Disclaimer: I do not own any part of the Avatar franchise, all credit goes to the original creators.
A/N: this is my first attempt at writing an LOK fanfiction so if I get something wrong feel free to give me constructive criticism.
Groaning Korra sat up, pressing a hand to her head as she tried to both erase the spots before her eyes and figure out just what had went as wrong as for her to land on the flat of her back against the rocky ground.
"Uh Korra…The next time you decide to borrow my moped to show off, make sure you don't get the gas and break mixed up….after assuring that you knew which was which." A raven haired girl stated with a teasing smirk as she came over to help the avatar up.
"Is that what I did?" the blue eyed girl muttered, accepting the help to her feet before rubbing her temples to try to relieve the headache that had been caused by the sudden fall.
"Yeah…But that's what you get for trying to impress Mako by acting like little miss daredevil!" the taller of the two retorted before adding "seriously when I saw you fall I thought that you had broken your neck!"
Korra winced as she followed the taller woman toward the large house, a scowl on her face as she retorted
"Asami! I was not showing off for Mako! It's not my fault that I forgot which thing did what!"
Asami however only rolled her eyes at the statement before dragging the avatar inside.
"Alright...the point is you're not invincible miss hotshot….Now wait until I get a doctor. We don't need the Avatar having a concussion." She retorted, shooting the southerner a look as she forced her to sit on the couch before she disappeared down the hall.
An half hour later Korra found herself laying on Asami's couch, eyes closed as she listened to the faint noises outside that seemed to drowned out the music that the radio was playing across the room.
"I'm glad you're okay….But you gave us all quite the scare. Bolin finally convinced the Air bender kids to stop worrying about you. Though they had Naga sent to you…saying that they didn't want you to come home alone." Asami stated from where she sat nearby, reading a book.
Korra's eyes opened slightly at that, a groan escaping her lips as she grumbled out "ah crap. I'm screwed. I was supposed to babysit for Tenzin today!"
The that statement she slowly tried to sit up, her back protesting as the movement irritated the deep bruising that the fall had caused.
"Relax…Mako and Bolin are filling in for you. I sent a wire to them to let them know how you were doing." The engineer stated, gently pushing the element bender lightly back onto the couch.
"Ow! Careful…I'm still kind of sore!" Korra hissed as her arm brushed against a bruise on her side.
"Sorry but you need to rest." Asami retorted, her eyes narrowing slightly at the shorter girl who only groaned and lay back onto the soft sofa with her arms folded behind her head as she tried not to get anywhere near her bruised ribs.
"Fine, whatever." She grumped, earning a small chuckle from Asami who had headed toward the door
"Just try to relax…I'll go make some tea." She retorted before leaving the room.
When Asami returned she found that her battered friend had managed to fall asleep, her face peaceful as she snored lightly. This wasn't something that Asami was used to seeing, no Korra wouldn't admit it but she still had nightmares from time to time and for her to even get a few minutes of peaceful sleep meant a lot.
The young engineer was so lost in thought that she didn't notice that she was staring at the sleeping figure until a voice suddenly said
"What? Am I drooling or something?"
The sudden noise caused Asami to startle out of her thoughts, a blush coming over her face as she stammered for an excuse though her attempts only made Korra laugh.
"No…I was just making sure you were okay." The raven haired woman finally got out, even though it was basically a lie.
"Then why are you blushing?" Korra's next question only served to make Asami blush brighter and turn away from the smaller girl.
After getting no answer the southerner pressed "Honestly, what's up with you?"
"It's nothing."
The nervousness in her tone signaled that it was more than that and that something was bothering her; and that something she was trying to hide.
"You know you can tell me anything right? I mean we are friends."
Korra felt herself internally stiffen at the word.
Yeah friends. She thought sarcastically just who in their right mind would have feelings like this just for a friend?
"Yeah but this is just something stupid." Asami assured, almost too quickly as she turned her attention back to the blue eyed girl.
The Avatar however could tell that her friend was hiding something because despite usually being good at keeping secrets Asami could not hold eye contact with the shorter girl, and even the brief contact signaled pent back emotions that Korra couldn't replace.
"It's not stupid if it has you this worked up over it." The bender retorted, giving the raven haired girl a pointed look before adding
"What could be so bad that you're afraid to talk about it?"
A deadly silence filled the room for several minutes as Asami became interested in the carpet.
"Korra it's not any of your business." She said suddenly, her voice void of all emotion though the words cut the short haired girl much more than they should have.
Why can't she trust me the way I trusted her for those months when I was helpless?
"I'm sorry Asami….I'm just worried about you." The young avatar managed to choke out, warm pressure building behind her eyes though she had no idea as to why.
"Thanks for everything….I guess I should be headed back to the island now. I'm sure Meelo has the boys at their wits end." She added after a few minutes, smile slightly at the comment before heading toward the door before the inventor could say anything.
As soon as she was outside Korra was greeted by a large, black wet nose pressing close to her side, a strangled whine coming from the massive beast's throat as it's tongue traced over most of the young woman's face, that was now wet with tears.
"Oh Naga…..Why can't I do anything right? First I feel like this about her of all people and then to top it off I find out that she can't trust me even when we've been through everything together. " She complained, burying her face into the polar bear dog's silky white fur.
The massive beast gave a whine as if it were trying to comfort the young adult that had nuzzled against her. The large muzzle gently prodding the young warrior as it noticed that they were not alone.
"Korra? I'm sorry I made it sound like I didn't trust you…..It's not that at all….it's just…." Asami began, trying to find the right words to explain this with.
"It's just What Asami?" The avatar snapped, looking up from Naga's fur while glaring in the CEO's direction.
"I heard what you said to Naga….what did you mean?" the Engineer began, dodging her friend's question.
Silence engulfed them as Korra processed her possibilities before she licked her dry lips and began
"Just promise me that nothing I say will change our relationship….I don't want to lose my best friend."
The taller of the two was caught off guard as a single tear made its way down the avatar's cheek.
"What are you talking about? You'll always be my best friend and nothing can change that?" Asami exclaimed, brushing the tear off her friend's face before adding "You can tell me anything."
All of this was too much for Korra, she couldn't stand to have the other woman so close or concerned for her.
"It's just….I like you Asami….More than friends should." She managed to admit around the knot that had formed in her throat, her eyes glued to the ground for she dared not to even glance at the green eyed figure.
"Korra I…." The inventor began, only to be cut off by the southerner
"I understand if you don't feel like that about me…Just forget that I said anything." Korra muttered, finding it hard to hold back the tears that threatened to spill over.
She felt Asami's hands on her shoulders, causing her to look up only to see a slight blush come over the slightly older woman's face.
"Korra, will you stop jumping to conclusions? I like you too….in that way. I've been afraid that it would freak you out if it got back to you." She admitted, the blush growing brighter as the words left her lips.
The avatar's eyes grew wide at the announcement, her tears finally spilling over though this time over a different reason.
"Was that what earlier was all about?" she asked, a strangled laugh coming from her throat as she tried to brush the stubborn moister away.
"Yes. That's kind of the reason I came out here….to tell you the truth." Asami answered with a nod before she added softly
"Because I'd rather lose you by being honest than to lose you because of a stupid fight."
Korra smiled slightly at that as heat crawled into her face as she took Asami's hands into her own.
"You'll never lose me Asami…not even over a fight. I've never felt this way for anyone before….then when we started hanging out I started to feel something." She retorted, a light smile gracing her face.
