Flaws in Our Strengths 21

-Locker room after practice-

"Seriously locker close damn it!" I yelled.

"You know screaming at it won't make it work, trust me Coach Lin tries." I looked over to see Mako sitting on the bench next to me.

"Shut it, it will work if I focus my yelling enough." The lockers in the locker room were also sticky and never opened. Not good for athletes such as myself who just finished practice and just want to go home.

"Ugh whatever, I'll just wear my basketball uniform home, not like I care." I said walking out of the locker room. I walked outside the gym only to see Asami and Iroh talking underneath the bleachers. I usually don't like to listen in on conversations but this could be the break up conversation and I still don't like Iroh. I snuck over to a trash can to hide behind it trying to hear what they're saying.

"Iroh, I told you I can't be with you anymore it's not right." Asami said looking down. Don't feel bad Sami for dumping the jerk.

"Asami I told you, I've had a crush on you forever and I don't want this to end so easily, I love you."

"Iroh I don't feel the same, it won't work." She said shaking her head.

"I know you love Korra, hell everyone knows you love Korra. The only person who doesn't is Korra. But she's too oblivious to figure that out."

HUH?!

"Look Korra has nothing to do with me not having feelings for you."

"You say that but the only person you have eyes for is Korra, don't act like you don't watch her all the time during games."

"Iroh! That's enough were over, that's the end of it. My feelings for Korra have nothing to do with this."

What feelings?! What feelings?!

"Whatever Asami, just go for the oblivious one and get your feelings hurt. See where that takes you!" He begins to walk off and I can see a tear go down Asami's cheek. I want to comfort her but I can't really reveal that I was listening in on their conversation. I'll just wait for her to leave and follow her.

She finally began to head outside and I quickly pulled her in for a hug.

"Hey you okay? I saw you talking to Iroh and you starting to cry." I said trying not to let her know about the conversation I listened in on.

"I'm fine, you didn't hear any of the conversation did you." She said still embracing my hug.

"Nope, you just looked sad." I said pulling away from the hug.

"I'm really fine thank you Korra."

"You're welcome Sami have a safe trip home." I looked at her sadly. What if she did have feelings for me? What if I had feelings for her? Who can I even talk to about it? Not that rat Mako. Bolin and I don't talk as much as we used to. There is always Opal but that's kind of awkward considering its her best friend and we used to date. Okay I know what to do.

I ended up not doing what I thought I was going to do, I considered talking to Mako and Bolin about it but I'd rather talk to someone about this in person and going to their neighborhood always makes me feel like I'm going to get shot. So opes my only option. I knocked on the door and Suyin answered. I can't say its awkward since the last time I saw her was when she kicked me out of her house but its fucking awkward.

"Hey Suyin, it's good to see you." I said smiling and rubbing the back of my neck nervously. "How are you?"

"Well I'm doing well, what are you doing here?" She said looking me up and down.

"I'm actually here to see Opal..." I said looking away from her.

"Wei! Tell Opal her frien- I mean Korra is here!" She yelled, the fact she was about to say friend did not go unnoticed by me ouch! A few more awkward moments Opal came out.

"Hey Opal!"

"Korra what are you doing here?"

"Well I needed to talk to you, about Asami." I said trying to get away from this awkward situation with her mother.

"Come on in then." She led me to her room. It was nice neat and organized, much better than mine.

"So, what's up Korra?" she asked sitting down on her bean bag chair.

"Well I overheard Asami and Iroh talking and Iroh said Asami had feelings for me, but that must be a lie, right? Asami definitely doesn't like me, right?" I asked sitting in the opposing bean bag chair.

"It's not my place to tell you Kor. If you want to know ask her yourself." She said looking everywhere but at me.

"You know I may be really oblivious but I did notice one small thing since I came back."

"And that is?"

"Do you have a thing for Bolin?"

"uhhhh…."

"Opal were friends you don't have to lie to me, I told you I always wanted to be your friend before anything more than that. Besides it's been two years, we should be over that right?"

"Yeah, your right, it's just still a little awkward, I used to like you a lot and for some reason Bolin thinks there might be lingering feelings."

"Lingering feelings?" I asked raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah we never really got closure for our relationship. I know it may not bother you, but it bothers me sometimes and Bolin so I just want to be 100% honest to why I ended our relationship."

"okay?" I just wanted help with Asami…

"Well I can honestly say I never stopped liking you. Since the day I met you, I found you amazing. You were cute funny, and when you came back you somehow became better looking. Ugh what I'm trying to say when I broke up with you, it wasn't just because you lied."

"Yeah trust me I remember the whole break up speech."

"It was also because I saw how you acted towards Asami, how you guys basically went together so well. While we made a cute couple, I knew that if you had to pick between me and her, you might have picked her. And that broke my heart, more than you know. I never wanted to tell Asami that, and especially you…" I could see the tears form in her eyes.

"Opal, I'm sorry I didn't know. If it makes you feel any better I should have died in that locker room running after you, that or had a stroke. Opal I think I seriously would have a had stroke chasing after you."

"Korra we can talk about your stroke later, getting closure here."

"Okay but if I had the stroke you would've gotten closure much earlier, I think we both know that." She started grinning like crazy. I know I didn't get my answer tonight but spending time with Opal was just as fun. And it wasn't awkward anymore, this is amazing. As I was about to leave her house Opal stopped me at the front door.

"For my last bit of closure, can I have one last kiss?"

"I'd rather not kiss Bolin's girl, but he did say you needed the closure." I leaned in to give her one last peck on the lips but she slowly pulled me in for something a bit more intimate. The kiss was full of sadness and it showed. "I hope that was good enough for closure?"

"Yeah definitely. Goodbye Korra."

"I feel like this would have better if you had done this before I moved."

"How about shut up and not judge my timing." I laughed and walked to my car. I saw Opal wave to me and walk inside her house. Bolin is luckier than he knows.

Author's Note~

I was asked why korra wasn't sad over her parents' divorce and her mother leaving and I will say right now I'm trying not to focus on her parents or really anything having to do with Korra's parents. But I will say that with the next chapter it will probably get even more confusing so just hold on for right now everything will be explained. Just try not to think about her situation with her parents right now because I can promise you the Korra I created isn't thinking about it either.