First thing Korra heard was someone blasting music first thing in the morning. She scrambles out of bed and finds her roommate working out in the middle of the living room. Korra then rushed over to where the iPhone was plugged into the stereo, briefly looked at the song title "Drake – Lord Knows" and pressed the pause button.
"Hey! I was listening to that, you know I need music to work out!" the now angry roommate said. Dressed in black sweatpants and a white tank top with a long pony tail hanging off her right shoulder, she continued "You don't see me come into your room and turn off the TV!"
"Kuvira, why are you working out here and not at the gym?" Korra asked, "Finals are next week and all I want to do on my weekend off is just sleep in... late!"
"First off, the water main broke in the gym so it's closed for a while. Second, you should be studying anyway!" Kuvira replied. "Find somewhere else to work out, and I am going to study when I feel like it, not everyone graduated with a 4.0 like you little miss bookworm... that's why you're single right now..." Korra said, adding that last part under her breath.
"People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones Korra."
"Hey, at least Mako broke up with me because he wanted to get his life together, what about your ex?!"
"It just didn't work out..."
"You shot him!"
"Grazed him, thank you very much. We were hunting and he ran out in front of me because a squirrel was chasing him. He didn't press charges."
Korra and Kuvira been living together for almost two years in a nice apartment building located in the Northern Water Tribe Kingdom. Korra decided to go to Arnook University in the North rather than going to school in the South just so she can get away from her parents. Kuvira on the other hand transferred there during her junior year from Republic City Tech due to her old school not specializing in hydroelectric engineering which she needs in order to help plan a hydroelectric dam in her hometown.
"I'm about to go get some breakfast, want anything?" Korra asked.
"I'll go with you, just give me a second to wash off and put some clothes on." Kuvira said then ran into the shower, she knows her roommate hated waiting.
Once she finished and got dressed, they both went to Korra's car which was a 2015 black Sato Aeon, a sleek four door sports car.
"Must be nice having a father who rules the Southern Water Tribe, and two cousins who aren't quite right in the head run the North. I still wonder how I lucked out rooming with you" Kuvira said. "You know I don't ask them for anything... but I'm not going to lie, they send me a car like this who am I to turn them down?" Korra answered with a sly smirk on her face.
"Whatever, just drive." Kuvira said before Korra pressed the push start and the radio turned on playing 'Telegraph Ave' by Childish Gambino.
"Got any plans for tonight? Opal and I are planning on hitting the Ice Cave."
"I'm a little to old to be going to clubs Korra."
"You're only a year older than I am besides... when's the last time you been out?"
Kuvira started jogging her mind on when exactly was the last time she been out, then she got an idea to tune Korra's constant pestering out. She took out her phone, grabbed the auxillary cable and plugged it in and hit play. Korra shook her head and looked at Kuvira's phone and it read 'Junior M.A.F.I.A. - Player's Anthem (DJ Clark Kent Remix)'
"I always wanted to ask you, when did you start getting into rap music anyway? When I met you, you were mainly into classical"
"I still am." Kuvira replied "But you know I teach a dance class three days a week, and more and more kids today are gearing toward hip-hop dancing. I didn't want to be behind the times so I started taking up the culture. It fits another side of my personality... whereas ballet requires me to be light on my feet, hip-hop requires my movements to be crisp and precise. Besides, a TV show I watch says 'if you can't quote Illmatic, you're ignorant!" she finished
"I'm just waiting on the day when you come in the apartment with a gold rope chain and grills" Korra said as she started laughing.
Kuvira started laughing and said "Don't think I'll ever take it that far!"
They arrived at the restaurant and saw Opal's green SUV there. "Oh hey, Opal's here! Let's go inside instead of the drive thru." Korra said. Kuvira then sighed and said "Fine."
Once inside, they Opal gave both Kuvira and Korra a hug and asked the older woman "Hey, you're coming with us to the Ice Cave tonight right?"
"No, I hate doing clubs. I always sit there on my phone browsing Tumblr while fighting off the thirsty horde trying their horrible pick up lines on me. I'll just stay home and practice some new choreography to teach the kids next week."
"That's why you should come with us! You can try out your moves at the Ice Cave, they play hip-hop there!" Opal replied, trying to get Kuvira to come with them. "Yea Kuvira, as soon as you start on your Masters you will never have any time to go out! So enjoy the time off you have!" Korra joined in to say.
"Fine. I'll go. You two both owe me lunch or dinner though." Kuvira said finally giving in.
"Deal!" Opal and Korra said in unison.
After they got their food, Korra and Kuvira said good bye to Opal and started driving back home. "Ooh turn this up, I like this song!" Korra started saying as Tinashe's 'Lookin 4 It' started blaring on the radio. "You're going to have so much fun tonight I promise!" Korra said with a wide grin on her face, excited her roommate is finally hanging out with her. "I better." was all Kuvira said in return.
Later on that day, the roommates started getting ready for their night out. Korra was obnoxiously singing along to The-Dream's 'IV Play' while Kuvira was methodically picking out the outfit she was going to wear. "I don't know why you're playing that Korra, you're only going to come back empty handed like the last five times you went out!" Kuvira yelled. Korra then turned down the volume then retorted "It's not my fault I'm too much for girls and guys to handle!"
"Maybe if you stop getting black out drunk to the point Opal and Bolin have to carry you home, throw you in the house, and making me go with you to grab your car in the morning then you would be coherent enough to maybe get someone's number!" Kuvira shouted back, vividly remembering the last time they went through this.
Korra then shouted a loud 'whatever' and then emerged from her room. She was dressed quite modestly due to it getting cold at night in the Northern Water Tribe. She had on a pair of blue jeans, white sneakers, black low cut sweater and a black pea coat covering it all up. To top it off, she was wearing a white scarf snuggly around her neck. She started inspecting herself then got out a lint roller to get all pieces of lint off her coat.
When Kuvira emerged from her room, Korra dropped her lint roller in pure shock.
"Wow, when did you start dressing like that? You usually dress more conservatively than I do!" Korra exclaimed, looking up and down at her roommate with wide eyes. Kuvira had on black tights with white "Tahno X" sneakers, red and black plaid jacket wrapped around her waist, short black T-shirt with the words "Revolt" emblazoned in red across her chest with the exposed midriff showing highly defined abs. Her hair was down with a backwards Earth Kingdom fitted cap on her head.
"I know. If I'm dancing hip-hop I also have to look the part also. I'm pretty sure it's going to be warm in there, I just have to worry about getting in and out of the car." Kuvira said while brushing her hair. "Besides as you cool kids say it, my eyebrows must be on..."
"Please don't say it!" Korra interjected, knowing the term the 'trying to be cool' Kuvira was looking for.
"...fleek"
**groan**
"Alright, let's go!" Korra said before grabbing her keys and heading out.
Once in the car, first thing Kuvira did was snatch the aux cord from Korra's grasp. "No top 40 right now, I have to get in the zone." Kuvira said as she started playing 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless' by the Lost Boyz much to Korra's chagrin. "Whatever you say Ms. 'Hip-Hop' guru..." Korra said under her breath as she started driving to the club.
They arrive at the Ice Cave and meet Opal and Bolin, the couple looked at Kuvira's choice of clothing in the same fashion Korra did earlier. "Wow..." was all Bolin said as he kept looking at Kuvira, before Opal smacked him back to reality. "You look nice Kuvira!" Opal exclaimed "Never thought you to be the one to wear such... fashionable clothing. You usually dress like a nun when you go out." she finished. "I said the same thing!" Korra shouted before she was also greeted by a smack to her head by her roommate. "Can we just go in now?" Kuvira asked, tired of everyone ogling over her choice of clothes.
"Let's go, since my cousins run this country I can get us past the line pretty quick." Korra said before ushering her friends in.
Inside the club was very packed, with Tinashe's '2 On' blasting out the speakers. Korra lead her friends upstairs to the VIP lounge where she usually frequents when she goes there, thanks to her family connections. "I'll never get tired of being your friend!" Bolin said before he started ordering a round of drinks. "None for me, I have to make sure I get this knuckle head home safely" Kuvira said while glaring a hole into the side of Korra's head.
The DJ started playing Seyvn Streeter's 'Don't Kill the Fun' when Opal started dragging Bolin downstairs to the dance floor. "C'mon! We have to dance to this!" she screamed into a highly uncomfortable Bolin's ear before they disappeared into the crowd of people leaving Korra and Kuvira alone. "So, you ready to kick some poor guy's butt on the dance floor tonight?" Korra asked, then her attention was diverted to someone downstairs at the bar.
"Maybe... wait, what are you looking at?" Kuvira asked trying to figure out why Korra was looking downstairs. "Do you see her?!" Korra said then pointed at the woman sitting by herself at the bar, fighting off the horde of guys trying to get her number. She had a beautiful red dress on, way too elegant to be at a place like this. Flowing silky dark hair and dark red lipstick, Korra couldn't keep her eyes off the woman. Kuvira then snapped her out of her thoughts then said "That's Asami Sato, Hiroshi Sato's daughter. You know, heiress of the company that made the car we rode in. You're a bit out of your league Korra."
"Yea... you're right." a defeated Korra said. "I'll just stay up here and not make a fool of myself." she finished then took another swig of her drink. The DJ then switched to an old school mix starting with Bell Biv Devoe's 'Poison' then Kuvira said "That's my cue, want to come witness this?" She asked Korra who then answered "Yea, I'm not going to miss this." then they both went downstairs to the dance floor.
On the dance floor, Kuvira already found her first victim who was wooing the crowd with his dance moves. She stepped the middle of the crowd and laid out her challenge then finished with "You're about to get served!" which Korra, Bolin and Opal all face palmed and said "you're about ten years too late with that...". During the actual battle, Kuvira was dancing circles around all of her opponents to which Bolin said "when did she learn to do all that?!"
"I'm still trying to figure that out..." Korra answered looking at her roommate out there in amazement. "I'm going to the bar to grab a drink then I'm going to go upstairs in pure shame that Kuvira is about to get a truck load guys in her pocket without trying..." Korra said then she started to walk away before Kuvira grabbed her wrist and said "wait for me."
As they were walking Kuvira whispered "You didn't see it, but Asami... the girl you were looking at earlier kept staring at you. She was standing right behind you the entire time I was dancing, you should go talk to her!"
"I don't kno..." Korra was about to say before Kuvira started dragging her to the bar where Asami was sitting. She plopped Korra down on the chair next to Asami and loudly whispered "talk!" before she walked off.
"Hello, I'm Asami" the woman asked while extending out her hand.
"Umm..." Korra was starting to panic as this insanely beautiful woman was talking to her, she started to forget her name when Kuvira came back and smacked her across the head, loudly whispered "Korra!", then walked off again.
"Korra! Yea... that's my name. Korra." she finally answered, rubbing the back of her head and swearing to get Kuvira back when she gets home.
"Korra? As in Chief Tonraq of the Southern Water Tribe's daughter?" Asami asked.
"Uhh..." Korra was getting speechless again when Kuvira came back, smacked her again, and whispered "Yes!" before walking back off.
"Yes! Yes... that's me!" Korra finally answered while glaring at Kuvira.
"Wow, I didn't expect to meet royalty! Here I thought I was out of place!" an excited Asami said. Then she continued "That woman who keeps smacking you, she was destroying the dance floor. You know her?"
"That's my roommate Kuvira, she keeps me in check." Korra said as they looked on to Kuvira dancing to Mack Wilds 'Own It'. Asami laughed and said "It's good to have friends like that, looking at how she's enjoying herself out there and you're sitting here with me she must have dragged you here."
Korra laughed and said "It was the opposite actually, I dragged her here to enjoy herself and I end up being the anti-social one!"
"I'm actually on vacation here from Republic City, then when I looked up night spots every website recommended this one. As you can see, I'm a little over dressed..." Asami said as she started picking at her clothes.
"You look fine!" Korra said, still in shock Asami was talking to her.
"You're too cute." Asami said with a small chuckle. "You need to loosen up, come on.. you should dance with me." she finished as she extended out her hand for Korra to take it. Korra kept looking at her hand unsure what to do with it..
...until Kuvira came back, smacked Korra, grabbed her hand and put it in Asami's, then walked off. 'Must I do everything' Kuvira said to herself as she returned to the dance floor. Once there, the DJ then put on August Alsina's 'Kissin on my Tattoos. "I like this song" Korra said before Asami wrapped her arms around Korra's shoulders while she put her hands around her waist. To the side, Bolin, Kuvira and Opal were standing together looking on.
"How did she manage that?!" Bolin asked.
"Confidence takes you a long way my friend. And a couple slaps to the head..." Kuvira answered.
"50 yuans says she messes this up!" Bolin said.
"I can use a little extra money I'll take it... I believe in her" Kuvira said then shook Bolin's hand. Then Opal once again grabbed Bolin and dragged him so they can dance to they song together.
Baby I don't blame youFor being in the club
Getting all that love
Cause your so beautiful
God made you to show that off
Now I ain't ever been the jealous type of girl
But i want you to myself, I can't lie
I know we ain't on no one on one thing
But baby, It should change
Cause when I be out with other chicks I be thinking bout you
And when you be out on dates you be texting me too
Telling me to come pick you up when she drop you off
I pray to God she ain't breaking you off
"I like your eyes." Asami said while gazing into Korra's deep blue eyes.
"I like yours too." Korra managed to answer.
Kissin on my tattoos
I don't want nobody but me
Talkin to you
Until you fall asleep
We better stop playing (We better stop playing)
Before we mess around and someone gets hurt
I don't want nobody but you (nobody but you)
Kissin on my tattoos
When the song ended Asami whispered into Korra's ear "Do you have any tattoos I can kiss?"
Korra was once again was speechless, leading Asami to laugh and state... "You really are too cute!" before handing her a small piece of paper. "I hope to see you again before I go home." before kissing Korra on the cheek and walking out the door.
Seeing this exchange go down, Bolin just silently handed Kuvira 50 yuans and kept staring in awe of what Korra just pulled off.
Korra was still staring into space when Kuvira punched her on the shoulder and said "Look at the lover girl, and you were just going to wallow in sorrow upstairs!"
Korra was still speechless then opened up the piece of paper which had Asami's number written in lovely handwriting with the words "Call me" at the bottom, then once again went blank at what she was holding in her hand. Kuvira then grabbed her by the arm and said "let's go home before you pass out and forget everything that happened tonight.
On the way home, Kuvira was driving and playing Camp Lo's 'Cooley High' at a low volume while Korra was still looking at the piece of paper in her hand. She then asked "Are you ever going to talk for the rest of the night or are you going to put that number in your phone before it somehow flies out the closed window knowing your luck.?"
"Oh, yea I should do that!" Korra said as she finally snapped out of it then started punching Asami's number in her contacts. Then said to Kuvira "Thanks for helping me out back there, though I do owe you a couple smacks."
Kuvira then replied "You forgot your own name, I had to do something. Plus, you still owe me food anyway."
When they got home, Korra just kicked off her shoes and laid in her bed and pressed the button on her remote to play Mack Wilds' 'the Sober Up' on her stereo. Holding up her iPhone with Asami's number displayed, her thumb is hovering over the dial button unsure if she should press it or not.
"Just call her already!" Kuvira yelled from her room.
"Argh! Fine!" Korra yelled as she hit the dial button.
A few rings went by...
"Hello?" Asami's voice said at the other end.
"Hey... umm, you... were dancing with..." Korra started to struggle
"How many times do I have to tell you you're cute tonight?" Asami said.
"I'm sorry... so umm, you still want to hang out later?"
"Sure."