Korra kept Naga at a slow space not wanting to jostle Asami. "You know the city better then me. Where's the nearest healer? I did what I could, but you need someone more experienced then me to look at you."

Asami grimaced and started rubbing her right bicep as the muscles began contracting and relaxing on their own. "You can't take me to a healer in the city. If word of this gets out, it'll hurt Future Industries on the stock market."

The avatar couldn't believe what she was hearing "You can't be serious, you almost died back there and you're worried about your company!? You need to see a healer whose better then me."

"Don't worry, I'm going to, I just have to make a call. Take me to that phone over there." She tried to get off Naga under her own power, but her legs gave way underneath her before Korra caught her. "Just let me carry you around, you're too weak right now. Who are you calling?"

"After you stopped Unalaq, I realized the influence that propaganda could have from Varrick's movers. Nobody was willing to do business with Hiroshi Sato's old company. So I started a public relations campaign with me as the centerpiece of it. I hated doing it, but it worked and I became the company's face. People can't see me as ever being injured or sick, it ruins the image, so I joined a clinic that specializes in discretion."

Asami dialed a number and started speaking to a voice at the other end. She gave an address before hanging up. "All right, they'll be coming to pick us up. I hate to do this, but Naga's too recognizable, you have to send her home." The dog whined in protest before Korra's promise to spoil Naga the next day persuaded her to lope off.

It took several minutes before a small truck pulled up. Plain and unadorned, the truck's exterior looked just like any other truck driving around everywhere in the city. The back doors opened letting Korra in There was a bed on one side that Korra set Asami down on. An older looking woman with salt and pepper hair shut the doors behind them before rapping on the vehicle's side. The truck shuddered briefly as it pulled out onto the road.

The rest of the interior was taken by a bench next to the bed and several cabinets holding medical supplies. Below them sat a pair of barrels, one was red and the other green. The green barrel was full of water while the red one was empty.

The healer's eyes glanced towards Korra for a second before turning to Asami. "All right, let me have a look at you Miss Sato." She bent some water out of the green barrel and started inspecting the damage Asami had taken. It didn't take long before she was shaking her head.

"This is...I've healed people that have been electrocuted in the past, but I've never seen burns as widespread as this before. You should count yourself lucky the Avatar was there Miss Sato. No one else in the city would have been able to save you if you ask me."

She dropped the water into the red barrel before turning back to face them . "Well, you're not in any danger of dying but you took an awful lot of damage. I'm not sure what symptoms you'll have, but issues with motor control, tremors, and cramping are common."

She turned towards Korra as she continued onwards "The injuries she's taken are beyond my ability to heal, but from what I've seen here, they aren't past yours. Katara could heal her, but that's a long trip and I wouldn't risk it with her condition I'd recommend you stay with her until she recovers. There's two other things I would recommend. Make sure she gets enough sleep, it'll help her through this...and don't let her work, at least for a few weeks, she'll push herself too hard and suffer a relapse."

Asami instantly tried to protest but was shushed immediately "Doctors orders, no arguing with me. I know how you get."

She was able to follow them for two weeks without complaining, much, before Korra caught her trying to sneak into her private office in the mansion. She pushed the door shut "You know the rules, no working until you've recovered."

"Future Industries needs me, I can't just disappear on them right now. You have to let me in. Please!"

Korra sighed, hating the role she had to play "You're supposed to be healing right now, you're no good to Future Industries or anyone else if you push yourself too far."

"Then you can decide my hours, if you think I'm going too far, you can tell me to stop. I'm not doing anything physical, it's all mental, just some calculations handwriting."

Korra snatched away some of the papers that Asami was holding and looked at it before looking back at Asami. "I'm pretty sure that Rohan can write better then this. What is this supposed to say?" Asami crossed her arms and scowled but didn't respond. Korra sighed before opening the door and pushed the wheelchair inside "Two hours a day for now and you aren't writing anything. I'll do it for you."

"It's nice that you're willing to work with me on this, but how familiar with trigonometry or calculus are you Korra?" The avatar's eyes flicked from side to side as the realization of what she had walked into began to sink in. Asami's smile was almost devilish "This is going to be fun, at least for me."

The days slowly stretched into weeks before one month and then a second passed. Asami's strength was beginning to return as her burns lost their violent hue and began to disappear save for a few that continued to resist Korra's ministrations.

Trying to understand some of the things she was writing down often left Korra's head spinning even with Asami's explanations. It made sense if she ignored the math and focused on what Asami was trying to accomplish. Alloys of metal that could withstand lava flows, cleaning and storing water, finding copper mines for power lines and so on.

Things were rougher on Asami then they were for Korra however. Being confined to a wheelchair at first and then having to rely on a cane to get around left her irritable and prone to occasionally snapping at Korra. One particularly bad day resulted her throwing the cane against the wall and sinking to the floor as her frustration pushed her to the edge of tears.

"How did you deal with this Korra? It's only been two months and I feel like I'm at my wits end. You had to do this for two years."

Korra knelt down beside her placing a hand on Asami's shoulder "I know it's hard but you're progressing faster then I did. It took me six months before I could even use rails to take a step. And it's not like I didn't get angry or frustrated either, you should have seen me when I started yelling at Katara. I know it can be painful but the only way to improve is to keep working at it. And I'm here for you no matter how long it takes."

Another month saw Asami's mood improve as she gained her motor functions back. The damage had been healed, but she was still out of shape. Korra had finally succeeded in removing all but one of the scars as well. The last one was hard to see, barely darker then Asami's skin, but it was still visible as it traced a jagged line from one side of her rib cage to the other.

Asami had insisted on some sparring sessions in addition to her regular exercises. Korra was pulling her punches and kicks, but still felt uneasy about the risk of injuring Asami even with gloves and protective gear on. The only upside was that it made it harder for Asami to land some of her wrist-locks, but Korra was still quick to tap after being caught by a few of them early on.

The avatar stepped away for a moment as she reached into a bin holding equipment. "So do you feel like using this for a round or two?" She held up the electro-gauntlet, Asami's old weapon of choice. Asami's face quickly went pale as her eyes widened as she stared at something not there and her hands began to shake. "Please stop. No more, what do you want from me? It hurts, everything hurts so much!"

Korra dropped the glove as she darted to Asami's side, grabbing her face with both hands "Asami, snap out of it. You're not back there anymore. You're here with me. We're in the gym, at our home." Asami's eyes focused on Korra's face as whatever she had been seeing disappeared. "Get rid of it, all of them. I don't want to see one of those ever again."

Korra turned away as she bent a dumbbell into her hand. "I'll do that. But this one is yours to destroy. It won't hurt you, nobody's using it. It's just lying there." Asami took the dumbbell from Korra, hitting the glove until it had been smashed into tiny pieces, tears streaming down her face.

The sparring sessions continued to grow more competitive as Asami began regaining her former form once more. Korra started adding in bursts of flame and and air to help push her, but nothing excessive and it wasn't long until Asami was able to close the distance and block Korra's bending. Korra gave a proud smile at Asami, but the other woman looked dissatisfied. "What's wrong? You got me that time."

"I know, but it took everything I had to get through your defenses that round. And that's with you holding back and only using two elements. I wouldn't have a chance if you were fighting seriously."

"Maybe, maybe not, but I'm the Avatar. I'm not the best person to compare yourself to. Even if I'm only going at fifty percent, that's still more then what most people can handle If I used all four elements or went into the Avatar State, sparring wouldn't be very interesting. So don't be so hard on yourself, you're as good now as you ever were. Anyways, it's starting to get late, give me my bending back then let's get something to eat before bed."

After they had finished eating and were heading to bed, Asami's curiosity finally got the better of her.
"I know that your eyes glow when you enter the Avatar State, but they return to normal after a few seconds. I've been watching them whenever you heal me... but that night...the glow didn't go away until I said your name... "

Asami didn't like to talk about what had happened to her. She always referred to it simply as 'that night' on the rare occasions it came up. Korra sat down on the bed, looking somewhat regretful as she recalled what had happened after losing control.

"Avatars learn how to control the Avatar State as they train the different elements. It's the final step to being considered a Fully-Realized Avatar. I can maintain control while in the Avatar State, but it's something I've struggled with. That's what the glow disappearing means, that I'm in control."

Asami sat down on the bed next to Korra "And the glow remaining means you're not in control? How does that happen?"

"It's more of a reflex then anything, either you're trying to keep yourself alive or your emotions get the better of you. I was at Iroh's ceremony when I found out what was happening to you. I've always had a temper, but I completely snapped and lost control. I didn't even know it was possible for someone to be that angry. Now I know how Aang must have felt when it happened to him."

"Is that all it takes? You risk losing control whenever you start to get angry then? I remember when you found my room down there. You looked really angry back then." She waved towards the hidden hatch that led to where her bondage gear was stored.

"I almost lost control then, but you have to understand how it felt for me. Our relationship had just begun when I stumbled in there and you actually admitted that you had considered the idea of taking my bending away. I felt betrayed, it was too much like what Amon did to me. But I realized you didn't want to do it to hurt me. Which is why I came back."

Korra stuck her free hand into her pocket grabbing something that she had been carrying for months now hoping to find the right moment, but it had never come. Korra got off the bed as she knelt down in front of Asami while still holding onto Asami's hand.

Since first coming to Republic City, she had fought as wide a range of opponents as one possibly could. Street gangs, blood-benders, Equalists, the Red Lotus, Kuvira, even the spirit of chaos – Vaatu. It had been exhilarating at moments and filled with desperation and sheer terror at others. And yet, she felt more nervous now looking up into Asami's beautiful green eyes then she ever had before in her life.

"You asked me something the last time when we were in the Fire Nation. 'Korra, what are we?' I didn't have an answer for you then, but I didn't forget about it. I've spent a lot of time thinking these last few months, about that question and a lot of other things."

"I was angrier then I've ever been in my life when Ginger had you, but I was even more scared if you can believe it. The thought of you being taken from me, of not having you in my life anymore... It's made me realize some things."

"The entire time we've known each other... I've been taking you for granted. You've always been there for me ever since we met. I would have been lost so many times without you. Saving me from the Equalists, getting free on that airship then getting us out of the desert or all the times we fought together. I never really thanked you for any of that."

"And you helped me come to terms with who I am. I always liked you deep down but I was ashamed of how I felt until you pulled me through it. And even then, I was afraid of what other people would say or think, but I don't care now. If this changes how our friends feel towards us, they weren't good friends to begin with."

Korra stopped talking as she came to it. The words were there, but for the life of her, she wasn't able to get them out now. Asami smiled softly as she reached down pulling the Avatar's other hand out of her pocket "Just hurry up and ask me already."

Korra almost jumped as the touch of Asami's fingers on her wrist sent a gentle wave of energy up her arm to her lips, allowing her to speak again. "I've said the words 'I love you' in the past, but I never understood what they meant or what love really was. I do now though, I love you Asami."

She uncurled her fingers to reveal a necklace resting on her palm "I know it's a mostly a northern tradition, but it's how my father asked my mother." Asami reached down turning the stone over to look at what was carved on it. The carvings were small, but the four elemental symbols were easily legible. Asami's eyes moved back to Korra's face as the Avatar waited. "Well you haven't actually asked me...but yes I'll marry you."

Korra had been confident that Asami would say yes, but the fear of being rejected had remained coiled up in the pit of her stomach these past months. She felt it withering away at Asami's acceptance and a smile bloomed on Korra's face. She pushed herself back to her feet before fastening the necklace on Asami neck.

Asami brushed her fingers over it for a moment before standing to go look at her reflection. Korra looked at the mirror from behind Asami while twisting her hands "It's not particularly valuable and the carving is a little rough, I hope that's ok..."

Asami turned about, gently pulling Korra to her as she silenced the Avatar with a kiss. Korra's hands fluttered in the air before settling onto Asami's waist. Any lingering concerns she had evaporated at the gentle touch of those lips. Korra murmured softly as the kiss deepened and she felt Asami's arms wrapping around her, one hand gently ruffling through her hair.

It had been months since they had touched each other in any sort of intimate manner for fear of aggravating Asami's injuries. As Asami's body pressed against her, Korra could feel those fears were no longer founded and she ran a hand down to the curve of Asami's hip. Asami finally pulled away and gently bit at her lip. "So...downstairs?"

To her surprise, Korra shook her head. "There's time for that in the future and we'll be down there plenty. But today is about us. No toys or games or anything like that tonight, just the two of us." They looked each other in the eyes for a long moment before Asami gently pushed Korra backwards and onto the bed.

It wasn't their first sexual experience with each other, but this time felt drastically changed from previous times. It had been fast, intense, full of lust and even consuming as both women had sought to feed their erotic appetites with their partners body. As they slowly kissed, the difference was apparent. Their burning ardor from before had been replaced by a gentle passion and yearning to please the other.

Asami pulled away from Korra as she began unbuttoning her shirt revealing pale skin beneath. Korra started to follow suit before stopping short as Asami tossed the shirt aside and undid her bra. "You know, I don't think I've ever told you how beautiful you are." Asami's hand reflexively moved towards the faint scar on her stomach before stopping.

"That doesn't make you any less beautiful." Korra sat up tracing the scar with her fingertips before gently pressing a kiss to it. "It only tells me how strong you are." Asami gently moaned as Korra's mouth climbed upwards to her breasts and her tongue came out to play with the nipples on top.

Korra eventually withdrew as she finished undressing Asami before the favor was returned. Asami's fingers started working their way between Korra's legs to her core and began to softly rub and tease all the parts within. Minutes that felt like eons passed before Asami's lips and tongue arrived to give them company in dancing about the folds within.

The avatar shivered as she felt the tongue caressing her groin's outermost areas before seeking out the middle. She groaned once more before pulling Asami's head away and moving to reposition herself so that each of them was looking at the others pelvic regions.

Korra admired the view she had before groaning as Asami picked up from where she had been interrupted. It didn't take long for her to respond in kind as she began trying to exactly duplicate what Asami was doing on the other end. Wherever Asami's tongue went and what it did, Korra mirrored. Asami giggled when she realized what was happening but didn't object.

Eventually the stimulus of Asami's mouth pushed Korra into climaxing. Her previous orgasms had been short and intense, but this one was almost peaceful and felt like it would last forever. She felt waves spreading outward from her core gently bearing her to a relaxed state of euphoria. After it began to fade, she realized Asami hadn't climaxed and was patiently waiting to be finished off. Korra was happy to oblige her.

The next morning had Korra feeling like she was glowing so brightly that someone might be blinded if they looked at her. Asami was lying next to her in the bed, a smile on her face. "Good morning you. Sleep well?"

Korra stretched her arms towards the ceiling "I haven't slept that well in months. How about you?" "Same here, I was having such a lovely dream too." "What was it about?"

Asami reached over lacing her fingers through Korra's. "I met this amazing woman who ended up asking me to marry her. I said yes, but I woke up before seeing how it was going to end."

Korra laughed "Well, I don't know what the future holds, but we'll find out together."

Authors Note 5/2/2015

So this is where this story ends. If you made it this far, thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed it.