Dangerous 2: Change

Chapter 12

I sincerely apologize for the long wait. A lot has been going on and I admittedly lost interest for a while. But, here's the update! Trust me, I Really Like You will be updated in time!

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~Korra~

I heard them before I saw them, crossing the courtyard and following their voices. As soon as I came into view, they stopped talking and looked at me.

"Korra?" Tenzin said, the surprise evident in his voice and expression.

The kids immediately perked up, grins crossing their faces as they ran forward to me. "Yay, Korra's back! Korra!" They wrapped their arms around my legs, hugging me. Even Rohan reached out to me, his hands opening and closing, from Pema's lap.

"I've missed you!" Ikki said.

"Not that it's not good to see you, but what are you doing here?" Pema asked.

"And how did you know where to find us?" Kya said.

"Tenzin's itinerary." I replied. I eased my way out of the children's grasp and walked towards them. "We went over it a hundred times before we left Republic City."

Tenzin turned to Kya and Bumi. "See? This is why schedules are important."

"It's so good to see you all again." I admitted.

"It's good to see you, too." Tenzin said. "But why aren't you training in the South Pole?"

My ears raised and my head tilted to the side. "Wait, you didn't hear about the Civil War?"

"What? No, we've been out of touch with the outside world since we started our vacation." Tenzin said.

"Tenzin's idea." Bumi said. He looked at his brother. "This is why radios are important." He said and turned back to me, ignoring Tenzin's scowl. "What happened?"

"So much, I... I don't even know where to start." I said, looking down.

"Just tell us everything." Tenzin encouraged.

"Everything?" I asked. "Okay..."

So I did. I told them everything from when Tenzin left to when I returned to Republic City. They listened with distinctive interest, often glancing at each other or their expressions giving away to surprise.

"I realized I shouldn't of opened the spirit portal, and now I need to close it again!" I finished, worked up to the point where my tail was out and my ears were back. My anger was building again. I took a long, deep breath to calm down.

"I knew this would happen." Tenzin said. He looked from the ground to me. "So, Avatar Wan imprisoned this dark spirit Vaatu in the Spirit World?"

I nodded. "Yeah, and now I think my uncle is trying to free him."

"I knew Unalaq was hungry for power, but I didn't realize how far he'd go to get it." Kya said under her breath.

I hung my head and whined, my ears laying back. "This is all my fault."

"Don't blame yourself, Korra." Tenzin said. "This is Unalaq's doing. Now, we must focus on setting things right before he can cause anymore damage."