A/N: Asano tries to get to know Korro. Genderbent!AU.

Disclaimer: I do not own LoK.

Korro spun in a wide arch as he delivered a kick to the punching bag hanging from ceiling, following up with two hard swings. Though he was strong, he still had a bit of ways before he was as fast as Maki and Bali. He had watched them practice, always light on their feet, and he still had problems moving about when he fought.

"Maki? Are you in here?" a voice called out as someone opened the door to Pro-benders gym.

Korro scowled when he recognized the voice, one of the last people he wanted to see right now. "Maki and Bali went home early," he said, his eyes focused on the punching bag and away from Asano's face.

"Oh," the dark-haired boy said. Then he asked, "Wanna go do something?"

Korro laughed. "You want to do something with me?" he asked. This was the same guy that stole Maki from him, well not stole because he didnt't own the Firebender, but one guy didn't just take another guy's girl, right?

Asano shrugged. "Sure. I got nothing better to do."

Korro could have denied the boy, made up some story about training or even just headed back to the Air Temple, but instead he heard himself say, "I'll get my bag."

After Korro had taken a quick shower, they exited the Arena, walking along the streets and taking in the sights. Now that he was with Asano, he wanted to get this outing over as quickly as possible. "So are we going to do anything in particular?" Korro asked.

"We can stop at the noodle shop first," Asano said. "I'm getting hungry."

Korro's stomach growled in response to the mention of food. The two boys laughed. "So am I."

They entered the small little shop and took a seat in one of the booths near the window and placed their order with a passing waitress. When the woman had left, Asano said, "I'm glad you decided to join me. I know I'm not your favourite person."

"What?" Korro said. He scratched the back of his neck, "That's not true. I-"

"I see you, Korro, and I see how you look at Maki. If I had known the two of you had something, I wouldn't-" Asano began.

Korro held his hands out. "Me and Maki? No, there's nothing there and I'm glad she found you. She and Bali don't stop talking about you when they're in the locker room," Korro said. Though he was curious to snoop, it did grate on his nerves when ever Bali would inquire about her sister's love-life. But again, he had no claim over Maki and she was with Asano now.

Asano looked him strangely but he shook his head and said, "Thanks, but I do hope we can be friends."

Korro could tell the guy was trying to reach out to him. He honestly hadn't meant to piss him off. Maybe Korro was judging him to harshly and letting his crush get in the way of seeing Asano as a person instead of an obstacle.

"We can start over," Korro said. He leaned forward and extended his hand across the table. "Hi, I'm Korro, the Avatar."

Asano chuckled. "Asano," he said, shaking the dark-skinned boy's hands. "I-"

Asano was interrupted by a young woman approaching the table, a group of girls behind her. She leaned over the table, pushing her cleavage into Korro's face and asked, "Did I hear you say you're the Uh-vatar? I'm Tahna."

"Korro," he said, trying to focus on her face and not the dip of her top. The girl was attractive, her black hair was cut short with a long wave covering one eye, and her lips painted red, but he could already tell he hated her. She had an air of arrogance which floated around her like a death-cloud.

"Why don't you ditch your buddy and come hang with me?" she asked. "I could show you a good time."

He leaned away from the girl, ready to turn her down when Asano spoke up, "You can peddle your wares elsewhere. He's not interested."

"Are you trying to imply something, hogmonkey?" Tahna asked, turning towards Asano.

"I could spell it out for you but your outfit says it all. Get lost, skank," Asano said.

Tahna turned to Asano, their eyes locked in an intense staring battle. After a few moments, Tahna straightened up and said, "When you lose this creep, come find me, Uh-vatar," before walking away with her groupies.

"Thanks for that," Korro said once the girl had left the restaurant.

"Not a problem. It must be hard when girls only like you for your name," Asano said.

Korro smiled. Though it didn't happen often, especially since he hadn't been in the public eye for more than a month, it had been annoying to remind people that he was still a person, not just the Avatar. He admired Asano for standing up for him like that. "You're alright, Asano" he said.

Asano grinned. "Right back at you, Uh-vatar," he said, causing the pair to break out in laughter.