Title: Of Green Monsters and Green Eyes
Summary: "Korra wasn't jealous; especially not of her and that was the truth… for the most part" eventual KorrAsami Read and Review
Paring: KorrAsami
Warning: eventually will contain girlxgirl so if you don't care for that find another fict to read.
Disclaimer: I am the all-powerful Melon Lord of course I own LoK, (oh that's right… I don't. Sorry for any confusion =)
Korra knew when she saw Asami at the gala it would definitely not be the last time she'd ever see her, I mean aside from the fact that her father was now sponsoring the Fire Ferrets and she was also, currently, Mako's girlfriend; Korra still knew she'd probably see her again.
Still that didn't mean she enjoyed Asami's constant presence, not in the slightest. Honestly, it was understandable that she would come to every match, but Korra wasn't aware that she'd also be attending every. single. practice. Really, she never missed a single practice. Her attendance record was probably better than Korra's, much to her displeasure (and trust me Korra was displeased.)
Korra got it, loud and clear, Mako and Asami were together; they were a couple. But she didn't need the ever present reminder of their relationship throwing her off her game. And it's not like she was jealous or anything. No, definitely not jealous. Mako could have a girlfriend (that wasn't her) and Korra was perfectly fine with it.
Still the love-struck teens act was seriously grating on her nerves; and not because it was an act, but because it wasn't. Every time he looked at Asami it was like she hung sun and the moon in the sky. And Korra almost understood; Asami wasn't all that bad. If fact she was actually nice, she could hold a conversation longer than most of the other Fire Ferret fans she had seen fawning over Mako… and Bolin, and she was relatively attractive, for a girl.
Well, let face it, she was really attractive; her long dark hair and her sparkling emerald eyes. Other than physically; she was also pretty strong and tough while still managing to be all feminine and sweet. She was practically the opposite of Korra, who was brash, abrasive, and headstrong, who too often traded in comfort and practicality for fashion, who could and would take down any one who tried mess with her. Basically, Asami was a much better catch than Korra. It was obvious why Mako would prefer Asami's to Korra, not that she was actually comparing herself to Asami, who was Mako's girlfriend, because it certainly wasn't like she…
Korra took in a sharp breath. She should be concentrating on bending. She should be practicing or training or something. Because sitting here thinking about Mako and Asami really wasn't going to help anything right now; it wouldn't stop the revolution, Amon, or the equalists and it definitely wouldn't help them win the tournament or even change Mako's and Asami's relationship.
She stood up from the edge of the training room where she'd been sitting; it was mostly empty. She was supposed to be here getting in a little extra practice, but since Mako had left (being practically dragged out by Asami) and Bolin had gone to shower, Korra really hadn't done much practicing at all.
Grudgingly she fell easily into a waterbending stance and began fashion whips out of thin streams of water; blasting a practice dummy at random intervals with sheets of water formed from the liquid cased in the few clay pots, that were in the training room. Her blows started to become harsher and scattershot as she let out her pent up frustration with Mako, Asami, herself, Amon, and the equalists all filter out through her bending.
Just as she was about to fling and x of water against the dummy, a voice called her out of her concentration.
"Hello…?" it was Asami and that was honestly the last voice she wanted to hear right now.
"Oh, hi Avatar Korra, what are you still doing here; it's late?" Korra rolled her eyes lightly at the unnecessary title before turning to face her putting on a façade of niceness
"I'm practicing for the next match; what are you doing here?" she bit out a tad too harshly
Okay maybe nice wasn't exactly what she had been aiming for, but honestly, it want like Asami's had much better of a reason to be here than she did.
"I left my jacket here earlier during practice and I didn't realize until after I had already gone out with Mako..." she walked calmly over to the stack of clay disks that Asami had used for a bench during practice and sure enough her jacket was tucked neatly in between two stacks of disks.
Korra just let out a breath of annoyance, because once again Asami had done nothing wrong and she was acting like a jerk to her…
'Sound familiar?' a voice in the back of her mind chimed in, causing Korra to mentally curse.
"Shut up!" she said to the non-existent voice. She didn't realize she had said it out loud until a gentle voice piqued with confusion asked...
"What?" Korra shook her head, brushing off the comment with slight embarrassment
"Nothing, I think I should go now; tell Mako I said bye…" Korra loosened her jacket that she usually kept around her waist and shrugged it on. It was a bit of a swim back to Air Temple Island and the water was never above 56 degrees..
"Wait!" called Asami suddenly, causing Korra to incline her head in the direction of the young woman.
"What?" she asked curiously.
"I wanted to know, if we could hang out some time… " Korra frowned
"Why, is Mako not enough company for you… ?" Now, Korra knew that sounded bitter, but she couldn't help it, bad timing be dammed. This wasn't the most opportune time for her to just hang out with anyone really especially the girl who was dating the guy she well… it just didn't seem like the best idea.
"No, well, he's my boyfriend and honestly, I just wanted a girl to hang out with…" Korra was confused
"And, why me? Don't you have other friends you could hang out with…?" the words left her mouth before Korra could even consider the idea, that perhaps she actually didn't have other 'friends'. It's not like Korra was one to talk; her best friend was a polar bear dog, but honestly she expected someone like Asami Sato to at least have a few close friends (if not dozens). Korra stared in confusion, at the usually confident girl's crushed face; she knew that was most likely not the case.
"Sorry," she apologized without thinking "I didn't mean… it just, you're Asami Sato… you must have some friends… I mean with your father…"
"You really think that means that much?" Asami stopped Korra from finishing her completely predictable train of thought, which Asami had heard far too many times to count.
"I mean you're the avatar and it's not like that's gotten you many friends" Asami's word stung right back without really meaning to. (Well maybe just a little bit)
"I'm sorry" she added as an afterthought. "It's just ever since I showed up I've done nothing but be nice to you and the team and you've either completely ignored me or glared at me so intensely at me it's like you're trying to turn me into a pile of ash. And from where I stand; I just don't get it…" she paused to take a deep breath.
"I mean were obviously going to be spending lot of time around each other and none of it will really matter if you hate me." The last words were almost a cry desperate and confused.
"I don't hate you." Korra responded almost instantly.
"Then why…?" asked Asami nearly pleading as green eyes bore deep into blue.
"I'm jealous...of you" she admitted in almost a whisper.
"Why on earth, would you, be jealous of me?" Asami spat out, as if it'd be the most ridiculous thing in the world, to be jealous of her.
"Because, you're you…" Korra blurted out honestly unsure herself as to why she's so jealous of the girl, even while she was admitting it. Asami smirked.
"You're going to have to be more specific than that…" Korra shrugged.
"Everything is so easy for you. You whipped up a sponsor for the Fire Ferrets like that, you walk around like nothing is holding you back or preventing you from doing anything…"
"Nothing is…" Asami agreed quietly "But honestly you're one to talk about things coming easy; I heard you master three of the four elements before you were five and you know how many elements I can bend? None, nada, zip…" Korra rolled her eyes
"Yeah but that's physical, everything else, socially I guess, I completely fail at. I mean with Mako everything I do seems to cause a fight or make him upset and you're right I don't have many friends per se but I've never been good at making them." Asami took another deep breath closer to a discontented sigh.
"I knew this was about Mako" Korra took a step back.
"What? No, it's not like that, I just…"
"Listen, I understand if you have feeling for him, but so do I. And currently he has feeling for me; so I have to see how this plays out." Korra gave a short breath at the phrase 'plays out', like this was all just some sort of game to Asami.
"Listen, I don't have feeling for him; he's just my friend but as his friend I have to say this, if all you're doing with him is waiting for something to "play out"; I'm honestly not sure you should be with him…" Asami frowned, thinking over her words.
"I do really care about him, but honestly it sounds like you're in denial" she said reflecting the conversation back on Korra.
"Please, I'm not in denial; Mako isn't even my type…" says Korra, before she really thinks it through
"We'll what is your type then?" asked Asami her eyes flickering softy with the spark of a challenge
"I don't know… they'd have to have green eyes and maybe dark hair… I guess…" Korra let the thought slip from her lips, before she actually thought of whom she was saying it to.
"Green eyes, huh?" asked the teen; her emerald orbs danced with mischief as she twirled a finger through her ebony waves "So like Bolin…?"
Korra felt her mouth go dry as she nodded her answer. Sure, Bolin that's what she must have meant. Bolin was a safe choice, a typical choice, a good choice…
Asami's made a small "Hmm…" sound in the back of her throat, as she picked up her jacket and began to walk out of the training room.
"I still think we should hang out some time soon, talking with you is interesting" she said as if she questioning her own words and both were confused by the sudden turn of events.
"How does Friday at the park sound?" Korra just nods again before finding her voice and murmuring a halfhearted "Sure".
Suddenly Korra remembered that she was the one, who was supposed to have been leaving
She waited until she could no longer hear the soft padding of Asami's quick, light footsteps, before she followed her out the door, forgoing the actual exit and finding the nearest window.
As she dives into the water she tries her best to clear her mind but her brain seems to be stuck on replay, rewinding the moment over and over again.
"We'll what is your type then?"
"I don't know… they'd have to have green eyes and maybe dark hair… I guess…"
"Green eyes, huh? So… like Bolin…?"
Korra wasn't so sure it was Bolin she'd been talking about, when she mentioned her 'type'.
Then, when she's falling asleep that night, for the first time in weeks she falls asleep without having yet another night of Amon haunting her dream's; but honestly, she's not so sure that her fantasies of the dark hair non-bender with her piercing emerald eyes, is any less of a freighting idea.
I know it's really early to try to be pairing up Korra and Asami but in my mind KorrAsami seems like it's definitely going to become a thing, at least on FFN. If not, I just really wanted to post this because honestly. I don't dislike Asami I think she'll be a great character. But do I think she should really be with Mako? No. So this is sort of a start, to something I guess. I have this story planned out a lot farther but I'll only continue if I get some positive feedback. So review and tell me what you think… - ; ) Song