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Makorra Week: Fantasy

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Mako gently stroked Korra's back as they relaxed on her bed.  He enjoyed the lazy days with Korra and took every opportunity to exploit them.  They both had a break from their duties so here they were.

"Mako I think we should go do something," Korra said looking up at him.  

This was not part of the plan.  He tried to reason with her.  "We are doing something, we're hanging out together."

"No I mean like a date thing."  She was actually blushing.  Spirits she was going to kill him.

"We went out a few nights ago."

"We went out two weeks ago.  Come on Mako, let's do something, please?" She pouted.  She knew he couldn't deny her anything when she did that and used it to her full advantage.  

He sighed.  "Fine what do you have in mind?"

She brightened, sat up quickly and pulled a flyer out of her pocket.  Clearly she was prepared.  "I got this on the ferry the other day.  There's a play called 'The Avatar's Love' preformed by this group called the EIP, whatever that stands for, and we should go!"

Mako took the brightly colored flyer from her and looked it over.  He wasn't that into plays (he and Bolin had snuck into a few when they were younger) but this looked harmless and he'd see it for Korra.  "Fine it looks like the last performance is tonight.  Let's see if we can get tickets."

"Great!  Let's get going!"  Sometimes she had too much energy.

~*~*~
The theatre was packed.  They were in the cheap nose bleed seats (the ticket vendor apologized profusely for the lack of better seats, especially for the Avatar) but they still had a good view of the stage and no one could see if they (he) got bored and decided to do something else (like try to make out with his girlfriend or sleep).

"Did you know we're in this?"  She asked him as she looked over the program.

"What?"

"Apparently the first part is all about Aang and Katara and the second part is about me.  How cool is that?"  Mako was going to hate this play.

The lights dimmed and the curtain rose.  The South Pole was the backdrop apparently and there was a boat with two people paddling it.  He assumed they were Katara and Sokka.  Korra was bouncing next to him.  "I know this story!  Katara used to tell me it when I was little at bedtime!" She whispered excitedly.

"Oh Sokka, do you ever think we'll find love in the cold desolate South Pole?"  Actress Katara moaned.

"If we look hard enough, and have enough meat, I'm sure we can do anything!"  Actor Sokka exclaimed.

"The South Pole isn't desolate," Korra grumbled.  This was going to be a long play.

~*~*~
The first act wasn't bad in his opinion.  A little cheesy and a little over exaggerated but that was to be expected, he guessed.  The deathbed scene was kind of touching though.

Korra, on the other hand, was fuming.  "Aang never saved Katara from a volcano, she would have told me.  And she was never that weak where he had to save her from everything.  What was that whole jealousy plot with Fire Lord Zuko?  I've met him!  He's just friends with Katara."  She'd been going on like this since the intermission started.  

"We can go if you want, we don't have to see ourselves up there," he offered.

"No, we're going to watch the whole damn play.  I want to see what they do with us now," she said stubbornly.  

"It can't be that bad," he says off-handedly.  He hates when he's proven wrong.

The curtain opens and there's the probending arena.  There he is, throwing ribbons to show he's bending and at least he can appreciate the choreography because it does look a little like a match.  He spots the actress Korra off to the side watching and there's an announcer talking about the bending brothers.

"Look at that Mako, he's faster than lightning!  He and his little brother Bolin are keeping the Rabiroos at bay, no thanks to the Fire Ferrets useless waterbender," The announcer boomed.  Mako did like that Hasook wasn't even getting a name.  "Just look at how amazing the brothers bending is!  To think they learned on the streets after the fearless Mako watched their parents murder."  Mako sat straight up and tried very hard not to growl.  Yes their death had been in the paper and, yes, his name had been mentioned but this was no one's business and he'd already dealt with fangirls based off of what the papers printed.  He didn't need this.

"Doing all right there?"  Korra asked sweetly.

"Fine- why is that even important to the story?"  Mako grossed.

"I'm sure it adds something to it."  

"Let's wait till you say something tough girl."

"And that's the match!  The Fire Ferrets win!"  The audience was cheering and Mako liked that a little more than he should.

Actress Korra was jumping up and down and Mako noticed her shirt showed way more cleavage than anything Korra ever wore.

"You're really Mako?!"  Actress Korra gushed.

"That's me.  Do you want an autograph Miss...?"  Actor Mako asked.

"Korra, Avatar Korra."

"Get out of town!"

Mako slumped in his chair.  "That's not how it happened and I never assume people want autographs."

"It's better than what actually happened."

"I already apologized and admitted I'm an idiot what more do you want?"

Korra kissed his cheek.  "I just want you to know."

"You're a better bender than the no good waterbender we have, why don't you join us?"  Actor Mako asked while holding Actress Korra close.

"Oh Mako that's a great idea!  She'll add some stability to our rocky team!"  Actor Bolin said excitedly.

"I don't know whether to feel bad for Bo or to think this is somewhat accurate," Mako mused.

"I'm going with feeling bad.  He doesn't crack earthbender jokes," Korra replied.

"You're right, he doesn't.  He does tell bad jokes sometimes."

"When?"

"You don't live with him," Mako told her.

They continued complaining through the rest.  Mako and Korra complained about Asami being an airhead who only cared about clothes but both agreed that Tenzin really was that serious.  Then their kiss happened.

"Oh Mako, I don't care that you're with Asami.  I love you so much and you're my forever boy!"  Actress Korra exclaimed.

"I've loved you since the moment I saw you.  I'm only with Asami so she can sponsor our team!  It's you who I love!"  Actor Mako replied with equal over acting.

"That's how people see us?!"  Korra yelled standing up.

"Korra, sit down please," Mako begged looking around at the people now staring at them.  They were beginning to whisper and Mako really didn't want to deal with people coming up to them while he was on a date with his girlfriend.  This was part of the reason why he enjoyed staying in so much.

"No," Korra said while cracking her knuckles.  "I'm going to tell them what really happened and how you didn't say you love me until we were in the South Pole and that you were upset about this!"

He tugged on her fur-lined wrap.  "Sit down Korra!"  He whispered through gritted teeth.  She fell into his lap and, while usually he loved a lap full of Korra, this time he was trying to fight her off and keep her calm.  "Let's go outside now," he hissed into her ear.

"Fine," she muttered standing up.  Mako ignored the whispers that followed them out of the room.

Once in the lobby Mako grabbed her shoulders and made her face him.  "Look this is just some fantasy whoever the playwright is come up with for how we admitted our feelings.  They know we kissed there because there was that article about our love lives that I'm still trying to figure out how they knew about that.  They know when you joined our team.  They're just imaging what happened because they can't ignore that I dated Asami too."

She crossed her arms over her chest and pouted.  "I still don't like it," she grumbled under her breath.

"Neither do I but if people want to watch this what can we do?"

"Tell them that Avatar Korra hates it and arrest them?"  She replied hopefully.

"Lin already told me I can't arrest people I don't like."

"Well that's just stupid."

Mako thought.  "How about I take you to Narooks and then for some kind of desert and we'll complain about the play and plot how to find this EIP group and set the record straight?"  He offered.

Korra relaxed.  "I like this idea.  And we can go to the sweet shop by the docks?"

"Wherever you want to go."

"Deal!"  She hugged him.

They linked arms and exited the theatre.  Mako happily set fire to the poster by the door.
Happy Makorra week! I can't believe I'm doing shipping weeks back to back. Anyway here's fantasy. I wanted to do something where the Ember Island Players came back so this happened.

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