The next few days were quiet. The couple spent a lot of time just sitting together and cuddling, whether it be in bed or the couch or the beach. Korra wanted things to calm down before she followed through with her plan.
One morning, Korra decided to get up early and make breakfast for Asami for once. Nonetheless, Asami was thrilled and made the Avatar giggle as she showered her with kisses.
After that they went down to the beach and Korra offered to give Asami a massage. Again, Asami was overjoyed. She laid on her stomach on the towel and Korra climbed on top of her. Her hands rubbed all over her aching back in all the right ways. Asami couldn't help moaning in pleasure, which enticed Korra to start randomly kissing her back and neck, which almost led to other things had Korra not stopped.
Asami held Korra as they laid on the couch for a nap after spending time at the beach. Korra snuggled into her neck and wrapped her arms and legs around her. Asami smiled and wrapped her arms around her and they started dozing off. Or at least Korra was. Asami couldn't help but to think that Korra was up to something.
"Korra…"
The girl blinked and looked up at her. "Yeah?"
"Are you okay? You've been acting kind of…weird today." Korra took in a breath quickly and Asami noticed. "Korra?"
"I-It's nothing! I'm just trying to reverse the roles around. Hehe…" Korra explained before hiding her face deeper into Asami's neck.
The Sato sighed and pulled her even closer. "Okay, I just wanted to be sure you were okay."
Asami was surprised yet again that day when Korra decided she would cook dinner, even though she was a horrible cook. However, Korra had another surprise, because if there was one thing she could cook it was water tribe food. Everyone loved water tribe food, even Asami.
Asami gasped when Korra placed a steaming bowl of water tribe noodles in front of her along with a plate of homemade rolls. "Korra, h-how…"
Korra beamed brightly. "You know if there's one thing I can cook, it's water tribe food!"
Asami smiled, but when she saw Korra's bright face she couldn't contain herself. She yanked the Avatar over the table and kissed her, hard. They continued kissing for a few minutes.
"*huff* I know you're up to something, Avatar. I don't know what yet, but you're doing a great job." Asami whispered, lips still touching while she spoke, and kissed her again.
Before bedtime, Korra covered Asami's eyes from behind while she was trying to read a magazine on the couch. "I have a surprise for you." Korra whispered.
Asami smiled and pulled her hands away. "Korra, I'm tired. And you've already done so much today to surprise me!"
"I know, but it's just one last thing, I promise!" Korra was smiling so much that it hurt her face. Asami sighed, unable to deny her with a smile like that. She frowned when a blindfold covered her eyes again.
"I want it to be a surprise right until I'm ready. C'mon, I'll hold your hand." Korra said, grasping her girlfriend's hand.
Asami knew where they were headed. Korra was leading her outside and helped her down the steps to the beach.
"Korr-"
"Shhhhhhh!"
As Korra led them to the beach, she started having flashbacks of when their relationship first blossomed, just before the whole Zaheer ordeal.
Korra giggled as Asami playfully handfed her noodles. They were in a public restaurant and people were starting to stare. The new couple didn't care, though. Asami laughed when Korra loudly slurped the noodles from the chopsticks that she held out for her.
That was their first date.
Korra gripped Asami's arm as she rested her head on her shoulder. They were watching the sunset in her car while spirits floated by innocently.
"Sunsets are beautiful." Korra spoke quietly.
"Nothing is more beautiful than you, though." Asami whispered back, kissing her on the cheek. She watched as Korra's face turned redder than ever before.
"Don't say things like that, Asami. It's embarrassing." Korra said, turning her head away shyly.
Asami gasped and pulled her around to face her. "Korra, I have never lied to you before and I'm not about to start now. So you better learn to listen to me when I say that you're beautiful."
They stared into each other's eyes. They slowly pressed closer until their noses touched. Korra gulped at the close proximity. Asami rested a gloved hand on Korra's cheek. Slowly she placed her lips on the Avatar's, making her blush deeper. It was slow-paced. Eventually Korra began kissing back slightly and put her hands on the other's hips.
That was their first kiss.
A knock came at Korra's door. The girl sighed dejectedly and turned her back to the door in her bed. Boots echoed off of the floor as a certain CEO entered the room. "Korra? Is it okay if I come in?"
Korra bit her lip to stop herself from crying before she was forced to look at the girl. The boots came closer until they stopped beside her bed. "Korra, please, I'm here for you. Just talk to me."
Asami sat down beside her and began to rub her back. It took all of Korra's current strength to not whimper at the touch. Asami felt the girl tense up and paused. "Korra, just tell me what you want and I'll do it."
She touched Korra's arm, but the girl recoiled and pulled away. Korra glanced at the wheelchair waiting at the end of her bed and cringed.
Korra's raspy voice finally came out weakly. "Can you kill me?"
Time seemed to freeze. Asami's eyes went wide and her lungs stopped working. They began working again when Asami finally felt the need to breathe. She immediately screamed at the girl still confined to her bed. "Are you fucking kidding me right now?!"
She paused to give Korra a chance to reconsider her words, but she remained silent. Asami grabbed Korra and forced her to face her. Her eyes were devoid of color and her whole appearance seemed gray. Her face held no expression, throwing Asami off. "Why?" Asami asked.
Korra sighed and avoided her eyes. "I've been in Republic City for just a year and I've already had three different people try to kill me. Zaheer almost succeeded. I mean seriously, look at me! I'm paralyzed! It could be permanent! I'm so weak right now I can't even bend! The world doesn't need an Avatar like me! They didn't want me in the first place! I should just go ahead and die so the next Avatar can do a better job than I have."
Asami was speechless. She had no idea that Korra felt this way, though the girl never expressed these feelings to anyone ever before.
"…H-How long have you felt like this?" Asami asked gently.
Korra gulped. "Awhile… Before the whole Zaheer thing happened."
Asami felt like she had been stabbed in the heart. Some girlfriend she's been – she didn't even know about this! It made her feel stupid. Tears built up in her eyes and a few escaped. She went to wipe them away but Korra grabbed her hand. Through her bleary vision she could see Korra's scared expression.
"I-I'm sorry Asami! I shouldn't have said anything."
"Why? So you can go kill yourself later?!" Asami replied, pulling her hand away. Korra gasped and looked away. "I won't let you do that to yourself, Korra. I'll do whatever it takes to keep you with me."
Things went silent after that. Korra rolled back over and hugged herself. Asami heard her sniffling and saw her body shaking. The woman ran her hand through her own hair and then crawled into bed with the Avatar. She tensed up again as Asami hugged her tight.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have gotten mad like that. But you're gonna get through this Korra, I promise. I'll be here to help you heal." Asami whispered.
Korra whipped around and grabbed onto Asami. She then started to sob into her shirt. Asami took a breath to calm her nerves and hugged Korra tighter. "You're gonna be okay, sweetie…"
That was the first time Korra admittedly needed help and Asami was there to pull her through.
The door to Asami's office creaked open. Damn it, Korra thought at the noise.
Asami didn't budge from her work, though, making Korra frowned. She laid her hands on her shoulders and began massaging them. The heiress relaxed a little and finally acknowledged her girlfriend by glancing back at her.
"Asami, come to bed. It's late and you haven't gotten enough sleep lately." Korra coerced.
"Korra, I know you mean well, but I can't. This paper work has to get finished before the business meeting in a few days." Asami said, pointing to the huge pile of paperwork.
Korra sighed and pulled her hands away. "Fine. Whatever." She huffed dejectedly and started for the door.
"What is wrong?" Asami demanded, crossing her arms and swiveling her chair around to her.
"What's wrong? Seriously? You mean you don't know? I thought for sure the Sato heiress would know everything." Korra started. Her body was now burning with anger. Asami just stared back at her.
"What's wrong is that you've been spending way too much time in here with work and not taking care of yourself or spending time with me!"
"Oh, so that's what this is about, right? It's about you. The Avatar doesn't get what she wants and throws a temper-tantrum!"
"What?! I do not! I'm your girlfriend! You need to set your priorities straight!"
"Oh, and like you don't? You're always running around doing Avatar duties. What about me?! You just leave me here so you can go fight crime or give political speeches!"
"What do you want me to do about that?! Huh?! Because I'd love to hear a way out of being the damn Avatar!"
Before Asami could make another remark, Korra sped out of the room.
The next morning, Asami ventured into their room after finishing some work, figuring that her girlfriend would be in bed. However, she wasn't there. She wasn't even in the house. Asami looked everywhere in the mansion. She was gone, but Naga remained in the living room. That confused her because Naga went with her almost everywhere.
Suddenly a couple maids ran into the room. "Miss Sato!"
"Calm down, what's wrong?" She asked.
"Avatar Korra is in the training yard. She appears very upset, Milady."
Asami's heart fell into her gut. She ran out the backdoor towards the training area. She gasped. Ice shards stuck out from the walls. Earth blocks were thrown around haphazardly. Fire still burned on the ground and encircled the Avatar, who laid in the middle of it without a care in the world. Sweat dripped down her face.
"Korra!"
She gasped and sat up. Her eyes widened and she quickly put out the fire. "Asami…W-what are you doing here?"
"Besides the fact that this is my house, I came to make sure you were okay, which clearly you aren't."
"What do you care? You're too busy with work." Korra retorted and turned her back to the heiress.
"Korra, don't be like that. You know I care more about you."
Korra hung her head and gripped her arm in anxiety.
"Korra?"
"Stay away. I don't wanna hurt you." Korra said. Blood was seeping through her fingers. Asami noticed a large cut in her arm and various other scrapes.
"Korra, you're hurt. Let me look at it, hun."
"Asami, please… I'm not completely in control right now. You need to leave."
"I'm not leaving, Korra. Just talk to me. I'm right here."
Korra glanced back towards her girlfriend.
"I'm just scared… After last night I've been so upset that I unleashed all of my pent of anger through bending. And angry bending is bad bending." While she spoke, Asami crept closer and closer. "I just care about you. I don't ever want to hurt you. I just want to spend more time together. But right now…" Korra jumped at the touch of a hand on her shoulder. "A-Asami, you shouldn't-"
"Korra, you don't understand how much I care about you. I'd give my life for you. I love you so much. I'm sorry I made you feel this way."
Asami hugged her like life itself depended on it. Korra eyes went wide and her throat went dry. She blinked tears away as the girl's hug tightened.
"I love you, too, Asami."
Their first fight, but also their first 'I love you's.
Korra was brought out of her thoughts by the touch of sand on her feet. They had some rough patches in their relationship every now and then, but they'll always love each other. She giggled at Asami's curious expression. She kept trying to ask her what was going on, but Korra would shush her.
Korra had her stand on the red carpet she had set up. Red ribbons and flowers littered the beach. Then she gracefully used her firebending to light up the tiki-torches that encircled them.
Asami felt herself step onto a rug of some sort. It felt silky compared to the grainy texture of the sand. She rubbed her toes into it. Through the blindfold she saw lights get turned on around them. She was so tempted to rip the blindfold right off.
Then Korra spoke after taking a gulp. "Okay, Asami. Go ahead."
Korra had felt so confident about this, but suddenly she became extremely nervous and her heart started pounding faster.
Asami lifted the blindfold and immediately covered her face in shock. She was surrounded by lit torches and was standing on an expensive silk carpet. Flowers and ribbons surrounded them all the way from the porch to the shore. The sun had just set. The sky was brilliantly dark blue and the stars shone perfectly. The fire shone against Korra's dazzling skin as she was kneeling on one knee in front of her, holding a water tribe betrothal necklace in her hands. Her head was bowed down. Asami became short of breath and noticed Korra had as well.
Asami couldn't even speak. Had Korra planned this entire thing?
Korra took a deep breath before quietly speaking. "When I first met you, I never would have imagined we would end up like this. I never thought I could love like this. But impossible things became possible again with you. I couldn't imagine my life without you. You are the light to my dark. I get up every morning just because I know I have you to wake up to. I love you more than anything, even bending. We've been together for six years now and I think it's time for us to take the next step… Asami Sato, will you marry me?"
Asami's eyes had widened once Korra started talking. Her hands dropped from her face.
Korra worried when she didn't reply. She was about to stand up when she was suddenly tackled into the sand. Lips attacked hers and arms hugged her close. Relief washed over her.
"Yes! Of course, yes! Korra, I love you with my whole heart!" Asami practically screamed after pulling her mouth away from hers.
Korra smiled brightly as she held up the necklace, making Asami's heart jump. It was a typical Southern Water Tribe betrothal necklace, but it there was a slight difference she noticed. There were four gems on the front of the cloth. Blue. Green. Red. Yellow. And then there was the medallion, which had a wave crashing into a gear.
"The gems stand for the four elements in the order that I mastered them. I wanted to show somehow that you belonged to me, the Avatar. I hope it's not too much…" Korra commented.
Asami gently took it and clipped it around her neck. "Korra, it's perfect. You've really outdone yourself today."
Korra blushed deep red. Asami chuckled and noticed that she was still in the Avatar's lap. She smirked and went back in for another kiss.
Korra's heart fluttered. She grabbed Asami's waist and pulled her as close as they could get. The Sato's breath hitched and she grabbed her girlfriend's face. Tongues started venturing out. Asami pushed her down and latched onto her neck. Korra's hand immediately grabbed Asami's gorgeous dark hair. She breathed harder as Asami started peeling away clothing in her journey to explore her body. Her hands began wandering over her abs. She really enjoyed feeling up her sculpted body.
She jumped when Korra suddenly ripped off her shirt, exposing her to the air. She shivered. It became Korra's turn to ravage her body.
Korra dragged her tongue across her neck momentarily before attacking her neck. Asami ran her fingers through her short hair. She then pulled her away from her neck.
"I don't think I express how much I love your short hair now." Asami commented. Korra blushed. Before she could stutter out a reply, Asami planted a kiss on her lips.
Korra scrunched her eyes tight. The Sun was coming up. She looked around and suddenly remembered last night. She was naked, laying on top of their clothes to protect them from the sand. Asami laid naked on top of her, using the red linen as a blanket.
Korra gasped and pulled her now fiancée close to her. She looked around quickly. Good thing this was a private beach. No one would ever know what they did that night. Something wet planted itself on her jaw, then pulled away.
"Good morning, Korra."
"Morning beautiful." Korra replied smiling. "Asami, last night…that was incredible."
Asami giggled. "I could say the same thing to you, hun."
They'd had sex before, but that was their first night of true love making.
