The Proposal

Avatar Korra park was awash in the glow of the streetlamps as the couple walked leisurely beneath them, hand in hand. Korra's left hand was occupied by Asami's, while her right was shoved deep in to her coat pocket, playing with the objects contained within. The two objects, which had been occupying her thoughts for the whole night, even during dinner with Asami were currently burning a hole in her pocket.

The Avatar stole a glance at Asami as they walked along; the pale girl bundled in a coat and scarf against the cold, a pair of earmuffs completing the ensemble. Asami must have noticed the attention as the engineer turned and rewarded Korra with one of her radiant smiles, which the Avatar adored. Korra's response was an embarrassed blush, and she redirected her gaze to her boots. Asami chuckled, leaning in and giving the Avatar a peck on the cheek.

She's so amazing, Korra thought to herself. I can't believe she's stayed with me this long. Should…should I ask her now? No. No it's too soon. When we get to the pond. I wonder what she'll say. The Avatar's shoulder's slumped slightly. Who am I kidding? I know what she'll say. Still…it can't hurt to ask. Can it? It probably can, she decided. It'll probably hurt more than when I got poisoned.

She took a steadying breath, noticing they were approaching the pond. But still, I have to try. She squared her shoulders as they drew even with the pond, taking a moment to look around. The stars were bright, the moon was full, and the firefly-moths were out in full force. The pond reflected both the brilliance of the night sky, and the dazzling lights of the city, but Korra's focus was entirely on the woman next to her.

Korra stopped walking, her gaze fixed on the ground, and a moment later Asami stopped as well, feeling the tug on her arm. "Korra?" the engineer ventured curiously. "Are you alright? You seem like you have something on your mind."

Slowly, Korra's gaze rose from the ground to meet the CEO's. "A…Asami," she began hesitantly. "I umm, I have something I've been wanting to…to ask you." Korra's hands were sweating now, despite the chill in the air. Her stomach was roiling with nerves, and it felt as if her heart was going to beat its way straight out of her chest. The Avatar was sure she'd never been this terrified in her entire life, not even when she faced Amon, Vaatu, and Zaheer. The only time she felt a fear similar to this was, ironically, when she had asked Asami to be her girlfriend officially. And now here I am about to pop the question. Oh jeeze, Korra mused. Well…here we go.

"Umm, I've been thinking a lot about us lately, and I know we haven't been together very long but…See I've never been as happy as I am when I'm with you and…" Korra's voice was quiet and shy, and a huge blush adorned her face. "Well I hope you've been as happy with me as I have been with you and… and I wanted to…to ask you…" She looked up in to Asami's eyes, the jade pools showing only encouragement and a curiosity as to what Korra was going to say next. A smile was on the beautiful pale woman's face.

Korra took a deep preparatory breath. It was time to dive in. Extracting her hand from Asami's, she got down on one knee and prepared herself for rejection. Digging in to her pocket, she pulled out the larger of two objects and held it within her hands. "Asami Sato, would you please make me the happiest woman in the world and marry me?" She held up the necklace, her eyes closed, gaze facing the ground, too scared to look up and see the inevitable anger and rejection that would be on Asami's face. "Ummm, I made a ring too, 'case you don't like the necklace." She dragged the ring out and held it in her left hand, the necklace in her right. "I umm, wasn't sure…if you'd be ok with doing it the Water Tribe way, so I uhh also made a ring too, but I said that already and ummm…yeah." She decided it was best to stop talking.

It seemed that time was dragging on and on as Korra knelt, awaiting Asami's answer, and the Avatar was getting anxious. Oh man I asked her too soon. I knew I should've waited, I…

"Aaaahhhh!" the scream from the raven-haired beauty startled Korra out of her thoughts, her head jerking up to take in Asami's tear filled expression. The way she was biting her lip and the huge smile on her face put the Avatar slightly more at ease. Asami surged towards her, and Korra tensed, preparing for some sort of slap, but instead the green-eyed woman wrapped her in a massive hug, sending them both to the ground. Korra lay flat on her back, hands splayed out to both sides, clutching the necklace and ring tightly as Asami straddled her waist. She opened her mouth to speak but Asami beat her to it, grasping both sides of the Avatar's face and pressing a deep kiss to her lips.

Well, this is encouraging, the darker skinned woman thought as she lay pleasantly pressed underneath Asami. Her own arms were now wrapped around the engineer's waist as she eagerly returned the kiss. If you asked her, she could have stayed like that forever, but eventually both women had to break for air. They lay there for a moment, panting, just gazing at each other until Asami lowered her head until their foreheads were touching.

"Yes," she whispered. "Yes Korra I will marry you. A million times yes." Happy rivulets of tears ran down her face, dripping down on to Korra's own. She gave the prone Avatar another kiss, pulling away after a moment to let out a shaky laugh.

Korra was ecstatic, a huge smile on her face as she absorbed Asami's answer. Yes, she thought. She said yes. I can't believe it. Asami Sato said yes…to me. Whoa. I'm getting married…whoa. Her thoughts were interrupted as Asami shifted off of her, sitting up and turning her back towards Korra. Korra sat up as well, slightly worried, but letting out a relieved breath when Asami moved her hair out of the way. She turned her face back towards the Avatar.

"Put it on me?" she ventured with a grin.

The grin on Korra's face widened in response, as she lovingly clasped the necklace around her fiancé's neck, placing a kiss where Asami's neck met her jaw. Fiancé, I could get used to that.

Asami held her left hand out as well. "And the ring?" she asked.

Korra grinned wider, if that was possible, and tenderly held Asami's hand in her own, slipping the ring on to her slender finger. She pulled the taller woman on to her lap and rested her chin on Asami's shoulder, wrapping her arms around the pale-skinned woman. "So the necklace is ok?" She asked hesitantly.

"It's wonderful Korra. I'm glad you decided to share your culture with me like this. I love it." Asami looked down at the necklace, noticing the exquisite detail of the design. Thousands of tiny gears made up a massive ocean wave in the background, while in the foreground, the same gears made up the symbols of the other three elements. The red of the gears stood out in stark contrast to the blue background.

"Oh good," Korra rubbed the back of her head. "It took me a long time to make it so I'm glad you like it. I was kinda worried it'd be too much, with the ring too."

"It's perfect." Asami turned, planting a kiss on Korra's lips.

"You're perfect." Korra countered, planting her own kiss and making Asami turn red.

Korra stood suddenly, lifting Asami and making her squeal as she was cradled bridle style in Korra's arms.

"I love you." Korra told her staring in to the Jade eyes in front of her.

"I love you too." Asami replied.

The two women shared a deep, passionate kiss, and Korra set off again, carrying her fiancé in to the night, the pair giggling the entire way.