Edit: Not your typical omegaverse story because I feel weird writing some of those things...

Asami slowly pulled herself out of sleep and blinked her eyes open. She smiled when she was greeted by the sight of her mate. The alpha's hair was disheveled and the woman had drool continuously slipping down her chin. Asami sighed and quietly snuck out of bed and into the bathroom. She lovingly glanced once more at her mate before closing the door to get ready for the day.

When she reappeared, Korra was awake but still lying in bed, causing Asami to sigh loudly. "Korra, sweetie you need to get up. The pack can't start its day without you."

"Tch. Yes, they can. They've done it plenty of times."

Asami walked over and tilted her chin up. "You're the alpha, you're supposed to lead them."

"But Tenzin is an alpha too."

Asami leaned in closer and connected their lips. "Please?"

Korra's face heated up and she nervously looked away. "Okay, I'll get up. I'd just much rather stay in bed all day with you."

Asami giggled. "Well even if you stayed in bed that wouldn't happen. I have to go to work today. There are several repairs scheduled for today."

Korra scoffed. "You know you don't have to work. The pack provides plenty for all of us."

Asami smiled. "I know, hun. But isn't it nice to have extra? Besides, it gives me something to do when you're busy with the pack." Korra gave her a pleading look, almost as if she was asking her to stay. "We've already discussed this Korra. Besides I wear that special perfume so even if there's a stray they won't notice me. But we both know that doesn't happen. The nearest pack is hundreds of thousands of miles away. So yes, I am going to work today."

Korra sighed in defeat. "Fine, just be safe. I don't know what I'd do if something happened to you."

Asami chuckled. "You'd probably lose your mind."

Korra smiled slightly. "Yeah, you're right."

"Alright hun, I'll be back in a few hours." Asami then walked out of the room. Korra began to lay back down in bed. "And get your butt out of bed!" Korra quickly jumped up and proceeded to find her clothes.

Asami chuckled as she saw Korra rushing about from their bedroom window. Sometimes Korra needed a push, even if she was an alpha. And Korra only really listened to Asami, even though she was an omega. She began walking away from their cabin and hopped into her truck. She passed the other cabins close by that held other members of their pack.

Pema was on the front porch, feeding a young Rohan. She saw her pass by and waved at her, before wincing. Asami waved back and watched as Pema ran back into the house scolding the kids for trying to make breakfast on their own. Asami shook her head good-naturedly and continued driving. She didn't know how the mother was able to take care of so many kids and she didn't envy her. Besides, Korra seemed happy with how things were now.

Pema was the only other omega in the pack at the moment. Omegas were basically humans born into a pack. They were rare, but still looked down on in some packs. What use was there to being human? Asami didn't really mind it too much. Because she was an omega she studied cars a lot as a child and was now a mechanic at the repair shop in town. She really loved her job too.

"Asami! It's good to have you back!" One of the other mechanics hollered happily. "You feeling better?"

Asami smiled nervously. "Yeah! I'm good now! So how many repairs are lined up for today?" She quickly changed the subject to avoid thinking about Korra was absolutely savage in bed the previous day, causing her to call off.

Asami sighed tiredly after a long day of repairs. Her clothes were once again stained with grease and she smelled of oil. She finally climbed into her truck. She groaned when she passed the grocery store and remembered that they needed a few things for the cabin. She dejectedly turned around and began making her way to the parking lot.

Once she had the supplies she needed, she walked back down the block that led to her truck. She passed by an alley and froze. Something in her senses struck her, signaling that something was off. She cautiously looked into the alley. Cold eyes glanced at her after a few seconds and she gasped, dropping her bags. A low growl emanated from the person's mouth. Asami immediately recognized it and red alarms were screaming in her head. Their scent was obvious and she wondered how she hadn't noticed it earlier.

The person began crawling towards her threateningly. But something was off yet again. They were not nearly as big as a normal alpha or beta. It was almost like it was a…kid. Asami gasped when the child emerged out from the shadows concealing her. It was indeed a young child, maybe around 7 or 8 years old.

Asami's sense of danger instantly lowered. But what was a pup doing out here? Surely no one of their pack had given birth without anyone knowing it and left the offspring to fend for themselves. Such an event doesn't go unnoticed. Nothing made sense to Asami. Had someone of another pack left the child here? But there isn't a pack close enough for that…unless they were deserters.

Asami's eyes went wide. This was a child of a deserter. How would the pack, let alone Korra, react to her bringing the child back with her? But she couldn't just leave her here.

The kid took another step forward, now barring teeth at her. Asami briskly walked up to her, startling the child to fall on her butt. Asami kneeled down to her level. "Where are you from?"

The kid blinked. The question had caught her off-guard. Suddenly the growl returned full-force. "That's none of your business."

"I do believe it is since, after all, you are in Avatar territory."

The child gasped and scrambled backwards. "I-I knew you smelled like one of them."

"I won't hurt you. Just answer the question."

The child hesitated before growling at herself. "I don't know what I'm doing here. My parents left me here a few days ago and haven't returned."

Asami's façade fell through. This child was either purposely abandoned in hopes of her being killed by an Avatar member or to be taken in by the pack. She hoped it was the latter because she was not going to allow Korra to kill this child just because she's from a deserter.

Asami reached her hand out towards the girl, who flinched and recoiled. Her heart ached for this girl. It wasn't until she was close up that she noticed the bruises across her body. Her heart pumped faster. It wasn't the latter. She was abused and left to die.

She laid a hand on her head and petted her. The girl peaked out cautiously. Asami smiled gently at her. "I told you I wouldn't hurt you. In fact I might be able to help you if you cooperate."

The girl bit her lip. "How so?"

"First hold still." Asami said. She felt a bump on the girl's head. She combed her fingers through her hair and gasped when she felt furry ears. Two ears then popped out of their hiding spots within the girl's hair. Asami looked over her and saw a tail laying between her legs. This girl didn't know how to conceal herself?! That was taught to most pups by the time they were 5!

The girl could tell something was wrong when the woman in front of her gasped at the sight of her ears. The woman looked her in the eyes. "Can you conceal yourself?" She simply shook her head.

Asami had to forcefully steady her breathing. "O-Okay. That's okay. We can teach you. Would you like to come with me?"

"But my parents?"

Asami sighed sadly. "Sweetie, I don't think they're returning to you."

The child sighed too. "I kinda figured that… Yeah I'll go with you."

Asami smiled and took the girl's hand. "Can you walk on two feet?"

The girl gulped and grasped at Asami's hand to steady herself. "Umm, I think I can make it a block or two. I'm used to only walking on all fours."

"Okay. That's enough to get to my truck." Asami grabbed her grocery bags and began walking with the girl in tow back to her truck. "I didn't get your name by the way. I'm Asami."

The child smiled up at her. "My name's Riko."

"Korra? I'm home!" Asami announced as she walked in. No response came. "Okay it's clear. C'mon in, Riko. She's not home yet."

Riko hesitantly peered into the small cabin. "So Korra's your mate?"

Asami watched as the pup inspected her surroundings. "Yeah we've been mates for a few years now. And just a warning, she's an alpha, so she might get really territorial."

"Noted." Riko said. The girl was back to walking on all fours. Walking on two feet was draining since she rarely did it. Suddenly she saw Asami unloading the groceries. She bit her lip to keep from groaning, but her stomach gave her away. Asami heard it and glanced over, then laughed at the embarrassed look on the girl's face.

"It's fine, Riko. I can make something for you to eat. I bet you're hungry if you've been on your own for a few days."

Riko stared at the woman, surprised by her generosity. "I… I would appreciate it. Thank you."

Suddenly the front door slammed open. "'Sami? You home?!"

"Yeah, Korra! In the kitchen!"

Riko's adrenaline started pumping like crazy. As Korra's scent got stronger, Riko's instincts kicked in. Her eyes dilated and her ear pricked back. Her tail dipped between her legs as she cowered to the ground. For some reason she pressed closer to Asami's legs and began growling.

Korra froze once she entered the kitchen. Tension immediately grew as the two eyed each other. Suddenly Korra curled her lips back and barred her teeth at the intruder. Why was Asami letting this outsider press against her?! "'Sami?"

Asami could feel Korra was about to shift. She hastily stepped in between the two wolves. "Korra, don't."

"What's an outsider doing here?" Korra's voice dripped with ragged rage.

"Korra she's a child! She was abandoned!"

"She's acting like she owns you." Korra growled.

Asami froze and looked behind her. Korra was right and that was bad. Riko was huddled behind her legs, glaring at the alpha with that look that said 'don't touch'.

"Tch, she doesn't know any better Korra! She doesn't even know how to conceal herself!"

Korra paused. She decided to look closer at the pup. She saw the bruises littering her body and that she was quite thin. Her ears stuck out from her hair and her tail was dipped low. She wasn't doing it to be territorial, but because she was scared.

"She was abandoned in hopes that our pack would kill her. It's our responsibility to see that doesn't happen. We need to help her." Asami argued. She wasn't afraid of going against Korra.

Korra looked back up at her mate. "You want to take her in? You're sure?"

Asami was undeterred. "Yes Korra. I've been sure of it since I saw her. She needs us."

Korra sighed roughly and ran a hand through her short hair. "I need to have a pack meeting."

Asami nodded. "Go ahead. I'm just going to make dinner."

Korra ran back outside and Asami huffed as she got ingredients out to prepare dinner. Riko felt conflicted about the whole situation. Was it safe to return to Asami's side? A few minutes passed and Korra still hadn't returned.

Asami gasped when she felt Riko huddle against her legs again. Riko positioned herself to look at the door and then curled up at her feet. Asami smiled gently and leaned down to pet her head. Riko smiled and closed her eyes happily.

Riko was woken when she felt someone shaking her gently. "Riko, wake up. Dinner is done."

She stumbled up and crawled into the seat Asami pulled out for her. She instantly woke up when she saw Korra sitting across from her. Her breathing picked up and she tightly gripped the table.

Asami sat in the other seat and rubbed her shoulder. "It's okay, Riko. She won't hurt you."

The group silently started eating dinner. Riko was too nervous to take more than two bites.

"The pack agrees with you." Korra quietly spoke up.

Asami perked up. "Of course they do. They realized that we need to take care of her."

Korra let out a dark chuckle. "Yeah, that's funny. Because even though they agree with you, no one would step up to take care of her."

Asami scowled. "Not even Tenzin and Pema?"

"No, they have enough to do with four kids already."

Pause.

"So what now?" Asami questioned.

"Well, Asami, she's stuck with us." Korra responded sarcastically.

Asami picked up on it and huffed. "I will happily keep her Korra."

Korra went wide-eyed. "Asami why?! She was abandoned by deserters of all things! That's like a double negative or whatever you call it!"

"Korra." Asami looked her dead in the eye. "Would you really rather kill her?"

Korra hesitated under her mate's scrutiny. "N-No, but I don't want her either."

"Well we're stuck with her whether we like it or not, so deal with it."

Korra pouted when Asami used her tagline, but decided to keep her mouth shut. She was fighting a losing battle.

The next day Asami nervously left the cabin to go to work. She got a call halfway through her shift. It was at this point that she was grateful that she was able to convince Korra to have a phone in case of emergencies. "Korra?"
Korra spoke in a monotone voice. "Asami get this monstrosity out of our cabin."

"What happened?" Asami asked knowingly.

"We've been having a stare-off at the table since breakfast. I can't calm her down for obvious reasons."

Asami sighed. "Okay, give me an hour."

She clicked off the phone and searched for one of the other workers. "Hey, I'm having family issues at home. My cousin was basically just dropped into my hands. Is it okay if I take the rest of today off?"

The other head mechanic bought the lie and popped his head out from under a hood. "Sure thing, Asami. You could use the break from us anyway! Take as long as you need to sort things out."

Asami smiled. "Thanks. I'll call to let you know when I'll return."

She ran to her truck and sped down the dirt road that led to the backwoods that belonged to the pack. She dashed inside and froze when she saw both wolves still at the dining table having a stare-off. She had to be careful how she handled this, especially since Riko was already abused. She suddenly smiled brightly and brought forth the box that was hidden under her arm. Korra saw from the corner of her eye but kept eye contact with the young pup.

Suddenly a bone of some sort wiggled in front of Riko's view. She blinked and looked at the bone instead of Korra. She rose a brow and looked at Asami above her, who was eagerly waving the treat in front of her face. She waited for the woman to say something, but the room was completely quiet. "Uh, what's that?"

Asami continued to smile, which was beginning to make her nervous. But then Asami spoke up. "It's a treat. It tastes good, but you can only get it if you behave."

Riko pursed her lips. "How do I know it won't kill me?"

Asami rose a brow. She still thinks they're gonna kill her? Suddenly Asami shoved the bone into her mouth. Riko coughed at first, but then actually began eating it once the flavor hit her. "See? It's good, isn't it?"

Riko smiled and nodded eagerly as she gnawed on the bone. Korra watched in wonder. "'Sami? What is that? It looks good."

Asami chuckled and showed her the box of dog treats on the counter. "I got these on the way home. I figured it'd be good incentives to teach her."

Korra smiled. "You're so smart."

Asami grabbed her chin and forced her mouth open a tiny bit just enough to reward her with her own treat. Korra moaned and happily nibbled on it. Asami leaned down to her ear. "You know if you actually behave you'll be rewarded in another way that I think you'd like." Korra picked up on the undertone and gave a forceful bite to the treat.

The rest of the day went relatively smooth now that Asami was there. It seemed Riko trusted only her at the moment but it made sense since she rescued her. However, they realized something the next morning when Riko slumped onto the dining table.

Korra and Asami exchanged a look before the omega kneeled next to the girl's seat. "Riko, are you okay? Are you feeling sick?"

It was when the young wolf turned her head to look at her that Asami noticed dark bags forming under the girl's eyes and her skin was pale. Asami went wide-eyed and instantly put her hand to her forehead to check her temperature. Riko shook her off and laid her head back on the table.

Asami scowled. Maybe she just needed breakfast to wake her up. She thought about foods that made Korra feel better and proceeded to make sausage and gravy. However, when she sat a plate in front of her, Riko just pushed it away. Asami frowned. Riko needed to eat something. Maybe this had something to do with the fact that she's in new territory.

All of a sudden, a bone was dropped in front of her on the table. Riko eyed it for a minute before slowly reaching out for it and placing one end in her mouth. She closed her eyes as she carefully gnawed at the treat.

Asami sighed. It was a start.

After breakfast, Riko did actually seem to wake up to some extent. She and Korra were currently having another stare-off. Asami sighed when she found them at it again from opposite sides of the couch.

Korra was smacked in the back of the end. "Ow! What was that for?"

Asami scowled and lowered her voice. "You're having a stare-off with a pup, that's what! You know better, she doesn't." Korra pouted and crossed her arms. Asami then tugged the pup off of the couch. "You need to be socialized." Asami said before the kid could argue. Korra decided to follow them to make sure nothing crazy happened.

The first stop was Tenzin's. All four kids were playing outside. Rohan was sitting on the front porch playing with his tail. The other three were playing some sort of game of tag. Asami smiled at the children chasing each other on all fours. "Jinora! Meelo! Get back here! This isn't fun anymore!" Ikki yelled at them. Jinora and Meelo simply laughed and continued running. Meelo and Ikki were just learning to conceal themselves. Rohan was obviously in the beginning stages. Jinora was advanced for her age and had already mastered it, but it was still fun to deactivate it.

Pema opened the door and greeted them. "Oh, Asami! What a lovely surprise! I thought you were working at the repair shop?"

Asami laughed. "Yeah well I was but I took a few days off to make sure the transition for everyone went smoothly."

"Why would you have to deal with that?" Pema asked in confusion. "Wouldn't that be Korra's job…?" She blinked with realization when Korra caught up to them with how the two wolves growled at each other before turning away. Pema laughed. "Oh, I understand now. Well let me fetch some tea for you! We can sit outside to watch the kids if you want."

Asami smiled. "I'd appreciate that. Thank you."

Five minutes later, Korra and Asami were sitting on the porch with Pema watching the kids play. "So I'm guessing there are problems at home." Pema asked quietly.

Asami nodded. "Yes, honestly we don't know what to do. This is our first time taking care of a kid besides yours. But your kids are so well-behaved!"

Pema laughed. "Oh deary, you have no idea how having four kids together at once can be crazy. But I understand where you're coming from. She wasn't taught, was she?"

Asami shook her head. "No, she wasn't even taught to conceal herself. And she has no idea how the pack mechanics work because she's already had several stare-offs with Korra."

Pema gasped. "She what?! Are you serious?"

Korra scoffed. "Yeah, it's ridiculous." She mumbled.

Asami punched her in the shoulder. "You weren't exactly helping the situation. But anyway, I brought her here to socialize her since she's never been in a pack. And also in hopes that you might have some advice for us."

They quietly watched the kids for a few minutes. Pema sighed. "I don't know if there is any advice that would work honestly. She wasn't brought up the same way so my methods probably won't work. I'm sorry girls."

Korra smiled slightly and looked up. "Don't worry, Pema. We'll figure something out. Asami already had a genius idea to reward her with dog treats."

Pema gasped and then giggled. "You mean like ones you buy from the store?"

Asami chuckled. "Yeah and she actually likes them."

"I might have to try that out for myself." Pema admitted.

They looked back to the kids and gasped. Riko was seated crisscross style while Jinora tried to show her how to conceal herself. The oldest pup tugged on Riko's ears, showing her how to activate the concealment. Riko scrunched her face up as she tried to complete it. She peaked her eyes open after a minute and slouched down when she realized she hadn't done it. Jinora smiled sadly at her and spoke some encouraging words to her.

Pema smiled softly at the new mothers. "I think she'll fit in just fine. I could watch her during the day if you want so you two can do your jobs."

Asami smiled brightly. "Thank you so much Pema! But I'm sure she'll need several days to get to know you all first before I can leave her with you."

Pema waved her hand. "That's no problem with me. I'm here all of the time just watching the kids."

That night, Asami dragged Korra upstairs just before they headed to bed. But she stopped in front of Riko's room, which used to be the spare room, instead. Korra rose a brow. "What's up, 'Sami?" Korra whispered.

Asami put her ear to the door. "I don't think she's sleeping at all. That's why she was acting weird this morning."

Korra paused. "Well…what can we do?"

Asami looked at her mate for a minute. "I think this is something I have to do, alone. You go ahead to bed, sweetie. I'm going to check on Riko."

Asami waited for Korra to leave, but the alpha hesitated. In the end, she knew she couldn't help right now and drudged away. Asami carefully opened the door. "Riko? You awake?"

Riko was huddled against the headboard hugging her legs. "Yeah, I'm up."

"Why are you still up? It's late."

Riko looked away and rested her head on her knees. "I can't sleep."

"Why not?" Asami asked as she sat on the edge of the bed.

"Because you'll kill me then."

Asami froze. This girl had been with them for three days now and she still thinks they're going to kill her? "R-Riko, sweetie, no one's going to kill you. The pack is very happy to have you here. Why would you think that?"

Riko scoffed. "Because Korra is your mate and she's alpha so even if you don't want me killed she could still kill me if she wanted."

Asami abruptly moved forward to sit next to the girl. "Okay we need to talk. You don't even know what's normal in a pack. Yes, Korra is alpha, but our pack is a little different than most. She and I work together to make important decisions, even though I am an omega. But it's because we love each other that we work together. She won't go against my wishes, I promise you that."

Riko still looked nervous. "I-I trust you, but I'm still scared." She admitted.

Asami frowned. She tried to think of anything that would help make the girl feel better. "Would you be able to sleep if I stayed with you?"

Riko quickly turned back to her. "You'd do that?" She asked in disbelief.

Asami nodded. "Yes, because you need sleep and you can't sleep if you don't feel safe. I'll keep you safe, Riko."

Riko was breathing heavily and looking back and forth between Asami and the ground. Then she nodded. Asami happily pulled the blankets up and hugged the girl. Riko still looked nervous. Asami wondered how much she was alike to Korra, and brought her hand up to pet the pup. Riko winced at first, but then eased into her touch and soon fell asleep. Asami quietly giggled to herself. Maybe petting was a wolf thing.

Riko woke up the next morning when soft hands gently shook her awake. "C'mon Riko, it's morning."

Riko slowly blinked the sleep away. It was morning already? She slept peacefully through the whole night. She softly smiled at her adoptive mother, who happily smiled back. "Did you sleep well?"

"Yeah I did, thanks."

"It's no problem. Now let's go make breakfast before Korra turns into an ugly beast." Asami joked. Riko laughed and trailed after the omega.

Korra slowly made her way down the stairs. However, she froze when she heard laughing from the kitchen.

"Can I help?!" Riko asked eagerly.

Asami laughed and allowed the girl to stir the contents of the bowl. "Careful! Don't spill it!" She laughed. A splatter jumped from the spoon and landed on the pup's face. The two of them erupted with laughter.

Suddenly they heard a cough from the doorway. Riko shrunk back a little bit. Asami smiled sadly as she noticed this but still trotted over to her mate and kissed her on the cheek. "Morning Korra. We were just making breakfast."

"Sounded like you were having fun." Korra said. Riko still felt intimidated by her but she heard no malice in the alpha's voice. "What is it?"

"Pancakes. I know you like those." Asami answered and dragged her towards the counter to show her.

Korra smiled, now impatient for breakfast. She looked over to the pup and noticed she was carefully watching them. All of a sudden, Korra smirked. "Ya know, I think something's missing."

Asami rose a brow questionably. "What're you talking about? I've been making you pancakes for years."

She was interrupted when Korra took a bit of batter onto her finger and threw it against her cheek. Asami gasped. She tried to sputter out a response, but then she felt another bit of batter hit her other cheek. She instantly turned to the pup, who looked excitedly nervous. She then smirked. "Oh, we can play this game."

Asami then took a handful of batter in each hand and threw one at each wolf. Both happily screamed as a food fight began. Riko ducked in between Korra's legs as they raced around the kitchen and jumped onto Asami's back. They laughed as Riko smeared more batter on her face. Asami gently kneeled to the ground and grabbed the rascal and tried to smear batter onto her. Riko dodged, but then a blob hit her in the back of the head. She looked over her shoulder and saw Korra on their level on the ground ready to throw another blob of batter.

"Foul beast, let thy damsel go!" Korra acted out.

Riko smiled brightly and jumped out of Asami's lap. She tackled the alpha and the two excitedly wrestled, smearing batter on each other every chance they had. Asami contently sat on the ground watching the two wolves…well, playing, almost like normal child and parent. Asami sighed happily. This would work out. She had hope for them.

Suddenly Riko was lifted off of the alpha. "Alright pup, you need a bath now." Asami said.

Riko squirmed in her arms, adrenaline still pumping through her, and squealed. "You need a shower too, Korra. Go clean up while I help with her bath."

Korra smiled at them and agreed. But before she went to their own bathroom, she ran her knuckle under Riko's chin and pressed a kiss to her forehead. Riko stopped her wild antics and stared wide-eyed at the alpha. Korra's smile brightened and she ran ahead.

Riko slowly smiled and glanced up at Asami. The omega smiled excitedly at her. Riko and Korra were finally starting to grow onto each other.

That night, Asami stayed with Riko until she fell asleep again. However, she missed her mate and snuck out to return to her own bed. It was after midnight and so Korra half-consciously wrapped her arms around her. Asami was finally starting to fall asleep when there was a gentle knock at their door. Asami peered up to see Riko nervously fidgeting at the door. She then felt bad for leaving the pup, but then Riko simply crawled into bed with them. She tucked herself in between Korra's arms and squeezed herself in between the two of them. Korra peeked her eye open and then hugged Riko tighter. Asami tiredly smiled and joined them. And together as a family, they fell asleep.