Asami immediately starting regretting that she had told the Avatar that she should learn to drive as the tires screeched "clutch...Clutch!" Asmai spit out between the car jerking forward, and then to an altogether stop "That's the break. lets try again. You ready?" asked Asami patiently. Korra saluted Asami and the two girls starting laughing together as the truck behind them honked, telling them to move.
"How long do you think talking to Mako will be like pulling teeth?" asked Korra. Asami was thoughtful for a second before she answered
"Well Mako has never been the in touch with his feelings guy, but it will get better eventually."
A moment of silence and then "So when I was gone did he tell you that we broke up?" asked Korra somewhat sadly.
"Yeah we all knew, sorry" Asami said apologetically.
Korra's face blushed slightly "That's pretty embarrassing"
"Actually" responded Asami a little embarrassed herself. "I need to tell you something about that. and I should have told you this sooner but, while you were gone I kind of kissed him. I'm sorry."
To Asami's surprise Korra laughed "No wonder he is so nervous around us."
"You're not mad"
"No! I mean I kissed Mako when I was going out with you. so.."
"you what?" said Asami with a sour expression
"I'm so sorry I thought you knew" said Korra taking her eyes off the road for what was probably a little too long, to look at Asami.
"I'm just kidding I knew a long time ago." Laughed Asami
"Well whatever happened with Mako I'm glad it hasn't come between us. I've never had a girlfriend to hang out with and talk to before..except for Naga. This is nice"
Asami smiled "I think so too."
There was a moment of comfortable silence as Korra deliberated something.
"Asami, can I tell you something, and promise me whatever I say will stay between us." Korra said with such conviction that of course Asami nodded her head. "Yeah of course"
Korra took a deep breath and then blurted it out. "I'm pregnant".
Korra looked at Asami and if the situation wasn't so serious she would have laughed at the expression on Asami's face. However Asami composed herself quickly.
"And the baby is Mako's?"
"Yes."
"Does he know...does anyone know."
"No, Mako doesn't know. the only other person who knows is Katara. After I started getting sick and I started suspecting something I went to Katara because I knew I could trust her. you can't tell anyone ok? I just... it was eating me up ,I had to tell somebody."
Asami pat Korra leg reassuredly"
"You can trust me I won't tell anyone. So how far along are you?"
Korra felt a weight come off her chest as she spoke to Asami.
"Close to three months. It happened at some point on the way to the southern water tribe to fight my uncle and Vatu. Before I remembered that Mako and I had broken up. He...Mako had been so extra loving and sensitive...it was probably because of how guilty he felt about our breakup, and him moving on so quickly." Korra felt a little sad as she thought about it. That their relationship had turned out this way.
"Korra no matter how things turned out I know Mako loved you, but no matter what you decide I will always be your friend and I will not judge your decision. I can't imagine how these last three months have been for you, and to have handled it alone. But you have me now, ok?"
"Yes, Thank you" Korra said. "The truth is, it hasn't been so bad. My nausea and sickness usually happened late night or early mornings when I could hide it. Over the last few days I haven't had any vomiting at all, so the worse of it is over. I am just not sure how I am going to continue hiding it, until I make a decision"
"Over, keeping the baby?" asked Asami
"Yeah, I mean I'm not fit to be a mother and I don't want to bring Mako into it, especially since we broke up. And I don't want to get back together just because I am pregnant. But at the same time I am the avatar. I save people, I don't...you know...terminate them. Especially a baby." Korra felt that same dread and indecision creep into her heart that had crawled in there the moment she found out she was pregnant.
Asami tried to think of something appropriate to say but the roadway in front of her snapped any other thought out of her mind.
"A vine, vine!"Asami shouted.
Korra slammed on the breaks with the car coming to a screeching to a halt in front large tree like vines." A human sized hedge hog appearing spirit emerging to shout at them "Hey! Watch where you are going."