32Hey! This isn't my first fan fiction but it is my first Korra fic. I'd love advice but no flames!
Disclaimer: No, I don't own LoK. If I did, Asami would have never existed and there would only be Makorra!
Bolin felt as though the wind was knocked out of him when the sight of Korra kissing Mako finally registered in his brain. Korra and Mako turned to him, gasping as the two noticed him. A soft breeze blew by that swept away some of the petals in the bouquet Bolin held. Pieces of his heart too. Bolin didn't know what hurt more, his brother and his true love kissing... or the knowing guilt on their faces when they saw him. He stood there shocked for another moment before he started sobbing.
"Bolin, this isn't what you think!" Mako shouted. Bolin barely heard his brother as he turned and ran away sobbing with snot dripping down his face. Not my brother, he thought with a sniffle, He's a brother betrayer! Korra had said she enjoyed their date. So why was she running around and kissing Mako? What about Asami? To Bolin, there was no reasonable answer. His body shook with loud sobs as he ran through alleyways and turned sharp corners. Bolin vaugely recognized where he was going until he crashed into his favorite noodle shop.
He threw himself into a booth and Pabu clung to his shoulder trying not to fall off. The poor fire ferret had know idea of what was going on. All he knew was that Bolin was sad. Pabu curled around Bolin's neck once more in an attempt to comfort him. Bolin didn't even turn to look at Pabu but instead stroked his head while tears streamed down his face. Bolin went through to the events that happend minutes ago. He bought an expensive bouquet and had planned to give it to Korra and confess his feelings for her. Korra wasn't like any other fan girl he'd met. In fact, she wasn't even a fan girl, she was on their team! She was the most amazing, talented, prettiest, and strongest girl he'd ever met. Bolin certainly didn't plan to see the girl of his dreams kissing someone other than him. Especially his own brother.
Bolin racked his brain trying to find an simple explanation to latch onto. Maybe it was custom for Southern Water tribe girls to kiss their friends? No, if that was true I would've gotten kissed a long time ago, Bolin thought with a shaky, sad smile. He guessed he should have seen it coming. The way Korra's eyes always lit up when Mako was in the room. The jealousy and sadness on her face when Asami was with him.
He looked up when Narook had laid several bowls of Seaweed noodles on his table. Pabu jumped off of his owner's shoulder and into one of the bowls. Bolin lifted his head up and brought one of the bowls near him. He hadn't ordered them but he still was hungry so he grabbed a spoon anyways. He slurped down the noodles quickly and when he finished, Bolin sat back against the booth with a sigh. Girls, he thought. He almost didn't notice when a rather pretty one sat across from him. Her face had doll-like features and when she blinked, Bolin could see the layer of brown eye shadow covering her eyelids. She also had green eyes like his own but they weren't focused on his face. They were focused more on his shoulder.
"It's on me," The girl said in a sweet, quiet voice.
"Thanks," Bolin mumbled, to upset to offer anymore of an apology.
"Feeling any better?" She asked. When he didn't answer she said, "Name's Harumi, by the way." Bolin gave her a small smile before sniffing again. Harumi passed him a tissue and gave him a weak smile. "Heart broken, huh? I've been before. It'll all work out though. I promise." She said sincerely.
"Doubt it," Bolin grumbled, his voice hoarse from crying. He took the tissue and blew his nose. He was rather surprised Harumi didn't scream. He was a pretty good Pro-bender. Girls usually screamed like crazy when they saw Bolin. Not Korra. Then, realizing he hadn't even told her he was heart broken he asked, "How'd you know what was wrong with me?"
"Did you hear my last sentence? I've had my heart broken more than I'd care to admit." Harumi's voice grew softer and sadder with each word. "I kept falling for the wrong people, I guess." She shook her head as if she shaking all of the bad memories away. "Enough about me, what about you?" Bolin started to talk again but was cut off by Harumi. She flipped her long blonde hair over her shoulder and said, "I already know about your Pro-bending, Bolin." Her eyes now moved to the table in front of his hand.
"I'm up here,"
"Right," Harumi said her face growing red. Her milky, green eyes finally moved to his face.
"I-I was born in a decent family," Bolin started. He pause for a moment, unsure if he could trust the girl he recently met. Mako would probably tell him off for telling a complete stranger about their past. He was always rather picky about that subject. "Our mother and Father were good benders and they got us started with all of this Pro-bending stuff," His fingers drummed nervously on the table as he told Harumi the lie.
"You're lying," Harumi said her eyes traveling down to his fingers. "I could feel your heart rate quicken. You're fingers gave it away some too."
"Wait, you could feel my heart beat speed up?" Bolin said his eyes widening with alarm. He completely forgot about Korra for a moment. "How's that even possible?"
"I'm an earthbender, like yourself." She said with her oddly, milky eyes looking all over the shop without focusing on anything. "I'm blind though so I use it for seeing and, when the need arises, I sometimes fight. I'm kind of like Toph. You've heard of her, right?"
Bolin nodded but was still speechless when he heard this. Harumi seemed so doll-like and fragile - like she could break at any moment. He didn't expect such a polite, caring stranger would be able to bend an agressive element like earth. If Bolin had to guess what she bended... He would probably think air. Of course, this was impossible. Only Tenzin and his children could bend air.
"What time is it?" Harumi asked abruptly.
"Uh, it's about 7:25..." Bolin stated.
"Dang, I have to go. I'll see you around, right?" The stunning blonde didn't wait for an answer and raced towards the door. She stopped at the door for a short, "See you later, Bo! I-I mean Bolin!"
Bolin couldn't help but let a dreamy smile cover his face when he called her Bo. That was definitely a moment he would never forget. Inside, some part of him wished that she hadn't taken back the 'Bo' nickname. Mako can have Korra, he thought. I think I've found someone else...
I was really happy with this chapter! I'm a Makorra fan but after that kiss I felt like Bolin deserved a little love! Tell me in your review if I should add another chapter or keep it as this one-shot. Review!