I want to mix things up. They'll still have a honeymoon, I mean, vacation to remember.
The moons in the night sky brightened with blinding light. The Avatar's emotions were overpowering the spirit world.
A spirit walking by the 'love pool' winced at the moonlight. The Aye-aye spirit emerged from the tall grass and sensed the Avatar's aura.
He roughly cleared a small opening through the tall grass. "Hey, Avatar! Can you keep it in control for today?" He shouted towards them, oblivious to Korra and Asami's moment.
Asami opened her eyes and paused. "Korra," she said, but Korra kept running her hands along Asami's back and kissing her.
"Yeah?" Korra said, trying to get Asami to engage with her and kiss her.
"I think-" Asami said trying to return the kisses while also talk to her. "We have company."
Korra stopped.
"Hey, Avatar!" The Aye-aye spirit called again, irritated. "I've had a long day dealing with humans. Today is not a good day. And, you're blinding everyone with this light!"
Korra was confused. She didn't know who he was. Regardless, it killed the moment.
The Aye-aye spirit proceeded walking, mumbling out of earshot about how humans are not able to control themselves.
"Ugh, I'm sorry Asami," Korra dropped her head in disappointment.
"It's okay, Korra," Asami kissed her on the forehead.
She moved decisively and swam graceful strokes to the edge of the pool.
Korra face palmed and brought her fist down in frustration. The water slightly undulated in response. These spirits...
She swam to the edge of the pool, but stopped in her tracks as she marveled at Asami emerging from the water. Korra blushed at the sight.
Asami retrieved her clothes while shooing away some tiny spirits playing in her clothes. Korra lifted herself up from the water. It was strange being naked out and in the open. She quickly went over and pulled out two towels from her backpack. She wrapped herself up and sat down.
Asami confidently walked over with her clothes in a bunch covering her chest. Korra tossed her a towel.
"What time is it?" Asami asked as she dried herself off.
Korra was a little embarrassed. "It's probably past midnight or something."
"We have a big day planned for tomorrow right?" The engineer replied between slipping on her night gown and silk robe.
"Yup!" Korra replied.
"I'll set up our tent as you change," Asami announced.
Before Korra knew it, Asami expertly assembled the tent without breaking a sweat. It even had a skylight.
"All ready for a good nights rest!" Asami said proudly with her hands on her silk covered hips.
Korra hugged her from behind and kissed her cheek. "You're perfect."
"Tell me more," Asami said with a small laugh. She turned around.
"Inside," Korra said and took a step forward. She wanted to show, not tell.
She reached up slowly to Asami's shoulder to loosen her silk robe. Asami let it fall to the floor.
Her heart was fluttering with desire and excitement. She gazed into Asami's emerald eyes and the moonlight cast on her like a spotlight. Asami thought Korra was beautiful. There was an electricity in the air, and this force between them in these simple moments stood as testament to their natural chemistry. Tonight was the night. They were both ready.
As they lay down on the floor, Asami held Korra's face in her hands. She leaned into a kiss, but Asami immediately rolled over and swapped places. Korra found herself looking up at the raven haired woman who sat on her stomach.
"Are we wrestling now?" Korra said, intrigued with a raised brow. She propped herself up with her elbows.
"We have been," Asami said with her hand flat on Korra's chest, toying with her undershirt collar, debating whether to start there or elsewhere.
I wonder if she can feel my heart beating out of my chest right now, Korra thought.
Asami unconsciously traced her hand down her chest and rested her hand over Korra's heart, feeling it pulse rapidly. It was beautiful.
Korra brought her hand over Asami's. "It's yours," she said without taking her eyes off of Asami.
"You have always had mine," the engineer replied.
At the same time, they leaned in and met each other's lips in one satisfying kiss.
Asami rested her forehead against Korra's. She still cupped the Avatar's face with her hands.
"Are you ready?" Asami said with a smile.
Korra just hungrily kissed her in response. She rolled over to be on top of Asami. Kissing her luscious mouth and soft neck, Korra brought Asami's hands over her head. All the air in the tent seemed to be sucked out, leaving the lovers breathless.
Oh spirits, this is my first time with Asami Sato, one of many voices in Korra's head said. Oh gosh, I can't believe this is happening with Korra, thought Asami among many other feelings.
Korra's neck kisses drove the engineer crazy. Asami wrestled free from Korra pinning her arms down and swiftly lifted the other woman's shirt and dragged her down on top of her. Running her hands along the avatar's waist, she recognized the familiar body that she helped into a wheelchair for many days and nights. Now, she could finally romantically embrace it.
Asami's hands all over Korra's body.
Rushes everywhere.
Hearts pounding.
Heavy breathing.
Hunger.
Suppressed desire.
Lust.
Korra ran her hand up the side of Asami's outer thigh and lifted her night gown...
"That escalated rather quickly, " Asami said a bit exhilarated.
"Yeah," she said, then gulped to quench herself. "That was great," Korra said with a grin towards the sky full of stars.
"Amazing... I guess that's what happens after three years..." Asami said while running her fingers through Korra's hair.
Korra rolled over to face her. "Are you tired?"
"...Not even close," the raven haired maiden looked at her with lowered eyes. She quickly climbed on top, sat on Korra, and pinned Korra's shoulders down. Asami teased her with a quick tongue kiss and pulled away before she finished.
Korra tried to latch back on, like a polar bear dog after a treat.
"Down, girl," Asami seductively commanded as she pinned her back down. She licked her lips and lovingly ran her hands down Korra's body...
The next afternoon, a gentle breeze tickled Asami awake. One of her arms draped over Korra. Korra was snuggled close to her and awake, playing with one of Asami's loose locks of hair.
"Morning, Korra," Asami said half-sleepy. Then, she realized that she was waking up to Korra. Korra. It made her smile the biggest of smiles.
Korra loved the sound of her voice. "Hey, babe," she said as she reached to kiss her cheek.
"How long have you been awake?" Asami said, rubbing her eye and noticing she smudged her make-up last night.
"Not long…" Korra continued to fiddle with Asami's hair. Only for the past hour, just watching you sleep… not creepy or anything… yeah, you don't have to know that...
Asami suspected a lie from the slight quiver in Korra's voice, but Korra looked so lovable at that point. Asami let it go.
"You were amazing last night," Korra gushed.
"And so were you," Asami said as she traced Korra's side.
A surge of energy overcame the non-bender. "So, what's the plan for today?" Asami chirped.
"It's a surprise!" Korra said with a hint of childlike joy. She excitedly sat up and grabbed their clothes at the side of the tent.
They started changing.
"You don't have to tie up your hair or do your make-up here," Korra said as she saw Asami beginning her routine.
Asami paused before she clipped her hair. Then, she shook her hair out and placed the clip down. She lovingly brought her hand up to Korra's face and held her cheek. Korra turned her head to kiss her hand. She rested her head there for a while.
After they dressed, they took out some pre-packed breakfast buns from their backpacks. Asami commented that she wasn't that hungry, which was strange. She always needed a balanced breakfast to start the day.
"That's interesting. Maybe spirit energy is keeping you going," Korra said as she took a generous bite of the bun.
"This place is so... mysterious. I can't wait to learn more about it."
When they stepped out of the tent, towering stalks of flowers and lily pad trees blocked their paths all around. Korra poked one of the stalks. It was solid, yet bouncy.
"Well, it seems last night may have affected the spirit world more than I thought," Korra said nervously, rubbing her neck.
"Can you bend us out?"
"I can't use bending in the spirit world, but I can use spirit bending..."
"It looks like these are… landscape changes, though."
Suddenly, they heard some munching sounds from a distance. "Is someone there?" Korra called. The lilypad trees towered over them.
"We're getting to ya!" A spirit called out. "We'll be there in a bit. The perimeter's being cleared." It captained a group of gnawing gopher-moles that were nibbling through the lilypad trees. "It seems the thickest in this area, but we're working on it. Spirit energy has been so different recently! It feels empowering!" The nibbling noises continued in the background.
"Is anyone hurt?" Asami asked, using her hand to amplify her voice.
"Oh, not that we know of since we started 3 hours ago. Just lots of growth. Lots and lots of growth. Don't worry, we'll get ya out in a bit...bit by bit!"
Korra and Asami looked at each other. They were trapped in a neat circle around their tent. They went back inside and sat down.
"Alright, so what do you want to do?" Korra asked.
A silence went by.
"You."
Korra sprung towards Asami and planted one right on her lips. Things started to get heated.
"OWWWW!" a gopher mole spirit screamed. Korra and Asami froze.
"That's my tail, you Vaatu's spawn!" The gopher mole spirit accidentally bit another gopher mole's tail.
Asami giggled. Korra pulled away. "Looks like this is going to have to wait," she said with some disappointment.
Asami reached over and laced her fingers with Korra's. Our hands fit so perfectly, Korra thought.
"How about a game of Pai Sho?" Asami said with a light in her eyes.
"Uh, sure! I'm not sure if I'll be much of a match. You brought a board with you?"
"Yup! And I can teach you some of my tricks."
"Wait, do you always carry around a Pai Sho board with you?" Korra asked incredulously as she saw Asami pull out a folded board from a special compartment in her bag.
"Of course not. Just sometimes," Asami said nonchalantly.
Korra looked at her blankly.
Midway through the game, Asami was a little impressed with Korra's game play. Korra had some above novice level strategy. Then, Asami saw an opportunity to teach Korra an important game tactic. "In this scenario, you want to make sure that your next move will isolate the white lotus tiles on my side and keep yours in-"
Korra hopped over multiple tiles. She did exactly what Asami was going to say.
"Wow, that's it. When did you learn that?"
"Oh, just some moves I picked up-" Korra paused when memories of her wanderings came back. "When I disappeared for three years…"
She would often spend late nights watching Pai Sho games in bars. It reminded her of Asami. It oddly consoled her while also made her miss Asami more on those nights.
"Did you play in Pai Sho tournaments?" Asami said, confused, and watched Korra closely as she responded.
"No, I'd just watch people play here and there…in bars... you know, enjoyed a few drinks, talk to people...I was alone, so... playing pai sho was a good way to meet... people... and they'd teach me..." Korra's expression reflected that she still felt the heartache from that time; she had trouble articulating her experiences. There were even traces of guilt in her face. Korra would be terrible at poker, Asami humorously noted to herself.
There were other things that she did those late nights to get her mind off of her dejected state. Korra did some things that she is not proud of. "And, I picked up some moves..." Then, Korra's eyes lit up again, like a sun that just cleared through the clouds. "I was hoping I could learn it for you."
Not that surprised, Asami felt like she understood. Being alone all that time without much contact from Korra's loved ones must have been hard for her. In retrospect, Korra was very open with physical contact. To experience that kind of deprivation must have been difficult. Asami felt like she might have caved sometimes. After all, she could not blame her for it; they were not officially together. But she wanted details. I want to kiss you, but I feel like you're hiding something.
"What other things did you 'learn'?" Asami asked with a cocked eyebrow and a smile. It doesn't sound like pai sho...
"Things," Korra was feeling a little nervous. What...How does she know?
"Show me," Asami said and slowly crossed her arms.
Korra gave in. Alright, I was going to save it for later…spirits, these surprises are getting harder to keep in order...
She carefully set the board aside. Then, she scooted closer to Asami, lightly breathed onto her neck, kissed it with a combination of warmth and ice, exciting a nerve connected with Asami's pleasure center. The Avatar used the smallest trace of fire bending and water bending to create this sensation on this nerve. Korra repeated this all over certain points of her neck.
Asami delighted in the sensations rusing through her body. She had to hold onto Korra with both hands. Butterflies madly fluttered in her lower stomach.
It's great being in love with the Avatar.