Nope. Korra's still not mine.
Guys, thank you so much for every follow and favourite and comment! I hope you like this next chapter...
I updated the first two chapters, did some editing and stuff. Could you tell me whether it's easier to read now?
I'm freaking out over every follow/favourite/comment, so keep it up! I'm open for productive criticism and thankful for every single piece of advice.
Also, some of you mentioned the "upside down quotation marks" such as this: „Are you...okay?" I'm Swiss, which means I usually write in German. Quotation marks are always written like that in German…I didn't really think about it being weird for other people to read it. xD
Anyways, thanks for pointing it out. I tried to change all of them.
Now I'll stop babbling and let you read.
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Asami should have expected this. Korra was the Avatar, the one who had to keep the balance of this world, a peacekeeper, but she was still only a girl. A girl with a broken heart.
Bolin informed her that Korra was back. The two of them went to Air Temple Island as soon as they had time. They would have taken Mako with them, but neither Bolin nor Asami were able to find him. As soon as they arrived, the airbender children had occupied Bolin to tell him everything there was to know about their journey.
The earthbender only smiled apologetically at Asami and sat down on the steps, the three children surrounding him. Since Bolin already talked to Korra, Asami deemed it the perfect moment to have a short conversation with her waterbending friend.
Her feet led her all the way to the meditation pavillon, where Korra stood. Her back was towards Asami, but she turned around in the very same moment that Asami stepped into the pavillon. There was really no reason for Asami to be shocked when she locked eyes with Korra. She should have seen it coming.
The Avatar's usually sparkling blue eyes were clouded with jealousy and hatred. Blue flames seemed to rage within her gaze. Asami shivered. This was not going to be pleasant.
The nonbender did feel guilty for throwing herself at Mako as soon as Korra was out of the picture. She had known that, if she pushed the right buttons, Mako would be like putty in her hands. It worked. And she'd broken her friend's heart by doing it.
At the same time, Asami felt anger bubbling inside her. Because Korra stole Mako from Asami first. She only took back what used to be hers. Technically, Korra had no right to be angry with her. No right at all.
Still, Korra's furious glance stung like hell. Asami swallowed and spoke up. "Korra."
"That's my name. Aren't you a smart one?" The nonbender tried to overhear the vicious tone in her friend's voice, but coupled with the way Korra looked at her, Asami could not act as if everything was alright.
"Are you…okay?"
"Oh, I'm just peachy." Asami lowered her gaze and kicked slightly at a non existing pebble on the floor. "Always good to know that you're just as replaceable as you thought you were," the Avatar murmured almost too low for Asami to hear.
Surprised, she looked back up at Korra, trying to understand what had led her to this sentence. What she saw in the other one's eyes took her breath away and left her achingly empty. Everything she'd felt because of this whole mess just disappeared and was replaced with heartfelt sympathy. Korra was not angry at her anymore. There was no hatred, no jealousy in her eyes. Only defeat.
"I was entranced by him from the very first second. He was an insufferable jerk, yes, but...he was weirdly fascinating. I didn't understand why. I only knew that I wanted to get to know him. Impress him...and just as I thought that I actually had a minimal chance of making him like me, you showed up. Out of nowhere. He fell for you. Faster than I was able to comprehend what was happening. And I knew why he chose you. I knew it back then and I know it right now." Asami stared at Korra with wide green eyes, captured by the way her blue irises became darker and deeper by the second.
"You are beautiful. Everything a guy like Mako could dream of and more. You're fun to spend time with, you are brave, righteous, well mannered, fierce...and you are so damn beautiful," Korra closed her eyes, a single tear slid down her cheek and Asami's heart clenched painfully. She could have been proud of the way Korra had described her. But the way she'd said it made it painful to hear. Her quivering voice was filled with envy and anguish. Her blue eyes opened again as she lowered her gaze towards Asami's feet. "You are everything I am not. You have everything I ever wanted, are everything I ever wanted to be...I never stood a chance against you…"
Asami felt bad. Her heart ached for the girl in front of her, she didn't think about Mako and who had him first – the only thing she could think about was how to cheer Korra up. The green-eyed girl took a tentative step forwards and reached out her hand to brush a strand of dark hair out of the younger girl's face.
"Yes you did," she spoke quietly. "That's why Mako and I broke up, remember? He cared more for you than he ever did for me. I guess he only liked me because of...well, because I'm pretty. And rich."
A sad smile crossed Korra's face at Asami's words. "Funny you'd say that. I was just thinking about how he only started looking at me when he realized that I was the Avatar."
Asami smiled at this. "Korra, I'm sorry for...throwing myself at him as soon as you were gone. I know that I was...a bitch. And the worst friend ever. I don't even know why I did it. I just...it hurt, you know. Seeing you with him. Hugging him, holding his hands...doing all that stuff that I used to do only weeks before. I was angry, hurt, jealous and bitter. I'm usually a person who keeps her promises. I promised to have your back, and I failed. I promised to be your friend and I failed," her voice cracked a little and she sighed. "I like you. You're a good person, loyal and true to your words. If you forgive me, I'd be happy to be your friend again."
Korra frowned, thinking about what Asami just said. "There's only one thing you have to tell me first."
"Anything."
"How did Mako end up in prison?"
"Remember the explosions at the demo? Mako suspected that the Northerns weren't responsible for that."
"I remember. We fought about that."
"The ships that were meant to bring weapons and other stuff to the Southern Water Tribe got attacked. Mako thought that the way one survivor described the explosives matched the ones he'd seen at the demo. I lost a lot money because of those attacks, so Mako and I decided to do something about it. We went behind Beifong's back, hired the Triple Threat Triad and went on a ship to see if it got attacked – and, more importantly, who the attacker was. That plan didn't work. Mako somehow summed everything up to the conclusion that Varrick stood behind all the attacks. One evening, Chief Beifong showed up and arrested him for attacking several ships. They found a box filled with evidence...it was hard to believe that Mako wasn't lying."
"He went behind Chief Beifong's back to help you?"
"Only because he wanted to catch the attacker. I didn't have any hallucinations about why he wanted to help me. He did it all to catch the bad guy and get a promotion. He's selfish like that."
"Selfish and quite the hypocrite! One day he's telling the President about my plan of asking Iroh for help because he's devoted to law and the next he hires a triad for help? Not really consequent."
"Well...he's always been indecisive, right?"
"Yeah. He played us like a pro. Kept both of us warm in case one would drop him." Both girls went silent after this realisation. They'd turned around during their conversation and were now staring out of the pavillon into the distance.
Korra broke the silence. "Do you believe he did that on purpose?"
"No. He's way too indecisive to decide on how to manipulate girls." Both smiled and went silent again.
From the distance, they heard a rumble followed by roaring laughter. They saw Meelo, Ikki and Jinora running away from a huge moving stone sculpture. "They are so different from each other."
Catching Korra's confused gaze, Asami explained further. "Mako and Bolin. They're opposites. Mako is indecisive, selfish and slightly shallow, grumpy...you know the story. But Bolin...he's always cheery, he knows what he wants but doesn't sacrifice everything to get it. And he helped you out when he saw you back at the arena, didn't he? Without knowing you he just stepped up and helped you. Without any expectations of getting any payback."
"Well, I always thought he saw a girl and a chance of hitting on her, so he took it."
Asami laughed and nodded approvingly. "You're probably right. Still, he did it. Mako wouldn't have helped you. He would have thrown you out…" Asami looked thoughtful for a moment. "Actually...thinking about it, Bolin does quite a lot for you without expecting anything."
"He's a really good friend," Korra answered way too casually.
"Yes. A really good friend who still has a huge crush on you," Asami countered, making Korra blush profusely.
"You said that."
"And I'm right."
"You know, I was about to forgive you but I guess I'll have to reconsider." Korra smiled cheekily at the dark haired girl next to her and received a gentle punch on her shoulder.
"I'm only stating the obvious, Korra. No need to take your embarrassment out on our friendship." They smiled at each other.
"Kooorraaa! Asamiiii! Where the hell are you?!"
They laughed at Bolin's obvious need for help as they watched the three children, hanging from the stone sculpture – Bolin's head peeking out from the top. As they peacefully strolled down to help their male friend, both thought about how much better it was to be friends than rivals.
"What are we gonna do about Mako?" Korra asked, slightly annoyed.
Asami grinned widely. "We deserve better, don't you think?"
Korra linked arms with the taller girl and replied playfully: "I'm totally with you, sister!"
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Asami seems like a good girl. She's way too good for Mako. And Korra…well. I guess one could sense a slight shipping tendency here…BORRA TIL THE END! He's way too cute, buff and immature for his own good...
Back to the important topics. Both girls did some stupid stuff, so I thought it would be fun if they tried to get over it and just be friends (and Mako-bashing-buddys, of course).
The last episode was…I don't even know. I hate Unalaq with a passion. And I guess my FF is officially not canon, since Korra did not manage to close the gate…Oh well. FFs are not supposed to be canon, right?
Enjoy your day/night, whatever it is where you are! Aaaaand…leave a comment if you liked it!