AN: It's valentine's day and you may or may not get a little fluff from this chapter. Enjoy!


Chapter 4: Forgotten Promise

Asami notices Korra looking at her engagement ring and meet Korra's eyes when the younger woman looks up. Is that jealousy she's seeing? She can feel her heart race. Does she remember…? Asami hoped but Korra breaks the eye contact first.

"Do you want anything to drink Miss Sato?" Korra's voice was colder.

Or not. She watches the woman get out of bed. "Tea if you have or just water would be great… but are you sure you're alright now?" She asks, worried that Korra is pushing herself too much.

"I have tea. I actually brought some back from Asia. They're the best." Korra's expression changed and now smiling. "I'm feeling much better. Thank you. And I owe you one." Korra waits for Asami's response.

"Okay, if you insist… and who can say no to tea?" Asami responds with enthusiasm.

"Great! You can wait in the living room while I make the tea. I'm really sorry for the mess." Korra says apologetically. Korra leads the way as they walk down towards the living room.

"Don't worry about it. I'm a mechanic, dirt is nothing unusual to me." She walks behind Korra but she almost bumps into the woman's back when Korra suddenly stops and then turns back to face her.

"Really?" Korra is surpised. The two women are now closely facing each other. There was only a few inches left between them.

"Yeah…" Asami is getting drawn into Korra and Korra into her. Korra's eyes are locked on her lips. Asami subconsciously trails her tongue to moisten her lips.

"That's pretty cool…" Korra says softly still staring at Asami's now wet and soft lips. A part of her mind tells her to lean and kiss the woman but another is telling her otherwise.

No. She's not ready. You will scare her off. Stop.

Asami slowly steps back and distances herself from the woman. "I'll be here in the living room if you need help." She tries to speak calmly even though she's been wanting to wrap her hands around Korra in a tight hug and shower her with kisses.

"Right… the tea." Korra's face quickly flushes a disappointed expression that turns into relief. Asami wonders what's running through the younger woman's mind.

She's probably thinking I'm a jerk now. Her eyes follow Korra walking into the kitchen before sitting on the couch.

The couch feels comfortable as ever. She looks down looking at her engagement ring longingly. Her thoughts play back to the day she got the ring.

Asami have been working on the engine of Korra's car most of the night. Her mechanics have failed to fix it and told her that there's something wrong with the engine. The shop has been quiet except for the sounds of someone tinkering with a car engine. Everyone except her left since it's a Friday night and also almost midnight. She is checking on every component of the car's engine before testing it again when she hears a familiar foot steps coming inside the workshop.

"I brought us food!" Korra comes in declaring and putting the food at the desk near the entrance. Asami could smell the inviting aroma of stir fried noodles. Her tummy rumbles. She forgot about dinner and now she's hungry.

The foot steps are getting closer but Asami doesn't want to get distracted so she keeps on working on the engine. "Hey love, thanks for bringing in dinner. Would you mind passing me the wrench please?" Without looking she stretches her arm out expecting the wrench from Korra. Her girlfriend passes the tool and she fastens the bolts.

"I heard your stomach growling, you know" Korra playfully comments and urges her to eat. "The noodles will get cold soon!"

She can't stop now when she's almost done. "One more test and I'll be done here." Still facing the engine and not minding Korra. Who Asami doesn't see pulling out something from her pocket. "Honey can you pass me the flashlight?" Asami holds out her hand and when she receives something lighter and boxy she looks at the object that Korra just gave her.

She looks at Korra with confusion while Korra has an excited and playful smirk on her face. It was a box that looks like a mini toolbox. Her heart starts to beat faster. She looks at Korra in the eyes, trying to get the answer from her girlfriend.

'Is this… oh my god…' Asami's thoughts are starting run a thousand a mile.

The weird way her employees tell her to have a "good night" when they all know she's going to be fixing a car the whole night. How Zhu Li asks to leave earlier than usual. Zhu Li usually stays late on Friday nights. She just thought the woman finally asked Varrick to a date. She's starting to realize what this is all about.

She looks back at the box and opens it with her glove covered fingers. A small round cut emerald sits on top of two entwining lines of platinum forming the ring. She's speechless and very much surprised. She didn't expect Korra to be the one to propose first. They talked about marriage before and both agreed that they want to be married someday. Their state just legalized same-sex marriage and she has been thinking about it lately. Korra beat her to it.

Asami smiles happily at Korra. She watches Korra moving closer to her with the same loving smile. She can feel the love in her lover's eyes as they look into each other's. Not breaking their eye contact, Korra rests her hands over hers.

"May I?" Korra asks.

Asami nods in agreement and let's her girlfriend take the box and the ring out of it. Korra takes off the gloves on her hands and brings her left hand to rest on Korra's left chest. The ring now rests between her right hand and Korra's.

"I am not very good with words… you can feel my heart right now, it's beating crazy fast." Korra blushes adorably and Asami just can't help but smile even more. Korra takes a deep breath. "Asami… My dearest love of my life. You make me the happiest person in this world and you bring out the best in me. I want to share this life and love with you forever and beyond. I love you, Asami. Will you marry me?" Korra nervously waits for Asami's reply.

"Yes, of course, silly. A million times over, Korra." Asami's tears starts to fall. Korra cries happily while putting the ring on her right ring finger. She's more than happy, over-the-moon happy. She wraps her arms around her now fiancee's waist and pulls the shorter woman closer for a passionate kiss. Korra's hands rests on Asami's face caressing as their kiss deepen.

"Tea is ready!" Asami hears Korra call out.

She watches the woman walk towards the living room. She only then notices that she cried. She takes a napkin out of her bag and gently dries the tears on her eyes and face hoping that Korra won't notice.

"I hope I haven't kept you waiting too long." Korra approaches closer to the coffee table and sits the tray with their tea on it.

Only three years.

"Not at all." Asami responds, taking the tea that Korra put on her side of the table. "Thank you, this smells nice." She can smell the relaxing aroma of the tea from the steam. Asami takes the first sip while Korra watches her with curiosity.

"Mmm… this is the best tea I've ever had." Asami smiles at Korra who is now relieved to hear her positive feedback. The two women drink their tea in peaceful silence.

Some things never change. You always make the best tea.

They finish their tea almost at the same time but Asami observed that Korra keeps on looking at her and then away like there's something the younger woman wants to ask. Not long after that Korra finally pops the question.

"Is everything okay, Miss Sato?" Korra asks concerned. The woman can see the slight smudge of Asami's make up which didn't look like that before Korra made the tea. "You look like you've been crying… it's your make up."

"Oh… this…" Asami rests her hand on her cheeks.

"If you want to talk about it. I'm all ears." Korra offers to Asami, a hand resting over hers.

Asami almost thought of spilling everything right there the moment Korra's hand touches hers but she stops herself. She almost didn't.

"It's my fiancee… she's…" Asami pauses, Korra's hand now holding onto her tighter "she is missing…" Her tears just won't stop now, she tries to hold it in but it just keeps on flowing.

"I'm so sorry…" Are the only words Korra could say before Asami feels a strong set of arms hug her. She buries her face against Korra's chest as she sobs.

I've lost you. I don't know if you're ever coming back to me, Korra…


AN: I know the flashback kiss was short... I wanted to write more of it but it's not the time for that yet, not even for valentine's. orz