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Korra was screwed. Asami knew, and now Korra was screwed.
Korra sat on the couch looking out the tall windows facing the newly opened spirit portal. Asami and Korra had moved into a new apartment shortly after their engagement, as Asami’s mansion was still home to Mako and Bolin’s family. The apartment was not a mansion, but was still very lavish, as Asami had actually been designing the home for a while.
Korra twisted the beautiful platinum band around her finger. They had decided on the rings together. Red and blue lines intertwined around the band, mimicking the shape of the new portal. Inside of the ring, resting against her finger, Asami’s name was engraved. Just as Korra’s was on Asami’s ring.
Korra reached into her pocket and pulled out the folded letter. She opened it and read the words she had been thinking over all day.
Korra,
We need to talk. I will be back late tonight. Wait for me.
Asami
Asami had awoken early that morning, a full day of meetings planned. They made plans to meet for dinner that night. Korra kissed Asami goodbye, wishing her a good day, Asami wishing Korra the same.
However Korra knew dinner plans were cancelled after she received the letter. So she stayed on Air Temple Island, working hard, trying to shake the dread she felt. She knew this day was coming, and she didn’t mean for the situation to get so out of hand. But in the end she was afraid. Afraid of what Asami would say or think.
So there she sat watching the Spirit Portal glow in the distance. Waiting for her fiancé to return.
She had only closed her eyes for a minute when she heard the front door down the hall slam closed. She jolted awake, but didn’t move from her seat. She shifted, laying her back against the armrest and stretching her legs out across the couch.
Asami came into the room and flipped a switch turning on the small lamp sitting behind Korra.
“Hey, how was your day?” Korra asked, looking back at Asami, her face was expressionless. Her mouth a straight line.
Asami quickly walked over to where Korra was, and threw a dark blue coat across Korra’s legs. Korra lifted it in her hands confusion across her face.
“Wha-”
“You forgot that.” Asami said sharply cutting Korra off.
Oh, yeah. It had been a cool that day, and Korra had left with a coat. A coat that she forgot to return with.
“Asami I,” She tried reaching for her hand. But Asami moved away leaning against the back of the couch.
“Don’t, ok.” She said, “Do you know how it feels to find out this way?”
Korra looked down at her hands, clutching the coat.
“I didn’t know how to tell you.” Korra said quietly.
“Didn’t know how to tell me?!” Asami shouted, green eyes locking onto blue in a glare. “Didn’t know how to tell me that you have been visiting my father’s murderer for two months?!”
Korra flinched back, but stayed quiet.
“The prison called me, because they didn’t know how to contact you. They told me that you had left something behind, and could I stop by and pick it up?” Asami chuckled, causing Korra to glance up at her.
“My curiosity got the best of me, I thought: ‘Why would Korra be going to the prison’, so I drove down there. Only to discover that you have been seeing that-that thing, for two months now!” She shouted turning her body and facing Korra. Her hands were clenched at her sides.
“Asami, I need to see her. I don’t want to hurt you, but I need to listen to what she has to say.” Korra said softly trying to calm her fiancé.
“Why do you need to talk to a murderer?” She questioned.
“I see a lot of myself in her, I need to understand-”
“You are nothing like her.”
Korra sat up and reached out and held Asami’s clenched hand in her own. When Asami didn’t pull away, she sighed.
“I know that she killed your father.” Korra began. Asami moved her hand away from Korra’s walking around the couch.
“Soon he will be your father too,” Asami said, looking out the window.
“I know she killed our father,” Korra amended. “But that’s not all she is. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you sooner. I didn’t know how to tell you so I waited. I put it off. I knew it would hurt you, and I never want to hurt you.”
Asami shivered where she stood. Korra stood up and crossed the short distance. She put her hands on Asami’s waist.
“I’m sorry. I wont keep anything from you, no matter how scared I get. Its not fair to you.” Korra said quietly, pulling Asami to her.
They were quiet for a moment. Korra waited patiently, rubbing small circles against Asami’s waist, trying to comfort her. After a while Asami sighed.
“I don’t want you to see her again.” She said, her voice strong.
Korra drew back.
“I have to.” Korra looked down at the floor, and then glanced back up. “Maybe you could come with me just listen to what she says? Maybe it would help both of us if we-”
“I’m not doing that.” Asami rubbed her temple. “I’m going to bed. I’ve had a head ache all day.” She started walking out of the room.
“I’ll come up with you,” Korra said following her.
“No, you wont.” Asami said, as she continued walking. “You can sleep in here tonight.”
Korra stopped and watched as her fiancé walked up the stairs heading toward the master bedroom. When she was out of sight, Korra fell onto the couch burying her head in a pillow.
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Korra knocked on the door to their bedroom, shifting awkwardly in the hall.
“Come in,” Asami said from inside.
Korra opened the door and quickly walked to the dresser to grab her things. Asami was already in bed and didn’t move when Korra entered.
“Sorry, I just wanted to grab my clothes,” She whispered. Asami didn’t say anything in response. Korra walked back to the door, pulling it behind her. But she stopped half way.
“Asami?” She said quietly.
“Hmm?”
“I love you,” Korra said and closed the door behind her.
Asami twisted her ring, feeling the engraved name lightly rub against her finger.
“I love you too.”