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Katara's POV
When I saw the boy who Korra had imprinted on, Korra in his arms, I felt my blood run cold. I thought something had happened to her and I quickly made my way to him only to see she was sound asleep. I let out a long sigh of relief at this.
While she was in his arms I couldn't help but notice how comfortable she was and how protective he was of her. Korra thought that he didn't care, but he did. Unconsciously, but he did. He brought her into her room and said he had to leave. Iroh surprisingly watched quietly. That didn't last very long after he left.
I led him to the door and he was only a few feet away from the house when I heard Iroh start yelling. Pema jumped in her spot and I asked her to relax before going to see what was going on. I entered the girl's room and she was toe to toe with Iroh. They baring their teeth at each other as if they were in their wolf form.
"What is going on here?" I asked.
"You ignored my call!" Iroh yelled.
"I didn't hear it because I was asleep!"
"You disobeyed a direct order! I told you to stay away from her!"
"And I told you I wasn't going to!" Korra shot back.
Iroh growled at this. "If you are in my pack, you are going to follow my rules. If you don't like it, become Alpha and do whatever the hell you want!"
"I'm not going to become Alpha," she said, her voice a low growl. "I'm leaving."
"Korra, don't," I objected. "You just got back."
"No, let her leave," Iroh said. "Just like she always does. She always runs away. Your parents died protecting you and you run away the first chance you get. If you were even half the Alpha your father was-!"
I didn't even see when she grabbed him. Next thing we knew Iroh was out her window and sprawled on the plain. He stood up and immediately morphed into a wolf. I watched as Korra jumped out the window with incredible ease and agility, still human. She punched Iroh right o
in the jaw, making him roll a few feet away from her and I knew what was happening. I had seen it enough times with Aang.
"Protect Iroh!" I yelled, making my way in front of the house.
"What's going on?" Jinora asked.
"Mother, is Korra-"
"She's entering full Alpha mode," I answered.
Alpha's draw power from their pack, but the True Alpha has a power of its own. When angered or in pain they enter full Alpha mode, which means that their human side disappears completely to eliminate the threat without letting their human emotions get in the way. Korra hadn't been able to access that state until now. It was her sleep deprivation that had kicked in the defense mechanism.
"Korra, it's me, Katara!" I called. The girl growled and turned to look at me, her eyes once an electrifying blue now white as if that of a wolf's. I approached her, cautiously so as not to startle her. "It's ok, I'm right here."
I could see her breathing become labored and she shook her head trying to shake the feeling off. When I was close enough I slowly reached out to touch her cheek but she jerked her head away, a snarl escaping her. My hand recoiled but I tried again, soothingly rubbing the pad of my thumb against her cheek.
"It's ok," I soothed. "Everything is ok."
The girl closed her eyes and when she opened them her eyes returned to her pretty blue and she slumped to the floor. I kneeled down next to her, cradling her head in my lap.
"Katara?" she muttered tiredly.
"Shh, it's ok."
"What happened?"
"Nothing, go to sleep," I told her gently. The girl muttered something before closing her eyes and sleeping.
Asami's POV
I was home alone doing some reading when I heard someone knock on the door. I frowned and went to go see who it was. To my surprise it was my fiancé, soaked from the rain outside. I quickly let him in and draped a towel over his shoulders. I tried to give him a kiss on the cheek but he moved away. I frowned again. What was going on?
"Hey, what's-" I began only to be cut off.
"Why didn't you tell me?" he asked, sounding frustrated..
I blinked. "What are you talking about?"
"You know exactly what I'm talking about," Mako answered, pacing around. He didnt seem to be able to keep still.
I watched him as he did this. I could tell he was really upset but I didn't understand…oh. I shook my head. I knew this day would come and I didn't want to face it. "You found out what I am," I said softly.
"Yeah, I did," my fiancé replied. "Why didn't you tell me? How could you? My brother is a werewolf!"
My eyes narrowed at this. "Don't act like I'm the only one thats been keeping secrets," I snapped. "I didn't know your brother was a werewolf until you told Korra!"
"And for good reason," he snapped back. "I keep that a secret because I'm afraid that Hunters like your family will kill him!"
"My best friend is a werewolf!" I shouted. "I wouldn't hurt them," I added quietly, looking away. That was a lie and I knew it. I'd done just what I'd swore I'd never do. Hunt a wolf. "I can't help that I was born into this, just like you can't help that your brother is a werewolf."
"How did Korra and you meet?" he asked calmly.
I sighed and sat down. "I was around ten years old," I began. "She got caught in one of my father's traps and I let her out. We've been friends ever since."
"Iroh, the Alpha, doesn't like you," Mako began, looking at me. "It's not only because you're a Hunter. It has to be something you did. What did you do to Korra?"
I looked away. "Nothing."
"Dammit Asami! Stop lying to me," he snapped again. "What did you do?"
I shut my eyes tightly before looking at him. "We had an argument," I answered. "We've never had one before. I was mad and I…I hurt her."
Mako looked at me with shock and hurt; it was as if I had done that to his brother.
"You attacked her?"
"It was an accident," I defended. "I've already talked to Korra, she forgave me. I would never do that again." And I meant it. I already felt so much guilt over what I'd done.
"That's why Iroh punished her with her patrol," my fiancé began, putting the pieces together. "That's why you looked and sounded so guilty about her not getting any sleep."
"I-"
"Werewolves are unstable, Asami!" he cried. "Korra wasn't coming around because she didn't want to be here, she wasn't coming because anything you could have said or done might have set her off!"
"Mako, I wanted to tell you, I really did," I began, changing the topic. "But I wanted to marry you and leave the city, go somewhere else where my legacy wouldn't follow us. I don't want to be this."
My fiancé shook his head. "You should have told me," Mako said quietly. "You lied to me, Asami. You hurt your best friend who you've known half your life." He paused. "Imagine what you could have done to Bolin," he added, walking towards the door.
"No, Mako, don't leave," I cried, holding back the tears. "Please, don't. I'm sorry."
"I need time to think this through, Asami," Mako said gently. "I need to protect my brother," he added quietly before leaving.
I wrapped my arms around myself and began to sob. Id never wanted him to find out. I hadnt wanted him to know what I was. But now he knew, and my future seemed all the more uncertain.
It was funny to think just a few days ago my life had been perfect.