Disc: I DO NOT own any of the characters from LOK. They belong to Brike. I do however own anyone you don't recognize, along with the idea for this story.

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A/N: This is my first AU for Korra. Please be kind. Mostly everything stays the same except one thing. You'll see when you read it.

"Trust in Love"

Chapter 1

Korra rolled her eyes as she was ushered into the back seat of a car. She was being taken to her new foster home. She had been placed in a dozen or so homes since the age of eight and she knew the drill by now. Glancing out the window, she noticed they were pulling up to a dock. This confused her. Was her new home in another part of the earth kingdom? Or maybe she was going to the fire nation. As these thoughts among others spun around in the waterbender's head, she heard her social worker,, Mae, address her.

"Korra, you'll be safe with this family," she assured her. "They want to help you."

"Like I haven't heard that before," Korra mumbled.

Mae ignored her.

Korra followed her onto the boat and managed to fall asleep a few minutes into the ride. She had always felt most at home near or in water. As she fell asleep, a small part of her wondered if Mae had finally found her the right family...

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It wasn't long before Korra felt someone shaking her right shoulder. Opening her cyan eyes, she found herself in a port. Glancing around, she could see snow for miles all around. Shivering, she pulled her parka tighter around her.

"Are we here?" she asked.

"Uh-huh. Come on," with that, Mae lead her off the ship and onto a pathway. They walked for at least fifteen minutes before arriving at a comfortable looking igloo. Korra waited while Mae knocked on the door. It wasn't long before a young woman with chestnut brown hair and cyan colored eyes opened the door. She smiled warmly at both of them and invited them in.

"Welcome. Hi, Mae,, it's good to see you again."

"Same here," Mae embraced her childhood friend. Pulling away, she indicated Korra who was watching the whole thing with a weary expression. "Senna, this is Korra."

Senna smiled warmly at the pre-teen, but she didn't extend her hand right away. She didn't want to scare her with the sudden movement.

"It's nice to meet you, Korra. Are you guy's hungry?" Senna lead the way into the house.

"I have to get back," Mae explained.

Senna nodded. She turned to Korra.

"How about you, honey?"

Korra shook her head. She was surprised when she didn't feel the need to flinch when she heard the term of endearment leave Senna's mouth. She was about to say something when a big, white creature with fur came running into the room. Jumping back in fright, Korra put her hands up to protect herself. She gasped as a jet of water from a nearby cup rose and smacked the creature in the right side. Sure she would be in trouble, Korra backed up and slid to the floor as she started to shake.

"Naga, no!" Senna scolded. Turning her attention back to Korra, she frowned when she saw how scared the pre-teen looked. Going over to the child, she knelt down so she wasn't towering over her. "Korra, it's okay. Naga won't hurt you. She loves new people. She was just saying hi. Are you afraid of polar bear dogs, honey?"

Again, Korra didn't flinch as she usually did when adults used terms of endearment towards her. She didn't know what it was about Senna, but she felt something different about her. Was it possible? Could Senna truly want to help her? Could she really care about her?

Korra nodded. She glanced up and locked gazes with Senna. She was surprised at how similar their eyes were in shape and color.

"Sorry about the water," she whispered.

"Korra, it's okay," Senna assured her, "you didn't do anything wrong. You're not in trouble. Do you wanna see something?"

Korra hesitated before nodding.

"I always got in trouble for doing that before," she confided in Senna.

"Honey, I promise, you will never get in trouble for using your gifts here. Let me show you something." Senna flicked her wrist and a stream of water rose out of the same cup. She twisted the water into different shapes before letting it fall back into the container.

Korra gasped.

"You can do it too?" she asked.

Senna nodded.

"I need to get back," Mae announced, breaking into their conversation.

"Okay," Senna stood. She thought about giving Korra a hand up, but refrained. She wanted Korra to know she could come to her for help, but she didn't want to scare her by just offering it out of nowhere. She walked Mae to the door.

"Korra's been through a lot," Mae explained in an undertone to Senna. "She has a lot of pain to work through."

"Tonraq and I will help her," Senna said earnestly. "I know we can."

"You're off to a good start," Mae encouraged. "It won't be easy though, especially with your husband. Korra is terrified of men."

"I'll help her trust him. Tonraq is the most loving and protective man I know. He would never lay a harmful hand on me, let alone a child."

"I know. We just need to convince Korra of that," Mae bid Senna good-bye before leaving.

Once her friend was gone, Senna closed the door behind her and returned to the living room. She found Korra in the same position she had been in before.

"Korra, are you hungry?" she sat cross legged on the floor in front of her.

"A little," Korra admitted.

Senna smiled.

"Why don't we go into the kitchen and I'll make us some lunch." Senna rose and walked in the direction of sed room. She glanced back to see Korra following her. Once there, she poured Korra a cup of water melon juice and went about the task of making them both something to eat. While she worked, she kept an eye on Korra. She noticed the pre-teen gazing around at everything. She was certainly an observant one. Setting the sandwiches on a plate, along with some kale chips, Senna brought the meal to the table. She placed one of the sandwiches, along with some chips on another plate and slid it towards Korra. "There you go,, honey."

"Thanks," Korra said, surprising herself once again. She wasn't ungrateful by any means. It was just that no adult had ever done anything nice for her for her to thank them before. Well except for Pema. Forcing herself to shut the memories out, Korra picked up her sandwich and took a tentative bite. Smiling to herself at the delicious flavors that exploded in her mouth, she took another bite, followed by another one.

"Do you like it?" Senna gave her a warm smile.

Korra nodded as she ate the last bite of lunch. She drank the rest of her water melon juice and ate a few more chips before pushing the plate away.

"Well you're a good eater," Senna commented. She took both plates to the sink and placed them in a tub of water to wash. Once that was done, she approached Korra's chair. "Do you wanna see your room?"

Korra nodded. She noticed that Senna hadn't said your temporary room, which was strange. Deciding to try and figure it out later, the twelve-year-old followed the young woman down a short hallway. They stepped into a room that took Korra's breath away. It wasn't big, but it was comfortable. The floor was lined with a light blue rug, while the bed had a light blue and white comforter on it. There was a nightstand beside the bed and a small dresser on the opposite side of the room.

"Do you like it?" Senna asked.

Korra smiled the first sincere smile in a long time and nodded.

"I'm glad," Senna was about to say something else when they both heard a male voice call out from down the hall, "Senna, I'm home!"

Korra tensed and backed up against the wall. Sliding down it, she started to shake again.

Frowning at this display of fear, Senna knelt down in front of her.

"Korra, it's okay. Tonraq won't hurt you," she tried to convince the twelve-year-old.

"Men always hurt me," Korra whispered.

"Honey, listen to me," Senna said softly, "look at me, please."

Korra did so despite her growing fear.

"I won't let anyone hurt you again. You're safe here. Tonraq won't hurt you."

Korra merely shook harder as approaching footsteps were heard coming towards the room. In her fear induced state, she glanced around for any source of water.

Senna saw her actions and hastened to assure her.

"Honey, you're safe. You don't have to be afraid of TOnraq." Just as the words left her mouth, they were joined by her husband.

"Hey, there you are," Tonraq wrapped his arms around Senna once she was standing and kissed her hello.

Senna returned the affection, but quickly pulled away.

"Tonraq, I would like you to meet Korra. Mae dropped her off this afternoon."

Tonraq glanced down at the shaking pre-teen and frowned. He knelt down in front of her and addressed her in a gentle tone.

"Hey there, Korra. Do you like to go ice fishing?"

Korra didn't answer. She raised her gaze to Senna, silently begging her to get her out of this situation. She was starting to feel increasingly unsafe and the more the feeling grew, the more the urge to bend followed.

"Tonraq, why don't you go change and I'll make us all a snack," Senna suggested. Her tone was warm, but there was an undlining warning to it that TOnraq recognized.

"Okay," Tonraq stood and left the room.

Once her husband was gone, Senna took his place.

"Korra, it's okay, you're okay. Can you take a deep breath for me?" Senna requested.

Korra tried and succeeded after the second time.

"Thatta girl. Again?"

Korra obeyed. She didn't know why it was so easy to obey Senna. She had barely known her two hours, but in the span of that time, Korra could sense she was different than any other adult she had interacted with. Maybe except for Pema and Tenzin.

"Good girl," Senna praised. "Would you like some water?"

"Please," Korra whispered.

Senna left and returned with a cup. She handed it to Korra. She watched her drink it to make sure she didn't gulp it out of thirst or fear. Seeing how tired the girl looked, Senna suggested, "Honey, why don't you rest for a little bit."

Korra stood and walked over to the bed. She sat down before getting comfortable. Feeling Senna pull the covers up to her chin, she was surprised at how nice it felt to be taken care of for a change. It was certainly something new and Korra promised herself she would try to get used to it.

"Sweet dreams, Korra. If you need me, I'll be downstairs," Senna reached out and patted the pre-teen's shoulder.

"Senna, wait," Korra whispered.

The young woman turned back around to face her.

Korra took a deep breath before taking a leap of faith.

"Will you stay, please?" she blushed as the words left her mouth.

"Of course I will," Senna made herself comfortable in a chair next to Korra's bed.

"Thanks," Korra mumbled as her eyes closed.

"Shh, honey, just rest for me," Senna gently requested. She blinked back tears as she watched Korra sleep. She had a feeling despite the small breakthrough she had experienced with Korra, she knew from her prior foster parent experience that they still had a long way to go before Korra fully trusted them. But they had made a start and that was the most important thing…