ah-ah, B-Bolin." Rachel moaned out, pleasure shooting through her body as he set a steady pace, groaning her name between thrusts.

Rachel's toes curled as she felt heat pooling between in hips, "Bo, I-I," She started

"I'm, ah, not gonna last much longer either." Bolin managed to choke out, his stomach felt like a coiled spring.

A few hard sharp thrusts, and Rachel and Bolin both went over the edge together, Rachel all but seeing stars and Bolin moaning as he doubled over, burying his face into her neck and panting, clinging to her like if he let her go she would be lost forever.

They lay there like that in silence for a while, before Bolin finally lifted his head, "Rachel, I, I love you." He whispered, Rachel smiled, wrapping her arms around his head, pulling his face gently into her collarbone as she buried her face in his hair, "And I love you, Bo." She murmured into his hair softly.

"You done torturing Zuko for the day?" Mako questioned teasingly as Natalie emerged from the kitchen.

"For the century…" She muttered before raising her voice loud enough for Zuko to hear too, "I'M A ROYAL PAIN IN THE ASS NOW I GUESS."

Mako rolled his eyes as he stood, holding the door open for her to go first.

Natalie sauntered out, Mako following close behind.

"So, what now?" Mako asked curiously looking down at her.

"Hmmmm, well since I guess you don't want to go see a movie" Mako blushed, scratching the back of his neck, "I think you owe me a ride on your motorcycle. 'Bout time you pay up cubbie." She said, looking over her shoulder with a grin.

"I guess we can do that." Mako said after a few moments of contemplation.

"Yaaaay! Adventure time!"