The Waterbender's Love and the Mechanic's Passion (Korrasami fanfiction)

Chapter 7

Things were going great for the new family. Riko was learning earthbending from Lin and Asami had also gotten her a private tutor. She wanted her to be educated, but Korra absolutely refused to send her to school. Both of their jobs were going well. Asami made sure to leave the office more often to spend the evening with her family. Korra was getting fewer calls of distress in the city.

Until one day, she got a call from Bei Fong. Korra massaged her forehead as the Chief talked.

“I don’t know, Lin. That’s a big deal. What if…? He’s a firebender? I just… Okay, okay! I get it, but… Fine!”

She slammed the phone down. She passed the library on her way out. The tutor waved at her and Riko jumped up from her seat.

“Riko, I have to run to the police station real quick. Momma’s still at work, so don’t leave the house until one of us return.”

Riko gave her a thumbs up and returned to her studies.

Korra couldn’t even speak before Lin dragged her down the hall. The officers looked at her like she was a deranged lunatic. Korra became scared and attempted to pull herself out of Lin’s grasp, but Lin threw her into her office and slammed the door shut. Korra protected herself with her arms, expecting Lin’s wrath for whatever reason, even though that was never Lin’s intention. Korra saw a small boy sitting in a chair and quickly straightened up. Lin still smacked her over the head. “Owww.”

“Shut up… This is the boy I was telling you about. His name is Kohaku.”

Korra gulped and leaned down to his level. “Hi, I’m Korra.”

“I know who you are.”

“Then you know that I’m here to help you.”

The boy nodded.

“What happened to your parents?”

The boy started shaking. “They, um, they died a few days ago. They took weird medicine that killed them.”

Korra looked up at the Chief. “My men are looking into it as we speak.”

Korra sighed. “Okay. So, how old are you?”

“I think 9.”

“Really? I have a twelve-year-old daughter. You would probably get along with her. She’s an earthbender.”

The kid perked up. “That sounds fun.”

Korra smiled. “Do you wanna come stay with my family for a while?” The boy nodded excitedly. “Sigh, alright Lin, I’ll take care of him.”

“Thank you Korra. I’ll let you know what my men find.”