Title: Can I Come Over?
Pairing: Korra & Asami.
Rated: M
Disclaimer: I do not own Legend of Korra and its characters. All rights belong to their respectable owners Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino.
Authors Note: I am really sorry this chapter is late you guys. I had a bit of a block and I wanted to get the tone right. So hopefully I did this justice to how it was suppose to come out. I know that last chapter was a bit intense but it won't compare to this one right here. So brace yourself. To the Guest who said that you wished this story was rated M. Well that time has finally come. So get ready for some angsty hardcore as you put it. Because poops about to get real. I want to take this time to apologize to you all if this causes you to tear bend. Also wanted to thank you guys for the Support, Favs, Follows, Communities, PM's and Reviews its amazing. Thank you guys so much.
Warning: Femslash (its my first time writing Femslash so please be gentle) and Tear bending (lots and lots of tear bending).
PS: I know a lot of you may think certain things about how this is all going to turn out. But I gotta say without giving anything away is that what you see (read) is not always what it appears to be. I'm enjoying all your guesses though. Just know that what I write is far from cliches. I know people tend to loath them but I'm way far from that in my writing (I would like to believe). So if you see one, stick it out and see what actually happens.
PPS: Also wanted to give Special Thanks to those who Reviewed and Voted in my Korrasami AU Drabbles. To Dreamer who asked if I am still accepting votes. The answer is Yes. Soon as Just Drive is complete. I will add up all the votes on what story to write next. So far Republic Enemies has the most votes. Remember you don't have to vote but its appreciated when you do. Helps me figure out where to go next. Again thank you guys.
Edit: Sorry for the horrifying amount of typos.
Credit | Inspiration: The title of this chapter is from R&B artist Aaliyah Haughton (may she rest in peace) called Come Over. Two other songs that came to mind at the end of this chapter that describes Asami's feelings perfectly (specially over the next few chapters) is a song covered by artists Peter and Kerry called Wicked Game for Mahogany Sessions (Original Version by Chris Isaak). Special Thanks to Morphy for referring me to their group. They are amazing. Aside from that the other one is the hook from a song called Boiler by Limp Bizkit which I advise if you do decide to listen to it. You might want to do it after the chapter so there are no spoilers. Sorry if it spoils it now if you heard or know those two songs. Anyway! Hope everyone enjoys this chapter!
Korra was discharged from the hospital and picked up by one of the uniforms at the scene last night. The one in particular she gave her badge number and information to contact her Captain. He waited outside for her with his squad car parked out front. He opened the side door as Korra walked through the double doors. She barely looked him in the eyes as she took a seat in the back.
As he closed the door, Korra placed her seat belt on and took a deep breath looking up at the ceiling of the car. Before she knew it they were in front of the police station. He opened up the car door again and helped her out of the car. She walked inside with him holding her arm. If anyone saw her walking inside voluntarily it would look suspicious. He escorted her up the stairs and into the squad room.
He left her side as Korra proceeded into Lin's office. She came up to her door and knocked lightly. "Come in," was all she got in response. Opening up the door, Lin sat there with her arms crossed over her chest. "Take a seat," she said with a nod of her head gesturing to the seat in front of her desk. Korra came inside and closed the door behind her. She took her seat and kept her eyes down to the floor.
Lin wasn't sure where to begin. This whole situation was frustrating enough with the EEA breathing down her neck now this. "What the hell were you thinking?" she questioned in an aggressive tone of voice. Unfolding her arms, Lin slammed her hands down on the sides of her desk as she rose to her feet. "You put two small children in harms way because of you're momentary lapse of judgement," she said pointing her index finger Korra's way. Lin's eyes beamed into Korra's skull as she made this next statement clear as day. "Now you tell me. What actually happened. I don't want to hear any bullshit excuse," she said as Korra raised her eyes to meet her superior officer.
Korra knew that Lin wouldn't believe the report due to the injuries both her and Kai received. The right side of the vehicle had sustain massive damage that no one would be able to walk away from and live. Not only that, Lin had the incident report on her desk with traffic cam pictures of the scene. One picture was of Kai driving and the another picture was of Korra shielding him. "Kai had managed to gain access to my keys. I wasn't aware of it at the time until it was to late. Sato and I tried our best to catch up to the vehicle. The boys were unable to stop the vehicle because the brakes were cut. I managed to get to the passenger and retrieve him back into Sato's vehicle safely. Once I was able to get him secure, I proceeded to get Kai but to no avail. Soon as he past the second intersection at the red light the truck was coming and... I had to react," she said keeping her eyes locked on to Lin's.
Beifong would under any other circumstances commend Korra for her bravery in how she handled the situation but this wasn't one of those times. She was directly responsible for it happening in the first place. She took her eyes off the ball and Lin wanted to know why. Before she could question her about it, a knock was heard at her door. "Not now!" she barked only for it to open up.
Kuvira stood there with her hand on the knob. She looked to Korra before setting her eyes on Beifong. "Korra you are dismissed," she said waiting for Beifong to react. Lin stood up straight with her hands on her hips as her eyes pierced into Kuvira's. Korra was hesitant to get up at first. She stood up to her feet and kept her head lowered as she walked out of the office. Kuvira closed the door behind Korra and walked up to Lin.
Korra walked back into the squad room area close to her desk. She turned back staring at the door hearing muffling sounds of the two women inside. Mako walked up next to Korra with his arms folded. She knew he was there without needing to break eye contact with the door. "How badly do you think I screwed up?" she asked knowing she'd get an honest answer.
Mako shrugged his shoulders lightly as he stood beside his partner watching the Captain's door. "Pretty bad..." he said only to turn his head to look down at her. "But good job," he said with a small visible smirk on his lips as he nudge to her shoulder with his elbow.
"Thanks Mako," she said looking back at him with a weak smile before it was consumed with a concerned one. They both set their eyes on the door as the voices in the office grew louder.
Kuvira stood in front of Lin's desk growing frustrated by the moment. "Whether you like it or not, Korra is the only person to ever get as close as she is to the Red Lotus," she said with her hands cupped behind her back. "That little stunt that happened yesterday won't be in vain," she said in a nonchalant manner as she paced back and forth. "She already has their trust. Now she'll have even more once they hear how she saved their boy," she explained as she stopped in front of Beifong's desk again. She lowered her lids a bit as she stared into the Captain's eyes. "It may not have been planned but its a start. Korra did her part by saving those two boys and covering their asses afterwards. Now you just have to do yours," she said nearly demanding it in a way. "Clean this up," she said referring to the evidence that pointed to Kai. Kuvira made her way around the desk up and up to Beifong. "Or I'll see to it to find a new Captain who will," she said with an aggressive look in her eyes.
Both Mako and Korra stood watching the door only to see Kuvira opening it up a few moments later. She walked out and looked about seeing everyone staring. She walked past Korra's desk and eyed her for a second with an approving nod before looking forward. Beifong came with a cold stare of her own towards everyone. "Get back to work!" Lin snapped as her eyes settled upon Korra's. "That includes you," she said before turning back into her office and closing the door.
Korra took a sigh of relief as she turned around to head towards the elevator. "Korra," Mako said getting her attention. As she turned to face him, he handed her a file. "There's something I think you should see," he said as she opened the file up. It contained photo's of Asami's house. As she flipped through each of them, she could clearly see each member of the Red Lotus leaving in a black truck she parked in front of the night they had dinner together. "I followed them that night while you were still inside. Led me to a place just outside the city only a few hours away. It's hard to find at night so day time would give us the advantage of finding it faster. I could show if you'd like. Might give us clues on what they've been up too," he said with his arms still folded over his chest.
Looking at the photos given to her, Korra thought on it and knew that this would be a perfect opportunity to get a handle on the case. One thing they knew is that the Red Lotus was planning something big. It was all in what it actually could be. Mako's theory was a great start now they needed evidence to back it up. She knew Asami would be with Kai most of the day. Since the location was a few hours away it could estimate the amount of time that she would normally spend for an actual work day at the 'job' she supposedly had. "Alright. Lets go," she said trying not to think on it any further before she'd change her mind.
Asami was still at the hospital with Kai. She hasn't left the room once since she was allowed back there. Wanting to make sure she was there when her brother woke up. She had been trying to reach her family all day but still no word. She figured it was the lack of cell service she was receiving that caused it. Her bars were only two at this point. She walked in all corners of the room looking for something. She when over by the window and saw the bar perk up to one more. She tried to call but it disconnected moments later.
"Fuck..." she said underneath her breath. She was growing agitated by the moment. She tried texting them as well but nothing worked.
A nurse came into the room to check on Kai's vitals when she noticed the young woman's frustration. "Excuse me miss?" the nurse said looking over to Asami. "If you'd like I can stay in here with your brother while you make you're phone call," she offered knowing it wasn't much service in this area of the hospital.
Asami looked over to her a bit concerned then over to Kai. "Are you sure?" she asked as her eyes set back on to the aid.
"Yes ma'am," she said brightly.
Asami placed her phone back into her pocket and walked up to Kai. She planted a kiss on his forehead and whispered in his ear. "I will be right back. I promise." With that, she walked around his bed side and stood next to the nurse. "Are you sure that if I leave now I will be allowed back here again?" she asked wanting to make sure she was allowed before leaving.
The nurse nodded with a smile. "Yes. You're name is marked down as a visitor. It should be fine," she assured.
Asami wasn't so sure to trust those words but nodded in response. "Alright. I will only be 5 minutes at the most," she said as she looked back to her brother then to the nurse. "Thanks," she said as she left the room to go outside.
Her fast past walk was heard with the heel of her boots hitting the ground. She had no time to waste. She was already scrolling to her contacts to get to each of them again. She walked out the opening double doors to the front of the hospital already pressing sent. She felt the cold air across her face as she clung to her jacket. She waited not even hearing a ring yet. It when straight to voice mail for each and every one of them. She tried to call Zaheer one last time only to hear his voice on the recorded message saying 'you know what to do' before the beep.
"Just once. Once when I need you to pick up the phone you don't. I understand you have shit to do and that's great. But you have a kid here who needs you. In case you didn't get my other hundred messages let me make this one clear. Kai is at Republic General Hospital in the ICU. He was in an accident that left him in a coma and it would be so great if you could just show the fuck up! When you get this call me right away," she demanded before ending the message. Her emotions were on overload. She wanted to break down again but didn't. She needed to be strong for Kai. Taking a much needed deep breath, Asami turned around and headed back inside.
Mako was driving on his way out of the city with Korra. It was quiet most of the ride there until Korra broke the silence. "Mako..." she started to say as she was eying the dashboard. "I'm sorry," she said looking over to him.
"Don't," he said keeping his eyes on the road. "You have enough to worry about as it is."
Korra took a deep breath and looked out her side of the window before settling her eyes back on to her partner. "I do value our partnership. If it wasn't for you this case would have already when up in flames. I mean look at this," she said picking the folder that was on the dashboard. She looked through the pictures once more picking one out in particular. "This was all you and what have I done aside from ruining peoples lives..." she said feeling even more guilty. It wasn't just the guilt from lying to Asami and hurting her best friend it was also from what Lin had said. She did put two children in harms way that was all on her. Kai was in the hospital because she took her eyes off the ball. He could have lost his life and for what? A distraction?
"I should have never been allowed on this case. Hell on this force. If my dad could see me now he'd probably turn in his grave.." she began to say feeling all the guilt and pressure on her shoulders.
Mako hated when she talked like this. He knew how badly she felt but the last thing he wanted her to do was doubt herself. "Don't say that. He would be proud!" he said abruptly. "You saved those two kids and put your life on the line in the process. That's commendable Korra. Remember that," he said trying to get her to focus on all the good instead of the bad. "I may not be the most positive guy in the world but what I know is that your a damn good cop and a great friend. Don't doubt that," he said as he glanced over at her before looking back at the road.
A small smile nearly appeared on her face as she looked back at him. "Thanks Mako," she said before looking out the window. "Um just one more thing..." she said not wanting to add more on top of it. "Its about your car..." she said looking back at him some what squinting on what his reaction could be.
He waved his right hand off at what she was about to say. "I already know about it. I saw the incident report," he said leaving it as that. He glanced at her slightly before looking back at the road. "Relax. It's not a big deal. I mean you do owe me a new car but for now this one will do," he said referring to the one he was driving. "Bolin let me borrow his car the night I left mines with you. I knew you needed to use it so I left it in your care," which he regretted but wouldn't mention. "I couldn't sit back any longer and watch the Red Lotus continue on as if they aren't wanted for their crimes. I needed to do something so I followed them," he said mentioning the location he took photos of.
"Who else knows about this," Korra asked as she raised up a photo of an abandon warehouse.
Mako shook his head with a deep sigh. "No one but the Captain. I wanted to at least get more information on who owns the property there. Once we find that out we can form an idea of who exactly they could be working with if there is a 5th party involved," he said while signaling to get into the next lane. "When I went to receive that information I heard about what happened. I would have when to the hospital but I didn't want to blow your cover so I waited at the precinct. I knew the Cap would have to rein you in after what happened," he said as he reached in his cup holder for his coffee. He took a sip of it before sitting it down. "She's not mad at you. Its the situation where in. The EEA. Red Lotus. All of it. Something is missing. Its like there's a bigger picture we can't see. We just need to figure it all out before its to late," he said not liking the set up no more than his Captain.
"We will," Korra said determined as she read the sign saying now leaving Republic City.
If there was one person Asami felt like she could rely on that was Korra. She had proven more ways than one what kind of a person she really was. Asami admired what Korra did for her brother. Risking her life like that was something she didn't expect. The fact that Korra did it without hesitation amazed her in way she couldn't explain or thank her enough for.
Last night, Asami was at her most vulnerable she had ever felt in her life only to be comforted by a woman she grew so fond of. It was more than that. She could feel it in her heart. Asami was starting to believe what Opal had pointed out days ago. She was falling for her and hard.
Asami began to call Korra much like she did her family earlier. To her surprise she didn't get an answer. She knew Korra was probably busy with work so she didn't bother for another hour or so.
It was still no change in her brother. He was laying there with his chest rising and falling. Breathing tubes in his nostrils. Bandaging wrap on the side of his head covering up his scruffy hair. IV in his arm to feed him. A catheter inserted where he needed to use the restroom. It was hard to look at. Her gaze dropped for the thousandth time looking up to the ceiling of the room. She prayed to the spirits that he would wake up sooner than later.
Her phone began to beep causing her to jump slightly. Thinking it was Korra or anyone of her family members, Asami quickly checked her phone only to see it was about to go dead. She didn't have her charger with her since it was inside of her house. She wasn't going to leave his side but needed to charge her phone in case someone called.
Standing up out of the chair, Asami walked outside of his room and stood by the door. She saw many staff members busy at work. She didn't want to disturb any of them so she waited. After a few minutes she walked up to the desk getting a nurses attention. "Sorry to bother you. My phones about to go dead and I'm waiting for the rest of my family. Do you have anything I can charge it with?" she asked hoping she would.
The woman sat up in her seat looking over at Asami's phone. She raised up her index finger as to gesture for her to wait. She rolled over to the side and when into one of the draws. She took out a charger and handed it over to Asami. "Try that. If it doesn't work. I'm sure once the shift changes someone will have a charger for you to use," she said brightly as she turned her attention back to her computer.
"Thank you," Asami said as she took the charger and walked back into Kai's room.
Asami when back into his room and plugged the charger into the outlet on the wall. She then hooked it up to her phone seeing her bars beginning to blink. "Thank the spirits," she said in relief as she waited for it to charge.
Mako and Korra finally stopped on the outskirts of the city where the abandon factory was. He parked it where it couldn't be visible. It was around 3 in the afternoon when they arrived. He waited in his car for a few minutes before turning it off. He reached in his pocket and took out his phone to take more pictures if he could. He knew it was a risk doing it this early but he had to give it a chance. He looked over to Korra with an arched brow, "you ready partner?" he asked as she looked over at him.
"Ready," Korra replied before getting out of the vehicle.
Mako pointed in the direction they needed to go to. It was in a dirt path that was about 20 feet away. He wanted to keep his car out of sight. If they were seen they were dead. It was the only out come.
Korra took out her phone to take a few pictures of her own only to see she had no service.
Mako gotten on the ground and began to crawl up to the small ridge where the bushes were. As he got in a good position, he held his camera phone up spotting the factory below.
Korra followed his lead as she got on to the ground carefully moving up to the edge. "You really did all this the other night?" she asked lowly as he took a few shots.
"Yeah. Wasn't to bad," Mako commented. He tried to take a picture of the sign of the factory since he had a much clearer shot in the day time.
Korra looked over with a sigh. "What are they doing in there?" she asked not really expecting an answer.
Mako scratched the side of his temple only to shrug. "If we wait here for a while we might find out," he said zooming in on his phone.
Two hours when by and it was already dark out. Nothing was happening yet. Korra was still dumbfounded that she wasn't getting any signal yet. "Are you kidding me," she said in a frustrated whisper.
"What?" Mako asked as he looked over at her.
She turned her attention to him not realizing she said it aloud. "Still no signal," she said deciding to answer.
Mako narrowed his eyes a bit only to tap Korra hard on her shoulder. "You thinking what I'm thinking?" he asked as if she could read his mind.
Korra tried her hardest to bite back her sarcasm. "Not really unless its to get the hell out of here," she said with some what success at managing it.
He shook his head with a small chuckle. "No," he said knowing she was tired. "There is no cell service here now right?" he asked wanting her to agree. Korra checked her phone and again and gave a simple nod of confusion wondering where he was going with this. "Well the other night there was service here when they were. It must be some kind of makeshift electromagnetic pulse device there using to shut down the any kind of service when Ghazan isn't around," he said looking back at his camera phone.
Korra was still confused only to take a deep breath to really think. "H-How is that even possible?" she questioned as to the reason why not to actually how its made. "Why would they need something like that?" she asked looking over at her partner.
"To stay as off the radar as humanly possible," he commented only to see four heavily armored civilian trucks rolling up. "The hell?" he questioned as he took a couple of photos. He saw one by one the doors opening to each truck. Each member got out of the drivers side of the black armored civilian trucks they drove in with. The one with Zaheer had another figure staying in the passenger seat he couldn't' quite make out.
Korra zoomed in on her own phone looking through confused herself. "The military? What the hell would they be doing with those kind of vehicles anyway?" she asked as both Ghazan and P'li opened up the doors to allow their cars in.
Mako zoomed in as far as his phone could go to get up closer to the passenger side of Zaheer's vehicle. The window's were tinted so dark he couldn't see. "Dammit," he said as Zaheer blocked his view once he got inside. Mako took some more pictures as the doors were still open as the vehicles proceeded inside. After they all were inside, P'li and Ghazan came back to the doors closing them up.
Standing up, Mako brushed off his clothes and began to walk back to his car. Korra got up herself and walked back as well. "That's it?" she asked as Mako began to jog slightly.
"Yeah that's it. We need to get out of here," he said as he got into the drivers side. Korra got into her passenger side closing her door shut. Mako snatched her phone out of her hand and turned it off along with his.
Korra looked at him as if he was crazy. "What are you doing?" she asked as he handed her back her phone. He began to back out and drive back on the road that lead them into the city.
"If I'm right Ghazan could be turning that thing back off only to get a hit off our cell phones to triangle our location. He can't know where on his ass," he said putting it as simply as he could. It was all pure speculation at its best but the way the Red Lotus worked you needed to think like them.
Korra didn't question it any further than she wanted too. She just kept her phone in her lap as she looked out the window. "Now what do we do?" she asked looking over to Mako.
He shrugged his shoulder as he looked in his rear view mirror a couple of times before focusing on the road. "I am going to get these pictures printed out ASAP and try to uncover the owner of the property their using," he said since the sign he had took a picture of was eroded away by the weather and time. "You need to get cleaned up if you're going to go back to the hospital and see Asami and Kai."
Korra looked at him as if she didn't recognize him. She never expected him to say anything like that after all the warnings and lectures his given her since this case began.
"And remember. Don't be so hard on yourself. You did what you could and that's something you should be proud of," Mako said as he placed a hand on her shoulder looking back at her with a small smile.
Korra smiled in return and patted her hand on top of his. "Thanks," she said once his hand dropped. She looked out her window seeing the stars more visible up in the sky. She was feeling much better on the situation now that they had something to go on.
Asami spent all day at the hospital waiting. She knew Kai wasn't going to magically wake up at the drop of a hat. Though her patience as far as the rest her family was concerned wore thin. She gave up calling them after a while knowing they wouldn't answer when they were in the wind. The only one she was waiting on at this point was Korra.
Hours passed and still no word. Asami could barely keep her eyes open at this point. She was either watching Kai or watching her phone to pass the time. She started to drift off to sleep when one of the nurses came in to check on Kai's vitals. Sleeping uncomfortably in the chair, Asami laid her head on the side of the chair sleepily as the nurse came up to her. Asami felt a hand on her shoulder which woke her up. "Korra?" she said as she looked up to see the nurse retract her arm back.
"Sorry..." the woman said hoping she didn't over step her bounds. "I wanted to let you know that you could go home if you'd like. Get some sleep. I know this chair isn't really comfortable," she said gesturing to it. "If there is any change in your brothers condition I can call you as soon as possible," she assured as she when to jot down his vitals.
Asami sat up and took a deep breath. She looked over at her brother for a few seconds before her gaze landed back on to the nurse. "I a... I'm not sure," she said as her eyes squinted a bit. She was a bit skeptical but was so tired she couldn't bare to decline. "Alright... I'll be back in a few hours," she said as she glanced at the time on her phone. It was almost 8 clock at night. She got up from her seat and gathered her belongings. She placed her jacket on as she approached her brothers bedside. She planted a kiss on his forehead with a weak smile. "I won't be gone long," she said as she took his hand giving it a light squeeze. She then thanked the nurse and wrote down her cell number if there was any change.
She was soon in the hospital parking lot driving home to get some well deserved sleep.
Korra finally arrived back into the city with Mako by 10 o'clock. It was so much traffic going into the city then out. She couldn't believe it. Mako told Korra she should be able to turn her phone on once they hit Republic City. She had tried to call Asami but it when directly to voice mail. Wanting to leave a message, Korra didn't since she wasn't sure what to say. Especially with honking horns and noise in the background pin pointing she was no where near her job and on the Kyoshi bridge. She didn't want to take any chances at this point. Though her instincts was telling her to leave a message anyway.
Mako soon pulled up to Korra's apartment complex. She opened up her side door and got out in a hurry. She closed the door shut and looked through the window at her partner. "Keep me posted," she said tapping the side door before walking off. She began to dial Asami's number as she was walking inside the building.
Asami had took a nice long shower before drifting off to sleep in her comfortable bed. It had only been an hour and a half until she received a call on her phone. She woke up in fright from the noise of the ringtone. Scrambling on the bed to get it, she finally reached her phone answering it without looking. "Hello?" she said in a sleepy tone of voice as she was still trying to catch her breath.
"Asami?" Korra said on the other end as she got her front door open.
"Korra?" Asami replied in a sleepy tone. "Is that you?" she asked since she mistake the nurse for her back at the hospital.
"Yeah its me. Sorry I couldn't come back to the hospital. I was swamped today at work with back to back services calls," she said as she when into her bed room. She didn't even notice Naga who was sleep in the living room.
Asami ran her fingers through her hair with one hand as the other held the phone. "Its fine. Just glad to hear your voice," she said with a small smile. "I missed you..." she said with a slight yawn she covered with her forearm afterwards.
Korra began to strip out of her dirty clothes to take a shower before driving to the hospital. "I missed you too," she said feeling a bit bad for now showing up when she should have. "You still at the hospital?" she asked wondering if Asami when home. It was safe to assume she didn't knowing how devoted Asami was.
"No. I came home a few hours ago to take a shower and get some sleep..." Asami replied as she laid back down.
Korra when to get a fresh pair of clothes from her dresser to get ready to shower. "Well I can meet you over at the hospital whenever you decide to go back" she said pulling out some navy blue sweats and a t shirt.
"Actually... I was wondering if I could come over to see you," she said still trying to wake up.
Surprised, Korra nodded her head as if Asami could see her. "Yeah sure definitely. Come over if you'd like," she said with a small smile of her own.
"Thanks. I'll be there soon," Asami said before hanging up the phone.
Korra took a deep breath before looking on the floor. She picked up her dirt stained clothes placing them into the hamper before heading into the bathroom to take a shower.
Asami arrived soon as Korra got out of the shower. Her intercom was going off causing her to race into the living room. Naga didn't wake up by the noise her best friend was making. She pressed the button to let Asami inside knowing it had to be her around this time of night. Korra had when back into her bed room to place her clothes on. Soon as she was dressed she heard a knock at her door. "Coming!" she said as she began to tidy up a bit.
As she walked into the living room she heard Naga sneeze before drifting back to sleep. Korra turned her attention to her canine companion only to land her eyes on the files she had left on the coffee table. "Crap.." she said just inches from the door.
"Korra?" Asami asked in a questionable tone since she heard the other girls voice.
"Just a minute!" Korra replied as she tried her best to throw her voice. She raced over to the coffee table closing each file. She gathered them up and ran into her bed room looking for a place to hide them. "No no no..." she said scanning the room as fast as she could. Another knock at her door caused her to look back in horror. "Just one second!" she said as she raced back out of her room and into the living room. She spotted the kitchen and made her way inside. She looked around frantically before shoving the files into an empty cabinet on the top shelf. She took a deep breath as she walked back to the door. She opened it up with a small smile. "Sorry.." she apologized as Asami looked at her with a tired expression.
Asami shook her head with a soft chuckle as she entered the apartment. "Its fine. I've waited this long," she commented looking around the dark room. "I know its late and you're probably tired. I..." she began to say as she stood next to Korra. "I just had to see you," she admitted.
"I'm glad you did," Korra said placing a hand on the small of Asami's back. "Come on," she said walking her towards the couch. She turned on the light as Asami took a seat. She took a seat beside her and looked around her room before looking back at Asami. "You want some tea or anything?" she asked unsure of what to say.
With her eyes cast down on her lap, Asami shook her head. "No I'm fine thank you," she said before meeting Korra's gaze again.
Korra nodded her head as she took a deep breath. "Okay. How's Kai?" she asked hoping there was some improvement.
"Still no change," Asami said in an exhausted tone. "This whole thing is just... unbelievable," she said looking over in the corner of the living room. "I mean this kid. This remarkable bright kid chooses to get a car and drive," she said stopping herself in mid sentence. She looked at Korra for a split second before drifting her eyes down to the floor. "I sound like such a hypocrite.." she said in a low tone. "If I was him I'd probably do the same thing at that age. Hell I think I did," she said trying to recall as she rolled her eyes. She placed her hand at the side of her temple as her elbow propped her up on her knee. "When I was 14 man... no one could tell me anything," she said leaning on Korra a bit before drifting back to her own side. "Not that they tried," she said mentioning her so called family. She had a bit of animosity in her voice when she spoke on it but decided to keep on subject.
She chuckled lightly and turned back to Korra with a smile on her lips. "That's actually when I first met Kai. I was 14 years old and he was only 4," she said as a giggle escaped her lips recalling the memory. "He had these puppy eyes and innocent smile. I knew..." she said pointing in no particular direction. "I knew that little kid would be a whole lot of trouble but I vowed to always look out for him," she said as her gaze dropped down to the floor again. Her smile disappearing into a gloomy one with her long locks covering it. "And I broke that promise..." she said with her voice cracking as she started to tear up again.
Korra sat there listening attentively to her every word. It was until she started to cry again that Korra placed a comforting hand on her back rubbing it. Asami turned and took a hold of Korra's waist holding her as she started to cry further into her chest. Korra raised her hand up brushing Asami's hair as she held her into a hug. "Its okay..." she said as she held Asami in her arms. "Kai knows you're there for him that you will always be there for him.."she started to say as she heard sniffling sounds coming from Asami.
"But I wasn't..." she replied quickly. Sniffling, Asami sat up a bit and shook her head as her eyes were already puffy from crying. "I wasn't there for him and... I don't know why," she said still trying to get a grasp on the whole situation. She had never been the one to slack off and miss something so important. Her brother meant the world to her and because she broke her promise he could have died. That guilt was weighing on her so much she began to burst into tears yet again. "Its my fault.."
Korra sat up and quickly grabbed Asami by the cheeks so she could face her. "No. Don't say that," she said with her own sad look in her eyes. "This is not your fault so don't even go there," she said with guilt of her own weighing her down. "Asami..." she began to say taking one last deep breath before she continued. "I-"
Asami's lips gently touched Korra's stopping her from talking. Her eyes closed as a tear fell down her cheek. Her hand pressed against Korra's thigh as she moved closer to her.
Korra felt Asami's soft lips bringing her back into that same trance she was in a day ago. She could feel the wetness of Asami's cheeks from her crying. Pulling back a bit, Korra broke off their kiss. She took a deep breath as she looked into Asami's eyes. She could see all the hurt and pain in them wanting to mend it.
Asami lightly licked her own lips once Korra pulled back. She felt Korra's hands still on her cheeks. Korra's thumb soothingly grazed her cheek wiping her tears away. Her soft caress made Asami's heart melt.
Korra raised her chin up with her lips touching Asami's fore head. Repeatedly leaving small gentle pecks against the girls skin. She did the same to Asami's eye lids wanting to kiss her tears away. As their lips met again, Asami leaned further into Korra's body.
What started as a small lingering kiss grew into a passionate one almost instantly. Asami climbed on to Korra's lap sitting down on her lightly with her knees at the sides of her. Korra removed her hands from Asami's cheeks and toward her waist line.
Asami unzipped her jacket pulling it off slowly as her lips were still connected to Korra's. She dropped her jacket on to the floor as she hooked her arms around Korra's neck. Her fingers ran across the back of Korra's neck and into her hair. She sat up further on to Korra with her chest pushing into hers.
Korra tilted her head up as she held on to Asami's hips. She groaned a bit when Asami's knee pressed into her side. Asami pulled back and looked down at Korra. "Sorry..." she whispered as Korra shook her head.
"Its okay," Korra replied as her lips captured Asami's again. Her hands ran up Asami's back underneath her shirt lifting it up slightly.
Asami could feel a tingling sensation up her spine by Korra's touch. She removed her hands from Korra's neck and brought it down to the hem of her shirt. She broke off their kiss momentarily as she moved back. She lifted up her shirt over her head and held it in her hand before dropping it on the side of the couch. She grabbed a hold of the sides of Korra's neck again pulling her back into a kiss.
Korra's hands began massaged Asami's back by the way her finger tips dug into her skin. She wanted nothing more than to ease the pain she felt. She could feel the tension in her skin as she rubbed her fingers across her back.
Asami felt Korra inch up off the couch causing her to slightly jolt forward. She pulled back looking at Korra curiously. "You okay?" she asked wondering if she was pressing into her ribs again.
"Yeah..." Korra said giving her another peck to her lips. "Just thought we could take this into the other room so we don't disturb Naga." She gave a small smile as her hands came down Asami's back and to the back of her thighs. Trying to adjust herself, Korra had a tight grip on the back of Asami's thighs pulling her up as she tried to stand up.
Asami wrapped her arms tighter around Korra's neck as she was lifted off her feet.
Korra began to carry Asami in her arm's a bit feeling a bit winded. She took a few steps feeling an ache in her side. She was trying to block out the pain and move forward. She wanted to be romantic and sweep Asami off her feet but due to her injury she was unable too.
Seeing how hard it was for Korra to manage, Asami climbed down feeling her feet touching the floor again. "It's okay. I can carry you instead," she offered.
Before she could respond, Asami leaned down placing her hands at the back of Korra's thighs pulling her up on to her waist. "Whoa..." Korra said as she gripped her hands on Asami's shoulders. She looked into her eyes as she was carried into her bedroom.
Asami took her hand off Korra's right thigh to grab a hold of the door knob. She held her up with all her strength only to open it up placing her hand right back on her thigh so she wouldn't fall.
Their lips united again as Korra felt her back pressing against the soft mattress. Asami kicked off her boots as she climbed on top of Korra. Her hands slide up to Korra's neck cupping her cheeks as her body pressed against hers. Her temperature was rising by the minute.
Korra could feel the heat against Asami's bare skin in the palm of her hands. Korra moved into a seating position with Asami in her arms. She then pulled away to get a good look at the raven haired beauty. She looked deep into those emerald eyes before her. The moon light from her window gave her own set of ocean blue hues a glow of its own. "Spirits You're beautiful," she said with a smile raising her hand up to Asami's cheek. She kissed her lightly on her jawline and down to neck and shoulder. Her other hand slid down Asami's shoulder moving her bra strap out of the way. Hearing Asami's moans in response encouraged her to move forward. She pressed her lips against her collar bone only to notice a heart locket around her neck. "What's this?" she asked as she held it up with her finger tips. She had noticed it once before but was to distracted to ask.
Asami looked down at Korra when she stopped. She smiled taking one hand off Korra's shoulders and on to the locket. "A piece of my heart I always carry with me," she said removing her other hand to open it. It was a picture of her parents on one side while the other side was blank. "I was going to add me and Kai soon but never gotten around to it," she sadly sighed. She closed the locket again and wrapped her arms back around Korra's shoulders only to smile contently. "I'd love to add you too. When Kai recovers maybe I can get a pic with both of you together," she suggested unsure of how Korra would respond.
"I'd love that," Korra said brightly capturing Asami's lips again. They both laid back against the mattress once more. Korra took a hold of Asami's waist turning her in the process until Asami was on her back in the middle of the bed. She climbed on top of Asami kissing her lips deeply. She pulled back to catch her breath taking off her own shirt. She tossed it on the opposite side of the bed before leaning back down on to Asami. Her lips brushed up against Asami's neck leaving soft pecks with her hot breath causing Asami to tremble.
"Mmm..." Asami hummed out in a moan. The feel of Korra's lips to her skin was causing her body to tingle. It grew more when Korra lips lightly skimmed across the skin of her neck. Her tongue marking its territory before sucking on Asami's tender flesh. "Korra..."
Hearing her name, Korra looked up at Asami kissing her chin softly before their lips met again. She felt Asami take a hold of her cheeks as before her arms hooked around her neck. Korra held on to Asami's waist as she felt herself sinking on to the other girls body. She broke off their kiss as she lifted her head up. "You sure you want to do this with me?" she asked licking her own lips wanting Asami's on hers again.
Asami hand felt the side of Korra's cheek with her thumb stroking it softly. "I've never been this sure about anything in my life," she confessed. "I want you Korra. I need you..."
Korra raised her hand up to her face brushing a strain of hair behind Asami's ear. She leaned into her again with her lips colliding with Asami's again.
As their clothes shed off piece by piece, both laid in the center of the queen sized bed intertwined in each other. It was as if there bodies were synchronized. Lips grazing across each others skins. Moans echoing through out the room. Exploring each others bodies. Relishing in the after glow of their love making. Cuddled up amongst each other through out the night while slipping into a deep slumber.
Asami woke up the next morning with Korra in her arms. The caramel beauty was asleep on her chest with her arms wrapped around Asami's waist holding her tightly. Her light snores were heard and felt across Asami's bare breast.
Giggling lightly, Asami pressed her lips to the top of Korra's head. She brushed a strain of hair out of Korra's face memorized at what they had shared with each other. It was as if she had given apart of herself apart of her soul she couldn't give back. Not that she wanted to at this point. She slid her hand across Korra's bare back trying to wake her up in a peaceful manner without startling her.
Korra groaned and nuzzled into her chest in response. She was in a deeper sleep then she had ever been in her life. So deep that nothing could wake her up unless it was at her own accord.
Asami laid there for a few minutes watching Korra sleep. Wanting to remember every detail of her perfect little face. She couldn't break that smile that was stuck on her face. She turned her attention to Korra's radio clock by her side dresser seeing it was about 9 in the morning. The sun was beaming through the shades much as that full moon was last night.
Asami wanted to get ready to go see Kai since she didn't make it back last night. Before she would do that, she wanted to make something special for Korra to show her how much she appreciated her for everything she's done. She took a hold of Korra's wrist and gently removed her arm from around her waist. Much like Korra did not to long ago, Asami slipped her pillow underneath Korra's arm in order not to break her comfort ability.
Slipping out of bed, Asami picked up Korra's shirt she had on last night and placed it on her own body. She began to walk to the kitchen by stopped at the door to look back at Korra. She chuckled at the lighter snores she began to hear and decided to capture this moment. She came back to the side of the bed and leaned down to fish her phone out of her pocket.
As she held it in her hand, she pressed the phone against the mattress holding it up as she took a picture of a sleeping Korra. She looked so peaceful in the sunlight Asami couldn't resist. She stood back up again and headed into the kitchen to make breakfast.
Naga was up licking the water she had from the night before. "Good morning girl," Asami agreed petting her head. She tossed Naga's water out getting her some fresh water as well as food.
Once the canine was settled, Asami walked her way into the kitchen. She opened up the fridge seeing nothing that she could possibly fix. "She must have something," she said closing the fridge door again. All Asami wanted to do was make Korra breakfast to thank her but was finding it hard to find anything to piece together. It was already to late to slip out and grab something before Korra woke up.
Asami opened up every cabinet trying to at least find some cereal only to open the cabinet seeing something on the top shelf. Reaching for it, she pulled it down only to see it was a few files. "What is this?" she questioned as she opened it up. Her eyes were in disbelief at what she read. She felt so nauseous she covered her mouth as if the feeling would simmer down.
Korra soon woke up ten minutes later. Her eyes slowly opening up getting use to the light that was shinning with in her room. She usually shut the blinds before going to sleep so it took her a while to get adjusted. Once her eyes were she looked across the bed seeing Asami fully clothed sitting in a chair leaning with her elbows resting on her knees as her hands weren't visible. "Hey Asam-" her greeting was cut short when Asami tossed the files with her left hand on to the bed next to Korra.
Files scattered everywhere with each Red Lotus' names as well as Asami's and her fathers. Taken back, Korra looked up at Asami in horror. She inched up a bit on the bed with her hand raised. "I can explain," Korra said in defense with her voice shaky.
Asami shot up out of the chair knocking it over only to aim a gun at Korra's head. "Don't you fucking talk to me," she said in a voice so cold. The look in her eyes was deadly from what Korra could see. It was worst than the one she had given Tahno. It was no emotion at all as if she was numb. "Why?" Asami asked as if she wanted to hear the answer. "Why would you do this to me..." she said with a crack in her voice.
Korra knew she had to get a grasp on the situation but she couldn't with the gun pointed to the side of her temple. "Asami please... just-" she began to say as she was cut off again.
"Shut the hell up!" she snapped. Naga began to bark loudly from the bathroom that Asami had locked her inside before she approached Korra. "You don't get to speak to me ever..." she said taking deep breaths. She was trying to hold back her emotions but they were surfacing by the second. Flashes of last night and every single moment they shared together was nothing more than a ploy. "I feel so stupid for trusting you. For letting you in.." she said as she felt a shiver up her spine. She pushed back the hammer loading the bullet into its chamber. Her finger on the trigger, she held it there for a few moments seeing the girl she had spent the night with trembling in fear. "If you think I'm such a criminal whats to stop me from blowing your brains out right now?" She asked more calmly as she held the gun a bit more steady.
Korra turned slightly to face Asami without saying a word. Her face had guilt and sorrow all over it and it broke Asami's heart. Knowing now that Korra was a cop she had to kill her. It was her mess she had to clean up to protect her family. But the feeling that was tugging at her heart wouldn't allow it. She lowered the gun placing it on to the bed gently where the files were.
Asami placed her hands on to the mattress to get a good look at Korra's face as she spoke. "I never want to see you again," she made clear in a monotone of voice. The look in her eyes were so blank it was as if she felt nothing for Korra at all. "So stay the hell away from me..." she said before standing up straight and walking out of the bedroom.
Hearing the door slam shut a few seconds later, Korra collapsed her face into the pillow crying a river of tears. It felt like she was shot in the heart the way she was feeling. It wasn't the fact that her cover was blown it was how she hurt Asami in the process. "Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! FUCK!" she screamed into her pillow as she hit the side of the mattress in a balled up fist. Their investigation was completely fucked now because of her. With her cover blown it was no telling what would happen next.