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Chapter 6

Asami's breath was caught in her throat. Her eyes fixed on the scenery in front of her. Her mouth hung open just the slightest. She couldn't stop staring at the two Southerners. She eventually took a deep shuddering breath. Realizing what she was doing. She took a step backwards. "I... I'm s-sorry I... I di-didn't mean to..."

"Wait... Asami...! Watch out!" Korra yelled at her. There were hot springs located behind the heiress but the damage was done before she knew it.

Asami took another step backwards and tripped over the spring's edge. She lost her balance, her back hit the edge hard before she landed in the water with a loud splash.

"{Fuck! Come on!}" Korra broke free from Axis and rushed over to the edge to pull herself out. "{She can't swim!}"

The springs weren't deep, but for someone who can't swim, even a four feet deep hot spring seems like an ocean.

Axis got out and rushed after Korra who had already jumped into the pond where Asami had fallen into. She grabbed the heiress with both hands and ignored the stinging pain that came from her shoulder.

The black haired beauty arose from the water coughing up water and gasping for air. Korra's arms were wrapped around her frame and Asami held onto her for dear life. "I... I'm... s-sorry Korra... I d-didn't..." she spluttered and whimpered in pain when she moved one of her arms. "It... hurts..." she had hit the edge with more force than she thought and started to hyperventilate.

Korra guided her to the edge and gently helped her to sit down. She placed a warm hand on Asami's chest, just below her neck. "Slow... breath... slow..." she whispered and took in a deep breath through her nose that she released through her mouth. "Now Asami do."

The heiress tried her best to calm down by doing what Korra had shown her. It helped but the pain that came from her shoulder remained the same. She leaned forward and held left arm with her right arm. "Hurts..." she muttered and let out a chocked cry.

"Would you mind if we had a look at it Asami...?" Axis suddenly asked. "If something's broken... Korra can probably fix it. At least enough to lessen your pain to a more manageable level."

"G-go ahead..." she said and tried to sit up straight.

"We'll need to remove the parka... I hope you don't mind? We'll be as careful as possible."

Asami shook her head. She just wanted the pain to stop.

"{Can you remove the parka?}" she looked at Korra who nodded.

The young Avatar opened the piece of clothing at the front. Axis, who settled behind Asami, pulled it further down and slowly it revealed a fresh bruise on the vixen's left shoulder. She still wore her torn dress under the parka.

"Wow... yeah... this isn't good..." she let her finger tips gently slide over the skin that was already swollen and started to change colour. "{You need to heal it... I think it's broken.}" she said and looked at Korra who nodded.

"Alright... I'll heal." She smiled at Asami who tried her best not to move. She lowered her hands down in the water and when they resurfaced, they had a thin later of glowing healing water that covered both of her hands. She placed them on both of Asami's thighs and spread them just enough so she could stand between her both legs.

The eyes of the heiress grew wide, realizing that both Axis and Korra were stil very, very naked. She gulped and tried hard to think about something else than the naked woman that now stood between her legs. Two strong arms wrapped around her and soft hands were placed on Asami's cold skin. She let out a longing sigh once the healing began and rested her head on Korra's shoulder.

Axis smiled and got back on her feet. "I'll use the time to wash our clothes... want me to wash your dress Asami?"

She was caught off guard by the sudden question. "I... uhm... maybe it's..."

"Good idea... you dress smell bad..." Korra mentioned. "Axis clean it. I wash your hair."

The heiress felt her cheeks heat up. It would be nice to be able to wear a washed piece of clothing. She hadn't had any other clothes except that dress, ever since she got onto that ship. And to wash her hair, Gods, it had been too long since she had been able to. On the other hand... she'd be naked as well. neither Axis or Korra seemed to care about being naked in front of her. They actually seemed quite comfortable even.

Oh well... as long as we stay like this... she thought and smiled. "Perhaps a... good idea yes. Would be nice if I this dress could be cleaned..."

"I'll help, hold arm still." Korra offered and stopped healing momentarily. She wrapped an arm around the lily white waist and lifted Asami's behind up so she could slide the dress underneath it. She didn't noticed the deep blush hat decorated the pale face when their bodies were pressed together.

Gods... stay out of the gutter... stay out of the gutter... she thought and sighed relieved once the dress was completely removed.

Axis walked off with the parka and the linen dress while Korra and Asami remained where they were.

She got back in her former position and went back to healing Asami's painful shoulder. "Feels better...?" she asked silently. One hand rested on the shoulder she worked on while the other tenderly stroke over the pale back.

"Yes... thank you..." she turned her head slightly, enjoying Korra's scent. She had let go of her arm since it didn't hurt when the Avatar was healing her, and now her free hand rested on Korra's hip. They remained like this for a couple of minutes before she eventually broke the silence. "I'm sorry... for before... I didn't mean to... interrupt." She whispered.

Korra chuckled. "Is okay... it happens. Sometimes." She blushed. "She my first..." she giggled softly. She..." she paused for a moment before she continued. "Helped me, understand. Feelings."

"I see..." she whispered, enjoying the closeness of their bodies.

"How about Asami?" she suddenly asked.

"What about me?" she asked genuine confused.

"You have first time?"

Did she just really ask me that...? "I... No... well..." she stuttered. "My... first time..." she shivered slightly from the memory. "Raiders... they forced me. I... didn't want to... but..." she held around the younger woman tighter. She felt her heart clench in her chest.

"I'm... sorry..." Korra realized what had occurred. "I didn't... know they... were first..." she pulled back slightly and looked in the eyes of the heiress that had tears in them. One escaped and slid down her beautiful face. She had stopped the healing and used one hand to tenderly wipe away the tear before it reached Asami's chin.

A faint smile appeared on Asami's lips. "I'm worthless now... t-there's no one that will want me..." her smile disappeared again. "Not after... not after I lost my purity..."

"Asami not worthless." Korra said with determination in her voice. "Why no one want you?"

"I'm no longer... it's..." she took a deep breath. "Where I am from... it's important to... save yourself." She slowly started to explain. "A woman can only make love with her husband. No one else. You... understand?"

Korra nodded. "Yes. She stay virgin. For husband?"

Asami nodded at her statement. "Yes. A woman remains untouched until she marries. Women that... have sex before marriage, are seen as outcasts. They are... hmmm... they are a stain on their family's name." she bit her lower lip anxiously before she continued. "That's... what I am now..." she said softly.

"You no outcast. People care too much for... what you said... it no matter where I from. We care for this." She said and placed her hand on Asami's chest, just above her heart. "You have kind heart Asami. You are smart. Beautiful. Sweet." Korra wrapped both hands around the slim waist of the older woman and held her tightly. "Soon, you smell nice too!" she said with a soft giggle.

The heiress blushed from the compliments she received and didn't hesitate to return Korra's warm embrace. Her arms wrapped around the Southerner. "I'd like that... yes."

"Can you stand?" she asked and Korra pulled back slightly to look at the other woman.

"I think so yes." she looked down at suddenly noticed the bruising that was still present on her thighs.

Korra noticed and looked as well. "They still hurt..?"

"Less... but the memories stay..." she sighed deeply. "I hope my nightmares will disappear... over time..."

"You had nightmare first night I was in prison." Korra suddenly said and helped Asami slide of the edge back into the warm water.

"I d-did...?"

The Southerner nodded. "Yes... I... uh... I held you. In my arms and you stopped crying."

"I... oh..." she smiled faintly. "I can't ever thank you enough... for everything." She said once she got back in the water with Korra by her side.

She just smiled at the heiress. "I happy I can help. Come..." she gently took a pale hand in her own. Guiding the vixen to the small waterfall that poured down into their little hot spring. The water was slightly warmer than the likes in which there were standing. It came from another plateau and had found it's way all the way down where they were at that moment. "Let's get clean." She said with a bright smile and reached for a small vial Axis had left behind a while earlier. Korra removed the cork and let Asami smell the contains.

"Smells amazing..." she muttered softly as she smelled the little vial.

"Made from Artic flowers. From where I from." She smiled and gestured to the waterfall. "Get hair wet Sami. I'll help wash it."

The heiress did as instructed. She let the warm water wet her hair and the rest of her body. She let out a longing sigh. It had been weeks since she had been able to wash herself. She remained like that for a few minutes until she felt a hand on her shoulder. She flinched at first but relaxed right after. She had nothing to be afraid of here.

She let the Southerner help her get clean. Her shoulder was still hurting and she couldn't use it in all the directions she'd like. Korra was more then happy to help wherever Asami needed it.

Axis had finished washing all the clothes and used her bending to dry them. She was dressed in dark brown pants, black boots up to just below her knees, dark blue, sleeveless top and her dual swords already on her back. She headed over to Asami and Korra and placed their clothes near the edge. She had put her sling around her injured arm again.

"I'll head back to the ship. I'll see if I can help out the men. I'll see you two when you come back." she smiled and patted the little pile of clothes with the hand of her healthy arm. "Cleaned and dried." She said and got on her way.

Korra nodded and thanked her before she left. She turned her attention back to Asami who was done cleaning herself and heading to the edge where their clothes were.

"So... you and Axis..." she started and took a small towel, slowly she dried her upper body with just one hand.

Korra raised her eye brows curiously. "Mhn? Yes?" she made her way to the edge as well but climbed out of the hot spring, before she started to dry off her body with another towel that Axis had left behind.

"Well.. uhm... you two... are you... a couple?" she felt her cheeks heat up from the question.

Korra smiled but shook her head. "No. Very good friends."

"Do you make out like that with all your other friends too?" Asami asked, she didn't dare to look directly at the Southerner. When she had seen the two Southerners kiss, she had felt a sting of jealousy. She had no idea why. She didn't understand where that sudden jealousy came from.

The Avatar raised an eyebrow and started to get dressed. "She only one I ever kissed. Or... had sex with. Why?"

Asami tried to get out of the spring too. Since she needed two arms for that, she wasn't able to do it on her own. Korra gave her a hand after she saw the heiress struggle for a few minutes. "T-thanks..." she stuttered, her breath got caught in her throat again, once she looked in those beautiful eyes. Her gaze drifted away from those ocean blue orbs, down to tan lips. She licked her own absentmindedly. She felt her heartbeat rise anxiously.

"Asami...? You never... kissed someone before?" Korra asked carefully.

The question caught the heiress off guard. Their eyes locked again. Her cheeks a bright red. "I... well! Yes!... maybe?" she remained silent for a few seconds and bit her lower lip before she continued. "No..." she stayed silent as Korra helped her to get dressed after she was finished herself. she looked everywhere except to the woman before her.

Korra just smiled friendly at the other woman. "You ashamed?"

Asami nodded slowly and avoided any eye contact whatsoever.

"Why?"

"I just... I don't want to... disappoint..."

"Who?"

"My future husband..." Asami felt like her heart skipped a beat or two. The thought of being with a man at all, after what she had to go through on that ship. She felt a shiver go down her spine from the thought and trembled slightly. She stepped closer to Korra and wrapped her arms around the shorter woman.

"Sami...? You okay...?" she asked worried when she felt the vixen tremble against her. She wrapped her arms protectively around the black haired beauty and stroke her back in a comfortable manner with one hand. "Sami?" she asked again.

"I'm... just bad memories... I just need time." She mumbled softly. She took a few deep breaths to calm her heart. She eventually pulled back slowly and looked at the other woman who still held her. Their eyes locked again and Asami felt like her legs would just give out from under her.

"Uhm... would you... like to practice?" Korra suddenly asked.

"Practice what?" the heiress asked genuine surprised.

"Kissing."

Her eyes grew wide in surprise but she didn't look away from the Southerner. "K-kissing? Practice...? H-how? Why? With who?" she rambled.

"I... uh... well... with me?" she scratched the back of her neck nervously. "You are worried, I can teach and help Asami?"

She couldn't stop staring at the shorter woman before her. Her cheeks were burning and out of the blue, an image of the two of them kissing invaded her mind. The same way in which Axis and Korra had kissed. It stirred something deep within her core. Something she had never felt before in her life.

She brought a hand up to Korra's face and cupped one of her tanned cheeks. She let her thumb tenderly stroke the skin. She had only know her for such a short amount of time but each time they were close to one another or if they even just shared a look. Asami's heart skipped a beat and her stomach felt like butterflies were going rampage in there.

Finally, she opened her mouth to give the waiting girl her answer. "Yes... please teach me..."