Again, BG-13 is AWESOME!
Asami's POV
"Asami," Korra began. "It-It's a wolf thing."
"What's a wolf thing?" I asked through my clenched teeth. I already had an idea, but every fiber of my being was begging for my hunch to be proven wrong.
"Um, you know I have no control over it," she continued. "And we don't choose who it happens with." I felt my blood starting to boil.
"You imprinted on my fiancé?!" I bristled.
Korra took a step back. "It wasn't my choice!"
I let out a growl and took a step forward, towering over her. "We're getting married!" I yelled. "We've been together for a year and a half. A year and a half! You've seen him once and suddenly you think you have some sort of moronic wolfy claim on him?!" I continued. "He's mine!"
Korra seemed to visibly shrink. In the back of my mind, I knew I was being unreasonable. Korra was my friend; she wouldn't do this to me on purpose. But it still didn't change the fact that she had imprinted on 'my'fiancé.
"I'm-"
"You're going to stay away from him," I said darkly. It wasn't a request, it was an order. My tone implied consequences if she didn't heed the only warning I was going to give her.
"You know I can't do that," Korra answered, meeting my heated glare with her apologetic gaze. She hadn't wanted this anymore than I had.
"Try," I snarled. "Starting now."
"I can't," she whispered, backing away toward the door. "You think I haven't tried? I didn't want this to happen."
I grabbed my bow and other hunting equipment. Korra paled a little at this and gulped. I wasn't joking. She was going to have to stay away from Mako or else I'd make her.
"I'm giving you a forty second head start," I told her darkly as I put on my equipment.
The girl shook her head furiously. "I won't fight you, Asami," she answered. "You're my best friend."
"Was," I said, taking out my tazer gun. "Thirty seconds."
By this point Korra must have seen that I wasn't changing my mind and I meant what I was doing. She quickly opened the door and went outside, morphing into a wolf. Once she was a safe distance away she whined and lay on her stomach, a gesture of surrender and peace. She didn't want to fight, but I did. I was trained to be a Hunter, and I was about to put that training to the test. I was going to hunt her if she didn't stay away from Mako.
"Run, Korra," I said. "I'm giving you the chance to run away and never come back."
The white wolf whined before shaking her head, her eyes pleading with me. I aimed the tazer gun and launched a dart. She didn't even bother to move and the projectile hit its mark. Korra let out a sharp yelp at this, her body twitching involuntarily.
"I mean it," I continued. "That was your last warning. Go." I wished she would just leave, go back up north. Why was she putting herself through this?
When the twitching stopped the wolf rose and shook her head again. I hopped on my motorbike and revved up the engine. Korra saw this and slowly backed away before turning and retreating into the forest. I followed her, throwing darts. I was only trying to do enough damage to make her stay away.
We reached the clearing and she continued to whine before turning to face me. "Dammit, Korra!" I yelled, turning off my bike. "Why did you have to do this? Why are you making this so hard on yourself?" If she would just leave, fight back even...
The wolf whined again, lowering her head, ears pressed flat against her skull and tail between her legs. Though I didn't know what she was thinking her eyes said it all. 'I'm sorry,' they said. 'I didn't mean for this to happen.'
I chose an arrow that on impact would electrocute the body and readied myself. "This is your last chance," I said. "Leave." 'Please, Korra,' I thought. 'Just say you'll leave.'
Korra let out what would've been considered a human whimper but held her ground. I launched the arrow and at the last second the wolf stood, causing the arrow to pierce her stomach instead of her heart where I had been aiming. She let out a shriek of pain as her body convulsed, the voltage strong enough to make her fall backwards.
A light grey and a sand colored wolf came out from the woods and launched themselves at me. I didn't have enough time to defend myself as I threw my arms out in front of me.
They never touched me.
Korra was between us in a blink of an eye, snarling at them while visibly limping, her white coat stained a dark red on her belly and dripping onto the ground.
After a while they backed away and retreated to the woods. The white wolf looked over at me, concern in her blue eyes while she lightly swayed on her feet. It was at that moment that I finally came to my senses, my anger fading away to horror. What had I done? The wolf collapsed onto her side before changing back into her human form, the arrow still in her abdomen.
I ran to her side, making a move to take it out but her hand wrapped itself around my wrist. "Don't," she whimpered. "It hurts if you move it."
"Korra, you idiot!" I heard someone yell. I looked up and found a woman and child running towards us, the other wolves. "I warned you about hanging out with this girl! I knew it was only a matter of time before she killed you!"
I flinched at that. "I didn't-I mean," I stuttered, trying to find some way to explain my action but my voice wavered. "Korra is my friend. I don't know what I was thinking." It was a weak defense and I knew it.
"Nice way to treat your friends," she spat, looking like she wanted to rip my throat out. I didn't doubt she could.
"Lin, relax," Korra groaned before her hand went to the arrow and she pulled it out, clenching her jaw in pain. My stomach twisted at the sight, guilt bubbling inside me.
"I'm sorry, Korra," I said. "I'm so sorry." I knew no amount of apologies could ever fix what I'd done, but I didn't know what else to say.
"It's fine, Asami," the girl answered. "I'm already healing. I just don't like being naked," she added with a small laugh.
I scoffed. Typical Korra. I had nearly killed her and she was trying to laugh to lighten the mood. I took off my coat and covered her up.
"We can take her to my house so she can finish healing."
"Are you sure about that?" Lin asked coldly. "Or perhaps you want to finish killing her?"
I flinched at that.
"Lin, I said that's enough," Korra growled, her voice actually sounding forceful, firm. It surprised me.
"I don't understand why you're-"
"Korra imprinted on her fiancé," the kid said. The woman's mouth dropped at this. "She was acting like anyone would," the child continued, looking at Lin only. "They've been together for almost two years and then she finds out her best friend imprinted on the guy she was supposed to marry."
When the older woman turned to look at me again, the anger in her eyes had faded and was replaced with something that looked like…understanding? The girl helped Korra up and we headed back to my place where I gave her a change of clothes. Both of the wolves hovered protectively around the teen and I didn't blame them. I apologized to Korra again. I hadn't meant to do what I did.
I had just been so upset and angry...I couldn't control it. I furrowed my brow. But had that been the only reason?
