Thank you Somepizza for the heads up on separating the scenes. It must've been difficult for many others too and I apologize for that. Although "Theartofkeepingcool" is one of my favorite authors, I wanted my story to be different than hers. I've written it in narrative pov instead of the character's pov; However, I will separate the scenes as best as I can. Without further ado, Please enjoy and review :) And Happy New Year everybody!~
Ch.7
"She obeys my orders very well." Ginger stares out at the city.
"Who, Sato?"
"She doesn't like to be addressed by her last name, yet she doesn't fuss about it either." Erin, GR's assistant shows confusion.
"She hasn't Brought me a single dime of her debt. Let's remind her that I'm not a patient woman and give her some motivation."
"How?"
"First, let's go visit an old customer of mine at the fitness center.
Asami paced around her living room deep in thought.
"Huh. It can't be love! I don't do love. I don't even like people!" She thought aloud. Suddenly, Opal came out of her room and plopped down on the couch.
"Who are you in love with Asami?"
"Ahh! Will you people stop sneaking up on me?" She blurted out remembering when Korra startled her.
"Opal, are you in love with your boyfriend?"
"Well, for the most part, to love him everyday. I think the falling in love part, happens in the beginning of a relationship." This only confused Asami more.
"But how do you know when you're in love?"
"Easy, any little thing they do makes you smile, you want to know more of that person. You can't stop thinking about them and you only want to be around them. It's truly amazing." Opal intertwined her hands together.
'Well I don't want to be with Korra all the time, and she annoys me most of the time, so...' Asami smiles at her thought.
"Yeah, it's not love." She concludes.
….
"Here are the results from the fingerprints," baatar hands Mako a manila folder. Mako takes it and slowly opens it.
"Is it for the drug case? I know the chief is ready to blow someone's head off if she doesn't find evidence quick." He adds. Mako reads the document and looks up at the forensics leader. He does his best to smile.
"No, I'm not on that case, but hope they do find something." He lies.
He starts his car and waits for it to heat up. 'I could just turn this in to the chief and be promoted to detective, but if she's arrested, I'm sure she'll bring me down with her. There's gotta be another way,' he sighs and decides to drive back to the warehouse. Mako parked his car and ran to the back of the warehouse. He looked all around in search of something. He then turned his head and saw a camera at a nearby gas station. He glanced at the spot where he pulled up to stop Asami.
"Hi, I'm officer Mako. There may be evidence we need caught by your camera outside. Please allow me to look over the footage." Mako and the store manager walked into a small office where a TV sat on a messy desk.
"From which day do you want to see?" The man asks, scrolling through the footage.
"Two days ago." He complied and found the recording. Mako goes closer to TV but notices the manager behind him. He clears his throat and the manager leaves. In the footage, it captures Asami running away from the building and only half of Mako's car. It then shows Mako's back, but his face isn't visible. Only Asami's figure is clearly recognizable. Mako takes out the tape and leaves the room.
Asami steps out of the shower and picks up her phone. She sees a new message from Annoying Trainer and quickly opens it.
Hey, wanna have lunch with me and kuvira?
Sure, How about Narook's? Asami asked, craving noodles.
The place across the street by the fitness center?
Yeah. they serve the best noodles.
Ok! Meet you there. Asami put her phone down and walked to her closet. She decided to wear burgundy jeans and a black short-sleeved buttoned up dress shirt. She enjoyed her tomboy look. She grabbed her keys and motorcycle helmet, and locked her front door. A black car parked right next to Asami's bike. She approached the car and heard a click sound from the back door. She hops in and sees Ginger wearing sunglasses.
"It's been a while. Where's my money Asami?" she begins.
"I'm working on it." Asami says.
"Good. Suit up, You're joining Erin and the others in a rumble tonight."
Asami knew all too well what that meant.
"Where?" She whispered.
"Republic City's fitness center. I want to show you what happens to someone who chooses to double cross me." Asami swallowed hard as she got out and hopped onto her bike. All of a sudden, she didn't want to do it. She was beginning to like her somewhat normal life. Her mind raced and thought back how it all started.
"Asami Sato, it is a pleasure to meet the heir to one of Republic City's biggest company." A woman wearing an elegant dress extends her hand.
"Likewise," Asami replies. Asami's father, Hiroshi Sato, was hosting a business party in their estate. Asami wasn't enjoying the party at all. Boring businessmen bragging about their stocks or wanting to invest in her father's company. Nothing interesting ever occurred, until this night. She took a drink and walked outside to a balcony.
"Hate parties?" A voice from behind startled Asami.
"Only these. The same investors and shareholders every year."
"Well it's my first time here. I'm Ginger, CEO of GR Fashion Department." She smiled.
"So what?" Asami asks uninterested. Ginger chuckles softly.
"I know what you're looking for, and I can give it to you. Come by my store at midnight. If you're willing." Ginger says, walking back into the mansion. (End of flashback)
"So this is the footage of the female suspect you went after?" Chief Beifong asks watching the tape. Mako nods.
Beifong zooms into the face and scans it. Another window opens up and processes the face.
"We've got our suspect. Well done Mako. You may continue working on this case. Once we put an end to this drug business, you'll be moved to the Investigation Department." She says. Mako saluted his chief and smiled to himself.
….
Asami, Korra, and Kuvira met up at Narook's Noodle Restaurant. They sat in a booth and looked at the menus.
"I always see this place, but never thought to try it out." Kuvira comments. Korra nods in agreement.
"I'll admit the place can use some remodeling, but food is great here." Asami replies. The waiter shows up and notices Asami.
"The usual?" He asks. The two girls then their heads to her, waiting for her response. "Yes, only one order of Seaweed soup please."
"I'll have the same." Korra gives him the menu.
"A bowl of ramen for me." Kuvira adds. The waiter took the menus and left. While they were waiting for their food, korra's mind went back to night she first had seaweed soup. Mako had brought it for her. 'I wonder if he got it from here.' The food arrived and Korra studied the presentation of the soup. It looked very similar to the one she had. Asami and Kuvira immediately dug in.
"What's wrong K?" Kuvira asks.
"Nothing, this soup looks like the one Mako brought me as an apology." Korra chuckled. Asami nearly choked on a noodle, remembering that day as well. She glanced at the young girl who started eating. Ten minutes later, Korra's phone chimed. She received a message from Mako telling her that he was in front of her apartment waiting for her.
"I gotta go, but you two finish eating. Thanks for bringing us here Asami, we'll definitely come back soon." She smiles and walks away.. Asami didn't want her to leave without knowing what was wrong. Without thinking, she jogged after korra and gently grabbed a hold of her arm.
"Hey…" She looks down on her hand and lets go of her arm. "You didn't like the soup? Was there something wrong with it?"
"Not at all. Why?" Korra asked confused. For some reason, Asami wanted to know if she was upset about the whole apology soup thing she had told Mako to do. But she didn't know how to bring it up.
"Are you leaving me with the bill now?" korra laughs at her random complaint.
"I'm sure Kuvira will cover it. But I have to go, my boyfriend is waiting for me. Bye!" She walked away. Asami was able to tell by her smile that she was happy. And at that moment she realized that Mako was at fault all along. He was the one who needed to change and be a better boyfriend. Asami was the one who's going to help him. Kuvira walks up behind Asami and taps her shoulder.
"It's a beautiful day today! how about we go out and enjoy?" Kuvira suggested.
"Sorry I have to go as well." Asami said.
"Oh, alright. Maybe next time." Kuvira replied with a frown. She meant well, but Asami needed to prepare for tonight.
….
"Hello darling," Korra gives Mako a kiss.
"How was your day?"
"Good, I had lunch with V and Asami."
"So you and your trainee are close now?" Mako curiously asked, but secretly wanted to make sure his plan was working.
"Yeah, I guess we are close. I ate seaweed soup again." She blurted out. Mako tried his best to hide his nervousness.
"I knew you'd like it." He smiles. Korra picked up her TV remote and skipped through channels.
"Yeah, Asami took us to Narook's Noodle Restaurant. She's a regular there." Korra looked at Mako's reaction. She's suspicious, and Mako does not know what to do.
"Oh really? If it's that's good, we should have dinner there sometime." Mako smiled and took a hold of korra's hand.
"Look! They have the Avatar series on pay-per view! Let's watch it." Korra exclaims excitedly.
"Alright, here's my card. Go ahead and buy it. I'll make some popcorn." Mako hands Korra his debit card and heads into the kitchen.
….
The moon was full and the air was fresh. Asami enjoyed nights like these. She wore an all black outfit with a black cap and skull bandana reaching up to her nose. She wondered if they were fighting trespassers or gang rivalry. The car she rode in pulled up at the fitness and her eyes went wide. What are we doing here? Who exactly are we fighting? Millions of questions ran through Asami's mind. As she got out of the car, she could make out Varrick's figure, followed by a group of guys holding lead pipes and baseball bats. 'Who is this guy really?' Varrick approached one of the leaders.
"Tell that coward boss of yours that I've paid my debt! She's just stirring up trouble for no reason!"
"Well she's not here to teach you a lesson, so we will instead!" the leader spat Out, punching varrick across the face. The rumble had begun. Asami was able to hold her own. A few guys came all at once, wanting to test her strength. A car came around the corner and saw the fight. They immediately called the police. They got out of their car and ran to help. The leader motioned for the others to attack a specific person. Asami moved closer to get a better look. What she saw made her stop dead on her tracks. It was Korra fighting. She didn't understand why her gang only went after her. Asami no longer cared for her business, her gang, or her boss. She pushed off one of Varrick's guys and ran straight for the circle. She started fighting the ones who were surrounding Korra. Their faces filled with confusion, gave Asami the advantage. Korra put her fists up, ready to fight Asami. Asami rushed to punch but Korra dodged it and kicked her side. Asami swung again and this time, Korra grabbed her arm and flipped her over. It definitely hurt Asami more than when she was flipped on the mat. Asami rolled over and saw one of the thugs from behind with a knife in hand. and was running straight for Korra. Asami got up, and held her right shoulder. She limped over and put herself in front of her trainer before she could get stabbed. They looked into each other's eyes in horror. Once the police sirens were heard, all the thugs began to run away. Asami fell to the floor and felt strong arms pick her up and lead her away from the fight. Asami's vision started to blur and before she knew it, everything went black.
….
Mako ran out of his car and scanned the area for Korra. He found her on her knees, clearly shaken and traumatized. He rushed over to her. He looked on the floor and saw a small patch of blood.
"Korra, are you hurt anywhere?"
"No…but someone was. Someone got stabbed!"
"Thugs play dirty nowadays. It's their own fault."
"Thug or not, a person was stabbed and is bleeding out somewhere. You need to find him!" Korra pleaded. Mako nodded and helped korra to an ambulance to check her wounds.