Autumn

Transported back from the spirit world, Avatar Korra felt relieved to see familiar urban surroundings. Her heart was pounding from running through the spirit world. Her sato-mobile was parked in the original spot, she peered inside and saw that an empty seaweed noodle soup to-go container was in the back seat. She suddenly remembered she did not have her keys.

So, she ran. No, she sprinted, flew, jumped, airbent, waterbent tornados to get to Air Temple Island. The excitement to see Asami was uncontainable.

Her feet landed clumsily on the dock of Air Temple Island. They scurried up the stone steps. They pounded on the creaking hallway boards as she sprinted through the corridors. They charged past Tenzin as he exclaimed, "Korra!" and his clothes caught the wind of Korra's sprint. But when they reached Asami's door, they stopped.

Korra held her breath as she stared at the screen door. The room that housed an unconscious, unresponsive body was now supposed to be different.

She slid it open, and... Asami was still in the same position. It hit her like a train. Katara was across the room, calmly knitting. The elderly woman looked up at Korra, surprised to see Korra's condition.

The Avatar rushed to Asami's bedside. She searched for signs that life had returned to her, her color, her expression. Asami's face was stone-like, unchanged. "Asami," Korra said, gently. There was no response. "Asami, please," Korra pleaded as she rested on Asami's hard shoulder.

Then, Korra felt Asami's heart beat stronger and her breathing grow deeper. "Korra?" Asami asked in a voice that Korra had achingly missed to hear.

"Asami!" Korra gazed into Asami's eyes that were as green as the grass in spring. "How are you feeling?"

"Happy to see you," she beamed, but she frowned as she ran a finger around the scabs on Korra's face. "And, what happened to you?"

Korra snuggled into Asami's shoulder and said with a blissful smile, "It doesn't matter now."

The elder woman sitting across the room got up and said, "It's time to give you a decent meal, Miss Sato."

"Oh, Master Katara! " Asami exclaimed, just noticing the respected water tribeswoman. "Thank you," Asami said gratefully.

And Katara nodded before leaving the two alone in the room.

"Oh, and I love you," Korra blurted out as she gazed into Asami's eyes. Asami raised her eyebrows in joyful surprise. "And we should take pictures together, soon," Korra added without slowing down. "I could carry a mug shot of you from that one time we got caught up in the Earth Queen's business, but I was thinking probably not. And, I sort of need new satomobile keys–"

Asami placed a finger onto Korra's lips. "One thing at a time," the raven-haired woman said gently.

"Sorry, I'm just so happy to see you."

Asami gazed into those adorable blue orbs. She smiled and said, "I love you, too," and held Korra closer to her heart.