Title: Korrasami 52

Fandom: Avatar: The Legend of Korra

Pairing: Korra / Asami Sato

Rating: PG / R

Notes: New chapter next week! Reviews, Favs, Follows, PMs, and donations are ubber appreciated.


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The executive bodyguard nervously walks in and Asami immediately throws her arms around her. Chelse gulps closing her eyes. She can't help but catch the scent of jasmine in the heiress' raven black hair. 'Why are you so much like your mother?' Chelse thinks to herself.

"I'm so glad you're okay." Asami says softly. She pulls back gazing into Chelse's eyes. Asami apprehensively raises her hand to the burned side of her assistant's face. "I'm sorry."

Chelse gently grasps Asami's hand. She brings the palm of her boss' hand to her lips kissing it deeply. Asami gazes at her with lidded eyes. Chelse immediately releases her hand and lowers her eyes. She hadn't meant to do that.

Asami smiles quietly then cups her assistant's unburned cheek to get some eye contact. "Thank you for protecting me Chelse." The former fire essence nods then lowers her eyes again as an all too familiar memory comes to mind.

Flashback 25 years ago.

Yasuko Sato, Asami's mother, wraps her bodyguard's arm with bandages.

Chelse had been on the lookout for weeks as numerous death notes had been sent to Hiroshi's office. They'd just left Mr. Sato's business party when three masked men disguised as servers attacked them.

Chelse quickly took them down, but not without getting hurt. The men were immediately arrested and Chelse escorted Yasuko home.

The mistress of the household held her bodyguard's hand the entire way. The moment they were behind closed doors Yasuko stripped Chelse down then began tending to her arm. They sit in silence as one of the house servants takes the guard's bloodied clothes away. Yasuko follows the attendant to the door then locks it. With tear-welled eyes she walks back over to Chelse and pulls her into her arms. "Thank you for protecting me Red."

"Miss Sato…" Chelse is interrupted by a kiss.

Yasuko deepens the kiss. Chelse closes her eyes allowing herself a few moments of indulgence when there is a soft knock at the door.

"Yasuko? Are you alright? I came as soon as I heard." Hiroshi says.

Yasuko suckles on her guard's bottom lip. "Don't move." She whispers before heading to the door.

Hiroshi throws his arms around his wife's waist. He looks over her shoulder into the room and nods to Chelse. He already knew what was happening between them. Being the man he was he never denied his wife anything she wanted, even if it was another person. He was head over heels in love with Yasuko. "Thank you." He mouths to Chelse.

Chelse nods then lowers her eyes. When she first met Yasuko Sato five years ago, she never imagined in a million years that they'd have this kind of relationship. She was a retired Special Forces officer newly divorced from an airheaded husband. A relationship was the furthest thing from her mind, let alone with a woman.

It took Yasuko a full two years to break down her defenses. The woman was relentless. It started simply enough. Candlelight dinners, compliments, and flirtations when Hiroshi was out of town, trips to the spa, neck and shoulder massages under the moonlight, weekly close contact sparing sessions, then a not so accidental kiss after an evening of drinks sealed the deal.

Chelse felt weak under her employer's gaze. She knew she hadn't betrayed Hiroshi's trust. The man told her that his wife had chosen her personally and she should do 'whatever' she had to to keep his wife happy. But she still felt bad about it.

"I'm fine honey, thanks to Red." Yasuko says with a soft smile.

Hiroshi rubs her back then kisses her cheek. He nods to Chelse again. "Well I'd better get back and explain what happened. I'll see you two at the office tomorrow if you're up to it."

"Yes sir." Chelse says.

Hiroshi leaves and Yasuko wraps her arms around Chelse's neck. The bodyguard lowers her eyes. "What is it baby?"

Chelse takes in a deep breath. "Is this really okay Miss Sato?"

The mistress smiles softly. "You just saved my life, he knows that. And how many times do I have to tell you to call me Yasuko? Why can't you accept that I love you, Red?"

"Miss Sato this is my job alright." The bodyguard shakes her head. "You're married and I still don't understand how he's okay with this. What if he fires me, then what happens to us?" Chelse asks.

Yasuko smirks then pulls her into another kiss. "You're not going anywhere."

Chelse leans away. "What if you get pregnant? I know you're still sleeping with him."

Yasuko pulls her guard into a hug then kisses her neck. "Red, baby, he's married to his job, not me. I hardly think being with him once every few months is going to make a difference. And even if I got pregnant… you'll end up being more of a father than Hiroshi ever will." Soft green eyes meet hazel brown orbs. They gaze at one another for a long moment, both women understanding the implications of that statement. "Do you…not want to be with me anymore?"

Chelse averts her eyes. "Miss Sato, I…I…"

"Yasuko." The older woman says lifting Chelse's chin to look into her eyes. "What's it going to take for you to say my name? After all this time, am I really still just a job to you? Do you make love to me because you feel you have to?"

"No, of course not." The injured woman says lowering her eyes. "Look, rule number one in this business is to never get personally involved with the client and that's exactly what I've done. I just…I don't know what I'm supposed to do anymore. I never expected to feel like this."

"Like what?" Yasuko asks.

Chelse takes in an apprehensive deep breath then finds her client's eyes. She swallows hard. "Yasuko…"

The mistress interrupts her with another kiss. "I love you too Red. Just stay with me okay. And if you ever decide that you want to leave, I'll make sure you're provided for. Just stay for a little while longer."

Four years later…Asami Sato is born.

The heiress grew like a beautiful rose under her mother's watchful eye. Yasuko had been right about her husband. He was hardly ever around. Of course when he did show up, he brought lots of gifts and made sure to show his daughter how to operate his newest inventions. Asami's favorite daddy-daughter outings were to his racetrack to test out his new cars.

But most of the little one's time was spent with Yasuko and Chelse. Yasuko loved watching Chelse with her daughter. Whether they were sparring or studying she knew that woman would never let any harm come to either of them.

A four year old Asami brings Chelse a gift for her birthday. "Telse Telse dis is for you. I picked tit out myself."

The bodyguard smiles as Yasuko strokes her daughter's hair. "Oh for me? Why thank you lady Sato. Can I open it?" She asks. Asami nods enthusiastically.

Chelse raises her eyebrows seeing a neck tie with little cars all over it. "Oh wow! Look at this. How fun!" Asami sits up then begins naming the different cars. "You are so smart. Should I go put it on?" Asami nods again.

Yasuko pushes a larger box forward. "Just a minute Red, I want you to open my gift next."

Chelse smiles at Asami. "What do you think your mommy got for me?"

"Uhh, a dress?" Asami says.

Chelse laughs. "Well I better open it and find out." The smile leaves her face and is replaced with a prominent blush.

"What'd you get Telse?" Asami asks.

The guard clears her throat then pulls a skirt from the box. "Isn't this nice? Looks like you were half right." She says sarcastically as she looks down at the strap-on hidden beneath the paper mache.

Yasuko claps happily then pulls her daughter into her lap. "Why don't you go try on your gifts so we can see them Red."

"Yay!" Asami shouts.

Chelse gulps seeing her lover wink at her. She shakes her head then goes into the bathroom. 'I can't believe I'm doing this.' She thinks to herself.

A few minutes later she comes out with a fake smile on her face. Asami claps and points at her. "Look look mommy."

"Oh look at that. She's beautiful. We got her the perfect gifts didn't we?" Yasuko says giving her daughter a quick kiss on the cheek and picking her up. "Alrighty, let's get you ready for a nap then we'll all go out to dinner when you wake up."

"Yay! Happy Birthday Telse!" Asami shouts.

"Thank you lady Sato." Chelse says.

Yasuko comes back into the room. "That tie really does look fabulous on you." She says as her eyes drop to her partner's waist.

Chelse shakes her head. "Miss Sato, what were you thinking? What if Asami had seen that?"

Yasuko begins kissing her neck and unbuckling Chelse's pants. "I was thinking I want to see how much you like your new toy." She says with a giggle.

And with that Chelse picks her up and carries her into the bedroom. "What am I going to do with you?"

"I'm sure you'll think of something."

The next two years were right out of a story book. Chelse, Yasuko, and Asami were a picture perfect family. Chelse thought her life was perfect. She had an amazing lover and a beautiful intelligent kind-hearted child to look after. She would never let anything tear them apart.


Present day

Sato Penthouse

Asami moves her hand around to her bodyguard's shoulder. "Come in. I have a lot of questions."

They sit on the couch in the living room. "First I want to know what happened with the Red Lotus. Then I want you to explain what you said about Korra. You called her a traveler and you said she was from a different world? Korra's told me a few things, but I don't think she really understands what she's talking about. But you do. So I want to hear it from you." Asami says.

Chelse gets up then heads over to the mini bar. "I know it's still early, but I could use a drink. Do you want a drink? Non-alcoholic right?"

Asami furrows her brow slightly. She could see how nervous Chelse was. "Sure." A few loud clinks and fumbles later Asami gets up from the couch and heads to the bar. She can see Chelse's hands trembling as she tries to pour the liquor. Asami immediately takes a hold of the bottle and her assistant's hand. "Oh my god, Chelse… what's wrong? Are you okay?"

"Have you been with her?" Chelse asks under her breath keeping her eyes lowered.

"What?"

The fiery woman raises her voice. "Have you slept with her?" She asks with intense fear in her eyes.

"What? No. How could you ask me something like that after everything that's happened?" Asami asks.

The former fire essence lowers her eyes then bends down and pulls a few electronic devices from underneath the bar. "Go in the guest bathroom. Take off your clothes, shower, then put on the robe in my closet." Asami opens her mouth to speak. "Just do it damn it!" Chelse looks up into Asami's eyes. "Please."

Asami watches as her bodyguard sweeps the room. Chelse obviously thought the house might be tapped, but why didn't she just say that in the first place.

After a quick shower Chelse takes their clothes and throws them into the fireplace.

Asami pulls a chair up near the fire. "You know that blouse is coming out of your paycheck right?" Chelse rolls her eyes then nods. Asami crosses her legs. "I'm listening."

The executive assistant closes all of the curtains then takes a seat in front of Asami. "The Red Lotus has ears everywhere. I don't know how but they do. They're the ones who did this to me, but I got away. We should go about our normal activities until they surface again. That's why I had you and Korra released. They need to know that their plan failed. Are you okay with that?" She asks. Asami nods. Chelse lowers her eyes for a moment, sighs, then looks up at her boss. "What do you remember about your mother?"

Asami furrows her brow then takes a breath, not expecting the question. "She was beautiful, smart, kind, and generous. She loved us. She died in a factory explosion when I was six. You and my father said it was a terrorist bombing, and that her body was unrecoverable. What does that have to do with Korra?"

Chelse sighs hesitantly. She never thought she'd be saying what she was about to say to anyone, but Asami's life depended on it. "She didn't die Miss Sato. She disappeared, she…she was… taken."

"What? What do you mean? If she didn't die then where is she?"

Chelse gulps lowering her eyes. "Six months before she disappeared, she started acting strangely. She would order me to stay home with you while she went to perform inspections at a few factories. I honestly thought she was preparing to succeed your father, but that wasn't the case. I didn't know what was going on with her, but I…I knew something was wrong when she…uhh…"

"She what Chelse?" Asami asks.

The executive assistant swallows hard. "Miss Sato…your mother and I…we were in love… and we had been for a long time."

Asami furrows her brow in confusion. "What?"

Chelse can see anger forming on her employer's face. "It wasn't an affair. Your father knew. Apparently you and your mother had some things in common."

Asami swallows hard then lowers her eyes. She remembered how close her mother and Chelse were but she wasn't expecting to hear anything like that. As far as she knew her mother and father loved one another. She takes a deep breath. "Tell me what this has to do with Korra."

Chelse breathes out through puckered lips. "Your mother began spending less time with me, intimately." Asami averts her eyes. "I disobeyed her orders and followed her to the factory one day. That's when I saw her with one of your father's associates. At least that's who I thought he was at the time. He was the same guy on the outside but he was different somehow too. I watched him for a few days. You would have thought he was running the company. He knew things that he shouldn't know. He was a traveler."

"He was from another world?" Asami says.

Chelse nods. "But they're not aliens. They're like alternate versions of us. They're able to transport themselves into the bodies of their duplicates on other planes of existence."

"Why do they do it?" Asami asks.

"We've spoken to many of them. It happens when they lose someone. They travel to other worlds to find replacements. I've known about them for a long time, but I never imagined I would encounter one so close to home. I…wasn't prepared." Chelse lowers tear welled eyes. "I didn't want to believe it. I finally confronted your mother the night I saw them sleep together. Yasuko'd forgotten who she was. That's when I knew for sure, but it was too late. He attacked when I tried to leave with her. He had the power to manipulate metal. I was no match for him."

Chelse looks up into Asami's eyes. "An hour later they were gone and the factory was in flames."

A few tears stream down Asami's cheeks as she mentally puts the pieces together. "So Korra lost someone. She lost me?"

The guard takes in a hard breath and averts her eyes.

"Was it like this for my mother? I mean the dreams, my pregnancy, and communicating telepathically." Asami asks.

Chelse shakes her head and lowers her eyes. "No. Most people under the influence of a traveler (she sheds a few tears) begin to forget their lives here. They forget everything. Yasuko didn't know who I was…" Chelse's bottom lip trembles. "B-but she knew I was trying to help her."

Asami throws her arms around Chelse's neck pulling her into a hug. She understood her bodyguard so much better now. "We're gonna figure this out. Maybe we can bring her back."

Chelse shakes her head. "We're still trying to develop the technology to follow them, but their signals always change. And travelers never come back once they've left. They're always new."

She sits on the floor next to Chelse. "I think…Korra does."

"What?" The hazel eyed woman says.

"Chelse I think we should talk with her." Asami says wisely. "She said she met two versions of me. She said…"

"Asami! Have you been listening to anything I've said?"

The young CEO furrows her brow. "Of course I have."

"You're not gonna end up like Yasuko! You hear me. I won't allow it! Can't you see she's trying to fool you? She wants to tak..." Chelse yells and her new phone pings with a text message from an unknown number.

- A little bird told me that someone in my camp was disobeying orders. Would you happen to know who they might be talking about? Maybe a matching scar on the other side of your face will refresh your memory. -

Chelse huffs from her nose then stands up. 'That fucking bitch.' "I'm leaving. I'll call you when I have more information."

Asami grabs her assistant's wrist. "Tell me what's going on." Their eyes lock. Asami quickly lunges her knee into Chelse's stomach, then grabs the phone from her hand.

The bodyguard huffs roughly. "Miss Sato, give me the phone." The heiress tries to the read the message. "NOW!"

Asami is startled but she doesn't move an inch. "Chelse…" She says taking a cautious step back as her bodyguard grunts under breath moving toward her. "You're not going to hurt me. I know you're not. I'm not going to let you do this alone. I'm a part of this too." She takes another step back slowly glancing at the phone. "You weren't prepared when my mom was taken, but things are different now, right?"

Chelse brings her hands together with a loud clap a few inches from the heiress' face temporarily stunning her. Chelse grabs the phone.

"Let me do my job Miss Sato. And for the record, I would hurt you if it meant saving you. Don't forget that."

Asami pants shaking the daze from her head. "Someone's…threatening you."


"That's none of your concern. I'll be in touch. And whatever you do don't sleep with that traveler." Chelse says as she opens Asami's door to find Korra on the other side of it.

The Avatar gulps then lowers her chin slightly. "Uhh, hi? Small world huh. Would you mind…if we talked for a minute?"

Chelse grits her teeth as she looks down at the shaky Avatar then roughly pushes past her. There was no way she was going to let these travelers get the best of her. If need be she'd take them both out world be damned.

Asami steps through the door. "Red!" Chelse stops in her tracks. "That's what my mother used to call you right? Please, just stay and talk with us. I know we can figure this out. Korra's not gonna take me anywhere. Right?" Asami says looking at the Avatar.

"Uhh…right. Right!" Korra exclaims.

Chelse hits the elevator button. "We still have work to do, Miss Sato. I'll let you know when I get some new information."

Chelse looks at her phone as the elevator doors close. There was one thing she knew for sure. Azula had access to their satellite surveillance system. Her phone was new and the number was unlisted. She needed to find out if Azula had accessed Katara. If she had then none of them had a chance of getting out of this alive. Having Katara's access code meant nothing if she couldn't operate her.

Asami shakes her head then steps back against the door. "I'll let you come in, but you have to promise to keep your hands and your bending to yourself."

Korra furrows her brow. "Ooookay?"

"Promise me." Asami says a second time.

"I promise." Korra says. The young Inuit looks around the penthouse with a smile on her face. It reminded her of their brownstone back home. "So how far did you get with the Avatar series?"

"Book 2 Earth, Zuko Alone." Asami says quickly.

Korra furrows her brow. "Uhh, would you mind telling me what that is exactly?"

Asami rolls her eyes then picks up the remote control and hits the play button. "Prince Zuko left his uncle in order to find himself. He ends up with an earth kingdom family, but has visions of his mother and sister the whole time. I have to say I was really surprised by Azula and Ozai. I can't imagine growing up in a family like that."

Korra takes a deep breath at the mention of the princess' name. "Yeah, their dad was pretty harsh."

"Ozai, Azula, Aang, Sokka, Toph, and Katara." The heiress says.

"Yeah?"

"Korra it can't be a coincidence that these characters are named after real people." Asami says.

Blue eyes widen. "What?"

"Aang Kong Qi's family adopted you didn't they?" Asami asks.

"Oh." Korra nods. "Yeah, but…I, uhh, I don't really remember much from this world. I mean I know little things here and there, but I've never met the Aang here. I know the Aang from my world. He's my past life and I can still talk to him. The one here died. Do you know if he married Katara here? Is she still alive? She's one of my teachers."

Asami shakes her head and furrows her brow. "You're really not from this world, are you?"

"No, I'm not." Korra says sadly.

"Katara Christo was a very well known prophet back in biblical times. Many people pray to her." Asami says.

"Is she a spirit?" Korra asks genuinely.

Asami smiles softly at her new friend's naivety. "I get it now. It's like when Aang spoke to Avatar Roku. That's how things are where you're from. Must be nice being able to talk to people after they've died." Asami lowers her eyes. Korra furrows her brow again. Asami nervously tucks her hair behind her ear. "When you meditate in my dreams. I feel like I'm with you… and the spirits."

Korra instinctively moves toward her partner. "Asami…"

The heiress looks up just as the Avatar touches her arm. She closes her eyes and allows her to move a little closer. Asami takes a deep breath. "Korra, why is this happening to me? I don't understand any of this. I don't understand how I'm pregnant. I don't understand why I feel so horrible for not knowing who you are. But I should know you. You've been with me all my life. My mind can't comprehend it, but my body remembers." She looks up into soft aqua blue orbs. "I hate how I feel when I'm around you. I'm still in love with Kuvira."

Korra swallows softly then lowers her eyes dropping her hand from Asami's arm. "Can you show me?"

"Huh? Show you what?" Asami asks.

Korra cautiously takes her hand and guides her over to one of the couches. "Show me you and Kuvira…in your mind. Show me what you're feeling." Asami releases her hand. The water tribe woman takes a deep breath. "Asami, you and I, I mean the other you and me, we talk to each other. We talk with our words and feelings so we can understand one another better."

"Yeah and?"

"I can feel how confusing all this is for you and I want to understand it. Maybe if you share with me you can understand what's happening too." The Avatar says as Asami lowers her eyes. "I felt how much you loved Kuvira that day at your dance studio. I love you that much too, and if I have to, I'll accept that you wanna keep loving her. I'd just like to understand why. Even if things don't change between us, I still wanna be your friend." Korra says.

Somehow someway Asami knew Korra was telling the truth. How was someone like her still single? Kuvira was open-minded but she'd never allow anyone to have her partner's attention but her. Asami swallows softly. "O-okay. What do I do?"

Korra was surprised Asami agreed. "Oh, uhh, okay. You don't have to hold my hand or anything if you don't want to, but we need to put our heads together. Then, umm, well, you just think of memories you've had with Kuvira…and…I'll, I'll see it and feel it. That's usually how it works."

Asami squints for a moment then nods. They lean into one another and close their eyes.

"I'll be right here okay. I know it can be a little scary at first, but you'll be alright." Korra says softly. Asami takes her hand. Korra can't help but smile.

Korra can see that Asami and Kuvira first met at a military ball thrown in her honor. Apparently Kuvira didn't like wealthy people. The young military commander was actually jealous of her. The Avatar smirks remembering how she felt when she first met Asami. She was jealous of Asami too back then, albeit for a different reason.

As their memory sharing continued Asami found herself experiencing Korra's memories as well. She was astonished at how emotionally similar they were to her dreams.

The heiress' body began heating up as she remembered the first time she and Kuvira made love, the blending of her dreams of Korra only intensified it. She pants quietly until she is unable to control herself caught up in the vision. She grasps the nape of Korra's neck and pulls her into a kiss disrupting their mental connection.

The pale skinned beauty urges Korra down onto her back.

"A-asami..." The Avatar can't help her hands. She gently caresses the firm globes her ass before squeezing them tightly.

Asami moans into their kiss then pulls at Korra's shirt lifting it over her head. The heiress quickly pulls off her own shirt.

The Avatar gulps wondering if she should stop what was happening but then her wife's magnificent breasts come into view. The engineer's tongue practically pillages the back of her throat a few seconds later.

Asami cups her lover's face between rapidly heating hands. "Touch me...please..."

Korra snakes her fingertips down between her wife's legs. She can't fight back a moan of satisfaction feeling an all too familiar wetness coating her fingers.'This is so wrong. I should stop this, yeah, I should definitely stop this. She probably thinks this is a dream.' Korra thinks to herself. The Avatar's mental admonishment quickly ceases when her earlobe finds its way into Asami's mouth. "Or not..." She moans.

"Mmm, Vira, make love to me…" The engineer whimpers. Korra freezes for a moment until her wife starts to beg. "Baby, please, I need you. (kiss) I miss you. (kiss) Please. (lick) Fuck me. (bite) I know you want to." She whispers slowly tracing her fingers down Korra's throat.

The water tribe woman gulps. "Asami, we...I should stop."

"Please." Asami whispers guiding her lover's hand.

Korra strokes her fingertips between the overwhelmingly wet folds of her wife's pussy.

Asami's breath hitches then she slips out of her bra and grabs Korra's wrist. "Please, give it to me."

The Avatar hesitantly complies hating the faraway look in her wife's gaze, but she couldn't resist. Korra moans quietly relishing in the slick heat now surrounding her fingers. She needed this more than her wife did. "Why are you so beautiful?"

Asami sits back digging her nails into her lover's muscular thighs. Her hips begin moving on their own. "Mmm, Vira…"

Korra resists rolling her eyes instead deciding to focus her attention on the gentle sway of her lover's breasts.

"Deeper." The heiress moans.

The water tribe woman takes a firm hold of Asami's waist then thrusts her fingers in a little harder.

Asami bucks forward placing her hands on the arm of the couch. She rides her lover's fingers with reckless abandon as tears stream down her cheeks. How was this possible? How had it been so long since they'd been together like this? It felt like she and Kuvira had been apart for years. This was the best sex they'd ever had. "Oh god, yes! Fuck!"

Korra pumps faster.

"Auhh auhhh….ohhh….huuahhh, Vira, don't stop, please don't stop." Asami's pants.

Korra can't take any more. "Asami, Asami, look at me."

"Mmm yes baby." The engineer says. "God you're so good…auhhh….why do you feel so good?"

Korra furrows her brow seeing her wife's eyes shifting from light green to blue. She notices the chandelier shaking above them. "Uhh…Asami?" The Avatar says hesitantly before trying to release her lover. Unfortunately she couldn't move as Asami had her pinned. Literally. Korra could feel the water in her body moving on its own.

"I'm gonna cum, uah. Mmm Vira, I'm, I'm gonna cum!" Asami groans rolling her hips even faster.

Korra pants in tune with her wife's humping. "I'm…not….Ku…vi….ra! "She gulps under the weight of the water essence's power. It had taken over. Korra needed to do something and fast. Books begin falling off the shelves. She goes into the Avatar State finally freeing herself. "Asami, wake up!"

The raven haired beauty gasps seeing the woman beneath her. "Kuv…Korra?"

The Inuit smirks nervously. "Uhh, hi?"

Asami cautiously looks down between her legs remembering Chelse's words to her. 'Don't sleep with her.' "Fuck!" Her hands catch fire. "FUCK!"

Korra winces. "Ahh! Shit!" She grunts at the heat spreading over her shoulders from Asami's hands.

The young CEO is knocked from her lustful haze as she frantically tries to shake the flames from her hands.

Korra grabs her hands extinguishing them.

"What? What the fuck did you do to me!? What did you do to me?" Asami shouts.

"I-I didn't do anything. I swear. Please just calm down and let me explain." Korra says softly. The penthouse was vibrating. "Breathe. Just breathe. Everything is gonna be okay."

Asami yanks her hands out of Korra's grasp. "How! How is this gonna be okay?! Chelse was right about you! You're just trying to fool me, turn me into your, your dead girlfriend!"

Korra goes into the Avatar State when glasses begin crashing to the floor. "Asami! I said calm…down." The water tribe woman stabilizes the building.

Asami starts to hyperventilate. "You're, you're a monster. You've…turned me…into a mon…st…" She says as she passes out.

The Avatar catches her then puffs a stray strand of hair from her eye. "Well, that could have gone better."

She lays her wife back down on the couch then sits on the floor next to her. Korra rests her head next to Asami's. She closes her eyes allowing a single tear to streak down her cheek. She smiles to herself remembering the day her legs were healed. She and Asami held one another so tightly Korra couldn't tell where Asami ended or where she began. They were normal then - just two people in love, no one to fight or defend.

Korra picks up the remote and turns on the DVD player. She watches as Azula, Ty Lee, and Mai hunt down Aang and the crew.

- "I can take care of myself, by myself." Toph says.

- "You sound like my nephew. Always thinking you need to do things on your own without anyone's support. There is nothing wrong with letting people who love you help you. Not that I love you really. I just met you." Uncle Iroh says to the young earthbender. He and Toph laugh together.

- "So where is your nephew?" Toph asks as she sips a cup of tea.

- "I've been tracking him actually." Iroh says sadly.

- "Is he lost?" She asks him.

- Iroh averts his eyes. "Yes a little bit. His life has recently changed and he's going through very difficult times. He's trying to figure out who he is. And he went away."

- "So now you're following him." Toph says.

- "I know he doesn't want me around right now, but if he needs me I'll be there." Iroh says knowingly.

- "Your nephew is very lucky. Even if he doesn't know it." Toph says picking up her bag. "Thank you."

- Iroh smiles. "My pleasure. Sharing tea with a fascinating stranger is one of life's true delights."

- Toph smiles. "No, thank you for what you said. It helped me. Oh and about your nephew, maybe you should tell him that you need him too."

A little while later Iroh, Zuko, Toph, Katara, Aang, and Sokka had Azula cornered and still couldn't take her out. Korra watches the whole episode then turns off the television.

Mizu told her that she couldn't leave Azula here. What did she mean by that?

Korra turns and gazes at her wife. "If you were you, I know you'd understand. We're gonna get home, I promise. But I can't let Azula destroy this world in order to make that happen."

The water tribe woman leaves a note for her wife then heads out the door.

The immortal world Azula told her wife she was too dangerous to be kept alive even without her bending. Now Korra understood why. This world's Azula had manipulated everyone even the Red Lotus. She couldn't risk letting the fire nation princess gain anymore power.

If she was going to deal with Azula, she'd need help. Fortunately the Avatar knew exactly who to turn to.

TBC…


Quoted dialogue

A:TLA season 2 episode 8 "The Chase"

Toph to Iroh