Sunlight streamed in through the open window, gentle in the summer's breeze. Asami opened her eyes to the light and sat up on the side of the bed, rubbing her eyes and yawning gently. It was light out now, but by the time she got home, it would be well into the night. Mentally, she listed the things she had to get done today. A meeting with the President and Varrick was the most prominent. They, along with other city officials, were meeting to discuss rebuilding the city's infrastructure to accomodate the spirit vines and were collaborating with Future Industries on the project. In fact, they had askedAsami to lead the venture. The task may have daunted her at an earlier time, but she had done a lot of growing up these past 2 years. These past 2 years without Korra.

Korra.

It was like a whirlwind of thoughts and emotions exploded inside of her at the thought of the name. She usually tried not to dwell on the subject of the Avatar, and was successful most of the time, but it was so early in the morning that her mind couldn't be disciplined. She missed Korra so much. It had been far too long since she had seen her, let alone spoken to her. This wasn't Asami's fault, however, as she had written to the Avatar not long after her departure to the Southern Water Tribe. Asami had told her Republic City wasn't the same without her and that she missed her. Regret replayed in Asami's mind whenever she thought about this. Had that been too much? Did she scare Korra away, and that's why she hadn't written her back?

She gazed out of the window, where she could see the sun rising slowly.

Or maybe it was the fact that Asami had told Korra how involved she was with her company and rebuilding the city. Maybe Korra felt somewhat useless compared to Asami. After all, she was taking time away from the action to heal, and knowing Korra, Asami knew she hated being on the sidelines, especially when she knew the world needed her. Had Asami just made her feel worse? But she had told Korra that the Air Nation would be fulfilling the Avatar's duties of helping people while Korra was away. Asami didn't totally mess up... did she? It was like running in circles whenever this came to her mind. She just wished it would come to an end and that she could speak to Korra once again, to explain that she hadn't meant to insult her, or scare her away, or whatever she had done that caused Korra's prolonged silence.

7:26. "Ughhh", groaned Asami quietly as she noticed the time. She was running late. Jumping off of the bed's edge, she turned on the shower to warm up while she made herself some coffee in her travel tumbler and shoved some toast in her mouth. She took a modest 3 minutes in the shower before drying off, combing her hair into the long ponytail she usually sported nowadays, slipping on a work suit and heels, and grabbing her work portfolio before heading out the door. She jumped into her Satomobile and drove off towards Future Industries headquarters in the heart of the city.

At least Asami's emotional troubles hadn't offset her efficiency and drive when it came to work. That, to her satisfaction, was still at its best.