You're what Keeps Me Sane Chapter 3: I will Try to Understand You, a legend of korra fanfic

Chapter 3: I will Try to Understand You

I waved Asami good-bye as we headed our separate ways. It was 9:30 at night and we both have an early class tomorrow so we paused our song writing for tonight, exchanged numbers and promised each other to continue together tomorrow after school.

When I entered my dorm room it was dark and when I turned on the light I was greeted with an empty room. Opal's side of the room was bare her bed sheets and covers were missing, I even opened her dresser and even her clothes were gone. "Hm she must have gotten sick of waiting and moved to the basement." I said as I was relived I didn't have to deal with my horny roommate. But then I started to feel bad for standing her up like that. You could've just said you didn't want to have sex with her Korra, I thought as I scowled myself for being such a jerk. "Well there's nothing I can do about it now I'll just talk to her tomorrow." I said as I started to take off my clothes and get ready for bed.

I laid in the bed after a warm shower and daydreamed about what happened today. Well daydreaming about Asami, this woman crashed into my life, literally, and in an instant, she captivated my mind. When she was beating me up I could physically feel her pain and I could feel her emotions. She was angry, distressed, lost, but most of all she was helpless. She banged my chest as if to say why? Why me? What did I do to deserve this? And it broke my heart.

But she was never angry with me, and I had realized that when she had offered me to write the rest of the song with her. It was like she needed someone to let her hurricane of emotion out on and I was her punching bag. "But what is on her mind…." I wondered as my eyes got heavier and I absentmindedly rolled over on my side and went to sleep.

"Wake up sleepy head!" Bolin screamed as he jumped on my bed.

I yelped as I jolted up to a sitting position, "Ahh Bolin what are you doing, better yet what are you doing in my room?! How did you even get in my room?!"

"Haha your roommate let me in!" He said as he stopped jumping on my bed to finally sit down.

I rubbed my eyes clean from sleep and looked around the room for Opal but she wasn't here. "Where is Opal?" I yawned.

"Oh, she had to go to her dance class."

"Oh…" I said vaguely, getting out of bed to get ready for the day.

"Why so down?" Bolin asked getting up from my bed so I can make it up.

"Nothing I just think I upset her from last night and I feel bad about it that's all, I'll just talk to her later." I responded as I waved him off, "I'll be ready in a second just wait for me in the hallway ok?"

"Ok will do heart breaker, when does your class start by the way?" Bolin asked.

I looked at the clock on my nights stand, "Umm in about 2 hours, why?"

"Cool, do you want to go out to eat for breakfast instead?" He asked again looking down at his phone.

"Are you asking me out? I'm sorry Bo but I already told you that you're not my type." I joked.

Bolin looked up from his phone cringing at me, "Eww no you fool!" He expressed, "I jus' want some quality food." He said in a New Yorker accent.

"Haha," I laughed, "Your too easy!"

"Ughh ahrite ahready jus' be ready in 5 minutes." He groaned as he stepped out in the hallway.

Tying my white vans, I looked at myself in the full body mirror. I was wearing a vintage navy-blue button up, and khaki pants that were cuffed at the bottom with my hair pulled back in a bun. Satisfied with my outfit I winked at myself in the mirror, grabbed my guitar and bookbag and stepped out of my dorm room.

"Ready?" Bolin asked turning off his phone to look up at me, "Oh who are you tryin' to impress?" He joked smiling mischievously.

I laughed, "What? no one," walking past him and down the hallway, "Where are we eating at?"

"Where we're goin' is a long walk from hea so we're gonna have to catch a cab."

"What? Too far to walk are you going to kidnap me?" I said playfully nudging him in the stomach.

"No!" He said with his eyes bulging out of his head. I started to laugh again and Bolin shoved me, "Oh c'mon man stop makin' fun of me!" He yelled glaring at me.

"I-I'm sorry your just so ea-"

"Yeah yeah I know I'm easy, god!"

Bolin flagged down a cab and we piled in, "So where are we going then?" I asked.

Bolin sighed grateful for me not picking with him this time, "We're goin' to IHOP in Harlem."

I frowned at him noticing the change in his voice in the past couple of minutes, "Bo what's wrong with your voice its changing, I thought when you did that accent earlier it was just as a joke but you keep doing it now, do you need to cough?" I asked smiling hysterically at my goofball of a friend.

"Nah this jus' happens when I'm flustud it'll wear off soon." He said in a New Yorker accent while I tried to contain my laughter. He looked at me and snickered, "Oh shut teh hell up!"

We sat down in a booth in IHOP and our waitress handed us our menus, we ordered our drinks and the waitress said she'd be right back with them. "So, Bolin how did you get Opal to let you in our dorm room?" I asked looking through the menu.

"Oh, we met last night in the elevator when she was moving all of her stuff to the basement, I offered to help her out since she looked like she needed some help. She said that she was waiting for you to come home so you can help her out but you never showed up so she decided to haul all of her stuff to the basement by herself. Long story short she gave me the key to you guys room and I woke you up this morning." Bolin rambled in his normal voice.

"What?" I asked dumbfound looking up from my menu.

"I said-"

"No, I know what you said it's just…..Opal was waiting for me…."

"Yep." Bolin voiced.

"But not for sex just to move her stuff." I pondered as I thought about the huge dick move I just pulled on my roommate.

"Yep-wait what?!" Bolin said flabbergasted.

"What?" I asked as I looked at his shocked face.

"You mean to tell me!-" Bolin was about to yell but the waitress returned with our drinks.

"Are you guys ready to order?" She asked pulling out her notepad.

"Ahh yes I'll take your 5 buttermilk pancakes." I said and she wrote it down.

She looked at Bolin for his order but my friend just stared at me with his mouth open. "Umm he'll have the same as well." The waitress wrote it down, took the menus back and walked away. "What Bolin? Just say it." I said as I crossed my arms over my chest.

"You mean to tell me that you passed up an opportunity to have sex with the most gorgeous woman on campus," He began with a whisper, "Who's also your roommate which means you guys can fuck all you want without no one barging in on you." He stated trying to wrap his head around this.

"Correct."

"But instead of doing that you ignore her on her heat, if I may add, where she's always going to be hot and ready for you man, like c'mon this is every Alpha's dream." He expressed throwing his hands in the air.

"How would you know you're not even an Alpha." I said smiling at him.

"Man, that doesn't mean us Beta's can't dream," He said as he started to calm down from his shock, "You're one lucky guy I tell you." He said as he took a sip of his coke while looking out of the window.

I frowned at that never in my whole entire life did I ever feel lucky, I always felt lonely if anything. Of course, I had my happy days where I guess I can say I am lucky like getting accepted into Juilliard.

And when I saw Asami for the first time.

"So, what are you going to do about Opal?" Bolin asked suddenly pulling me out of my inner thoughts.

"I'll just visit her tonight and apologize for being a dick." I said as I rubbed my neck with embarrassment.

"Do you want me to come with you? Every Omega is on heat down there you might need me to hold you back from the strong scent that's going to hit you. Actually, on second thought, you're not even allowed down there if campus guards smell you down there you'll get sent to the dean's office." Bolin stated matter of faculty as he finished off his coke.

"Ahh shit really?! well how were you allowed down there but not me?"

"I'm a Beta dude, they don't really see us as threats when it comes to Omegas in heat." He stated fact again.

"Well that's stupid." I said as I pouted in my seat. "I don't want to have sex with any of those people down there I just want to talk to Opal."

"I know Korra but it's a rule, there have been recent rapes on several other college campuses and Juilliard is just trying to keep people safe and its well known that the Alpha's are the ones doing the raping. It's not that I'm trying to keep you from seeing Opal it's just that I don't want you to get in trouble." Bolin explained and I nodded my head in understanding realizing that he's not trying to compare other people's actions toward me, which I respect. "You're not a bad person Korra."

"I know but I feel like one for what I did to Opal."

"You couldn't have helped her bring her stuff to her room in the basement anyway because of the rules." Bolin shrugged.

"I know but I could have at least helped her pack or something….." I groaned, "Wait, why are we talking about Opal like she's dead?!" I said as I started laughing.

"Haha, I don't know, you're the one that brought up the Opal topic! Here just text her tonight and let her know your sorry alright, and invite her to the club tomorrow for karaoke night, that'll make up for it for sure." Bolin said with a reassuring smile.

"I will." I said as I smiled back, the waitress returned with our food and we dug in like we hadn't eaten in years.

Asami (Third Person POV)

"Wow the new lyrics to this song sound great Asami, you did all of this over night?" Mr. Leroy asked.

"Um yeah that's what I wanted to talk to you about actually, I want to ask if I could add an acoustic guitar to the song…..if that's ok with you?" Asami asked him back bashfully.

"Why, Asami this is your song!" He voiced, "Whatever you what or need to make this song sound ten times better than it already does, please be my guest to make your ideas come to life. I'll support your decisions all the way."

"Thank you, Mr. Leroy." Asami said smiling appreciatively.

"You are very welcome, now who will be the guitarist or do you already have someone that's willing to play with you?"

"I do actually her name is Korra, and she is also responsible for the added lyrics to this song, she is a remarkable guitarist, and if I may add she is also a breathtaking singer." Asami stated praising Korra's talents as if she was in the room.

"Great. Can I meet her? She must be breathtaking if she can put a smile on your face, I haven't seen you smile since your freshmen year when you walked into my classroom excited to play the piano." He said smiling playfully at Asami.

"S-sure you can meet her tonight actually we're practicing together and we're going to try and finish the song as well, after school."

"Okay, well we're done for today, I'll see you later."

Korra (POV)

Class today with Mrs. Moreau was agonizing, she threw a pop quiz at us and it's not one you take with a pencil and paper. She quizzed us on the song we were supposed to play for homework last night, pulling us aside one by in a private room down the hall. Every time she left the room to quiz a student everyone in the room would study the song and play it on their guitar to be ready for the quiz because they obviously didn't do their homework. Me on the other hand, although I didn't enjoy playing the basic song last night I can play this in my sleep. So, I sat back and watched everyone panic as they rushed to memorize the song, and I played the song me and Asami were playing together last night absent-mindedly.

"Quiz me!" One of my fellow classmates exclaimed, she was actually the same girl I was playing a song on the guitar with on the first day of this class. I gave her a look that said really, "Please this is the first grade of the quarter and I need to ace it so please just give me feedback on my playing!" She said desperately.

"Fine, play it for me." I responded giving in. she played the song and I gave her feedback and a couple tips for her to memorize the song better before it was her turn to perform in front of Mrs. Moreau.

"Wendel you're up!" Mrs. Moreau announced as she suddenly appeared in the room dragging along behind her a very miserable student that by the looks of his face he must have failed the pop quiz.

"Westbrook you're on deck!" She announced again as she left the room with a nervous looking student trailing behind her. I took a deep breath as I prepped myself one last time before I had to take my quiz.

"Ok Ms. Westbrook, whenever you're ready you may begin." She said as we stepped into the sound proof room.

Damn I didn't even have a chance to sit down yet, this woman means business. "Yes ma'am." I situated myself on the chair as she sat down in front of me already starting to grade me as she wrote away on the clipboard. "I'm ready." I stated and she looked up from the clipboard and nodded curtly.

As I played the song on the guitar, I memorized every note form the back of my hand being careful not to get carried away and go off book, but it's not like that will be a problem anyway because the song didn't give me that kind of vibe. I finished the song and looked up to Mrs. Moreau.

She nodded pushing the glasses up on her nose and writing down some last-minute things on the clipboard, then when she was down she looked up and asked me a question I was not expecting, "Why are you here Westbrook?" She asked genially curious.

"Well Mrs. Moreau I've always played the guitar and I-"

"Save me the life story Westbrook, why are you here?!" She repeated herself.

"I-I don't know Mrs. Moreau t-to play music."

"Exactly!" She exclaimed, "And what is your purpose, what are you going to do once that degree is in your hands?!"

"I-I don't know." I said disappointedly looking down at my guitar but realized who I was talking to and I raised my head back up to look Mrs. Moreau in the eyes. "I haven't thought that far ahead really, I just know that I didn't want to spend my life doing something that doesn't make me happy, when I can do something that makes me happy and the others around me happy, does that make sense?"

"Yes, Westbrook it does, because that's what every student that goes to this school thinks about when they are doing what they love and there is nothing wrong with that but," She said as she turned the clipboard around to show me my grade, "You've got to want it and believe in yourself and your capabilities and right now I feel like you're holding back."

I frown as I looked at my grade with disgust. I had received a D…. she gave me a D! "Why?" Was all I could muster to ask.

"You were playing dull throughout the whole song, and maybe a little afraid to show me what you could do. You're better than this Ms. Westbrook I know so and you know so, so act like you know how to play and not like this is your first time." She said getting up to retrieve the next student or in my case the next victim.

"I'm confused, just yesterday you were telling me to play by the book and your telling me to pour my heart out which one?!" I lashed out as I sprung up from my chair.

"Excuse me Ms. Westbrook but you're lucky that I didn't give you an F!" She shouted back.

"Well you might as well have. I got a full ride here and I could lose it all just with this grade alone, and I thought I played pretty well If I do say so myself."

"It is not that you played well Westbrook but the fact that you think that you can play the song once and your golden. But that's not how this works, even though you may be a prodigy you are still like the rest of my students and the students that walk these hallways…..human, and you need to learn to work hard and improve because even though you may have raw talent you still have a long way to go believe it or not and it takes a teacher like me that realizes talent when they see it and to push you into your very best self!" She said looking strictly in my eyes, "Now, I don't usually do this but I want to see if you can prove yourself, I'm going to give you a second chance. Same song though and I want you to study this song like your life depends on it understand?"

I looked up at her with shocking eyes, "Yes Mrs. Moreau, you will not regret this decision." I said appreciatively as I shook her hand.

"You are very welcome, you'll take this again next Friday."

"Thank you and I'll be prepared I promise."

"I hope so…..Korra." She said as she stepped out of the room to head back to the classroom, leaving me with my mouth open in shock.

Did she just say my name?

As I waited for Asami in the jazz rehearsal room, I played the song Mrs. Moreau gave me a second chance to play. This time studying each note and perfecting it, and every time I felt that I played a chord wrong I started over from the beginning and played the song again until it was hammered in my brain.

It was around 6:00 o'clock when Asami finally showed up, walking in the room with a booming applause as I finished the song for the umpteenth time. "Bravo, is that a new song you're working on?" She asked smiling at me inquisitively.

"Nah I just have to study this song my teacher assigned me nothing major." I replied smiling back at her. "You ready to get started with your song?" I asked as I walked up to her.

"You mean our song, you helped out on it too." She corrected my tucking a stray of her hair behind her ear.

I licked my lips, "Yeah but you're the one that created the song." I said as I absent-mindedly moved in closer as I was pulled into her captivating jade eyes.

"You still deserve some credit." She blushed. Just then our conversation was cut short when a cough was heard from the door way. "Oh, I'm sorry how rude of me, uh Korra this is Mr. Leroy one of my private professors, Mr. Leroy this is Korra the guitarist I was telling you about earlier today." Asami exclaimed as she tore her eyes away from mine and glowed scarlet red.

I shook hands with the professor, "Nice to meet you Mr. Leroy." I said with a toothy grin.

Mr. Leroy looked back and forth from me and a mortified Asami, "So you're the one that makes my student smile." He said with a sly grin.

"What?-"

"Oookay, shall we get started?" Asami retorted as she walked briskly toward the piano.

What was that about?

Asami (Third Person POV)

Mr. Leroy said his good-byes as he started to leave the room, thanking Asami and Korra for great performance. "I can't wait for you to play it to everyone at the end of the quarter Asami, it's going to be a hit." He said as he left the room.

"What does he mean by playing it for everybody at the end of the quarter?" Korra asked as she began packing up her guitar.

"Oh, it's like a final exam for me, last year as a freshman we had to play a song from the book but this year as a sophomore we had an option to ether write a song and sing it or preform a song the you write for the piano. And I choose to write and sing a song, its extra work but I love to do this so it's pretty fun." Asami explained as she joined Korra by her side.

Korra stood up after packing her stuff, "Well I'm excited to play with you when the time comes." She said as she stared at Asami.

"I-I am too." She stated as they both got lost in each other's eyes for a moment.

Korra broke the stare as she looked down at her shoes, her eyebrows scrunching up in thought as she struggled to say something, "Um Asami can I ask you something?" Korra asked she looked back up her face radiating with a posing question.

"Anything, shoot." Asami encouraged.

"Uhh about yesterday night, uh d-do you want to talk about it? Because I feel like we got off on the wrong foot." Korra said as she rubbed the back of her neck.

"Well we didn't get off on the wrong foot obviously because I'm letting co-write my song, so if I hated you do you really think I would let you do that?" She asked back looking at me quizzically, "No, the answer is no I wouldn't and that's all that you need to concern yourself with ok?" She countered as she headed back to the piano to sort out the music sheets.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to be rude." Korra said genially apologizing, I really shouldn't be digging in her business I just met her yesterday, and she's being nice enough to let me co-write with her song.

But still I can't help but wonder who hurt her….

Asami sighed realizing she was doing it again, shaking her head, "It's okay, that's just a part of my life that it hurts to share." She said and Korra nodded in understanding. "Thank you, can we change the subject please?"

"Sure," Korra put her bookbag on her back and picked up her guitar, "I also wanted to ask her one more thing." Korra said sporting her goofy lopsided smile as she walked up beside Asami.

Asami stopped sorting the papers to face her biting her lip eagerly, "What?" She asked timidly as she looked Korra up and down and tucked a piece of her hair back behind her ear again.

"I wanted to ask if you would like to come to karaoke night at this club tomorrow, me and my friend Bolin are going and I thought you might want to come along."

"I would love to, Korra." Asami said turning her head sideways as she tried to hide a blush.

"Ok I'll text you the details tonight." Korra said as she set her guitar down to hug Asami.

Asami accepted the hug whole heartedly wrapping her arms around Korra's neck as she wrapped hers around her waist. "Ok I'll see you later than, bye Korra." Asami said as she broke the hug afraid that if she didn't break it she would've held Korra longer than what a friendship hug last for.

Korra waved her good-bye and left the room smiling like an idiot, and leaving a blushing Asami behind.

Korra (POV)

I sat on bed as I practiced the song for Mrs. Moreau when I received a text, it was from Bolin.

Bolin- Did you apologize to Opal yet?

Me-No, I'm still think about what I should say

Bolin- Don't think just do, rule number one in my acting class

Me- Well I'm not acting Bo I want to be sincere lol

Bolin- I know that but what I'm saying is don't think too much about it and let the apology flow out of you and the rest will fall into place

Me- Ok wise guy, I'll text her rite now…

I switched contacts and I braced myself.

Me- Hey Opal I wanted to apologize for standing you up yesterday, Bolin told me everything and I feel really bad for doing that to you. You see I thought that you wanted to have sex so that's why I didn't show up, you scared me and when I saw that text message I panicked. I should've Alphaed up and told her face to face that I didn't want to have sex and I didn't and for that I apologize and next time when you're in heat I'll help you move your stuff.

Opal didn't respond right away but I saw that she read my text, and 5 minutes later she responded.

Opal- It's ok Korra I can see why you thought that I wanted to have sex with you when I sent you that text yesterday, and I'm sorry that I scared you like that. I don't want you to feel uncomfortable in your own room. I normally don't act like that it's the hormones. But anyway, I respect you as a person for not giving in to temptation and telling me that you don't want to have sex with me it shows me who you really are which is a good person. And don't worry about the moving the stuff down to the basement next time I just found out last night that Alphas aren't allowed down there, stupid rite?

Me- lol yeah it's a little bit of a stupid rule but Bolin told me it's to keep you guys safe, not every Alpha is a nice as me you know

Opal- Oh well I guess when you put it in that way it makes sense. But question for you Korra

Me- What?

Opal- Are you a virgin?

Ahh shit she knows!

Me- …..uh yeah

Opal- omg really this explains everything!

Me- yeah

Opal- Well your secret is safe with me ;)

Me- umm Thx

Opal- U welcome XD

Me- Ok so can I ask you a question I want to make up for the huge dick move I pulled on you

Opal- Sure ask away

Me- Bolin and me and also my new friend Asami are going to this club tomorrow for karaoke night, do you want to come?

Opal- sure sounds fun, just send me the address

Me- Kk….

I sent her the address and Opal agreed to be there. After texting Opal, I texted Bolin and told him mission accomplished and that she was coming to karaoke night.

After that I laid back in my bed and thought about what I was going to sing at the club, I mean sure I could sing something off of the song list but I wanted to sing an original. I thought about the conversation I had with Asami today and how she refused to tell me why she was so upset the other day and it irked me like a bug that kept buzzing in my ear. I wanted to know so I could help her cope with her feelings and understand her better, I don't know why I feel like I need to know her so bad I just feel like I do.

I got up from my bed to sit at my desk and pulled out a pencil and a piece of paper and started to write a song. A song that would say it all, and the moment Asami hears it tomorrow she'll know how I'll feel and she'll know that I'm here for her no matter what.

Author's Note: So, we are getting into the Korrasami part of the story as promised. And I want to address the comments to reassure you guys as my readers. This is a Korrasami fanfiction and from the beginning of the story if you read closely Korra was never into Opal and Opal was never really into Korra they are strictly friends, Opal even explains in the text messages between them that she doesn't normally act like that and apologizes to Korra for making her feel uncomfortable. Korra being a virgin has never experienced the feeling of being aroused by an Omega in heat, and if you read the Epilogue you would know the reason why she doesn't. Korra, in my story, was bullied throughout her entire childhood and into her teenage years so if you think about it in that perspective it would explain why she is still a virgin.

Now that I have explained that. Thoughts are appreciated and I posting this chapter today instead of Friday because I will be going out of town and won't be by a computer for at least a week.