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The Myth of Y/N (Korra x Reader UNREQUITED) Part 13

BONDS

Y/N'S POV

I can feel the slight ray of sunshine on me as the dawn begins. I am standing out on the plain white field as I take in the scenery before me, trying to remember all of the details. Not going to lie, I feel pretty nervous. While it will be great hanging out with Tenzin and his family, it still doesn't change the fact that I'm going to be the only Team Avatar member there. Oh well, maybe its for the best. It's time I be more independent after all, plus I think the distance between Korra and I will allow her to cool off. Besides, she's got the rest of our friends for support and her uncle as her spiritual mentor. She'll be fine.

As I try to take in all of the scenery, I feel big arms surrounding my waist as I am lifted up into the air with a tight embrace.

"I'm gonna miss you so much, Y/N!" I hear Bolin shouting, his voice drowned by what sounds like crying.

Oh no, if he's crying then I might cry too.

"Hey, Bolin, come on." I calmly tell him as a form of comfort. "This isn't a goodbye forever or anything. I'm only going to be gone for a short while, or even sooner than that. I'll be back before you even notice I'm gone."

I hear the earthbender quietly sniffing as he gently places me back down. I turn around and see his eyes red from crying, with tear tracks evident on his face.

Oh spirits, please don't cry.

"I know." Bolin solemnly agrees. "But Team Avatar won't be the same way without you!"

Dammit, I see tears blurring my vision a bit.

I wipe my small tears away, and give him a warm smile. "Thanks, man. Team Avatar will be back together soon. Try not to get into too much trouble, and please stay away from Eska."

Bolin wipes his own tears away and sends me a smile of his own. "Heh, don't worry, I'll be fine with the Eska situation. Try not to get too bored at the temples."

I chuckle at his joke. "I won't."

We both embrace into a even tighter hug, dragging the moment out as long as we can.

"I'll miss you." I whisper.

"I'll miss you too." he sends back.

We both let go and behind Bolin I see Korra, Mako, Asami, and Kyuni approaching us.

I walk up to them, sending them a teasing smile. "Bet you're all here to celebrate once I'm out of your hairs, right?"

Everyone, with the exception of Korra, chuckles at my joke.

Kyuni rushes and embraces me into a fierce hug, even tighter than Bolin's. "Please be careful, you idiot."

I chuckle at her light-hearted insult and reciprocate her hug. "It's just temples, Kyuni. Nothing dangerous."

She pulls back, staring right into my eyes, and chuckles. "You know what I'm like."

The firebender kisses me on the cheek and walks away to Bolin. As I clear my throat and attempt to ignore the flush of my cheeks I walk up to Asami. As we embrace into a hug and pull back I place my hand on her shoulder. "Asami, you hold all of the braincells of Team Avatar. Make sure you keep an eye out for them, okay?"

Asami giggles in response, amused by my joke. "I will. Have fun."

I nod and walk up to Mako. "Hey, can we talk alone for a bit?"

The cop looks confused by my request but relents, and we walk away from the rest of our friends. As we get out of hearing range from them, I place a hand on his shoulder and give him a serious look. "First off, look out for Bolin with the Eska thing, okay? Trust me, she's bad news."

The firebender nods at my request. "Yeah, I will. Korra said something similar to me yesterday during the festival. I'll keep an eye on them."

I hum in approval. "Good. And, I know I don't need to tell you this, but also look out for Korra. I know she can be frustrating at times, but she'll need you now more than ever."

"Of course." Mako immediately responds. "I wouldn't be a good boyfriend if I didn't look out for her."

I ignore the knots tightening within my stomach and let go of his shoulder. "Thanks, man. I'm gonna miss you."

Mako sends me a small smile. "Gonna miss you too, Y/N."

We both clasp our hands together and nod at each other in response to our words.

After him and I let go, I finally walk up to Korra. She is still not looking at me, her gaze focused on the snowy floor. There is a slight frown on her face but I can see that her eyes contain a hint of sadness despite her attempts to hide it.

"So," I begin slowly, processing over what I should say next, "this is goodbye for now."

Korra looks away, the back of her head facing me. "Yeah, bye." she says, her voice rough and sharp.

I sigh. Dammit. I hope we could at least leave on good terms.

"Yeah, goodbye." I reply with utter melancholy and walk away from her.

Dammit. I hoped that we would at least leave on good terms.

"Y/N? We're ready."

The voice snaps me out of my thoughts as I turn to see Tenzin, the rest of his family on Oogi behind him.

I sigh, and look back to everyone. The tears I'm trying so hard to fight have long since won the battle as they are pouring down my cheeks.

"See you later, everyone." I tell them, my voice croaky from the tears.

Everyone except Korra waves me bye as I hop onto the saddle on Oogi with the rest of Tenzin's family. As the bison flies into the sky and my friends get further and further away, I feel a wave of uneasiness wash over me.

You got this, Y/N. You got this.

TIMESKIP

It took ages to reach the Air Temple but it looks like we are finally here. I didn't speak much for most of the ride as I was trying, and failing, to fall asleep. Oh well.

I gaze into the distance and, as the clouds slowly disappear, I see the ever approaching Southern Air Temple, former home of Avatar Aang. And what a sight it is. A huge tower reaching to the tips of the sky, vines and the rest of Mother Nature surrounding the buildings as their greenness brings even more life to the buildings around them. It's beautiful, no wonder Avatar Aang loved it so much.

"There it is," Tenzin announces to all of us, his excitement present, "the Southern Air Temple! Isn't it magnificent?"

The Air kids squeal in excitement, jumping up and down in joy. I chuckle at their antics and at the corner of my eye I see Bumi and Kya doing the same.

I turn back towards the temple and marvel at its beauty. "Yeah...it is magnificent."

Oogi finally lands at our destination and we all begin to get of him. I begin stretching my arms and back in relief. Damn, I have been sitting on the seal for too long. Whilst Tenzin, Pema, and their children begin greeting the Air Acolytes residing the temple, I start helping Bumi and Kya carry all of the supplies and luggage we brought with us.

Kya passes us the final bits of items, but it is too heavy for Bumi and I. Seriously, what did Tenzin pack in these things? If I carry any more I feel like my arms are going to fall off!

Bumi notices our struggle too as he glances at an Air Acolyte near us. "Excuse me, a little help here."

The Air Acolyte turns to face us, broom in her hand, with confusion painted across her features. "Sorry, I thought you were the servants."

...

Seriously? For real?

The retired commander and the healer's face scrunch up in annoyance and no doubt my face does the same too. Bumi speaks up, frustration dripping in his tone of voice. "Servants?! This young adult right here is the Chi-Blocker Y/N and the Avatar's best friend, and we're Tenzin's brother and sister!"

The Air Acolyte leans forward immediately, her eyes wide and jaw down to the floor in shock. "Avatar Aang had other children?! The world is filled with more airbenders?!"

That pisses me off a bit and I lean forward myself. "No, they're not. You're talking to a retired commander of the United Forces and one of the best healers in the world! Show some respect!"

The Acolyte jumps back, her face flushed with embarrassment. "I-I'm so sorry! I meant no disrespect! Let-Let me help you with that!"

I pass her a couple of the luggage and she immediately begins to walk away from us, quickening her steps every second.

I sigh at the scene before me as I rearrange some of the objects I'm carrying. I turn back to Bumi and Kya. "Sorry about that."

I see their faces have a hint of surprise in them but it quickly vanishes. "It's alright." Kya nonchalantly tells me, waving her hand around. "We're used to it."

My eyes widen at that revelation. No way this is true, surely. "Seriously? That happens a lot?"

Bumi sighs heavily. "Very rarely, but it does happen. Tenzin was and is the more famous one out of the two of us, he always had the spotlight."

I notice a hint of jealously and frustration in his tone. "I know this is not any of my business but...are things okay with you two and Tenzin?"

The two siblings trade looks with one another and then back to me. "Yeah, mostly." Kya finally responds.

I raise my eyebrow with doubt. "Mostly?"

"Well," Bumi draws out, hesitant on what to say, "it's just Tenzin always had the most attention from our dad out of the three of us because he was an airbender."

My eyes widen at this. Avatar Aang had favourites? No way.

"Avatar Aang favourited Tenzin?" I bluntly ask them, curious to know the answer.

The sibilings eyes widen at my question, perhaps out of shock of my bluntness.

"No, no, no!" Kya quickly responds. "Not exactly. We know he loved us all equally and we mostly had a good relationship with him, but he often took Tenzin on trips without us and paid most attention to him because of Air Nomad stuff. It made Bumi and I sometimes feel like...afterthoughts."

"Oh." I mutter in response. I see Bumi and Kya's faces with a hint of sadness. "Well, does Tenzin know?"

Bumi sarcastically laughs at my question. "Please, he still thinks our father could do no wrong. He thinks he was some perfect angel."

I frown at this. So Tenzin doesn't know any of this? Damn.

"I see." I simply respond. "Like I know I said this is none of my business, and I won't interfere or anything, but maybe later you should talk to him about it?

I instantly regret asking that since I have no right to but in to their business, but thankfully it seems like Kya and Bumi really listened to me as they trade looks again. "We'll think about it." Kya finally replies after what seems to be a long-minute of silence.

I nod at the healer's response and turn to look at Tenzin who is talking to the Air Acolytes.

Looks like Tonraq and Unalaq's complicated relationship isn't the only family drama present after all.

LATER

I am currently walking around the Temple with Tenzin and Jinora and seeing so many interesting things about Air Nomadic Culture. We were shown the games Air Nomads used to play like airball. Apparently Avatar Aang was a master at the game and bested Chief Sokka when they were kids during the Hundred Year War. We also went to where the Bisons were kept and how they were treated. They're so cute!

I snaps out of my thoughts as we enter a room full of statues.

Wait...is this what I think it is?

"Wow. The Statue Room." Jinora lets out, amazement in her voice.

"This is the room of all the previous Avatars, right?" I ask the airbending master.

"You are both correct." Tenzin confirms. "The most sacred place in the entire Southern Air Temple. Here you will find all the statues of every Avatar who ever lived."

Amazing. I look up and see that the statues go on for ages and ages. Damn, how many Avatars were there?

I glance at my right and see that Tenzin is looking all over the place, eyes wide as ever. "Jinora, where are your brother and sister?!"

Oh yeah, where did they run off to-

Suddenly I feel a gusts of wind right behind me, as I turn around and see Meelo and Ikki racing each other on air scooters. Oh dear, this will not end well.

Meelo, on the other hand, thinks otherwise. "You can't catch me! I'm the greatest air skater of all time!"

As soon as he finishes his sentence, however, he immediately collides with a statue, breaking a portion of it instantly.

Shit! That can't be good.

"Meelo!" Tenzin lets out and rushes over to his children to deal with the situation.

I chuckle at the whole scene playing out before me. I look back at my right to joke about it with Jinora, only to see her walking up to...

To Avatar Aang's statue. Jinora's grandfather.

Ah.

I slowly approach the young airbender who appears to be staring at it a lot. Odd.

"You okay, Jinora?" I ask her.

Looks like she was zoned out or something because my question startles her back into reality, and she turns to look at me, surprise in her eyes.

"Huh? Oh, yeah, Y/N. I'm fine." Jinora quickly responds and proceeds to look back at Aang's statue.

I stand next to her, observing the statue with her. "Is this the first time you've ever seen your grandfather's appearence?"

"No." Jinora replies. "Dad showed me an old picture of Grandpa Aang during the early years of Republic City. I just didn't think he would be so tall."

I chuckle at her point. Yeah, if these statues are accurate to the Avatar's height then yeah, Aang was really super tall. "That's a fair observation." I remark. "I saw a picture of Avatar Aang with his friends in a book I read once. They looked really happy."

Jinora hums in acknowledgement. "Dad always said that while he always took his duty as the Avatar seriously, he always carried a smile and a sense of fun with him whenever he was with his family."

My mind flashes back to what Bumi and Kya said about their...complicated...relationship with their father. I shake my head of those thoughts. I shouldn't get involved in another family's affairs like this.

"Do you sometimes wonder what it would be like to meet your grandfather?" I ask her, curiosity in my voice.

Jinora looks down for reasons I do not know. Finally, she responds. "At times, yes. I...no, it's stupid."

I tilt my head in confusion. "No, no. Go on. I'm sure it's not stupid." I reassure her.

The young airbender takes a deep breath and then lets it out. "I sometimes wonder if...if he would be proud of me or not."

I tilt my head in confusion even more. "What makes you think he won't be proud of you?"

"It's just Grandpa Aang got his tattoos when he was twelve years old." Jinora responds, her reluctance evident in her tone of voice. "I'm nearly at his age and I'm, I don't know, just worried that if I don't get my tattoos at his age then I wouldn't be good enough or something."

I mouth slightly opens in surprise. Wow, I never knew she thought of herself like that.

"Jinora, you are amazing at airbending" I respond with confidence. "Tattoos or no tattoos, that won't change anything. Did your father get tattoos when he was Aang's age?

Jinora still looks doubtful. "Well, no. But-"

"-No buts." I interrupt her. "Look, I don't know Avatar Aang but, from what you told me and from what I read and heard from others, it sounds like he would be proud of you no matter what. You and your other siblings. He wouldn't care if you didn't get tattoos at his age."

The young airbender looks hopeful, and that hope transforms into confidence and gratitude. "Thanks, Y/N. You are really good with this advice stuff."

I chuckle back and send her a small smile. "Yeah, I know."

She snickers at my response and we remain silent for a moment.

"So..."Jinora starts again, but this time it has a hint of mischievousness, "you and Kyuni, huh?"

Seriously?

I groan loudly at her question and look up at the ceiling. "We are not having this discussion."

Jinora laughs at my response. "Really? I see the way she looks at you."

Wait what?

I snap back at her with wide eyes. "She...she looks at me like what?!"

"Oh, so now you're interested?" Jinora replies whilst simultaneously smirking.

I scoff at her question, my annoyance growing. "Just answer the question."

She chuckles again, clearly amused by my reaction. "If you haven't noticed Kyuni's love eyes at you then you really are oblivious."

I gape for a bit, and then close my mouth. "You're joking. You got to be."

Jinora smirks again. "If you say so. But, if I were you, I would make a move as soon as possible."

"I don't like her like that! First Korra, now you!" I exclaim, my frustration at its peak.

"Sure." The young airbender sarcastically replies, her amusement growing.

I sigh heavily and drag my hands down my face. "You know, you are just as much trouble as Meelo and Ikki!"

Jinora's face warps into somewhat of a half-offended look. "I am not!"

I chuckle at the tables turning. "If you say so." I say, throwing the airbenders' words back into her face. "Seriously, you act all nice and then you-"

I stop myself mid sentence in reaction of...something. I don't know how to really explain the feeling but...it's like there's some...force...surrounding me. And that force is pulling my attention to-

"-You feel that, too?" Jinora asks me, concern in her voice. Huh, looks like she feels it too.

I nod slowly, and we both turn our heads towards what this...force...was pointing at...

At...

At what?

That force...it's gone.

That was...weird.

"What was that?" the young airbender asks me, curiosity and nervousness intertwined.

I stay silent for a while. What the hell was that?

"Ah, there you two are."

We both turn to our sides to see Tenzin along with Ikki and Meelo, the latter slightly injured from crashing into a statue. "Jinora, I'm going to take Meelo to your Aunt Kya to heal him and Ikki is coming too. Do you want to come with us as well?"

I see Jinora glancing at me for a split second at the corner of my eye before giving her attention to her father. "I think I'm going to stay for a bit longer."

Tenzin nods at his daughter's response. "Very well. Y/N, would it be fine if you keep an eye on Jinora while she's looking at the statues?"

I flash a thumb's up to the airbending master. "Of course it would be fine. No trouble at all."

I see Tenzin's face soften slightly, obviously grateful with the action. "Thank you. I'll see you two in a bit."

When Tenzin, Meelo, and Ikki finally walk just enough out of ear shot, Jinora turns to look at me. Its clear she is just as curious and slightly freaked out as I am about what just happened. Seriously, what the hell was that?

"Do you have any idea what that was?" Jinora asks me.

I stroke my chin as I try desperately to come up with a answer...but I got nothing.

"I have absolutely no idea what that was." I simply telling her. No point lying about it.

The airbender sighs in frustration at the situation. "Should we tell my father about this?"

Hmm. Now this is...complicated. Normally I would tell Tenzin, but what would we say? Hey, Tenzin, I felt some weird force pointing me somewhere but all of a sudden it disappeared? Oh and Jinora felt it too? We would look bit strange. Plus we have no idea what it was.

Finally coming up with an answer, I turn back to Jinora. "I think it would be best if we kept this to ourselves for now. Not only we have no idea that that whole thing was about but we would look crazy. If it happens again then we'll tell him."

Jinora looks slightly surprised initially by my response but then relaxes. "Yeah, okay. I think that would be for the best."

I nod in confirmation. "Great. Now lets get out of here. This place is starting to give me the creeps a little bit."

We both start walking out of the room. We thought we were going into this room looking for new knowledge...

...but instead we left with nothing but questions.

LATER

Justice

No, not again. Please not again.

JUSTICE

Please, don't do this.

JUSTICE

No! Not now!

PEACE

NO!

ONLY JUSTICE WILL BRING PEACE!

I leap forward out of my bead, sweat all over my face and my heart racing.

Dammit. Not another nightmare. This is the seventh time in these past six months.

I close my eyes and try to take deep breaths in order to calm myself. Breath in, breath out. Breathe in, breath out. Breathe-

I stop my actions entirely.

I feel it again.

That...force. That...pull I felt earlier today, stronger than ever before.

Okay, now it's getting even weirder. Its time I investigate this.

I exit my small bedroom and beginning following that pull, only to find a few moments later that Jinora is doing the exact same thing, as I see her walking down the hallway up ahead.

"Jinora?" I quietly call out as I try not to wake the others up.

She stops and turns around, and the sleepy expression on her face morphs into surprise. "Y/N? You feel it too?"

I nod in confirmation. "Yeah. This is getting really weird. Let's just find whatever this thing is pointing at."

This force leads us right back to the statue room again. However, unlike last time, it leads us to a specific Avatar statue. And...it looks pretty unique compared to the rest. Not only does it look extremely old but it appears that the Avatar is surrounded by loops, similar to the water loops Unalaq created to calm the spirit, and behind it there's a...kite? I don't know. But whatever this kite is it has an eye. A spirit, maybe? Did this specific Avatar have a greater spiritual connection compared to the others?

I hear Jinora gasp next to me. Looks like she saw it too.

"What Avatar is this?" the young airbender asks me, her surprise still evident.

I walk closer to it, inspecting every element of the statue. "I'm not sure. It looks a lot older when compared to the other statues."

I try and look for a name or something to indicate who that was but...nothing. Seriously? Who makes statues of Avatars and doesn't include their names? Whose idea was that?

Suddenly, out of nowhere, the statue begins to glow a bright gold colour. I jump back, shocked and amazed by the scene playing out before us. Jinora is spell-bounded, locked in place as she gazes at the statue.

Then, just as soon as it began, the glow vanishes, and the statue is back to its lifeless state as before.

What...what the in the spirits just happened?

Jinora and I look at each other with wide eyes, mouths open.

"What just happened?" Jinora asks, speaking up after what seemed like an eternity of silence.

After recovering from...that, I reply to her question. "I...I don't know. But that...force...led us to it. It wanted to show us this statue. That statue has to be connected to it."

Jinora hums in agreement. "Yeah, I think you're right. Should we tell my father about this?"

I stay silent for a while, thinking over the best course of action. I am having a meditation session with Tenzin later on today, actually. I think that's the perfect time to tell him about everything.

I nod as a response to her question. "I'm going to tell him later on at my meditation session. Hopefully he will be able to answer our questions. For now, let's just not mention this to anyone. Okay?"

"Okay." Jinora simply replies, her decision quickly made.

We both look at the statue one more time and then walk back to our respective rooms.

There is something going on here. This isn't some normal spiritual stuff. Something big is coming, I feel it. And it looks like Jinora and I are connected to it somehow. But why? And what for?

I just hope we find out soon...before it's too late.

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And that's it! Once again, thank you so much for the patience! I really hope you enjoyed the latest chapter! Constructive criticism is always appreciated.

See you all in the next chapter! :D

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