Korra set a plate with two cold hot dogs on it into the microwave and nuked them. While they were heating up she pulled two buns out of a bag on the counter and headed over to open the fridge to find the ketchup and relish. The microwave beeped and she finished preparing her dinner before sitting down with Wing and Wei at the kitchen counter. "Thanks for picking up my homework, guys," she said before taking a huge bite from her first hot dog. Ketchup and relish stuck to the side of her face and she continued with a full mouth, "Uh mean Ud'd wather not 'ave any omework." She chewed and swallowed, "but at least now I won't have a lot backed up."
"No problem," Wing said.
Wei stood up and went to the fridge, "anybody thirsty?" He asked and opened it and started rummaging through their extensive drink selection.
Korra realized she forgot a drink, "yeah," she said, "some soda would be great."
Wing chimed in, "me too." Wei pulled out three cups and a two liter bottle of soda and poured glassed for the three of them. Korra's eyes wandered away from her friend pouring drinks to the massive kitchen windows. They had a perfect view of the backyard and it was easy to see the cheer squad talking and laughing together. She couldn't help but stare at Asami. Korra didn't know what happened that was so funny, but Asami was in the middle of a laughing fit that was bringing tears to her eyes. Korra smiled. It was a wonderful sight.
"So," Wei said setting Korra's glass in front of her, "tell us about Asami."
Korra cocked an eyebrow at him, "what's to tell?"
"Korra," Wing said and leaned in closer to her, "don't play dumb, Opal told us something is going on between you two."
"Opal…" Korra seethed and took another bite of her hot dog.
"Come on, Korra," Wei prodded her further, "we've know each other forever! You can tell us about it."
"Besides, our Aunt Lin is bisexual, too. We've got no problem with you not being straight." Wing said.
"And Asami is super hot," Wei added. The brothers high fived over her head.
"Nice going, Korra." Wing pat her on the back with so much force that she nearly spit out her food. She couldn't believe they were double teaming her for information.
"What did Opal tell you?" She asked unable to hide the irritation in her voice.
"Not much, honestly," Wing admitted.
"Just that she's into you, and you're into her. Oh, and that your mom caught the two of you kissing." Wei said smiling from ear to ear.
"That was…" Korra was at a loss for words. She had no idea why Opal would tell her brothers all of these things. "I never told her about that!" Korra said with the sudden realization that it must have been Asami who told her about their kiss and that both of them must have been confiding in her with some details of their feelings. It was no wonder that Opal had told Korra she had nothing to worry about when it came to pursuing Asami, she's had insider information. Korra shook her head and sighed. There was no point in lying to the brothers, "I wish there was more to it than that guys, but we haven't gotten that far. We just kissed that one time." Korra felt her cheeks growing hot and she shoveled the remainder of her first hot dog into her mouth. hoping to hide her reddening face from Wing and Wei.
"That's okay," Wei took a swig from his glass and then placed a hand on Korra's shoulder, "even the longest journey begins with a single step." He said in a sage-like tone.
"Aw," Wing said, "little Korra's growing up."
"Shut up! Both of you!" Korra yelled and swatted Wei's hand from her shoulder.
"Korra," Wei said seriously, "these hands are precious. These hands are gold. These hands catch touchdown passes, don't hurt them." Wing smacked his brother on the back of the head.
"We're just happy for you, Korra," Wing said, "we were starting to think you'd never get a boyfriend, much less a gorgeous girlfriend like Asami."
"She's not my girlfriend!" Korra practically squealed. The brothers laughed long and loud, but there revelry was cut short by the doorbell.
"Got it," said Wei who ran off to the door followed by Wing. Korra sighed at took a sip of her soda. She knew this peace would only last for a moment. This was one of the reasons she'd never wanted to get involved with anyone. All the questions. All the rumors. It was hard to juggle all these things on top of school, friends, and football. She knew she was starting to fall for Asami now, though. It was too late to turn back, and she didn't know if she really wanted to do that anyway. Asami had told her that she was worth the wait and Korra smiled at the memory. She was sure that Asami was worth the extra work, too. Korra focused all her efforts on eating her second hot dog quickly. She wanted to get outside and play 'Never Have I Ever,' but more importantly, she wanted to get closer to Asami.
Wing and Wei came back from the door with Mako and Bolin in tow. "Hey, guys," Korra greeted, "I didn't know you were coming."
"Yeah, well," Mako said giving his brother a dubious glance, "we had other plans tonight, but someone couldn't live without seeing his girlfriend."
"It's not my fault I'm dating the most amazing woman on the planet," Bolin said passionately.
"Yeah, bro, it kinda is," Mako chuckled. Bolin rolled his eyes.
"Good to see you, Korra," Bolin said giving her a hug from behind, "gotta go." He ran outside and from the kitchen Korra could see him engulf Opal in his strong arms and plant a quick peck on her cheek.
"Man," Wing said, "when are those two gunna get out of their honeymoon phase."
"I dunno," Mako answered, "but hopefully soon. I want my brother back. All he talks about these days is Opal." He crossed his arms and Korra laughed. "What's so funny?"
"Jealous of your little brother?" She asked.
"Jealous!? No way. I can get a girlfriend whenever I wanted to." He boasted and narrowed his eyes at Korra.
"Right…" Korra said and went back to her hot dog.
"You sure talk big for someone who hasn't even had her first kiss yet." Mako shot back at Korra. Every time they talked it seemed to turn into a contest of some kind.
"Actually," Wei started, "Korra kissed-"
"Wei!" Korra yelled, bits of half chewed hot dog flying from her mouth, "one more word and I'll give you a broken nose worse than mine!"
"Yeah, man," Wing said, "what's your problem. Let Korra have some privacy."
Wei shrugged, "I thought it was an interesting story. Besides, Korra, aren't you just one of the guys? We always swap stories about our love lives."
"No thanks," Mako said, "those stories are only interesting because we're talking about girls. I don't wanna hear about Korra macking on some guy." There was a stark silence after his comment and Korra shoveled her final hot dog into her mouth cover up the awkwardness of the moment. Mako gave them all a confused look, "anyway...you guys looking forward to the season opener in two weeks? I really think our team stands a good chance of winning the JV Championships this year. We're damn good, if I do say so myself."
"Oh yeah!" Wing said. His voice was full of excitement. "I'm looking forward to running circles around some defenders."
"I still say I'll get more TDs than you this season, Wing." Wei said giving his brother a playful punch to the ribs.
"In your dreams, man." The play punching turned into a full on wrestling match.
"Whoa!" Korra hopped up from her seat, cup and plate in hand, as to not get hit by the grappling duo. She walked past Mako and set her plate in the sink and filled her now empty cut with water and took a drink.
"You gunna be cleared to play, Korra?" Mako asked walking over to her and leaning on the counter.
"Yeah, I should be. Next weekend I'll check with my doctor one more time, but I'm feeling good. I think I'll get cleared for sure."
"Good," Mako said with a nod and she noticed his eyes were fixed on the cheer squad. She looked where his eyes were focused and found they were settled on Asami. Korra chugged the rest of the glass of the water down. This could mean trouble. If Mako still liked Asami and Korra started dating her the drama could spill over onto the field.
"You wanna play Never Have I Ever with the girls?" She asked Mako deciding to not bring up Asami for the time being.
"Sure," Mako said sounding noncommittal about it.
"Cool," Korra said smiling at him. She'd do her best to be as nice as possible to him from this point forward. Just in case things got more serious between her and Asami she needed to have a strong bond with Mako. A bond so strong that it wouldn't be broken by her dating his ex-girlfriend. "Wing, Wei?" They were still struggling with each other. Wing had his brother pinned to the floor, but Wei wasn't giving up yet. "Guys!" Korra yelled and they both looked up at her. Let's go play Never Have I Ever with the cheer squad."
"No!" They yelled together.
"Come on, even Mako agreed to play," Korra said motioning to the stoic guy next to her. He rolled his eyes.
"Really?" They both asked in unison again.
"Yes, really," Mako said. His eyebrow twitched a bit, "and I'm not going to be the only guy playing, so come on you two!" Wing stood and helped his brother to his feet.
"Alright," Wing said, "we can't let you go out there alone."
"Oh, whatever," Korra shot back at him, "you guys are in your glory and don't deny it." Korra headed out the door and into the backyard and the three boys followed her. "Opal!" She yelled, "are you ready to get started?"
"Finally," Opal said putting her hands on her hips with some sass. "How many hot dogs did you eat anyway, Korra?"
"Just two! We were talking, too!" Korra yelled giving her sass right back. "Also, I convinced the boys to play, like you asked, so gimmie a break!
"Right, Korra," Asami said walking up to them, "I know you are basically a one woman garbage disposal."
"If I recall correctly you can eat as much pizza as me…" She countered back and Asami laughed and gave her a wink.
"Just messing with you, babe." Korra flushed at the pet name. Asami had never called her that before. No one else seemed to react strangely to Asami's words, so Korra did her best to play it cool.
"Alright, alright!" Opal yelled taking charge. "Everyone in a circle. Three fingers up. Don't forget the rules. Just say something that you haven't ever done, but you think someone else in the circle has done. Make sure to start your sentence with 'never have I ever' and then say the thing you haven't done. Put a finger down if you've done it. If someone asks you to explain, then you have to tell the story behind why you are putting your finger down. If nobody puts a finger down then you have to put one down. Last person with any fingers up wins. Let's do this." Everyone sat down in the circle. Korra felt a little odd as she was sitting in between Asami and Mako.
Opal chose an innocent looking sophomore to go first. "Never have I ever kissed a boy." Almost all of the girls put a finger down, but Korra was not one of them.
"Hey, Korra, did you forget the rules of the game already? Geez, put a finger down. I think I know the rules better than you." Mako whispered to her.
"I haven't ever done that." She whispered back.
"But Wei said...oh! Oh..." He looked over at Korra wide-eyed. "Well, then I do wanna hear that story sometime."
"Oh, shut up, Mako." Korra returned her focus back to the game. The next girl was older, so she'd have to come up with something better, something less innocent to get more people out.
"Never have I ever kissed a girl," she said. All of the boy whined. That was clearly meant to target them, but there were a few gasps as Opal, Asami, and Korra each put a finger down, as well. Korra thought this would come up, but she didn't think it would happen so quickly.
"Whoa, Opal, you didn't tell me about this! Explain." Bolin said in a shocked tone.
"It was at a party last year, just for fun, I had no feelings. I was just curious as to what it was like to kiss a girl." She said and shrugged.
"And?" Bolin pressed.
"It was the same as kissing a guy, really." She kissed him on the cheek, "but nothing like kissing you sweetheart."
"Aw," many of the girls around the circle swooned. They were just too cute together.
"Korra?" Mako said with a devilish look in his eyes, "what about you?"
"Do I really have to explain this?" She said giving Opal a pleading look.
"Either that or you have to leave the game." Korra grumbled. She hated losing at anything, even if it was just a silly party game.
"Fine," she said. Opal hadn't used any names though, so neither would she, "I met this really amazing girl. She kissed me and I kissed her back. That's all there is to it."
"I want a name." Mako demanded.
"Opal didn't give a name, so I don't have to either." Korra crossed her arms and looked at Opal who she supposed was the gamemaster.
"It's true, she doesn't have to give a name."
"Psh, that's no fun," Mako said with a scowl.
"No one is curious about Asami's story?" Opal asked. Korra gave Opal an evil glance. She was taking this a bit too far for Korra's liking.
"Oh, I've kissed too many girls to count." Asami said sweetly, "you say its the same as kissing a boy, Opal, but I say it's better." Korra felt a twinge of anger rising up knowing that Asami had kissed so many others. She wondered if her feelings were truly sincere, or if Korra would just become another notch on Asami's belt. "That being said, there is one in particular that has my undivided attention right now." Korra smiled. The fire that was building up inside her was extinguished with those words. It was very hard to not reach over and take Asami's hand and tell her she felt the same way. This roundabout flirting was surprisingly fun for Korra.
Mako looked like he was about to say more, but Opal spoke up before he could get the words out, "let's keep going."
"Never have I ever had sex." Korra didn't put her finger down for this one, but things were escalating quickly. Nobody was pulling their punches. All of the boys put a finger down and so did Asami and Opal. A few other girls did, as well, but Opal and Asami were already out of the game. Nobody demanded to know their stories, it seemed like the questions itself had gotten many of the girls into a tizzy and several around the circle were blushing.
Opal stood up, "well, Asami, let's get some snacks from the kitchen."
"Sure," Asami said. She grabbed Korra's shoulder and used it as support as she got to her feet. Korra smiled and looked down closing her eyes for moment. Every little touch Asami gave to her was a gift she wanted to store in her memory.
"Never have I ever played football," the next girl said.
"This is BS!" Mako grumbled. All of the boys were now out and stood up, stalking off toward the kitchen. They were all complaining about being singled out. Korra laughed. She still had one finger up. She looked around. All of the other girls had two or three fingers up still. She would surely be targeted next.
"Never have I ever failed a test."
Korra sighed. She didn't realize her academic weaknesses were that well known. "Well that's it for me," she said and laughed. It was the first time she ever lost Never Have I Ever, but Korra was looking forward to lots of first in the near future.
Author's Note: Wow! Exactly 100 followers. I'm so happy. Even when I was writing fan fiction a long time ago I never got so many people reading my stories. I guess that means my ideas/writing is getting better. The next chapter will be super fluffy with Korrasami, so look forward to that and please read and review. You all are great!