Chapter 3
Different Girl
"So how are you liking the school so far?" Korra asked me.
"Well this is actually my first public school since elementary school, and I'm doing pretty well," I replied proud of myself. She nodded slightly impressed.
"So are you gonna do soccer of something?" she asked. "I mean because you were watching me play so I was wondering," she finshed up.
"I'm not really sure on sports," I replied. I mean I was pretty athletic, but I was more of a math robotics person. "I'm thinking about the robotics team or mathlete stuff," I just totally gave myself away as a nerd.
"Oh so you must be pretty smart," she said more like a statement. I just nodded. "Well um- I need some help in math actually...Would you mind helping me after soccer practice on weekdays?" she asked a bit timid. Well she was asking "the Asami Sato." I was actually pretty glad she asked me to help because than I could get to know her better.
"Sure," I smiled.
"You know I could just totally give a big hug right now, but I don't want to stink you up," she laughed causing me to also. "Hold on," she went to her gym bag on the bench and rummaged through it. I could see her back muscles move as she searched frantically. She finally came back up. "Can I see your phone?" she motioned her hand towards me. Oh yeah I totally brain farted. We were exchanging phone numbers, and this was the first person that would actually be on my contacts besides my father. Wow. I got it out of my bag and handed it to her.
"Imagine Dragons?" she asked. At first I was really confused about what she was asking, but than I remembered my phone.
"Oh- yeah they're my favorite band," I replied late.
"Really!?" she was wide eyed now. I just nodded.
"Me too. I guess we have more things to talk about than," she smiled and handed my phone back. "Well I gotta keep practicing, so if you still want fresh air you could stay if you want."
"Actually I think I'm going to explore campus a little more before next class starts," I would have actually loved to stay and watch her practice more to tell the truth. It would allow me to take a good break from walking, but I just thought it would be kinda weird for her if I just starred at her.
"Nice meeting you Asami," she waved as I started walking. I turned to wave back to see her wiping her sweat with the bottom of her shirt, which exposed her abs. Wow.
I went through the other wing and looked around to familiarize myself with the building. I walked in silence thinking about how my next classes would be like when the sound of the door I came through from the field sounded. It was just some other students that were laughing around, and walked in a class room. I checked my phone for the time. Next period would be starting in about fifteen minutes so I tried to find Bolin.
I wandered back the the lunch room to see if they had left or not, and I couldn't find them so these made my job so much harder. I walked through the wing I came from, and didn't see them. I walked back to the field to go around to the other ring. I didn't was to disturb Korra again, so I put my head down and walked fast. I quickly opened the door to the other wing.
"What the crap," it was Booker. Crap is right. "Oh well look who it is boys. Queen Prissy priss." These guys are so stupid I swore to myself. They couldn't even come up with a proper nick name. "You don't have Kuvira to help you anymore, so whatcha gonna do now," he said taunting me.
"I don't need her help to handle you and your little clique. If anything you're the ones that were lucky so just get out of my way would you," I really wanted to smash his head, but I knew I would get in trouble so I pushed my way through them. I was surprised they didn't try to hold me back, so I kept walking.
Bolin abrubltly bursted out of one the class rooms I passed by. "There you are. We've been looking for you." Mako and Opal walked behind Bolin more composed. "I was afraid Lin would have my butt," he laughed. I smiled.
"I was just looking for you guys too," I checked my phone again. "We only got five minutes so you guys wanna show me to english?"
Turns out I only had english with Mako. Our teacher was Mr. Tenzin, and he was really nice. He helped me with getting my notes and everything for what they were learning then. Mako was just kinda awkward when he tried to help me. I thought it was funny seeing more opposites with him and his brother, but he did help me tons in english, and I appreciated it.
After english Bolin and Opal stopped by to help me get to gym. The two brothers left half way to go to their classes, while Opal lead me to the girls locker room and also left to go to her last period class. The Locker room was large, and lockers ran along the walls. There were also isles of them with benches set between each row, and an office room on the right side for a monitor.
"Principle Lin?" I asked confused. She was now in a jogging suit, and had a whistle in her mouth. "Are you also the gym coach?"
"Only for eighth period because the actual teacher, Mr. Bumi, has other things to attend to, and don't worry I only follow the plan he set for all his classes. Which means I can't push you guys as hard as I would like to," she said. I was relieved. I mean Lin was a nice person, but if she was our actuall gym teacher I think it would be more like boot camp. "Here's your locker number, and code," she handed me a small post-it not with numbers on it.
I searched for my locker number, and found it in one of the middle isles. More girls started coming in before the bell for class to start rang. I was a little surprised to see that I had the row to myself. I was kinda happy I had the slightest more privacy that everyone else. I mean I've never changed in front of anyone else before, and I wasn't just going to be comfortable with it. I opened my locker to find a set of blue shorts, sweat pants, sweat shirts, and shirts. As I pulled my sweater over my head I heard what sounded like a group of girls laughing as they walked through the entrance of the locker room.
"Sorry we're tardy coach Lin," yelled a familiar voice. "Kuvira was busy lip locking with her husband," the voice laughed.
"Shut-up Korra," I assumed it was Kuvira and Korra now. I smirked at their remarks. I heard someone shuffle their way towards my row, but assumed they were just passing to get to another one. Out of the corner of my eye I could see Korra trip over the bench in my row.
"Crap," she yelled. I turned to see her struggling with taking her shirt off, and on the floor. I laughed causing her to flush red. I offered my hand and helped her up, and we just stood for a bit looking at each other. Her blue eyes shined into mine. Then I caught her looking at me weirdly.
Freak that was weird, plus we both don't have shirts on.This time both of us flushed red embarrassed.
"So you're my new locker buddy too," she said after clearing her throat
"I guess so," I nodded, and got my shorts on so I could quickly walk out for roll call.
Why am I so awkward?
Each student had an assigned number, but me so I waited patiently for Lin to come out.
"Hey, Asami," it turned to see Booker standing in line. "You should stay there for roll call because your such an outcast," he laughed and joked with his friends. "Hell, I don't even think you know what role call is considering the way you were raised," he looked back at his friends for them to laugh alone with him. What an-
Before I could finish my thought Lin came out. "Asami your spot will be number 20. Between Korra and Kuvira," she pointed inbetween them. "Everyone behind Korra scoot back one number. Those are your new numbers for the year," she intructed to the whole class. I was kinda happy to find out I stood next to some familiar faces, and not next to Booker, and his stupid friends.
We did our stretches, sit-ups, and push ups for a warm-up, than Lin intructed us to run half a mile, while she set up the field for exercise stations. After the run she paired us up in partners, and I was with Korra again.
"Ok so I'll walk you through each station, than we can both do them together," she said to me. I really liked how she didn't exactly see me as hopless knowing that I've never did any of this stuff. It made me feel better in this alien situtation.
We worked for what felt like an hour, and I was exasted. When I turned to see Korra she wasn't breathing as heavily, and seemed energized still. How does she do it? Probably soccer I thought to myself. Lin blew the whistle signaling us to get cleaned up in the locker room.
"So soccer practice ends at five... so you can come over to my place around five thirty," she said as we changed out. "I'll text you my address later," the last bell of the day rang off, and everyone made their way out.
I made my way to the front of the school, and put on my ear-buds blocking out everyone else. I waited for the my bus to arrive.
My first day of school wasn't bad. No, not bad at all. I met some pretty nice people, and I would like to get to know them better too, especially Korra. She was just... I don't know... different? It was just Booker. What was wrong with him?
The bus came and dropped me back at my house. I'm pretty sure he probably said some stuff on the bus to me, but if he did I didn't hear a thing of it. I smiled walking into my house. "Dad I'm home!" I yelled through the house and didn't get a response. Probably working in the shop. I walked to my room and plopped on my bed. I never noticed how tired I was until now, but I knew I couldn't take a nap knowing I had homework to finish up.
It took me about an hour to finish up my homework, and it was only four thirty so I sat down on my bed to go through my notes, and designs for some cars, and vehichles. I was intensly concentrated on a new design idea I had for new line of Satomobiles when my phone took me out of focus.
Hey, it's Korra. I live on Air St. it's the first house on the street so... I'm pretty sure you can find it. I replied telling her that I would be there soon, and took my backpack to leave the house. On my way out I texted my dad telling him I would be helping a friend with math.
Air St. was only a few blocks away, and the first house on it was almost as large as my estate. All houses on the street were shaped like Temples with a large spire on the top of each home. I knocked on the door.
"Hey, Asami," Korra answered the door with bright eyes. I greeted back, and she welcomed me inside. The interior was really cozy for such a large house. I noticed no one else was present. She lead me to the living room where I could see her workspace on the coffee table with an anime playing on the tv. I noticed she probably just got done with a show because her hair was still damp, and I could smell the nice scent of soap and shampoo.
"Korra, I don't think watching anime will help you with your homework," I smirked at her.
"I just got bored," she excused herself and pouted.
Cute...wait!...what?
I walked over to turn off the tv, and set out my speaker to put on some imagine dragons since I knew she liked them too. She smiled at me.
We got down to buisness, and I walked her through one problem, noting on the steps and what-not. After I showed her she would try by herself, and after trying a few times she finally got one right, and looked at it pridefully.
"You know that was only one question," I grinned matter-a-factly. "Here try another one." The study session went on, and she got the hang of it by the end. I looked at my phone for the time, and it was already nine.
Wow that went by really quick. I looked back at Korra to see her still working on her homework.
"Hey I've gotta go. It's already nine," I said as I turned off the music and packed my stuff.
"Thanks again, Asami," she walked me out of the house. "I'll text you later."
