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Tenzin's POV

Korra had arrived an hour ago before we were going to leave to the ball in her honor. However, when I sent Jinora to ask her if she was ready, my daughter told me she wasn't in her room. I sighed heavily at this. Korra had become more and more avoidant of everyone as time passed, though with Oliver Queen's appearance it wasn't hard to figure out that she had returned to her old party habits.

We arrived at the Gala and still no sign of her. I could see that Senna was highly irritated by this. My other on the other hand was trying to calm her down, explaining that Korra needed her space. I was partly with her. Her distancing herself from us only made us more curious, more likely to notice her. I myself was even a little hard her at times but…I couldn't help myself. Amon was becoming more and more aggressive and Republic City needed its Avatar and she had her head somewhere else.

Senna's POV

We were at the city hall for the ball that was held in my daughter's honor. But where was she? Who knew? Katara and I were discussing her latest behaviors. She had distanced herself more and more after she came from the place Zuko had sent her to. The elder explained that it probably hadn't been an easy trip for her but Katara wouldn't go into details. It frustrated me that everyone seemed to know my daughter except for me.

"Hi," I heard a familiar voice say.

I turned around to find my daughter, looking slightly uneasy. It took me a second to figure out it was because of me. "Excuse me," I told my former master, leading my daughter away.

"Well," I began. "I'm surprised you made it tonight, given your hectic schedule." I was aware of the annoyance in my voice, and I knew she could hear it too.

She sighed. "It is being held in my honor," my daughter answered. "It would be pointless if i didn't show up. And I know I messed up with Iroh and Zuko the other day. I made you a promise…I couldn't keep it."

"It's nothing new for you, Korra," I replied, my tone slightly clipped. Her face remained without emotion but I saw a flicker of something in her eyes. Regret? Sorrow? I couldn't name it. "I know you and I have had our difficulties in the past but despite all my many mistakes I've always thought that maybe you and I had a bond."

"Mom-," she began.

I scoffed. "Can you imagine?" I asked, cutting her off. I had been a fool. "Just imagine the miracle of having my child returned to me and her father…and then she seems to have little or no interest in being with us or telling us the truth." I was mad and confused and hurt. My daughter didn't want to be around me...she didn't want to tell me the truth. As far as I knew, she may as well have been this Spirit creature everyone kept telling me she was. And it hurt that I couldn't say with absolute certainty that she wasn't.

I saw Howl approach us and I sent a glare his way. Lately the sentry and Korra had been inseparable, which puzzled me since I knew they hadn't been on the best terms before. He nodded at me and whispered something in my daughter's ear. She nodded and he left.

With a heavy sigh she turned her attention back to me. "I have to go," Korra said. I nodded once, curtly. "I'm sorr-"

"No, don't bother," I said, cutting her off once again. I didn't want to hear anymore apologies that she didn't mean. I was tired of being taken for a fool by my own daughter. "Honestly, Korra, there are times when I truly wonder why you even bothered coming home."

I left her standing there, a brief look of hurt on her face. I fought the urge to look back as I returned to talk to Katara.

Tonraq's POV

I saw my wife walk away from our daughter and I headed over. She was just about to leave when I gently grabbed her arm. Korra turned around to face me. I held out my hand for her to take. For a moment, it looked as if she would continue on her way but then she took it and I led her outside to a small balcony.

"Your mother talked to you," I said. Not a question.

She nodded. "Yeah," my little girl answered. "She pointed out a few things to me." Her tone was almost sad.

I sighed, carefully thinking about how I should continue the discussion Senna and her just had. I didn't want to upset her like I did last time, that was not what I wanted.

"Korra," I began. "I can only imagine what you went through the last five years. Your mother and I have been talking and we've noticed your behavior. I know you probably think we don't but we do." She didn't say a word. "These…outings you have, we know you aren't being completely honest as to where you go."

"Dad, I'm sorry but…I can't-"

"Let me finish," I told her gently. "We just got you back. For five years we thought you were gone, and now that we have you back…it seems you don't want to be with us. As a father it hurts me to see my little girl, my only child, act as if she doesn't want to even be around us."

"It's not you," Korra whispered looking away. "It's me. I can't-I can't explain it." And I believed her, because I could hear that she wanted to tell us by the slight tremor in her voice. I wouldn't make her though.

"We're trying to be the parents we should have been," I continued. "We are trying to support you, but we can't do that if you don't let us. We love you, Korra. Senna and I love you with all our hearts but…we don't know what to do."

My little girl didn't say anything. I don't think she knew what to say. She looked back inside and I did the same only to find an impatient Howl waiting for her.

She looked from Howl to me and I could tell she was torn. Finally, with a heavy sigh, she turned to follow Howl. "I'm sorry," she whispered. She didn't even look back at me once before she left.