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That night was a blur. After kissing Asami everything else was out of focus. Korra didn't even fully remember getting ready for bed and falling asleep. All she remembered in the morning was the kiss, and the way Asami's lips felt on hers. That morning she laid there staring at the ceiling replaying the moment.
"Mooooom," Terra dragged out as she slowly made her way into Korra's room groggily with her blanket.
"oh -yeah, bud?" Korra quickly sat up to see her.
"Breakfast?"
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"YOU FINALLY KISSED?!" Opal shouted through Asami's phone.
She pulled the phone further from her ear as the noise came through and slowly put it back.
"Yeah...it was amazing," Asami replied still daydreaming about it.
"Wellll does that mean you guys are officially together? PLUS how are YOU gonna be a MOTHER? Quote 'I'm not the best with kids' unquote," Opal barraged on. "Mamasami hahahah. I am sooo into this," she continued laughing.
Asami rolled her eyes. Those were good questions though, she thought. One kiss didn't instantly mean her and Korra were official.... And how exactly would she be a REAL mom if her and Korra were a thing. "I..I don't know, but Terra and I get along great. I know what I've said about kids, but she's different and so is Korra so... I don't know but things are gonna work out. I can feel it with them," Asami rambled. The sound on the other end was quiet for a while.
Asami quickly said, "Opal... you there still?"
"Oh yeah.. haha You are TOTALLY in LOVE Asami Sato. Anyways I got some work to do. Call and text me if anything with Korra happens again," Opal quickly hung up, leaving Asami to take in the "TOTALLY in LOVE" part.
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The next few days at work were more hectic than usual for Korra. After telling both Katara and Kya about the kiss, they wouldn't leave Korra alone. She had to deal with both of them breathing down her neck most of the day. They asked tons of questions about Asami and her. She did her best to ignore them and just continue with her work, but some of them got to her, like how everything would work out because of Terra and all and how would Asami feel about wanting to take care of her.
Korra knew Asami was great with Terra. There just was this cloud that made everything vague. If they really were together how would Asami feel about potentially being a mother. There just was a lot on Korra's mind.
"Hey, Doc," Mako made his way into her office. "Last session," he finished excitedly.
"Yeah," Korra replied getting out behind her desk, clearing an area to do the exercises, "I finally won't have deal with your nonsense here," she joked.
"You'll still get some nonsense, but I promise to be more careful with my body. Bolin was right when he said the body is an instrument," he replied.
"It is," Korra answered, "and you better not come back here for me to fix your so called 'instrument'," she said jokingly.
"I'll do my best, Ms. Doctor," he saluted. At that Korra rolled her eyes and began the exercise forms. They went through different exercises for the next hour, as the last session was the most important. Stretching, flexing, and movements had to be clearly smooth and easy for the patient for them to be well healed. The session went very well as Mako obviously had healed and could do each exercise with ease.
As they finished up he opened the door to leave, and Korra followed in suit to say bye. Just as they came into the reception area, Kya and Katara came out bombarding Korra with more questions.
Eventually she was stuck with a muttering Kya, a questioning Katara, and a confused Mako.
"Oh my spirits! Yes!," she silenced the room. "Me and Asami kissed, and no we didn't say anything to each other yet. It just like two nights ago," she explained.
"So.. you and Asami?" Mako squinted obviously thinking.
"Well you have to say something," Kya interjected," if you don't then it'll be land of awkward for you two. Trust me I've had my fair share of awkward encounters with people all over the world when I left to travel."
"She's right Korra," Katara added, "If you're unsure of where you stand, it's best to talk it out."
Korra sighed. She knew they were ultimately right. "I'll talk to her. I promise, but back off a lil, you two. Since when did you guys get so interested in my love life?"
"Since you finally got one," Kya joked.
Korra just rolled her eyes and lead Mako to the exit. "Well you guys are lucky I brought you together. Remember the movie premiere.... I think you owe me. Like at least a few months worth of your amazing home cooked noodles," he said with his brow raised.
"Your arm's better. I think that's enough," Korra finished as she waved and closed the door in his face.
She went back into the reception area where she found Kya and Katara still talking. "So... what should I do?"
That night she picked up Terra from school, but instead of going home, they went to the store. "Mom, why are we here? We have tons of food at home already," Terra stated.
"I just wanted to grab some snacks for Asami. We're gonna hang out tomorrow," Korra answered.
"What about those," Terra pointed towards the bouqet of flowers.
"Uhhh those are just a gift for her." Before Terra could ask anymore questions Korra told her to go around and chose her favorite snacks. She quickly jumped out the cart and ran towards the candy and chips section.
Before checking out Korra grabbed a small box of chocolates and added it to the big pile of chips and other snacks.
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Asami also had to head back to work. Just another day of modeling and running Future Industries.
Modeling went normal as always. Bolin and her modeled new lines of clothes as always, and as hours passed by she threw back on her own clothes.
It was already time for her to head back to F.I. Tower. She quickly made her way past everyone with one goal to make it to her office without interactions because other than her assistant, workers and wanting investors only gave her more stress. Just as she was about to pass the front desk she was quickly stopped and called out by the receptionist.
As she lifted her head up she couldn't miss the large bouquet of flowers on the desk. "Ms. Sato, these where left for you just before you got here. They're from a woman who had a child with her. She said to read the note, and that if I did, I were dead meat," the man informed her.
Asami just shook her head and smiled. It sounded like Korra, but Asami wasn't expecting any romantic gifts already. After all she still wondered where their relationship stood, as that one kiss did mean something, but what?
"Thank you," she took the bouquet and quickly made her way to her office. As soon as she entered it, she set the flowers on the desk and searched for the note. It was attached to the casing of the bouquet. It read "Dear Asami, I think we should talk about us. I really like you <3 Meet me by the docks tonight at 8. If you can't it's fine. Just call :)... Love Korra."
Asami did her best to focus on the task in front of her. The stacks of paper called her name, but her mind was somewhere far off, and by "far off" it was in Korra land. Asami wondered for hours what Korra had in plan for them. Why the docks? and why so late? She even came up with all the scenarios she thought might go down that night. Before she knew it, it was 7:30 and she got half of one stack done the whole time she was there.
Although the lack of work done was disappointing, Asami still left the building with her cheeks sore just thinking about what might go down tonight with her and Korra. Plus the flowers were just perfect. They were left sitting on her desk in a vase. The blue orchids contrasting the dark reds of the office.
She took her Satocycle and left in a hurry with her mind still racing.
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Korra quickly shoved her scrubs and work clothes off. After work she had to take Terra over to one of her friend's house for a sleep over. It was already 7:30 by the time she got home to change and grab some stuff for Asami. She got the snacks piled together for both of them and a small box of chocolates.
It has been a while since Korra was in any type of relationship. Last time she was with someone was in college with some guy. It had only lasted a few weeks, and the feeling she had with Asami was something new. Korra had her count of people she was with, but just being with -and not even dating- Asami was something on another level. Being with her, all of Korra's past relationships looked like piles of doodoo.
This was Korra's chance. She didn't want things to get awkward because of the kiss. This was her chance to move forward. She wanted to make this something worth while.
She quickly grabbed everything, locked the house and threw the stuff into her car. She sped her way down to the docks, not wanting to be late. Good thing she lived relatively close to the docks because she got there a bit early and before Asami.
She parked her car and found a bench that faced out towards the ocean overlooking Air Temple Island and the founder's monument. The scenery was beautiful. The boats on the dock floated back and forth with the current, and it was hypnotizing. Korra found herself in a trance-
A hand found her shoulder, "Korra?" Asami greeted smiling slightly.
At that moment Korra knew she should've planned out at least an outline of what she wanted to tell Asami. All she could manage in that moment was, "H- hi.. hey Asami," she gave a smile in return. "Here," she patted the on the bench, "sit down. It's beautiful."
Asami took her spot right next to Korra and also took the chance to admire the amazing scenery. "Kor-"
"Asa-," they simultaneously began only for it to quiet down again. It wasn't an awkward silence only tense as both of them had obviously had a lot to say.
"Korra," Asami started first, "I... I don't know what to say," She finished quickly. She shook her head and looked down. All this planning and imagining this moment down the drain.
"Asami," Korra put her hand on her shoulder causing her to look up, "Here," Korra handed her some snacks and the chocolates. "We have all night. It's okay because I'm not sure what to say either," she smiled reassuringly. "Plus snacks help," she grinned opening up a bag of Fireflakes.
Asami smiled. Seeing Korra just being Korra was so indescribable. She was so unapologetically herself. Everything she did was so 'Korra', from every heartfelt act she's done for Terra and her loved ones to simple things like bringing snacks to help the unseen tension that night. "They really do," she agreed and opened the small box of chocolates.
Korra noticed this action and explained, "You see, I didn't know what kind of chocolate you liked so I just grabbed something real quick. You don't have to keep eating it if you don't like it."
"It's fine," Asami responded. The thought of even getting her some chocolates was really sweet. "My favorite kind of chocolate is dark chocolate though," she finished.
"Sounds sophisticated," Korra replied, "I love milk chocolate. MMMmmmmm super sweet... I like sweet stuff."
"I see," Asami laughed as Korra pulled out a few boxes of candy.
They spent a lot of the night just talking comfortably with one another. Each of them learned tons about the other. What their favorite foods were, what they liked to do for fun, what kind of music they like, what they do in their free time. This talk allowed each of them to know the other even better.
Knowing someone as a person and a character were two different things for Korra now. As a person, Asami seemed to be that same prissy girl Korra had prejudged a long while ago. It was evident when Asami named off some of her favorite foods to which Korra couldn't comprehend its fanciness. As a character though, Asami was someone else. She was caring, loving, and selfless. It was something korra was not expecting out of this rich girl. She wasn't even this 'rich girl' anymore. Korra began to understand.
In the dark of night the two settled in a comfortable silence. Korra peered out into the dark, the only light from the moon with its reflection on the water. Asami found herself staring at Korra instead. Her bright blue eyes seemed to pierce the dark just as the moon. It was crazy to think about the situation Asami was in at the moment. She knew she fell for Korra.. hell she was still falling. There was so much to her-
"Asami," Korra quickly turned to catch her gaze. There was a pocket of silence, but she started up again, "I- I really ... You make me feel crazy." Asami only rose a brow with worry. "I mean like in a good way, like a really good way. Sometimes I just don't know what to say or how to say what I want to say. It's just I feel so content when you're around. I don't know how to explain it," Korra broke their gaze opting to look at the ground instead.
"I know what you mean Korra," Asami was quick to comfort. "I feel it too. I've never felt this way for anyone. It's cheesy but I mean it. I've learned and grown so much because of you in the course of a some months. I've learned to care and love more and just be straight with myself. You make me want to do better. If it be with Terra or it be just relaxing a bit more and not throwing myself at work constantly," there was a pause, "I'm content with you too," Asami finished as she exhaled a long breath and let her head settle on Korra's shoulder.
Korra lifted up her head and took Asami's hand. "Does this mean we're together? I mean like for real? No funny paparazzi games or anything? And what about Terra?"
"I already love Terra. I guess I'm just gonna love her even more. It's not that hard, and yeah. This is real. No funny games."