Chapter 4
When someone answered she didn't wait for any sign of who it may be she just started to talk. "Korra's awake. So if you wanna come over, tomorrow is a good time." She waited for an answer.
"Well that's good news." It was Pema. "I'll tell Tenzin. Also, it's midnight and you kids missed the last ferry. You'll have to stay the night." Pema told Asami who started to curse under her breath.
"Alright, I'll tell them. Okay, bye." She slammed the phone into its hook.
"What's wrong, Asami," asked Mako in a concerned tone. "What happened?"
"We missed the last ferry to Air Temple Island." She said irritated.
"So we'll have to stay the night then." Said Bolin putting his feet up on the table, and leaned back in his chair. "I'm fine with that."
"I'm cool with that, too… But where are we gonna sleep?" Asked Mako as he sat down next to Korra on her bed.
"I'll ask the nurse to bring two cots for you guys to sleep in." suggested Korra.
Bolin looked at her with a look of confusion. "But there are three of us, Korra."
"Oh… Um, yeah, of course there are… But there's room for two people in this bed, so I thought someone could sleep next to me." Korra flushed a dark red.
Asami smirked. "Who did you have in mind?"
Bolin looked at Mako and said, "I have a pretty good idea who it could be." He smirked. "But I'm not sure. Could it be the tall, handsome, brooding fire-bender?" Mako gave him a death stare and he stopped picking on him immediately.
"I'll sleep next to you, Korra." Mako said, as he looked down at her and stroked her cheek.
"I'll get the cots, guys." Said Bolin, then walked out the door to retrieve them. He came back in a few minutes later pushing one cot in front of him, and pulling one behind him. He placed them on either side of Korra's bed, then grabbed some blankets from the closet and set them on the cots. He and Asami lied down on them and stared at the ceiling. Mako lied down next to Korra wrapped his arms around her, and pulled her close to him. She clutched his hand tight as if to say "I'm glad you're here."
They all lay awake in their beds, reminiscing, sharing secrets.
"I can't sleep." Said Bolin.
"Yeah. Me neither." Said Asami.
"Let's talk, then." Suggested Mako. They all agreed and nodded their heads. Mako started.
"Asami, I'm so sorry things got so messed up between us. But I hope we can be friends."
"I'm sorry, too." She started. "If I had said something beforehand, none of this would have happened."
"No. You were right. I should've realized what was going on sooner." He admitted
"Well, everything is fine now. We don't have to worry about a thing." She said.
Korra spoke next. "Bolin, I'm sorry I broke your heart by hurting myself." She said.
"It's okay, Korra, really. You were in a situation in which no one could help you. You were pained mentally and physically. But we're here for you." He said reassuringly "As I told you before, you're still the smartest, funniest, toughest, buffest, talentedest, most incrediblest girl in the world."
She giggled. "I'm glad you still feel that way about me."
"We all do, Korra." After he said this, everyone fell asleep.