AN: Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah... I needed a break from the smut and fluff... and then this popped in my brain!
SORRY! (hope ya all still love me)

WARNING! Character death!

Asami woke up. Breathing was hard. Her chest hurting but this time she knew the pain was a good pain. She was in the hospital for so long already, she lost track of how long exactly. Some days ago, the surgeon had come into her room. There had been found a donor for her. A heart AND a pair of new lungs. She was more than grateful for it, even though she felt bad for the family of the donor.

Asami had been rushed to the operating room immediately and was operated on for many, many hours. The man who would have the lead on the entire surgery informed her on several things. She would remain in a coma for some days. The pain would be too much to bare and once her body would be able to, she would be taken off of the machines that did all the work for her. Today had been that day. Today she woke up. A bright future ahead of her. She was no longer on death row. She was going to survive her illness. Grow old. Perhaps even have children. She smiled at the thought. A faint pink colored her cheeks.

First things first… No matter what… I'm going to tell her. She thought and let out a soft groan when she tried to move. Okay… still hurting… I guess I need to be ca…- Her train of thoughts interrupted by a familiar voice.

"Careful, Sami… you -just- woke up and you wanna start moving around already." A soft chuckle followed and when Asami opened her eyes. She looked directly into ocean blue irises.

A gentle smile played on her lips and her heart rate increased slightly. The machine that she was still attached to beeping faster. "H-heh… yeah." She smiled shyly, swallowed hard and broke eye contact. Unable to keep it with what she was about to do. "Korra…" She took a deep breath before she continued. "Korra, there's something I…-" She never finished the sentence. Two hands cupped her face and gently forced her to look back at the other woman. Her eyes widened when Korra closed the gap between them and their lips locked in the sweetest kiss she had ever had.

The kiss remained chaste. Innocent. Their lips brushing over one another. Asami felt like her heart would explode and somewhere in the distance, she heard the machine doing just that. Korra pulled back first and Asami was finally able to gasp for air. The blush on her cheeks darker than before. "I love you, Asami." Korra smiled brightly although tears slowly slide down her face. "I love you so much…" She whispered, her voice cracked from emotion.

Asami felt the tears slide down her own face. Cupping Korra's face weakly and brushing away the tears with her thumbs. She pulled the younger woman closer and kissed her again. Their tears mixed and fell onto the bed. This kiss was longer and Asami parted her lips slightly and their kiss deepened. But only for a moment before Korra pulled back again. Their foreheads now resting against one another. "I love you too, Korra. Spirts, I have been wanting to tell you for -so- long." She took a shuddering breath. Her eyes still closed.

"Me too... " Korra whispered and pulled back reluctantly. Letting out a deep sigh. "I… got to go. I need something to drink. Can I get you something too?"

Asami blinked confused but smiled. "Doesn't matter… anything will do."

Korra nodded and walked backwards to the door. "Alright… get some rest." She said but stopped momentarily in the doorway. For a split second, she thought she saw a shadow of sadness flickering in those brilliant orbs. But it vanished as quickly as it appeared and Asami forced the thought down.

"Love you." She said and Korra winked at her.

"Love you too, Sami." And with that, she was gone.

Asami settled comfortably against the pillows and gave in to the feeling of exhaustion that came over her suddenly. Falling into a dreamless sleep within seconds. Next time she woke up, the first thing she noticed was how thirsty she was. I hope Korra got me that drink… She thought, her eyes still closed. She took a deep breath before she finally opened them. Rubbing out the sleep with the palm of her hands before they finally came into focus.

"Tonraq? Senna?" She was surprised to see Korra's parents there and for a second, she thought she was still dreaming.

"Ah… miss Sato. I'm… glad to see you're awake." Doctor Takashi, the man who had lead the surgical team that operated on Asami was there too.

"What, what's going on? Where's Korra? She should… be back by now." A terrible feeling of dread came over the pale beauty. A knot slowly formed in the pit of her stomach and her heart clenched in her chest. "She went to get me a drink."

Senna suddenly started to sob uncontrollably and Tonraq held his wife in his arms. Whispering soothing words before he turned his attention to Asami. "Asami… Korra won't be coming…"

Her entire body became numb. Cold. Dr Takashi took over since Tonraq was unable to continue. They told her what happened the day that she received the news about her donor. Korra, while on her way to the hospital, was involved in a horrible car crash. Even though her body had taken a fair share of the overwhelming force of the accident, her brain had received far worse. Leaving the young woman brain dead. Her parents knew Asami well and considered her a member of the family. When the choice came for them to continue treatment for their daughter, who would never wake up ever again, or let her go in peace. The choice, as horrible as it was, was made. Korra's treatment was stopped and within hours it was done. While they mourned the loss of their only child, they knew they had made the right decision.

Many times did she tell her parents how much she wanted to help Asami. She had even found out that she was an almost perfect match for her friend. To her it wasn't fair that she couldn't help her friend. So she did the only thing she could do, give her moral support. Then, the accident occurred and ripped her away.

Asami heard only partly what the Doctor said. "Braindead. Nothing we could do. Good match. Surgery went well. I'm sorry for your loss…"

Her hands clenched onto the bedsheets. The tears never stopped coming. This can't be…! It just can't! Life cannot possibly be this cruel!? She looked from Takashi to Korra's parents and back. The heartache in her chest only increased. "S-she just… she's not dead…! She… sh-e just went to get me s-something to drink!" Denial and disbelief clouded her vision. Her heart rate increased to a dangerous level and she felt the doctor push her back down on the bed.

"Nurse! NURSE! Sedate her!" More people came running into the room. Holding down the trashing woman that laid in bed.

She continued to scream Korra's name. Screamed at the top of her lungs. Pleaded for her to come back. Say that it was all just a sick joke. Anything was better than this. But Korra never came. A gentle sting in her arm told her that the nurse managed to give her the sedation. The edges of her vision slowly darkened. While she stared at the ceiling, welcoming this darkness to swallow her whole. She could only think of one thing. Korra… I love you… a single tear escaped her before she closed her eyes and fell once again in a deep slumber.

AN: I warned you didn't I?