:: Authors Note ::

As much as it would be amazing…I DO NOT own The Legend of Korra

So this is a story I've been thinking about doing for a long while now and now due to the happenings lately in my life I need, like some on this site, an outlet for some emotion.

If you are not familiar with what happened in the United States a few days ago; that's ok. To catch you up…we basically just elected, as President, a man who is the combination of Amon, Unalaq, Kuvira, Zaheer with the superiority complex of the Earth Queen. Because of this it has thrown some woman, like me, into a bit of a spiral. I figured this story might help me and if I can help some others along the way who might be feeling the same way it will only be a plus.

-Content-

- This story will be mostly AU

- Thoughts will be in Italic

- There will be parts that will be triggering *Sexual Assault*…I will warn you way ahead of time and I will give a brief synopsis after it is over so that if you decide to skip over it you will not be lost in regards to the story

- This will be a "slow burn"…I am working to get enough courage to write this and it might take me a few roundabouts to get the main storyline going.

Well…here goes nothing. I hope you like it.

Will You Still Love Me

Ch. 1

After yet another battle, life seemed to settle down a little. Day by day people were returning to their normal lives.

Asami's life would never be normal. Yet again, she was reminded how different her life has been since she was young. Her mom's death seemed to echo through time, even affecting her so many years later.

She always knew her father was devastated by what happened to her mother but she never imagined his hatred ran so deep, so visceral. It had only been a few days since Amon's fall but to Asami it felt like forever already.

Her days felt so endless, suddenly filled with meeting after meeting to try to insure a hope for Future Industries. At the end of each day all Asami wanted to do was go home to slump face-first into her bed.

Each night she would reach the foyer of her childhood home and be stopped in her tracks.

The silence, deafening.

Her surroundings, still.

Every night.

Every day.

Asami finally came to the realization that her home just caused too many difficult memories for her. While some were good, the sting of her mom's death and now her father's betrayal was like a knife in her heart.

She didn't know if she would ever come to a point in her life where she could forgive her father for letting his hatred consume him, leading him to side with the Equalists.

Maybe she never would.

And until then she couldn't stay in this house.

She garnered up enough courage to talk to Korra and take her up on the offer to come live on the island.

Korra, of course, was overjoyed about the thought of Asami joining them on the Island. While the two girls originally had some animosity toward one another because of the whole Mako situation, they had become really close over the last few months during the battle with the Equalists. Korra quickly realized how similar the two girls were and that she especially had misjudged the green-eyed girl.

After meeting Asami at the dock to help her move in she was reminded by the soft sadness seen in the girls expression that the girl was in need of a friend now more than ever. She was determined to make Asami feel at home and show her she still had a family.

After greeting the other girl she offered to help carry one of the two suitcases the other brunette had brought with her.

They walked side by side, Korra leading them to where Asami would be staying for the foreseeable future.

Korra was quietly thinking to herself how great it was going to be to have everyone on the island.

"Are you sure this is okay? Me staying here and all…" Asami trailed off as they walked together.

"Are you kidding?! The more the merrier, Pema always says"

Asami smiled her imagination picturing Pema saying that exact thing.

They took a turn and continued past the main building. Asami gave Korra a questioning look.

"Normally you would stay in the main dorm but the house is a little crowded at the moment with all the new air benders" Korra looked over to the line of new air benders sitting in a circle under the pavilion that passed by. The sound of Jinora's voice floated though the air.

"Instead you and I are going to be staying on the other side of the island," Korra said adjusting her grip on Asami's other suitcase.

"You don't have to do that, Korra; I would be okay on my own."

"I want to…I think you are really going to like it," Korra smiled at the brunette. She pointed over to the small building near the waters edge tucked behind a line of willow trees not far in front of them.

Asami looked ahead to see cottage-like structure peaking through dense branches. It looked similar to the main building but also different. It was painted bright white with prominent blue accents, a stark contrast to the brown buildings at the other side of the island.

A - How have I never noticed this before?

"Tenzin built this for his mom years ago. It was a cozy place for her to stay close to the water when she came to visit," Korra smiled at the thought of the old water bender.

A - Ahhh now the color makes sense…Water Tribe colors Asami put the pieces together.

"Its beautiful," Asami said letting out a content sigh.

Korra reached for the door, opening it politely for the other girl. They walked into a cozy living room filled with pictures of Katara's family, her and Aang and what looked to Asami photos of the older "Team Avatar's" adventures over the years.

There was a long couch off to her left side behind a fluffy rug and a small fireplace. A television suspended delicately over the mantle. To her right, what looked like a full kitchen? In front of her was a hallway.

Korra could see Asami investigative her surroundings. Her friends face looked happy, yet she could still see the same sadness from the dock twinkling in her green eyes.

Korra put her hand on the girls forearm breaking her out of her trance, "come on, your room is right next to mine." Korra walked Asami down the short hallway to the door to her new bedroom.

Korra opened the door; walking in she placed the suitcase next to the dresser.

The room was fairly large for what looked like such a small cottage. There was even a queen bed next to the window overlooking the water.

"One of the things I'm excited about is that it's away from the main house soooo it should give us at least 5 minutes of extra sleep in the morning before one of the kids jumps on us" Korra joked hoping to get the girl to smile again.

It worked like a charm. Asami laughed at the picture in her head.

Korra is always amazed how mesmerizing the green-eyed girls laugh could be.

Noticing she was sort of staring, Korra cleared her throat, "Wellll…I should probably let you get settled," Korra rubbed the back of her neck sheepishly.

Asami smiled, "Ok."

Korra began to turn around to leave when she felt a soft hand on her arm.

Asami looked into Korra's eyes. "Thank you again for this," flashing a sincere smile.

Korra returned the smile and pulled Asami into a hug, her muscular arms snaked their way around the other girl's small frame holding her tight.

Asami let herself sink into the hug, enjoying the comfort with a blissful sigh.

Time seemed to stop in that moment. Both girls contemplated the feelings that were running through them. They finally pulled back revealing a shad of scarlet on each of their cheeks. Korra took a step back breaking the moment. She walked out of the door then turned around giving a quick Mako salute before continuing on to her own room.

Asami giggled at Korra's silliness. A warm feeling still expanded through her body.

Asami could hear Korra enter the room next to hers.

She looked around the room, exploring her surroundings. Even though she was accustomed to having much more space than this, the island, the house, her room, it all somehow felt more like home than the mansion ever did.

She walked over to the bed and let herself fall backward onto it. She let her eyes drift closed, letting the warm feeling calm her, as the sound of small waves quietly broke against the side of the island.

A - …I think I like Korra…

Thanks for reading =)

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