This is sort of a filler chapter, but not really. I saw this picture on Facebook that said "I'm not jealous, I'm territorial. Jealous is when you want something that's not yours. Territorial is protecting what's already yours." That's just a little hint for what's gonna go down these next two chapters. I mean, it's not like Korra has already claimed Asami as hers, haha *cough* insert Twilight reference here *cough*.
Anyway!
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~Asami~
Korra had been acting really strange since lunch. She was always on edge and her eyes wouldn't stop darting back and forth, like she was watching every guy who came in the general vicinity of me. She stood a little too close to me, holding onto her hood tightly. Her breathing was labored, but I would catch a growl coming from her every now and then. When she was walking me to my next class, I stopped her.
"Korra, are you alright?" I asked, not bothering to mask the overwhelming concern I had for her.
"I'm fine." Her voice was lower than I'd heard before.
Something told me she wasn't quite sure what was going on with her either. I placed a hand to her forehead and she flinched away. "You're not hot." I said.
"I said I'm fine." She repeated.
"Korra, no you're not." I said. "I think you need to go home."
"No!" Korra said. The determination in her voice was obvious.
"Korra, please, for me. Go home." Asami said.
She stared at me, contemplating on what to do. She sighed after a minute. "Okay." she said. "I'll call Tenzin."
"Feel better." I said, watching her retreat to the nurse's office.
Little did I know just how long it would take her.
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~Korra~
I didn't know what was wrong with me. It was like I suddenly hated every guy who dared to come close to Asami. I couldn't stand still, my ears were trembling. I felt like I was going insane. And it was only after my encounter with Jet that I felt that way. Every time a guy would pass I forced myself to hold back a growl. My breathing was too deep and my eyes never stayed in one place. It was only when Asami spoke that I came back to earth.
"Korra, are you okay?" she asked. The concern in her voice stabbed me in the heart.
"I'm fine." I couldn't even recognize my own voice.
Asami stepped forward, placing her hand on my forehead. The sudden contact surprised me and I flinched away from her. "You're not hot." she said.
"I said I'm fine." I replied, trying to return my voice to normal.
"Korra, no you're not." Asami said. "I think you need to go home."
"No!" I said before I could stop myself. There was no way I was going to leave her alone with all these...guys.
"Korra, please, for me. Go home." she said.
There was something in her eyes that told me it wasn't worth the fight.
"Okay." I said. "I'll call Tenzin."
"Feel better." she said as I left for the nurse's office.
By the time I reached the office, I was sure I was going to have a nervous breakdown or something. I kept thinking about how Asami would be without me for the rest of the day.
Don't worry, she has Bolin, Mako and Kuvira. I thought. She'll be fine...
I couldn't even convince myself to believe that.
I opened the door to the office. The nurse looked up from her desk, a smile on her face. "Hello, how can I help you?"
When I looked up, she gasped. I guess I looked that bad. "I need to go home." I said. "Can I use the phone?"
She nodded and gestured the phone on her desk. I picked up the receiver, dialing the number to Air Temple Island. The wait was agonizing, with each ring seeming to become longer than the last, before someone finally picked up.
"This is Meelo." Meelo said.
"Meelo, I need you to get your father." I said.
"Who is this?" Meelo asked. "How did you get this number?"
"It's Korra." I said. "Tell Tenzin it's Korra on the phone."
There was a moment of silence. "DADDY!" I winced and pulled the receiver away from my ear. "KORRA'S ON THE PHONE!"
Another moment of silence passed, and I heard the phone being taken by another hand. "Korra, are you alright?"
"I need to leave school." I said through my teeth.
"Why, what's wrong?" Tenzin said.
"I don't know, but I can't be here right now." I said. "Please."
"I can send the White Lotus to-" I cut him off.
"No, don't send them." I said. "I need you to come get me. If I don't know what's going on with me, I don't want to risk hurting them. Besides, I trust you more."
He thought about it for a minute. "Alright, I'll come get you. Just be patient and try to stay calm."
He clicked off and I hung up the phone. I took a seat in the waiting room, putting my face in my hands as I struggled to calm myself down.
~time skip~
Pema took the thermometer from my mouth, reading my temperature. She put her hand to her chin, confused. "She doesn't have a fever." She put the thermometer down and watched me. "She's not even showing the right symptoms to be sick."
Tenzin raised an eyebrow. "How do you really feel, Korra?" he asked me.
"Honestly?" I asked. He nodded. "Well...I kind of feel like tearing apart every guy within a five mile radius..." I left out the part about it involving Asami. I didn't want him to say I couldn't be around her anymore.
"Do you think it could have to do with-" Pema whispered the rest in his ear. I was too focused on not losing my sanity to listen to what she said.
"I don't know." Tenzin answered. He put a hand on my shoulder. "We might need to call Tonraq."
"Why?" I said. The last thing I needed was my father worrying about me, too.
"Because he needs to know about...this." Tenzin said.
"What are you going to tell him?" I said.
He didn't answer me. He picked up the phone and called my father. The only thing I heard was my father answering the phone.
"Hello, Tonraq." Tenzin said. Pause. "Yes, she's fine, she..." Another pause. "She says that she wants to, um, tear apart every guy within a five mile radius." I flattened my ears against my head, wondering then if I should've lied. "No, not that I've seen... She's mentioned one person, but... Of course." He turned towards me, holding the phone out to me. "You're father wants to talk to you."
My hand shook as I took the phone from him. "H-hello?"
"Korra," His voice was hesitant and heavy. "I think we need to talk."
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Yeah, yeah, it was short. But I need to build up more suspense for the next chapter because it's going to get even crazier from this point on. And if you understand my "Twilight thing" in the beginning, DON'T put it in the reviews! It'll ruin my plot ;)
By the way, how would you guys feel about rating change? It doesn't have to happen, but I do have plans the might require it.
Oh, and don't get so used to the quick updates because, after tomorrow's chapter, they'll likely be every other day.
Thanks for reading!
