Flower Crowns

Korrasami week 2015 | Day 1 | Sept. 17th | Prompt: Flowers.

Asami was spending the day on Air Temple Island. This was one of those occasions when she took a day off midweek just because she wanted to. She had planned to surprise Korra, but President Raiko had another idea because he summoned Korra's presence to discuss 'important state matters regarding the new Earth Federation'. Asami was a little disappointed when she found out Korra already left, but Ikki and Jinora decided to accompany her today so she would feel better. They were sitting in the dining room, figuring out what to do.

"Asami, what do you want to do?" Jinora asked.

"I'm not sure, what do you guys do for fun?"

"Oh, we can race though the island on air scooters!" Ikki said.

"Ikki, Asami is not an airbender."

"Oh, right, I forgot. What if we take the bison for a quick ride?"

"Is your dad ok with that?" Asami had to be careful with these children, the stories Korra had told her… better not antagonize Tenzin.

"Dad will not mind." Jinora said. "But we will have to wait, the Air Acolytes are giving them a bath right now. It's shedding season."

"Yes. Their fur gets all over the place if you fly with them when shedding, it looks like snow but Meelo says it doesn't taste like that. Mom gets mad if there's fur all over the island and that's why the Acolytes are bathing them now, but it doesn't solve the issue completely, so we will have to fly above the water." Ikki spun once and raised her hands in the air, throwing imaginary fur into it.

"Ok, sounds like a plan. We will just have to wait for a little while, right?" Asami said.

"Sure. It doesn't take long to bathe the bison." Jinora reassured Asami.

"But I hate waiting, that means you do nothing." Ikki placed her head on the table but raised it immediately. "We can make flower crowns! Asami, do you know how to make flower crowns?"

"No, I-"

"Come, I'll show you." Ikki stood up and took Asami's hand, she went with the young airbender with amusement. Jinora was not far behind them.

Once out of the temple, Ikki gathered some fire lilies that grew on the island and Jinora got some wire for the crowns. They all sat in a small clearing and Ikki, with dexterity, showed Asami how to make a flower crown.

"You need to measure the length of the wire so it will fit your head, then you wrap around it some leaves as to cover it and you tie them with more wire." Ikki's hands move too fast to notice all the steps she is describing, even for Asami. "When you have covered it completely, you now pick some flowers and tie them. You can put flowers around all the crown or you can just put a few, like this." Ikki placed the crown on Asami's head. "It's not bad, but I think if I fill it with flowers it will suit you better." Ikki took the crown from Asami's head and started wrapping more flowers around it.

Asami looked helplessly to Jinora, who only laughed at her astonishment. "I'm sorry, Asami. Ikki does things sometimes too fast. Let me show you again, I promise I will take it slower than her."

"Yes, please." Asami showed them an embarrassed smile.

With the guidance of Jinora and the enthusiasm of Ikki, Asami managed to make flower crowns needing only a few attempts to learn.

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Korra arrived to the island just a few hours later, mentally insulting the annoying person that is the president of the United Republic. Korra got off the ferry as soon as it docked, thinking about locking herself in her room to meditate and calm herself down. But she forgot about Raiko as soon as she met Pema.

"Hello, Korra. How was your meeting with Raiko?"

"It was the same. Raiko 'requested' my presence solely to bore me. He just wants to look capable of doing his job, especially because the next elections are going to be held in a few weeks." Korra let out an exasperated sigh.

"I figured out that was the case. Anyway, Asami arrived here just after you went to the meeting." Pema casually said.

"What? I thought she was going to work."

"She took a day off to surprise you. Right now she is with Ikki and Jinora, I think they are playing with the bison." Pema pointed in direction to the stables.

"Ok, thank you, Pema." Korra did not even finish this sentence and she was already running to the stables. She found Ikki sitting by the shade of a tree.

Korra greeted the young airbender. "Hey Ikki, have you seen Asami?"

Ikki just giggled at her friend's eagerness. "Yes, she is up there with Jinora, riding Pepper. They will come down in a sec." Ikki stood up, cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted. "Jinora, Korra is here and she wants to see Asami!"

Korra just pinched the bridge of her nose. "Thank Raava everyone knows of our relationship at this point."

Pepper landed a few feet away from the girls. Jinora and Asami got down from the bison and Korra was about to run and hug her girlfriend but she stopped, surprised.

"What happens, cat got your tongue?" Asami teased Korra before giving her a chaste kiss on the lips. She also noticed that Korra had turned a slight shade of red.

"No, it's just… What are you wearing on your head?"

"It's a flower crown Ikki made for me, do you like it?"

"Yeah… Yes, it's… pretty."

Jinora interrupted them. "Ok, I think we'll be going. Come Ikki, I think the acolytes need help feeding the bison today." Both airbenders rushed to the stables, taking Pepper with them.

"Korra, do you want me to make a flower crown for you?"

"You look beautiful, I could look at you all day and I would never get bored." Korra said, breathless.

This time it was Asami's turn to get flushed. "Thank you, Korra. You too."

Korra placed both hands on Asami's cheeks and gave her a long, gentle, soft kiss. When their lips parted, both women were blushing, but there was this playful glint in their eyes.

"So, flower crown?" Korra asked.

"Yes. I was saving some flowers for you."

The couple sat on the place where Korra found Ikki, and Asami started making a flower crown for her girlfriend, this one with blue tiger lilies. Korra and Asami sat in silence, the former wasn't paying much attention to the crafting of the crown, she was looking at Asami with dreamy eyes; the latter just felt butterflies in her stomach, a sweet smile on her face the whole time.