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Chapter 22
In All Dorkiness
A/N: Hey guys! Just wanted to say thanks for all the reading, and all that jazz. You guys really motivated to keep writing this and it's finally finished. If you wanna talk to me just pm me or something. I'm really excited for my next fic, and I it's probably going to be way better developed than this one. Anyways with further ado here's the last chapter. THANKS :D
I let out a deep sigh after I had washed my face and had gotten ready. A few months have passed with the small anger pulsing at me like an annoying ingrown toenail you can't get out without a cuitical cutter. I've been trying my best to act normal around Korra, and everyone because to tell the truth I haven't even attempted asking her about coming out or not. I don't know why either. Like why am I so scared? I let out another sigh...I really don't know.
I pulled on my black hoodie and headed out of the house. Today the krew and I were going out just hanging out and stuff, and as always I would be driving with Korra to meet up with everyone.
As I drove up onto her lot, she was already there waiting for me. "Hey, hot rod," she winked jokingly as she got into my car.
"Dork," I said rolling my eyes smiling while she reached over and pecked me on the cheek.
"Off to the Krew," she dramatically pointed onward as I started accelerating.
We drove in silence that I felt completly uncomfortable in while Korra seemed totally fine. It was becuase I had the thought of telling her on my mind as it always was. I mean she never mentioned it, so I went with it cause it was only possible that she was fine with us kept on the DL.
I felt a strong urge to let out another sigh, but didn't want to attract attention to myself, so I locked my eyes on the road and tried to calm my over heating brain.
I'm not sure how she could do it, but Korra just knew I was mentally freaking. I mean I don't think I made my wide freaky eyes...did I? Maybe on accident?
"Hey," she said in a soothing tone as she set her hand atop of my resting one.
Too scared to look her in the eyes, even for a split second, I kept mine locked the road, and hummed in response.
"Is everything okay with you?" she squeezed my hand, and by now I just knew she was making her puppy eyes at me; in result, all I could do was swallow my nervousness down.
"I'm fine," there was a moment of pause, and Korra was looking at me with her 'i know you're not, but I'm not gonna push... at least not right now' looks. I still had my eyes on the road, but I felt bad for not looking back at her, so I gave in and looked at her, her super cute FREAKING puppy eyes... "I'll tell you... later," I said locking my eyes back on the road.
"Mmk," she responded squeezing my hand again, and leaving it atop of mine.
We drove the rest of the way down town joking around with each other. We usually punched (playfully) and teased each other.
It went like this...
"Asami, look at this guns," she said cockyly flexing her muscles.
I giggled only sparing her a glance, and then punching her playfully. "They totally seem rock solid to me," I said sarcastically
"No really Sato, feel 'em," she said trying to sound more serious, hence trying.
I only smiled, purposely ignoring her to get a reaction out of it, and I did; a really cute one at that.
"Coooome oooonn Aaaasaaaamiiiiiiii, you can't deny this," she posed flexing her muscles and making her pouty face. Good thing I only spared another glance or I would've been overwhelmed with the cuteness.
I gulped up what would be my super dorky reaction and just said, "You're right I can't," and pulled up to our destination only to quickly kiss her before we met up with the rest of the Krew.
I let a subtle smug smile cover my lips from Korra's surprised and compelely smitten reaction, only if she knew I felt totally the same... Like OMG KORRA WHY U DO DIS. I stole another glance, noticing her taking in a short breath to compose herself, and I took mentally smiled at it.
We approached the krew with a light space inbetween us- that tbh I didn't like-, making sure nothing would seem obvious between us.
"What's up," Korra greeted first playfully punching Bolin.
"Nothin, just while you guys were on the way we already got some cotten candy and some snacks," she said holding up his bag of chips, and Korra instintly reacted by snatching one of them. She smuggly smiled throwing the chip in her mouth causing me to subtly smile at her action.
"Well since we're all here now we can actually start shopping and stuff," Opal cut in obviously stoked to be shopping. Bolin smiled after getting over the disappointment of having lost one chip and agreed with Opal.
Now we were off making our way around the shopping district of downtown. Korra and I kept our distance, but- I swear- every few seconds we both would just steal a glance at each other, and every time I felt as if it was like looking at her when I figured that I was completely falling for her over and over again.
A slight bump brought me out of my thoughts, "Hey," it was Kuvira. "I can still tell you're not holding up well with the whole secret thing," she said.
"Still obvious, huh?" I whispered.
"It's all in your face, I'm telling you," she enphasized her words raising her on point brows at me, and all I could thinks was 'wow if it can show when I'm obviously doing my best to hide it then my feeling are obviously stronger than originally planned'.
I sucked in a breath, "I should really tell her," I said quietly and more to myelf than to Kuvira.
"I agree," she proclaimed giving me another light nudge before making her way next to Mako procedeing in another conversation about sports and what not. I looked over at Korra just staring at the back of her head like if I stared long enough she could feel my eyes; in result she did turn, this startled me, but in a satisfying way, and she gave one her her cute smirks before turning around and returning to her talk with Bolin.
At that moment I came to terms with myself, and promised that I would tell her because I thought if I didn't do it sooner or later I would probably end up melting in a puddle of all the sorriness I felt for myself, and I would not do that. I took a breath and shook the nerves off, catching up to the rest of the krew as we walked.
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"Oh my gosh, I think I could just buy this whole store," Opal spread her arms motioning to the whole store.
It was a cool colored clothing store full of sleek, scheek, and really cute clothes. The guys even seemed to enjoy it as we all browsed.
"Hey, this one would look really cute on you," Korra smiled holding up a burgendy oversized sweater that looked incredibly comfortable. Just to keep her on her toes, I did my best to act thoughtful about the piece even though I already really liked it. I hummed in consideration, and brought my hand up to my chin.
"It would wouldn't it," I smiled letting the act end, and reaching for the piece on the come in contact with her hand, and it was like sparks flew, but the thing was they shouldn't be flying right now, at least in front of everyone because I haven't even told her my proposition yet, and if I was gonna do this I was gonna do it right.
I didn't pull my hand back, but just reverted its course for the clear spot of the hanger, and gave a light smile too Korra. "How 'bout we find something for you," I poked her dead center of her forehead, and laughed.
We ended up finding a really cool muscle shirt that fit Korra's persona perfectly. It read 'Suns out Guns out' and she just couldn't get over it. We found a few more pieces of clothes before we were ready to fit them.
I'm not sure if I was fortunate or unfortunate that the dressing rooms were the ones where the workers assigned rooms to you so we wouldn't take up more room for other customers, and so Korra and I had to share a dressing room.
"It's no big deal," I said as we entered the dressing room, but in reality I was internally screaming and freaking out. I mean when Korra and I dressed out in gym next to each other for the past months it wasn't near intimate because there were lots of other people around, but now it was just us- technically not counting the other people fitting on clothes- in a dressing room.
I'm not sure if Korra was freaking out either, but if she was she was good at acting as if she wasn't because as soon as we got in and situated she pulled off her shirt and immediately began trying oner her muscle ts.
I would be lying if I told you that I didn't look at Korra's sculpted body, cause I did... a couple times actually as we both changed trying on our outfits and clothes. I mean who could not look at Korra shirtless... like have you seen you stomach-
"How's it look?" Korra quickly brought me out of my slightly perverted thoughts of her body causing my to blush embarrased, posing in her new shirt that looked super cute on her.
"It looked really cute," I grinned.
"I think so too," she said turning towards the mirror on the wall, "especially when I flex," she made her muscles bulge.
I rolled my eyes and smiled at her chose of action. There's Korra for you... well more like me. I wasn't sure what it was, but I knew I was compelled to kiss Korra right then and there, and I did it.
"You look really good," I said quietly coming up behind her and wrapping my arms around her waist causing us both to smile into our reflection.
"Thanks," she whispered turning around to meet my lips (just what I was thinking would happen...score).
We finished up trying on all our clothes with only a 'couple distractions' ( ;D).
"So do you wanna tell me now," Korra nudged me as we walked along the sidewalk looking for something for lunch.
I smiled at her eagerness, and bumped her back, "Later."
"Asami, you said 'later' a while ago, so that means later is now," she paused, "right?"
I let out a breath, "okay, I will, but when we're alone," I said.
"How 'bout we go to the beach later," she whispered making sure the Krew wouldn't hear.
"I would love that," I responded feeling anxious about telling her already.
We all just decided to have a fancy lunch at quangs, and good thing my father had it good with them cause we got a pretty good discount.
As we ate I did my usual, and pretty much unconciously ate my food full of manners and properness. It was funny because everyone else seemed to just be eating casually...especially Bolin and Korra, and it was imensly cute...mostly Korra as stuffed her mouth full.
We all ate our delicious food to our content having conversation here and there, and after we all finished we headed out. We walked around browsing stores every now and then.
Time seemed to evade not only me, but everyone as we walked around and just hung out, and before I knew it, everyone was on their way out, and I could feel myself get anxious for my time alone with Korra.
As we made our way to our beach my brain raced, thinking about how I should tell her without my speech coming out totally uncomprehendable and inarticualte.
My initial thought of when we were already at the beach was FREAK we're already here...
"Hey," Korra said softly, gripping me from behind, "you can tell me anything," she finished and made her way closer to the shore gently pulling me along. She sat in the sand just out of reach from the yearning waves.
I took a breath and took my sit next to her laying my head down on her shoulder. "Whenever you're ready Sato," she said teasing, but comforting. I pulled my head off her, and caught her eyes close to mine. We both smiled, but she smiled a bit longer as I closed the small space with my lips while she was still smiling into it.
After a couple seconds, or probably more we broke apart, both of us still smiling. "I had to get the nerves out," I said jokingly.
"Well out with it then," she smiled.
"Okay," there was a pregnant pause because I didn't know how to start. I cleared my throat and looked at her again. The girl that pretty much drove me insane. The girl I fell for...The girl I love. "You know I really like you," my voice came out more of a squeak.
"Duh," she smiled and gave me one of those you should know that looks.
"Well I've been in a knot for a while," I said. Korra looked really worried at this point...like almost on the edge of crying. That's when I rethought of the words that came out of my mouth...OMG it sounded like I was going to break up with her... NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS.
"Wait," I abruptly stopped the atmosphere. "I'm not breaking up with you. It's actually more like the opposite of that," I said taking her hand.
"The reason I've been fustrated is because," I looked at her again, and stole a quick kiss, "I want to be able to do that whenever and openly," I said quietly feeling just a tad embarrassed.
Korra looked a bit shocked at what had transired, so I was really shocked when I was strucken down onto the sand in a tight embrace. "Asami," she saide smiling widely with her countenance nothing but bright, "I wanted the exact same thing," she smiled bowing her head down to kiss me. "You didn't have to get all weird about telling me," she said, her face still really close. There was a silent moment of just us looking into each other's eyes. "You're such a dork," she smiled.
I bit my lip and put my arms around her, "I love you," I quietly squeaked while my cheeks burned.
She smiled, "I love you too."