In Hiding

Summary: Korra tried hard not to think about Kuvira living in a jail cell waiting for her trial to start – until she finds her sitting on her bed, looking for a place to hide. Set after series finale.

Chapter 2

"Your window was unlocked," Kuvira said. She raised and dropped one shoulder in which Korra took as an attempt to shrug. Korra tossed the flame above her palm across the room and lit the candles on the wall. The room was enveloped in a soft orange glow, making Kuvira's bruising much more noticeable in the new light.

"Man, that means he was right," she muttered before rapidly shaking her head. "Why are you here?" she hissed. "How did you escape from jail?"

Kuvira took a slow deep breath. Her bangs flittered a bit. Her long dark hair was a tangled mess of curls and knots. "Something electrical caused a problem so they had to escort all of the prisoners out into the streets." She took another deep breath. "Some took that chance to run away as a majority of the police were busy."

"And by some you mean you?" Korra asked slowly.

Kuvira lifted her head a bit and blinked. "And a few other people, yes."

"Why haven't I heard this on the news?" Korra tapped her chin. "Better yet, Beifong would have been on this like earth underneath her mother's toenails."

"You don't exactly have a radio in here," Kuvria pointed out as she looked around the small room. "You did just arrive back here from vesting Sato Mansion which is in the opposite direction. Plus, news can be slow to get out. I knew I would have a head start."

"How did you know I was at Sato Mansion?"

Kuvira pulled her think lips into a line. "I'm just good a finding things."

"But you surrendered after I pulled you out of the Spirit Portal

"I did," Kuvira agreed, "But I can't stay there. I won't be able to fix things sitting in a room small enough to be a one person bathroom."

"Well, it was solitary confinement," Korra said with a slight eye roll. Kuvira glared at her. Normally, Korra would have been a little bit intimidated by her harsh look, but her long hair framing her face made her look softer. "Anyway, why did you come here?"

"You're the Avatar." Kuvira coughed twice. Korra noticed her body instantly tense up. "It's your duty to protect people."

"So?" Korra dragged the word out, not really catching on.

"So, am I not people?"

"I can't exactly hold a prisoner in my room," Korra shouted .She quickly clasped her hands over her mouth and turned, wide eyed, towards the door. A few seconds passed in silence, aside from the creaking of the bed as Kuvria shifted. "How did you even know I stayed here?" she dropped her voice to barely above a whisper.

Kuvira had to read her lips before answering: "I say again, I'm good at finding things."

Korra peered closely at her. "You know seismic sense don't you?" she deduced.

"If you're a Beifong, you know seismic sense."

"Korra," Tenzin called out as he knocked on the door.

"Crap," Korra muttered. She motioned for Kuvira to stay quiet as she held her breath. "Korra, I'm about to head out. Are you ready to watch the children yet?"

"Almost," she shouted, a little too loudly. Kuvira flinched at the sound before clenching her jaw. "Just have them play in the quad. I'll be right there," Korra called back. She walked over to her armoire and pulled out a change of pants and a shirt.

"Who were you talking to?" Tenzin questioned.

Korra gasped and dropped the clothes to the floor. Kuvira watched silently her hands shake as she bent down to pick up the clothing. "No one. I was talking to myself. I do that a lot."

A few seconds later the sounds of muffled footsteps grew faint. Korra let out a big sigh of relief. She turned towards Kuvira and paused when she noticed the somewhat amused look on her face.

"Avatar Korra, a fantastic fighter and the one to bring balance to the world, is a terrible liar." Kuvira clicked her tongue. She chuckled but winced in pain before tightening her grip around her mid section.

"I'll fix that for you in a second," Korra said quietly. "Turn around," she ordered. Kuvira raised an eyebrow. "I don't want you watching me while I change." Kuvira nodded once before slowly shifting around so that she was facing the head of Korra's bed.

Korra closed her window and pulled the curtains shut. She quickly stepped out of her sweaty clothes before pulling on a dry pair of pants and a shirt. She fluffed her hair up and out of the collar before mentioning to Kuvira that it was okay for her to turn back around.

"I would heal that for you but I have to go out and distract the kids for a little while." Korra grabbed Kuvira's chin and slowly tilted her head in various directions, gazing at the cuts and bruising. "I suggest you hide under the bed."

"Why would I-"

"Sometimes the air acolytes come in here and clean," Korra answered. She let go of Kuvira's chin and took a few steps back. She reached out to move her arm out of the way, but Kuvira let out a soft growl.

"So why would being under the bed be a good place to hide?" Kuvira asked.

"I suggest you look down there."

Kuvira grimaced as she lowered herself down onto her knees on the floor. She leaned forward and whimpered before resting her head onto the ground. The light from the candles gave a little bit of a view to her. A lot of dust was nestled underneath the bed as well as a pair of light blue socks. Kuvira rolled her eyes and then let out a heavy sneeze. A small dust cloud puffed up into the air.

"Those haven't been touched since I got here," Korra explained.

Kuvira waved her hand in the air to get rid of the dust. She looked over her shoulder at Korra. "So, does me hiding mean I get to stay?" she asked, her voice soft and gentle.

Korra slid the door open. She stepped into the hallway and turned to face Kuvira. She pulled the door closed, but just enough so that no one would be able to see past her shoulders. Korra gazed at her before giving a deep sigh. Kuvira forced herself not to smile. "Just try not to make too much noise. When the coast is clear I'll escort you to the showers."

AN: I know these first two chapters are short, but they're basically introductory chapters seeing as I just started this story off of an idea so I really have no idea where each chapter goes until I'm done with them. :) Think of it as a surprise for all of us.

AN 2: On a different note, I just got an idea for a new LOK Korrasami fic where Asami is Korra's crazy ex-girlfriend. It would be a Modern AU and not really follow the plot lines of the show except for making a few references. It's supposed to just be a somewhat silly and funny/fun story that I would hope would not be taken seriously. Would anyone be interested in reading that kind of story?