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Chapter Ten: Dazed and Confused
Korra walked over to her lunch table, where all of her friends were sitting. Mako and Bolin. Her two friends in high school. She might of thought she had three, but given she wasn't sure what terms her and Asami were on, Korra was a little bit clueless. She had failed to find Asami yesterday, and it seemed the girl was doing her best to avoid her at all costs. Korra kept trying though. She would get Asami to talk to her. Tomorrow they had tutoring lessons, and she couldn't be avoided then.
Korra sat down and placed her tray on the table. It was sandwich day, and Korra's stomach was killing her from going five periods with no food. She knew Mako was probably watching in disgust as she devoured her food from her right. But she didn't care. She was so stressed that releasing all of her frustrations onto a piece of meat surrounded by two wheat buns seemed alright in her book.
"Korra, you look like you are killing an animal with your mouth," Mako said. Korra, still with her mouth full, replied. "Soffy Mmhmko. Ihm juefgst huengffy."
"Uh, what was that?" Bolin asked, over to Mako's right. Korra held out a finger while she chewed thoroughly. Swallowing, she answered. "I said, sorry Mako. I'm just hungry."
"Did you really have go berserk on that poor sandwich?" Mako asked. Korra smiled, but soon replaced it with a frown, then let out a sigh. "I'm just…...not feeling myself is all."
"Is it what happened at the party?" Mako asked. Korra blushed and quickly looked away. "How did you know about that?"
"Well, I was there after all. And when someone sees the Avatar lip-locking with some new girl, that tends to spread. Rather quickly."
"Yeah, well did you hear the part about Asami?"
"That she stormed out after you and new-girl Kuvira began lip-locking?" Bolin questioned. "Yep. Know about that too."
"Honestly, I don't see why it's such a big deal," Mako said, popping some fries into his mouth. "It's now like you two are dating. And that you have feelings for her."
"Yeah, of course not," Korra said rather quietly. She looked down at her food, picking at her salad with a fork. Suddenly, Korra lost her appetite. Could she tell her friends that she probably did like Asami? Even though she has only known her for about a week. Do people gain feelings for each other that fast?
I'm not sure. I'm not even sure if these feelings are real. But there is only one way to find out. And that's to do something about it.
Korra's salad became even more sickening.
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Asami fumbled with the wires of the light bulb project she was currently working on in physics. To say that she was confused was an understatement. Her insides felt like death, and Asami really had no idea what to fix it. Plus, the piece of paper in her pocket wasn't helping. It had Nina's address and number on it. It literally felt like rock, weighing her down. Asami had a great time with her yesterday, and somehow managed to snag the piece of paper in her pocket with that information. She herself couldn't believe it. The girl had told her to call or just drop by whenever she wanted to hang. And Asami really wanted to.
But what does that mean about Korra? Do I sever any forms of love between us and just be friends? But what if Nina isn't like that? Then I'd be left with nothing. So maybe find out where Nina's interests lie, and work from there. Unless Korra does something first. Then what? I just can't say 'Wait, let me see if this one chick is into me'. How much of an ass would I be? I don't think anyone would like me after that. And it doesn't help that I've been avoiding Korra.
The engineer jumped when two wires sparked. Asami needed to focus now. No more thinking about athletes and engineers. About love and relationships. Not here in school, where it could affect her grades. Because Asami actually gave a fuck about school, and it was something she gave considerable effort in.
When all this blows over, whether on good or bad terms, someone is going to get hurt if my grades slip.
Asami knew that was a little selfish. But at the moment, she really didn't care.
That was probably selfish too.
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Korra arched her back, hearing it crack. These past few practices have been killing her. Korra would be getting in more outside practice time, except that she has been studying, practicing airbending, and sleeping. And Korra knew that it was only going to get worse. Adding drama definitely was not something she wanted to add to the equation. Korra wondered if she could disappear for a few weeks. Take a load off, enjoy life, do whatever she wanted.
Now why can't life be more like that?
Well, Korra knew the answer. When you're the Avatar, life is filled with wonder and adventure. To bad on normal days it just sucked. But since complaining about it would do nothing, Korra instead threw her stuff in her gym bag and went to go change. Heading towards the door, she stopped when a silhouette block her way.
"Hey there Korra." It was Kuvira. Korra's stomach flipped. "Hey Kuvira. How was your first day at school?"
"Oh, it was alright. I'm still getting used to the layout of the building," Kuvira said as she came towards Korra. "I just stopped by to see if we could do some sparring."
"Sparring? I don't know Kuvira. I mean, I just got done practicing-"
"Oh come on. It'll be fun," Kuvira pouted, batting her eyelashes playfully. Korra knew that she really should be going, but maybe she would get a newer challenge out of Kuvira. And who know's. Maybe it will be fun.
"Sure. Let's spar a little. But I have to leave in like thirty minutes."
"That's plenty of time," Kuvira grabbed her hand and pulled her out onto the bending-practice gym. Korra wanted to pull her hand back. Who did this girl think she was? Taking the Avatar's hand like it's candy. But then a memory came into Korra's head, a memory from Saturday, and Asami grabbing her arm. Am I going soft?
They got into the middle and prepared themselves. Korra then took initiative and threw the first clay disc, sending it super fast at Kuvira. The girl side-stepped and flung two disks back, nearly at the same speed. Korra took in a breath and bent backwards, watching as the projectiles hovered over her, and then slammed into the wall. Instantly back into her starting position, Korra took some water and froze it, holding it in her hand. But instead of throwing it, which it seemed Kuvira expected, Korra sprinted and shaped the ice around her two fists. Kuvira's eye's lit up in alarm and tried to back up. Korra, however, was already up in her business and threw two lightning-fast punches into the girls abdomen and right leg. Not hard enough to hurt, but with enough force to make a point.
Kuvira didn't seem to get the memo, though. The girl leaped back and launched a barrage of three disks, then another. Now it was Korra's eyes to light up, and she punched out three fireballs to destroy the first group, but had to take the brute force of the second. She let out a groan as she flew back, rolling on the ground. Oh, it's on now bitch!
Korra stood up and brought two tendrils of water to her arms, giving them a quick whip-like snap. Kuvira eyed her, then steadied herself. The Avatar just smiled.
Kuvira began throwing disks, one after the other. But Korra just swept them away, and slowly began walking towards her target. Kuvira started backing up, trying to get out of the range of her whips. She took one step, then another, and another, until she was nearly tripping over herself to get away. Korra laughed as she lashed out and wrapped up her leg and pulled her up to where she was standing. And Korra was still laughing when Kuvira side-swiped her legs out from underneath her, which led to Korra helplessly landing onto Kuvira.
The water dissipating from her arms, Korra looked down to see Kuvira's bright green eyes only inches from hers. Korra knew a blush was forming across her face. "I-I should really get going," Korra stammered.
Kuvira frowned. "Oh, well that's too bad. I was having a great time."
"I'm sorry," Korra stood up hastily. "Maybe we can do this again tomorrow?"
"Hell yeah!" Kuvira smiled at her. Korra simply smiled, then sagged her shoulders. This is getting complicated.
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Asami was sitting at the small table out in the courtyard, sipping on her cup of coffee. She had called Nina and asked her to meet her here.
I hope all of this goes well. Asami thought as the blonde girl walked up. She wearing a pair of simple pants, and a low-cut t-shirt, which, though it wasn't showing much, made Asami blush. She felt like such a dork.
"Hello Asami. I'm so glad to see you again," she said while sitting down. Nina picked up a menu and ordered some food to the waiter that appeared. Asami cleared her throat and said. "Me too. I had such a great time yesterday."
"It was nice, to meet someone with just as much appreciation for fashion as I do."
"I thought the same way. I was sure that I wasn't just a red and black trench coat girl," Asami said. Nina laughed, her voice still making Asami's head swim. The girl had such a great voice, and was so fun to be around. But Asami wanted to hear Korra's approval of her, to hear her great jokes and sense of humor. Just remember why you came here Asami. To see if this girl is actually willing to love you.
"So, um, I called you here to see if we could get to know each other better," Asami stated. Nina flashed another smile and flipped back her hair. "Well, I suppose the first thing is that I go to Badgermole High School over in the south side of Republic City, where I am currently a Junior. What about you?"
"I go to Aangs Academy, where I too am a Junior."
"Alright, cool. Hobbies I'm into are reading, writing, and music. Not much into sports or science, but that doesn't stop me from trying to enjoy them."
Asami cleared her throat again. "Seeing anyone?"
"Oh, straight into the hard questions," Nina said, one eyebrow raising. When Asami didn't respond, Nina continued. "Well, I was seeing this guy a for a few months, but a couple of weeks ago we broke up. Apparently I was moving 'too fast' for him."
Asami was about ready to sigh a relief when Nina added. "And then there this one girl, but I ended it 'cause I just lost that feeling."
"Really? What happened?"
"She was just not willing to take me anywhere." Nina drank some of her coffee. "It was pretty boring."
"Huh, I bet it was," Asami muttered. The blonde girl looked at her and smiled. "But hey, at least I can hang with you now."
"Yeah." Oh shit.