Manami Sato was a ten-year-old girl with long black hair tied in a ponytail and blue eyes like the ocean and dark olive skin. She wore a blue dress, the skirt coming to her knees. Manami lived in a mansion, it's only natural when you're parents are two important people in the entire city. She was use to life of luxury. She lived in Republic City, only able to leave with parents to visit her grandparents in the Southern Water Tribe or travel to Air Temple Island. Naturally she thought her parents were a bit too overprotective, considering a lot of things too dangerous. They promised her when the time came she can travel and she didn't question it. She respected her parents' wishes.
As she made it down the stairs, her younger brother was already at the table. Hitting his fork and spoon on the table as if it were a drum, she only could laugh. He was eight years old; he had messy black hair with more pale skin. He had a red shirt with black pants. He could hear her coming into the room so he took a spoonful in his mouth. He probably thought it was Mom but as soon as he saw that it was Manami he quickly continued to play with his silverware.
"Katsu, you really shouldn't be playing with your food." She tells him as she put my hand on his to get him to stop.
"I'm not playing." He defensively tells her, as he looked up at his older sister with his green eyes.
"Here you go Miss. Sato." The maid put a plate in front of Manami as she sat down. There was a tray's of different types of breakfast foods. You wouldn't know where to begin.
"Thank you" Manami politely told the maid as she sits down.
"Let me get you a drink." The maid insisted to Manami as she took the cup from the table as she placed it on the tray.
"No need too." She told her as she lifted her arm, the water in the bowl moved up out to the air as she separated putting it into the cup. Manami smiled in satisfaction. As the maid placed the cup down next to her.
"I see you're practicing you're waterbending." A voice could be heard from the dining room entrance.
"Hi Mama!" She greeted her mother happily as entered the room. Asami Sato was thirty-five years old. Her long wavy black hair was tied up. Her clothes didn't change that much either over the years. She was busy between Future Industries and looking after both of her children."Well Mom did teach me, and she is one the best their is" Manami proudly proclaims, as she giggles n delight.
"Is Mom coming back from her trip tonight?" She questions to her mother, as she asks about her other mother. Protecting the world seemed wonderful but it was painful for the family to be away from Korra for so long. After all she had to wait for her to come home for her waterbending training. With school, she couldn't travel with her. She missed her mom dearly. Manami and she were particularly close. Not that she didn't love both her mother's equally.
"Yes, it should be today" Asami smiled, she missed Korra deeply. After all it's hard to be apart for so long. It's a price of being a wife to the Avatar. She didn't want their children to worry especially if she went missing again. Like what happened after she recovering from the poison from the Red Lotus. Korra wrote to her awhile ago that she was supposed to be back today. Asami couldn't contain her joy when she read it as she held the letter close to her. Manami asked her Mom what was wrong. Asami then replied to her daughter that her Mom would be done in about another week with her Avatar duties in the Fire Nation and would be coming home.
Manami could tell she couldn't wait to see her. After all with her job required her to away for weeks, she was helping with a problem in the Fire Nation. It was not known on what Korra was tasks to do there. That was something Republic City gossiped about most of the time. Manami and Katsu would only miss their Mother more because all the city did. The Metalbending Police and the New Air Nation were taken care of crimes in the city in her absence. Korra knew they would keep their city safe. There were making her job easier. Allowing her to spend more time with her family, who she may not have see for weeks or months at a time.
"Well it's official. Your Mom is coming back today!" Asami said out loud to her children. Korra picture was in the newspaper with an article on a few minor things she done while in the Fire Nation.
"When would she be coming?" Katsu asked, both his hands were on the table as he pushed himself up from the seat in excitement.
"Sometime after you're done with school." Asami replied back, she looked up from the newspaper she was reading to give her children a smile. She knew how much they missed Korra. Despite the little time she may have with them, they were very close to her. They loved her so much. Just as much as they loved her.
"Can we miss school Mama? Can we?" Katsu eagerly asks her, she already knew it wasn't going to happen but he disliked school that he would do anything to miss it. Mom, certainly wasn't fooled either. Asami looked up from the newspaper she was reading.
"You'll never give up, will you?" Manami asked her brother, she had one arm to a waist, she was getting more annoyed at him.
"You're Mom won't come any faster if you miss a day of school, Katsu. It's you're education. You know how important it is . . . we'll meet up and see everyone later"
"Okay . . . Fine!" Katsu pondered as he folds his arms, he had to give in because he knew that she wouldn't let him get away with missing his education.
"At least we can see Mom. And the sooner the day goes by, the sooner we can see her." Manami tell him as she grab her brother's wrist.
"Bye Mama, we'll see you later." Both of them go over to kiss her goodbye, Asami puts her newspaper down, so she can embrace her children.
"I love you both. Behave yourselves." Asami kisses both of her children as they grab their schoolbags before heading off to school.
"I know you're referring to Katsu." Manami bluntly tells her mother, she was always the well-behaved of the two. She always felt Katsu as was the definition of being annoying. That was the job of being a sibling. They fought, teased each other but deep down they loved each other. It was not like they would ever admit this to each other. Asami told them that they will grow out of this when there older and learn to appreciate each other one day. They simply just laughed it off.
"Who says I will get into trouble?" Katsu questions, acting all innocent as he looked at his sister, who was dragging him by the wrist.
"Do you want Mama to stop her plans in Future Industries to have to come down to the school again? Besides with Mom coming home from the Fire Nation, you don't want her to lecture you do you?"Manami informs Katsu as he panics.
"No! Not after last time!" Katsu voice shrills from what mom said to him the last time he got into trouble the last time she was away. Mom did say she was reminded of herself when she was younger. Proud, rebellious and has gotten herself into trouble too many times.
"We better head out or we'll be late for school." Manami panics, she didn't want to miss school especially when she walked with HIM every day to school. Not that she had a crush on him or anything like that; after all he was a close friend to the family. Tai Bei-Fong was the eldest son of Bo-Lin and Opal Bei-Fong. He was two years older than her being twelve years old. He had black hair that went to his shoulders, a green jacket that buttoned over a white shirt and brown pants. He inherited his mother's airbending though he dreaded the thought of getting his airbending tattoos because that would mean he have to shave his head. He was rather shallow and deeply cared about his appearance. Namely because he believed his hair was his best feature.
Manami told him that the New Air Nation is different from over a century ago. That he should be proud to be part of a Nation that growing in numbers. The Avatar before her Mom in fact, Avatar Aang was one of Republic City's co-founders. He also saved the world from the Fire Nation, a very long time ago. He told me that he was proud of being an Airbender; he just wishes he was normal. He already got him Air Bison in which he named Storm due to his wild and unpredictable nature.
Tai Bei Fong's mother was an Airbending Master, so she trained him. She was rather serious about his training since his two younger twin brothers didn't inherit airbending. Kun, the older of the twins inherited their father's earthbending but Mao, the younger twin was a non-bender. While he couldn't do the same thing's brother's did, it never discouraged him. Bolin said that Kun reminded him so much of himself, a regular ladies man. Opal told him not to encourage him especially since he was only ten years old. Bolin never saw a problem with it since it was fine when he was a kid. It was pointed out that it caused him nothing but heartbreak until he met her.
Manami and Katsu ran near the entrance to the school. In which Manami met him every morning, Katsu was just there because she had to take him.
"Look Manami, there's your boyfriend." Katsu teases his sister like he always did, leading to him laughing in enjoyment.
"He's not my boyfriend, so be quiet." Manami tells him as she slowly slows down as he looks over, Tai noticed her, waving to her. This caused her to blush as she saw his smile. Manami shook it off, he was just a friend. It would be too weird to have a actual crush on him.
"Hi Tai!" Manami shyly greets him.
"Hi Manami." Tai replies back before they were interrupted by his younger brothers to her annoyance.
"Flowers for you, my lady." Kun hands me a bouquet of flowers. Kun and Mao were also ten years old like Manami. Kun had a crush on her since we were five-years-old though she had no idea what started this infatuation towards her. She didn't return his feelings. Kun and Mao pretty much looked the same, black hair and green eyes except Kun's hair was in a small ponytail and he had green outfit. Mao's hair was more messy and he wore yellow.
"I told you Kun, I only like you as a friend." Masami politely tells him as she takes the bouquet of flowers from him. She didn't want to hurt his feelings but she had to be honest and tell him.
"A incredibly close friend." Kun asks, his voice had that same determination that she seen every day. That he wasn't going to give up trying to win her affections. She only could sigh as she responded.
"I guess." Manami softly said.
"That is good enough for me, I will see you during class my love." Kun kisses her hand, "Goodbye my beautiful waterbender." Manami just stood there as she watched both of them leave.
"He just can't take the hint, can't he?" Tai yells out, his voice was more out of annoyance. Like he wasn't fond of his brother flirting with her. Manami wondered if it was jealously but she didn't want to ask. Naturally her shyness would get in the way of things.
"Yeah . . . like how my Dad courted your Avatar Mom when they were teenagers." Tai comments.
"What?! Really?
"Uncle Mako, told me. My dad ended up finding out about Aunt Korra's crush on him when he witnessed her kiss him and he made the mistake of kissing back this is when he was still dating you're Mama . . . and he also didn't tell her . . ."
"Let me guess this straight. Both my Mom and Mama dated Uncle Mako?" Manami questioned in confusion, she referred to Tai's Dad and Mom as 'Uncle Bolin and Aunt Opal', along with his actual Uncle Mako because they were close friends of her parents. Tai and his brother's weren't her cousins, just close childhood friends. They were like family to each other. People that didn't knew could mistaken there relationship.
"He said he learned from it over the years. He didn't want any of us to make the same mistakes he did when he was a teenagers." Tai explains, "And I don't want you too either."
"Okay!" Manami replied back.
"Oh, and as you can see my Dad never did win your Mom's affections. He moved on, it will take time." Tai tells her. "So I am sure Kun will get over this crush eventually . . ."
"Anyway, you heard my Mom is coming home today from the Fire Nation. I can't wait to see her." Manami happily tells her best friend.
"Really?!" Tai responses in surprise but he didn't look up from his textbook.
"Are you listening to me?!"Manami yells at him.
"Yes, I am." Tai at that point looks up from his book, before he continued to read again.
"Well . . .then what did I say?"
"Something about Kun, right?" Tai responded.
"See, you don't know what I said." Manami angrily storms off. "Why do I even bother?"
"Manami, don't walk away!" Tai yells back as he closes his book. Being an airbender it was easier for him to catch up to Manami as he manages to go in front of her. She is startled in surprise.
"Don't do that!" Manami yells out.
"I know. We're not suppose to use our bending. No one is around Manami." Tai laughs, Manami looks at him annoyed.
"Bei-Fong! Sato!" Manami could hear a voice from behind them, it was one they both loathed, "Do I have to report the both of you for using your bending without permission on school property?!"
"Hello Hao Saki Jr . . ." Manami greeting him coldly, he was basically a bully to her. He had no problem pushing her to the ground. His father Hao Saki Sr. was the founder of Saki Cooperation. They became a direct rival to Future Industries and have been their main opposition for thirteen years. Future Industries always was more successful and popular no matter how many times they tried. So the Saki family and Sato family didn't get along at all. Asami stated that Hao Saki Sr. was just jealous that his company could never surpass hers.
Hao Saki Jr. was eleven years old and he had a green shirt, brown pants with glasses that looked like they were glaring down at you. Just like his father Hao Saki Sr. but was a dark complexion, possibly due to being of mixed descendant. His father was from the Earth Kingdom as the Saki Family was well known nobility for centuries throughout the 'New' Earth Kingdom. All the same, everyone in the Saki Family were Nonbenders. So unless they the replicate machines, they weren't much of a threat in a physical fight. They didn't use the technology like Equalist. So they would try to one up their rivalries like sabotage against Future Industries since the Sato family by outwitting them. It frustrated Asami so much to the point, not that she couldn't handle it herself. She did threaten that her wife Korra will hurt them if they tried anything.
"Shouldn't you go back home to your Mommy. I am sure she will try to find a way to cheat my family with her machines." Hao Saki Jr. snarls at Manami.
"My Mama is brilliant! At least she knows about machines and how to run a business." Manami defended Asami; the girl's tone of voice was very stern and serious. She didn't like either of her parents being talked about that way. Even her brother, despite how much he annoyed her.
"My father is the one that's getting cheated." Hao Saki Jr. defended his father, his arms were crossed. "He was the one that created the upgraded Satomobile models."
"You're father stole that information, it CLEARLY had Sato written all over it." Manami yelled out, "It was created by my grandfather, you got what you deserved..." Manami angrily tells Hao Saki Jr. "you know when you GAVE the stolen paperwork for approval . . ."
"My father is innocent!" Hao Saki Jr. yells out "And thank's to Asami Sato, you're Mother. He is now in prison for six months."
"Oh like your father is such a gem . . . making cheap replicates of what my Mama has done prior to this. I am amazed that people would either consider buying those toys." Manami remarked, her arms were behind her. "They probably would break down and fall apart."
"Saki Cooperation makes the top of the line. Just wait until he gets out of prison."
"You're a failing company. Just admit it."
"You're not even a REAL Sato, Manami!"Hao Saki Jr. snarled at Manami, which caused her to step back in tears but she was more filled with confusion.
"That's just going too far." Tai defensively tells him as he puts a shoulder on Manami's to confront her.
"What do you mean? I am part of the Sato family." Manami says firmly, she was now confused. She didn't get what Hao Saki Jr. was trying to say to her.
"Haven't you realized yet. You have two Mom's, while they're your Mom's they're not really your Mom's." He outright tells me, basically in a way that she couldn't understand. "You're a Sato but not a Sato. You're so clueless. I almost feel sorry for you." he only could laugh as tears fall from Manami's face.
"That's enough!" Tai yells at him angrily, he formed an airbender ball at his palm but Manami stopped him. She didn't want him to get in trouble for using his bending without permission. Even if it was to defend her. It was just not worth it.
"Tai, his not worth it." Manami gently touches his hand as his airbending diminishes as Tai closes his hand, she tried not to look at Hao Saki. Jr. Manami didn't want her to know she was crying but he wasn't fooled. It only angried him more but he knew he couldn't fight, it would only upset her. So he took a deep breath as he took a finger and wiped a tear from Manami's face. This caused her to blush a bright red as she turned around in embarrassment. Tai only scratched his head in confusion. Not understanding why she turned around all of a sudden.
"He insulted you." Tai gently tells Manami, she was always so caring too others. He knew one day that someone could use this to their advantage. She was always a soft spot for him. While did care deeply for his family, Manami his closest friend.
"What are you going to do? Airbend me, pretty boy!" Hao Saki Jr. teases Tai, knowing Manami would not have him fight back. He only could grin as he watched him, Tai held back as he clutched his opposite hand, the one that Manami wasn't holding out of frustration."Come on Bei Fong!" She could tell Tai had no problem with throwing an airbending punch at him. He didn't care about getting in trouble to defend her honor.
"It's just what he wants you to do. If any of us bend without permission from a teacher while we're in school we'll get in trouble." Manami look at Hao Saki Jr. with a glare, if she could waterbend at that moment, she would create a whip to smack the grin off his face and embarrass him. After all she was being trained by the Avatar. There is no better teacher; of course her Korra was currently teaching her waterbending healing rather not much offense moves. She told her that bending isn't just about fighting. Healing would be more of a use in and out of combat. A deep contrast from when she was a teenager, when she was brash and went straight into combat without a moment of hesitation.
"Let's go to class, Manami. Otherwise I want to punch his lights out with airbending if I look at him any longer."
"Okay" Manami grabbed onto his arm as walked to class. Hao Saki Jr. punched the wall as he shook his hand in pain. He was going to get back at them sooner or later. Time was only going to tell.
Later that day
Later after dinner, Manami went to look through some old things. She could hear the voices in her head. You have two Mom's, while they're your Mom's they're not really you're Mom's. Manami didn't understand what he meant when he said that, she known her parents since she was born. He was wrong, trying to hurt her emotionally. He was just a bully.
It was a book. Manami dusted it off. Inside of it was a letter. Manami recognized the handwriting it was Mom's and by that it was her Avatar Mom, Korra.
To Tenzin,
Today I visited my parents with Asami in the Southern Water Tribe. I was fought and defeated a dangerous waterbender known as Kuri. She was sent to a special prison so she wouldn't do any more harm. I found out she had given birth to a daughter three days before she went on rampage. She basically was abandoning her own children for her conquest. As deserving as that was, making sure the infant was alright was our first concern. Asami and I instantly come to love her. Since we couldn't have children of our own, we decided to adopt her. We knew in some way she was special . . . I just didn't know what it was . . . That was the last it said of the letter as Manami put it down, she raised her eyebrows more to confusion.
Kuri was this woman Manami's real mother? Why should it be any concern to her anymore? This woman abandoned her own child for a hopeless evil conquest. Whatever it was? Only to be foiled by the Avatar. Manami will never consider Kuri her real mother, regardless of the truth. The two people who raised her were her parents. She loved them very dearly.
"Manami!" Asami calls out to her daughter from the bottom of the long staircase. Katsu was holding onto her hand. She watched her son to make sure he didn't plan to cause any mischief especially with Korra coming home. After all she wanted her welcoming to be perfect.
"Yes Mama!" Manami called back to her.
"Sweetie, we're leaving to meet your Mom at the docks" Asami informs her from the bottom of the stairs.
"Coming!" Manami replied back as she folded up the letter, putting it back in the book. Rather than put it back, she decided to put it her bag instead. After all it could hold more secrets to her past. The letter along had Manami feel curious about it. She ran down the stairs near the mansion entrance.
"What were you doing up there?" Asami questioned as Manami grabbed her other hand. They walked to the Satomobile, all of them getting into the backseat. They headed off into the night as they headed to the docks. She was excited to see her Mom again after around a month. Her family was going to be all together again.
Mako had grown a short beard; he was in his police uniform. He had become Chief of Police due to Lin Bei Fong stepping down due to her old age. This was something she was reluctant to do but there was no one she trusted more with the cities safety than Mako. So she was more at ease at stepping down. Mako was very committed to his work so he didn't have much time to socialize or have relationships but he eventually started a relationship with a fellow police officer and metalbender named Kaoru. She stood beside him, wearing a metalbender police uniform though it was more update. Her black hair was tied in a braid than wrapped in a bun.
Bolin grew a mustache thinking it looked good, though Opal was never too keen with it when he first decided to grow it. She has come to accept it over time. Bolin developed his own earthbending school since being a Mover star and joining Kuvira didn't work as he wanted too. He decided to do what to find his own way to help people. Due to developing lavabending during his time fighting the Red Lotus. He has become one of the greatest earthbenders in the world. He wanted to pass on advanced techniques he developed on his own to the world this included lavabending. Even though it was one thing that made him special.
Opal had become an airbending master, receiving her arrows that deem her an airbending master around eleven years ago. Around a year before that she married Bolin. She let her hair regrow to her chin. Opal wore the updated airbending uniform.
Jinora and Kai looked generally the same except they were now married. They also had infant son named Tashi. Jinora held him in her arms, back and forth to keep him from crying. Humming a lullaby as before he gently went to sleep. Being the eldest child of Tenzin, she generally took off responsibilities that he has trouble doing with her father's advance age. She worried about him and didn't want him to overwork himself. It was easier to handle things with the New Air Nation now. Since nonbenders were given airbending due to Harmonic Convergence. So many more people were becoming Masters. It has come to the point airbenders were now competing in Probending.
"Let me hold him?" Kai asked his wife, as she nods her head heading her son to her husband as Kai cradled him in his arms.
"Where are Tenzin and the other's?"Mao questioned as Jinora looked over at him.
"Well Ikki, Meelo and Rohan are in different parts of the Earth Kingdom. They should be back here tomorrow" Jinora informed them "And dad has the whole Air Nation to try and manage . . . he may be a bit late." After all the New Air Nation was greatly growing in numbers due finding even more people outside the Earth Kingdom that received airbending due to Harmonic Convergence.
"Makes you wonder what they are doing?" Tai questions, Manami was sitting at a table. Asami was pouring some tea into cups and handing it out to everyone since it was rather cold. Waiting for Korra's ship also required patients with all the children around too. Katsu was playing with Kuan as they formed a rock ball with their earthbending and started to play with it.
"Can I sit by you, my love?" Kun sat by Manami without any hesitant before she could even respond.
"Hello Kun." Manami responded without looking at him. She was staring at the dock waiting for the boat to arrive. Just then she saw something from a distance. "There it is!" Manami shouted as she saw aship from the distance. She ignored Kun as she went to the entrance to see her mother, Katsu ran over next to her as he held his sister's hand. Asami had her arms folded, she had a gently smile on her face. This was normal to her with all the years they been together. She always waited patiently for Korra to come back from her task. The first thing that came off the ship were boots, they were easy to recognize after they were Korra's. Everyone knew how she looked after all.
Korra's had grown out her short hair, which was now passed her shoulders though it was usually put back in a lower ponytail so it wouldn't in her face when she had to fight. Her outfit was similar to when she was younger except she had a betrothal necklace around her neck. It was a heart with the Water Nation symbol inside it. Asami had given it to her after Katara offered her own betrothal necklace since her own daughter never married. Korra knew that it was the only gift left of her mother. She didn't want to take something that important and precious. Korra wasn't into the type of thing but accepted it because she loved Asami so much. It was a symbol of their love for each other. That made her very happy.
"Korra" Asami affectionately let's out as she embraced her wife. As she kissed her, Korra happily returning it as they looked into each other's eyes before looking at their children. Naga came off the ship, as soon as she saw Manami and Katsu, she happily licked them. Manami nuzzled her, as she petted the top of her head. She was happy to be back with her wife and children after such a long time.
"Manami! Katsu! Come give me a hug!" Korra bend down to her knees as she opens her arms wide. Manami and Katsu ran into Korra's arms. They had tears in their eyes but it was out of happiness. They missed her so much.
"Mom, we missed you." Manami and Katsu didn't want to let go of the hug but they knew they had too. At least she was with them now.
"I am so glad to see the both of you. I miss you so much. I thought about all of you. Every day." Korra kissed both of her children "Were you both good for your Mama?"
"Yes, we were." Both Manami and Katsu said together.
"How was your trip to the Fire Nation?" Bolin asked Korra as she looked up at him "You've been there for a month."
"Well since they're preparing for the New Fire Lord since Fire Lord Izumi is stepping down . . . they're many threats wanting to claim the Fire Nation throne." Korra informs them.
"Who was taken the throne?"
"General Iroh . . . or should we saw Fire Lord Iroh now."
"The Fire Nation is his hands now. If he needs me I will go back. I wanted to see my family and friends. And return to my home, which I haven't been to in so long." Korra stares at everyone, smiling proudly at them.
"Be careful what you say Mom, something could end up happening while you're here to get some rest" Manami warned her mother, knowing she could possibly be tempting fate.
"Right now. I just want to spend time with everyone and enjoy the peace." Korra insisted as she held her children's hands, nodding at her wife as they walked over to all her friends. They were going to enjoy the night.
End of Chapter one
This is my first Korrasami story, I am trying to do third point of view since I always do first-point of view with a lot of other stories I done...so I apologize if it switched between that at times. It's hard for me to adjust too but I am trying too. Korra is referred to as Mom by her children and Asami is called Mama. I tried to fix things so no one will get confused since I original had them both called 'Mom' but someone pointed out I should change it so I did.