There's no need to be concerned in this chapter. Kuvira isn't going to ruin their relationship and she doesn't want in on the action. She has more devious plans than that... And she's not an Equalist. Just sit back and enjoy the chapter :)
HEY! Also check out my side chapter/story Dangerous: Ruin Me that goes between chapters 7 and 8. I made a few changes for the sake of making it interesting ;)
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~Korra~
"A sleepover?" I asked.
Asami nodded. "Yeah, she wants to do it tonight. Like around six." She passed the basketball to me, bouncing it on the ground.
"Why?" I said. She shrugged.
"I guess she's trying to make sure you're good for me." Asami said. "She always feels the need to judge my love interests." She pursed her lips. "Though, she wouldn't be able to have much say in the matter anyway."
"I still can't believe you're okay with...me." I said, lowering my voice and throwing her the ball.
"It's not the strangest thing in the world." she said, catching the ball easily between her hands. "And, come on. How many girls are lucky enough to date the Avatar who's also a wolf?"
"I'd say not very many." I replied with a smirk.
"She, um, also asked me what happened yesterday." Asami said, turning a light shade of pink. "By which I mean how we came to be."
"What did you tell her?" I asked.
"I tried to play it off, but she wasn't falling for it." Asami said.
"What do you mean?" I said, thoroughly confused.
"She asked me if we, y'know, did it." Asami said.
"Oh." I said, feeling myself blush.
She nodded. "Yeah. I had to tell her, otherwise she would have talked loud enough for the entire class to hear." Her eyes casted to the floor shyly. "She also asked how good you were."
"Really?" I said, mocking an overconfident guy. I puffed out my chest and squared my shoulders, a cocky grin gracing my lips. "What did you say?"
She laughed at my change of posture. "I may have accidentally and indirectly told her you 'were an animal.'" she said.
"Are you serious?" I said, laughing with her.
"She said it and I accidentally confirmed it." Asami said.
"At least you're not wrong." I said, winking at her.
"That's true." she replied, grinning.
~time skip~
Asami told me that she would come get me to go to the sleepover later that night if I could convince Tenzin to let me go. I said that was fine and we'd meet at the docks around five-thirty, which would give me two hours to get ready. She pulled up at the edge of the city.
"I guess I'll see you in a couple hours." she said.
"Yeah." I said, leaning in to kiss her.
No matter how many times we kissed, I'd still never be able to get over the fact that I actually had her for my own. The minute our lips brushed I felt the sparks flying down my spine and my ears trembled, eager to stand at attention. She took a sharp intake of breath and I felt her hand on my shoulder, gently pushing me back. She had on a shy smile and a pink flush on her cheeks.
"I think you should go before you never make it out of this car." she said, a purr hidden somewhere in her voice.
I smirked. "Alright, fine." I said.
I gave her another peck on the lips before getting out. She waved and I did the same back just before she drove off. I looked off into the distance and saw two of the White Lotus members arriving by boat to pick me up.
"Avatar Korra." one of them said when they reached the shore, bowing slightly. I nodded at him and got in the boat. The second guy backed the boat up, turning it around and heading for the island.
I hopped off the boat before it had a chance to come to a complete stop at the island, using a bit of airbending to propel myself onto the dock. I landed softly and went straight for the temple, a small smile on my face from anticipation for the night. It didn't stay long, though. Upon reaching the door, my ears picked up conversation happening on the inside. I stopped and took off my hood, cocking my ears into a better position to hear.
"...she's not ready." That was Tenzin's voice.
"She's the Avatar!" I didn't recognize that voice, but that was confirmation that they were talking about me. Regardless of who it was, how did they know I was the Avatar? I thought I was supposed to be incognito while I was here. "She needs to be ready!"
"Korra only knows the basics and simple arts of airbending." Tenzin said. "Not to mention the other issue that has become more problematic."
"I can't have my city being under protected while these...Equalists, or whatever, wreck havoc in it!" the new voice argued.
"I can assure you, President Raiko, that my officers are doing their best to keep your city under control." Lin? Why was she here?
"You need to start proving that, or I'll have to call General Iroh personally and request his help." I was guessing that President Raiko was the new voice I was hearing. "I shouldn't have to do that when the solution to this is right outside the city! Isn't that the purpose of the Avatar? To handle the world's problems?"
"The job of the Avatar is to bring peace, not immediately jump into the nearest battle." Tenzin said. I didn't know how he was keeping his voice so calm. "Korra still has much to learn."
I decided then that I needed to make my presence known. I couldn't stand hearing them argue over whether I was ready to be the Avatar yet or not. I pulled my hood back up and started to slide open the door and the voices stopped. When I stepped inside, all eyes in the room were on me.
"Ah, Korra." Tenzin said. "I didn't expect you home so early."
"What's going on?" I asked, trying to make it seem like I hadn't heard anything.
Tenzin fell for it. "Nothing, nothing." he said, clearing his throat and looking at the man I was guessing was President Raiko. "Raiko was just discussing some plans he has for the city with me."
Raiko glared at Tenzin for a brief second before turning to me. He wasn't that nice-looking a man anyway. He stuck his hand out. "It's nice to meet you, Avatar Korra."
I hesitantly took his hand. "Same to you, President Raiko."
"Korra, the children have been waiting for you to come home." Tenzin said. "I believe they're out back with the spinning gates."
"Okay." I said. "Oh, and my friend Kuvira invited me for a sleepover tonight. I was wondering if I could go."
"As long as you promise me that you'll be careful and safe." Tenzin said.
"Of course." I said.
"Alright, you can go." Tenzin said.
I stood there good a second, dumbfounded that it was so easy. I wondered if it had to do with the fact that he was trying to cover up and hide whatever they were discussing earlier. It didn't matter, I'd take the chance while I had it. I thanked him before he could change his mind and left to go find the Airbender Children.
~Asami~
"Dad?" I said, opening the door to my father's workshop. He was home for once, hunched over his desk and most likely studying blueprints.
He moved a few papers in front of him and looked over his shoulder at me, smiling. "Asami, sweetie." he said. "What's up?"
"Kuvira invited me to go to her house for a sleepover." I said. "Is it okay if I go?"
"Is anyone else going to be there?" he asked.
"Just another...friend of mine." I said. As I said before, my father wasn't quite keen on the topic of anything that had to do with sexuality. The less he knew about me and Korra, the better.
"You've made a new friend?" he said, suddenly giving me his complete attention. He turned his swivel chair around. "What's her name?"
"Korra" I said. "She just started at my school a week ago."
"It's nice that you are including your friend." he said thoughtfully.
"Yeah..." I said. "So, can I go?"
"Yes, you can go." he said.
"Thanks, dad." I said, crossing over to him and hugging him.
He hugged me back. "Just be safe, okay?"
"Always." I said, smiling.
~time skip~
I picked up Korra at the edge of town. I had my pajamas in a bag in the back seat, she had hers in a bag on her wrist. Her face lit up the minute she saw me pull up in front of her.
"About time." she teased.
"Hey, at least I made it." I said as she put her stuff in the back and got in the car.
"It felt like forever." she said. "I was worried you'd forget about me."
I laughed. "Like I'd really forget you."
She chuckled and glanced at me as I backed out and turned around to head back up the street. "So, where does Kuvira live?"
"Almost the other side of town." I said. "We can make it there it fifteen minutes."
Sure enough, we did. Kuvira was already waiting outside for us. She waved when I pulled into her driveway and came up to the car, grinning.
"Took you long enough." she said, smirking.
I shut off the car and looked at her. "Well, excuse me for having to come from across town and having to pick Korra up."
"Excuses, excuses." she said.
Korra and I grabbed our stuff and got out of the car, following Kuvira to her house. She opened the door. "We'll be in the living room." she said as she turned on the light in it. It was spacious, with a long couch and wide screen television. Racks of movies were near the TV and the bed from the couch was folded out.
"You plan on us sharing that one bed?" I asked.
"No," Kuvira said, then gave me a sly look over her shoulder. "But if you and Korra want to, please don't break it."
Korra blushed and looked at me, but I didn't look at her. I was too busy trying to kill Kuvira with my death glare. She caught my expression and laughed. "Hey, I'm only kidding." she said, raising her hands. "I only took it out to make the joke." Kuvira raised an eyebrow. "Of course, it doesn't have to be a joke."
"Kuvira!" I exclaimed, blushing furiously then.
"Jeez, 'Sami. Alright." Kuvira said. "I'm gonna put the couch up. You guys can set up on the floor, I'm gonna grab our snacks from the kitchen."
She left to another room, leaving me and Korra alone. We placed our stuff on the floor. I glanced at Korra, who was going through her bag.
"Hey." I whispered.
"What?" she asked.
"What are you going to do about your...you know." I said.
She smirked and pulled out something black from her bag. It was a scarf. "Way ahead of you." She wrapped it around her hand. "It won't be very comfortable, and my ears might be sore, but that's a small price to pay."
I laughed and Kuvira returned to the living room, placing the bowls in her arms on the table. Chips, candy, and other food items were amongst the items. She flicked her wrist towards her and a few cans of soda came floating into the room.
"Been working on your metal bending, I see." I said. "Though, I didn't think aluminum qualified as a metal considering how thin it can be."
Kuvira shrugged, setting the cans on the table carefully. "Who knows?" She grabbed the remote off the table. "We can either set up a movie, or watch whatever terrible reality show crap is on TV."
"I vote movie." Korra said.
"Same here." I said.
"The movies are over there." Kuvira said, pointing to the racks. "We can stick them into my playstation four."
"You have a playstation four?" Korra asked, picking her head up from her stuff.
"Hell yeah." Kuvira said, grinning.
"Dude, you gotta let me play!" Korra said. "Do you have Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare?"
Kuvira gave her a look and walked over to the console, hitting the button for it to open. The disk inside rolled out and she held it up. "It's been in here for three days so far." she said. "Wanna go?"
"Hell yes!" Korra said, practically running over to Kuvira and gazing at the disk like it had dropped from heaven. I laughed. Kuvira put the disk back into the console and grabbed two controllers from the drawer underneath the dresser that the TV was on.
"Mako and Bolin always get mad when I beat them." Kuvira stated, smirking. "Think you got game?"
"You have no idea who you're messing with." Korra said, taking the controller that Kuvira was handing her.
"How about we make things interesting?" Kuvira said.
"How so?" Korra asked.
"If I win, you owe me thirty yuans." Kuvira said.
"Deal." Korra said, seeming a little too confident. "And if I win, you owe me thirty."
"Deal." Kuvira said. She stuck out her hand and Korra took it, shaking once.
~time skip~
Three hours had passed and Korra had Kuvira beaten three to one. Kuvira kept reinitiating matches because she couldn't get over the fact that Korra was actually beating her ass at Call of Duty. Kuvira and I were seated on the couch, Korra was on the floor on her stomach. After the final match, Korra pumped her fists in the air in victory while Kuvira threw her controller on the floor.
"Yes!" Korra said, laughing.
"Oh, whatever." Kuvira grumbled.
"What?" I teased. "Are you mad because you've finally met your match?"
"Why would I be mad at the fact that a noob is beating me at MY game?" Kuvira asked sarcastically, throwing her arms out.
"Hey, I've been playing video games for a long time." Korra argued, but couldn't keep a straight face.
"Let's go again." Kuvira said, reaching down and picking up her controller.
"Uh, actually, I need to use the bathroom." Korra said, standing and stretching. "Where is it?"
Kuvira pointed behind her. "Up the stairs, second door on your left."
Korra nodded and rushed to the stairs, skipping steps as she ran. Kuvira sat back on the couch and rested her arms along the back of it, sighing deeply and closing her eyes. I, on the other hand, pulled out my phone. Silence weighed between us and Kuvira picked her head up, looking in my direction. Her gaze was intense.
"What?" I asked, looking at her.
She bit her lip and grinned. "Nothing."
I raised an eyebrow, but didn't say anything. Right when I looked back at my phone, I was knocked back onto the couch by Kuvira. My phone slipped from my hand, clattering to the floor. "Hey!" I said, trying to shove her off.
Her hands were going for the collar of my shirt. That's when I knew what she was trying to do. "Kuvira, stop!"
"Aw, come one, just one look!" she protested, laughing.
"NO!"
She wrestled with me for a few seconds until she managed to pin my left hand down. My right hand shoved at her shoulder but, if there was one thing Kuvira had me beaten at, it was strength and weight. She barely budged and caught my wrist, also pinning it down. I squirmed, gritting my teeth and growling in frustration.
"Why are you being so nosy?" I asked.
"For the hell of it." Kuvira said, smirking.
She placed both my wrists in one hand. I turned my head.
"Stop!" I said.
"Why are you being so difficult?" Kuvira said.
She turned my head to the side and I felt her yank down my shirt collar. Her hand rubbed against my skin, dusting away the makeup I'd worked so hard to put on. She was successful and I coughed from the dust entering my mouth.
"I knew it!" she said, laughing loudly.
"Damn it, Kuv!" I yelled.
She pulled the collar down further and froze. I bit my lip. Fuck.
"What's that?" she asked.
I used her pause to my advantage, knocking her to the floor. She grunted on impact and rubbed the back of her head. I sat up, straightening out my clothes. Kuvira glared at me.
"What is that?" she demanded.
"Nothing." I replied.
"Asami-" she began. I cut her off.
"Don't worry about it." I said.
"Don't give me that crap." Kuvira said, standing up. "What is that?"
"What's what?"
We looked behind us. Korra was standing at the bottom of the stairs, looking confused. I looked back at Kuvira and shook my head, hoping she'd get the hint to not say anything. Kuvira glared at me, but nodded slightly and gave me a look that said 'This isn't over.'
"What's going on?" Korra asked as she walked towards us.
"Oh, Asami was just showing me something on her phone." Kuvira said with a wave of her hand.
"Oh." Korra said. "What was it?"
"Just a video of this cat playing the piano." I replied.
"I've seen that one." Korra said, laughing.
"Yeah, Kuvira hasn't seen it before so I showed it to her." I said.
"Cool." Korra replied.
"Anyway," Kuvira interrupted, grabbing Korra's controller and tossing it to her. Korra caught it. "Ready for some more Call of Duty?"
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Yeah, Kuvira just wanted to see the hickeys and found SO much more than that xD Anyway, hope you guys enjoyed the chapter! Jealous chapter 11 will be up by the end of the week. I REALLY PROMISE THIS TIME!
Thanks for reading!