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Well, here you all go! The next chapter is finally up. Thank you for waiting this long. I'll try to get the next chapter out real soon.
"Good morning, babe." Asami curled her arm over the lump under the covers and pulled herself closer.
A faint mumble could be heard, "Morning..."
The lump didn't move at all for a few minutes, so Asami enjoyed the time she had to cuddle with her half asleep girlfriend. Korra was never one for the mornings, even if it was already the late morning. Asami, on the other hand, didn't mind mornings as much. She generally would wake up at a decent hour, usually right after dawn.
"Korra, wake up you big, lazy lump," Asami said right next to her ear in a hushed tone, but there wasn't much of a response other than a muffled sound.
As another attempt to wake up her girlfriend, the heiress started kissing Korra's neck gently. It worked. Korra let out a raspy moan and pulled Asami's arm closer to her.
"Good morning, Asami." Korra shifted, then turned to face her girlfriend. They both smiled and stared into each others' deep gazes. Crystal blue eyes met sharp green ones, and both women smiled, while pulling each other into a kiss. The kiss was great; it seemed never ending. This moment was perfect, and Asami would never forget it; although, this day would be perfect. She would make sure of it. Thursday had finally come.
After their short make out session was over, Asami laid her head on her girlfriend's chest to cuddle some more. She missed it. They were almost never home together to have some time to lay back and hold each other. It was a good way to relax and not let thoughts overrun her mind.
"I'm sorry about a few nights ago. I shouldn't have distracted you when you were heading off to do work," Korra said as she started stroking her girlfriend's long, silky, black hair.
"You have no reason to apologize. I made it out just fine," Asami giggled. She pulled her hand up and caressed Korra's cheek, and with that, they started another kissing session. Today would be a good day, a very memorable day for both women because they finally had time to spend together.
Korra was the one to pull away. "So, breakfast, then what?"
"I was thinking we could take a drive and maybe visit somewhere. The park, maybe?" Asami was always the one who made plans if the couple decided to go out. She always had great ideas that Korra would never turn down. Well, Korra had a biased opinion because she loved doing everything with Asami, no matter what it was.
"Let's do it!" The Avatar scrambled out of bed and into the bathroom to get ready for the day.
Within no time, she was ready. Her typical outfit was on, her hair tamed (it usually stuck up in the morning, which Asami always thought was cute), and she was ready for a day out with her girlfriend. On the other hand, Asami took about half an hour to get ready. She crawled out of bed, put on her casual clothes and headed towards the bathroom. Every day Asami put on her makeup, and to be completely fare, Korra didn't mind anymore, even if it took away a good chunk of time from their day together. The Water Tribe girl used to despise Asami taking up time to get ready, when they could have already eaten breakfast and been off on some wild adventure. Now, Korra respected everything Asami did.
Korra knocked on the door to the bathroom, "I'll go get some breakfast made, while you get ready, 'Sams."
"Okay. Just don't burn down the kitchen this time," Asami teased.
"Hey! It was my first time cooking here, and it was the first time I used your 'revolutionary cooking-wear,'" Korra sassed back, "I made it very clear I didn't know how to cook with all your stuff!" She heard a little laugh that came from the bathroom and rolled her eyes.
A couple months ago when Korra had just moved in with Asami, she was faced with her girlfriend's kitchen. Everything was different than what she was used to working with. There were buttons instead of nobs, and the stove was flat and didn't appear to be on. Korra, first, singed her finger and found out the hard way that the stove was indeed on. Later, from what she thought was the off button for the stove was actually the off switch for the oven. Having thought she turned off the stove, Korra left to go eat dinner with Asami. Everything seemed great until a smokey smell filled the dining room along with some streams of smoke. Both women leapt out of their seats and raced into the kitchen, finding a towel burning on the stove. Korra quickly bent some water from the faucet and put out the flames. After the damage was dealt, all Asami did was giggle at her girlfriend, further embarrassing her. From that moment on, Asami would always tease Korra about the "burning down the kitchen incident," whenever the Water Tribe girl wanted to cook something. Korra always of course argued against it, and it made everything that much more adorable to Asami. Yet another reason why she loved her stubborn yet clumsy girlfriend.
Once breakfast had been eaten and makeup was applied, both women were ready to start their amazing day out together. Since Korra was still learning how to drive, Asami drove them to Avatar Korra Park. It took about only twenty minutes to get across town to the park because the heiress took all of her short cuts. Over the eight months of rebuilding parts of the destroyed city, the CEO of Future Industries had constructed special routes to her favorite places, like Avatar Korra Park for example. The routes came in handy for Asami's harsh schedules, and sometimes, she could take this special route to the park when Korra was off in the Earth Kingdom (or United Earth Republic as it was called now). Korra's week long expeditions to the United Earth Republic would leave her girlfriend with an empty feeling. The heiress would often spend evenings in the park by her girlfriend's statue, drinking tea or eating dinner. Even though they didn't get to see each other as much as they wanted, Korra and Asami usually spent most nights sleeping together. Without those nights, Asami found herself unable to sleep.
Leaping out of the blue Satomobile, Korra was first out. Her eyes shined with pure joy as she made her way over to her girlfriend. The two kissed, then made their way hand in hand to their special, private spot near the pond. Korra had discovered this area when Asami had first taken her to the park. She had spotted it, shaded by a tree on a fall day. The tree was had an amazing pallet of yellows, oranges, and some reds, and it stood stoutly near the pond. After that first day at the park, the couple had claimed that area as their special spot.
"This was nice," Korra said, laying her head on her girlfriend's lap. The couple lay under the tree, after the long day of cuddling under the tree, strolling around town, and eating good food.
"It sure is..." Asami stared out at the shimmering pond in front of her as she twirled small locks of brown hair in her fingers. "You know, I can take a week off in a little less then a month. I just need to finish some infrastructure and get stuff organized before I leave for a week, but once that's done, we can take another vacation."
Korra sat up and looked at the heiress in surprise. She gave her famous crooked grin and replied, "That would be amazing! Asami, we have to do this. I mean one day is okay, but a whole week together is what we really need." Korra kissed her girlfriend and pulled her into a close, tight hug, resting her head on Asami's shoulder.
"Alright. We'll take a vacation, together, again. It just feels like we haven't been on one in years, but it's only been seven and a half months. Korra..." She trailed off to find the Avatar staring deeply into her eyes. Korra couldn't help herself. The moment was perfect, and she crawled over her girlfriend to sit on top of her, still keeping eye contact. The Water Tribe girl's arms crawled from Asami's lower back upward. Korra pulled the heiress closer and began heavily kissing her. Their lips smashed together, but this time Asami did not pull away. Instead, she continued on with the kiss, letting Korra pull them closer.
Asami's arms crossed behind Korra's neck, and her fingers fumbled through short, brown locks. All of her thoughts and concerns were lost in the moment. Both women were enticed by each others' actions. Korra was the one to stop the moment this time.
"Is something wrong?" Concerned, Asami's eyes ventured to Korra's azure eyes and kept contact.
"Well, not really."
"What do you mean 'not really?'"
"You know we're at a park, in public..." Korra took a few seconds to figure out if she wanted to take this next step. "Why don't we take this back to your room?"
With a smirk and no reply, Asami pulled herself from underneath her girlfriend and offered the tan woman a hand up. Korra accepted the offer and took the heiress's hand. The couple quickly packed their things and left the tree in solitude.
"Chief Beifong, Ming Yun has escaped the prison in the Skypeak Mountains."
"What? What about Kuvira? Is she still contained?" Lin grasped the papers currently in her grip and threw them to the floor.
"Yes, she's still reported as captive."
"Where is Ming Yun?"
"We're not sure right now, but he was last reported seen on a train heading southwest from Ba Sing Se."
"I need details, detective! Go find me any other reports on any sightings there are of him."
The officer nodded his head and swiftly made his way out of the main office. It was hard having Mako gone in the United Earth Republic, serving Wu and the new council that had been established there. Soon, though, he would be back in Republic City where he belonged. Lin never agreed on him moving back to help recreate the Earth Kingdom, but she knew he needed to keep Wu safe for a few months, while the new government was being built. Thank the spirits he'll be back soon, Lin thought to herself. The headquarters were a mess without him and so was the city. He was the Co-Chief of police, and right now, the city would need him more than anything. Ming Yun was out, and now, Republic City would be in danger.
Ming Yun looked over the room once more. The abandoned shack was a perfect hideout for the gang, and no one would be able to find them for a while. It was only a day before Iwa was supposed to meet them in the city. The setting was perfect; they had a full plan and a place to follow through with it. Iwa was all that was needed.
"You think we can pull this off?"
"Kuvira might have been hesitant about it, but we can still pull through without her," Ming Yun replied.
Ming Yun stood up before the others in the room, pulling his dark green hood over the slick, short hair that sat on his head. "Tonight, we scout Avatar Korra Park to find a place to hold our meeting at. From there we will fall out with the plan with Iwa. Republic City will then be ours!"
Everyone chanted, "All hail the Great Uniter."