Korra squinted up at the trail of light the spirit had disappeared into. "I don't get what his problem is. Who wants to know their stupid destiny, anyway? I've pretty much known mine all my life, but that's never made things any easier for me."

"Well, it's different for you," Asami said. "You've always known what being the Avatar meant, right?"

Korra shrugged. "I guess. It's definitely not as simple as I used to think it was."

"Still," Asami said, persistently. "Isn't there anything you want to know about your future?"

"We'd have to get to the tree first," Korra said, dodging the question. "What should we do?"

"I'd love to check it out, but I don't see any way to get there," Asami said. "Why don't we just relax until the crowd thins?"

"I'll make us a place to sit," Korra said shortly. She Earthbent a bench out of the ground behind them and sat with her head in her hand.

Asami took a seat next to her and said, "Is something wrong?"

"To be honest, I was hoping this trip would be a little more private," Korra said. "I thought we'd get to be alone inside the Tree."

"This isn't so bad," Asami said. "Just look at that view! That's not the kind of thing you get to see in Republic City."

Korra sat up and smiled at Asami. "You're right. Sorry. I'm really glad you're enjoying yourself."

"I am," Asami said. She sidled closer and brushed Korra's bangs out of her eyes. "And you should be, too."

Korra saw the way Asami was looking at her, their lips inches apart, and almost stopped breathing. All of Korra's plans for their trip evaporated from her mind, and all the worries she'd ever had came creeping back; What if the small part of her where doing this felt wrong took over? What if, after everything they've been through together, she realized she couldn't do it?

Asami reclined and put an arm around Korra's shoulders. "Let's just wait until everyone's gone," she said. "Then we can check out the Tree. Okay?"

Korra leaned into Asami gratefully and closed her eyes. "Sounds perfect."

"Hey," Asami said, looking down at Korra's head in her lap. "Wake up, sleepy. The Tree's totally abandoned. Now's our chance to check it out."

Korra opened her eyes slightly and saw Asami's face framed by the bright red sky. "Is it? What time is it," she mumbled, sitting up.

"I don't think there's any way to tell time in the Spirit World," Asami said, giggling.

"Oh. Right." Korra stood and stretched. "Sorry I fell asleep. I hope you weren't bored."

"It's alright," Asami said. "It was cute." She winked at Korra and started toward the Tree of Time.

"How long was I out?" Korra asked. "Do you think that Day of Destiny thing is still going on?"

"It couldn't have been more than a couple hours," Asami said. "I think everyone's gone already because the Tree only gave visions to a few of the spirits."

"Really? How do you know?"

"I talked with this cute little fella who said he recognized you," Asami said. "He told me he was the one who introduced you to Toph."

"Oh! Yeah," Korra said, "I met him here at the Tree of Time, as well."

They reached the tree and climbed into the gaping hole in the trunk. Sure enough, it was completely empty.

"You didn't happen to ask any spirits how the Day of Destiny works, did you?" Korra said.

"Ah. No, sorry," Asami said. "I figured you would already know how this sort of stuff works."

"When in doubt, ohm it out," Korra said. "Tenzin liked to say that when he was trying to get me to start meditating."

Asami laughed. "He must have been desperate! You're going to have to help me, though," she said. "I've actually never meditated before."

"Don't worry, it's as easy as breathing," Korra said confidently. She sat in the lotus position near the center of the hollow. "Sitting like this with your back straight usually helps. I forget all the reasons Tenzin told me. Something about chi and cosmic energy." She waited for Asami to join her and get settled.

"Good. Just put your hands somewhere comfortable, and relax your arms. Now close your eyes and focus on the sound of my voice. Let your mind wander. You can't force yourself to stop thinking. Let your thoughts flow through you unhindered. Keep focusing on the sound of my voice..."

Korra's sight blurred, until Asami and everything else vanished.

She was replaced by a vision of a streak of white light, snaking through darkness. At places, it became entwined with other threads of light or bounced off of them dramatically, altering the course of both threads and creating colorful sparks.

She saw two divergent paths for this dance superimposed, and a focal point where the paths split. In one path, the two brightest threads were woven more and more tightly. All the lights around them became momentarily hectic before eventually settling into intricate, soothing patterns. In the other, the two threads bounced away from one another, sending them into collision courses with other lights and resulting in an increasingly dissonant tangle.

The vision began to narrow, slowly focusing on the point at which the paths diverge. Out of the darkness surrounding the two connected threads, light shining from outside the Tree of Time reappeared. The threads gradually became wider and more defined. When Korra recognized Asami in one of them, she snapped out of her autoscopic trance and toppled from her meditative position onto her back.

"Woah, are you alright?" Asami stood and leaned over Korra, looking worried.

"I'm fine, it's okay," Korra said. She sat up and held a hand to her head, still dazed.

Asami sat next to Korra and said, "What happened? Your eyes were glowing and everything!"

"They were? That's strange," Korra said, frowning thoughtfully. "I've had visions before, but nothing like that."

"What was it like? Did you see the future?"

Korra shook her head. "Not exactly. I don't think I can explain it. I'm not even sure I understand it." She took a deep breath and recomposed herself. "What about you? Did the the Tree give you any visions?"

"No, I don't think it did," Asami said. "All this place seems to do is make me really nervous." She looked down at her hands.

"What are you nervous about?" Korra asked.

"It's nothing," Asami said.

Korra placed a hand on Asami's shoulder. "Asami, please. Whatever it is, you can tell me," she said.

"I guess I'm just nervous about...you," Asami said, still looking down. "I've seen you freezing up when we're together. I understand, you're unsure. This is new to you. It was new to me once, too. I went through the same thing." She paused. "But I've also seen other girls go through this and realize it's not meant for them."

Korra lifted her hand and gently brushed Asami's cheek. Asami looked up at her timidly.

Korra knew this was it. The focal point of her vision was this moment.

She leaned in and heard a small, surprised "Oh!" from Asami cut off as soon as their lips touched.

Despite her surprise, Asami reciprocated the kiss passionately. She moved her hand to Korra's nape and ran her fingers through her hair.

After several seconds, Korra pulled away slowly and opened her eyes. She noticed a slight smudge in Asami's lipstick.

"Is this the part where I'm supposed to realize it's not meant for me? Because I kind of think you might be."