Spirit Wounds

Chapter 6: Getting Back

It took the two no time to get back to the boathouse. Asami skillfully pulled the boat back into the spot for the boat. She anchored the boat back inside the boat before coming back to get Korra out of the boat. Getting Korra into the boat wasn't too terrible because gravity was on their side and Korra's legs had the strength to slightly hold her own weight. However getting Korra out of the boat was an entirely different. As Asami was trying to help lift Korra up to the deck and to her wheelchair on the deck, Korra's legs gave way from underneath her. Asami was strong, but Korra was a mass of muscle that was too heavy for the thin woman. It was all Asami could do to not drop Korra. Asami sat Korra back on the seat. Asami took a moment to gather her strength and to figure out what to do. Asami this time decided to just get Korra seated on the deck first. She helped the young avatar over to the edge of the deck. It was a struggle, but Korra was now seated on the deck. It was too hard for Asami to then get Korra up into her wheelchair after that. Asami was glad to finally get Korra out of the boat and finally back into the house.

Korra all the while was slowly berating herself. She didn't have the strength to even hold herself up with the assist of another person. She watched Asami struggle to help her and it broke Korra's heart. Why? Why do I have to be so useless? I should be the one carrying Asami out of a boat. Not her struggling to move my useless body out of a boat. She felt a strange mix of anger, disappointment, and sadness well up inside her. Once she and Asami had gotten into the house, Asami had slumped into the large chair that she had rolled Korra up next to. Korra watched Asami exhale with exhaustion from the struggle. "Asa-Asami…" Asami looked up to her friend. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry I have made you do all this."

Asami was confused. "Korra, you aren't making me do anything. I want to help you. I—"

"But that's just it. If I wasn't like this," she gestured at her wheelchair, "you wouldn't have to do any of this."

"You didn't let me finish. I also love spending time with you. And to what you said; Korra you have helped me in more than ways than one. I know you will be so very much stronger after this. That's why I am more than happy to help you recover as fast as you can."

Korra looked away from her friend, not wanting to listen to anything she said. Asami reached across to Korra's shoulder, but Korra shrugged her touch off. Asami knew she needed to give Korra at least a little bit of time. Korra's mind was racing between thoughts of disappointment in herself and in her want to just hold Asami for as long as she could. I…I need to tell her…B..Bu..I can't… Korra refused to look back up at Asami.

Asami watched her best friend for couple of minutes. She eventually reached back across to Korra once again. This time Korra did not shrug off her hand, but instead tensed up at the touch and refused to look up at Asami. Asami pulled off her hand from Korra shoulder. She really is in deep regret right now. Asami sighed loudly as she submitted to just staring at Korra. A few minutes passed before Asami could no longer bare it. She herself wanted to confess everything to Korra: how Asami truly loved her and how much it was breaking Asami's heart watching her friend like this. However she couldn't bring herself to say her true feelings. She decided to at the very least get them into a neutral ground away from the topic. "Do you want something to eat?" Korra nodded. "Alright, what do you want to eat?" Korra didn't say anything. "You have to tell me what you want to eat." Korra shook her head. Korra hated how she was treating Asami, but didn't trust herself to open her mouth. "Well…." Asami had no idea what to do. Finally she thought of something.

Asami stood up and walked to the kitchen. As Asami got up and walked away, Korra lifted her head to watch the young beauty. Great, now she is upset with me…Spirits please help me. Why do I have to be so fucking cowardly about my own feelings? Korra watched the corner Asami had disappeared around until Asami reappeared. She averted her head once again as quickly as she could. She heard Asami walk up to her. All of a sudden a small notepad and pen were put into her lap by a pale hand. Korra took the pad and pen into her hand. What? Why did she give me this?

"If you won't tell me what you want, can you at least write me what you want?"

Korra looked down at the notepad and immediately wrote something down. Asami could not see at all because Korra's hair and head were shielding the notepad. Korra ripped the page out and stared at what she wrote. I-I can't show her this. But…But she at least deserves to know. Korra handed back the notepad with her note on it turned upside down—keeping her eyes averted the whole time. As soon as a pale hand took the notepad, Korra wanted to shrivel up and hide from all of the world.

Asami reached out and took the notepad with the overturned note quickly. Finally. Please be an actual response. I don't think my heart can take much more of this. As Asami turned over the note she read the note. In all capital letters Korra had wrote 'I WANT YOU.' Asami reread the note her head so many times it felt like an eternity had passed. In truth only a couple seconds passed before the notepad had fallen to the ground. Asami clung to the not with a death grip. It was all she ever wanted to her in the world at that moment. "K-Korra…" Asami could not continue her words as if they had been stuck in her throat.

Korra took Asami hesitation as a way to think of how let Korra down slowly. She threw her head into her hands as she grew angry at herself. Why?! Why?! Her thoughts came out into her voice as she yelled at herself "Why?! Why did I just do that? I am a fucking idiot!"

Asami was shocked at Korra's sudden outburst. Asami quickly dropped to her knees and awkwardly embraced the young avatar. "Korra. I have been trying to tell you the same thing."

When Asami took Korra into an embrace it stopped her outburst to let her hear what Asami said. At first she thought her ears were trying to trick her into what she wanted to hear. "A-Asami, wait. Do you mean that-that you like me too?"

Asami pulled back from the embrace to look Korra in the eyes. "Yes, yes, yes, hell yes I do. Korra I-I have been trying to tell you since yesterday, but I couldn't. You, you are the one who my heart belongs to." As Asami said the last sentence she playfully poked Korra on the nose. Korra still had an awe-struck look plastered on her face. She could not say a word, but instead took all the strength she could muster and pulled Asami in for a second embrace. Both girls felt tears of joys stream down their faces.

It was a couple minutes before they broke the embrace again. Asami wiped the tears away from her own face before she said, "So about dinner. How do sandwiches sound?" Korra only nodded to Asami while she wiped her own tears away. Asami took the answer and walked off towards the kitchen. Both felt entirely in bliss as Asami made the two sandwiches they were about to eat. As she finished the sandwiches, Asami reached up to touch the emerald necklace Korra had gotten for her. I can't believe it. She-She actually likes me too. Asami put the two sandwiches on the table before going over to retrieve Korra. The two didn't say a word until they were both around the table getting ready to eat.

Korra was the first to speak up. "So do I appease the last part of our bet?"

"Of course you do. You passed that part with flying colors." The two giggled between themselves.

"So can I change the dinner I owe you into a date?" Korra was actually surprised at how bold her voice had gotten as she her mind did not it to say that. Korra immediately blushed and averted her eyes.

"Only if you want to."

Korra looked back up to Asami with a smile. "I think I do."

Asami smiled. "I just got asked on a date by the avatar. I never thought that would happen." Asami and Korra laughed again.

The rest of the evening passed in heavenly bliss until they retired early so that they could head out early tomorrow. The two were lying in bed facing each other as they drifted off to sleep. That night both of them dreamed of holding the other in their arms as they drifted off to sleep in front of a large fireplace.


Korra was the first one to awaken on the day they would have to leave. She looked over Asami as she slowly opened her eyes. As her brain began to process more, Korra began to feel a growing pain in her legs. It took only a few seconds for the full pain to reach Korra. She sat up quickly grasping her legs in pain. Gah! I feel like my muscles are being pulled straight off my bone. She thought to herself in pain. She sat that way for a few minutes hoping the pain would subside. However it did not. Korra eventually realized why she was in so much, she had forgot to take her medicine last night. It was pretty obvious to her that her mind was not on the medicine she was supposed to take every morning and night. The pain was beginning to be unbearable, but she refused to wake the sleeping beauty next to her. The pain has to plateau eventually. Korra sat there for what felt like an eternity when she finally gave in. She reached over and nudged the sleeping beauty. Korra was glad Asami was a light enough sleeper. Asami's emerald eyes were slowly revealed and to Korra, for a moment, there was no pain; only those beautiful emerald bulbs. Asami smiled to Korra as she began to focus her sight. Why the hell does she have to be that beautiful? Korra began to reach over and move the hair that was draped over Asami's face. But as she did the pain came back with renewed force. Korra doubled over and felt like she was about to get sick. Not here, not in front of her. As Korra calmed down she thought what caused the renewed pain. Alright moving is out of the question right now.

Asami's eyes went wide when she saw Korra double over in pain. She was immediately sitting up and had her hand lightly on Korra's back. She did not hesitate when she spoke though, "Korra? What's wrong? Is it your legs?"

"Yes. Please get my medicine." Asami was already out the door and running to the kitchen. She grabbed the pill bottle and a small glass. She filled the small glass with enough water to get the pills down before rushing back to Korra. Asami held out the two pills Korra needed to take and the glass of water. Korra immediately took the pills and chugged down the water. "Thank you Asami. I guess I forgot to take my medicine last night."

Asami sat down next to Korra. Asami lightly rubbed Korra's back with one hand. "It should kick in soon. You can't do that. You need to take your medicine…Though I guess that was also my fault why you forgot." Asami's head dropped at the thought that she let down Korra. She felt as if it was her own fault that Korra had forgotten and she felt like she might not be the best to constantly watch over Korra. However she didn't say any of that to Korra.

"I'm sorry," is all Korra said. They sat there in silence for a few minutes. The only sound coming from Asami lightly rubbing Korra's back. Korra began to feel the medicine kick as the pain began to decline. It was probably a half an hour later when it was finally down to a dull roar in Korra's legs. "I think I'm okay now. Forgetting my medicine plus the boat yesterday was not a good combination I guess." Asami lowered her head once again. Blaming herself for everything. "I-I hate to, but…we should probably start heading out." Korra began to free herself from the little bit of blankets covering her. "Let's just get cleaned up and we should head back, I guess."

"No."

Korra was confused by Asami's plain answer. "What do you mean? If we don't head back, we're dead."

"I didn't mean not head back." Asami explained. "I mean, let's just head out like we are. I want to not put your legs under any more pressure. Plus I think you need to get started with your waterbending healing with Katara immediately."

"Asami I am fi-"

"No. I should have never thought I'd alone be able to help you heal even for a weekend."

"Asami! You have done better than all the waterbending idiots I've gone to so far. You are just what I need."

Asami kept her eyes averted. "Thank you, but I can't ever see you like that again and not be able to do anything. Especially since this is all my fault."

"Shut up. This is not your fault. So shut up! Asami, I would endure so much more pain just to be next to you every day."

That didn't exactly make Asami feel any better. "I don't ever want to see you in pain Korra. I don't think I'm the one who should be taking care of you every day Korra."

"Wh-What do you mean by that Asami?"

"Korra I love you and it kills me to know I can't help you. It's always at the back of my mind and seeing you like that when I woke up scared me to death. I can't lose you. And if that means I have to take a sideline for someone who can actually help you, I'll do it—in a heartbeat."

"Asami I love you too…You may not be a doctor or waterbending healer, but no one, no one, can help me how you can." Korra reached over to Asami and brought her face up to look at Korra. "My legs are still bad, yes, but they are stable and will heal. I don't need physical assistance at this point. I need you. I need emotional assistance to help me back on my feet. My body isn't the only thing broken, my spirit is too. And you are the only one who can spiritually heal me."

Asami had tears in her eyes as Korra opened up to her. She wrapped her arms tightly around Korra. When she did so Korra winched in pain. "I'm sorry." Asami said as she lightened her grip. The tow broke their entanglement a few minutes later. "Let's, let's just head out." Korra nodded approval.

It was a delicate process to get Korra into her wheelchair and out to the satomobile. Once Asami had gotten Korra settled into the passenger seat, she went in to gather all their stuff they wanted to take back with them. As Asami got into the car she tossed the little polarbear-dog stuffed animal in Korra's lap. Korra took it and embraced the stuffed animal without a word. The two laughed as they started their long journey back.


The trip was uneventful in all sense of the meaning. There was awkward silence at the beginning of the trip. Though it did not take long until they began talking about the scenery and places they went by. Eventually they got on the topic of what to do once they were back in Republic City about their relationship. Neither really considered that they were going steady as of yet. It was still sort of awkward, but neither were closed minded to the thought of dating. Asami had another little surprise for Korra when they got back. So they were going to talk about this again later, as this surprise might impact that.

Once they finally made it into the city limits they were tailed by the first police cruiser they passed. "They were probably told to follow us to make sure we wouldn't run off again," Asami said.

"We told Tenzin we would be coming back."

"Yeah, but…" Asami began to remember her fight with Tenzin.

"What did you do Asami?"

"I may have kind of exploded on Tenzin over the phone one morning."

"You did what?! Asami! Oh Spirits! What exactly happened?"

Asami told her the embarrassing story and why she had done it to Korra. "Yeah I'm probably dead."

"I'm sorry Asami…This might cause an issue with us…Not in as we have an issue, but if I stay on Air Temple Island….well you may not be welcome…"

"Well that's where my surprise comes into effect. It's funny because I planned this before any of this happened anyway."

"Well what is it?"

"I can't tell you little miss." Asami smiled over to Korra. It wasn't long after before they were at the docks. They took the ferry across to Air Temple Island. Asami got Korra onto the dock when she whispered, "I have to go. I can't face Tenzin, but don't worry Katara knows everything. I'll met you tonight. Katara should know where to meet me at with you."

Korra was extremely confused. "Wait, you can't just leave like that Asami." Asami stepped back on the ferry as she waved goodbye.

"See you tonight! By the way, you have company." Asami yelled back as she pointed up the hill from the dock. Korra turned to see the airbender kids running straight for her.

Oh shit! Korra thought to herself.


To be Continued…..

Sorry again for the delay. Real life just doesn't want me to continue this story. Hopefully work will be lighter so I can update sooner.

-KingKomodoC7