Model Behavior


Summary: Modern/AU. Korra thought it was an ordinary day of art class at Republic School for the Gifted. But then, the art model Asami Sato walked into the room... Korrasami. First in "Model U.N." series


Chapter 40: To (Earth)Kingdom Come – Asami and Korra

Asami hummed to herself as she repelled down the side of the airship. Hermes floated next to her, holding a wrench between its jaws. She braced herself against the side of the ship, bending her knees and leaning back. Placing a hand up to her forehead, she shielded her eyes while watching the sun set over the mountains.

The new shift of weight caused her foot to slip out from underneath her, making her slide down the rope in a rapid descent. Letting out a scream, Asami reached down and pressed a button on the belt of the harness around her waist. She grunted as she came to a sudden stop. Asami looked up to see how far she had fallen before looking to her right. A metal panel of the airship had begun to peel off; two screws missing from their holes.

Team Avatar had traveled from Zaofu to Ba Sing Se in their search for more airbenders. During the trip, they hit some rough patches with weather and got pummeled by a sandstorm. After docking in Ba Sing Se, Asami decided to do a maintenance check while Tenzin, Korra, Jinora, and Kai traveled to the Outer and Middle rings of the city to gather some airbenders but were rebuffed by the Dai Li at every turn.

"Well, at least I got here faster," Asami muttered. She took a deep breath to slow her pulse. With a shaking hand, she wiped the sweat off her forehead.

Hermes mewed loudly before floating down next to Asami. He leaned forward and rubbed his nose against Asami's cheek, gently nuzzling her. She smiled at him before holding her hand out. Hermes opened its jaws and dropped the wrench into Asami's palm. Twirling the wrench around her finger, she reached into her pocket and pulled out two large nuts and bolts. Asami made quick work of fixing the large metal panel.

Hermes hooted happily and did a flip in the air upon Asami's completion of her work. She giggled as he nuzzled her cheek once more. Asami released the stopper on her waistband and began to repel down the side of the airship once more. As soon as her feet touch the ground, Asami unbuckled herself from the harness. She took a step back and let go, watching as it zipped back up towards the top of the airship.

"Hey Asami," Bolin called out. Asami waved back in acknowledgment as she walked around the base of the airship, inspecting more of the metal paneling. "Mako, Jinora, and I are going with Kai to get deeper into the Earth Kingdom. We're going to see if we can find more airbenders. Want to come?" he asked.

Asami half smiled before shaking her head. "My to-do list is long," she answered. A black shadow floated across the ground. She looked up and her smile widened when she spotted Korra gliding through the air.

"She's going to be fine," Bolin said. Asami looked over in confusion. "You don't have to wait around for her. Her memory will eventually come back. Just like last time."

Asami sighed, running a hand through her hair. "I just want to make sure she's alright. Even with her head injury, people are still going to expect the Avatar to help them with their problems."

Bolin bit his bottom lip, looking away. Raising an eyebrow, Asami leaned over trying to catch a look at his face. Every time she got close, he would turn around in another direction. Hermes swooped down and hissed angrily at him. Bolin jumped back and Asami placed both her hands on his shoulders, forcing him to stand still.

"What's going on?" she demanded.

"The Earth Queen asked for a visit from the Avatar," Bolin said quietly. "She needs her assistance with something."

Asami sighed before reaching up and running her hand through her hair. She squinted up at the sky, before cupping her hands around her mouth. "Korra!" she shouted. Korra looked down at the two of them, quickly changing direction on her glider. She swooped down in big circles, causing Asami's hair and skirt to ruffle in the wind.

Korra jumped off her glider, and landed on the ground, bending her knees to absorb her fall. Lifting a hand into the air, she caught her glider before pushing down into its compact state and placing it into her pocket. "You rang?" she asked, crossing her arms over her chest.

"I'm coming with you to visit the Earth Queen," Asami stated.

"I don't recall asking you," Korra pointed out. Bolin made a noise of agreement.

"You're still fragile," Asami said gently. "You can't go by yourself and-"

"I'm sick and tired of people telling me what I can and can't do," Korra cried, stomping her foot. Bolin let out a cry of shock as the ground underneath his feet rose into a high pillar. He quickly performed a backflip and dropped back to the ground. "Yeah, I have a head injury. Sure, my memory hasn't come back…so I've been told, but I'm not going to fight anyone. I'm just going to hear what she wants to say, and find out where the airbenders are."

"There aren't any airbenders here," Bolin said. "We've been told that numerous times."

"Yeah, and I enjoy going shopping." Korra rolled her eyes. "I'll believe it when I see it."

"Well, let me know when you're ready to go," Asami

"A body guard, how nice." Korra smiled brightly. "I never needed one with these babies right here." With that, she lifted her arms and flexed her muscles, nodding in satisfaction as the muscles rippled.

"Okay, Fabio," she snorted.

Korra quickly dropped her arms, her eyes widening in confusion. "Who?" she asked. Bolin stifled a laugh. He walked over, placed an arm on Asami's shoulder, and directed a finger gun at her.

"You read romance novels, don't you?" he half-smiled.

"No," Asami shook her head. She pushed Bolin away before waving her hand in the air, fanning herself. "…I just like the covers," she insisted. Korra and Bolin shared a look before standing in front of her, their arms crossed. "What? It's hot out here."

"Busted," Bolin laughed. Hermes chirped happily as Mako, Jinora, and Kai walked up. Hermes nuzzled Asami one more time before fading from site. Korra lifted her fingers to her mouth and blew hard, giving a shrill whistle. A loud bark emerged from the airship before Naga bounded down the ramp, sliding to a stop in front of everyone. Korra laughed happily when Naga gave her a large lick.

"Let's get going," Asami said. She walked to Naga's side and checked the pouch, nodding when she found a radio in one of the pockets. "Do you have a radio?" she asked over her shoulder.

"Right here," Kai said, patting the bag resting on his hip. Korra swung her arms around and produced a gust of wind. She pushed herself up onto Naga's back before leaning over and holding her hand out to help Asami up. Naga bent down and laid on her stomach.

"Good, so we'll all be in contact." Asami grabbed a hold of Korra's hand and cried out in shock as Korra gave a hard tug and pulled her up into Naga's seat. Korra scratched Naga behind her ears before using her knees to direct Naga towards the city.

"Have fun with the queen," Bolin said while taking a few steps out of the way.

"Let's go, girl. To the palace." Korra grabbed Asami's hands and pulled them around her waist as Naga reared back on her hind legs before shooting forward. Asami grunted as she fell forward, slamming into Korra's back. She released one hand from Korra's tight grip and reached up to pull her goggles down over her eyes.


"Well, that was a waste of time," Asami said. Korra turned and gave the large doors a swift kick. Asami watched with amusement as Korra let out a curse and grabbed her foot. She then began to jump up and down, muttering underneath her breath. Naga walked over and let out a quiet whimper before licking Korra's cheek. Korra stopped jumping around, wincing as she placed her foot onto the ground. She whispered into Naga's ear, scratching her flank, before motioning to Asami to follow her down the city streets.

"She wants me to collect on a tax, but insists that there's no airbenders?" Korra seethed. "I'm not buying it. Every other place in the Earth Kingdom had at least one bender."

"Not that it would make much a difference," Asami admitted. "We've been having a lot of trouble getting people to join us to rebuild the nation. No one has taken up our offer yet."

"Who can blame them? I don't think I'd be able to give up meat." Korra rubbed her stomach as it growled loudly. Asami smiled as Korra continued to shower Naga with some attention.

Watching her act gently with the animal reminded Asami of how simple things were during the holidays, when everything was quiet and they could just relax and be normal teenagers.

"Ready to go?" Korra asked.

"Yeah, I just need to make a quick phone call." She picked up her phone and flipped through her contacts. She quickly found Kiyoko's name before pressing the green phone icon. Asami placed her phone up to her ear and leaned against the wall of a small café. Korra walked Naga over to the shade before giving her a small treat.

"Asami," Kiyoko cried once she answered the phone.

"Kiyoko!" Asami greeted her happily. "I was beginning to think you were ignoring me. How-"

"Asami, listen," she interrupted, "this is important."

"What's wrong?"

"…You all need to get out of the Earth Kingdom…and fast!"

"Why?" Asami asked. "What's going on?" Kiyoko started to respond but she was drowned out by loud beeping sound. She pulled the cell phone from her ear and glanced at the screen. Kiyoko's name flashed twice before disappearing, her home screen became the main display.

"What's up?" Korra asked.

"I don't know," Asami said slowly. She pocketed her phone before looking up at her. "Kiyoko said we needed to leave the Earth Kingdom. She sounded really scared and worried."

Korra held up a finger before waving her hand in the air. "Who is Kiyoko?" she asked.

"Our friend," Asami answered. Things between the two of them was beginning to feel normal again that she had forgotten Korra still had memory problems. "Well, she's more my friend, but she's a friend."

"Why are we not friends?"

"We go to the same school…and you kinda kissed her boyfriend," Asami said.

"Who's her boyfriend?"

"Mako."

Korra squinted, tilted her head to the side. "I thought…"

"Long, long story that we don't have time for." Asami walked over to Naga and pulled out the radio. She placed the strap onto her shoulder and picked up the microphone. "I'll explain later."

Before Asami could move a dial, the microphone in her hand exploded. She gasped and dropped the electronic to the ground. Korra quickly shifted to her left and tensed up when she spotted a small group of men riding motorcycles heading in their direction. The guy in the front, wearing a bandana around his mouth, held a gun out in front of him, pointing directly at Asami.

Asami looked over and flinched as she heard the bang of the gun go off. Korra quickly waved her hand in the air. Asami opened her eyes when she heard the bullet pierce the wall of the building behind her. Korra stuck her hand out, palm facing the leader of the bandits before quickly closing it. The gun crumbled upon itself into a small ball of metal.

Asami let out a cry and threw herself to the ground on the left as one bandit riding a motorcycle aimed it directly at her. The motorcycle fell to its side and slid up to the side of the building, sputtering to a stop.

"Who are these guys?" Korra asked. The leader of the group, whom Korra quickly deduced from the bandana around his mouth, climbed off his motorcycle. He reached behind him and pulled a large metal stick out from the back seat of the motorcycle. He then pushed a button and the end of the stick crackled with electricity.

"Bandits," Asami answered. She quickly placed her electric glove on and turned it up to its highest setting. The bandit in front of her rolled his eyes before charging. Pulling his arm back, he aimed a punch directly at her face. Asami blocked his punch and placed the glove directly at his chest. He shouted in pain before dropping to the ground. "Looks like they came to us."

"No, Naga!" Korra shouted. Asami turned and saw Naga flopped to the ground, her legs caught in some netting. Two bandits were taunting her, sticking their electro-sticks into the ground near her head. Asami ran over and shocked one of the bandits in their side. She then grabbed the stick from the other bandit and pulled hard, tugging him close. Korra waved her arms and bent the air, blowing a large gust at him, throwing him high into the air. Asami threw the electro-stick away and dropped to her knees. Naga whimpered upon seeing the electric glove on her hand.

"It's okay, girl," Asami said, quickly peeling her glove off her arm. "Everything will be okay." She reached into her hair and pulled out a long metal hair clip. She pressed a button at the base and a knife blade flipped open. Asami made quick work of the netting, cutting through it to free Naga's legs. "There you go." Naga quickly jumped up and let out a low and long growl.

"Naga, go," Korra ordered. The polar bear dog turned towards Korra, her ears folding back. "Run, now!" she instructed. Naga barked once before turning and tearing down the street and out of the city. Asami picked her glove back up and slipped it on.

"I know I'm a little rusty, but what do you say we take these two down?" Korra asked.

"Let's do it." Asami nodded. Before she could move, she felt something solid slam into her side. Asami grunted as she fell to the ground, a heavy weight on her chest. A bandit perched himself over Asami, his knees pressing down on her wrists by her sides, pinning her to the ground. Asami grunted as she twisted from side to side, trying to throw the bandit off. He charged his electro-stick and aimed it directly for Asami's neck.

Korra crouched down low and swept her feet along the ground. Pieces of earth popped up and flew straight at the leader. He quickly dropped to the ground and rolled underneath the slabs of rock. Upon returning to his feet, he quickly bent backward as stream of flames blew above his face.

As Korra turned to perform a spinning roundhouse kick, the leader of the bandits ducked before swinging the electro-stick and striking her in the back of her head. Korra let out a loud cry of pain and covered her hands over her head. The bandit then kicked her in the stomach. She grunted and fell to the ground.

"Korra!" Asami shouted. She threw herself to her side and pulled her arm out from underneath a bandit's knee. She charged up the glove and held it directly in the middle of the guy's pants and let out a large charge. The man howled in pain before jumping off, clasping his hands against his crotch. Asami picked up his electro-stick before performing a kip-up to get back to her feet. The bandit rolled to his side and retched violently.

Asami ran over to the leader standing above Korra. Hearing her footsteps, the leader turned and charged at her. Asami quickly ducked low and ran the electro-stick directly into the leader's stomach. He grunted in pain and collapsed to the ground. Asami grabbed him by the neck with her electric glove and shocked him until he passed out.

"I'm fine." Korra hissed as her fingers ran against the cut on the back of her head. She pulled her hand back and frowned at the blood on her fingers. Asami helped Korra to her feet before pulling her over to a nearby motorcycle.

"No, you're not. We must get back to the airship." She picked up the motorcycle from the ground and quickly checked it over. She swung a leg over and sat down on the seat. Asami quickly looked at the dashboard and turned the key, smiling happily as the engine revved to life. Korra carefully climbed onto the back motorcycle and wrapped her arms around Asami's waist. "Don't worry, I got you."


Many thanks to my beta, Rubiks!