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 10

Asami looked up from the papers on her desk when she heard a knock on her office door. "Hang on second," she said into the phone. "Come in," she called out. She smiled brightly and waved as Korra stepped into the room. The CEO pressed the phone in the crook of her shoulder and her ear, holding it in place. "Okay, I'm back."

Korra gave a small wave in return before looking around the room. Every time she visited Asami at the office she would find herself gazing at the giant bookshelf filled with numerous books about engineering and physics and other things Korra didn't really understand. Some of the books were written by Asami's father, which had surprised her upon first glance. Korra had to admit, even though he was mixed up in his ideals, he had a brilliant mind, and often found herself amazed at how much Asami took after him.

"Sounds great, talk to you later. Bye." Asami hung up the phone and made a few marks on the papers in front of her before blowing her hair out of her face. She looked up at Korra smiled brightly. "What's the purpose of this visit?"

"Can't someone miss their girlfriend?" Korra asked while walking up to the desk. She paused and slapped a hand over her mouth. Her cheeks turned a bright red as she slowly shut her eyes and shook her head back and forth.

"Girlfriend?" Asami repeated. She chuckled softly. "We're using labels now? Not that I wasn't exclusive before," she said teasingly.

Korra let out a small groan. "I just got to talking with someone and I thought it would be good to just clear the air," she muttered.

"Who?"

The Avatar paused. Her eyes widened a bit before turned to look back at Asami. She bit her bottom lip before widening her eyes a bit more, trying to pull off an innocent look. "Excuse me?" she asked lightly.

"Who did you talk to?" Asami repeated. "I mean, you do need to talk to someone other than me. It's understandable."

"…Pema," Korra answered slowly. "She helps me with a lot of stuff."

"Like taking Mako from me," she joked.

Korra's jaw dropped in shock. "…You knew?"

"I talked to Pema while you were gone for three years," Asami admitted. "Quite frankly, I'm surprised she didn't mention it. I mean, with two people using one person as their middle ground some things are bound to spill out."

"I'll come back to that later." The Avatar took a seat on one of the armrest of a nearby chair. She brushed her bangs out of her face before smiling brightly. "I need to ask you something."

"Go ahead." Asami started to twirl the pen that she held in between in her fingers. "I'm all ears."

"Okay," Korra sighed. She smoothed her hands out on her pant legs and bit her bottom lip. She started to bob her head while tapping her thighs with her hands. Asami watched with a raised eyebrow. She had to bite her tongue to keep herself from laughing at how nervous the Avatar was acting. "How would you feel about me…possibly moving in?"

Asami's eyes slowly widened. She dropped the pen she was holding. It clattered loudly onto the table. Korra reached over and picked it up before placing it back into her hand. She smiled softly, waiting for a response.

"What brings on this idea?" she finally asked.

"I just think it's time for me to move out of the temple," Korra admitted with a shrug. She crossed her arms over her chest before getting up and pacing in a small circle "They're finding more airbenders, and more are moving here to get some training. Tenzin loves it and Pema is used to all of the noise, but I think things would be easier if I weren't adding to their burden."

Asami softened. "You're not a burden. I'm sure they've never seen you as that."

"I'm not exactly helping matters with being a bad influence on their kids."

The engineer laughed. "Who says you're a bad influence?" she asked.

"Well, Tenzin didn't use those exact words but I can tell he's still mad about that water fight incident," Korra said while rubbing the back of her neck. She stopped pacing and took a seat in the chair opposite of the engineer. Asami rolled her eyes before nailing her with a look. "Hey, if they didn't hide in the treasure room and came out when I asked, none of that stuff would have been damaged."

"They were supposed to be meditating and you ended up flooding a room," she pointed out.

"But it kept them on their toes with their airbending," Korra said with a proud grin. "I mean, they were able to redirect some of the water I threw at them."

Asami furrowed her eyebrows. Korra's smile quickly faded. The ticking from the clock was the only sound in the room. The engineer frowned in through. She leaned back in her seat behind the rest, propping her elbow up on the armrest. "I think it's a good idea," she finally said.

"Having another water fight? Me too!" Korra said. She tapped her chin. "I'm thinking bigger."

"No, silly." Asami shook her head. She leaned forward and placed her forearms onto the desk in front of her. She brushed some of her bangs out of her face before smiling warmly at the Avatar. "You moving in with me." Asami could feel herself getting close to tears when she saw Korra literally beam at her words. "Sure, Mako's and Bolin's family is still living there but the place is so big we'd barely run into each other. Plus, I think it'd be a good way to see each other more often."

"Well, we both are very busy," Korra added.

"We also didn't really take that into consideration when we thought things would be the same like our vacation to the Spirit World," Asami concluded.

"See, this is why vacations shouldn't be so perfect." The Avatar joked. She placed on hand on the desk before placing the other on her hip. "That way, we all won't be struck with paradise syndrome."

"If they weren't, then people wouldn't go on getaways," the engineer concluded. Korra smiled at her before walking around the desk. She pulled Asami out of her seat and rose on her tiptioes before placing a light kiss to her cheek. Asami closed her eyes before wrapping her in a hug.

"Would you mind if started moving some of my stuff in today?" Korra asked, her voice muffled with her lips pressed into Asami's shoulder from the height difference.

"Not at all." Asami pulled away before pressing her forehead against the darker girl's. "I'd love to help but I have more meetings this afternoon.

"Oh, it's okay." Korra's blue eyes shined with admiration. "You have a really big project that you need to focus on. The whole city needs it. I understand."

"I knew you would," Asami answered gently. She took Korra's hands into hers before squeezing them lightly. "How about I bring some dinner home for us tonight? Kind of a way to welcome you to the place."

"You had me at dinner," she responded. Korra gave her one more hug before pulling away. She gently pushed Asami back into her seat. "You have a lot work to do. I won't bother you anymore." Korra jogged over to the office door. "I'll see you later, then." She called over her shoulder before wrenching the door open.

"Bye. Don't slam the-" Asami called out. She winced as the door closed shut behind Korra with a bang. She watched as an art piece hung above the doorframe swing back and forth before clattering to the ground. "Door," she finished with a sigh. Korra slowly opened the door and poked her head into the small opening. She looked down at the painting before smiling sheepishly.

"Sorry," she apologized. "I was just too excited. See you tonight."

Asami couldn't help but smile as she waved goodbye to her girlfriend. She smiled even harder as the relationship label floated on her mind.

Korra softly shut the door closed behind her. She let out a deep breath and smiled to herself. "My girlfriend. That has a nice ring to it," she muttered. She cleared her throat before jogging down the hallway. She took a turn once she reached the end and stepped into a small office. Mako looked up from his seat at the table; a notebook filled with scribbles was open on the table. He closed it before standing up.

"So?" he asked.

"We just need to sneak her out of the temple and then over to the Sato Mansion," Korra instructed.

"So, we just need to get past the city wide curfew and the Chief." He nodded. "Seems easy enough," he added sarcastically.

Korra half-smiled. She motioned for Mako to exit the room before her. Korra paused when she noticed a small picture of Asami and her father on the wall. She was seated in a chair looking directly at the camera, smiling softly. Hiroshi stood behind her, with one hand on her shoulder, smiling proudly. This had to have been taken before we met. Maybe, it was when he started to groom Asami to work with him in the company.

The Avatar smiled at how genuine the two looked to be posing with each other. Korra bit her bottom lip before closing her eyes and sighing hard.

I didn't lie when I said I wanted to move in with you and called you my girlfriend. When this comes to a head, I hope you can understand why I'm doing what I'm about to do.