8. Chapter 8 (1/2)

was anyone else disappointed that tahno wasn't in the last episode? i sure was!

disclaimer: i do not own the legend of korra.

i awake in a room that i don't remember falling asleep in. i thought i fell asleep on the beach with tahno. so how did i get in here? i stare around at my room in confusion, but finally i shake it off. i guess it doesn't really matter how i got in here, it would have been a little uncomfortable sleeping on the sand anyway. i get out of bed and stretch my arms skyward and walk out to go find some food. i find everyone else in the kitchen, except tahno. probably exhausted from yesterday i reason with myself.

"good morning!" bolin greets cheerfully.

"hey bo, mako, asami." i greet in return and try to find some food for my hungry stomach. "where's tahno?" i ask without even having a second thought.

"i don't know last time i saw him was when you two were all cuddled up on the beach." mako says jokingly, but his sideways glare does not match his tone.

"oh…you saw that…" why am i so unlucky? i can never do anything without getting caught.

"yup." mako sounds like he wants to say more but thankfully ikki comes to the rescue.

"good morning everybody! how are you guys feeling? i'm feeling great! i saw you guys on the beach yesterday. why didn't you invite me?" ikki continues her rambling and i laugh as her and bolin try to see who can get the most words in. i'm so distracted i almost didn't notice tahno walk in wearing his normal black shirt, pants and long boots. he flips his hair as he walks past me and also starts his search for food. he didn't even say hi, which for some reason really bothers me.

"hey t!" bolin says in between banter with ikki. tahno simply lifts his hand as if to wave, but doesn't. his eyes travel around the room until he finds a red fruit and weaves through the small crowd to pick it up. once he turns back around he is greeted with bolin and ikki jumping around in his face.

"what do you think handsome ex waterbender?" ikki questions. did she just call him handsome? i laugh at tahno's surprised expression.

"tell her that i am way more gorgeous!" bolin shouts. tahno smirks and pinches bolin's cheek.

"who could lie to a face like that?" i try to hold in my laughter, and my

eakfast. he walks past the two as they continue to argue about whose more gorgeous than the other. finally tahno makes his way to sit next to me on the ground at the table. "so how did you sleep?" he smirks and takes a bite of his fruit. for some reason i blush a little, but i quickly regain my composure.

"good." i say taking another bite of my

eakfast.

"you sure are a heavy sleeper aren't you? because when i tripped on the way back to the temple i nearly fell and dropped you." ah, so that's how i ended up in my room.

"hm, well maybe you should be more careful." i mock.

"maybe you shouldn't fall asleep on beaches." i can't help the small giggle that escapes me.

"huh, maybe." we both finish our

eakfast and listen to the others to hear the plan for today.

"i want to go into the city." bolin announces.

"maybe we can go to the market?" asami suggests.

"and go out to eat?" mako adds.

"we should do it." i declare.

"not today korra." tenzin enters the crowded cooking area and tries to scoot past all the teenagers. "you have training, remember?" he shoos pabu off of the counter and grabs some food.

"aw but tenzin!" i try to argue, i hate training.

"i gave you the day off yesterday, now it's back to work." tenzin leads me away from the group. "go get ready." i sigh and drag my feet back to my room and change into my airbending monk outfit.

i meet tenzin in the training area and we sit and first talk about some spiritual junk that i don't really care about. then we stand and he starts to instruct.

"now remember, airbending is all about flow, like the leaf. so you just have to stay relaxed and-tahno?"

"tahno?" i cock my head to the side and notice tenzin looking past me. i turn to see tahno sitting on the steps of the small building before the training area.

"oh, don't mind me, just here to watch." his grey eyes look calm yet piercing.