Two months had passed and winter was nearing its end.
"You're going down, Mako!" Asami laughed as she threw another fireball in Mako's direction. He sidestepped and missed the ball by a few inches.
"I wouldn't count on it, Momma Bear." He created a fire lash in Asami's direction. Asami ducked and with swift movement, she low kicked her leg in a circular motion to knock Mako off his feet.
"Very nice! I'm proud of you Asami" he said while standing up and brushing off the dust. "Again?" He asked.
"No, no. No, thank you Mako!" Korra said nervously before Asami could answer. The Avatar had bitten her nails to the limit during that last fight.
"Oh come on, Korra." Asami took her helmet off shaking out her wavy hair. "How else am I supposed to learn this?"
"By sparring with someone else."
"Like who? You only squirt me with water and Bolin apologizes before he earth bends. Mako is the only one who tries to teach me and even so he's holding back."
"That obvious?" Mako asked.
"Oh, yeah." Asami said.
"Maybe he should go easy on you. You're almost five months pregnant, Asami." Korra argued.
"I'm pregnant. Not made out of glass." She replied with slight hostility.
"Maybe I can give it a shot." Opal offered. "I won't hurt her I promise." She said to Korra.
"Fine." Korra relented and Asami smiled. "But one scratch and it's over." Korra warned.
Asami put her helmet back on and got on her fighting stance.
"Begin." Bolin swallowed nervously.
Asami started off by shooting multiple fire daggers. One after another. Opal avoided all of them by doing a triple backflip and landing perfectly on her feet. Asami created a giant fire whip and lashed it at Opal but Opals moved were so fluid and calculated that in a couple of minutes Asami was already breathing heavily and Opal hadn't even broken a sweat. Asami grunted and opened up her palms and used her combustion powers. Opal countered the explosion with a large gust of air sending Asami flying 15 feet in the air. Before Korra could even react Opal created a bed of wind that caught Asami before she could hit the stone floor, leaving her hovering over the ground.
Korra, Mako, Bolin, and Opal all rushed to her immediately.
"Asami, are you ok?" Korra shouted when she didn't see Asami moving.
"Am I ok?" Asami laughed. "That was incredible! Opal will you be my new sparring partner?"
Opal gently made the wind lower Asami to the floor. She immediately stood up.
"I wasn't expecting those combustion powers." Opal admitted.
"Yeah, I discovered them about a week ago." Asami admitted. "At least they don't shoot out of my head. That's kind of creepy."
They all nodded in agreement.
"Hello there, everyone." A familiar, yet slightly annoyed voice said.
"Wu? What are you doing here?" Mako asked with a smile on his face.
"Ah, Mako! Old friend! How are you?"
"Good..." Mako barely responded when Wu was already making his was over to Korra and Asami.
"Avatar Korra, looking lovely as ever." He greeted with a flirtatious smile. Asami stood up from the floor. "Ah, and Lady Asami, you look radiant." Wu took Asami's hand and bent over to kiss it. While he was bent his eyes protruded as he noticed the bump.
"Whooaaaahh. Baby alert!" Wu exclaimed.
"Looks like you got pretty busy after I left." He said to Mako with a smirk and elbowed his ribs playfully.
"Actually, it's not my-"
"Anyways, back to businesses." Wu interrupted Mako once again and Mako growled in frustration. "I'm here to invite you to a party. President Raiko is throwing one for the presidential candidates for the Earth Kingdom and he would love it if the Avatar and her friends would come and show support for the Earth Kingdom."
"When?" Korra asked. Her arms were crossed and her lips were pressed tightly. She was upset that Wu thought her baby was Mako's.
"Tonight at 7:00. President's mansion. Don't be late!" He said with his ringing cheerful voice and left.

"Asami, are you ready?" Korra asked her girlfriend.
"Almost. "Asami said as she put on a coat of her signature deep red lipstick.
"Wow. "Korra gasped. "You look amazing."
"Thanks." Asami smiled shyly. "It was hard finding something that fit." She admitted. "You, however, look incredible." Asami was right. It was rare seeing the Avatar out of her normal ensemble. But tonight she was wearing a deep blue dress. On both arms she had silver armbands with intricate designs and she had a traditional water tribe necklace. Asami couldn't help herself and traced Korra's muscular arms until she reached her nape at which point Asami guided Korra face closer to her own and they kissed.
"Oh, wow!" Korra jumped back.
"What? What's happening?" I just felt the baby kick. Korra answered placing her hand on Asami's belly. Feeling it kick once more. Asami had grown accustomed to the feeling but Korra had not and appreciated every moment of it.
"She's getting stronger!"
"She?" Asami raised an eyebrow.
"Just a hunch." Korra shrugged. "Now, let's go. Mako, Bolin, and Opal must be waiting."
"They can't go anywhere. I'm the only one who can drive and I refuse to ride Juicy in this dress and heels." Asami said confidently.
"That's true. Poor, Opal. That beast is disgusting." Korra agreed and they headed out the door.
"Hey, don't talk about Bolin like talk that." Asami took a friendly stab and they both laughed.
"What are you guys laughing about?" Bolin asked innocently.
"Nothing." Korra smirked at Asami who smiled back. The drove and arrived at the president's mansion where they were fluttered by the paparazzi. Over the years, Korra's friends had attracted as much attention from the media as herself. They bombarded them with questions.
"Avatar Korra, who do you think will win the presidency?"
"Mako, who will you pick? The Avatar or the inventor?"
"Bolin and Opal, ho hard has the split been?"
"Avatar Korra, why are you still single?"
"Asami, are you pregnant or have you experienced significant weight gain?"
"EXCUSE ME?" Asami's hand light on fire.
"Not worth it, Asami." Korra pulled Asami into the mansion, away from the reporters.
"Korra!" Wu waved at her. "Korra, come meet the candidates."
Korra and her friends approached Wu.
Meet to Wu was a tall man in his mid-fifties, he was dressed in the finest silks found in Earth kingdom. Next to him was a very skinny lady also finely dressed? She was holding a small, shaking dog that was closer in appearance to a rat than a dog. Finally, next to them was a simple looking man with eyes so chunky they looked closed. He appeared to be more interested in the food than anything else.
"Korra this is Wang." Wu pointed to the eloquent man. The man shook her hand. "That's Sun-Tze." He pointed at the arrogant looking woman who bowed her head at the Avatar.
"And that's Ming."
"Hi." Ming waved.
"It's an honor to meet you, Avatar Korra." Sun-Tze said but Korra could tell she was just being polite because she had to.
Next it was Wang to try and impress Korra.
"Avatar Korra, this is my son, Wang Jr. I call him Little Wang." Wang pointed at his son who was also tall and handsome. He had dark hair and leafy green eyes. "I couldn't help that you came to this evening without a date. Why don't you dance with Wang?"
Korra hesitated. "I'm a good dancer, I promise." Wang Jr. offered his hand to Korra and she took it, looking back at Asami as he guided her to the dance floor.
Korra awkwardly placed her hands on Wang's shoulders.

Asami was staring at the whole ordeal. A waiter walked by with a tray of champagne and she subconsciously grabbed one and was about to take a sip when Opal interrupted, "Asami, don't." Her voice was quiet but urgent enough to snap Asami out of her trance. She set the glass down.
"I swear if he doesn't let go of her in five seconds I'll go over there and cut off his 'Little Wang'!" Asami growled and stepped forward but was held back by Mako who grabbed her arm.
"Hey! Easy there, Momma Bear!" Mako tried calming her down, "They're only dancing and it's just politics." He explained. "Trust me, she only has eyes for you." He said sincerely.
Asami inhaled deeply letting go of her jealousy. "You're right. Thank you, Mako."
"No problem. So, would you like to dance?" Mako held out his hand and Asami took it. Opal and Bolin joined them, too.

"...My father has great plans for the Earth Kingdom," Wang kept babbling as he and Korra danced.
"Uh-huh," Korra wasn't exactly listening. The first reason was because everything Wang said was like it had been written for him. The second was because she was much too preoccupied looking at Asami laughing and dancing with Mako. She couldn't admit it then, but when Wu just assumed that the baby was Mako's that hurt Korra deeply. She wanted everyone to know that Asami was her girlfriend and that was their baby.
"...My father discovered that the Foggy Swamp has tons of underlying coal, he plans on using it up to industrialize the entire kingdom! Isn't that great?"
Korra looked at Wang, "So your father is going to destroy a forest full of plants, animals, and spirits just to get more money? No. That's awful!" She was enraged. "Excuse me." She left Wang standing there, very confused and walked toward Asami and Mako.
"Can I dance with my girlfriend?" She asked politely. Mako gave a courteous nod and left.
"I'm glad you ditched that guy. I was getting pretty jealous." Asami laughed.
"Asami, I don't want to hide us anymore. I can't. It's killing me."
"Then don't. If Republic City or the entire United Republic of Nations has a problem with who we are, then that's just it. It's THEIR problem."
"I love you." Korra looked into Asami's eyes and stroked the side of her face.
Asami leaned in closer to Korra's face but she made it clear that it was Korra's choice to kiss her. Korra did and the there was a collective gasp from all the witnesses. They pulled away from each other.
"I love you, too." Asami responded. Suddenly the lights flickered and then turned off.
Korra felt threatened and immediately held on protectively to Asami. A spotlight turned on and was pointed to a very thin man with shoulder length black hair and a lock beard. He also had an eye tattooed on his forehead.
"Hello, Republic City and Earth Kingdom." The man greeted. "My name is Bao. I have come to free all of you. It is time. For this era of tyranny to end once in for all. Just take these three candidates, "Another spotlight shone on the three candidates, "look at them, we have the overambitious entrepreneur, who will destroy all of the Earth Kingdom. The lady who will suck all of the Earth Kingdom's riches like a leech. And finally, well, I'm not quite sure that our final candidate knows much more than his own his own name." The people laughed. "No. It is time that the Earth Kingdom frees itself and is ruled by the people of the kingdom itself!" There were loud cheers and a banner with the Red Lotus emblem was hung.
"Stay here." Korra whispered in Asami's ear. "I'm going to get that guy."
Korra light her hand on fire to see. She noticed movement and followed it.
She was attacked by a ball of fire aimed right for her face but she side-stepped and avoided, countering with and a bunch of icicles. One of them swept Bao off his feet and fell hard to the ground. Korra earth bent a boulder and was about to drop it on Bao.
"I would not do that if I were you." He warned.
"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't." Korra growled.
"Because if you do. Your girlfriend dies." He pointed behind Korra. Where two burly men were holding Asami one had his knife pressed up against her neck. Korra could tell that Asami was trying her best not to panic but she could still sense some fear in her eyes. Bao nodded at the man and the man nicked a little cut on Asami's neck. Only a few drops of blood came out.
"Stop! Please, stop." Korra begged and lowered the boulder. The man lowered the knife away from Asami's neck and pushed her harshly. She would have fallen but Korra caught her.
"Are you ok?" Korra asked inspecting Asami's cut. It wasn't bad.
"I'm fine." Asami said. "It was dark. They came out of nowhere."
Korra and Asami came back into the party where the lights had been turned back on.
"There they are!" Bolin pointed and the three of them ran towards Korra and Asami.
"Asami, you're hurt!" Opal gasped.
"Here." Korra bent the water out of Mako's cup and used it to heal Asami's neck. "Better?"
"Much." Asami smiled and kissed Korra's cheek.
"Let's get out of here." Mako said. "Party's over."