Ch 6: Amber Islands

December 21th, 188AG - *Korra POV*

As I'm sitting on our private plane, I can't help but shake my head as I stare out the window. We, as in Asami, Han and I, are on our way to the Sato estate's vacation house located on Amber Island. As I sit here feeling antsy and restless, I can't help but think about that talk I had with Waters. That was about five months ago… I still can't forget Asami's face when she came home that day. It was priceless.

"You kids got the snacks?" I slammed the door shut before grabbing the two large boxes of pizza off my car's hood.

"I got it mommmm! Woah—"

Han tripped and almost ate it before Kazuki and Amber caught him. The two of them grinned before saying at the same time, "We got this!"

I chuckle while shaking my head, "Alright, I'll see you kids inside then. Don't forget your sodas!"

"Ookkayyyy!"

After I made it to the door, I awkwardly shimmy inside before seeing Asami standing there in shock. We both blink in silence. "H-Hey Sami… what are you doing?"

Asami blinked again, "W-What am I doing? Korra what did you do!"

Ahhh… that probably. I walk over to the counter and set the pizza down. I turned to Asami and nonchalantly said, "What are you talking about?"

"Waters. Babe, what did you do? I was planning to send her back by tomorrow but she just up and packed her bags today? Everyone in the office was talking about you, what'd you do!"

I smiled, that was quicker than I thought. "Nothing much really. I just had a chat with her and warned her about touching, looking or even talking to you…" my eyes eat up Asami before she gave me that look, "fine… and, I may or may not have threatened her with my power and authority."

Asami's mouth dropped, "Korra you—"

"Mommy! We're back!" Asami's body relaxed before tensing slightly by the surprise in the increase of kids. "Oh. Amber, Kazuki are you two joining us for some movers?"

Amber waves awkwardly with a bag in her hand, "Hi Auntie Sami!"

Kazuki bowed politely, "Thanks for having us."

Asami gave me a look before dropping it and smiles while crossing her arms, "Okay okay, what snacks did you little monsters buy?"

The kids all grinned, "Just the good stuff!"

I smiled in my hand. That was a fun day. Anyways, after a long, longgg months of prep, we are finally on that vacation we've been talking about since the beginning of the year. But thank the spirits this was a relatively short flight from Republic City to Amber Islands. Planes are the most tedious time passings ever. Although, thanks to that, I've time to reflect on the year we've had. Hands down this was the rockiest year we've been through together.

Finally, we're landing and I'm tapping my finger on the armrest before looking over at my wife. I can't help but notice that Asami seems… fidgety and stressed.

"..."

It's unsettling and the moment we settled and walked off the jet, she practically bolts away. Letting out a sigh, I start following after her as she rushes over to one of those house helper dudes, well some house servant I guess, and now she's talking to him. But just as I was about to walk over and see what's going on, Han tugs at my shirt. Turning around I see a slightly worried yet pouting face.

"What's up kiddo?" I lean down while he waves at me to come in even closer.

He starts whispering kind of loudly, "Mom mom!"

I smile before saying, "Yeah what's wrong bud? Need a bathroom?"

He backs up slightly, "What! No no no! I'm good!" Now he's right up next to my ear, "Mommy seems tense!"

I blink. Ah… duh, I guessed he noticed as well huh.

"I don't want mommy to be tense! It's finally our vacation! Let's help her out!"

I smile, That's my boy. "Of course bud, there's no way I'm, no, that we're gonna let Asami do things herself!"

We both look at her before looking at each other, "You got her bags?"

He grins, "You get the keys?"

We fist bump before catching up to Asami. Snaking my arms around her waist, I kiss her neck to distract her before grabbing the keys from her hands. At the same time, Han grabbed both of Asami's suitcases as he was wearing his backpack. He looked like a combination of a bell boy and turtle.

"K-Korra? Babe, what are you doing?" Noticing that I took the keys, she tried snatching them back.

"Ah ah ah, nope, I'm driving Sami. You've been too gung ho with trying to make things perfect. Relax babe, we're on vacation. You don't have to do everything yourself."

"I-I'm not! Come on, give it back Korra!" She pounces forward and I smirk before pulling her in for a kiss. I'm pretty sure I caught her off guard because she's blushing now. "K-Korra!"

I quickly pull her into a hug before whispering into her ear, "Sami just relax, it's okay you don't have to make everything perfect. Let's just have fun with Han okay? Besides, he knows you're trying too hard."

Asami flinches before turning around to see Han running away with her luggage, "Was I that obvious?"

Putting on my fake thinking face, "Hmm… let me think… well… maybe just a little."

My wife gives me that 'really' look.

I'm about to laugh, "Okay okay I'm kidding I'm kidding. You are being pretty obvious love," I teasingly slap her ass before making a run for it, "You're cute but come on, let's go. We're gonna lose Han!"

Asami must be shocked and embarrassed, since she saw that the house servant dude was staring at us. "K-Korra!"

I start laughing since she sounds flabbergasted. Of course, I play it cool and don't turn around but I can't help but notice that Han is… well struggling with putting that suitcase in the trunk. The butlers seemed to have put mines and his inside already but well, my son is persistent. Guess he wanted to put Asami's in for her.

"Having fun there?"

Heaving with a huff, "Urgghhh! Why is this so heavyyyy! I-I got this mom!"

"Mmhm," I walk over and lift it up with ease. "Come on, we don't want to waste time."

"OooOoohhhh!"

I smirk while flexing a little before feeling someone smack my ass.

"Pay back!" Asami starts giggling while winking at me, and damn, that way she's swaying those sexy hips around to the passenger door. Mmh… damn my throat feels dry.

"What's wrong Korra? You're the one who wanted to hurry, come on slowpoke!"

Well I wasn't expecting that.

Asami gets inside the car as I watch Han pop into the back. I can tell through the windows that he's rambling about something, probably what he wants to do here. Smiling to myself, This is nice. I quickly joined them and got inside before starting the car. As I drove off, I can't help but wonder why the heck Asami's family made the landing pad so far away from their actual house. But then again, seeing this beautiful and tropical scenery… I get it. It's worth the drive.

Humming with content, I find myself enjoying this car ride more than I thought I would. For one, not only is this place so amazing and beautiful, two, Asami's oozing with sex appeal with that loosely fitted blouse and three, Han looks like he's having the time of his life.

Looking into the rear view mirror, I grin when I see Han with his head sticking out the window. He reminds me of a cute puppy having the time of his life, "Having fun there Han?"

At that, I see Asami turn around from the corner of my eye before Han pretty much shouts, "It's soooo warmmmm! Why is this island so warmmmm! It's winter back at home!"

I glance at Asami tucking a strand of hair behind her ear before she starts giggling. "I'm surprised you don't know about Amber Islands. Well, that's because not only is Amber Islands located near the middle of the equator, it's also surrounded by several volcanoes that naturally warm it up."

"Woah! That's amazing!"

Mmh, yup that's a lie. I know Han knows about this place since he had a test in geography earlier this year. Well not that Asami knows…

"Mommy mommy! You said that grandpa owns a house here right?! How come you never brought me here before!"

Asami turns around to face Han, "We haven't been here as a family before yet? I could've sworn we brought you here before…"

At that I smirk and reach for Asami's hand, "Wellllll… we haven't actually brought him here before but, you can say he 'came' from here."

Asami's snaps around and looks at me with a huge blush, "Na...wh-what are you saying Korra!"

She smacks my hand away and I can see our son through the mirror with a seriously confused face.

"Huh?" Seriously tilting his head, "What's that mean?"

"Mmh… well this was where your mommy and I decided to have you and I basically got Asami preg-"

Asami slams my mouth shut, "Korra babe my love! We're almost at the house now, I can see it up ahead."

Snickering to myself, I look at Asami with those sleazy eyes before licking her palm making her yelp. She's laughing as she says my name with some displeasement and annoyance. Han started laughing out loud so I couldn't help myself and joined them. And, just like that we made it to the vacation house where we quickly put away our things before grabbing a quick bite at the local restaurant. By the time we were done, it was just about evening when we decided to take a scroll down the beach.

*Asami's POV*

Pushing my hair back, I smile when Korra grabs my hand and leads us onto the beach. Feeling it was right, I quickly grabbed Han's hand and the three of us headed towards the clear blue sea. To my surprise, even though it's just evening, the sun is still up. It'll probably set within an hour or so but that's perfect. We can have some fun together before finally taking an actual break since we've landed. We've been up and about all day after all.

Content with our relaxing walk, Han's eyes were practically sparkling before he quickly let go of my hand and ran into the water. I smiled before shouting, "Honey don't go in too deep. The currents are going to pick up!"

I don't know if he actually heard me because he gave me a pretty lazy response, "Ooookayyy!"

Korra chuckles before tugging me forward, "Come on, let's go to."

"What? Babe we just ate and I'm stuffed."

"Han's fine! Come on, don't be a wimp."

"Mommm! Mommy! Come in come in! It's so refreshing!"

Korra grins, "See?"

I pout, I have this feeling that one of them is going to try something funny. But still… this is nice. Letting out a sigh of defeat, I cave in and let my wife lead me to the receding water. Korra finally lets go of my hand before running in the water to where our son was.

Enjoying this view, I'm simply breath taken by how beautiful my wife is and how adorable my son is. Especially with the gorgeous scenery behind them. I felt as if my life flashed before my eyes. I'm such an idiot, this is where I will always belong. We're okay. We're okay.

"Asami! Hurry up and get in babe! The water is great!"

"Mommy mommy! Look at me!"

I watch as Han jumps Korra from behind and tackles her into the water. And, of course, being her dramatic self my wife over exaggerates and does one hell of an epic fall. A big splash and wave of water ripples across the ocean but now they're both submerged.

"…." I feel my heart beginning to race because they're still not up yet. Why aren't they up yet? Korra? Han!

Quickly stepping in, I feel a slight shiver upon feeling the cool water against my skin before trudging in deeper and deeper.

"Korra! Han! Sweetie you okay?!" Am I screaming? I hope not.

At this point, the sun has sort of set so it's hard to tell where they are due to the reflection in the water. Where are they?! Don't tell me they got a cramp or something?! I knew this was a bad idea! My heart is pounding and I don't see either of them. What the heck!

Frantically looking back and forth I feel like I'm dying because my only family is nowhere to be seen before all of a sudden, my body feels seriously heavy. I let out a yelp before finding myself submerged under the water. Once my head is back above the water, I see Korra and Han laughing like crazy. I must've had a dumbfounded look on my face but I'm seriously mad!

"K-Korra! Han! That's not funny! I thought something happened to you two! I was seriously worried!"

My wife is still laughing her ass off but Han must see my anger because he looks kind of scared.

Still laughing like crazy, "B-Babe!... Your face!...I can't! You're too cute!"

Okay, I may or may not be blushing. Korra does look really fine in that wet tank top… it's stuck to her skin… mmh. I find myself eyeing her up and down almost forgetting why I'm mad in the first place.

"It's. Not. Funny. I thought something happened to you two!" I got close to her before slapping her arm and immediately suppressed a smile because of her cute pout.

Her cute lips are still puckered, "Okay okay fine, I'm sorry Sami… I just wanted you to relax but I guess I overdid it."

Ah! Of course… I get it now. I wrap my arms around Korra's waist and peck her cheek. Smiling contently, I hug her before pulling Han into our hug as well. "I love you two so much. Thanks for watching out for me, I've been… off recently."

I feel Han tightly squeezing my side before he leaned up to kiss my cheek.

"I love you too mommy!"

I feel Korra's hand travel down from my side to my ass before she squeezes it firmly making me raise my brow. I give her the 'really' look since Han's right there but she shrugs it off like nothing happened. Well, whatever… I lean down to kiss Han's head before speaking up.

"Come on you goof balls! Let's hurry back, it's getting late and the sun's going down."

Han grins at me before bolting it, "Last one to our house is rotten eggs!" He starts running away as Korra and I look at each other.

We both blink.

"Last one has to let the other one do whatever they want tonight?"

I bite my lower lip with some anticipation. It wouldn't be a horrible idea to lose… but then… whatever I want to do huh? My lips curl into a smirk, "Deal."

We both look into each others' eyes one last time before racing after our son. As the water splashes all over the place, I'm reminded that my clothes are soaking wet making it cold and heavy. As for Korra… this has to be a crime. Mmh… wait! Crap! I quickly shift my ass into gear and catch up. Now we're finally on the beach and we're kicking up a good amount of sand.

I can see Han waiting on our porch and Korra is nowhere in sight! Yes it's my victory! Or so I thought. Next thing I knew, Korra was standing there on our porch smugly. Okay I give up. I'm out of breath and panting like crazy. "K-Kor...ra… w-when'd...you… get…here…"

It's unfair that she isn't out of breath and standing there totally fine.

"Well I do work out babe," she kisses her glorious bicep which I roll my eyes to. "Anyways, remember our promise," she throws me a wink, "come on Han, let's make some dinner."

"Okaayy!"

Ohhh boy… what am I getting myself into.

December 25th, 188AG - *Han's POV*

It's Christmas morning and I'm up ready! I quickly ran to my parents' room before slowly opening the door, "Mo-" I stop when I see them snuggled up with each other. Okay maybe I shouldn't bother them yet… I look over at the kitchen before grinning. I know!

"Okaaay…" not knowing what to do, I just stare at the mess. I thought it was a good idea to make them breakfast but this is… I flinch when a bowl falls off the kitchen table. "How did-"

"Han?"

I immediately tense up and slowly turn around, "M-Mommy…"

Mommy walks out in a red silk robe and looks at me with shock. "W-What happened here honey?"

Scratching my head slightly, "Um… b-breakfast?"

She blinks and starts laughing while holding her stomach. I felt embarrassed but couldn't help but join her before something popped. Mommy flinches and quickly runs into the kitchen, "H-Here let me help you."

She turns off the stove and moves the frying pan aside. There is a serious burnt smell in the air and we both stood there looking at my damage. A moment of silence passed before we looked at each other with a face of cringe.

"How about we clean up and start over my love?"

I let out a dry laugh, "O-Okay! Sounds good to me!"

Mommy quickly kissed me and then after we cleaned up my mess, we began cooking again and made some food. We decided to make some simple scrambled eggs, smiley face pancakes, strips of bacon and a bowl of sliced fruits. I can hear mommy cutting up the fruits before she turned around and said, "How are the pancakes love?"

Holding my spatula, I eyed the bubbles on the batter's surface before flipping it over with a plop. "Almost ready!"

"Good, everything is almost ready then so just put it on the plates when you're done."

"Okayy!"

Mommy clears her throat, "KORRAAA! BABE WAKE UP!"

I set the freshly cooked pancakes on each of our plates before I hear mom grumbling.

"Mrgh… something smells good…"

"Morning sleepy head, Han and I made some breakfast." Mommy says while setting the bowls and on the table.

I quickly ran over and set the plates of pancakes next to them. "Come on mom come on, food!" I take a seat in the middle and grab my fork and knife. Meanwhile, mommy grabs some glass cups and pours some milk for me and coffee for mom and herself. As for mom, she's scratching her stomach before pulling mommy into a side hug and pecks her lips.

"Morning beautiful, morning bud."

Mom steps over and kisses me too before taking a seat on my left. "This looks good! What's up with the fancy breakfast you two?"

"It's Christmas morning mom! Of course we have to eat good!"

Mommy finally takes a seat as mom yawned before taking a bite of her stack of pancakes.

"Ohmrph mmh...right I...forgot."

I dropped my fork, "WHATT! NOO! D-Don't tell me you forgot to get me a present!"

Mom looks over at me and has a guilty grin.

I set my knife down, "B-But… but…"

"Korra! Don't tease him so much, I know you got him something."

I snap my head at mommy, "Really!" Now I'm looking at mom.

"Aw come on Sami, don't ruin the surprise."

Mommy giggles before taking a sip of her coffee, "Come on, let's hurry and finish our food. We'll open presents after breakfast."

"Yay!" I start chomping down on my food.

"Woah slow down there bud, you're going to choke if you don't chew properly. They're not going anywhere so we'll open our presents in a bit understood?"

I swallowed a big bite and patted my chest before drinking my milk. Oh- almost choked!

"See, what did I tell you."

"Okay got it!" I slightly pout before chewing my food properly. Then, after a painfully long breakfast we all finished. "Yes! Yay! Me first me first!" Just when I got up and was about to bolt to my room to grab my parents' gifts, mom stopped me.

"Hey your dishes, put them in the sink."

Right. "Got it!" I quickly pile them up and take it to the sink before running off to my room. Since we don't have a tree here, it's hidden under my bed. Once I'm inside I pull out the box from under my bed and open the lid. Hehe I can't wait for them to open it!

I grab the two wrapped up presents before running back to the living room. "Mom! Mommy! Come on, come on open them!"

They were in the middle of washing the dishes. "Hang on there kiddo, we're almost done."

"Awww!" I start bobbing up and down and run over two them to see where they're at. Yes, the last one! After mommy finishes washing the plate and passes it over to mom, I tug at mommy's robe and pull her towards the living room.

"Mommy first mommy first!"

"Honey calm down it's not going anywhere!"

I passed mommy her red gift wrapped present and hold up mom's in the air, "Mom hurry!"

"Comin' comin' give me a sec," mom walks over while drying her hands before passing the towel to mommy.

Mommy takes it while whispering, "Thanks."

"Come on come on open them open them!"

"Okay okay but before we do," the both of them pulled presents out of nowhere. "Han merry christmas son!"

Grinning like crazy, I feel happy! "I love you mom! I love you mommy!"

I ran over and hugged them both tightly before they hugged me back. Ah it's so warm and toasty!

"We love you too Han, we love you so much!"

I'm grinning like a sleaze ball before we let go of each other after a moment and I properly handed mom her gift. "Come on come on you two first!"

"Okay okay, we're opening them now."

They finally both start opening their gifts.

"Wonder what you got us bud," mom is quicker and she pops open her box first, "Oh!" She pulls out the hand crafted status made from metal. I made her an epic statue of her in the superman pose with the words Best Mom & Hero! inscribed at the bottom of it.

"Woah this is awesome! Did you make this yourself?" She rustled my head, "Thanks Han! I love it!"

With a smug grin, I proudly said, "Yup I did! Now mommy mommy! It's your turn!"

Mommy smiles before opening the gift. When it was unwrapped she seemed speechless, "Han t-this is…" she pulled it out of the box and opened the album.

"Surprise! I made you a scrapbook of our family photos!"

"Han… oh honey…" she's getting a bit teary, "t-this is perfect, thank you!" She walked over and pulled me into a hug, "I love it! Love you so much!" She kisses my cheek and I feel ecstatic.

*Asami's POV*

I am shocked that Han made me something this precious. It's so beautiful… as I'm flipping through the pictures, I remember that moment like the back of my hand. That time Korra brought home an elaborate ship model thanks to her client, that time when Han won his sports festival, and even that time we all went to the zoo together. It's perfect.

But before I get all sappy and cry, I perk up to say, "Okay I think our little man has to open his presents now!"

"Yay!" He's practically jumping up and down so I'm surprised he didn't want to open his gifts first.

Korra handed him his gift first, "Here yah go bud!"

Han takes it and immediately destroys the gift wrap, "Woah is this what I think it is!"

Korra grins proudly, "Yup!"

"Oh my spirits! Mommy it's the limit edition comic of Nuktuk's Return! I thought they stopped printing them!"

Rubbing her chin proudly my wife says, "I pulled some strings and had Bolin get me a copy."

"Thank you thank you mom! I love it!"

I smile before telling him to open my small box, "Hold your horses young man! Open my gift before you read that comic!"

"Huh? Oh yeah right!" Han quickly sets down the comic before shaking my box, "Hmm? What's inside…" he rips the wrapping paper off before opening the lid with some confusion. "Huh?"

I smiled.

"Wait…" he pulls out a few cards that had pictures on them, "what are these mommy? I'm confused?"

"Well… you're twelve now and you'll be going to middle school soon. And… even though you have your own space in my workshop you still don't have your own tools…" his eyes widened, "so… I've been working on this secretly to make you your own set."

His mouth drops, "Nooooo!"

I smiled wide, "Yup! It's back and home and ready for you to use when you want!"

He dropped the pictures on the floor and quickly ran up to hug me, "Oh thank you thank you thank you mommy! Thank you so much! I love you!""

I hug him back tightly, "You're welcome baby! I love you too! Mom hug hug!"

I look over and Korra blinks before her face softens. She pushes herself off the couch before coming over and hugged us both. "I love you two the most."

Grinning softly, I feel whole again. "Yeah, me too…"

December 31th, 188AG - *Han's POV*

Today is the last day of the year and I'm so excited for mom! Mommy and I actually planned something together (because I caught her doing something fishy) and it turns out mommy was planning to get us all a mother's love ring. I had no idea what the heck that was but according to mommy, it was a ring that symbolizes the love between a mother and their child. It was weird to hear at first but I just thought about it like a wedding ring but for your family. Anyways… we've been exploring the island around for a while now and even went on a tour today!

We went on a tourist hike to the dormant volcanoes and it was a pretty tiring hike but it was extremely worth it! The view we got to see at the top was so pretty and we took a bunch of pictures too! But, the best part of that hike was the hot springs! I didn't know volcanoes can make hot springs and it was just so nice and relaxing just like a nice big and hot bath!

It's sad to think our trip is coming to an end but it was about that time… I really want to go home. I miss Kazu and Amber and I have so many things I want to share with them! Mommy still hasn't given mom that ring yet and I feel like she's putting that off…

Hmm I gotta help her!

That's why when I saw that at the top of the volcano, I knew what I had to do. Currently, it was approaching evening and I somehow managed to convince mom and mommy to let me explore the island on my own. I started off with the cliff sides before running through the forest. I actually got a bit lost for a hot second but everything was fine! I got this… I hope. I need to find that place!

But amidst my exploring, I actually ran into some locals and managed to convince them to do me a favor before going in the direction they pointed me to. I am pretty tired now to be honest and was sweating a good amount before I tripped over a tree root. "Oww!"

That hurts…

I rubbed my leg before looking up and saw that place. My face probably lit up as I stood there grinning like a goof ball. "Yes! I found it!"

*Asami's POV*

Korra and I were having a nice glass of wine talking about pointless things before we heard Han return from his trip. Actually, prior to this, Korra had interrogated me about his strange behavior but I played it cool because I think he's trying to help me with the ring… I sigh, this ring is getting me nervous for some reason. It reminds me of when I proposed to Korra ten years ago.

"Mommy!"

Han practically jumps into my arms and I picked him up and kissed his cheek, "Hey honey, did you have fun?"

His grin was practically sparkling, "Yes I did!" He nuzzled into my neck before whispering, "I found the perfect place!"

I smiled before Korra crossed her arms with a pout, "No hug for me?"

I let out a soft laugh before setting Han down. He quickly went over and hugged Korra before pulling us both up and pushed us both out the door.

"Woah woah what's up kiddo? What's the rush? Where are you pushing us to?!"

"Nothing nothing! I just realized I dropped my phone down this road." He shuffles us over to this path that leads into the forest before speaking again. "Can you two please look for it? I'm really tired and can't move another muscleeeee."

I let out a soft cough to stop myself from laughing at Han's acting skills. It's pretty cute. There's no way Korra's not going to be suspicious of that but that's fine I guess since she has no idea what's happening.

"Okay… sure I guess?"

"Well come on baby," I grab Korra's hand and intertwine our fingers, "let's hurry and go fine his phone before it gets too dark." I pulled her forward and turned to give Han one last look. He's giving me a funny wink while pointing at his finger, clearing indicating the mother's ring.

Korra's rubbing her neck and I watch Han run back into our vacation house from the corner of my eye before starting up a conversation, "So… where do you think he lost it?"

Korra scratches her head with her free hand, "Heck if I know. He probably dropped in on the floor I guess… but ignoring that, don't you think he's been acting… I don't know, funny?"

Trying to suppress my smug tone, "What do you mean?"

She stops in place, "Come on Sami! He's been acting weird… don't tell me he's planning to prank us or something?!"

"Mmh… well maybe," I peck Korra's cheek, "we shouldn't let our guards down then should we?"

"Yeah… I guess," squeezes my hand, "I'm keeping my eyes peeled on you Han…"

I let out a laugh, "Let's just enjoy the view while we can. We only have two more days before we head back home."

Korra pulls my hand across her body and steps closer to me, "Good point…" she smiles softly, "I'm glad we're here."

I smile back to, "Yeah me too."

We fell into a comfortable silence. I'm not sure what Han had in mind but this is actually a beautiful route, I'm surprised we didn't walk through this trail earlier. Surprisingly, I feel calm at this moment in time but I'm not sure how long that will last. After all, I am planning to give her that ring at some point… but I do have to say, the only downside about this position is that our fingers intertwined. So… I hope Korra can't tell how nervous I am.

My hand doesn't feel sweaty does it?

Amidst my anxiety and self doubt, I'm starting to get seriously nervous. The trail is reaching its end, meaning, it's go time. Shit. What should I do? Okay. Calm down… but then again maybe this was a bad idea. Why the hell did I decide to do this in the first place? I blink thinking back to it.

Right.

The reason I'm doing this is because I still haven't forgiven myself for betraying Korra. I've thought about it again and again. How do I make it up to her? The answer is simple. I can't. I've done something that can't be taken back so what else do I do but pray that I can? So, after countless ideas and thoughts, I decided to renew my promises. But, we are already married so the next best thing was this.

The mother's love ring.

I sincerely wish that by gifting these rings to my family, I hope I can atone my sins and renew my promises. My promise to remain faithful to my wife and be the mother that Han deserves. It's not about me. It's about them. They deserve better than me. I betrayed them, yet, they're still willing to call me family. I owe them everything. If they weren't who they were, then I wouldn't be here. Asami Sato wouldn't exist. Snapping back to my thoughts, the moment my eyes laid upon the view, I knew that this was the moment.

"Woah… babe check out the view. This is amazing…" Korra let my hand go and walked ahead of me.

My phone then buzzes causing me to tense a little. I quickly took a peek at my phone, seeing that Han texted me.

Han: U hav the ring right? I'm almost there!

"..."

Asami: Yeah, I have the ring… hurry up here okay?

Han: Okayyyy!

I slip my phone back into my pocket before clearing my throat. I managed to speak without sounding whacky, "Korra…"

"Hmm?" She turns around, "What's up babe? Is Han alright?"

The way Korra's clear blue eyes are shimmering alongside that beautiful waterfall and lake in the background… she's simply mesmerizing. My heart is thundering from anxiousness, Okay! You go this Asami.

"Can I talk to you real quick?"

She grins a bit while looking at me funny, "Sure? What's wrong babe?"

I walk next to her and pull her over to the edge of the lake. Facing Korra, I take a deep breath before holding both of her hands. "Aww man I'm kind of nervous…"

Korra chuckles, "Why? What's wrong babe?

I take another breath. "You are many things to me Korra…" I can see Han arriving from the corner of my eye. "You were first my friend, then my lover, then my fiance and then finally my wife and the mother of our child."

I rub the back of her hand with my thumb.

"But… before all of those, you are most importantly my best friend. You make me so, so happy that I just…" I feel like I'm choking up, "you mean everything to me Korra. I truly mean it from the depths of my heart. You have been there for me when I was at my lowest, in times I needed help, support and even a good laugh but, most importantly, you're my irreplaceable friend. You see me for the person I am, not for my status, my fame or wealth. You love me for me. Just plain old, helpless Asami…"

I reached into my other pocket and pulled out a decent sized box before opening it.

"Korra… will you accept this mother's love ring?" I turn and signal Han to come over. He runs up to me and I get down on my knees, "Han… will you accept this ring? You two are my everything. I want to make things right. You two make me feel whole and I am not alive when you both aren't around. I just…" my eyes are watering, "I'm so sorry for being a bad mother and wife. I don't know how I'll ever be able to make up for what I've done but I promise I'll try."

I don't even know what I'm saying anymore.

"So please… please let me renew my vows. Right here. Right now. I promise, I will do everything in my power to protect my family. To make you proud. To be the person you deserve. I am weak without you two. I am not someone who would ever betray their family's trust and love. I love you two. I love you Korra. I love you Han. I love you two more than you know. I am sorry. I am sorry for the last time, showing you my weak side and I will not let my foolishness win over me ever again." I closed my eyes and held the rings up in hopes that they will forgive me. May my heart bleed out, may my soul be torn, please let them say yes.

*Korra's POV*

My mouth is agape and I am speechless.

For one, I'm shocked that there's actually a small grotto here. Two, the view here is so freaking beautiful. Three, the lake is unbelievably gorgeous with the sunset setting in the background. And four, must I say any more? Asami's sudden speech… the people I love the most in the world are in front of me. She looks so beautiful and Han is our handsome son.

Here, I was wondering what the heck Han was up to and what Asami was apparently up to. What. The. Heck. When'd she even… I blink and finally realize that I'm leaving my wife hanging. I look down at Han and he's staring at those beautiful rings. I can tell that he's touched because his eyes are shimmering along with the lake's reflection.

Right, I need to speak up… what do I say… I…

"Asami…"

For some reason I'm tearing up. I have forgiven Asami. At least that's what I've told myself. Maybe I haven't. Maybe somewhere deep inside of me I don't want to forgive her. But honestly, I do. Asami is my everything. Han is my everything. What else would I have if I don't have either of them?

I finally reach out and grab the intricate and clear blue ring. It's design is pretty simple. Now, my wedding band is just a silver band with our initials engraved on it but this, this ring is in the shape of a crescent moon with minimalistic clear blue gems on it. The one that is obviously it's matching pair has the sun on it accompanied with some vibrant red gems. I assume that's Asami's and as for Han's, his is in the shape of a heart. A heart that is a proud yet elegant with a beautiful shade of purple that represents the both of us. This is…

This is perfect. I smile before slipping the ring onto my right ring finger. I guess I'll have two ring tans from now on. I bring my right hand up to the fading sunlight, "Yes."

Asami finally looks up.

"Yes," I smile before grabbing the matching sun ring and Asami's right hand, "Yes. Yes I accept your vows," I slip it onto her ring finger, "I don't know how and if you'll ever be able to make it up to me but… this is a start. I've already forgiven you as I would do for eternity, but, this is the first step in your own self forgiveness."

I bring her hand up to my lips, "I love you. I am madly in love with you and this makes me remember why I love Asami Sato so much." I pulled her up into a tight hug, "You are proud, stubborn, intelligent… you name it but you are also not without fault. You are fragile, scared… you know humiliation and shame and that is what will allow you to grow. To take a step forward for yourself. For us. My love, Asami I accept your vows and may this moment be witnessed by our handsome son Han."

I grabbed the last ring from the box and noted that it has a silver chain attached to it. Smiling, I assume it's because he's still too young for this so I put his necklace around his neck.

"Han, will you be the witness to our renewed vows?"

I stand up and face Asami again, "You said your vows and honestly took the spotlight." I chuckle before starting again, "My only add on is that I promise you, I will do my best to not ignore you, to listen to you, to love you the way you deserve, so, can you give me the honor of renewing my vows as well?"

"Korra… I…" she pulls me into a tight hug, "I do. I accept your vows."

I squeeze her back tightly before we eventually part when the sun has properly set. The way her pale yet vibrant green eyes are shining… I can't help but want it all. I claim her lips and they are so soft, so smooth as we kissed beneath the stars.

The kiss is slow, passionate and sensual. I haven't felt this good in a long time. I'm not sure how long we've been kissing for but by the time we part, the both of us are smiling like idiots. I was lost in Asami's eyes before remembering that our son was here as well. Oops. I look down and Han is grinning as much as we are before he wrapped his arms around our legs.

"I love you mom. I love you mommy."

We smile at each other before leaning down to kiss his cheeks, "We love you too. We always will."

Han grins before he suddenly backs up and splashes us with water. "Come on! Let's play!"

Asami and I blink before we look at each other. "Where does he get all that energy from?"

My wife chuckles before placing her right hand above her chest with a big smile, "Don't look at me, you're the wild child."

I fake a scoff, "Says the daredevil!"

Asami rolls her eyes playfully, "Uhuh, whatever you say love."

I grin before kicking up some water at her, "The one who's the least wet gets a free massage?"

"Oh it's on baby, prepared to pamper me for hours!"

I bow playfully, "As you wish my queen… but first, you have to beat me!"

I toss some more water at Asami while Han starts running away and screams, "Water fight!"

"Oh no you didn't!" Asami's laughing as she starts attacking back.

Now this… this is my life. My life with my beautiful wife and son. We've been through a lot this year but it has only brought us closer. Strange as it might be… I don't think even ten thousand years of darkness can break our bonds even if it tried. I just love my son and wife so much. They mean the world to me.

I love Asami Sato and that is a fact.