Old Legends say that for every person on the planet there is also a corresponding star in the heaven, and that star is the guardian of the human with which it is connected. They are compatible souls in every way, except the fact that they are forever separated by the vastness of space.
A stars only purpose is to watch over their human counter part, and to guide and listen to them in times of need. But every now and then a star takes their job to far and falls to earth to be with their human…
"Star Light Star bright, the only Star I see tonight. I wish I may with eyes shut tight, have the wish I wish tonight…..I wish I had a friend who could always be with me."
Young Asami Sato sat at her window with her hands clasped together, eye shut tight completely focused on sending her wish up into the heavens. All she wanted was someone to be there with her in the giant lonely house. Her mother had passed away last year and ever since her father had been distant; she wanted a family again.
Asami peeked open her eyes and looked into the dark heavens above, nothing happened. The wind blew slowly but the stars didn't change. Asami looked pointedly at the star she always wished on, her eyes were always drawn to it. She felt like the star was listening, like she was always listening; she also thought the star was a girl but that could just be because she was a girl.
Asami sighed and moved away from the window, her little eight year old heart breaking. Her mothers death had been the first step in Asami sato closing herself off to the world, her friends telling her they didn't like her because she was smarter than them had been the next. And now the crushing blow of an unfulfilled wish was a promising step in firmly sealing the innocent heart away for good.
Asami had just finished pulling her night cloths on and was turning the blankets on her bed down when there was a tapping at the window. Asami turned a little nervous and surprised. "Must be a bird." She thought as she walked over to the window and pulled it open. Asami gasped as she spotted a dark skinned girl with bright blue eyes and an excited smile.
"Hi!" Said the girl, Asami looked out the window and gasped; the girl was floating in thin air. "I'm Korra, I came to grant your wish." She said and pushed passed Asami and into the brightly lit room. Asami stared opened mouthed at the other girl as she set down on the ground.
"Wait you mean you're…that you are a star?" Asami asked completely in shock as she walked over to look the other girl over. Korra sat down cross legged on the floor with a laugh and another smile.
"Yep, not just any star I'm your star. You made a wish on me and here I am." She said and Asami rushed back over to the window and looked up once more into the heavens, her star was not there. She looked back at the girl on her floor; she couldn't be much older than Asami herself. Asami came over and sat across from Korra with a smile.
"You came to grant my wish? You came to be my friend?" Asami asked with a smile. Korra nodded and put her hands behind her head.
"Yep I came to be your forever friend! You and me, we'll be friends till all the stars fall from the sky." Korra said as she smiled. Asami smiled back before lunging forward and wrapping her arms around Korra's neck.
"I'm so happy you're here." Asammi said softly and started to cry. Korra wrapped her arms around her new friend and smiled as she let her cry herself out.
"I'll always be here Sami" Korra said softly. Asami cried for a few minuets more before pulling away and wiping at her eyes.
"Come on lets go to sleep so tomorrow can come and we can go have fun." Asami said jumping up and going to her dresser and pulling out a pair of pj bottoms and a shirt. "Here wear these, you have to wear bedtime cloths at bedtime; mommy says so." Asami said handing the cloths to Korra.
Korra smiled and tugged her clothes off and pulled the jammies on. "Okay jammies on, do we go to sleep now?" Korra asked as she watched Asami tuck in a doll with black hair.
"Yep I turn on the music box and we go to sleeo while it sings. That's how mommy always did it." Asami said softly and helped Korra up into the bed. She crossed the floor and flicked the lights off, a night light shining brightly from the wall. Then she clicked a button on a box and a soft slow song began to play. Korra smiled as she felt the bed dip slightly as Asami crawled in, she rolled over and smiled at the pale skinned girl.
"Is your heart better now?" Korra asked in a whisper as Asami came closer to her. Asami looked at her a little confused. "Your heart was hurting when you made that wish, I wanted to make it feel better; did it help?" Korra asked again in a soft voice.
Asami smiled and leaned forward and kissed Korra's forehead like her mother use to do when she was a good girl. "Yep it feels much better. Korra?" Asami asked and reached out and took the stars hand. "Lets always stay together." She said as drifted to sleep with a smile clutching the tanned hand in her pale one.
Korra smiled and leaned forward and kissed her friends forehead just like she'd down for her. "I promise." She whispered as she too drifted off into sleep.