Asami sat at her desk silently as she listened to her music. I should really do that history homework. But I also really want to practice. No, I need to do homework, practice can wait, my homework is due tomorrow! She groaned inwardly and bent over the textbook again, reading the last chapter in the unit and blindly writing down the answers to the questions on her worksheet. Half an hour later, she sprang up and grabbed her violin. She settled on her bed and played her warm-up, a song she knew by heart. It started slow, then sped up gradually until her fingers were flying across the strings. She finished the song by slowing it down again, ending it on a long and drawn out, almost mournful, note. She started playing her next song, a faster paced one that stays fast paced until the end. By the time she had finished her songs, she was panting. She put her violin away carefully, then sat on her bed with an "oomph!".

Asami thought back to earlier today. At Republic High School they had a pro-bending team that fought in matches against other high schools. She went to most of them as Student Council President and Valedictorian of the second years. It was a lot of fun, especially seeing as how she got to see Korra play. Asami has had a crush on Korra since they first met, earlier in the year. Korra had transferred into Republic High and tried out for their pro-bending team. Asami watched the try-outs and was very impressed with her. She got into their Varsity Team on her first try. But she didn't have a crush on her until Korra had walked up to Asami in the stands and sat down next to her, watching the other students bend. She thought back to the first time Korra had spoken to her and she squirmed in her bed.

—FLASHBACK—

Asami watched, entertained and excited as the new girl spun and flipped, shoving her opponents back while dodging fire and rocks. Soon she was the only one left on her team, but she fought anyway, pushing the other, older, more experienced team back. When she had knocked the last one out of the arena, she trotted over to the varsity members. Asami couldn't hear what they were saying but by Korra's excited expression, she had gotten into the Varsity team. The new girl obviously had enough skill to be on a pro team. Asami smiled at the girl as she trotted up to where she was sitting.

"Hello, I'm Korra. You're Asami, right?" Korra asked after introducing herself.

"Yeah, that's me. Nice to meet you Korra. I hope you like it here at RCHS." Asami replied evenly. She watched as Korra sat down next to her and looked at her.

"Hey, you're really cute! You're the Class President right?" Korra asked, completely unabashed. To Asami's surprise, she started feeling her face grow hot as she started blushing. She covered her face with her hand, hiding her smile.

—FLASHBACK OVER—

Asami rolled over in her bed once again, checking the clock. 11:58 PM. Smiling, she pulled out her phone and looked at her photos. She pulled a cute photo of Korra out and looked at it. I wish she were here right now. I want to laugh with her. I want to talk to her. Her phone buzzed in her hand and she shrieked, jumping. Oh! I got a text from Korra! Asami opened it quickly and wrote her reply as fast as possible.

K: Hey, how are you?

A: I'm good, that was a great game earlier, you did super well! What's up?

K: I'm okay. Listen, I need a place to stay for a few days. I got in a huge fight with my parents and they kicked me out. I need a place to sleep. I normally go to this one hotel, but it's too late so none of the hotels are open.

A: Of course! Do you need me to pick you up?

K: That would be great. You're an amazing friend Asami. I'm just sitting outside my house.

A: I try my best. See you in a half hour.

Asami got up and changed into her biking clothes. Snapping goggles onto her forehead, she ran outside to the garage and hopped onto her bike, thinking the entire time, What the hell? Asami knew that Korra and her parents didn't get along, but she had no idea that they kicked her out of the house on a regular basis. She sped down the streets, swerving between lanes and narrowly missing cars. When she got to Korra's street, she slowed down until she reached the corner. A figure was illuminated due to her headlight. It was Korra. She was sitting on the curb, head between her legs. She looked up at Asami as she pulled to a stop in front of her. Asami gasped in shock. Korra had a huge bruise covering half her face, and blood was plastered to her forehead. She ripped her goggles off her eyes and shoved the kickstand down, jumping off her motorbike. She ran to Korra and squatted next to her, hugging her lightly. Even so, Korra flinched away and groaned. Asami let go of her quickly, grabbing her chin and lightly touching her forehead, where a long cut was prominent. Asami brushed away the hair plastered to her face lightly, as lightly as she could. Korra started to get to her feet, but fell back down, groaning in pain. Asami jumped to her feet and pulled her up, grabbing her and slinging her arm over her shoulders before walking her to her motorbike.

"I need you to promise me that you can hold on to me. No, screw that, I'm tying you to me. Here, put this helmet on." Asami handed her a spare helmet and sat on her bike, she felt Korra sit down behind her and she tied their jackets together before snapping her goggles back on. Then she spode back to her house.

When they got to her house it was nearly 1 AM. She pulled Korra off the bike and led her to her room. "Wait right here, I'm going to get a first aid kit. Just stay laying down." She said as she ran to the bathroom and opened the cabinet. A large plastic box with a bright red cross sat there, brand new. Thank you dad for being so paranoid I might hurt myself! She pulled it down and ran back to Korra, who was still laying on her bed. "I'm back, tell me where else you're hurt." She said, sitting down next to her and opening the giant box up. She pulled out disinfecting wipes and started blotting the blood off her forehead.

"My stomach really hurts. My dad kicked me there really hard." Korra told her, wincing. "My legs are also really sore, from running around playing and also running from my dad. I also have a killer headache."

"Why were you fighting? Did something happen?" Asami asked, pulling bandages out of the box and wrapping them around Korra's head. Then she started unbuttoning Korra's shirt. She opened it up and gasped quietly again. Scars littered her belly, reaching all across her body. Her stomach was also badly bruised, turning more purple by the second.

"Yeah, I told my mom I'm lesbian. She told my dad, and he chased me around the house, beating me up." Korra told her. Asami felt tears well up in her eyes as she ran her hand across Korra's bruised stomach.

"I don't understand. Why do people hate us so much? Just because we like members of the same sex. . ." Asami asked. A tear ran down her cheek and before she realized what she was doing, she was already kissing Korra. Their lips hot against each other's, Asami was about to pull away and apologize, but Korra had already grabbed the back of her head and pulled her in for a deeper kiss. Their mouths opened and their tongues entwined. For several minutes they stayed like that, completely entwined. When they finally broke apart, Asami was the first to speak, but "Wow." was all she could say. They just sat there, panting, staring at each other. Korra reached up and ran her hand along Asami's face, tracing her jawline and finally resting on her chin before falling back to the bed.

"We should get to bed. We have school tomorrow." Korra said, closing the first aid kit and shoving it to the floor. Then she grabbed Asami and pulled her down so they were lying down next to each other. Asami grabbed her and kissed her briefly but passionately once more, and wrapped her arms around Korra.

"I've wanted to kiss you for so long." Asami said, face buried right above Korra's breasts.

"So have I. I've had a crush on you for forever. I think it was about a month after we started hanging out that I first realized why I wanted to be around you so much." Korra told her, kissing the top of her head before resting her face in Asami's hair. Slowly her breathing steadied and fell into an even pace. Asami stayed awake, heart pounding, for a long time. But eventually, the world darkened and she fell asleep too.