With her airbending training completed for the day, Korra decided she would take a stroll by herself. The island was beautiful in the evening, and spending all morning with a very frustrated Tenzin and some exceptionally hyper children had left her with a burning desire for some solitude. Despite all her efforts to be alone, Korra's walk was quickly interrupted when she heard her named called by the most energetic child in the city.

"Hi, Korra! You look bored. How are you? Where are you going?"

Korra exhaled and tried not to roll her eyes as she turned towards Ikki's voice. "Hi, Ikki. I was just..." Korra stopped short when she turned to face no one. "Ikki? Where are you?"

"Up here!"

Korra's eyes trailed up a nearby tree. There, hidden among a clump of red leaves, was a giggling Ikki. Korra cupped her hands to her mouth and called, "What are you doing up there?"

She was met with more giggles. "Bolin's trying to find me," Ikki finally disclosed, a slight blush rising to her cheeks, "We're playing a game where one of us counts to a certain number - Bolin's counting and he's counting to thirty - while the other person hides. I'm the one hiding, of course. Have you ever played it?"

"I'm aware of the concept," Korra tried to hide the exasperation in her voice, "Well, have fun. I'll see you later." As she turned around Korra heard a squeak from Ikki, but didn't understand its meaning until Bolin slammed into her at full speed.

"Ow, ow, ow," bumbled Bolin, "Oh, Korra! I'm so sorry!" His face turned a deep red as he helped her up, "Are you okay? I didn't see you!"

"I figured," Korra replied sarcastically, rubbing the spot where their foreheads had collided, "and I'm fine. But sheesh, did you have to run like that? It's not like Ikki's going anywhere."

Bolin's embarrassment seemed to subside at those words, and he broke into a large grin, "You've seen Ikki?"

"Yeah," retorted Korra, a smirk playing on her lips despite herself, "but don't expect me to tell you where she is. That would ruin the fun!"

Korra chuckled as Bolin pouted, then bid adieu to her friend and continued on her way. She heard Bolin shout, "There you are," and held back a snort as Ikki shrieked in delight. It sounded as if Ikki had ran, or rather, flown away, and Korra eventually broke down into giggles at the sound of the two's tumults.

Ambling down a more concealed path, Korra quietly wondered if Ikki had coerced Bolin into entertaining her. Despite Bolin's childlike disposition, she was always surprised by how well the two of them got along. Ikki was relentless when she played, and Korra didn't know how Bolin found the energy. Still, though she could never tell if he clowned around with Ikki for the girl's amusement or his own, she knew they always had fun together.

Korra heard that Bolin later stumbled into the main temple with his clothes in a wreck and twigs sticking from his hair. After giving a weak greeting to the acolytes staring at him, he passed out on some cushions in the foyer. Not even he, it seemed, could keep up with Ikki forever.