Maybe this is just a horrible dream. Yes. It's just a dream. Any minuet now, Iroh will wake me up and tell me that I'm late for work. Asami thought.

But it wasn't so. As the doors to the operating room opened, Asami realized she'd never wake up from this horrible nightmare.

Korra walked out with a solemn face. Asami's heart sank. No. She thought as she rose to her feet and walked towards Korra.

"The healers and I did everything we could." Korra said softly. Tears started falling down Asami's cheeks. "He's in a stable condition right now but… he's lost a lot of blood. We don't know if he'll make it through the night."

Asami was sure her knees would buckle at any minute.

"But if he does make it through the night, he should be fine. It's a waiting game at this point." Korra added.

Asami slowly nodded. "Can I see him now?" she asked in a weak voice.

Korra responded with a nod. Asami immediately ran into the room. There laid Iroh on the bed. He was shirtless but with bandages wrapped around his chest. His arms were at his sides as he laid there looking horribly pale.

Asami starting sobbing as she went to his side. She sat down in the little chair next to the bed and grabbed his large hand between her two small ones. She brought his hand to her lips and began to cover it with kisses as she continued to sob uncontrollably.

She stayed like that for a couple of minutes then finally laid his hand back down. She looked up at his pale face and started to cry more. As she placed her hand on his cheek a shiver ran through her bones when she felt how cold he was.

"Please Iroh." She whispered. "You have to make it. I… I can't go on without you." She cried. She continued to cry and beg for him not leave her until she fell asleep with Iroh's hand tucked between her own two hands and her head resting on the bed.

What's that light? Why is it so bright?

Iroh slowly opened his eyes.

Oh… it's the sun. Why does my hand feel so heavy?

Iroh looked down at his left hand to see Asami's head resting on their joined hands. She was fast asleep. Iroh looked a little closer and saw her face was stained with tears. That's when Iroh remembered everything that had happened.

I almost died.

I almost would have never been able to see her again.

But she's here now. Spirits… I never want to be apart from her again.

"Asami." Iroh whispered. His voice was a little weak.

"Asami." He whispered a little louder as he shook his hand a little.

Iroh watched as her brow furrowed a little. She slowly opened her eyes, then as if remembered everything, her eyes went why and she jumped up out of her seat.

"Iroh!" she practically shouted. She grabbed his face and kissed him hard. He kissed back with all his strength.

"Spirits you're ok." She sobbed as she pulled out of the kiss. She continued to hold his face as she looked into his eyes as if to make sure he was really ok.

"Yes. I'm so sorry I worried you. I didn't mean to-"

"No." Asami interrupted. "I understand. You were doing your duty. I probably would have done the same."

Iroh smiled up at her then raised his hand to the back of her head to pull her down for another kiss. She happily obliged.

The couple was so caught up in the kiss that they didn't notice two healers walk in. Asami was so happy that Iroh was awake, she didn't care that they walked in on their romantic moment. When the healers saw that Iroh was awake, they called in more healers.

The room was filled with healers for what felt like hours. They were examining Iroh and making sure he was stable. But after the long day it was finally dark outside and just Iroh and Asami were left in the room.

Iroh was sitting up leaning against the pillows as he ate his dinner the hospital provided him. Asami sat at his bedside also eating dinner. They sat there together, in a peaceful silence and eating dinner, when Iroh spoke.

"I'm going to have to return to the Fire Nation." Iroh said softly.

Asami looked back down at her food. "I know." She answered quietly.

"My mother will want me to recover in the palace, where she'll be close by."

"I understand" Asami said still not looking up from her food.

"But I want you to come with me." Iroh said.

Asami finally looked up from her food and stared at Iroh.

"It'll take a while for me to be completely healed and I don't want to spend another minuet apart from you. Will you come with me?"

Asami was so happy that she was speechless. When Iroh saw that she wasn't answering him, he grabbed her hand and asked again.

"Please Asami. Stay with me in the Fire Nation for a few months. The healers said I need to take it easy for about 2 months. I know that's a lot of time, but I would like you to stay by my side. You'll have your own space in the palace and everything. And my family has been dying to meet you. Please say yes"

Asami smiled at him. "Of course I'll go with you."

A/N: Woah... I have not been on here in a long time...

Well School has been crazy and yeha I'm just not gonna make up excuses...

I was hoping to have this story finished by now but life happens...

Well anywyas, I randomly got a new follow on this story and so I was casually rereading it and decided to post a new chapter... so here it is... what do you guys think? Let me know! Criticisim is always welcome. If I get enough motivating reviews I may post another chapter sooner. But honsetly I don't know when I'll write again. Anywyas, thanks for reading!