Chapter 3
The next few days consisted of Korra and Kuvira spending as much time together as they could manage. These moments that they shared were fleeting given Kuvira's commitments both as the Commander in Chief and as a dancer. Korra too had commitments of her own that kept her busy; Suyin's daughter Opal, had asked Korra to begin training her whilst she tried to muster enough courage to leave for the Eastern Air Temple. "I suppose being Opal's mentor is beneficial for me as well, it should really solidify the basics for me." Kuvira looked across to the beautiful woman strolling hand-in-hand through the Gardens with her, "So how has your day been?" Korra snapped back to reality at the sound of the Metalbender's melodic voice, "Exhausting," she sighed, "but I can relax now that I'm with you." The Water Tribe woman snuggled into Kuvira's side as they continued wandering through the Gardens until Kuvira stopped suddenly under a large, majestic willow tree. The older woman flung herself upon the grass and stretched her long limbs before resting her arms behind her head. Korra gracefully lowered herself into a sitting position beside the pale beauty and wrapped her arms nervously around her knees. Kuvira turned her head to see Korra rocking slightly and fidgeting. "Do I still make you this nervous?" she teased, mischievously poking Korra just below her ribs. This resulted in a high-pitched giggle escaping the young Avatar's lips. She grabbed Kuvira's hands and stared into her deep, green eyes and began to blush profusely. Kuvira too began to blush a little, "It's moments like these that she's so gorgeous it almost hurts." After what seemed like hours of staring into the Avatar's sapphire, blue eyes Kuvira closed the slowly diminishing distance between them, bringing their lips together and pulling Korra down to lay on top of her. She placed one hand gently on the small of Korra's back and entangled her other hand in her hair, just as she did when they shared their first kiss. Korra moaned as Kuvira's hand slid up the back of her top, sending shivers down her spine. This in turn led Kuvira to deepen their kiss and push her tongue past Korra's luscious lips. Korra parted her lips in order to give Kuvira entrance and their tongues began to dance as they kissed each other passionately. Korra lowered herself against Kuvira so that there was no distance left between their frames. Now that the Metalbender's passion had truly ignited she lifted herself slightly and rolled, so that she now came to rest hovering above Korra, looking down at her with lust in her eyes. Both women were breathing heavily and their hearts were racing. Kuvira brought her mouth down to the Avatar's neck and began to kiss and nibble her way down to Korra's chest. However, just as her lips were upon their desired destination Lin Beifong stepped out from behind a hedge and cleared her throat loudly. "Do the two of you plan of joining the rest of us for supper any time soon?" said the Chief of Police coldly. Reluctantly, Kuvira lifted herself off of Korra and helped the young Avatar find her feet. Korra walked quickly past Lin, not wanting to look her in the eyes and began to blush. Kuvira, however, could not stop the smile that was creeping onto her face, "If I didn't know any better I'd say you were jealous Chief." Lin's neutral expression soon collapsed into a look of sheer rage and frustration. She grabbed hold of Kuvira's shoulder, forcing the younger woman to face her, "I don't know what you're playing at but Korra is like a daughter to me, and I swear that if you hurt her in any way, you'll wish you'd never been born." As Kuvira turned away and headed back towards the mansion Suyin emerged from behind the hedge, "You know, other than the fact that you have two left feet, Kuvira is just like you were when we were young."
Chapter 4
Three weeks had now passed since Korra and the others had arrived in Zaofu. Asami and Mako spent most of their time site-seeing or relaxing in the pool; Bolin had fallen head-over-heels in love with Opal and so spent his time watching her training or trying to muster up the courage to talk to her. Lin spent hours each day running drills, evaluating Suyin's armed forces and constantly interrupting Kuvira and Korra whenever they were alone, which Suyin found to be rather entertaining. Korra and Kuvira, although annoyed by the plaguing presence of the Chief of Police, were only spurred by her meddling to find more secluded places that would allow for some privacy. Even though Korra didn't mind simply spending time with Kuvira, the Metalbender was becoming increasingly stressed and sexually frustrated. She wanted things with Korra to progress beyond kissing in secret locations only to be foiled in her attempts each and every day. By this time Fall was beginning to creep into the city, bringing with it a cool, evening chill that further thwarted Kuvira's attempts, as Korra no longer wanted to lay in the grass whilst the sun was setting, for fear of catching a cold. Suddenly and idea struck Kuvira, "Why don't I just invite Korra into my room. There's the fireplace to keep us warm, and surely the Chief wouldn't enter my room." That evening the older woman caught the Avatar on her way out of the mansion, "Korra, why don't we spend the evening in my room by the fireplace? We'll be much warmer there than out in the Autumn chill," chimed the pale beauty as a devious smile spread across her face. The Water Tribe woman didn't seem to notice the true intent behind the smirk and nodded eagerly in approval as Kuvira grabbed her hand and dragged her upstairs towards her room. Hand in hand they made their way down the long, red-carpeted hallway until they reached Kuvira's room. As the Commander in Chief turned the doorknob the two women heard an all too familiar voice, "Korra, Korra where are you?" Kuvira lifted her head and glared in the direction the voice had emanated from, "Damn it! It's Lin again." Frantically the Metalbender opened the door and hurriedly pulled Korra in after her, being careful not to slam the door shut and give away their position. Both Korra and Kuvira were breathing rather heavily, Korra's face was also a little flushed. "This is so embarrassing. I'm excited to be hiding from Lin, knowing that she doesn't like me being alone with Kuvira. Oh Spirits, I'm alone with Kuvira, in her room. Just the two of us." The young Avatar was so enthralled in the conversation she was having with herself that she hadn't noticed Kuvira locking the door, or that she had turned to face Korra and was now staring at her with lust in her eyes. The Commander in Chief noticed that Korra was lost in a daze, so she brought her back to reality by placing a hand on Korra's chin and tilting her head up so that they were gazing deeply into each other's eyes. The young Avatar began to blush profusely as Kuvira lowered her gaze to look Korra up and down. Without hesitation, Korra stood up on the tips of her toes bringing their lips together in a passionate kiss just as they had done many times before, only this time the kiss they shared seemed more desperate. The older woman placed a firm hand on the small of Korra's back and the other behind her neck to deepen the kiss, pulling Korra in so close that their bodies were pressed tightly together as they began moving against one another. "Am I finally going to be able to give myself to Korra completely?" pondered the Metalbender as their tongues continued their familiar dance. Korra could feel herself getting aroused as her own hands found their way to the edge of Kuvira's clothing, snaking up the back of her shirt, gently caressing the smooth skin of her pale back. This sent shivers down Kuvira's spine, causing her skin to tingle at the sensation. Kuvira began to smile mischievously behind the kiss and pulled Korra in closer still, sweeping her up into her arms and making her way towards the fireplace.
The Metalbender carefully placed Korra on the rug in front of the fire before removing her jacket and lowering herself onto her slightly younger lover. Korra pushed her arms up against Kuvira's chest, trying to hold her back long enough to remove her own jacket before tossing it aside and pulling Kuvira in close enough to begin places dozens of soft, sensual kisses upon her pale neck. Kuvira giggled as Korra became more eager to progress, placing her hands at the base of Kuvira's loose, white shirt and beginning to pull in up her toned body. The Metalbender sat up and allowed Korra to lift the shirt up over her head and tossed it to the side, flicking her hair dramatically, teasing the young Avatar. Korra was quickly becoming more and more aroused at the sight of Kuvira's taut stomach, running her hands over her lover's abdominal muscles that were now glistening as beads of sweat began to form on her skin. Kuvira too was becoming more aroused as she saw the lust burning in Korra's eyes, "Oh Spirits, I've just got to have her now." Kuvira pulled at the Water Tribe woman's shirt, swiftly lifting it above her head and tossing it aside in one fluid motion but just as she was about to remove Korra's breast-bindings; "What do you think you're doing?" shouted Lin as she burst into the room breathing heavily, sweat dripping from her brow. "I've been searching the entire city all afternoon looking for you Korra." The Avatar sat bolt upright, blushing immensely, trying to cover herself with her discarded jacket. Kuvira just sat back on her heels and tilted her head back in disbelief, staring aimlessly at the ceiling, sighing dramatically to voice her frustration upon being interrupted yet again. "I see you've found them again, nothing and no-one escapes your watch," chirped Suyin from the hallway. "Honestly Kuvira I thought you would've found a better hiding place by now." The Chief of Police turned and struck Suyin with an icy stare, "I can't believe you're encouraging this behaviour!" This resulted in haughty laughter emanating from deep within Suyin's core, "Oh come now Lin, you can't tell me that their behaviour doesn't at all remind you of all those times you tried to sneak out with Tenzin, only to have Mother discover your hiding places every time." Lin stormed out of the room feeling flustered and Suyin continued to laugh as she shot a wink at the young lovers.