Chapter 3

Asami woke up. The young six years old girl remembered her first day in the Southern Water Tribe. A large man named Tonraq led her family to his house, where she met the Avatar during dinner.

Asami opened her eyes and saw that her new roommate was still sleeping. "Korra?" asked Asami as the young girl approached her roommate.

"Go away Sami, I want to sleep. Mornings are evil," replied Korra as she turned on her other side, and fell asleep.

Asami lightly shook her head and traveled downstairs. "Hello Asami, how was your first night here?" asked Senna, who was busy cooking something.

"It's cold," spoke Asami

"Cold? Don't worry; I will give you more warm blankets. My Korra never needed much, since she can fire bend and keep herself warm," spoke Senna as she gave a bowl of soup to Asami

"Thank you, what is this dish?" asked Asami politely

"This is sea prunes, I hope you like it," spoke Senna as Asami lifted a spoon and used it to put some soup in her mouth. As soon as she put the soup in her mouth, Asami knew she could not swallow it. She waited, and when she noticed that Senna was not looking, she quickly spat the soup in the bowl before disappearing from the kitchen.

"Asami?" asked Senna as she looked back at Asami's seat, only to find it empty.

Asami walked back to her room, where she grabbed her cloths. She noticed that Korra was staring at her.

"I am sorry I woke you up," spoke Asami as she looked at Korra

"You better be, little miss prissy. I wanted to sleep, and you made so much noise," spoke Korra as she sat in her bed, glaring at Asami.

"Prissy?" asked Asami

"Yup. Prissy girl. You act so proper, and elegant but you are likely some shallow rich city girl. Now, excuse me, since I cannot fall asleep anymore, I will eat some sea prunes and begin my morning exercises before meeting Katara," spoke Korra as she stood on the floor, before throwing her blankets at Asami.

"Prissy," repeated Asami quietly as she sat on her bed, quietly crying. She wanted to be friends with her new roommate, who was the Avatar. She really did, but the Avatar, no Korra, did not want to be her friend. She noticed that Asami looked pretty, but now Asami realized that Korra thought of her as a shallow pretty city girl, nothing more.

Asami sighed. She knew that she would unlikely meet other people of her age in the next few years, especially since Korra's house stood alone, apart from other houses.

Asami grabbed her mechanics book that her father gave her, and lay in bed. She refused to show Korra that the Avatar's comments hurt her, but deep down Asami knew that Korra really did hurt the girl.

"Korra! Katara is here," Senna shouted, and Korra ran to the door, where she saw her Water Bending Master.

"It's good to see you here, Korra," spoke Katara

"Katara, Katara, what will you teach me today? Will we practice some difficult moves?" asked Korra in excitement.

"Actually, I wanted to see your progress. I would like to see how you perform the movements yourself at first, and then we will proceed with new forms," spoke Katara as Korra nodded.

"Splendid. Senna, I heard that you have guests," spoke Katara

"Yes, but Hiroshi and Yasuko left already to speak with Tonraq about their future plans on opening the new branch. Their daughter Asami, however, is still here," spoke Senna

"Asami, would you like to join us?" Katara called from downstairs. The six years old girl heard the old woman's voice and debated in her mind briefly whether she should see Korra. The Avatar did not seem to like her.

The young non-bender decided that even though Korra was not really friendly to her, Asami's curious mind still wanted to see some bending. "One minute," spoke Asami as she put extra clothing on herself, and stood up, before leaving the room.

"You must be young Asami. My name is Katara, and I am Korra's Water Bending teacher," spoke Katara as she introduced herself.

"Asami Sato," spoke Asami as she joined the two Water Benders.

As Korra practiced her skills, Asami observed the Avatar's technique. "Be more graceful Korra, Water Bending is not about power, but on knowing how to use your strength to keep you defensive, and then needed, to go on the offensive," spoke Katara as Korra continued to practice her forms.

Asami knew some Water Benders at her school, but she was amazed at the techniques Korra was already using. The Avatar moved the water effortlessly, changing it from water to ice and back to water a few times.

"Good. Now I would like to show you a new form that I taught Aang once," spoke Katara as she bent the water, and created eight water arms.

"Octopus Katara," giggled Korra

"Yes, this form is called the Octopus Water Bending Form," spoke Katara as Korra tried to imitate her teacher. After half an hour of practice, Korra succeeded.

"Well done Korra. I think you should take a break," spoke Katara. The five years old girl decided to jump in a nearby pile of snow; she then began rolling in the snow.

While Korra was practicing her form, Asami observed the lesson. An old man approached the young non-bender. "Are you Asami Sato, daughter of Hiroshi and Yasuko Sato?" asked the man

Asami nodded. "My name is Sokka. Tonraq asked me to teach you the basics of engineering, since your parents are very busy," spoke Sokka

"Sokka? Are you Katara's brother?" asked Asami with curiosity

"So you know about our former little Gaang? Yes, I was a member of the former Team Avatar," spoke Sokka

"How did you manage to fight so many people while being a non-bender?" asked Asami

"You are a very curious little child," smiled Sokka as Asami tried to hide her face behind her arms in embarrassment, "You don't need to be a bender to be successful in life. You can always learn how to be a powerful fighter, even without bending. Never think that just because you are not a bender, you are inferior,"

Asami smiled and hugged the man. "Come on, let's review some basics of engineering, although lets do it after I eat some food. I know that Senna can make some very delicious sea prunes," spoke Sokka dreamily, as Asami's eyes widened. She definitely did not want to eat that stuff again. She mentally told herself that she should ask for some other dish.

After Korra's little break, Katara resumed the lesson. Meanwhile, Sokka began teaching mechanics and engineering concepts to Asami at the dinner table.

A/N: I thought that Korra would not become friends with Asami very quickly. I want to slowly develop their friendship. In this chapter, Katara taught Korra Water Bending, while Sokka began teaching Asami engineering. Next Chapter: Naga, guess what will happen?