I don't own Korra.

"Look over at the masks!" she yelled, pointing with one hand and shaking his arm with the other. The festival was always one of her favorites times of year. Despite being from the Fire Nation, Ta Min enjoyed the cold. She also enjoyed the lights throughout the South Pole.

They wandered around, with her leading and him following a bit behind, unable to keep up with her in her current state.

'She is just breathtaking' he thought to himself. 'Everything about her.'

"I think I'm in love with you."

"What was that?" she asked. Bumi froze up, suddenly realizing that he said that aloud. She turned and looked at him with a wide grin, and not the kind that says "I love you too."

"Nothing. Nothing at all." he said, hoping she would buy it. Maybe she would notice a meat display or something.

"If you say so." she replied before something else caught her eye and she ran after it. Bumi breathed a sigh of relief.

"You are aware that she heard you, right?" asked Kya. Bumi jumped, completely unaware that his sister was there.

"Yeah I know. I just don't know what her angle is." said Bumi.

"Who can tell? Girls are a mystery." said Kya.

"You're a girl." said Bumi, pointing out the obvious.

"That doesn't mean I know what it is she wants. Ta Min is a confusing mess.

"You're no help at all!" Bumi yelled before running after his girlfriend. Kya snickered behind his back.

"Bumi, they have meat here! Look at it. Let's have dinner." said Ta Min.

"But we just had lunch an hour ago." said Bumi. "And there's a banquet later."

"Oh yeah." said Ta Min. "Then this will be a nice snack."

"Okay." said Bumi. He went up to the counter and came back with two orders of "meat on a stick." Ta Min grabbed both from his hands and sat down in the snow. They were at the edge of the festival.

"You're unusually hungry." said Bumi, a bit disturbed by the mannerless fashion in which the princess was eating.

"I'm not good at cold. I burn through food faster in order to stay warm. Not all of us have Water Tribe blood."

"My apologies. I didn't realize that my natural warmth bothered you so." He scooted closer to her and put his arm around her. "I hope this helps."

"It does." she said, her face a bit red. Bumi was unsure if it was the cold or something else. "Oh and in response to what you said before... I love you too."

Bumi turned away and smiled to himself, thankful that his verbal slip-up didn't blow up in his face.