Opal was setting up the bar as Ikki and Kai step up the stage when Korra and the twins came downstairs. "Where's Bolin?" She asked Korra who sat down various alcohol of the counter.
"Oh I just woke him up and told him to stay upstairs so he could show our guest downstairs." Korra said sitting a box of stuff the under aged people attending the party could drink.
"Good idea he would of been trying to sing." Opal laughed as she lined up the drinks.
"Yeah I brought the stuff for the kiddies." Korra laughed when she heard Ikki and Kai mocking her. Hey they may have been spirit benders but she wasn't going to let them drank.
"What do you want us to do?" Eska asked as she looked around for something to do.
"Um one of you can go help them pick out stations for the songs." Korra said after thinking on it. She was busy setting up buckets of ice.
"On it!" Desna singed as he practically ran to the stage. Music was part of his soul. Plus he wanted to have fun tonight and have everyone let loose.
Eska shook her head as she went to sit on the couch. She smiled to herself. She knew moving out her with her cousin was the right choice. Her and her brother had earned the right to be normal young adults and live a little. Korra and Opal finished up their part and followed her lead and taking seats on a the bar stools.
"So how many people are coming?" Eska asked getting comfortable in her seat.
"Yeah is it like a crowd of people because this is a lot of space." Desna said as he sat beside her. He just downloaded his sung list because he had over 2,000 songs.
"Well with Bolin we have a total of three more people coming." Korra said shrugging as she counted on her fingers.
"Then me and Korra both told our girls to bring their friends." Opal added on. "We like that it's so big so that people won't feel trapped and you can go off by yourself some."
"Ooooooh your girls huh?" Ikki said with a wicked grin as she raised her eyebrows at them.
Korra blushed. "Shut up they're not our girls." She said trying to save herself.
"Not yet anyway." Ikki said making Korra blush more.
"What if they ask you guys about your jobs?" Kai asked as he sat at a table.
"Yeah can't exactly say your the avatar protector and bringer of peace to the world." Ikki said in her most serious voice as she hoped up on a different table posing.
"Damn forgot that they might ask that." Eska said frowning as she tried to think of something.
Korra waved their concerns away as Opal smiled. "We've got that all covered." She said leaning back against the bar as she kicked her feet.
"Oh?" Desna asked raising a eyebrow for them to continue.
"Yeah were part of the police department. Lin gave us badges to flash and everything." Opal said smiling.
"The whole if I tell you I have to kill you routine?" Eska asked waving her hand around. Opal Korra nodded their heads in response giggling when she sighed.
"Oh having fun while I had to be the doorman?" Bolin asked as he leaned against the door frame. He bowed as he came into the room. "Your highness Miss Sato and friends."
Causing Korra to smack him aside the head as she got off the stool. "Sorry about that Asami." Korra said glaring at a smiling Bolin as she turned to Asami and her group. "And friends."
"Hey! you know us!" Tahno and Mako shouted as they came down the stairs. They made their way through the group.
Korra motioned everyone in and Tahno and Mako went straight to the bar. While the others stood awkwardly by the entrance. "Um Korra don't you think you should introduce them." Bolin whispered loudly breaking her out of her Asami trance.
"Oh shit sorry." Korra said rubbing her neck. "This is Bolin, the two rude dumbasses that ran to the bar are Mako the one with the eyebrows and Tahno, the one sitting at the bar is Opal, the two on the couch are Eska and Desna, the one sitting at the table is Kai, and the one sitting on the table is Ikki." Everyone gave a little wave as they were introduced expect Mako who grumbled from the remake about his eyebrows.
"Opal!?" Baatar shouted pushing around his friends to get to his sister.
"Wha-" Opal's fist connected with his jaw knocking him out. She glared down at him before turning around and requesting a drink from Tahno.
Everyone's attention turned back to Asami who was still shocked like the rest of them. "Um?" Asami turned to her little group. "This is Kuvira and Ember, Jinora and Carter, and Wu." Then she pointed over to her friend on the floor. "And that's uh Baatar Jr . Her um brother."
"Yes my stupid oldest brother." Opal growled out.
They all smiled and waved nervously. Then the spirits were off and coming out of no where. Naga came out of no where and pounced Asami. Knocking her on the floor. Carter ran over to Kai yipping happily all the way. Juicy appeared and wrapped himself around Kuvira's neck nuzzling her cheek. Pabu crawled up into Eska's lap and snuggled up into her. Ember walked up to Opal and demanded attention. A moment passed before everyone scrambled around for apologies.
"Naga! Bad girl get off her. I told you about this." Korra said hitting Naga on the back. "You don't even treat me lick this when you see me." Naga got off Asami with a whine.
Asami laughed at the pout on Korra's face. She pulled her down beside her as she propped on Naga. "What's with the face?" Asami laughed as Korra rolled her eyes. She could tell she was trying not to smile. "Just a second ago you were so happy to see me." Asami said poking her in the cheek.
Korra giggled as she pushed her hand away. "Well now I'm not so sure my best friend is all pissed."
"Yeah about that. Do you now what's going on with them?" Asami asked as they looked over to Opal shaking Baatar and Kuvira not sure what to do.
"No but I'm sure they'll be fine." Korra said turning back around as one of Naga's tails landed in her lap.
Asami reached over and petted it making Naga nuzzle the back of her head. "She really does like you. She's never been all over someone that she doesn't really know." Korra said eyeing Naga. Asami was still a stranger no matter what she felt in through her hands. So it was still weird for Naga to just be all over her like this.
"You know I thought we had the wrong place at first." Asami said breaking through her thoughts. Asami laughed at herself as she thought back on it. "I kept reputing in the directions thinking something was wrong with my GPS."
Korra laughed to. "I bet that was something probably because you made it and your stuff never fails huh?"
Asami slapped her shoulder and rolled her eyes when Korra looked hurt. "You know it but then Jinora got mad and just said we should knock on the damn door." Asami said waving her hand around. "And I tell you we were not expecting this." She said gesturing around.
"Trust me I know. We like to see the shocked faces when people first come over. I bet Bolin laughed at you guys." Korra said smiling as she tried to imagine it. If she knew her friend which she did he probably laughed his ass off right in there faces. She shook her head he had no tack at all.
Asami nodded. "Yeah until Kuvira growled telling him to shut up. Then he let out a unmanly squeak." Asami laughed as remembered. "Anyway tell me how you guys offered this place. It's huge warehouse."
Korra shrugged. "It's not really ours. It belongs to a our friend Tenzin. He's sorta rich so he can offered all this." Korra said wondering what her friend was up to.
"So all of you live here?" Asami asked looking around at everyone.
Korra nodded following her gaze. "Everyone but Tahno."
"That's a lot of people." Asami said turning back to her.
"Yeah but we have the room and space so it's not really a problem like most would think." Korra explained. "So tell me about what you do for a living."
"Hmm..." Asami said thinking of a easy way to put it. She started to slowly trace patterns in Korra's hand. Enjoying the nice feeling of the spark that started as soon as she touched her hand. "You know Future Drive?" She asked looking over to Korra. Korra nodded and she kept going. "I own it. I built that whole area it's mine." She waited for Korra to process that.
"Wait." Korra said looking at her dumbly. It was hard to think as she felt the spark travel though her entire body. "That's the whole down town area! And you just built it?!" Korra shouted but winced at her own voice. It was hard to believe that the woman next to her built that because they were almost the same age.
Asami nodded. "Yup I built it when I was eighteen years old." Asami said shrugging if it was nothing.
Korra just shook her head at her amused. Of course she wouldn't think much of it. "Wow! So tell me about it." She asked getting a confused look from Asami. "Just because I know about it doesn't mean I've been there. Well that's a lie I think I may have been there one day while working." She said trying to remember.
"Well I don't know if you remember or not but Cabbage Corp had sucked all of the business out of that place. And when I was little it use to be a thriving area. Even the small airport use to be full of life. So when I got old enough I turn it into a project for myself." Asami said as she threaded her fingers with Korra's.
"That must of been so stressful at the time." Korra said look down and flexing her fingers against Asami's.
"No it was really fun and kept me out of trouble." She laughed when Korra looked at skeptical. "It's true I like speed so I get a lot of speeding tickets that my dad was not happy about. I designed it where my workshops and garages would be connected yet cut off from the shops and restaurants on the streets. There is a over head bridge that connects my workshops and garages. It's huge goes over the shops and street. Then there is also one that connects my office building to my garages and workshops."
"Wait what happened to the airport?" Korra asked confused thinking she may have missed that part.
"Oh sorry I forgot." Asami said looked embarrassed for getting ahead of herself. "I turned the airport into my office more like the headquarters of Future Drive."
"What!?" Korra said sitting up straight as she looked at her. "I've seen a picture of the airport and it's freaking huge!"
"Korra Future drive is huge and I have a lot of employees. I also do business with other companies and the nations. I have engineers in every nation. Future Drive isn't just a silly project I decided to do one day. It's my life's work. My business." Asami said staring off into the distance. When she looked back at Korra she saw the woman just starring at her star struck. "So tomorrow do you want to see it? You know since you owe me a date." Asami thumped her nose smiling when Korra jerked back.
Korra glared at her as she grabbed her nose with her free hand. "That's illegal for us!"
Asami felt the spark hum pleasantly and she leaned in closer looking at Korra's lips. "Is that so? I'm glad."
Korra's glare softened as she realized what she said. She blushed as she caught on to what Asami wanted the sparked pulsed. She removed her hand and leaned in a little. She looked at her eyes before slowly lowering her gaze to her lips. "Okay." Korra said as they closed the small gap between them.
Tenzin's blue eye's reflected in the moonlight as looked at the warehouse from a distance away. "Asami Sato is Korra's soulmate and Dr. Jinora is her friend." Tenzin said as he looked away and walked over to Shi.
"Interesting." Tenzin said as he bonded with his spirit. They looked back once before taking off towards his sister's part of time.
Opal growled as she slammed down her empty glass. She looked down at the groaning mess of her brother and sighed rubbing her temple. She had gave up on finding her brother a while ago and now he just pops up. What's even more annoying was that he's been in this stupid city with her this whole time and not once did she see him. She looked up to Baatar Jr. the most out of all her brothers because their troubles were kinda alike. Their mother put the most stress on the two of them. With him being the first born and her the only girl. She also saw his pain unlike the rest of her family. She saw the red flags and new he would live. She cried the most when he left. He was to much of a coward to even see her in person only leaving her a note as goodbye. With Baatar gone her mother turned all her attention on her. And then Opal was the one being pushed into something she didn't want. Getting changed into someone that wasn't her.
Unlike her brother she sought out her other siblings. She told them everything. And when she was down standing their panting with tears running down her face from finally getting it all out. She looked at shocked to see them smiling at her. She remembered Huan being the first to move and wrap his arms around her. Then the next came the twins and she trembled in their arms. She remembers Wei pulling back some and telling her they know. How Wing told her she should go. That they could handle it because they actually wanted to. They smiled at her before giving her over to Huan. He ruffled her hair and smiled big ass he put a hand on her shoulder. Thanks for telling us and not just abandoning us. We love you and just want you to be happy. Remember to call everyone once in a while. She could still hear his words echo in her head.
"Um so Baatar is your brother?" Kuvira asked breaking the awkward silence between herself and the other woman.
Ember just watched from a place where she had curled up the floor.
Opal tsked as she looked down at her pathetic excuse of a brother as he started to wake up. "You can call it that." She said as Baatar slowly made his was on to the stool next to his sister.
She rolled her eyes as she turned to Kuvira. She looked into her eyes letting the spark she felt in her heart calm her down. Kuvira smiled softly as she saw what she was doing. "I'm sorry but this is going to be a thing for a little minute. You can go talk to someone else instead of sitting here waiting on me." Opal said sighing. She would really rather ignore her brother but she knew it would eat away at her if she ran from this.
Kuvira shook her head petting the little dragon spirit in her lap. "No I'm good here so, there's no reason to get rid of me. Even if you're not paying any attention to me. I'm happy just being next to you. And I can be here if you need me." She said reaching out and squeezing her hand.
Opal squeezed back and let their fingers slip from each other. "I would never get rid you." Opal said winking at her before turning around to her brother and having her smile slip from her face.
"I guess I deserved that." Baatar said not risking to look at her blank face. He knew better than to let apologies tumble out. It would do no good to lick the scars of old wounds. "You know I hated you for a while." Opal said just looking him over. "I blamed every bad thing that happened to me after I left Zaofu on you. My reason was that if you would have just stayed and accepted what mom was giving. Then my life would have worked out eventually."
She looked away when Baatar looked over at her. "But I grew up a little and learned it just wouldn't have worked out. My life was never in Zaofu. I belong here." Opal said glancing over at Korra and smiling. Baatar followed her gaze but did not say anything. "When I stopped looking for you and just living my life. I became really happy so I don't regret anything. I only hate how you left only cowards leave like that."
Baatar looked at her before turning his gaze downward. She had basically thanked him for running away. Making it impossible to say sorry. "I was so nervous that night. I was young and went about it all wrong. Only a small part of me wanted to leave that night." He said laughing a little when he saw the face Opal gave him. "I know right. What kind of idiot listens to the smallest part of his heart and leave everything he's every known behind. Me that's who. I just couldn't stay no matter how my brain tried to rationalize the situation. I couldn't make myself lay down in that bed and go to sleep. Pretend like I was not about to run. Wake up the next morning and fake it through the day. I could however pull out a piece of paper and write my sister. Tell the one person in this world who understood me that I was breaking. That I couldn't stay there and keep breaking. That I was leaving her and not even know if I would ever see her again. Because even though what I was doing was selfish I needed to do it for myself. I needed to grow and be myself and I couldn't do it there trapped. Being trained to be someone I'm not. Someone I'll never be." Baatar smiled sadly at. He was happy that he got to see her again. That even though he didn't know what her life was like before but now it all seemed better. He was happy she was happy. "I told her I wish her the best and that if Zaofu is not the best for her come find me. Or better yet find yourself and you'll find me."
He was shocked when he had a lap full of his little sister. As he returned her embrace he noticed Kuvira smiling at them. He smiled back softly before returning his attention to the young woman in his arms. "I missed you to shrimp." He said chuckling when he felt a pinch on his back.
"Shut up four eyes." Opal mumbled from his shoulder.
Kuvira laughed as she watched Baatar stumble his way over to the couch where Desna sat. She internal groaned as she saw him give her the look before focusing on the man next to him. She was not looking forward to that. Kuvira rolled her eyes as an image of him trying to be a big brother popped in her head. But she knew anything was worth it for Opal. Who was currently being nuzzled to death by Ember.
"Careful Ember we don't want her to choke on all you fur." Kuvira teased the spirit.
Ember pulled back glaring at her. Juicy poked his head up from his spot. He titled his head slightly to both sides. Silently telling the other spirit not to talk. He didn't want Opal to be found out. Ember understood and settled for just putting her head in Opal's lap.
"So you heard my story so let me hear yours." Opal said titling her head at Kuvira. "I admit this is not the greatest first date but I think we can make it work." She said buzzing from the spark she was feeling from the emerald in her eyes in front of her.
"First date?" Kuvira repeated smirking. She found that she couldn't stop smiling for more than five a couple of minutes.
"Yeah remember I invited you her and you agreed." Opal said raising her eyebrows. "Pretty basic dating rules to me." Opal gave her a cat like grin. "Oh ho ho unless my dear you have never been on a date before."
Kuvira rolled her eyes and refused the laugh that bubbled up in her throat. "Oh shut up." She huffed smiling at her. "I just didn't think you would count this as a date."
"Eh why not." Opal said shrugging as leaned in closer. She put her head in her palm and looked at Kuvira expectantly.
"Now out with it you owe me a story." Kuvira sighed as she copied her pose. "I was adopted by Huo-Ting after my village burned down. To this day I still do not know what made her take home a runt from a poor desert village. When I was little I looked up to her. She was the only one I had and it was the same for her. Her family had all abandoned her. She was left a throne and a nation to with what she pleased. It wasn't until I grew up did I realize she was grooming me to take her place and for a while I wanted to you know? She had gave me my life back so why should I be so selfish. So I listened and did what I was told. I'm not gonna lie I was good at it but it wasn't for me. I knew deep in my heart that I couldn't do it. She was so happy though so proud. Her family had come back and were trying to reconnect with her and along came Wu." Kuvira said looking over at the teenager. He had definitely grown since then. His smile had only gotten wider.
"We hit it off right away and grew close." She said looking back at Opal who was hanging on to every word she said. "I couldn't just leave though without talking to her. It just wouldn't have been right. She had become my mother when this cruel world had taken mines away. She took it quite well and even apologized to me. told me that I should have said something sooner. That she would have never been disappointed in me. I could see she was lying though. Her eyes always gave her away but I knew better than to call her out on it. If she was willing to ignore her own pain for me then I would give her that. After that it took me a whole week to convince myself that I was doing what's best for me. That I should just go and not prolong it. Wu did not take it so well. He's never been good at hiding his feelings. Kid wears his heart on his sleeve. He broke down in my arms begging for me to stay but I didn't say a word. I set out when he went to sleep. My traveling days are something that I'll never forget. Especially since I meet this deer dog spirit out there." Kuvira said looking down at Ember who barked happily at being mentioned.
"I would really like to hear that story one day." Opal said smiling at the interaction. "Yeah yeah if I can get one in return." Kuvira said pointing down to the little spirit in her lap.
"What is his name by the way?"
"Oh I didn't tell you did I? But it's Juicy. What about this one?" Opal asked playing with the spirit in her lap ears.
"It's Ember because of her fierce attitude." Kuvira said teasing the spirit. Ember turned and nipped at her knee. Kuvira laughed. "See what I mean?"
Opal just starred helpless lost in the beautiful person in front of her. "Yeah." She said watching her play around with the spirit teasing her more. Kuvira felt someone staring at her. Looking up she found Opal starring at her and she couldn't help bought smile at her when she felt her heart skip a beat.