Disclaimer: Not awesome enough to own anything.

This story contains SPOILERS for the show if you haven't finished the season...read no further if you don't want anything ruined!

This pair intrigues me and makes more sense to me than any of the pairings the show has portrayed thus far besides perhaps the Bolin/ Eska one which is actually pretty cute (way cuter than him with Ginger!).

Thanks for reading and let me know what you think :)

Chapter 1: New Beginnings

"Look, Korra, let's just stop this." Asami said angrily. She paced Korra's room on air-temple island, covering her face with a hand in a grimace. The breeze from the open window did little to cool her down.

"Stop what?" Korra became defensive. "I broke up with him—he's yours. Go to town." She looked away, hiding her face by diverting her attention toward the floor.

Asami's expression fell as she stopped her pacing to look at Korra. "That's not…"

Korra tilted her head up curiously. Her features became soft as she asked "That's not what?"

"I'm not…" Asami began, her eyes darting across the different objects around the room, "interested in Mako anymore."

"You're not?" Korra's brows came together in confusion. "But he said—I thought—"

"No…I" Asami's green eyes dashed to meet Korra's' blue ones. "I…"

Korra sat down on her bed, waiting for Asami to speak her mind. Her brows were still furrowed in confusion, but her gaze was patient.

"Korra, have you ever felt jealous…not of me but of…Mako?"
Korra's eyes widened and she blushed involuntarily. "You mean…?" Korra lifted a shy finger to point toward Asami.

Asami grimaced. "Agh! I'm sorry." She started to leave Korra's room. "I'll go. I'm sorry I—" She stopped, her eyes widening this time that Korra had stopped her by taking her arm.

"Wait," Korra implored softly. "Yes."

Asami turned hesitantly. "Yes…?"

"Yes, I was jealous. Of Mako. More than once. I was... not confused" she stammered, trying to find the right words, "…I didn't want to admit that…" She looked up, her eyes pleading for Asami to show understanding.

Asami's shocked expression softened as she offered it. She turned to face Korra and Korra released her arm. She sat on a stool and rubbed her arm awkwardly where Korra had stopped her. Goosebumps formed in absence of the touch and she tried to warm them down. "So where does this leave us?" she asked her, scanning Korra's eyes for answers.

"I don't know." Korra blinked rapidly, clearing her thoughts. She looked down, rubbing her neck awkwardly. Her eyes travelled to Asami's riding boots and she couldn't help a small smile. She looked up and Asami quickly matched her smile. She leaned to place her elbows on her knee, letting her hands relax in the air in front of her. "Well, we could…go on a date." Asami laughed and Korra became a little embarrassed, back-peddling. "Just a suggestion."

"No!" Asami laughed a little still as she corrected Korra's thoughts. "I just didn't think I'd be coming in here and walking out with a date."

Korra smiled. "That makes two of us. So? What do you say?"

Asami smiled in return. She looked down and stroked a lock of her hair in her hands nervously. She looked back up as she said. "I say 'yes'. What do you want to do?"

Korra pondered for a moment. "Something you've never done before in this city."

A brow arched as Asami spoke "That's a bit of a tall order. I grew up here."

"Ah, come on." Korra grinned. "Isn't there something super tourist-y that you wouldn't normally be caught dead doing as a local, but you'll do with me?"

"Well…" Asami thought and looked out Korra's window. She stood and braced herself against the round sill. "Actually, I've never visited Avatar Aang's statue."

Korra's brows shot up. "Seriously?"

"Like you said: it's so tourist-y," Asami smiled as she looked over her shoulder back at Korra.

Korra stood to join her, placing her palms on the sill and leaning out as she looked at the avatar that came before her excitedly. "Well then," she grinned up at Asami. "Let's go!" She yanked Asami's arms as she leapt out the window. Asami's eyes grew large in surprise and she tensed, expecting to hit the cold waves below them. She opened her eyes when nothing happened and Korra was smiling at her as she held her in a gentle tornado. "Didn't think I'd make you swim there, did you?"

Asami arched a brow as she looked down. "Just wait till I have you in a plane, Avatar. I'll get you back for this."

Korra laughed and threw her arms up, swirling them gracefully to send them toward the statue.

AVATAR AVATAR AVATAR

"Ok, Aku. Smile!" a man shouted at his son. A bright flash went off as the man took a picture and the stir-crazy boy wiggled out of his mother's arms to rush toward the bottom of Aang's staff, making air-bending noises on the way.

Asami laughed, making Korra's attention return to her. She smiled at the sound and bravely laced her fingers with Asami's as they walked. Asami looked down at their hands and blushed, glancing up at Korra's waiting smile.

Korra tugged her to a railing that overlooked the waters in the direction of the city and they leaned on it as they stared into the distance. A few Gull-pigeons flew above them and over the lapping sea making a racket. Korra played with a wave, startling one slightly and Asami covered her mouth as a laugh escaped her lips.

Korra grinned over at her. "Should we go up to the top?"

Asami gave a sympathetic frown. "I'm afraid they've shut that part of the exhibit down."

Korra frowned. "What do you mean?"

"The stairs," Asami clarified, pointing toward a staircase that wound up the former avatar's statue to the top of his staff. "See the rope? It's closed for today."

Korra followed her gaze and looked back and laughed. "Stairs aren't exactly the way I was planning on getting us up there."

Asami grinned in understanding and nodded, taking Korra's hand this time and rushing toward the back of the park with her where no one would see them. "Ok, take us up."

Korra took both her hands and encouraged Asami to wrap her arms around her from behind, blushing slightly. "Hop up. It'll be easier to take us both up if I give you a chick-piggy back ride."

Asami jumped up, Korra catching her until she was steady. Korra stretched out her arms; a funnel from the water leapt out toward them and Korra's arms furious worked to control it. Asami was surprised she didn't get wet as they began to rise. When they reached Aang's shoulder, Korra deposited them there and they stood looking out across the sea, the city to their left, air-temple island to their right. Korra watched Asami's hair blow in the wind as Asami gathered it to hold on her shoulder. She took out one of her water tribe bands and handed it to her. Asami smiled and quickly put her hair up.

"I'm glad I have my riding gear on," Asami said. "It's a little chili up here. How aren't you freezing?"

"Eh," Korra shrugged. "Grew up on the South Pole, remember."

Asami facepalmed a little. "Right. I never really got a chance to ask you about what that was like."

Korra shrugged again. "I couldn't wait to leave actually. My parents safe-guarded me until the White Lotus trainers came. Then they told me Aang requested for me to remain at home and have my teachers come to me instead of me traveling to them." She huffed a little. "So not fair. He got to travel the world when he was training!"

Asami smiled. "He also was put in danger over and over again because of it. He probably just wanted to make things easier for his successor."

Korra pursed her lips to the side in agitation. "Roku traveled too. A lot of the avatars did. It was a way to get to know the four nations' cultures as well as learn their bending styles. I was sheltered and now I look like a bumpkin every time I go out in the city. The first day I was here? I fished in the city park's lake."

Asami raised both brows and began to laugh, but barely successfully stifled it. "I'm sure…lots of people make that mistake," she suggested.

Korra rocked her head toward Asami, her expression oozing that she wasn't convinced. Asami laughed this time. A corner of Korra's lips turned up despite herself. "Yeah, yeah, laugh it up, Miss Hot Shot."

Asami edged closer to Korra, gently knocking her with her hips in a tease. "How about I show you around the city a little? We can take in a few more sights or go to dinner, dancing, whatever you'd like."

Korra edged closer still, grinning. "Sure! I could use a little fun. Tenzin's been making me train with Jinora all day to get better about all this spirit stuff now that the portals are open."

"Alright," Asami put on her game face, determination ebbing from her bright green eyes as she held a fist in front of her in excitement. "Let's make a city girl out of you."