"Korra!" Senna yelled from the kitchen. Korra stirred in bed, but she didn't get up. She groaned and reached for some water. On her side table her hand grasped only air and then she remembered why nothing was there. The memory of her hasty retreat into her room the night before hit her with a pang of guilt. She rolled over on her stomach and buried her head into her pillow. The chances of her mother not asking about what had happened between Asami and her last night were slim to none. In her mind's eye, Korra could see nothing but Asami's burning emerald eyes just before she dove in for their kiss. Even in that moment there was something about those eyes that had unsettled her, but now they were haunting her and Korra didn't know if it was desire or confusion. She guessed it was a combination of both.

This time, a knock came at her door, "Korra, sweetie, you need to get out of bed, or you'll be late for school." Korra groaned and she heard the doorknob jiggle. Her mother was silent. Korra wasn't t the type who bothered to close her bedroom door, let alone lock it. Korra figured her actions must have concerned her mother.

Korra pushed herself up with a groan and swung her legs over the edge of her bed. She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes, "I'm up, I'm up," she mumbled still half asleep. She shuffled over to her door to unlock and open it. "See?" She said coming face to face with her mother's worried expression. Korra's mother studied her from top to bottom and it was only then that Korra realized she was still wearing the same clothes from the previous night. She had been so distraught that she hadn't even changed into pajamas. Not that it mattered, she'd spent most of the night beating herself up over what had happened instead of sleeping.

"Oh sweetheart," her mother said sadly and enveloped Korra in her arms.

"M-mom?" Korra said taken aback by her mother's embrace. "What is it?"

"If you wanna talk about anything, I'm here for you." Senna said lovingly while stroking Korra's hair. Korra felt a lump form in her throat, It was already starting. She couldn't handle this right now. She cleared her throat and hoped it would come out sounding normal.

"Come on, Mom. I'm fine."

Senna eyed her daughter sceptically, "alright, well hurry and get ready before breakfast gets cold." She gave Korra one more encouraging look before turning around and walking back towards the kitchen. Korra looked over the clock on her bedside table. It was nearly eight and her first class started at eight thirty. She had to hurry if there was any chance of her making it to school on time. She quickly changed into some jeans and a blue cotton t-shirt and ran to the kitchen. Her mother had already set out a plate of scrambled eggs and bacon for her with toast and ginger tea. Before sitting down, Korra went to the fridge and helped herself to a can of soda. She'd drink the tea her mother made, but she really needed an extra caffeine kick this morning. She sat across from her mother and got to work shoveling down her eggs.

Senna cleared her throat and began, "you know, I really think she's a very nice girl." Korra nearly choked on the eggs in her mouth.

"Mom," Korra said looking up from her plate with a pleading look in her eyes, "can we please not talk about this right now?"

"I just want to make sure you're okay. You look like you've been up all night crying." Her mothers eyes scanned her for any response and Korra couldn't hold in a sigh any longer.

"Fine. I admit it. I'm having a hard time right now, Mom. But I need to figure this thing out on my own." Senna nodded. "I promise I'll talk to you about this when I'm ready." Korra said with a weak smile. She prodded her eggs with her fork and looked down. She couldn't look her mother in the eyes right now.

"That's fine, sweetheart. I'll be here whenever you're ready. But I do want you to know, whatever you decided won't change my, or your father's, love for you. You're our baby girl, no matter what." Korra nodded. The lump in her throat was back. "So, how is the team looking this year?" Korra looked up at her mother and smiled widely, grateful for the change of topic.

…

Asami stood in the hallway outside the locker rooms looking at the JV football roster. It was easy to find Korra's name. There were only two quarterbacks on the squad and they were listed first. She frowned. Korra wouldn't be happy when she saw the roster. Mako was the first name on the list. He'd been named the starter. Korra's name was just below his with backup typed up next to her name. She drew her finger across the name and her heart sank. Just looking at Korra's name brought all her feelings for that girl bubbling back to the surface. She cursed herself for breaking her number one rule, consent first. She had no idea how she'd lost control. Something about Korra's face flushed in excitement after their ride had lit a fire inside her and she'd needed to feel her lips on hers. Asami was sure she would never forget the feeling that kiss had given her. Even today her mind was still reeling with thoughts of it. She sighed and headed for the field. It was probably best to avoid Korra for now. She hoped that she hadn't messed things up between them permanently.

Asami walked out of the building's double doors and onto the field. She saw Opal and several other members of the squad stretching out on the grass near the home team bleachers. Asami joined them and sat down cross legged next to Opal with her chin in her hands. She still couldn't get Korra out of her mind. Opal gave her a sideways glance. "What's up with you?"

"Nothing," Asami answered a little too quickly as she snapped out of her thoughts. She spread her legs out in front of her and leaned forward into her stretch. Focusing on her body helped clear her mind. She felt the pull of the muscles in her legs and back, everything was loosening up and it was really relaxing. She lay there taking deep breaths as her body's tension melted away.

"Nothing, huh?" Opal said skeptically, "alright." Asami was thankful that Opal hadn't pushed the topic harder. It was Opal who had warned her to respect Korra, and she had even promised not to force herself on her. Asami shook her head, angry at herself because, in a way, that is exactly what she had done last night. She wondered if Korra had said anything to Opal about yesterday's events. Opal was acting completely normal, so she doubted Korra had said anything, but she would likely hear something from her soon. Asami reasoned it was probably best if Opal heard her side of the story first. Opal was her first friend at North Republic High and she didn't want to lose her.

"So, have you heard from Korra today?" Asami brought up the topic as casually as she could.

"Yeah, but just a few texts about nothing in particular. She got to school late today, you must have really tired her out with your tutoring." Opal was doing the same stretch as her and didn't even look up from the ground when she answered.

"Oh," Asami said, trying not to sound worried, "maybe…" Opal sat up and moved into the side splits. Now she was looking directly at Asami.

"Judging from her texts, she seemed to be in high spirits today, but you can never trust the emotions people show in texts. Even if she is feeling good today, as soon as she sees that she wasn't named the starter...well, she'll feel like crap, to put it lightly."

Asami cringed. She didn't want to see Korra like that. She liked confident happy Korra. Last night she had seen a different side of her, a sad and confused Korra, but if she had to see more of that today. Her heart ached at the thought and a frown pulled at her lips. "Poor Korra." She was only half talking about the fact that she wasn't named the starter.

"Don't worry," Opal reassured her, "She'll be down for a few days, but Korra will bounce back. She's a team player. She'll throw all her energy into helping the team in any way she can. Starter or not, she's still a leader."

"Yeah," Asami nodded, "you're right." There was never going to be a right time to tell Opal and the longer she waited the greater the chance that Korra would tell her something first. Asami took a deep breath and sat up from her stretch. "About last night…"

Opal cocked an eyebrow, "Yes?" She suddenly looked more intense.

"I think I may have overstepped my bounds with her a bit…"

"What do you mean?" Opal said getting out of her splits and sitting cross legged right in front of her.

"Well," Asami felt her face getting hotter under Opal's intense stare, and she lowered her voice to a whisper so only Opal could hear her, "I kissed her and I think it really confused her." Her words came out rapidly, but Opal heard them all. Opal sighed. Asami looked at her with a confused expression. That was not the reaction she'd been expecting.

"Did she kiss you back?"

"Yeah, but then her mother saw us...she pushed me away and seemed really," Asami paused to search for the right word, "upset."

"Oh, man. Her Mom saw?" Opal was stifling a laugh, "you really need to pick better places to make moves on girls, Asami." Asami rolled her eyes at Opal, but she was right. Standing in front of Korra's house probably wasn't the best place to make a move on her. Opal placed a hand on Asami's shoulder reassuringly. "Don't worry. I'll talk to her. She's very new to all of this romance stuff."

"You seem more open to this than before," Asami said giving Opal a hard stare, "did Korra say something to you about me?" Before Opal said that she didn't know how Korra felt about girls, but now it seemed like she was trying to play matchmaker. Asami wondered what had changed.

"You do confuse her, Asami, but in a good way. She needs-" Opal stopped short and looked over at the school building, "and here she comes." Asami looked over and saw Korra and Bolin heading over to the field. Bolin had his hand on Korra's slightly slumped shoulder and he was speaking to her very animatedly. They were too far away to hear what he was saying, but Asami was happy to see a small smile cross her lips. As they got closer to where the cheer squad was warming up, it was clear that the smile was very forced. Her eyes, which usually glowed with the energy of her spirit, looked dimmer than usual. Opal jumped to her feet and jogged over to them jumping into Bolin's arms as he planted a kiss on her cheek and spun her around once.

"Whoa!" Korra said with wide eyes, "when did this become official?"

"Bo asked me out last night after practice," Opal said with a big smile on her face.

"Congrats, man!" Korra said patting her friend on the back. Then, she pointed a finger directly at his face, "hurt her and you're dead."

"Oh, come on, Korra. You know I'm a perfect gentleman," he said pulling Opal toward him and giving her one more kiss on the cheek. She turned bright red. Asami smiled while watching the scene play out before her. It was about time they got together. They were perfect for eachother, but Asami could think of a few girls that would be devastated to find out that Bolin was off the market. Korra chuckled at the two and her eyes wandered away from them and over to Asami. When their eyes met, Asami gave her a soft smile and nodded. She would have liked to run into her arms like Opal had done with Bolin, but this time she wouldn't let her desire overwhelm her. Korra blushed and quickly looked away. Her blush was clearly a response, but the fact that Korra hadn't said anything to her still pulled at her heartstrings.

"Bolin, let's go!" She pulled him by the arm toward the football team benches, "you two can be all lovey dovey later." Korra gave Opal a high five before she and Bolin ran off. Opal walked back over to Asami and sat down. The smile on her face looked like it would never go away.

"Good job getting Bolin," Asami said to Opal smiling brightly. Even though her love life wasn't great right now, she was still happy when others found happiness. "He was a hot commodity." She giggled.

"Yeah," Opal laughed, too, "I'm gunna make all the girls jealous. Well, except you, of course." Opal winked.

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Korra stood with her arms crossed at the side lines watching Mako behind the helm of an offence comprised of mostly sophomores that she had lead the previous year. She examined them closely looking for any sign of weakness. She may not have been named the starter, but she was going to do her best to help her team in the roll she was given. Mako's technique was solid, but he didn't command the field like Korra. He might not like it, but Korra planned to give him pointers. To that end she had a notepad and pen and was taking notes on any areas she thought could be improved.

She was doing her best to stay focused, but it was pretty hard with the cheer squad practicing right behind her. Everytime she head Asami's voice she wanted to turn and look at see what the older girl was doing. As she'd expected, seeing Asami earlier was very hard. She hadn't even been able to muster the courage to say something to her. Speaking was hard, but admiring Asami from afar was easy. She couldn't take it anymore, Korra turned to her side trying to look nonchalant and glanced over at Asami out of the corner of her eye. The sight of Asami skillfully holding one of her squadmates in the air sent a chill down Korra's spine. The riding suit last night had been very sexy, but seeing Asami in motion was even more entrancing. Korra caught herself staring at her toned midriff which was exposed because of her raised arms. Her gaze crept up and to Asami's face. She was extremely focused on what she was doing and the wrinkles in her brow were deep. Korra felt butterflies in her stomach and a smile pulled on her lips. Opal had been right, it was a painful and wonderful all at the same time.

"Korra!" Someone from the field yelled and Korra snapped her head in that direction. Korra saw a blurry brown object just a few feet in front of her. She leaned back, trying to dodge it, but it was already way too close for her to move. "Look ou-!" The rest of the warning was drowned out by the football smashing her in the face. Korra fell back onto the ground, blood streaming from her nose.

Author's Note: Hello everyone! I know not a lot of Korrasami in the chapter, but next chapter will be super fluffy with the two of them! I also want to give a big thanks to Tobias Chin who is now beta reading for me. I think with her help this story will continue to get better and better. I hope everyone is looking forward to Asami helping Korra out after her injury because I am super looking forward to writing it. Read/review. Love you guys :)