Title: Trust Issues
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: Hey Guys! I tried my best to update as quickly as possible but I realized how impossible that is due to how much I have to get out of the way (Also health issues I'm still sorting out in real life). These chapters (after chapter 16) from here on out may be longer than expected so please bare with me. Its all I ask. Amazing turn out as always, favs, follows, pms and the reviews always always appreciated thank you guys so much. A lot of you are surprised at what happened in the last chapter but everything has been leading up to this chapter here. The truth and everything else (mostly everything) comes out in the open. Its climax of the story. So please prepare yourselves. You think this story is messed up now. You'll see exactly why the title of this chapter is so fitting as Zurrick put it for the last one.
Warning: Angst (definitely) and Violence (in a flashback)
PS: I know you all may dislike where I will be going with this come toward the end but it will be worth it I promise you. We got 5 more chapters after this one and then we are done! I am super excited to get started on a new AU. So far people have voted on my Korrasami AU Drabbles here and on AO3 and Special Delivery is in the lead by 7 points with Republic Enemies in second and so on and so forth. So Thank you all who have participated. Voting ends once I reach chapter 20 for this story. Speaking of, Chapter 20 is also when I will reveal the title of the sequel to Just Drive which will be a long way down the road no pun intended.
PPS: Also some of you pointed out how this reads like a movie. Its what I aim for and more so with that the only cliche I love about movies sometimes is guessing who is gonna say the title of it! Just Drive is a common phase reason why I picked it for this story. It was better than the original one I had which was the title of the first chapter. It switched places with the title of the story because it flowed perfectly. Anyway one of the characters of this story will say it eventually. I love all the guesses you guys have come up with so far and I thought I give you something else to go for or not your choice.
Credit: I wanted to give credit to Notellingg for giving me the idea to add Asami and Suyin's little chat which you will see in a bit. It wasn't originally planned but it fit so I added it which should give a bit more insight to certain things. Everything you read even down to the smallest detail has some significant. Trust me. Anyway, Enjoy The Chapter Guys!
Edit: Also you're going to find a lot of errors and typos and all that good stuff I was to tired to edit out during this chapter. Corrections will come later, for now enjoy.
Asami sat in silence as Suyin was driving. She kept replaying what happened at the police station in her mind. Korra's words.. The look on her face.. Everything. I will always love you... Asami was still in disbelief. How could she say that. Let alone admit it after all she has done to Asami. Hell after all Asami's done to her if it wasn't in fact real. Those words, that confession weighed heavy on her mind.
Before she knew it, Suyin parked in front of her garage next to Asami's car Bolin had dropped off. She got out of her car and waited for the young girl to get out. Asami got out of the car a few seconds later following Suyin inside of the house.
Once they entered, they could hear whispers in the living room. The twin boys were sitting on the couch across from Opal and Bolin who stood up once they seen Asami. "Shouldn't you be in bed?" Suyin asked her children with a specific look.
"We were just going," Opal answered her mother. She stood up and walked over to Asami embracing her in a tight hug. "You okay?" she asked with worry in her voice. She had never seen her friend so furious in her life and was completely at a loss on what to do or how to help.
Asami hugged Opal tightly before releasing her. She gave off a weak smile with small nod in response. Opal understood and nodded the same.
Wing helped Wei off the couch with Opal stepping aside as they came up to her. "Sorry Sami'," Wei said knowing she was doing it for him and Kai. He wish he wasn't show boating that day and got into that wreck. Ever since then his felt like a burden letting his team down.
"Don't ever apologize to me..." she said pulling him into a hug. "I owe you one for losing my cool," she said as her chin rested on his shoulder. She patted his back lightly before letting him go.
Wei shook his head with a small chuckle. "Nah you don't. It was pretty cool how you kicked Tahno's as-" Wei began to say before Suyin cleared her throat stopping him. "I mean. I know why you did it. So thank you."
"That's what family's for right?" Asami said as Wei nodded before moving his crutches forward toward the stairs.
Wing stepped in front of her and hugged her just as tightly. "I would have broke you out myself," he said feeling guilty for her arrest. "But mom got a call soon as we got back about what happened. She told us to stay put... I'm sorry," he said apologizing as well.
Asami squeezed him by his waist and let him go soon after. "The only one at fault here is me. So stop before I put you both in a headlock," she said with a small chuckle to lighten up their moods. Wing nodded with a soft smile before helping his brother up the stairs.
Bolin was the last to get up off the couch. He came around and stood close to Opal a bit fearful of Asami's reaction. Asami watched him with a raised brow and signaled for him to approach her with a gesture of her index finger. Gulping, Bolin walked forward and stood in front of Asami. She looked him dead in his eye and shook her head. "I know now that you knew who she was the whole time," she began to say as Opal took a step forward only for Asami to raise her hand to stop her. "I'm not mad at you. I'm mad myself for trusting so easily. I won't make that mistake again," she stated which drew up a confused expression on his face.
He wasn't sure if she was referring to him, Korra or herself. Either way, he knew it wasn't good. "Asami I-" Bolin began to say only to stop. He knew his part in this and felt that rush of guilt in the pit of his stomach. He looked like he was about to cry and felt Opal's hand rub his back softly to calm him down. Asami's expression was blank. No sign of animosity what so ever. It scared him more than she realized.
"Come on Bo. Lets get you home," Opal said knowing if he were to go any further could strike a wrong cord with Asami. She was just as shocked to learn that Bolin's brother asked to keep Korra's identity and intentions a secret. He had explained all he knew once they got back. She didn't have to twist his arm at all since he was full of guilt. She saw it and knew Asami did too. The way Asami treated Bolin was to be expected. Grateful she didn't lash out like she could at him. If she did, she knew Bolin would break in a way were he would never come back from.
The couple left in silence leaving only Asami and Suyin in the room. "Have a seat," she said gesturing toward the couch. "I'll go make us some tea," she said leaving Asami alone.
Asami took a seat where Opal was sitting before they came in. After a good ten minutes or so, Suyin came back in with a small antique tray and placed it on to the coffee table. She poured Asami a cup and handed it over to her.
Taking it in hand, Asami thanked her as Suyin started to pour herself some. "I realized where I recognized Korra from now," Suyin mention as subtle as possible.
"As one of the officers in the police department," Asami muttered before taking a careful sip feeling a slight scold on tip of her tongue.
Suyin blew on her tea slightly before carefully sipping on the hot liquid herself. "Oh no dear, not because of that," she said placing her tea cup back on to the tray. "Because of her father," Suyin said nearly causing Asami to spit up her tea.
She coughed a bit rubbing her chest as she looked over at Suyin with a surprised expression. "You knew Korra's father?" Asami asked finally coming down from her shock.
"It was a long time ago but yes. We were good friends," Suyin said as she picked up one of her books she had filled with photos. Skimming through it, she opened up to a specific page she had marked. "We all worked tough cases but we did it together. Lin, Saikhan, Unalaq and Tonraq would build up the case while Me and Baatar would prosecute it once it was all said and done," she said pointing at a picture of all of them together. A similar picture to the one Korra saw at the bar only with Saikhan in this one. "We were a team. One of the best..." she said as her eyes cast downward remembering certain things that weren't so pleasant. "Tonraq manage to keep us all together for as long as he could," she said pointing over to a picture of him with her and Lin. "He was brave, quick witted and strong. One thing he never did was give up. Specially on the people he loved..." she picking up her tea once again taking a sip. "No matter the sacrifices that came along with it.."
Asami listen and felt like horrible. She knew what Korra said about her father was true even after finding out who Korra really was. It was no way in the world someone could be as heartless as to lie about a parent dying. She could see the look on Korra's face when she spoke that night. A similar one she had herself whenever she thought of her mother. Listening now to Suyin speak of the man made Asami picture those qualities in Korra. She was definitely brave, quick witted and strong with other attributes that contributed to her character.
Realizing now why Korra didn't back away so easily even after Asami threaten her with a gun. That would be the icing on the cake for anyone to stay away but Korra came back the same day. Guilt began to consume Asami at the way she treated Korra. At the things she said to her. How hurtful she had been and yet Korra didn't hold that against her. She instead confirmed her love that Asami so desperately wanted to be true. That it wasn't all a lie.
Suyin saw the conflict on Asami's face and placed a soft hand on her shoulder. "You need to talk to Korra," she said as if she read Asami's mind. "Sort this out. She isn't a bad person and you know it," she said squeezing Asami's shoulder lightly. "Just... please consider it," Suyin asked in almost a plea.
Asami sighed as her eyes scanned the picture of the man in the photo. She looked up at Suyin with a nod. "I'll try," she said before handing Suyin over the book.
"Thatta girl," she said before standing up.
Asami stood up as well and embraced Suyin in a hug.
Suyin handed Asami the keys to her car and watched as the young girl left her house.
Asami walked outside and opened up her side door before getting inside. She sat there for a moment and thought about what she was going to do. She had a lot on her mind but the one person she wanted to see now to gain some clarity is the one who she was fighting for. Kai. She backed out of the drive way and headed down the road that led to Republic General Hospital.
Korra spent most of her night going over her fathers case. The scarf lead was a dead end so it was back to the drawing board. She spread the files across the table once again. Going over every single detail she might have missed. Nothing. She was trying to remain calm and not become so frustrated as she normally would. What kept her mind at ease was Asami. She was finally able to tell her face to face how she felt. She knew no amount of sorrys could make up for what she did but if Asami let her she'd spend a life time trying. Asami...
Turning on the couch, Korra still had the Red Lotus files in her possession including Sato's. She when through them and took out Asami's file. Opening it up, she read through it again for the millionth time. Just wanting to see her face again so happy and full of life even if it was in a candid photo. She was happier before she met me. Korra switched her attention to Hirshoi file. Wanting to get a better perspective of that night Asami's world fell apart much like her own laid out in front of her on the coffee table.
She took out the photos of the crime scene. It wasn't much since it was clearly an accident due to Hirshoi being intoxicated. Then she saw it. The truck that Sato had crashed into causing the accident. Going over the picture a million times before, she felt like mentally slapping herself for just noticing now. She read the report that stated the truck that collided with Sato's vehicle was dropping off a shipment. The photo of the truck itself was empty never making it to its destination since the driver had died on impact.
"You got to be shitting me..." Korra said in disbelief. There it was the connection. Just one she didn't expect. She quickly got to her feet and took her phone off its charge. She dialed Mako's number getting a glance at the time. It was about 7 in the morning. She heard his voice on the other and and spoke up before he could. "Hey. I found something big. Pick me up as soon as you can. We're going on a little road trip," she said as he agreed. She hung up and looked at the four files of the red lotus spread across the couch. "This can't be happening..."
Asami slept in the reclining chair next to Kai's bed all night. The hospital staff let her back there despite how late it was. She was grateful for that and stayed up as long as she could before passing out.
Kai eyes slowly began to open as he felt drained and a bit cold. He prompt to stretch only to feel some pain in doing so. "Ouch.." he said lowly as he looked around the room not noticing where he was. "What the?" he stopped when he saw his sister sitting across from him. It all started to come back to him now. "Sami?" he said reaching over to tap her foot that was propped up on the side by the bed.
Asami began to stir with her lids raising a bit. She thought she might still be asleep when she saw those same familiar green hues staring back at her.
"Sleeping on the job?" he commented with a chuckle.
Her eyes shot open at the sound of her brothers voice. "Kai?" she said in an ecstatic tone despite how sleepy she felt. She sat up more pulling the chair back into its regular position. She scooted forward taking his hand in her own "Kai, I'm so glad you're awake," she said nearly in tears. Her eyes began to swell up in pure joy as her heart beat fast.
"You and me both," he said looking at her with tired eyes. "Where am I?"
Asami wiped at the rim of her eyes as she leaned closer to her brother. "You're in the hospital," she said hoping he was alright.
Kai gave her a nod and a gentle squeeze of her hand, "how did I get here?" he asked since the last thing he remembered was driving Korra's car into traffic.
"Korra," Asami responded without hesitation. "You were in an accident and she saved you," she said feeling guilty all over again. She would always be eternally grateful for what Korra did for her brother but it didn't change what happened. Nothing would.
Kai had a look of confusion at first only to recall certain imagines in his mind of Korra swooping in from the roof of the car to save him. "She did?" he asked for her to clarify it.
Asami smiled lightly through the agonizing feeling that was throbbing in her chest. "Yes," she replied as she raised his hand up to her lips kissing his knuckles.
"Cool," Kai said thinking on it more. "Where is she? I'd like to thank her," he asked seeing the expression on his sisters face drop into a somber one. Worry began to set in his own face thinking the worst. "Is she? dea-" he was about to ask before Asami cut in.
"No! no," Asami replied quickly. "She's fine. She's just... not coming back," she said hoping he'd understand and leave it at that. She didn't want to put to much pressure on him after just waking up.
Kai had a small visible frown at her explanation and wanted her to elaborate. "Why?" he question in a slightly irritated tone.
Asami could see the stubbornness they both shared shining through the little beam in his eyes. "Its complicated," she whispered in response as her gaze dropped down from his.
"Its only complicated if you let it be," Kai said using her words against her.
Asami looked up at her brother who pull his hand away folding his arms waiting for her to give him a real answer as to why Korra wasn't present. Any other time she would tell him to mind his business but he had a point. One she often pointed out to him. The last thing she wanted to do right now was upset him. She gave a weak smile and nod before standing up. "I'll go get the nurse," she said as she leaned over and kissed his forehead.
Walking out of his room, Asami took a deep breath before heading toward the nurses station. She informed the nurse that her brother was awake. The nurse told her that she would bring his doctor in soon along with Tenzin.
Asami came back into Kai's room and waited in silence. He didn't bring up Korra again instead protested something else.
"I wanna go home," he said to Asami just as the doctors came inside.
Tenzin came in along with Kai's appointed doctor Tarrlok. "I don't think that would be in your best interest at the moment," he spoke as he came to Kai's bed side with a clip board. "I'm Tarrlok your appointed Doctor here at the ICU," he said holding out his hand for Kai to take.
Kai looked at his hand and back to Tarrlok's gaze only to huff out heavily through his nose with no response.
Tarrlok removed his hand back to his side. "Alright.." he said as he turned his attention back to his clip board.
"I want to go home," Kai repeated this time to the doctor himself.
Tarrlok shook his head and said, "You can't go home until we do some more tests. I would like to start you off with another CT scan to see the extend of your injuries and the progress you've made.. so far," he said placing the clip board down on the side of the bed. He took out his pin light and shinned it into Kai's eyes.
Kai looked away and shook his head. "No! I want to go home now!" he said persistent.
"Kai.." Asami said softly taking his hand in her own. "Just hear them out.. please."
Tenzin cleared his throat to get Kai's attention. "Kai you need to stay here in order for us to see what kind of damage has been done-" he started only to be cut off.
"No!" Kai shouted once more getting restless. He squeezed Asami's hand before letting her go. He pulled himself up by the railing on the side of the bed to be in a more comfortable position. "I'm going home. You can't keep me here," he said looking to Tarrlok then to Tenzin. "My parents won't allow you to continue. Right Sami?" Kai said looking to his older sister to confirm.
Asami was taken back by his reaction but knew that he was right. They couldn't force him to stay. The last thing she wanted to do was upset him further.
Tenzin walked up to Asami's side with a puzzled look. "What is he talking about?" he asked as their gaze met.
"It's against their beliefs..." she stated quietly. "So if Kai wants to go home then..." she said looking back at her brother giving him a nod. "He should go home," she said with her gaze back to Tenzin.
Tarrlok sighed heavily of disapproval. "This is ridiculous! You can't leave the hospital its against procedure," he said looking over at Asami with a heated expression. In any aspect if they were to let a patient go without doing everything possible while they were in their care. They would be held responsible.
Asami shot him a look nearly staring daggers into him. "The only thing its against is sending a lawsuit your way. You can't keep him here. Specially without permission from his legal guardians to treat him," she said with Kai smirking up at Tarrlok. "You know it and I know it. So.." she said looking over at Tenzin. "I would appreciate receiving his discharge papers as soon as possible." She knew it wasn't in Kai's best interest but it would be suitable for the hospital staff to deal with her instead of her family.
Tarrlok gave Kai one last look and shook his head. "I guarantee you will not be a repeat patient of mines," he said feeling as if he had wasted his valuable time. He walked out without another word. He would be sure to have plenty with Tenzin later.
"May I have a word with you outside please?" Tenzin asked Asami gesturing toward the door. Asami nodded and rose to her feet. She walked out of the room and stood aside as Tenzin stepped out closing the door behind him. "I know why you're doing this and I am telling you, you are making a mistake. Yes his proper legal guardians aren't present to sign off on any essential procedures toward Kai's care but you are. Please Asami... don't do this," he said hoping she'd see it his way.
Asami took a deep breath as her gaze dropped from Tenzin's. With a small shake of her head, she looked him dead in his eye and said, "I'm sorry Tenzin but I can't. His been through enough. You said he suffered a serious concussion with no eternal injuries and that when he woke up on his own. He should be back to his old self. Well being stubborn and not wanting to stay cooped up in a hospital bed sounds about right to me. He'll be fine," she said trying to convince him more than herself. She couldn't afford to push Kai right now. Not after everything that's happened.
Tenzin raised his hand and placed it on to Asami's shoulder. "I hope you're right. For his sake," he said gesturing to the door with the side nod of his head.
Looking back through the small window, Asami sighed. "If I'm not. I'll bring him back first thing," she said looking back at Tenzin. "I do value everything that you have done for him and me since this all occurred but I can't... not now," she said leaving it as that. It was no argument to be made. She had no rights to put a say in the matter no more than Tenzin had. All she could do was comply with her brothers wishes to take him home. Watching him as closely as possible.
Sighing heavily, Tenzin nodded, "I understand," he said but did not approve. "Please update me if anything in his condition changes," he said dropping his hand from her shoulder before walking down the hall through the double doors.
Asami took a moment to register her decision before looking through the window of Kai's room. She knew how her brother could be but even worst how Zaheer could react depending on his mood. It was almost as if he was a two sided coin. You never knew which Zaheer you would get. The one who's intentions were pure and good or the one who had an agenda and would see to it at all costs. She knew how it could be. She seen it once what felt like a bad dream. She wouldn't want to expose that again not to anyone else. She walked back inside of Kai's room to wait for the nurse to return with his discharge papers.
Mako drove over to Korra's apartment complex soon after she called. Korra was waiting for him outside with a knapsack on her back. She opened up the passenger side door and got in. Mako drove down the street stopping at a red light. He looked over at Korra a bit puzzled. "Want to tell me where we are going?" he asked a little groggy without his morning coffee to perk him up a bit.
"To the prison Zaheer escaped from," Korra answered as she placed her bag down on the floor underneath her seat.
Mako yawned slightly seeing how it was still pretty early in the morning. "Why are we heading out there?" he questioned glancing back at the road as the light turned green again.
Korra could feel the car moving again as she adjusted her seat belt. "Because we need to find out who Zaheer was speaking to and not only that but..." she said letting it linger as her thoughts were. "Who made the call to transfer him in the first place," she said still trying to connect all the dots. It was a long shot but this was the only thing that could lead to some answers they were looking for.
"Sounds good to me," he said heading in that direction.
They arrived at the prison with in an hour and a half. Mako parked into the parking lot before heading inside with Korra. The duo already had a game plan in motion in case they hit a few road blocks to gain access to the information they were looking for.
After getting through security, Mako came up to the counter and cleared his throat to get the officers attention. "May I speak to the Warden please," he asked as Korra took a seat in the waiting area close by.
The officer behind the counter made eye contact after hearing Mako's request. "Who are you?" he asked as Mako handed over his badge and ID.
"I work for RCPD and its urgent that I speak to the Warden right away," he said making his voice clearer. The officer handed Mako back his badge and ID and told him to take a seat.
Mako walked over to where Korra sat and sighed as he took a seat beside her.
"This isn't gonna be a walk in the park," Korra commented as she was reading one of the magazines on a table.
"Never is," Mako responded with a small smirk on his face. "But that's the fun in it."
Korra chuckled a bit to herself with the shake of her head. "You take everything as a challenge don't you?" she asked looking over at him out of the corner of her eye.
Looking at her, Mako shrugged his shoulders and said, "always do," with a bright smile before looking forward.
They waited for almost 40 minutes before the Senior Correctional Officer appeared. "This way," he said to Mako and Korra.
Both stood up and followed him down the hall and toward the level where the Warden's office was. Getting out of the elevator, they walked down the hall and up to the double doors at the end. "In here," he said opening up the door for them to walk ahead of him. When they did, Mako saw smoke coming up from a chair behind the desk. "They're here Sir," the Senior officer announced before the Warden waved him away. He walked out of the room closing the door behind him.
"Well if it isn't Beifong's golden boy. To what do I owe the pleasure?" The Warden asked as he turned around in his chair. Saikhan sat there in his seat smoking on his thick cigar with no intention of moving a muscle to greet them.
Mako came up to the desk and stopped a foot away. "My partner and I came down here to retrieve some information we know you will be more than helpful with," he started off as nicely as he could.
Saikhan took a long drag off of his cigar before tipping some into his ash tray. "And what kind of information is that?" he asked with an unwelcoming gaze.
"About Zaheer and his escape," Mako said watching for Saikhan's reaction. There was none.
Saikhan sat up a bit to look Mako further in his eye. "I'm sure whatever information you're looking for regarding Zaheer was in the initial report given to the E.E.A.." he said dragging out the letters.
"Yeah is that so?" Mako tested. He placed his hands on the sides of the desk lowering himself to Saikhan's eye level. "Well I'm looking the information you left out," he said aggressively no longer able to hold off on what was brewing up under his skin.
Korra came up to Mako's side and folded her arms with a raised brow over at Saikhan.
The Warden's gaze drew from Mako's over to Korra's and back. He smirked slightly, "well..." he said picking up his phone. "if you're accusing me of something. Maybe you should come back with a warrant. Officer," he said dialing security's number.
Korra pressed the button on the receiver ending the call. "The way you are acting Warden seems to toss probable cause into the mix. No warrant needed," she said with a small smirk of her own. "Aside from that, I noticed some serious code violations with this prison. Did some digging into the finical records. I wonder where all this money is going and the costly living conditions these prisoners you are taking care of are under..." she said making her way around his desk. She stopped as she stood right in front of him. She leaned her hands down on the arm rests of his chair as she got very close to him. "If you don't want your dirty little secrets to come into the light. I suggest you cough up the information we're looking for. Or you'll end up in a cell with these same prisoners you mistreat," she said before standing up straight and folding her arms over her chest again.
Saikhan was silence for a good moment thinking over everything that was said. He hung up the phone and sat his cigar in his ash tray holder. "What do you want to know?" he asked willing to save his own hid.
Mako smirked as he stood up straight as well. "We want to know who Zaheer was talking to while on the inside," he said pointing his index finger down on the desk as he hovered slightly. "And who authorized his transfer," he said knowing it wasn't Saikhan himself. They knew that he was suppose to be sent to the EEA's newest facility but it still didn't added up.
The Warden frowned further and huffed out air from his nose before opening his mouth to speak. "I was paid a crucial amount of yuans to make the transfer happen. I wasn't aware that it was for a prisoner to forge an escape route. All I know was that it was suppose to happen a week before his actual transfer, that's all," he said hoping they wouldn't press further.
"Who made that call?" Mako asked as Saikhan remained silent. "WHO MADE THE CALL!" he shouted as the Senior Corrections Officer shifted by the door with a light knock.
Saikhan cleared his throat and spoke up, "its alright! its alright," he repeated again stopping him from coming in. The Senior Officer backed away from the door and back to his post. The last thing Saikhan needed was some one else finding out the truth. Knowing he was being blackmailed for this information now. He didn't want to add another to that list for later.
Mako narrowed his eyes as to repeat his words with just one look. Saikhan wiped the corner of his mouth with his finger tips before answering. "The man's name is Unalaq. He asked me to set up Zaheer's transfer a week a head. As for the prisoner Zaheer spoke to... his name Hiroshi Sato," he said with a heavy sigh knowing that this decision would come back to bite him one way or the other.
Korra heard Sato's name and quickly stepped up in front of Saikhan again. "Take me to Sato. Now," she demanded with a furious look in her eyes.
Saikhan cleared his throat and pressed the button on his phone. His secretary answered causing him to sit up and lean over to the phone. "Have Captain Tao escort the detectives to the visiting area," he said before pressing the button again to turn off the intercom.
"Actually, its just gonna be Korra. Me and you have other business to discuss," Mako said with a devious smirk forming on his lips. One that Saikhan despised the most.
With that, Korra walked out of the office and lead down to the visiting area by the Senior Corrections Officer Tao.
Mako stayed behind to pry any further information he could out of Saikhan regarding Unalaq's plan.
As soon as Kai was discharged, Asami took him back home. She made sure to ask all the questions humanly possible about his condition before leaving the hospital. The nurse gave her the rundown and an immediate warning to bring him back in case anything changed.
Once they were back at the house, she helped him upstairs in to his room and into bed. He didn't want to lay down but didn't argue against it. Instead asked for something to eat. Asami had pulled his comforter up to his shoulders and smiled brightly. "I'll go fix you a grilled cheese," she said before walking out of the room.
As she jogged down stairs, Asami turned to head into the kitchen only to hear a knock at the door. She stopped in her tracks and turned around. She wasn't sure who that could be, leaving only one person to come to mind. Please don't be her not now.
Walking up to the door, Asami took a deep breath before opening it up seeing Pema and the kids. Thanking the spirits it wasn't Korra. She flashed at smile at her neighbors who greeted her all at once. "Hey, what are you guys doing here?"
"Tenzin called," Pema said brightly with a smile to match. "He told me Kai woke up not to long ago. So I thought we'd drop by and see how he's doing."
"Sure," Asami nodded opening the door wider for them all to come in. "He's up stairs in his room. I was just about to make him lunch," she said closing the door behind them.
The kids ran up the stairs toward Kai's room as Pema waddle toward the kitchen. "I'll help you," she offered with another smile placing her bag down on to the couch.
"Thanks," Asami said following Pema into the kitchen.
Asami took out a frying pan as Pema washed her hands at the sink. "So how are you doing?" Pema asked as she began to dry her hands.
"Better now that Kai's awake," she replied as she grabbed the cheese and butter out of the fridge.
Grabbing the bread from the bread box, Pema began to pull out multiple placing them on a plate. "I bet. It was very heroic of Korra to risk her life to save him. Jumping from car to car with no fear of the consequences," she said as she grabbed the slices of cheese from the counter placing them on the bread.
Asami placed butter into the pan in silence. What Pema said was true. Korra did risk her life without a second thought. She did what she did to save her brothers life. What did Asami show in return, a gun to her temple, a kiss to her old friends lips, and another threat on Korra's life all because she lied. The constant conflict with in her mind about her choices was brewing underneath the surface showing on her facial expression. A minor frown had appeared between her brows that Pema noticed.
"He's alright now dear," she said placing a soft hand on Asami's shoulder.
A tear fell from her cheek on to her collar. Her emotions were getting the best of her. "I know..." Asami uttered. "But the thought of losing another person I care about... its tearing me up inside."
"But you didn't," Pema assured.
Asami wiped the stain trail of tears that fell across her cheek with the palm of her hand. "I did," she said meaning someone else.
Pema grew worried at the tone of Asami's voice. She reached over and turned down the fire underneath the pan. She placed the sandwiches into the pan and walked Asami over to a near by table. "What do you mean?" she asked attentively.
Taking a seat at the table with Pema, Asami remained silence for a few moments before answering. "Korra..."
"What happened with Korra?" Pema asked worried something was wrong with the young girl.
Asami looked from Pema then over to the stove seeing how the sandwich was slowly grilling without burning the bread but melting the cheese. "She betrayed my trust..." Asami explained meeting Pema's gaze again. "She wasn't who she made herself out to be," she said as her eyes cast down on to the table with that same sorrowful look that overtook her expression moments ago.
Pema could tell there was more to it then that but decided not to press on it. Wanting to choose her words carefully, Pema reached out and took Asami's hand to get her attention. "Do you love her?" she said with a warming smile curved on her lips.
Not expecting that question, Asami was a bit taken back as their eyes met again.
"Through all this hurt and pain that is written on your face. This... this heartache," Pema began to say to prove a point. "That you're feeling is not because of betrayal. It's the thought of losing someone you love. Its a conflict," she said squeezing Asami's hand to put emphasis on the word conflict. Pema cleared her throat to continue, "the easiest thing you could do once the trust is broken is to let that person go and move on but the fact that you can't means something is there," she said glancing over to the stove herself then back to Asami. She released Asami's hand and walked over to the stove flipping the sandwiches over. "It's hard to give love another try but its worth it in the end," she said placing a hand on her tummy feeling Rohan kick.
After a few moments of silence between the two, Pema finished the grilled cheese sandwiches putting them all on a plate and taking them in hand. She walked up to Asami with that same caring smile, "I'm a go check on the kids and bring them their lunches," she said before leaving the kitchen.
Asami sat there as Pema left the kitchen. Stuck with her thoughts on whether or not to give Korra another chance. "It's not that simple..." she said to herself. She got up from her seat and began to pour the kids some orange juice to go with their sandwiches.
Korra was brought into a room where a man with solid white hair was sitting at the table. He pushed the bridge of his glasses up on his nose cupping his hands on the table. She walked inside of the room and up to the vacant chair. "We need to have a little chat," she said getting nothing but a puzzled stare since she walked in.
Hiroshi looked up at the young woman before him and arched a brow. "I never had visitors before," he said breaking the tension he could feel in the air from her presents.
"Well this isn't a social visit," Korra said as she took a seat across from him. "It's personal." That quickly got Hiroshi's attention by the way he sat up.
"What is this about?" He asked fiddling with this thumbs out of impatience.
Korra took a deep breath and took a folder out from her bag and placed it on the table. "It's about your daughter and the truth behind her mothers death," she said staring him dead in his eye.
Hiroshi's eyes shown of surprise and quickly reverted back to normal as he stood abruptly. "I have nothing say," he said looking over to the guard to take him back to his cell.
Korra opened up the file and began to place pictures across the table. It was any and all angles of the accident that caused Yasuko death. "Now I have theory of how it occurred. You see here," she said pointing at the truck that had crashed into the side of Sato's vehicle that night. "That truck was suppose to be delivering some supplies to a warehouse. Very expensive stuff. But as you can see... the truck itself is empty," she said as Hiroshi looked at the picture. He began to sit down slowly in his chair as Korra when on. "Now from what I can see it was a slight oversight on the attending officers back then. A simple drunk driving accident caused by you. Killing two incident people in the process," she said looking at the photos herself. "At least that's what it looks like on the surface." Korra met Hiroshi's gaze once more before speaking up. "We both know its not the truth. So tell me. What really happened that night," she asked wanting him to clarify her suspicions.
Hiroshi began to fight back the tears that threaten to fall down his face. He sniffed the air hard as he could holding back those raw emotions his held off for so long. "That night... was a very vivid one.." he began to explain. "I remembering driving..."
Flash Back: 17 years ago.
Sato was driving down the road with his wife Yasuko next to him. They were coming back from a gala.
She had gotten off the phone again with the baby sitter. "Asami has a fever. How long will it be until we arrive dear?" Yasuko asked with a smile.
Hiroshi looked over at his wife brightly. "Soon. The roads are clear. We should be there in no tim-"
"Then it hit me all at once. The impact of the truck came out of no where from the other intersection. We had the right away but taking my eyes off the road must have caused it. We spun and we spun until the car stopped ten feet away. I was unconscious for most of it," He said with his eyes lowered to the photographs remembering that horrifying night. "When I came to realized what I'd done. I confessed to two counts of murder as well as reckless endangerment. Plead guilty on all counts and ended up here for the past 17 years," he said looking up at Korra this time. He took a deep breath and continued, "my life ended that night... up until six months ago," he said as his hand balled into a fist. "When I found out all of this was a lie.." he said gazing back down at the photos in disgust. "A man approached me in the court yard..."
Flash Back: 6 months ago.
Hiroshi was sitting in the court yard up against the wall. Guilt spread across his face as it normally did on mornings like this. Thinking of his wife and daughter. The life he once had. All gone because of his mistake.
"Excuse me," a voice said breaking Hiroshi from his train of thought. Looking up, he saw a man with a scar across his eye taking a seat next to him. "You're the famous Hiroshi Sato aren't you?" he asked with a sickening smirk.
Remaining silent, Hiroshi dropped his gaze back on to the floor. "A lot of people would recognize you for your talents in pro racing. Some of the best engineering work that sport has ever seen.. but me. No. That isn't what I recognize you from," he said with his voice getting lower and a bit darker. "The Hiroshi Sato I know. What his famous for. Is building weapons for war. Weapons that kill and have killed many many men and many many innocent civilians..."
Hiroshi took a small breath before meeting the man's gaze. "What do you want?" he said knowing it was a catch to this.
The man chuckled and said, "I want something specific. Something you've never made before. Something unbreakable. Untouchable. That can take the world by storm," while waving his hand out in front of him as if that said piece was in their view. "You do that for me and I'll do something for you in return."
"Like what?" Hiroshi quickly asked hoping it would be a road to freedom.
The man turned to face Sato more and narrowed his eyes. "I'll let you continue to breath," he said threatening him as he opened the palm of his hand that held a shiv.
Hiroshi looked down at his hand and back up to the man shaking his head. "You'll be doing me a favor." All his time spent locked up here, Hiroshi was done stewing in his own misery. He wanted to be done with it all. Done with this life to move on to the next and be reunite with his wife again.
The man closed his palm and sighed. "Very well. Seems you don't value whats left of your own life. Maybe you'd value the one of you're daughter's instead," he suggested as he sat back against the wall with his arms folded.
"What are you talking about?" Hiroshi asked in hysterics. "What have you done to my daughter!" he shouted nearly causing a scene.
That smirk creeped along the edges of the man's lips yet again that sent a chill down Hiroshi's spine. "Oh nothing... yet," he said looking across the court yard as he spoke. "She'll more than likely be collateral damage just like you're wife," he said with his eyes falling back on to Hiroshi's.
"He then filled in the blanks that was missing that night my beloved Yasuko died..."
Flash Back: 17 years ago.
A warehouse truck was being followed down the road by a black tint window vehicle that gradually picked up the pace. It was almost midnight and the roads were clear. Nothing but space and opportunity. The black car behind them pulled up close to the truck with the passenger crawling out side of their window.
They slid on to the hood of the car and leaped off grabbing a hold of the railing to the side of the truck. They began to freeze off the lock of the truck before breaking it with the door swinging open.
"On the road, can't wait to get home and watch some good ol' TV. With my queen yeah with my queen! Can't wait to see whats on TV as I snuggle up to my queen!" The truck driver sang out loud not hearing what was going on outside of his vehicle.
The bandits in the back of the truck had turned their car around with the back door opened up. The young female with mechanical arms began to load the truck by tossing the good in the back. The driver kept the car steady as his two acquaintances got through the back of the car and out to help the other woman out.
A man began to scale the side of the truck as the two women continued to load the goods on to the back of their own.
The truck driver happen to roll down his window to spit out a loogie when he saw a figure on the side of his truck. "What the hell?" he said turning side ways causing the thieves in the back to nearly fall over. The man on top of the truck held on and proceeded forward.
The truck driver was distracted when he heard foot steps on top of the roof of his truck. He began to turn down the music when his truck collided into another vehicle.
The music played off into the distance drowning out the sounds of the screams heard from the other vehicle. The truck driver had a huge gash on the side of his head as he rested on the steering wheel. His airbag did deploy but got punctured by the shard of glass from the windshield. He was still breathing barely as it was when his side door opened. "H-help.. m..me.." he said feeling a small prick in the side of his neck. He soon fell into unconsciousness soon after never waking up again.
The woman with mechanical arms placed a dosage of drugs back into the compartment of her jacket. The drugs given was a deadly mixture that would go undetected in a situation like this.
The man who was on top of the truck had jumped off and landed on the side of the road out of harms way. He stood up with his companion right by his side. After taking any and all things valuable on the truck, they walked up to the vehicle that collided with it.
It was a small fire in the front by the engine and smashed up pretty badly. The people inside were still alive. The driver was unconscious and barely breathing as it was. The woman in the passenger side began to cry out. "Please please help my husband please!" she pleaded as her leg was stuck. She had blood flowing through her hair as she hung upside down.
A taller woman approached her with a tattoo of an eye on her forehead. She leaned down and reached for the woman's hand. The man with the scar on his eye placed his hand on her shoulder to stop her. "No," he said putting a stop to her actions.
The woman in the car began to panic, "please I have a daughter. You must help us please!" she begged yet again with what little oxygen she had left.
The man in the driver side started to come too. "Yasuko..." he said with his vision still blurry. He looked up and saw flames and smelt blurt flesh and gas.
The man with the scar came around to his side of the vehicle and bend down. Zaheer. "Hello," he greeted as he took out a bottle of liquor that was underneath the truckers seat when they raided it. He twisted off the cap and began to pour alcohol down his throat. "Not to make matters worse..." he said with a chuckle. "But just in case you get out of this alive... someone has to answer for this," he said standing back up tossing the empty bottle across the street.
"Please..." Yasuko coughed. "My daughter..." she pleaded once again.
P'li the woman with the eye tattoo, bend down to her level and reached out for her once more while Zaheer was distracted. She reached out and saw what was hanging from Yasuko neck. A heart locket. Yasuko had opened it up and showed P'li exactly what she was talking about. It was a picture of her and her newly wedded husband on one side and another with her and her brand new baby girl on the other. "Please.." she said once more before losing consciousness from her injuries. P'li reached out and pulled the woman's arms trying to pry her from the vehicle.
Once Zaheer realized what she was doing, He pulled P'li by her waist. "No!" he shouted grabbing a firm hold of her and yanking her away. As she was pulled, P'li grabbed a hold of the necklace ripping it off Yasuko neck. "What are you doing!" he said furious. "We need to get out of here now," he said walking off as a cop car was pulling up to the scene.
A young man stepped out of the vehicle with gun in hand. "Freeze!" he shouted both Zaheer and P'li. "Step away from the vehicle now!" he said seeing the car was still on fire. He was about to call dispatch reaching for the transceiver when a gun was placed in the back of his head.
"I wouldn't if I were you," a man with long flowing locks threaten as the young officer placed his gun down.
"From there a deal was struck. A cover up," Hiroshi said with a tired sigh. He was trying to recall every single detail that was said to him that day. "The officer let them go and in exchange, he arrested me for the DUI and reckless and endangerment. He convinced me that it was my fault. That I had killed my wife and an innocent man,"he explained lifting up one of the photos getting a good look at his old vehicle he had bought when they first married. "From there, he got the fame. I know you're thinking what kind but it was off of my name. Said he tried to save Yasuko's life but she was far gone before then..."
Korra was shocked at everything that was said. Her mouth was dropped the whole time she probably swallowed a bug by now but hadn't noticed. Snapping out of her gaze, she quickly when into the file and shuffled the papers around to find the arresting officers name. "This Officer.." she said still looking. "What was his name?" she asked meeting Hiroshi's gaze again.
"I... I don't remember," he said adjusting his glasses. "It really doesn't matter now."
Korra found the page and scanned it toward the bottom finally seeing those six letters. Unalaq. "Fuck..." she said in disbelief. He was the only one on the scene with in the report. "This... this is crazy," she commented as she looked back to Hiroshi. "Why haven't you told anyone?" she wondered only to for Hiroshi to shake his head.
"If I did, he would hurt my daughter. I couldn't let that happen. So I helped him build this weapon. I don't know what it was for but... he was on a deadline. As much as I tried to hold off on it. I couldn't knowing my baby girl was in danger," he said not sure if she was still alive or not. He was praying to the spirits that she would find her way out of the Red Lotus clutches. Out of Zaheer's and into safety.
Taking a deep breath, Korra was still coming down off of pure shock. "All this time... it was them. It was him," he said meaning Zaheer.
Hiroshi realized what his confession could lead to and quickly spoke up. ""He gave me his word that he would not harm my daughter if I helped him. Please... do not say anything to him. Do not let him harm my baby girl," he said with tears in his eyes.
Korra looked at Hirshoi with a concerned expression before it turned into one of determination. "I promise. I will not let anything happen to Asami," she said knowing she had to make plans to get her away from them as soon as possible. She began to gather all the papers placing them back into the file. She stood up from her seat and signal the guard.
Looking back down at Hirshoi, Korra thought for a second before gaining an idea. "Do you have a copy of the plans you drew up for Zaheer?" she asked with a glint of hope in her eyes.
Hiroshi shook his head and said, "no but I can draw them up again."
Korra gave off her famous lopsided grin as she rubbed her hands together. "Lets get to work then," she said flipping over one of the pages and handing him a pen.
Once Pema and the kids left, Kai was fast asleep almost instantly. Asami closed the door to his room and sighed. She looked over at hers and walked inside. Turning on the light, she leaned on the door frame looking over at the bed. Flashes of her and Korra ran through her mind.
The first night they met. The glances they shared. Slick comebacks. Everything from that moment drawn Asami in. By the second night she wasn't sure if it was faith or just a coincidence. Yet they met again. Korra stumbling on her words. Asami finding herself falling hard for that deep blush that flushed Korra's cheeks whenever she complimented her. It was as if they were doing an on going flirtatious dance with each other until Korra asked her out. The attraction was there since day one but the way she was feeling now it was indescribable. Through her confusion, hurt and pain, one thing that was clear to Asami was her feelings for Korra no matter how hard she tried to deny it.
With these thoughts in mind, Asami turned off the light once again and decided to sleep on the couch. She headed downstairs and sat on the couch taking the remote. Flipping through the channels, she found a movie that she could possibly fall asleep too. She nuzzled the side of her face into a throw pillow and got comfortable. Slowly closing her eyes, Asami tried her best to fall asleep but her thoughts kept her awake. Hearing Korra's voice over and over. I'm still going to have feelings for you. I will always love you...
She tossed and turned for an hour or so until she gave up on sleep. "Fuck..." she said taking out her phone to look at the time. It was only 7 o'clock. Browsing through her phone she looked through her contacts finding Korra's number. She pressed edit and was debating whether or not to delete it. Thinking this would help her at least get some rest and her mind off Korra. Instead she found herself wanting to call or text her. To hear her voice actually ring through her ears. Imagining her soft lips against her skin. The conflict Pema had mention earlier was over flowing. She needed a distraction. She slowly sat up and dial a number before placing the phone to her ear. Waiting for an answer, Asami smiled and said, "hey, sorry to bother you. I was wondering if you could do me a favor?" she asked hearing the person the other end agree.
About a half an hour later a knock came on her door. Asami had freshened up by then as she opened up the door. Opal and Bolin came inside. "Kai's asleep. I'll only be gone a couple of hours," she said feeling a bit guilty about leaving. She really needed to take a drive.
"No problem Sami. You know we got you," Opal said giving her best friend a hug.
Asami squeezed her tightly before letting her go. She saw Bolin standing behind Opal trying to make himself smaller. Moving past her friend, Asami stood in front of Bolin with a small frown before softening it up. "You know I can't stay mad at you," she said lightly punching him in the shoulder.
"Oww.." Bolin said rubbing his shoulder before releasing it. It may have been light but it still sting. "Thanks," he said grateful she wasn't upset.
Nodding, Asami sighed and grabbed her jacket off of the couch. "I will be back in a few hours. If Kai wakes up and asks for me. Just call and I'll be back here first thing," she said looking over at both her friends before heading out the door.
Asami got into her car and drove off. She needed to clear her head and one thing that kept her mind running a mile a minute was still going on for at least 2 more hours. She quickly headed over to the university wanting to catch her last class. She had missed a lot but due to family circumstances, her professors gave her some leeway on certain things. Despite her being absent half the time, she still managed to have all of her assignments handed in on time. She would have made the Dean's list if her attendance wasn't so spotty.
She arrived to class about an hour and a half late. It didn't matter since what they were going over was something she already when through in her text book at least ten times before the semester even started. Asami made it her mission to think ahead. It applied in many aspects of her life. Though lately it has been quite the opposite. Instead of thinking she mostly reacted to overwhelming emotions she could not bottle back up inside. It boiled over and drove her to her breaking point. She hated that feeling and wanted to replace it with something else.
Mindless jibber jabber came from her professor's lips as she was tuning him out. Her eyes were on her phone as she was flipping through some pictures of blueprints she had drawn up on her computer months ago. A new modification she was going to add on to her Sato Mobile soon as she had enough yuans to cover it. With bills, Kai's party and hospital bills along the way. It would set her back about 6 more months until she was able to gain access to one measly part needed.
Flipping further into her pictures still, she didn't expect to see Korra's. It was like a shot to her heart all over again. Seeing the sleeping beauty with a puddle of drool underneath her pillow was a sight to see. She looked so peaceful that morning. Asami never gotten the time to really bask in it after finding those damn files. She wondered if she didn't find them would Korra actually tell her the truth or wait until she arrested her family before it came out. These unknown answers were clouding her mind now. The only way she would get through the night is if she stopped avoiding the inevitable. She needed to talk to Korra.
Leaving the class ten minutes early, Asami when outside with books in hand. She was heading over to her car as she scrolled through her contacts. Finding Korra's number, she began to text her these words: Hey we need to talk. Meet me at our spot on the tracks in 20.
With that, Asami walked to her car placing her books in the passenger side before driving toward the old pro racing arena.
Mako and Korra were heading back to the city after gaining some crucial evidence that would help them take down Zaheer.
"Kind of looks like a mega suit or something," Korra commented as she looked over the drawing Hirshoi had made for them. They were lucky Hiroshi had good recall on his invention to break it down piece by piece for them and also a way to shut it down.
Mako shook his head and glanced at the blue prints before looking back at the road. "Whatever it is. It damn sure isn't any good," he said with this overwhelming pain in his stomach.
Korra folded the blue prints up and placed it back into her bag. "I still can't believe Unalaq is the reason for Zaheer's transfer. Betraying your brothers in blue and for what? An easy way to the top," she said pointing at the ceiling of the car. What Hirshoi had told her was made her sick to her stomach. Not only did the Red Lotus play a part in placing Asami's father in prison. They also contributed to her mothers death. She needed to get Asami away from them as soon as possible.
"You know Unalaq when up against Raiko in the last election and lost," He mention as he was getting back on to the main highway.
Korra looked over at Mako a bit puzzled. "Maybe his trying to tank this election and put an end to Raiko for good," she said tossing her own theories into the air.
Mako snapped his fingers and looked over at Korra connected the two. "It makes perfect sense now, think about it," he said looking back at the road. "Raiko's gonna be at the hotel it would be a perfect time for the Red Lotus to strike due to his vulnerability."
"True but they're not stupid. They'll have that covered. It has to be something else, a plan B of some kind," she explained hoping Asami wasn't apart of that angle. "I'll figure out what it is before its to late," she said looking over at her partner brightly.
Mako looked over at her with a small nod. He turned his attention back to the road and let the silence fall between them for a good ten minutes before speaking up again. "Sorry," he said abruptly getting her attention again. He looked over at her for a split second before turning back to the road. "For ever doubting your ability," he said honestly. He knew her mind was cloud while on this case. It was her first time going undercover. He felt awful for the way he treated her. Instead of helping, he blamed her for her short comings instead of showing her the way. He left her to figure it out on her own.
Korra smiled softly and looked back at him out of the corner of her eye. "It's water under the bridge," she said leaving it as that. She knew Mako wasn't the one for sentiments let alone apologizes. As much as she could milk it right now she thought she'd give him a break for once. It was short lived when she couldn't help but think she was breaking that hard armor of his he often wore to work everyday. "So does this mean I'm on your unspoken side of your personal life?" she said with a small snicker to follow.
Mako gave her a small glare out of the side of his eye before chuckling himself. "You're half way there," he said driving further down the highway.
The duo finally arrived back into the city. Mako drove up to Korra's apartment complex. It was still quiet early, border lining 11 pm. Korra phone began to go off. She took it out of her pocket to check it. Seeing a text message, her eyes lit up when she saw it was from Asami. "Can you drop me off at the pro racing arena?" she asked looking up at Mako as he finally parked the car.
Without questioning her, Mako left the parking space and headed over to the arena. Arriving 15 minutes later, Mako stopped short in front of the entrance. "I gotta take this evidence back to the station and get the Captain up to speed. You gonna be alright?" he asked as Korra nodded in response.
"Yeah I will. Thanks," Korra said before getting out.
Mako rolled down the window and called out to her before she could walk away. "Call me if anything goes down!"
Korra nodded with a smile. "Will do partner!" she said before heading inside.
Asami was sitting in the stands a few levels up from the track. She was on the fourth level. Korra found her after a few minutes of searching and dodging security that was on patrol. It would be around their lunch break just like before. 11:40pm.
Walking through the aisle of seats, Korra stopped as Asami raised her hand. "That's close enough," she said not wanting her to close.
Korra sat down two seats away from Asami. The distance even this small was still heart breaking but she understood.
Asami remained silent as she stared off into the distance. Her gaze finally settling back on the floor before she spoke again. "It was a mistake to get close to you," she said lowly. "Letting you in the way I did... its never happened before. Not with anyone. With you... it was just so easy." A heavy sigh escaped Asami's lips as she finally met Korra's gaze. "Why was it so easy to fall for you?" she asked with a sorrowful look in her eyes.
Korra wasn't sure how to answer that question but wanted to be absolutely honest with Asami. "It was the same for me," she said as she leaned over resting her elbows on the arm rest. "I wasn't suppose to be romantically involved with anyone during the investigation but you had a hold on me..." she said with her words drifting some what. She looked to the side as if the answer was right around the corner. "It's something I couldn't explain," she said gazing back into those beautiful emerald hues again.
Asami dropped her gaze from Korra's and kept quiet thinking on what she said.
Not knowing how long their brief white flag was going to hold up, Korra thought now would be the only opportunity to tell Asami about what really happened to her parents. "I need to tell you something important-" Korra started to say before being cut off.
"Did you mean what you said?" Asami asked bluntly. Confusion was plastered all over the Korra's face at what Asami meant. Looking Korra dead in her eyes, Asami repeated her self again but a bit more clearly this time. "Did you mean it, when you said you loved me?" she asked with a hint of desperation in her voice. All she wanted was the truth the absolute truth not a fabrication not a slither the whole truth.
The way Korra looked into Asami's eyes she felt like she could drown in the tears she held back. "Of course I did," she said holding back her own that threaten to fall. Just to question her love made her even more hurt than before. It wasn't Asami fault it was her own. Starting a relationship from a lie wasn't meant to last. It never did. "I know I fucked up..." she said with her own gaze meeting the floor finally. "And I know things will never be the same between us again but... I'm really glad you called." Even if it was just a text, it was the light of hope Korra needed.
Asami was fighting back the urge to cry and give into her. All she wanted to do was jump into her arms and hold her for dear life. It was tearing her apart. As much as she wanted to she just couldn't.
Seeing the pain on Asami's face, Korra knew she couldn't tell Asami. Not now. Taking a breath, Korra sat up and leaned further into the other seat looking over at the woman she fell in love with. "If I didn't lie..." she said with a bit of hesitation. "If I wasn't a cop. How would you feel about me?" she asked with an anxious look on her face.
Asami took a minute before answering. She looked over at Korra with a sadden expression. "It doesn't matter now. It doesn't change the fact that it happened," she said feeling her heart tearing in two by the look on Korra's face.
Stunned wasn't the word to describe how Korra felt nor looked in that moment. It was as if her world and all that she knew didn't exist. Almost as if she wasn't really alive only to respond in the most detached way possible. "Okay," she said with a slow nod. After process it for what felt like hours, Korra finally stood up minutes later and walked out.
Asami knew by the tone in Korra's voice that she had hurt her deeply which made her hurt herself.
Korra was in the parking lot outside of the arena shivering in the cold. She took out her phone and began to call Mako to pick her up. She was still trying to cope with her emotions as she was looking for his number. Soon as she found his number, she was ready to press sent when she felt a hand grab her free one pulling her back.
Asami let go of her hand once she saw Korra turning around to face her. Still trying to catch her breath, Asami stood there for a few moments before finally speaking. "It doesn't matter if you're a cop or not. Its the fact that you lied. But if you were being honest about how you feel... then I should do the same," she said walking closer to Korra.
She closed the gap that was in between them and stood in front of her. "I do love you Korra," Asami admitted as her breathing finally became steady. "As much as I tried to push it down and ignore it I can't anymore," she said taking Korra's hand in her own. She looked down at their hands that tightly cupped each other for dear life. She shook her head and took a deep breath. "I love you... but after what happened. We could never be together," she said seeing the look of disbelief on Korra's face.
"Not only did you betray me. You betrayed my family," Asami said knowing Korra used her as an angle. It was all in the principle of the situation. After all that has happened despite her feelings toward Korra. She knew that it wouldn't work out. Her family would never except her and not only that. If they ever found out she was a cop they would kill her. She knew it would be best if they stayed away from reach other.
"You're family?" Korra questioned abruptly snatching her hand away from Asami. The look on her face was one of anger mixed with outrage. "They're not your family Asami. Not your real family!"
Asami looked at Korra as if she was crazy. "You don't know what you're talking about. They're the only family I ever had," she defended with her own look of aggravation.
Korra shook her head rapidly disagreeing to the max. "You had a family before them."
"They died in that wreck!" Asami countered growing more pissed off by the second.
"Which Zaheer caused!" Korra shouted in raged only to realize what she said.
Before she could fix the situation, Asami gave Korra a revolting look shaking her head in disbelief. "Fuck you Korra," she said before walking off to her car and getting inside.
Korra stood there watching Asami drive off down the street and into the night. "What have I done?"