it's locked, stupid: book three

ch. 3

The next morning I woke up to see Korra with her hair down, soaking in the sunlight that broke through my windows. She was standing near my closet picking out clothes and putting them in one of my travel bags.

"Packing my bags already?" I asked with a yawn as I rolled out of bed.

She turned to look at me. "I would've made you do it last night, but you got to talking and I didn't want to stop you."

"Hey, Korra."

"Yeah?"

"Is it weird that I'm kind of terrified?"

"Why would you be terrified?" Korra walked over to me, placing her hands on my waist.

"Imagine if one day, after a horrendous tragedy, there was another Avatar. It was seemingly impossible before, but now it's a reality. We never thought we'd get more of us. I mean I'm not reproducing so that's out the window. I'm one of two living airbending masters in the whole world. I'm someone they're gonna look up to. What if I'm not good enough?"

"Not good enough my ass. Jay, you're amazing. You're considerate, kind, beautiful, smart, I mean, the list goes on. You're not alone in this."

"But no one else can really understand how I feel except my dad."

"I know." Korra looked down at me, empathetically. "We can do this. Now keep packing. I gotta meet everyone outside." Korra placed a gentle kiss on my lips before leaving me alone in my room. I sighed as I finished the packing Korra attempted to start. I swung my backpack over my shoulder and picked up my other suitcase. I met everyone else outside around the airship. I saw Meelo and Ikki using an airball up the ramp to the ship. An air acolyte took my bags from me and walked them over to where everyone else's' was. I stood next to my mom, picking up baby Rohan. He cooed and pointed to my face as I held him.

"While you guys are gone, Pema and I will hold down the fort." Kya said. She leaned in and tickled at Rohan's face. "Who's excited to spend some time with your Auntie Kya?" Rohan vomited on Kya and me.

"Aw, he likes you." My mom said. I handed Rohan to my mom and walked over to Korra. She giggled a little as she looked down at my chest as saw the throw up.

"Such a good look on you." She twirled some of my hair. I swatted her hand away.

"Get it off, please." She continued to laugh as she waterbended the vomit off of me. We heard footsteps from under the ship. Mako walked up to us. Korra went to meet with him before he came over. I walked over to my mom and Kya to hold Rohan again. He started babbling at me. "Hi, baby." I spoke in a cooing tone.

"Are you sure you'll be alright away from home?" My mom asked.

"No, but I got to try sometime, right?" I responded.

"If you need to come home let your dad know, okay?" My mom rubbed my arms.

"Your feelings are important during all of this, Jinpa." My dad appeared.

"Thank you. Means a lot." I handed Rohan over to Kya. I saw my mom pull my dad a little away from us.

"I'll miss you, sweetie." My mom kisses my dad on the cheek. I fake gagged as I walked over to Bolin.

"Hey." I said.

"I don't think Mako's coming." He blurted out.

"It's not shocking. I mean, hanging out with both of your exes, one of which is romantically involved with a friend of his probably isn't a party." Ikki and Meelo scooter around us over to my parents. We both see Mako walking away and Korra walking towards us.