Linger on your pale blue eyes
Linger on your pale blue eyes

~ Velvet Underground

Asami Sato was nervous, how couldn't she be, the whole day at work she had been distracted, she hadn't messaged Korra on the app, but she had opened it to look at her profile picture, from time to time.

During lunch, her best friend Opal had joined her, whilst quickly eating her salad she had told Opal about her plans for the evening.

'Finally, Asami, it was about time that you got laid.' Opal had said.

'I'm not sleeping with her, just spoiling her and taking her on dates, spending money, I got too much anyways.' Asami had said.

'Is she pretty?'

'She is.'

'Then fuck her, you need to get off soon, you're becoming so uptight, you need to get some.'

'I won't come on, I met her online, I'm her sugar daddy.'

'Yeah, you are.' Opal had teased.

'You need to grow up.'

'And you need to have someone go down on someone.' Opal said as had she made a V with her hands and put her tongue through.

'She needs the money; I want to spoil someone.' Asami had said. 'I'm going out with her tonight, we'll see what happens, I just want to make her feel good, but it would help me get Hiroshi off my back, to stop him pestering about my dating life, I can't handle it anymore, he's always setting me up with the worst people, mainly guys.'

'It will all go as you planned unless the one factor you haven't taken into your consideration.' Opal had said as she made to leave, break was over.

'Which is?'

'You falling in love with this girl.'

Now Asami was sitting at her table, a table with a view over the city, but it didn't seem to captivate her as it used to. She kept glancing at the entrance of the restaurant, a big arch leading to the hallway where the elevator and stairs were, she wore a red dress, not showing too much cleavage, but also hugging her curves, her ruby lips matched the dress and she managed to accentuate her long legs with her best pair of stockings and high heels.

She was meeting up with Korra in her favourite restaurant, it wasn't the fanciest she'd ever gone to neither was it very expensive, but it was just right for the occasion, it had her favourite dish, kimchi, together with two friends that own the place.

'Miss Sato,' The Maître D asked, a bulky man with dark hair and an infectious smile 'Your Date has arrived.'

'Call me Asami, please.' Is what she wanted to say but all she could do was watch the face of the girl who came through the arches, being led by a waitress, who pushed a couple of chairs out of her path and cleared the way for her date. She watched Korra wheel herself in as the Maître D pulled out a chair for Korra so she could place her own wheelchair there.

'A very good evening can I get you something.' The Maître D asked.

'Yes, please, could I get some herbal tea, thank you. Hmm, Bolin.' Korra said, after reading his name tag.'

'And miss Sato, would you like a refill on your water?'

'Could you bring us a bottle of Plum Wine, your finest please?' Asami said.

'You don't have to.' Korra said, she looked so nervous and small in her chair. Asami could see that the tanned girl wasn't taller than herself, she saw the tribal tattoo on her arm as it rippled over flexing muscles which

'I insist, besides I'm treating you.' Asami said, looking at the girl just under ten years her junior. 'Kind off my job don't you think.'

'Here you go, ladies.' Bolin came back with their drinks. It turned silent for a while with them looking through the menu, Asami knew it by hand but she wanted to wait for Korra to break the silence.

'So, I said that I'm not the same as I the picture showed.' Korra started.

'I can see,' Asami stated, she knew Korra meant the chair, but she wouldn't dare bring it up like that. 'You've cut your hair, it looks amazing.'

'Thank you.' Said a small voice, that came from the Water Tribe girl, Asami knew she had made the right decision, she could tell this girl in front of her did not want pity, just to be treated as an equal.

'What would you girls like to eat?'

'I'd like the earth dumplings and the fire noodle soup.' Asami said. 'Korra?'

'Can I have some vegetable stew and the seaweed roll mix?' Korra asked, Asami raised a well-groomed brow at her date, did she just order the two cheapest dishes on the menu?

'And maybe some spicy shrimp fried for the table.' Asami added.

'Will be done, miss Sato.' Bolin said, 'Could I interest you on our special drink of the day, a spicy whiskey from the fire nation.'

'Yeah, know me so well, Bolin.' Asami said. 'Bring two glasses, thank you.'

A smaller waiter came towards their table and stood next to Bolin; he was younger than the big man. 'Complimentary Kimchi from the chef.' He said placing a small bowl with spicy cabbage in the middle.

'Thanks, Kai, tell Mako that I owe him one.' Asami said as both men walked away, and she grabbed her chopsticks, she never ordered kimchi, but the chef knew it was her favourite and he always gave her a bowl, now that she was on a date, she got a larger bowl.

'Did you ever have Kimchi?' She asks Korra, the girl seems nervous, she supposed that she probably would be to if she'd be in Korra's shoes.

'No,' Korra says. 'I'm from the Water Tribe, we mainly eat salted fish or seaweed, I hadn't even tried udon until college.'

'That's a shame, Kake udon is one of my favourites.' Asami said. 'You have to try my mum's recipe; it tastes so good.'

'Already planning a second date, miss Sato?' Korra smirked and Asami melted, her grin was so cute, she was going to love spoiling this girl.

'What if I am?' She teased as she started eating the kimchi, bringing it to her mouth her gaze on Korra who followed the piece of food with her eyes.

'What is it?' Korra asked hesitantly, Asami guessed that even while in college she didn't try that many other things than the things she was used to.

'Spicy cabbage, it's quite difficult to make, I can't get it right, though I've tried, I haven't got the time for it, luckily this restaurant serves the best.' Asami said as she grabbed a piece between her chopsticks and handed it to Korra, bringing the sticks towards her date's mouth.

Korra had already eaten from her chopsticks when Asami realised what she had done, she blushed in shame, this was not the plan.

'Hmm.' Korra half-moaned. 'This is really good.'

'I know right,' Asami smiled as the tanned girl grabbed her own chopsticks and started eating from the bowl, only now did Asami look at anything other than Korra's face, which was really pretty already with big cerulean eyes, flawless skin, and long hair in a ponytail with two strands of hair in cylinders in the style of the Water Tribe. Her dress was in the same style as her hair, lots of blue and definitely from the south, it was thicker than hers, sleeveless and it hugged her curves. Tanned and Toned arms were on full display together with black tattoos on her arms of waves circling around her wrist.

Really pretty, Asami thought, with a cute smile. Korra had started eating the kimchi as her life depended on it until she caught Asami looking at her, she slurped the piece of cabbage that hang outside her lips inside her mouth and shoved the bowl towards Asami. 'Sorry, I got carried away, take some, while it lasts.'

'No, Korra, you take as much as you want. I can always order more. I know the owners, plus I can pay for an extra dish.'

'Sure?' Korra asked, as she had her fingers on the bowl again, a hungry glint in her eyes, Asami giggled but nodded. 'Thank you, Asami.'

She was really cute, Opal was going to love her, wait. Was she already thinking about Korra meeting her friends?

It was undeniable that she found this girl to be more than acceptable for her plans, she would gladly spend money to make her happy, Asami knew right then that she wants Korra and no-one else.

'Should we discuss our arrangement before we continue?' Korra said, after having finished the whole bowl of kimchi by herself. 'To clear the air?'

'I suppose that would be wise.' Asami said. 'Anything you want to ask me first?'

'Well, yeah, I was wondering… you don't have to answer.' Korra started. 'But why were you on that site? I mean you are beautiful and seem really kind, smart, funny and perf- I mean couldn't you just as easily find someone who's not stuck in a chair.'

'I could, but I don't want to, it takes so much time to find someone I like, the internet is just easier to filter perverts out.' Asami said. 'Also, I need to get my father off my back, if I get set up with one more stuffy politician or perverted CEO, I will go insane.'

'I quite like my perverted CEO.' Korra joked, before realising what she said and clasping her hand before her mouth.

Asami giggled again, Korra was just so bright and dorky, when she let it show.

'Why were you on the application if I may ask?' Asami inquired.

'My roommate set me up.' Korra admitted. 'She is on there as well to make more money and I could use some as well. Plus, dating has not been great, the chair doesn't allow me to.'

'That's not true, Korra, the chair doesn't define who you are, never let people judge you for it.' Asami said.

'That means a lot.' Korra said, looking downwards. 'When people see me, they always stare, they say that they're sorry but they're not, most are just happy it's not them in the chair.'

'They should stare but not for a reason of pity,' Asami said. 'The woman in the chair is beautiful.'

Korra's eyes lit up and a hint of a cocky grin painted her face, an echo of a happier woman.

'Are you ladies ready for your main course?' The waiter asked.

'We are.' Korra said.

'Enjoy,' He said as he put down the plates.

'So Korra,' Asami wriggled her eyebrows, Korra looked in awe as she gazed into emerald eyes. 'Why don't we first say what we expect from the other and see if we can come to some sort of agreement?'

'Sounds good. Do you want to start?' Korra said.

'I'll start,' Asami said. 'I want to take you out on dates once or twice a week, I want to give you gift and money in exchange for your company. I expect enthusiasm and interest in my doing just as if we were really dating. I will not have you pay for anything and I will give you my personal cell, only three people have it right now and two of them work here.'

'Is that all?' Korra smirked.

'Well, I'd say I want you to enjoy it, but that is a given.' Asami stated. 'How about you?'

'I want all that what you just said, but I'm not willing to take much more money than we agreed, or extra stuff when I haven't done enough to earn it. Also, I'm not putting out or anything.' Korra said.

'I don't expect you to, I would like some touches, they are not things I need from this, so you can say no, but like holding hands in public or me stroking that pretty face or running my hands through that beautiful hair of yours.' Asami said as she smiled, her ruby lips catching the attention of Korra, who audibly gulped.

'I can live with that, but what I really want is a distraction, from this.' She pointed at her chair. 'Just to feel alive again and not bound to this, to not have someone look at me with pity they usually do. To just be boring Korra again.'

'You'll never be boring, Korra, but I'm going to try to make you feel like your old self again.' Asami said. 'That is if you are willing to accept my offer.'

Korra had to think about it, not long mainly because the terms were good for her and Asami was really pretty, but on the other hand, was she really committing herself to such a thing? On the other hand, Asami was really, really pretty.

'I accept.' Korra said.

'Good,' Asami giggled, Korra decided right then and there that Asami's giggle was the best sound in the world. 'Then this is for you.'

She handed Korra a long, flat-looking box, which contained a chain with a moon pendant on it.

'It's a moon necklace.' Korra said as she looked at the silver necklace. 'The moon is an important part of our culture.'

'I know,' Asami said, she failed to mention that after seeing Korra's profile she had done hours of research on the southern water tribes. 'I had to make sure that it wasn't a betrothal one, both have been in my family for ages.'

'It's beautiful.' Korra said. 'But I can't accept it.'

'Why not?' Asami said.

'It's too expensive.'

'When I give you something like that and you fail to come up with a reason to not have it, you take it.' Asami stated signalling Korra that there was no wriggle room in this room.

'Okay, but then I'll give you a new one.' Korra said.

'You can't buy me stuff like this, the rate will be 100 coins per hour for a gift.

'10000 coins per hour?'

'200 coins an hour.' Korra said.

'10000 coins a day?'

'300 coins an hour.' Korra said, still not believing that she was trying to gain less money from the nice and pretty lady in front of her.

'1000 coins a date, plus presents.' Asami said, eventually after more haggling, trying for Korra to take more of her money, with a tone of finality.

'Fine.' Korra said. 'But presents cannot be more than a quarter my earnings of that week.'

'Half.' Asami said.

'Fine.'

'Good,' Asami said as she leaned forward, intentionally or unintentionally showing her cleavage. 'I have one last rule for you.'

'What is it?' Korra asked, enthralled by the hot woman in front of her.

'You can't fall in love with me.' She said with a wink.