Homeless: Chapter 1
It was cold outside. The sun had set over an hour ago and snow had formed a blanket all over the streets of Republic City. It was far below zero but a handful of people were still outside.
One of them was Asami Sato. Former heiress of the Future Industries empire. Former, yes. Her father had disowned her once he found out about her, so called, disgusting interest for women instead of men. She had a girlfriend for about a week and he found out. He gave her the choice, her or a future as Hiroshi's straight daughter.
Asami had picked her girlfriend over the rest. She had turned around and never looked back. She packed some small things into a sports bag. One of them was a framed picture of her mother.
She made her way to her girlfriends place but found out soon that it had been her money what attracted her to Asami. Not love. She had left her, now, ex's place the same day. She had thought she would be able to stay with her. Sure they had only been together for a short time. But they were in love right?
Right?
Her heart ached in her chest. She felt betrayed. It had taken her so long for deal with her feelings. Her true feelings. Her ex had been very eager and now she understood why. She wanted to lure the beautiful raven haired woman into her bed a few days after they first met. Asami had refused and said she simply wasn't ready for that level of intimacy just yet. The girl in question had been disappointed and reluctantly agreed. The vixen had never been happier that she had refused.
The two of them went out on dates first. Of course Asami had always paid for anything. She was drunk from the attention the other girl gave her to think straight. After a few weeks of dating, Asami was the one who asked the other to be her girlfriend and she, of course, said yes.
The former heiress felt so stupid. So naïve. What was she thinking? Was she even thinking? Should she go back to her father? Tell him she made a mistake? No, she couldn't. She knew that she wasn't interested in men the same way that she was interested in women. And so she went to a hotel to check in there. She gave the person behind the desk her credit card but it was refused. And the next and the next. None of them worked.
She was guided out and there she was, alone. No money. No friends. Nothing.
That had been two weeks ago. She survived by working here and there for food. She had made a shelter for herself to keep most of the cold outside. At night she hardly slept from the cold.
Now she walked out of a small alley where she had been doing a little work for a garage owner. She wore the outfit that she always used on the Future Industries test tracks. Along with an extra dark red leather jacket that had a nice high collar to keep the cold from seeping into the fabric. Fresh snow cracked under her boots as she walked to the end of the alley. The roads were icy and slippery. She was as careful as possible but that didn't stop the person that hit her the moment she stepped out of the alley. She slipped and fell backwards. She tried to soften the blow with one of her hands but that failed miserably.
The man that bumped into her sneered at the young woman who flinched from such behavior. "Watch where you're going!" he yelled before he continued and just left here there.
She watched him run off and tried to get back on her feet. She whimpered in pain when she tried to get up. Her right ankle was hurting, the same for her left wrist. she held her painful wrist with her other hand to keep it stable.
"Hey… are you okay…?" a soft voice asked. "I saw what happened… what an ass. Here, let me help."
Asami looked up into the most beautiful blue eyes she had ever seen. Her voice was caught in her throat when she tried to reply. Gentle hands helped her back on her feet. She wanted to say 'thank you' but all she managed to do was wince in pain when she tried to stand on her right ankle.
"That's not right… you need to go to a doctor." The stranger said with a frown.
Asami had a better look on the stranger now. She was a woman around her own age. She had short chestnut hair. Amazing eyes and a skin with the color of caramel. "N-no I can't. I need to-"
"Yeah, well, I'm not letting you go without proper care." She wrapped Asami's right arm around her neck so she could lean on her. "We're seeing my doctor, she's really nice. Trust me." She said with a smile that made Asami's heart melt just a little bit.
"A-alright…"
"My car is nearby…" she put an arm around Asami's waist to help her walk to her car. Ironically, it was a Satomobile.
Asami chuckled softly when she was helped onto the passenger's seat in the front. The stranger sat behind the wheel after she put Asami's sports bag on the back seat and buckled the both of them up before she drove off. They were silent all the way to the stranger's so called doctor. She had the time to sneak a peek at the woman next her without the worry of being caught.
She had flawless skin. Bright ocean colored eyes. Her short hair went along with all the rest of her looks. She looked tough but she knew for sure that she would be the kindest person anyone could meet. She hadn't noticed that they had stopped until the tanned face suddenly turned and those beautiful eyes locked with hers.
Oh God… she caught me staring… wait… I'm still staring! I need to look away! Why can't I look away!? Thoughts raced through her head and she tried to say something. "I… uh…" a blush crawled it's way from her neck to her cheeks. The stranger smiled at her and with that, showed her perfectly white teeth. Asami's heart skipped a few beats and she felt her stomach tighten. What the hell is wrong with me?! "T-thanks…" she finally managed to say.
"You're welcome…" her voice was soft and warm.
She got out of the car and opened the door of Asami's side. "It's a few steps up, so I'm gonna ask you to sit on my back. With your ankle and all."
Her blush only became worse and her heart rate went through the roof. "W-what?" she gulped and realized that the other woman was serious when she kneeled down on one knee onto the cold stone pavement with her back towards the vixen.
"Just climb on, I won't let you down."
And so she gave in to her request. She moved her arms and legs carefully. Her arms held onto the other woman for dear life. Strong arms held her legs up and before she knew it, her upper body was pressed firmly against the stranger's back. She couldn't help herself but pressed her face tightly against the back of the warm neck that belonged to the other woman. Her short hair tickled her face slightly.
Oh wow… she smells so nice… she took a deep breath through her nose and tried to make a mental note of the lovely scent. Musky… she smiled to herself and noticed suddenly that the stranger had gotten back on her feet. She turned and gave the door a kick with one of her feet to close it.
"I take it that you like it?"
"W-what?" she heard the woman chuckle.
"My shampoo."
Oh God… I'm such a fucking creep… "I… sorry… i-it's nice yes…"
They made their way up the steppes, the stranger asked her to ring the bell and she did. They heard a voice and when the stranger answered with a small buzz that opened the door and they stepped inside.
After a few more stair cases, they reached the floor where the doctor lived. They were welcomed by a woman with grey hair and that wore a water tribe dress. "Hey there! Come right in." and the two did just that, not that Asami had much choice, since she was still on the other woman's back.
They were brought into the little practice and the former CEO was placed on the examination bed.
"Some asshole ran into her and left her behind on the cold pavement. She said her left wrist and right ankle are hurting."
The graying woman smiled. "Thanks Korra let's have a look." She gently took Asami's left hand and checked the wrist. The vixen whimpered in pain when her wrist was touched and bit her lip. "Well, it's not broken at least but it is severely bruised. I'll wrap it up in bandages and put your arm in a sling. You're not allowed to use it for at least a few days."
"B-but I need to work! I need both my hands for that!" tears started to blurry her vision, if she didn't work, she didn't eat either. It was hard enough to find some work each day and keep herself fed. Today had been the first day after three workless ones. She had earned a meal but it hadn't been enough to silence her growling stomach.
"I'm sure your boss will understand when you explain." The doctor said as she wrapped the pale wrist up.
Asami bit her lip. She couldn't tell them the truth so she just nodded.
After she was finished and tucked the vixen's armed away in the sling she made for her, she focused on the ankle. Korra replaced the doctor and now stood next to Asami while she was examined. The moment the doctor wanted to pull off her boot, she let out a choked cry. "Kya, be careful." Korra warned and Kya nodded to her request. The tanned woman took Asami's hand in her own. "It's gonna be alright."
She couldn't help it, Korra's presents was extremely comforting. She leaned against her and the other didn't move away. She whimpered again when Kya started to pull off het boot. She hid her face against Korra's chest, gritting her teeth to try and remained quiet. Korra let go of her hand but wrapped both arms around her instead. Getting push over was totally worth this… she groaned when her injured foot was released from the boot.
"Well, I will be having more bad news for you I'm afraid Miss…" Kya took a gentle hold onto the swollen ankle. She moved it ever so slightly but Asami winced again in discomfort. "It's no broken either but you're not allowed to walk on it. I'm glad Korra didn't allow you to do so when she brought you here." She wrapped the damaged ankle up as well before she grabbed an icepack. "You need to keep this on it and keep your leg up for a few days. The swelling will be at least a little less." She grabbed a crutch and handed it to Korra who let go of the other woman to take it.
"I'll try…" Asami let out a soft sigh and pouted inward when Korra let go of her.
After everything was taken care of, Korra and Asami left Kya's practice and headed down to Korra's car. The exact same way as they had gone up. Korra waved a final time out of her window before she closed it and headed off.
"So, tell me where you live. I'll drop you off. I want to make sure you're getting home safe."
Her heart felt like it stopped. Oh no… no no no no! She'll find out! She…!- "T-there's no need, I…-"
"Yeah, no, I'm driving you to your home. It's way to dangerous for you to walk around with a crutch. The roads are slippery and I won't have it that another idiot will run into you again." She said matter-of-factly.
Asami knew she was right but it didn't lessen the panic attack that was slowly starting. She was breathing fast and shallow.
Korra noticed and quickly stopped at the side of the road. She brought two fingers to Asami's neck to check her heart beat. It was going way to fast for her liking. She put a warm hand on the vixen's chest, just below her neck. "Please calm down…" her voice was full of worry. "Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth… you're hyperventilating…"
The former CEO did what Korra told her to do and slowly her panic attacked disappeared. She didn't dare to look at the other woman. Afraid of what she might see.
"You can trust me… I wouldn't have done all those things tonight if I wanted to hurt you…" her voice was warm and genuine.
She slowly lifted her head to meet Korra's eyes. She swallowed hard and took a deep breath before she started to speak. "I… don't have a home… not anymore…" she finally admitted.
"What… what happened?" she asked worried.
"I was kicked out… after my father… after he found out I had a girlfriend…" she had no idea why she was blurting out her deepest secret to this woman she had met only an hour or so ago. But there was something about her that she knew she could trust.
"What an asshole."
The vixen couldn't help but chuckle softly at Korra's statement. She sniffled and suddenly realized that she was crying. "Y-yeah…" she looked down at her lap. "But… he's still my dad… I never… I never thought he'd do this…" she sighed deeply.
"Well… some parents do things they think are good for us. Not in this case though…" she restarted her car again. "Anyhow… I hope you don't mind but, since I can't bring you to your home, I'll take you to mine instead." She smiled friendly at the other girl who looked at her with a slightly shocked expression.
"Y-you are…?"
"I got a spare room and I like having company around. And I can keep an eye on you. So you won't be hobbling around on that sprained ankle of yours." She said with a smirk.
"Heh… busted before I even did anything…" she let out a soft giggle.
"Besides… it will be Christmas soon too. No one should be out on the streets, all alone…" she added.
The two remained silent for the rest of the ride. They arrived at the complex where Korra's apartment was. Korra helped Asami out of the car after she parked it, into the lift and finally into her own apartment.
It was quite big and decorated with several shades of blue. She was placed on the big, dark blue couch and Korra helped her take off her jacket. She thanked her and smiled when Korra put her jacket aside.
"I'm gonna have a shower, I take it you want one too?"
"I… oh yes… that'd be amazing…!" the thought of a shower send a shiver down her spine from delight.
"I still have some things that can help you with that, since you're not allowed to stand or at least, not for long." She smiled and headed to one of the several doors that connected the living room with other rooms. "Be right back."
It didn't take long before the tanned woman returned and helped her guest to her feet. Having one of her arms around her own neck, she guided Asami to her guest room that had a bathroom attached to it. They walked into the bathroom and there stood a chair in the shower area. The former CEO blinked a few times. It was one that was used for older people. Or people who couldn't walk or stand by themselves. Why would Korra have one of those?
As if Korra could read her mind, or surely the expression she wore on her pale face, she started to explain. "I was in a situation once where I couldn't walk. It's why I have these things here…" she said and nudged towards the wheelchair that stood in another corner. "I'm glad I didn't got rid of them yet, they can serve their purpose by helping you."
"Oh… I'm sorry to hear…"
"It's alright. It's been a few years and I'm fine now." she gave Asami her crutch and smiled sheepishly. "Well, I'll leave you to it. Don't over do yourself." She said and left the former CEO alone in the bathroom.
An hour or so later and Asami was as good as new. She was dressed in a t-shirt and some sweat pants and walked in the living room where Korra was already waiting her arrival. "Aha! I see you survived. Come, I made us some food." She said and patted the space next her.
Asami smiled and heard her stomach growl at the mention of food. She used the crutch to hobble closer and plopped on the couch next to Korra. "Thanks, that smells amazing." She looked at her bowl of noodles. There were cut up vegetables in it along with some pieces of meat and an egg. "Uh, could you help me with the bandages…?" she asked hesitantly.
"Of course, hold on." She turned slightly to face Asami a bit more. She did her wrist first and then got to work on her ankle. Within a few minutes she was finished and handed Asami her bowl and a fork. She ate her own food with chopsticks but figured that, with just one hand, Asami would prefer a fork instead.
"You know… I came to realize something…" Asami suddenly said after she had finished her bowl in record speed.
"What would that be?" Korra asked curious.
"I never told you my name…"
Korra blinked, she slurped on a mouthful of noodles and grinned once she finished. "You're right, I'm sure you heard Kya say mine, but I never heard yours. I don't believe you mentioned it."
Asami giggled. "I'm Asami… pleasure meeting you."
"Pleasure's mine Asami…" she smiled warmly at the former CEO.
They continued their little chat until Korra finished eating as well. She put on her tv and enjoyed a cheesy Christmas movie together. Halfway through, Korra felt the vixen shiver. "Are you cold?" she herself was used to cold weather. She wore a white sleeveless top and sweat pants that looked like the one Asami wore.
"J-just a bit… It's okay…"
Korra took Asami's hand in her own and gasped. "Sami! You're freezing! Why didn't you say something sooner?" she got up and rushed to one of the rooms, she got back within a minute with a big fleece blanket. Big enough for two.
"I just… I didn't want to be a bother."
Korra chuckled and settled beside the freezing woman. "I'm used to the cold… I turned on the heater as well." She wrapped the blanket around herself first, then wrapped an arm around Asami who had a shocked expression on her face which Korra was oblivious to. Finally she wrapped the rest of the fleece around Asami's shoulders. "Better now?"
The black haired beauty gulped and changed her expression to a more neutral one before she would answer. "I y-yeah… f-feels… hot, I mean warm! I mean it's great!" Asami, you truly are an idiot… try not to drool too much, alright? She was scolding herself in thought and giggled nervously.
"Body heat is used to warm people up. You don't mind this, do you? I just want to make sure you're warm, but if it makes you uncomfortable…"
"No!" she almost yelled. "No it's… good… really…" Shit, why is she so perfect! Of all people, why did I meet her? I hardly know her! How the hell am I falling for someone I hardly know! She nestled a little closer to the other woman to show that she actually was, comfortable.
She rested her head on Korra's shoulder who continued to watch tv again. The hand of her healthy arm rested on Korra's stomach. She could feel her abs and absentmindedly let her thumb rub over the fabric that covered those muscles. She had felt extremely lonely the last couple of weeks, close contact was something she had always enjoyed. She used to hug her ex constantly and loved spending time on the couch, cuddling.
Without realizing, she lifted her head up slightly and nuzzled her face against Korra's warm neck. That scent… I love that scent… she let out a longing sigh and her eyes fell shut.
Her mouth moved on its own and kissed the tanned flesh of Korra's neck lovingly. Her hand moved up to cup Korra's face when realization suddenly sunk in. She was pretty much feeling up her host. She felt a hand cup her own face and gently forced her to look up. Emeralds locked with Sapphires and Asami swallowed hard. The look she received didn't show any hostility or anger. Only love.
She wanted to apologize to her host but before she could even form a proper sentence in her head. Tan lips locked with her own.
To say she was in shock was an understatement. Her body trembled against Korra's and she pulled back slightly to take a breath. "K-Korra wha…-" Asami had opened her mouth to speak but Korra only invitedherself in. She moved forward when the former CEO moved back and their lips locked again. Korra's tongue passed Asami's lips and the latter moaned when their tongues made contact.
"Sami…?" the voice reached her ears, it was familiar but she didn't care. All that she cared about now was this strong, beautiful and amazingly sexy woman was kissing her.
"Asami?" the voice was persistent, the scene slowly faded away until darkness was all that was left. Until she blinked. She saw Korra's worried face.
Oh God… I was dreaming?! What the hell is wrong with you brain!? "H-hey… d-did I fall asleep…?" she gulped and tried to sound as innocent as possible.
