Betrayal.

At that moment it was all he could feel. At first it was like a searing hot knife had been pushed through his chest, slowly. Then it took another form, the pain cooled and was replaced with a smoldering rage. His face never faltered from its calm and cool exterior, his voice would never slip, and the rage that bubbled just beneath the surface he would never unleash.

"Tahno?" she sounded surprised.

In front of him was Korra. She had agreed to come help the Fire Ferrets train their newest members as she had quit playing the sport months ago. That's not what made his blood boil. No, it had to do with the person who had their hands placed all over Korra.

Mako.

"What are you doing here?" Mako snarled and glared at him with narrowed eyes.

"I was just leaving," he spat out venomously and turned and left. The item in his hand, his entire reason for venturing over to the arena was now forgotten. It nearly slipped from his hand as he walked through the hallways. Hurried footsteps followed behind him and eventually caught up with him.

"Tahno! Tahno, wait!" she shouted behind him. She caught up with him quickly and he stopped.

"Why did you come here?" she questioned him then she looked down at the item in his hand.

"You forgot this," he held it up, "but I guess its not that important now is it?" his voice had a sharpness to it. She furrowed her brows and lightly bit her lip.

"It isn't what you think," she tried to explain.

"Then what was it?" he shouted back, "Did you just happen to let him touch you like that, Korra? Do I mean so little to you?" He didn't want to argue with her right now and he turned away from her to continue walking. However, he was stopped when he felt her wrap her arms around him. She pressed her face into him and squeezed ever so gently.

"No," she whispered, "You mean so much more to me." She relaxed and he was able to shift in her arms to face her and return the gesture.

"Korra!" the voice cut through their moment, "Korra!" It was Mako. He had run after Korra after she quickly left the training room leaving the new Fire Ferrets stunned in silence.

"Let go of her!" he had found them and quickly pulled Korra from Tahno's arms.

"Mako," Korra sounded agitated, "Stop. Let go of me." She sent a confused look and a slight glare at the Firebender.

"What are you doing with him?" Mako seethed, "You can't trust him. He's a." Before he got a chance to continue Korra wrestled herself from his grasp and put some distance between them.

"He's what?" she replied with furry, "A cheater? A nasty person? A former bender? What were you going to say?" She glared at Mako and then walked back to Tahno.

"Korra," he sounded weak, "I thought that we were." He implied that she was still interested in him.

"No Mako," Korra replied slowly, "We have been anything but teammates and friends since I confessed my feelings for you." Korra pulled the collar of her top down and showed Mako what was behind it.

A betrothal necklace.

From the look on his face he didn't understand how significant this necklace was, "It's a betrothal necklace." Tahno snaked his arm around her waist and pulled her closer to him and farther from the Firebender. The feelings of betrayal and hurt vanished when she told Mako the significance of the necklace.

"That means that she is mine," he said possessively. Just to prove his point he kissed the hot-tempered avatar in front of him. He knew he would pay for that action later. But the look of shock, horror, and anger that passed over Mako's face was well worth it.