Modern AU where the krew goes to college. Randomly popped in my head the other day. I don't own any characters, and Karuna is owned by my friend Saige (th3rdhal3).
Move in day came and went almost as quickly as the entire last year flew by. Korra had not given any thought to what college she wanted to attend and by the time she made her mind up it was already too late. A whole year flew by with her working and not really doing much other than that. It just so happened her friends Bolin and Opal were quickly approaching their high school graduation and convinced her to apply with them. With some amount of luck she was accepted and would start attending college in the Fall with her friends.
There were all these concerns, she was already a year behind, where would she live, how was she going to get the money for everything. But Bolin and Opal helped her through everything, once graduation day came and went, and before they knew it the day came where it was time to move. Opal and Korra got a small two bedroom apartment together not too far from campus while Bolin moved in with his brother Mako. Things were fun, new and exciting so far, all that was left was getting through the first day.
The ringtone for her morning alarm sounded like nails on a chalkboard just like every other morning and Korra rolled over onto her belly quickly to turn it off. It was followed by a different ringing, which meant she had received a text message. Sighing softly she grabbed her phone and brought it to her face to read the message.
[Opal- Today 7:30 am] Hey Korra! Didn't wanna wake you too early. Have a good first day of classes! Text me when you get out of class so we can have lunch (:
Korra put her phone down on the bed and sat up with a groan. As far as she was concerned mornings were terrible though she was thankful she didn't have to wake up at 5 in the morning like she did in high school. Slowly she staggered from her bed and started getting ready. Once she was washed up and dressed she grabbed an apple and made her way out of the door.
The school was about a 15 minute walk away so she had some more time for her mind to wake up as she dragged herself to class. As she ate her apple she scrolled through her phone to check the screenshot she had taken of her class schedule once again, she had it memorized of course but she still felt the need to check. She had Beginning Hip Hop at 9:15 then she had a couple of hours to grab some lunch before she headed off to Tribal History at 1:30.
Bolin was the one who had suggested taking the dance class, he didn't want to take it alone and he had heard it was pretty fun from Mako who had taken it during his first year as well. Korra had some experience with dancing, she dance in high school whenever sports weren't taking up all her time. It wasn't extremely early and she needed to take some physical education units, so she figured why not.
As she slipped her phone back into her pocket she wondered why she had not gotten any texts from Bolin this morning seeing as he seemed the most nervous about their first day. Nearing the gym she finished her apple before discarding it and walked through the sliding doors to look for her class.
Room 107. Room 107. She repeated to herself as she walked down the hallway careful not to look too lost or confused. Once she reached the room she poked her head in and noticed the class before theirs was going on still, but there were some students sitting against the wall who looked like they were waiting for the next one. Korra carefully made her way over to them and sat down with her back against the wall.
"Hey, I'm Korra." She whispered to the girl next to her who returned the smiled and gave her a quick fist bump.
"Karuna. Nice to meet ya, Korra."
"Do you know what class this is?" Korra asked while motioning over to the class that was performing flawlessly in front of them.
"Some type of modern or jazz I think." Karuna answered, scooting a bit closer to Korra so she could whisper and not disturb the class. "They look pretty advanced. They learned this choreography just today."
After exchanging impressed looks their attention was diverted over to the teacher who was now walking out to the middle of the floor.
"Class is almost over but I want to run some line exercises. Good job today!"
The class immediately moved toward the far side of the wall and lined up as they were told. Once they were in line the teacher started playing the music and once by one they took off practicing the steps they had just learned while traveling across the floor.
Korra wasn't too familiar with any kind of dancing other than hip hop so it was almost mesmerizing to watch as these men and women danced across the room. It was so smooth, so fluid, so soft, yet at the same time they were moving so fast, precisely and with so much strength. Pretty soon the teacher was calling out moves, they were names Korra had never really heard of before, but each dancer was performing them to the best of their abilities.
That was when she danced by.
Korra almost didn't notice her because her phone suddenly went off and she scrambled to change it to silent mode as most eyes in the room turned to glare in her direction. Karuna giggled beside her a moment before nudging her and Korra quickly put her phone away just in time to see one lone dancer on the floor.
She was tall and thin, with long raven locks of hair to the middle of her back and piercing emerald eyes. The phone ringing had not even fazed her, she continued to dance across the floor as if she was the only one in the room, as if she could not only hear the music but feel it in every muscle and every bone. Every jump and turn were as graceful as the last and once she reached the end the class erupted in applause and cheers.
Korra felt like her heart was about to burst out from inside her chest.
"That was a great first class everyone!" The teacher said loudly as everyone scrambled to find their bags, change, or put shoes on so they could go to their next classes or jobs and continue their day. "I'm looking forward to this semester, I will see you guys again on Wednesday. Next class get ready!"
"That's Asami Sato." Karuna said quickly as they jumped up to their feet and lined up facing the mirror along the room. "She's a third year I believe. The teacher is my Aunt and that is one of her favorite students. She never stops talking about her."
As the previous class hurried out and the next class lined up the teacher moved to the front once again and smiled toward everyone.
"I am Suyin Beifong, you may call me either Suyin or Professor Beifong, whichever you prefer. Welcome to beginning hip hop."
Maybe this whole college thing wasn't going to be as boring as I thought.. Korra thought to herself, her blue eyes lingering on the dark haired third year a little longer then they should have as she sat by her bag and put her shoes on.
Korra's attention steered back toward the teacher and she could feel her stomach stirring with excitement as Suyin continued on with explaining the goals of the class and how class would be run. It sounded challenging but it also sounded fun. She was almost fully distracted by this point, until suddenly a tall figure bounded up and stood behind her in line, listening to the instructions as well.
"Take some time to introduce yourselves to each other since you will all be dancing together for the next few months. Then we can get started."
Smiling, Korra waved around her and laughed as she turned to her right and Karuna gave her another fist bump. Once she turned to her left she felt herself freeze up as her azure orbs connected with a taller earthy gaze.
"Hey, I'm Asami." Holding out her hand she smiled at the shorter girl before waiting for a response.
"H-hey, I'm Korra. Nice to meet you, Asami." Reaching out slowly she shook the taller girl's hand. When the other girl let out a soft giggle, she felt her heart began to race in her chest.
"It's nice too meet you too, Korra."
