1. Chapter 1 (1/2)

modern setting au. let's suppose my dear otp lives in my country. i've tried to incorporate the way most people cele

ate the new year here. i'm from

azil and here we have many superstitions for new year's eve, either you believe them or not, a majority of people does them anyway. and since here we are in the middle of summer and the weather is super hot, a lot of people spend it on the beach. it may sound strange to many but i hope you have a good time reading. and happy new year! piece that accompanies my fanart on my tumblr blog [link]

it was the last day of the year. mako usually spends the new year's eve with his

other and his girlfriend's family. but this year he wanted to surprise his girlfriend by doing something different: he already heard korra tell how she liked to watch the fireworks on the beach so he rented a nice suite in a hotel facing the sea.

he had everything planned, they would leave the night before - the last day of the year would exactly match his day off! - to avoid traffic. they would spend the next day relaxing in the hotel, would eat a fine dinner and at midnight they would see the fireworks on the balcony of ther suite and, most likely, he would spend the first few minutes of the new year having fantastic sex with his girlfriend.

but apparently many people thought like him, except for the sex part maybe. even they hitting the road in the middle of the night it was already crowded, they took twice the travel time. by the second hour of the trip, mako's good mood was gone. korra maintained the same level of enthusiasm as usual, singing loudly along with the song on the radio of the car. he cannot understand how anyone could be happy being trapped in a car in the middle of a summer night. the dry air made his skin sticky with sweat and his hand slip from the steering wheel. they arrived at the hotel way later than he estimated, sweaty and exhausted. all he wanted to do was to sleep - taking a good shower before.

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"let's go to the beach!"

mako tried to cling to the bed sheets as he was pulled by his lively girlfriend.

"are you going to sleep all day?" she pouted.

mako looked incredulous at a korra. frequently he was the one who asks her this question.

"i worked all day yesterday and drove half of the night," he buried his head on the pillow. "i'm tired!"

"you can sleep after taking a dip... come on, it'll be relaxing"

korra gave a tentative tug at his ankles. seeing her boyfriend motionless in bed, he realized she might have to play dirty.

"then i'll go alone. you can stay here sleeping." then she faked an exaggerated sigh,"it's a pity you won't see my new bathing suit... you'll loooove it."

in a jump mako was out of the bed.

as he supposed, the beach was overcrowded, and the sand boiling hot under the sun. the salt water burned in his eyes and he knew he would be sunburned - instead of suntanned - in a few hours but seeing korra in that bikini definitely made up for everything else!

during the afternoon they spent much of the time lying on a hammock in the shade of some palm trees, with korra snuggled on him. the gentle

eeze from the sea making the hammock swing slowly. in the background only the sound of the waves chashing at the shore. mako couldn't recall the last time he felt so relaxed.

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"here are the clothes i bought for you." korra handed him a bundle of white fa

ics.

"white clothes. to

ing peace to the next year." she said as if explaining. mako couldn't help letting out a small snort. a peaceful year? with korra? he doubted it much.

"you know i don't believe these stuff, right?"

"and you know that i don't care, right?" she yelled back from the shower.

mako was getting impatient already. he looked at his wrist watch again. korra never took a long time to get ready. she wasted no time in makeup - and she did not need to, he thought she was naturally beautiful - and her hair was always in her signature ponytail or a

aid.

"korra, i don't want to rush you, but room service has already delivered dinner, and the food will get cold so..."

"i'll be out in a minute!"

a few minutes later the bathroom door opened an mako's jaw dropped to the floor.

korra was all dressed in white, wearing a loose crop top accompanied by a long flowy skirt with a deep slit on the side, showing a peek of her tonned legs as she moved. the color of her clothes highlighted her skin in a delicious chocolate tone. her dark

own locks falling in waves by her shoulders. mako has never seen her in such garments. she was quite a sight to look at. but korra looked rather uncomfortable.

"i don't usually wear clothes like that, i don't know if i'm ...

"you're beautiful." he interrupted her.

korra felt her cheeks heat up a bit. the way he adored her with her eyes, made her feel the most beautiful woman in this world. she had to smile.

"really?"

he walked over to her, picked up two white roses from the arrange on the table and tucked in her hair.

"you look like a goddess."

"you're not bad yourself. this color enhance your sunburns. - she pecked his lips playfully.

"ha, ha very funny."

"don't be so grumpy. if you turn the year like this, this is what you'll be all next year!