Title: Moving Day

Pairing: Korra & Asami.

Rated: T

Disclaimer: I do not own Legend of Korra and its characters. All rights belong to their respectable owners Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino.

Authors Note: This chapter will be shorter than usual. So I hope you all don't mind. Still formatting the story out so its gonna take me some time to update this properly but soon as I get that established it should be smooth writing from here on out unless writers block or real life interferes. Also I want to thank Korrasami Shipper and Createworks for some sound advice that I will keep in mind when writing this story. As always hope you guys enjoy the chapter. Later Gladiators.

Asami finished packing the last of the boxes. She was exhausted but knew this had to be done. Tomorrow she would be starting her new job and needed to have everything in order before then.

Iroh was outside on the porch reading his book. He was half way through with it but finding it difficult to concentrate with all that was going on. He looked up when he heard a honk of a horn.

A big truck with the sign 'Yōso Bros Moving Co.' on the side of it parked in front of his house. Korra got out of the truck and saw Iroh sitting on the porch. Bolin rounded the back of the truck as she walked up to the house. "Hey kid," Korra said stopping in front of him.

Iroh closed his book and held it in his lap. "Hello," he greeted as he made eye contact.

Korra noticed the book he was reading and gestured to it with the nod of her head. "Whatcha reading?" she asked curiously.

"The little fire bender," Iroh answered holding the book up for her to view.

Smiling, Korra took a seat beside him on the porch. "Its a good book. You'd like it," she commented since she had to read it in school.

Iroh looked back at the book and grazed his finger tips across the cover. "I don't understand the premise of it," he softly said.

Korra reached for the book and gently took it out of his hands. She looked it over and scanned the back cover. She turned it back and saw the cover art for it. A young boy who was sitting on top of a hill underneath a tree with the sun setting in the back. "The premise is for him to find his way back home," she said getting that from the brief summary.

Iroh shook his head and opened up the book to the part he left off at. "He seems pretty content with where he is now so why go back?" he asked looking to Korra as if she had the answer.

Korra brows furrowed in thought. "Not sure. I haven't read it in a while so I'm not sure what part your talking about," she said seeing a glint of disappointment in his eyes. It was as if it was something else behind it.

Before she could ask, Asami came out of the house. "Hey," she greeted Korra with a small wave.

"Hey," Korra said standing back up. "What do you have for us?"

Asami held the door open for Korra to come inside. "Too much stuff..." she stated with a sigh.

Korra came inside and looked around seeing everything boxed up except for the furniture. "I see..."

Boin came in after Iroh did and rubbed his hands together. "Awesome," he said looking around. "Korra," he said getting her attention. He pointed at the couch and said, "we're gonna be moving the heavy stuff first. Let's check and see what we're working with upstairs before I bring the dolly up to the door," he said heading the stairs in seconds.

"Oh joy," Korra mocked at his enthusiasm and headed up the stairs behind him.

Once everything was on the truck, Asami stood in her now empty house looking around. Memories started to flash through her mind. The first night they brought Iroh back from the hospital. His first steps. His first birthday. His first Christmas. Everything.

Even the memories of her husband's presence when he was on leave. She hugged herself to stop her body from trembling. The tears she was fighting back was threatening to fall until she heard footsteps behind her.

"Everything's set to go," Korra mention with a deep breath to follow. She was worn out but knew there was more work to do.

Asami turned around and flashed a small smile. "Thank you," she said grateful for the help.

Korra squinted her eyes a bit and nodded her head, "no problem," she said standing up straight and cracking her back in the process.

They both left the house and stood on the porch. Bolin was locking up the back of the truck while Iroh was waiting for his mom in their van.

Korra watched as Asami was locking up her house one last time. "So where are you moving to anyway?"

"Dragon Flats Borough," Asami uttered as she turned to face Korra. She knew it wasn't the most luxurious place but it was the only one she could afford at the moment.

"Cool," Korra replied with another nod. "Lead the way."

Bolin and Korra followed Asami in her van to her new place in Dragon Flats Borough. They parked in front of her building and started to unload the truck. Asami lived on the third floor so it only took them a span of two hours to get everything inside of her apartment.

Korra was sitting on the steps in the hallway trying to fix her brace. She felt her leg tingling in pain but ignored it. It was something she was use to that would die down soon enough.

Asami was inside with Bolin and Iroh. "Thank you so much for all your help Bo," Asami said reaching into her purse taking out a couple of yuans.

Bolin waved it off before she could hand any over, "your welcome and its on the house," he said sincerely.

Asami felt bad that he was rejecting her money. "Are you sure?" she asked willing to pay the full amount.

"Of course I'm sure," he said with a smile. Bolin headed toward the front door and took a hold of the doorknob, "I'll call you after dropping the rest of your belongings in the storage unit," he said holding up the keys to her unit.

"Thanks Bo," Asami said before he left.

Bolin closed the door behind him and walked up to Korra. "Ready to go?" he asked tapping her on the shoulder. "Or you want to stay here and help Asami unpack?"

Korra looked up at Bolin when he spoke. "Don't you need my help placing their stuff in storage?" she asked as he walked down a few steps and stood in front of her.

Bolin shook his head no. "I already called Tu. He's gonna help me with it so no worries," he said with a smirk. "If you wanna stay and help... you can," he said nudging her good leg. He wasn't sure if she was gonna consider it but was hoping she would. "I'll even pick you up after your done," he offered before she could counter with an excuse.

Korra looked behind her at Asami's apartment door. She thought on it for a few moments before responding. She turned to face Bolin again and gave him a nod. "Alright I'll stay."

"Great! I'll see you soon!" Bolin practically shouted before running down the rest of the stairs.

Korra shook her head amused at her old friend. "See you," she said before standing up and heading back into the apartment.

Korra came back into the apartment and closed the door behind her. She saw Asami re-positioning the coffee table in the center of the living room. Not wanting to spook her, Korra cleared her throat. "Bolin's gonna handle the storage unit with Tu," she said pointing behind her. "While I um... help you unpack," she said stopping by a stack of boxes.

"That's not necessary," Asami said picking up the box cutter. She walked over to the stack by Korra and started to open one. "You already done enough," she said looking Korra in the eye.

"Its no problem. I really don't mind," Korra said with a side smile. "So!" she said being just as loud as Bolin. "What do you got for me?"

Asami giggled at her 'out of the blue' burst of energy. "Um..." she said looking around before pointing at a box. "Could you sort those dishes out. While I wipe down the cabinets?" she asked handing over the box cutter to Korra.

Korra took the box cutter in hand and gave a small salute. "No problem boss lady," she said to Asami before taking the box of dishes and opening it up.

They both began to work together quietly. Asami wiped down every inch of the cabinets while Korra unwrapped the dishes and stacked them into neat piles on the counter. Once Asami was done, Korra started to pass her dish by dish as Asami placed them inside of the cabinets.

When the kitchen was finished, they decided to take a small break. Korra sat on the couch when Asami passed her a water bottle from the fridge. "Thanks," she said twisting the cap off and taking a sip.

"No thank you for helping me today," Asami corrected as she took a seat beside Korra. "If it wasn't for you and Bolin I'd be screw'd..." she uttered as she opened up her own bottle.

"Its no problem," Korra added as she nearly finished off her bottle.

Asami stayed quiet for a second before speaking. "Sorry again for Bolin putting you in this position..."

Korra saw that Asami was focused on a spot on the floor not making eye contact with her. "Please don't apologize," she said with the most sincerity. "I owe you one for the way I acted the other night," she said placing her hand over her heart. She still felt awful for how she declined to help the first time. "I didn't mean for it to come off as if I didn't want to help you," she said lowering her hand. Asami remained quiet so Korra continued. "I wanted too. I just wasn't sure if..." she said not sure how to say it.

Asami slowly looked up to Korra and blinked, confused to why she stopped. "Wasn't sure if what?" she asked in a clueless tone of voice.

"I wasn't... I wasn't sure if you wanted me around," Korra admitted, breaking eye contact afterwards.

Asami saw a glimpse of loss in Korra's eyes before she looked away. She wanted to comfort her and to tell her what she thought wasn't true but couldn't. Thoughts of ten years between them came flooding into her mind. It was so much they had both missed in each others lives. She wasn't sure if Korra was the same goof ball she met all those years ago. Hell, she knew she wasn't the same so why did it feel like nothing had changed. She placed a soft comforting hand on Korra's back working up the courage to say something, anything.

The long pause was killing her. She kept her eyes closed unable to look Asami in the eye. What if it was true. What if she wasn't wanted back. Wasn't needed. Wasn't welcome. That feeling was stinging in her chest as she took a deep breath. Things had changed so much in her absence. Maybe it was better if she stayed away. A soft hand against her spine sparked something in her she hadn't felt in a long time. Her eyes opened as she turned her head to face Asami.

Before Asami could say a word, Iroh came into the room. She spotted him out of the corner of her eye. "Hey Roh," she said to her son. Korra eyes followed Asami's and saw Iroh standing across the room. "You hungry?"

"No," Iroh answered. He held the same book he had with him all day to his side. "But I finished it," he said holding up the book slightly.

"Good," Asami replied gently rubbing Korra's back. It soothed out her breathing which was something Korra didn't expect. "You ready to go back to school tomorrow?"

Iroh gulped and looked down at the floor as if he had dropped something. He looked back up at Korra and then to his mother. "Yes," he said without any more hesitation.

Korra noticed the look of uncertainty on his face but his words said otherwise.

Asami removed her hand from Korra's back and smiled at Iroh. "Alright," she said noticing the same but wasn't going to push. "If you change your mind let me know," she said seeing him nod. "I'll have to drop you off early since I'm starting my new job," she said seeing him nod again this time giving her a small smile back.

"Where?" Korra asked abruptly out of curiosity.

"Baatar's Cyber Security Company," Asami answered.

Korra listened and nodded in response. "Cool, what are you gonna be doing there exactly?"

Asami didn't really want to think about it considering whom she'd be working under. "Customer Service. I'm sure as soon as I get there I'll go through orientation before doing any actual work," she assumed from the experience she had at her own fathers company a few years ago. "Speaking of which," she said remembering the paper work she had to return tomorrow. She stood up and walked into her bedroom.

Boxes were stacked up neatly in the corner by the end of the bed. Asami looked around but didn't spot her satchel. She came back into the living room minutes later. "Hey did you see a brown satchel when bringing everything up?" Asami asked Korra.

Korra thought on it and shook her head no. "I don't remember a satchel."

Asami started to panic at the thought of losing it. "Roh did you see my brown satchel in the van anywhere?" she asked her son wondering if she left it in her car.

"I didn't see it there," Iroh answered as he poured himself a glass of cherry pomegranate juice.

Asami sighed and took her phone out of her pocket. She dialed Bolin's number and waited for him to answer only to hear his voice mail. "Okay.." she said to herself as she began to text him. Looking at the time on her phone, Asami knew she had to get it before it got to late. "Korra," she said quickly gaining her attention. "Could you stay here with Iroh until I come back? I just need to get my satchel. Its either in the house or the storage unit and I really need it for work tomorrow," she asked with a hint of depression.

Korra was surprised Asami asked her to watch her son. After what happened at Bolin's house, Korra was sure she diminished any kind of trust Asami may have still had. She felt like she was given another chance and wasn't going to mess it up. "Sure," she said with a serious expression.

"Thank you," Asami said to Korra before turning to Iroh. She could see the concerned look on his face. "Do you want me to pick you up something to eat?"

Iroh shook his head no, "don't have an appetite."

It had been like that for the past couple of days. Iroh would eat only one meal out of the day and drink here and there but that was it. "At least eat an orange before turning in," she asked placing a hand on his shoulder.

The last thing Iroh wanted to do was worry his mother with all that was going on. "I will," he said mustering up a small genuine smile.

Asami kissed his forehead and returned the same smile. "That's my boy," she said before looking over at Korra. "I'll be back soon. Do you want anything while I'm out?"

"No I'm good," Korra said not wanting to add any more to her plate.

Asami smiled softly and nodded, "alright," she said turning back to Iroh. She leaned down to Iroh's height and kissed him on his forehead again. "I'll be back to see you off to sleep okay," she said brushing a strain of his hair back in place.

Iroh gave her a nod and said, "okay."

Asami stood up and walked over grabbing her jacket off the hook. She placed it on and opened up the door, "call me if you need anything," she said to Iroh then looked to Korra mouthing 'thank you.'

Korra watched as Asami left closing the door behind her and locking it. Iroh turned to face Korra with an intrigued expression. She smiled at him and gestured at the book he still had in his hand. "Do you understand the premise of the book now?"

Iroh looked to where Korra had pointed and held the book up to his view. "Sort of," he said making his way over to the couch. He took a seat next to Korra and held the book out for her to see as well. "The little fire bender is happy to be off on his own. On a new adventure, meeting new people, seeing the world but what he really wants is to be home," he said looking back at Korra. He still had a confused expression on his face. "It makes no sense," he commented.

Korra looked to Iroh and then to the book. "What's confusing about it?"

"If he's happy else where why would he want to go back home?" Iroh said looking back at the book.

"Maybe he misses it," Korra said from experience. It was the question she had been asking her self since she hopped on the train to Republic City.

Iroh shook his head as if he received the wrong answer. "Then why wait so long to go back home?"

Korra couldn't help but start to notice the parallel's this book had to her current situation. "Maybe... he wasn't sure he'd be accepted after being gone so long," she said lowly.

"Hmm... maybe," Iroh said looking back at Korra.

"Was he?" Korra asked with Iroh looking at her puzzled. "Accepted?" Understanding what she meant, Iroh nodded his head yes. Korra smiled to herself and asked, "what'd you think of the book?"

Iroh thought on it and shook his head, "not sure.. still processing it."

"Alright," Korra said watching him stand to his feet. He walked over to the table taking an orange out of the fruit bowl then made a b-line for his room. "Good night..." Korra said with a smile.

"Thanks," Iroh said walking down the hall and entering his room.

Korra chuckled at his reply. She knew she would get through to him eventually.

Asami came home later than expected. It was 12: 17 a.m. when she got back. Opening up the front door, Asami could see Korra laying across her couch asleep. She closed the door gently and locked it again. She walked up to Korra and tapped her lightly on the shoulder not to disturb her.

Korra woke up a few seconds later with a yawn escaping her lips. She opened her eyes and saw Asami standing over her. "What time is it?" she asked only to press the side of her watch seeing. "Shit.." she said to herself.

"Sorry..." Asami apologized. She handed Korra a brown paper bag when she sat up. "I got you something."

Korra raised a brow looking at the bag suspiciously before taking it in her hand. "Thanks," she said now getting a whiff of it. She opened it and saw a double cheese burger and some fries.

Asami took off her jacket and placed it back on the hook, "no problem. How was Iroh?" she asked hoping he was asleep by now.

Korra took a bite out of her fries and pointed toward the hallway. "He's good. When straight to bed ten minutes after you left."

Asami looked down the hall as if he was going to come out of his room. "Hmm. I'll be back," she said heading down the hall to check on him. She slowly opened his door and took a peak inside.

Iroh was asleep with his back facing the door. She came inside and saw he had the book still in his hand. She gently took it out of his grasp and placed it on the side dresser. She leaned down and kissed the top of his head. "Goodnight Roh," she whispered with a smile.

Asami came back into the living room moments later spotting Korra biting into her burger with fries stuffed between the patties.

"You find your satchel?" Korra asked mouth full of food. She didn't see her bring it inside and wasn't sure if she found it or not.

"Yeah it was in storage for some reason. I made a bit of a mess looking for it after Tu and Bo had everything stacked so nicely," Asami mention feeling bad for asking them to move everything again when they were so close to being done.

Korra chuckled highly amused at what Bolin had to go through. "At least you found it," she said with a smirk.

"Yeah..." Asami agreed with a nod.

"So did Bolin say when he was gonna pick me up?" Korra asked taking another bite of her burger.

Asami almost forgot and shook her head, "he's not. I told him that I'd drop you off in the morning. I hope that's okay," she asked going into the kitchen. She opened up the fridge and took out another water bottle, "it's already late so you can stay here. I see you already made yourself comfortable," she gestured to the couch with a small smile. She took a sip of water and placed the bottle back into the fridge.

Korra didn't mind watching the kid for a few hours but never expected to stay the night. "Yeah I just don't want to crowd your space you know," she said licking the ketchup off the corner of her mouth.

"Your not," Asami replied with a smile. "Eat up," she said pointing an index finger at Korra. "Because tomorrow where leaving here at 7 a.m sharp."

Korra smirked at Asami's authoritative gesture. She wasn't sure if it was because she called her 'boss lady' earlier or because she pressured her to eat the other day. Either way, Korra thought it was adorable. She shook her head trying to erase that thought from her mind. "7 it is. Thanks," she said raising up her burger toward Asami.

"Your welcome. Goodnight Korra," Asami said before heading down the hall to her own bedroom.

"Goodnight Asami," Korra said watching her walk down the hall. She bite her bottom lip and slapped the side of her cheek. "Stop.." she said to herself. She didn't want to think of Asami that way. "You're pass this. You're over it," she reminded herself. "You're over it.." she repeated as she finished off her burger. Korra placed the empty wrapper back into the brown paper bag. She got comfortable on the couch again and closed her eyes to sleep.

After a few minutes, Korra woke up feeling a blanket being placed over her body. She looked over to the side and saw Asami turning around to pick up the empty paper bag of food to throw it away. Asami's ass was in her face so she turned her head to the side to avoid it. She took a slow deep breath and closed her eyes. She then felt the lights turn out only to hear a door close. Opening her eyes again, Korra placed her hand behind her head with a chuckle. "I'm not over it..." she mumbled to herself with a worried expression.