-Korra's POV-
When I sat down at the table for dinner, I was once again being stared at. Tenzin cleared his throat and asked, "So, how are you, Korra?" I blushed a bit when I remembered what happened earlier with Tahno.
"She's blushing!" Started Jinora, "Something romantic must have happened!"
I blushed more as I put a piece of food into my mouth.
After a while I remembered something.
Tenzin was and his kids were air benders, and Katara was a water bender.
I dropped my chopsticks and stared at them. My head was throbbing a little with my newly acquired information. "Korra?" Questioned Pema as she stood up to come over to me.
"Tenzin… you and your kids… your air benders? And Katara's a water bender?"
"That's right," replied the monk, "do you remember anything else?"
I was silent for a few moments until I shook my head. "Does' your head hurt?" Asked Pema when she helped me stand up.
"For a moment it did but it doesn't hurt anymore," I replied.
Then all of a sudden I remembered something else.
I could water bend.
I clutched my head as the throbbing increased. "Korra!" Was the last thing I heard from Tenzin before I passed out.
-Mako's POV-
I decided to go pay a visit to Asami's since I had to confirm if she was okay or not.
When I reached her estate, I knocked on the door three times before the butler opened it for me. "Ah, Sir Mako, Asami is out with her father tonight. I'm sorry."
I nodded my head and asked, "Do you know why Asami is mad at me?"
"Oh? Forgive me, but I had no clue."
I nodded my head once more before I turned around to leave.
"If it makes you feel any better," started the butler, I turned around. "Asami is completely head over heels for you, I'm sure she'll come out and tell you soon."
"Thank you," I said before I finally left.
I sat on a bench in town, rethinking the last pro-bending match. "Damn it!" I said to myself, "It's my fault Korra got hurt and lost her memory!"
"Have you heard?" Said a woman to another from a distance. "The avatar may be sent home! I believe she misses her family. Maybe that rock that hit her knocked some sense into her."
So they don't know she's lost her memories… I quickly stood up, Wait- did they say she was going to be sent home? Why?!
I ran up to the two woman and asked, "Why is the avatar being sent home?!"
The woman who didn't speak responded, "I believe something happened to her that only her family could cure. I won't expect her back her in Republic City for a long time. It's a shame, really."
I gasped and ran to Air Temple Island.
When I finally got there, I found Tenzin immediately.
"She remembered she was a water bender and that my children and I are air benders. And with that information, she collapsed. Imagine what would happen if she found out she was the Avatar."
"I heard you were sending her back to her tribe!"
"Her parents were informed of what happened… and since Korra remembers being a water bender, it would be safe for her to go back and recover there."
"Why can't she recover here?!"
"Listen, Mako," he put his hands on my shoulders. "Korra needs her parents. She will be safer there than she is here. Imagine her running off again and a stranger tells her everything."
I fell silent for a few moments as I processed his words. "How long…" I started, "how long will she be there?"
"Until she recovers."
"But… she may never recover…"
Tenzin sighed and let his hands fall. Katara came out and greeted me. "She will wake tomorrow morning."
I frowned and asked, "When will she be leaving?"
"In two days. I'm so sorry-"
I ran. I had no idea where my destination was going to be, I just couldn't be here or home right now.
-Bolin's POV-
I sat up on my bed. "Hey Pabu," I said as I looked at the ferret on the couch, "Mako should have been back by now. Do you think something's wrong?"
Pabu lazily rested his head on the cushion.
"I'm going to go look for him," I said finally. "you stay here and be good."
I put my jacket on and set out to find my brother.
I searched for hours until it was midnight. I stopped in the middle of an empty road and sighed. "I'll be damned if he's back home…"
When I turned around, I nearly screamed. Mako was standing right there in front of me. "Where have you been?!" I asked, the relief in my voice was obvious.
"I… was taking a stroll."
"Some stroll," I muttered.
That's when I noticed how sad he looked. "Hey, what's wrong?" I asked him.
He told me everything Tenzin and Katara told him. When he finished, I joined him in sadness. "Is there anything that we can do?" I asked hopefully. I didn't want Korra to leave just as much as he did.
He shook his head and said, "just let her go… She wasn't supposed to be here originally anyways…"
"Mako, don't say stuff like that…"
Instead of responding, he turned around and started walking back to the pro-bending arena. I followed him in silence.
-Korra's POV-
When I woke up, I recalled what happened last night. I whispered, "I…I can water bend?" I looked over at the glass full of water on my right. I concentrated on the water and lifted my hand, a stream of the liquid rose slightly then dropped. "Woah," I said to myself. I slowly got up and opened my closet that had my colorful clothes separated from the blue ones.
"Now I know why I have those clothes…"
I took a pair of the blue clothing and set it on my bed. "Water tribe…" I said.
When I stepped out of the room, Katara greeted me. "Good-morning, Korra. How are you feeling?"
"I'm feeling great! Thank you," I could sense that that wasn't what she really wanted to say. "Um… Is something wrong?"
"Dear…" She started as she took my hands, "you'll be sent home to your parents tomorrow."
My mouth hung open. She isn't serious, is she? "B-But Katara…"
She looked down sadly and said, "I know… But your parents are worried. And since you remember being part of the water tribe, it will be safe for you there."
"But I don't want to leave…"
"This isn't a matter of wanting, Korra. You need to go back. You can return when your memory has returned."
"Can't you just tell me what I need to know now?"
"It's not that simple. Just recalling water bending made you collapse. Imagine what would happen if I told you everything."
I nodded sadly. When I spoke, my voice was in a near whisper. "But what about Tahno?"
"Tahno can wait. You need to recover."
I really didn't want to leave though. I told myself I was going to stay one way or another. Katara obviously did not want this subject to continue on, so I nodded my head and went into the kitchen.
I missed breakfast, and I still don't know why no one came to wake me up. I made myself a meal and chowed down. Then out of nowhere, I recalled a memory.
This guy… Amon… was taking away people's bending. My memory only went that far. I clutched my head and gritted my teeth. When I calmed down, I was breathing rather heavily. "Amon…" I said to myself. Who was this guy?"
When I left the kitchen, I was now face to face with Ikki. "Hey," I said with a smile. She looked like she was holding her breath and her face turned blue. She then covered her mouth. "Ikki?" I questioned worriedly.
She put her hands down and took in a deep breath before she started to say something.
"Ikki!" Roared Tenzin as he charged into the room with his two other children on his heels. "You better not have been doing what I think you've been doing."
"I didn't say anything, promise!" She whined as she played with her fingers. Jinora escorted both of her siblings out the door, leaving me alone in the room with the monk.
"She didn't tell you anything?" He asked.
I shook my head. "But she was about to," I said.
He shook his head and sighed. "Katara told me she told you that you're leaving tomorrow. This is why it's not safe for you to be here at this time." I nodded my head solemnly. "And I'm sorry about breakfast," he started after a long awkward silence. "But I didn't want you to wake up since I wouldn't know if you'd be in pain or not."
"Who is this Amon guy?" I blurted. I just really needed to know. Tenzin looked at me in shock and said, "you don't need to worry about him. He's dead now."
"I recalled a memory where he took away a person's bending! How did he do that? Who is he? Who defeated him?!"
"Korra…" he said, he stood there, unsure of what to say. "In short, he could take away a person's bending by water bending. He was a brother of one of the members of the council who died with him."
"So who defeated him?"
Tenzin took in a deep breath and said, "who knows."
That was the end of our conversation and I spent the rest of the day in my room thinking about Amon, but no more memories came to me.
When the sun set, I climbed out the window and escaped just like I did last time. But this time I didn't bring Naga.
I followed the directions Tahno gave me, but I bumped into Bolin on the way. "Korra?" He questioned, "why are you out here?"
"Hello to you to," I mumble impatiently.
He looked at me sadly but asked, "where are you going? You're not sneaking off again, are you?"
Instead of replying, I walked past him and continued on with my travel. "Korra!" He called as he started following me. I started running as fast as I could, but when I turned a corner, I bumped into someone.
I recalled turning a corner in a maze and bumping into a guy.
When I looked up, it was Bolin's brother, Mako.
"Korra?" He asked as he looked down at me.
I pushed him to the wall and continued running. "Korra!" He yelled as he joined his brother in the chase. He somehow caught up to me and grabbed my wrist. "Where do you think you're going?!" He asked as he turned me around.
"None of your damn business!" I snapped as I tried to get out of his grasp.
"Yes it is, Korra."
When I looked into his eyes, I noticed how sad they looked. I shook my head and snapped out of it. I noticed a puddle of water by us, so I water bended it and threw it at his face. He cried out before he let go, so I ran to a crowd of people to lose them.
When I reached Tahno's place, I knocked on the door a couple times and waited. He opened it was I wide smile. "I'm so happy you made it!" He said as he closed the door behind me. His place wasn't half bad.
"I have news to tell you…" I said sadly as I sat down on the couch. He sat down next to me and asked me to tell him what happened.
I told him about how I was a water bender and that I was leaving the next day.
"You're… leaving?" He questioned as his face fell.
I nodded my head and said, "But I'm not going to. I won't!"
"I don't want you to leave." He said straight forwardly.
"I don't either," I replied. "I would miss you too much."
He made dinner for us and he shared stories of our relationship.
He told me that we use to go on long walks under the moonlight and have romantic picnics. After dinner I asked, "so how about that walk under the moonlight?" I offered with a smile.
He smirked and said, "I thought you'd never ask."
Outside, he took my hand and we walked in silence until we reached a large tree on top of a hill. The quarter moon shone brightly and I smiled. "This is nice," I said silently as I stepped a little closer to Tahno.
"It is, isn't it?" he replied.
All of a sudden, I was on my back with him on top of me.
"W-what are you doing?" I questioned as I stared into his eyes. He smirked and said, "You said it's nice."
I blushed as he leaned in closer.
"Get off her you son of a bitch!" Yelled an angry voice. Out of nowhere, fire came hurdling towards Tahno at the speed of light. Without thinking, I pushed Tahno out of the way, but got hurt in the process. I cried out in pain as I rolled over on my back. My right arm was burning.
"Korra!" Cried the voice as it came closer. It was Mako and his brother. Mako sank to his knees when he saw me and said, "What have I done…"
-Mako's POV-
I was sleeping in when Bolin woke me up. He took my pillow away and I growled menacingly. "Can't you see I'm sleeping, dammit?!" I growled as I pulled the covers over my head.
"Asami's here and she wants to see you," he said. "She is?" I asked as I sat up.
"No need to get up," said Asami as she approached the bed, "I'll just come to you."
Bolin left the room with Pabu so that it was just us two now. "So," she started as she sat on the bed, "my butler told me that you came to see me last night. Why?"
"Why are you mad at me?"
She turned her attention to the window and said quietly, "you really don't know women's feelings…"
"Because they never say it!" I countered.
"Korra told you her feelings though…"
We both fell silent as we looked everywhere else but at each other. "Korra's something, isn't she?" she asked with a small smile. I nodded my head.
"Asami," I started as I took her hand, "were you jealous?"
She slowly took her hand away and said, "Yes I was, Mako. But there is no point anymore, since I see she's won, even with her memories gone."
"Wait, what's that supposed to mean?"
Instead of responding, she got up and left.
Moments later, Bolin came in the room. "Bro, what happened?"
"I'm still not sure."
"I'm sure you don't want any more bad news, but there's a pro-bending matching coming up soon… what are we going to do without Korra?"
"I'm done with pro-bending."
It took my brother a few moments to process that. "Excuse me, but did you just say that you were done with pro-bending?! Are you nuts?! We need to participate in order to stay in this place!"
"We'll find a new place."
"Where?!"
I got up and yelled, "I don't know, okay?! Just- leave me alone for once!"
I quickly got changed and left to town.
Some hours later, Bolin found me sulking on a bench. "I'm sorry…" he said sadly. I didn't have it in my heart to stay mad at him. It wasn't his fault to begin with.
"No, I should be the one saying that," I said as I patted the seat next to me. He sat down and we sulked together.
After a while Bolin said, "I need to go run some errands."
I nodded my head and got up with him. "I'll go take a walk, I guess. I'll meet you back at the arena." We parted ways.
After a while, I started to turn a corner when someone bumped into me. When I looked down, it was Korra, wearing he familiar blue attire.
When she looked up and saw that it was me, she pushed me to the wall. "Korra!" I yelled as I started running after her, that's when I noticed my brother behind me running as well.
I caught up to her and grabbed her wrist.
"Where do you think you're going?!" I asked as I turned her around.
"None of your damn business!" She snapped as she tried to get out of my grasp.
"Yes it is, Korra." I looked into her familiar beautiful blue eyes. We stayed staring at each other for a little while until she shook her head and threw the water from a puddle at my face with force. I accidentally let go of her wrist and she ran.
My brother caught up and we continued running after her until she hid herself in a crowd of people. "Korra!" We called in unison. When we got out of the crowd, I kicked the wall and cussed. "I'm sure she's off to see Tahno," I hissed.
We spent the rest of the time trying to find out where he lives by asking around, but no one gave us an answer. But then I saw them, hand in hand, walking towards a big tree on top of a hill. "There!" I said as I pointed to them.
We got there in time to see Tahno push Korra down and get on top of her.
I growled and yelled, "Get off her you son of a bitch!"
"Mako, no!" Cried Bolin, but it was too late. I already shot fire at him.
I watched in slow motion as Korra pushed Tahno out of the way and took some damage. "Korra!" Both Bolin and I said in unison. I ran to her as fast as could, but when I saw her right arm, I sunk to my knees and said, "what have I done?"
Korra clutched her head with her good arm for a few moments and then fainted. "Korra!" Cried Bolin as he rushed to her side. Tahno backed away and I eyed him.
"You bastard…" I hissed, "This is your fault!"
"Mako, this is no time for that now! We got to get Korra back to Tenzin!"
I focused my attention back to Korra and picked her up so that I was carrying her bridal style and then took her back to Air Temple Island.
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