First lemon of the story, it might not be what you expected though XD But seriously, I hope I did all right, any constructive criticism is appreciated.

XD

Interlude

It was another cold night, as Korra made her way through the long hallways of the palace, her steps taking her to the chambers kindly offered by the Fire Lord.

Her training with Tenzin and Jinora had gone long after the proper hours, more due to her insistence really, but after hours of meditation in and out of the spiritual world, her only reward was a headache pulsing against her temples.

It was of no use, their only hope was going down the drain, and Korra could feel the disappointment and hopelessness even from Raava at this point. Ten thousand years of darkness suddenly felt all too real and yet hard to think about. That length of time had only come closer to her understanding when she had first learned to access her avatar state, when the knowledge and power of so many past lives seemed to merge together in an infinite ocean of information, of which only the surface was enough to drown her.

When she finally found herself inside her room, Korra found that the thought of sleep was flimsy and distant, and she could only stare longingly at the side of the bed that should be hers.

Instead, she made her gaze move to the only occupant, her long coal curls neatly tucked into a ponytail, her face peaceful and free of worries, her girlfriend.

After all this time it was still hard to believe that Asami Sato was her girlfriend, that those bright green eyes would look at her with love and something else. Even more unbelievable were the nights where they would be together in the throes of pleasure, sweaty bodies, and blushing cheeks, all touches and adoration. How long has it been since the last time? As she felt something sinking into her guts, Korra turned away, not even bothering to change from her normal clothes. She wanted the cold, the gentle breeze and the sight of the Caldera covered in snow under a pitch black sky. She needed to see it, if only to regain her resolve, it was her burden to bare after all, the burden of the avatar.

A long, shuddering breath suddenly left her lips, and Korra could feel her heart drumming against her rib cage. Sweaty palms clutched the marble of the balcony, and when she closed her eyes it was Unalaq and Vaatu fused together that appeared, those eyes of purple light fixating on her from above, and the deep powerlessness that she felt under that gaze.

My fault...

From that point on Republic City sunk under waves of darkness, the North and her home followed suit, and the world was never so close to falling under shadows and oppression.

My fault…

It all came back to that battle, to the sight of Raava taking one attack after another until she felt every other life being torn apart from her soul.

My fault…

She wasn't good enough, she wasn't vigilant enough.

My fault...

"Korra?"

She froze, her whole body suddenly felt like a block of ice, straining under the pressure as the woman came to stand by her side. From the corner of her eye, she took her in, the heavy robe wrapped around her body, the way her pale skin seemed to glimmer even in the darkness, or how she looked at her, all worried and curious.

"H-hi..."

"You won't be able to save the world if you fall asleep in battle." Her girlfriend explained, her lips curving into a smile.

"I-I know."

The expression on Asami's face changed from worried, to determined, her warrior face as Korra liked to call it, it was there whenever they were sparring or when she was out in a meeting. "Korra, this is not the first time, please talk to me."

"It's nothing, Asami, really I'm fine… I-I was just breathing some fresh air."

She could tell right away that her girlfriend failed to believe it, but she didn't push for an answer for which she was glad. Instead of a interrogation, she felt Asami's warm hand wrapping around her own, and then, Korra suddenly had her face leaning over a shoulder. She smelled of lemons and the lingering scent of grease, and words she felt necessary were said before she could help herself.

"I'm sorry."

"What for?"

Korra tried to think of an answer that wasn't the truth, but If she closed her eyes she could see the crowds, millions of men, women, and children all disappointed because she couldn't protect them. "For being a lousy girlfriend."

"You're not a lousy girlfriend."

She felt Asami embracing her side and tighten her hold, but it did little to abate the mess pulsing against her head. "I am, the world is ending, and I barely see you nowadays."

"You have your training."

"My training is going nowhere." She moved away from the embrace, and back towards the cold. She liked the cold. The south pole had been cold before it was overrun by dark spirits. "I-I can't do this, the world needs me and I can't do anything."

"That is not true."

"Isn't it?" She turned to Asami, she wanted to stop talking, she wanted to hear whatever her girlfriend was about to say, but she couldn't stop it, suddenly it all came crashing down. She couldn't bend, she couldn't save Raava, she couldn't walk, she couldn't breathe… "We don't have a plan, Asami, we don't have the Tree of Time, we don't have anything. I've been trying for months now, and I'm no close to reconnecting with my past lives! There is nothing I can do, nothing! I..."

The warmth of another body colliding against her own, and wrapping her frame, made her finally stop. She accepted the hug eagerly, willing the pain and frustration away, willing her words to be a lie. As she felt the first sob racking her body, she threw herself into Asami, feeling more like a child than a woman grown.

"Korra..." When she pulled away, Korra was surprised to find them both kneeling on the ground, Asami's face having tears of her own as well. You made your girlfriend cry, a mean voice said in her mind. "Korra, look at me."

She did.

"I know things seem bleak right now, but how many times have we saved the world before? Amon, Unalaq, the Red Lotus, Kuvira, time and again things seemed lost, but we got back to our feet and we beat them, remember? You, me, Mako and Bolin, we're the Team Avatar, silly."

"I-I know that, it's just… I can't do it."

"I know" Asami interrupted, her face was gentle, her smile soft. "Sometimes, it feels like too much, but I'm here, I can share the load with you. Everyone can, you might be the only one who can stop Wan Shi Ton, but it doesn't mean you can't seek us out for support. "

Korra sniffled, rubbing her tears, even as she watched her girlfriend shivering under the cold. "Oh, oh spirits I'm so sorry."

She created a small flame, and let the heat engulf them both, the warmth pulling around her like a blanket.

"It's all right, how are you feeling?"

Korra thought about it for a moment. She wanted to say she was okay, but she wasn't, her head was still hurting, and her thoughts felt like a swirling mess, always going back to her ghosts. "A little better."

"Just a little?"

"A little."

"That is okay." Asami nodded, her eyes lingering on her, green like the grass in the Spirit World, alive and gentle and intense. "I love you, remember?"

"O-of course I do."

"Great." Her face changed then and she seemed nervous. Korra could only watch as her girlfriend suddenly asked her to wait where she was, and proceeded to disappear into their chambers. She came back a moment later, holding a small satchel in her hands. "Now, I wasn't sure when the time would be appropriate, but… Well, do you remember what we talked about before this whole mess started?"

Korra was still getting back to her feet as she tried to remember what Asami was talking about. She remembered many conversations, but then, there was only one that stood out in her memories, of a small room in Air Temple Island and words full of promises and resolves, and suddenly there was blood rushing to her cheeks. "Oh."

Asami fidget with the object in her hands. "It took me a while, but I think I got it right."

She unwrapped the contents, and Korra could only look at the pale round stone that was revealed, the blue carving showing symbols of all four elements balanced around one another, in a fashion similar to the one she had seen many times on the members of her tribe.

"Y-you mean..."

Asami blushed, suddenly incapable of looking her in the eye. "I know it feels sudden, but we talked so many times about this, about our future. I-I'm not… Dammit, this isn't the right time, is it? Korra I'm so sorry, I don't know what I was thinking I just..."

"Asami! It's beautiful… I..." Korra tried to say she accepted, but she was already crying again, and she wondered if at any moment her body would dehydrate. Was that even possible? She didn't know, she couldn't really speak, but she could turn around and tuck her hair out of the way in a clear invitation.

Asami understood, and slowly, Korra felt the betrothal necklace around her neck. The stone was cold against her skin, but she couldn't remember the last time that much happiness bubbled inside her. Her heart now alive, she turned around and almost tackled Asami when she brought their lips together, the kiss turning hot as Korra opened her mouth, inviting Asami's tongue inside and sending shivers down her body, reawakening a hunger that was sweet and wanting.

When they parted for air, her girl… No, her fiancee was panting with her, her lips curving into a mischievous smirk. "I guess that is a yes then."

"Of course it is, there was never any doubt."

"I know."

Asami kissed her again, and now it was a different kind of heat that Korra felt growing inside her, pulsing under her skin. When that scorching mouth suddenly found a way to her neck, the heat was pulsing, making her tremble, and she could only relieve it through a rather embarrassing whimper.

"Let's go to bed..." came the husky whisper, warm breath tickling her ear, torturous and sweetly, as a hand started pulling her back inside.

The sheets were red and silk, the best in the Fire Nation, and they felt wonderful on her bare skin after her top landed on the floor. Asami didn't let up, still wearing her robe, the woman pulled her pants, and then her underwear, slowly down her legs, too slow, but when she leaned over, and breathed warmth into her core, Korra could only close her eyes and groan.

"Asami!"

"Sorry." That giggle was almost annoying. "I couldn't help myself, but I guess it has been too long, right?"

Well aware of that, Korra pulled her down, smiling against her lips, her legs rubbing together at the signs of her arousal.

"Asami..." She moaned, pulling at the robes. Those clothes had to come off, she couldn't wait to touch her, not a moment longer. She felt Asami's lips enveloping one nipple and suck, and Korra moaned in complaint when the touch disappeared, only to be mesmerized by sight of the woman slowly dropping her robes to the ground. She wore a pink, see-through nightgown underneath which she discarded even quicker and Korra gulped at the sight, her hands shaking at the mere thought of being together.

Asami was beautiful, there was no other way to describe it. From her now loose curls cascading around her face, to her full lips and long neck, and down to her flushed chest and breasts, pink nipples hard from the cold. Her gaze traveled down to the patch of dark hair between her legs, and then the legs themselves, which seemed to go on forever, all lean muscle and soft skin.

Beautiful.

She told her so.

"Thanks, Korra, you're beautiful too."

She didn't have to ask how, because suddenly Asami was jumping to her side, that sweet mouth running a fiery path of wet kisses down to her breasts, and to her stomach sucking the flesh while hands kept roaming the rest of her body. For Korra, she was suddenly too hot, every piece of her pulsing with energy, as her muscles clenched all together, and then relaxed, her hands helplessly grabbing the sheets when a ghost of a touch finally found its way between her legs.

A pair of fingers began to move inside her, first slowly, and then growing in speed, each touch in her depths tightening a knot of pleasure that squirmed for release. Her voice now just a tool made so she could demand, ask and beg for more.

In her hellish heaven of need, Korra suddenly tried to look down, whimpering at the sight of those dark curls between her tights, and those green eyes who found her in the darkness. Those lips suddenly curved in a smirk, and opened, lowering down and down, and down. When a tongue came over to lap her clit, the sound she made could've been from another being, something else that would do anything to make that tension go away, to free her body from that sweet edge that had every muscle inching and moving in anyway that could amplify the sensations.

"Asaaamiiii..." Korra tried to give warning, but Asami didn't seem to care. Her touch was unforgivable, the tongue kept working, the fingers pounded into her core, while one hand suddenly grabbed hold of her ass, trailing between her cheeks.

Something soft and wet suddenly wrapped around her clit, the suction happened and finally the knot snapped. Korra let out a groan, her whole body pulsing with energy, as she felt the tremors running up and down her body. Asami didn't let up though, bringing her pleasure to a peak, lights exploding behind her eyelids, while she clenched around those still moving fingers.

When her orgasm finally subsided, she mumbled a few words, not sure if she had asked Asami to stop or to keep going. Her body felt hungry and sated all at the once, sticking to the sheets by a layer of sweat, while her head floated, light as a feather. Everything was hot and warm, as she tried to regain her breath, barely aware of the shadow of her lover by her side.

"You good?"

Finally recovering enough to look into those green eyes, her voice husky and wanton, Korra smirked, pulling that sweet mouth down to a kiss of peculiar taste before whispering back.

"Your turn."

Asami's eyes widened in surprise for only a second until Korra had her tackled under her hold. Then it was her turn to taste skin, to lick it and kiss and hold until Asami was just as wanting as she had been. She licked her core until she was sated and drunk in the scent, she grabbed those squishy ass cheeks until her fiancee was trembling under her touch.

Later, after a quick run to the bathroom, she snuggled over Asami's chest, allowing the other woman to hold her, way into the night. Sated, satisfied, their bodies were warm, close and glowing.

"You good?"

"Very funny" Came Asami's retort and Korra snickered, smiling under the sweet touch of fingers running through her locks. "I hope you know now that you're not alone."

"Definitely got that point."

"It was a pleasure."

Korra snuggled closer, staring at Asami's bright pink nipple right in front of her. She brought a hand up and felt the now warm stone around her neck and sighed. Even her headache seemed to be eased now as she contemplated her fiancee's words, and knew that she was right.

She really wasn't alone, and she was glad for the reminder.

Most important, she couldn't wait to tell everyone about the news. She could guess that Bolin would have lots of suggestions about the wedding, Mako would be weird in that endearing way of his, while Tenzin and Pema would wrap her in a hug each and the kids… Korra smiled just thinking of the kids, all grown up, jumping up and down with more questions than anyone could give. Her parents, her parents would be happy, Korra knew for sure, but there were so many people to tell, so many…

"That is it!"

Suddenly, she couldn't stop herself from jumping up in bed, everything becoming clear as crystal, as she got up and looked to the door while Asami stirred.

"Korra..."

"Asami, I know the answer, I know how to fix this!" She grinned at the woman, getting up on her feet.

"What are you talking about?"

"The time travel, you know? All this time I thought I had to be the one to go back in time, everyone assumed I needed to connect to my past lives to go back to another body and stop all of this, but it doesn't have to be me!"

She grinned even more excited, and tripped towards the door, taking a hold of it when Asami screamed. "Korra, wait!"

"Asami, I'm so sorry, but I have to tell Tenzin!"

"Well, yes, you can do that, but as much as I enjoy the sight of your naked butt, I don't think Tenzin, or the guards, will find it as endearing."

"What?" Korra finally looked down, blushing at her state of undress. Spirits! What was wrong with her? Blushing even harder, she went about looking for her clothes, just as Asami let out a giggle and followed suit. "Spirits, this is so embarrassing."

Asami put on her robe over a pair of fresh underwear and shrugged. "Hey, at least you didn't open the door, besides, if you think about it, it would be a great way to tell them about the wedding, wearing only your necklace and stuff."

Korra narrowed her eyes playfully. "You're enjoying this."

"Yes I am, it will be one of those embarrassing stories everyone has about their partners." Asami pecked her lips, and then she was opening the door, just as Korra pulled down her top. "Now come on Avatar, lets go save the world."