A/N: I have no idea how many chapters this will have in total (and I'm not sure I liked how this one turned out), mostly because I have no other ideas.

Disclaimer: Don't own.

Maybe, he thinks, this is what love is supposed to feel like.

Korra is so different from anyone he's known. She's innocence and spark and he never knows what she's going to do yet he can't get enough of her.

He's stolen her for the day. They've stayed in bed and whispered secrets and moans and he can't think of a better way to spend the day.

Her arms are curled around a pillow, her breathing soft and even. He's just woken from a nap and watching her. She looks so relaxed and fragile asleep and he has to remind himself she's the same age as his brother, sometimes it seems like she's much older than that. He knows there's a part of her that is older than he can imagine.

She stirs and moves closer, rubbing her cheek against his. "You're always so warm," she mumbles moving closer.

"I'm a firebender," he says.

"I am too."

"But first you're waterbender," he tells her. She grumbles and he pulls her closer. Sometimes it's easier for him to think of her as just a waterbender; then she's not the all-powerful Avatar who has a duty to the world. If she's a waterbender she can be his.

He kisses her softly. He wants this to last forever, this lazy bubble they've created. He can't stay here, he knows, but he can wish for it (usually he doesn't believe in wishes but for this he'd make an exception). She follows him as he pulls back like she's trying to draw breath from his lips. She's always desperate to keep contact.

Her fingers trail down his chest sparking tiny fires in their wake. She grasps him firmly, just the way he likes. His hips move forward unintentionally. She's insistent as always and he wouldn't have it any other way.

"Now," she demands softly stroking his hardened length. He rolls on top of her and kisses her softly again.

He loves the delicate hitching sound she makes as he fully sheaths himself in her.

She tilts her head up slightly to capture his lips while she rolls her hips. He keeps the kiss tender, wanting to make this last longer.

He moves slowly, feeling her muscles grip him insistently as her arms wrap around his neck. He doesn't want to rush this; he wants to make love to her.

She keeps making little urgent movements and he laughs. "Slow down," he murmurs.

"Speed up," she quips as her breathing starts to speed up.

He doesn't think before he whispers, "We have all day, let me love you."

She stills. "Love?" she asks in a small voice.

Usually she's the one who says or does things without thinking. He thinks things through and plans and carefully considers all the possible options. He doesn't think where Korra is concerned. "Yes," he sighs as he starts to move again. He doesn't need to hear her reaction till they're finished because he has her now and he won't let her go.

They're lovemaking is unhurried. He pushes she pulls and he wonders if this is what waterbending feels like. It's familiar and new at the same time and just as thrilling as any of their other encounters.

He wants this to last forever.

He watches her close her eyes and arch her back as he feels her spasm around him as she peaks. He's not far behind, just a few more thrusts and he's there. He rolls on to his side and pulls her to his chest.

He strokes her back as their breaking slows. He's shared a secret truth with her and hopes she feels the same.

Her head is still tucked under his chin as she asks, "You love me?"

He lifts her head up so he can look her in the eyes. She looks frightened and hopeful, exactly how he feels. "I do," he answers honestly.

"I love you too," she admits with a smile. He grins. "So now what?"

"I'm not sure but we'll figure it out together," he promises.

He knows they have a lot to work out: she's the Avatar and her home is in the South Pole while he's content to stay in Republic City and find a job that's better than the power plant. Somehow, he knows, they'll work it out because neither of them gives up easily.

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