Author's Note:
Sorry if this seems like a cop out but I realized that I'd mentioned orientation but never wrote about so I came up with this.
Also, sorry if the ending seems a bit rushed, I didn't really know how to write that they left in more than a few sentences.
Lastly, I'm working on Chapter 8 but this has been unfinished for a while so I decided to finish it up and give it to you now so that you don't have to wait for more chapters.
P.S. Who else had listened to MCRX (The Black Parade/Living With Ghosts)?
Bonus Chapter: Orientation Day
(Third Person POV)
Orientation Day was… lackluster.
Because both Korra and Asami were transfer students, they wouldn't get their schedules 'til the first day of school. Greaaaat. So, as any two teenagers would do, Korra and Asami spent half of the day following their "upperclassmen" around the school until they found a hideout. Or, more accurately, a back stairwell that the upperclassmen didn't seem to care about. The entrance to the stairwell was a set of double doors with porthole windows.
Seeing this, Korra though, Geez, this whole place is like a giant, land-stricken ship or something, it's frickin' weird considering we're the Fire Ferrets. Oh well, I suppose you get what you get.
The two quickly shuffled through the doors, breathing heavily, and slid under the porthole windows of the door, making sure they couldn't be seen. Luckily for them, they were placed in a group of people who could've cared less about the pair's "celebrity status", so getting away was easy.
Even so, the teens were tense with nerves, from both the fear of being caught and the fact that they were really close together. Like, really close, if one of them moved an inch they'd practically be lying on one another. Suddenly, the room felt strangely warm to the two of them and they looked at each other, slowly regaining control of their breathing.
"So, uh… what now?" Korra asked awkwardly, breaking the (some-what comfortable) silence.
"I don't know, we can't get our schedules until Monday so…" Asami trailed off, thinking of the few things they could do in a school stairwell.
Okay, no, don't think like that right now, Asami. She thought to herself as she heard Korra say,
"Wait here."
"What? Why?"
"I think I remember there being a Roof Access door somewhere in the Fine Arts wing." Korra responded, trying to recall the memory, "Or maybe it was the Math hall… either way, I'll go look."
"Why don't we both go? No offense or anything, but I doubt you could be sneaky enough for this." Asami joked, chuckling as Korra's ears went red.
"Yeah, alright, let's both go. It'll be an adventure!" Korra offered, smiling through the slight embarrassment.
Korra peaked her head out of the door, scanning the hallway to make sure no teachers were walking past, and she waved at Asami to come through, pretending like they were on some sort of military mission. Asami rolled her eyes but obliged, walking casually through the doorway and heading left, towards the Fine Arts wing. Korra followed, internally debating whether or not the space between her and Asami would be considered a friendly distance or a 'more-than-friendly' distance.
Side note: It was definitely a 'more-than-friendly' distance, they were basically walking into each other.
(Korra's POV)
After a bunch of weird twists and turnarounds, they finally made it to the Fine Arts wing. As they walked down the main hall of the wing, Korra heard voices singing:
Sing it for the boys, sing it for the girls
Every time that you lose it, sing it for the world
Sing it from the heart, sing it 'til you're nuts
Sing it out for the ones that'll hate your guts
Stopping in her tracks, Korra whipped around and followed the source of the sound until she reached the Choir room. She peaked through the porthole window (seriously, was this school built from a wrecked boat?) and saw 15 or 20 students sitting in a circle. When she looked a bit closer, she noticed that there was a laptop in the corner, connected to speakers hanging all around the room, and all of them were passionately singing along to the song being played on the laptop. She tried to see what was on their matching black and white shirts, but accidentally pushed the door open, catching herself before almost hitting the floor. When she looked up, she saw that the other students hadn't paid much attention to her, and she quickly went back into the hall, closing the door quietly as to not disturb them.
She turned toward the hall and saw that Asami wasn't there.
Korra, on the brink of freaking thought to herself, Crap. She probably got distracted like I did. Now, which room would she be in?
(Asami's POV)
While Korra got distracted and went to the Choir room, Asami kept looking for the Roof Access until she heard something she hadn't in a long time:
"Act well your part, there all the honor lies."
When she looked around, she noticed that she was right next the Theatre Black Box. She poked her head inside, seeing a huge group of at least 40 students bustling around, grapping their bags and conversing amongst themselves energetically. Focusing her attention to the back, she noticed a group of the 10-ish students moving towards another part of the room, all of them holding the same book in hand.
No, not a book, a script. Asami thought to herself as she took in the sights.
After she'd taken a full sweep of the room, she realized that some of the students were walking towards the door to leave and she quickly sped out of the doorway and back down the hall.
(Third Person POV)
Korra, still looking for Asami, noticed further down the hall a pale, black-haired figure speeding towards her.
Oh, sh-, did a teacher find her? Korra thought as she tried to look behind Asami for signs of another person, but nobody was. Asami seemed to be running from nothing.
Before Korra could wonder why she was running, Asami came to a full stop in front of her urgently stating, "Forget the Roof Access, let's get back to our group."
Korra didn't even have time to argue because Asami grabbed her by the hand and dragged her out of the hall, towards the cafeteria.
When they got to the cafeteria, the touring part of orientation had ended and almost all of the groups were sitting at their designated tables. Out of the corner of her eye, Asami saw their group coming back and quickly shuffled herself and Korra towards them. As they got closer to their group, they heard the tour guide saying something and then someone would respond.
Attendance! The two girls thought at the same time, looking at each other worriedly and quickly molding themselves back into the group. When they were comfortably back in their group they heard, "Opal?" "Here." "Jinora?" "Present." "Korra?"
"Here!" Korra said, a little louder than she should have, but the tour guide didn't seem to notice, or care.
"Okay, and lastly… Asami?"
"Here, sir." Asami responded calmly while simultaneously side-eyeing Korra.
Sorry. Korra mouthed, not wanting to draw any attention towards the two of them.
The tour guide led them back towards their table, where the students listened to the closing regards of orientation. Of course, Korra wasn't paying much attention to the Guidance Counselor on stage instead she was reminiscing on the group of students in the Choir room, wondering how she could find out more about… whatever they were doing. At the same time, Asami was just trying to figure out where she'd heard that quote before: "Act well your part, there all the honor lies." Where had she heard that? Why did it make her feel so nostalgic?
"Orientation is now officially over. I hope you all have a smooth first year of high school."
While the two were deep inside their own thoughts, the students all around them started getting up to leave. Korra, being the first of them to notice the commotion, got up and lightly tapped Asami on the shoulder. Asami quickly snapped out of her trance and the two of them left the school together on Asami's Satocycle, silently awaiting the first day of school.
