Korra laid on her back, the pain coming from her side was too much to bare. She looked at her hand, which had been pressed against her side a few seconds ago. It was covered in blood, her blood. She felt how hard it became to take a breath. Her throat seemed to close up while a thought slipped in her mind. 'I'm dying...'

The battle was over, her enemy was defeated but she hadn't been able to get out of the battle unharmed. Her heart felt like it was going to explode from fear. She didn't want to die all alone. She started to panic and tried to get up. Crying in pain she cancelled her thoughts of getting up. Her body was tired and injured and there was nothing she could do but lay there and wait.

'I can't... It can't end l-like this... please...' she whispered to herself as tears started to stream freely over the tanned skin of her face. She was scared and the panic that spread through her chest only became worse as she was gasping for air. She was dying, the Avatar cycle would awaken in another person and she would become a spirit.

She suddenly heard her name being called from the distance, it startled her and for a second she thought that death was whispering her name as a sign that she was close to cross the line between life and the great divine.

She was surprised when she heard her name again, louder this time.

'Korra?! Korra!'

'A-Asami...' Korra's heart skipped a beat that had nothing to do with the blood loss she was suffering at that specific moment. 'A...sami...!' she tried to call out for her friend but her voice was so weak and her throat felt as if a hand was squeezing it. As if the hands of death itself tried to strangle her.

Asami ran towards Korra's limp body, her emerald eyes full of fear. She rushed over as fast as she could, kneeling down next to the young Avatar. Her hands were shaking and tears welled up in her eyes when she saw the wound on Korra's body. 'Korra... oh Korra... please...' Asami pleadingly whispered, gently lifting Korra's upper body from the ground and placing her on her lap.

Korra bit through the pain that the movement caused and felt how her heart was freed from the fear of dying all alone. She smiled weakly up at Asami, who's face started to fade. Soon...

'A...sami... I... I need...' she started, fighting for the energy to speak.

Asami shook her head, tears now freely stream down the milky soft skin of her face. 'Shhhh... s-save your strength...! K-Katara will help you... just... save your energy.' She said and looked around, she saw in the distance a group coming towards them. But would they be in time...?

The young Avatar shook her head. 'This... it's im...portant... I need to... tell you...' she gasped for air when she felt Asami's hand being pressed against her wound and she couldn't help but whimper in pain.

'I'm sorry...!' Asami cried but didn't remove her hand in an attempt to at least slow the bleeding down.

Korra looked up at Asami and brought her hand up at that porcelain face. Asami was surprised from the sudden touch and locked her eyes with the Avatar's. 'Please...' Korra's voice was weak but full of love. An even weaker smile on her face as she slowly closed her eyes. 'I'm... so tired... I...'

'No! No you stay with me! Stay awake! Don't leave us...!' Asami paused, tears dropping down on Korra's bloodied clothes. 'D-don't leave... me...' Asami's free arm held Korra closer to her body as if she could keep her from slipping away if she held her tight enough against her own.

Korra's eyes opened wide when hearing those last three words and foremost the last one. 'Asami...?' she asked weakened and her eyes full of the unspoken question.

'Please, don't leave me... I need you... I...' Asami didn't seem to be able to find the words she really wanted to say but it made Korra smile gently nonetheless.

'I need you to know... I... don't want to leave you... I want to b-be with...' she paused, she was struggling to breathe let alone speak. 'You... I want... to be with... you Asami...' Korra's hand slowly moved down to Asami's chest and rested on her heart. 'I... am in love... with you Asami...' she let out a sigh of relief as if these words had been trapped in her own chest forever. Letting them free felt better than she'd ever imagined.

Asami looked to Korra in shock, as if she had been electrocuted but it was not a shock of disgust. 'You... you love me...?' Asami's voice sounded weak and as if she couldn't believe the words that came out of her own mouth. Her heart was filled with happiness and sorrow. 'I... love you too Korra... I love you! Please, don't leave me. I need you! I...' she decided that words no longer would be enough to describe how she felt and moved her face closer to Korra's. The shock she felt when their lips met in a kiss so soft couldn't be described with an ocean of ink. She felt how Korra answered her kiss and they remained in this position for several more seconds before Asami gently pulled back and broke the tender kiss off. 'Stay with me...?' her voice trembled with emotion.

Korra looked in the emerald eyes, she sighed with happiness and nodded. 'I...' she started but her body fell limp in Asami's arms.