Authors Note: I posted this in the first chapter but just as a reminder, chapters containing smut be designated as such in the title.


When Asami had gotten home, Korra was nowhere to be found and the chef was just leaving the villa. He had left some a bowl of candy he called fire gummies and fruit tarts out for them in the event that they might want something to snack on however. The candies were spicier than what Asami was accustomed to but nothing she couldn't handle. She grabbed a handful and started looking through the house in hopes of finding something to occupy her while waiting for the Avatar to return. After a bit she found a small bookcase full of leather bound novels. Asami grabbed one and settled down on a couch, that like the book, was covered in leather but a much more supple and comfortable kind.

There wasn't any kind of synopsis and the book's title didn't give any hint about what the story was. Asami was a fast reader though and the first chapter were enough to quickly give her an idea. The writing was rather florid and the dialogue was ham-fisted and cheesy but in a so terrible you can't stop reading kind of way. The novel had a veneer of a plot, an ex-pirate overreaching his station for the hand of a governor's daughter, but it was more of an excuse for the bawdy scenes contained within. She had just gotten halfway through the first one when Korra returned.

It had been four years since the two of them had first met in Republic City at a gala thrown by then Councilman Tarrlok. Korra had been wearing a dress at that event but it had been quite tame like everything else Asami had ever seen her wearing. But the dress Korra had on now was anything but tame. The bare shoulders, how it hugged her hips and the way it accented her cleavage... The Avatar looked absolutely ravishing.

Asami's book slipped out of her fingers to fall on the floor and her mouth worked silently until she could muster the self control to say something. "Where did you get that dress? What have you been doing?"

Korra grimaced and lowered herself onto the arm of the couch Asami was curled up on as she began to walk through everything that had happened since they parted ways earlier. An assassination attempt, the tailor and then dinner with Iroh. Asami knew it was awful but Machi's attempt at murder seemed so inept that it barely merited comment. The tailor and Iroh were far more intriguing to her. "So she said that women there get measured without their clothes on? I've never heard of a tailor who does it like that. I've always had my underwear on when being measured."

The Avatar frowned at the implication of that. "Well maybe they do it differently in the Fire Nation? She did say this dress was made for wearing without a bra but this feels sketchy now."

Asami leaned forward to study the neckline of Korra's dress for a moment. "It could be but this dress has a support system that I can see and it looks like it has cups sewn into it as well. It does sound weird Korra but I think it could be innocent and to be honest maybe that is how they do it in the Fire Nation. Tell me about this dinner with Iroh. What did you eat? What did you talk about?"

The way Korra hunched her shoulders at that was almost as telling as what she said next "We kinda got into an argument about politics. I mentioned maybe heading to the Earth Kingdom to help Prince Wu with the elections, he called them stupid and things kinda escalated from there."

She could have pried further but somehow she had the feeling doing so would only agitate Korra "OK then. What did you eat? I've had some Fire Nation food at Kwong's before but I've always wondered how genuine it was."

"I had some sausage, it was good but so spicy I had to dip it in honey and drink milk to handle it. Umm I also had lychee nuts and rice cakes. Iroh had clams, a cup of noodles and rice. We also had some ginseng tea."

"Did Iroh order all this?" Korra nodded and Asami giggled a bit "Did he ever compliment you Korra?"

The look of confusion on the Avatar's face was rather endearing in how innocent minded it was "Did he compliment me? He said I looked downright amazing... what are you getting at?"

Asami couldn't keep a straight face any longer and she started holding her sides as her laughter spiraled out of control as Korra looked at her bewildered "Ordering sausage and clams was innuendo, saying you looked amazing. He was hitting on you Korra and you didn't pick up on it. He might even have been trying to bed you if I had to guess."

Korra's look of confusion slowly disappeared and there was a brief moment of introspection before a look of horror dawned on her face as she realized how oblivious she had been. Iroh had sent her to the tailor to get a dress, he had chosen the restaurant, ordered their food and even hinted at another dinner just before she had left. She put one palm over her face and shook her head from side to side "I guess I should be flattered but he's twice my age and I... just... no."

The Avatar glanced around the room and her gaze fell on the book as she looked for a way to change the subject. "What are you reading?" Asami tried to pick it up but Korra was too quick for her and the novel fell open to the page Asami had been at when Korra had returned, to that first lurid scene between the ex-pirate and the governor's daughter. Korra lifted an eyebrow as she read the lewd but overly flowery descriptions of their midnight meeting beneath the moon while Asami fidgeted on the couch at having been caught.

That morning after Asami had left to find a bathroom in the palace and Korra had been left alone in that room where the erotic mover had been played. She had turned it back on and sat there listening and watching as the blonde moaned from the tongue lapping away between her legs. It was the first time she had ever seen another person wholly without their clothes on let alone doing something like this. A part of her was whispering that this was something indecent and immoral but the sweet sounds coming from the speakers had awoken a part of herself that she had never known about. And it was that part of her that wanted to be in the same position as that woman in the mover had been, legs spread open with someone's tongue there.

It was an image and yearning that had only gotten stronger throughout the day. Standing bare-chested in the tailors, the realization that Iroh had been flirting with her and now she had caught Asami reading the same act that Korra had watched but in words instead of images.

A minute passed before Korra closed the book and tossed it to the far end of the couch. Asami started to stammer out an explanation but the Avatar silenced her with an abrupt kiss on the lips. It was a moment she had imagined and dreamt about for years and now it was suddenly here. The taste of Korra's mouth against hers, the feel of her fingers in Asami's hair and the warmth of the Avatar's body pressing against her as Korra pulled her up off the couch and into her. But there was a single flaw marring the moment and one that made her ever so reluctantly pull away no matter how desperately she wanted to stay right where she was. "Korra, what are you doing?"

"What does it look like Asami? I want... I want you to come upstairs with me and share my bed tonight."

It was such a sudden turn of events that she couldn't believe what she had just heard "I don't understand. You told me that you weren't ready for a relationship with me barely three days ago, that you had issues because I'm a woman and we couldn't have children. Now you're asking me to sleep with you?"

Korra leaned forward and pressed their foreheads together "I know what I said but I know I want this. You. More than anything." She started planting kisses all over Asami's face as she continued to beg. "Please. I'm offering myself to you here, whatever you want I'll do. Anything."

Asami knew she shouldn't as tempted as she was but the truth was that she did want this and had wanted it for so long that mustering the sheer will to say no was one of the most trying things she had ever done "You say that but you don't have any idea what offering to do anything I want means. There's a rabbit hole here that you don't know about and it goes pretty deep."

Maybe it was the glint in Asami's eyes or the way her voice sounded but there was something present Korra had never seen before and it was enough to make her slow to a stop. "What do you mean there's a rabbit hole? What are you talking about?"

She put one hand on Korra's cheek as she cupped the Avatar's face "If you want to know then I'll explain but keep in mind I'm not trying to pressure you in any way. Whatever you decide is entirely your decision. If you're interested then we'll go down this road together. If you're not then I'll abide by your choice. And it is your choice."

There was a weight and feel to Asami's words that Korra hadn't ever heard before. She could sense that she was on the cusp of something significant but couldn't fathom what it was but she needed to know "Tell me."

Asami looked up at the ceiling and took a deep breath before she lowered her hands to her lap and began "I'll spare you the story of how I got into this fetish for now since I don't know if you'll be interested or not. There's a couple of different names but they basically mean the same thing. I just call it bondage but others prefer the term BDSM but that's an umbrella term. I could spend all night trying to explain all the different kinks and what not but the common element is restraints."

Korra quizzically tilted her head to the side "Restraints? What, like handcuffs?"

The Avatar got a nod in response "Basically yes. Handcuffs are a common one but there's a lot more elaborate get ups and devices that can be used."

"I don't understand, what does this have to do with sex?"

Asami laughed, more at herself than anything "Oh I'm not explaining this very well. Bondage is about using restraints to help enhance sex, to make it more interesting. It's about giving up control and putting yourself in a vulnerable position."

"No offense Asami but that seems like a good way to get into trouble. Just letting people tie you up like that is a really bad idea. They could do whatever they wanted and you wouldn't be able to stop them."

If Korra had expected Asami to be bothered by that then she was disappointed "That's a common fear and a very valid one. But that's where the most important part of it all comes in. Trust. People who have bondage as part of their sex life are able to do it because of trust. Trusting themselves and their partner, trusting that they can safely put themselves into another persons control without fear of getting hurt... unless that's what they're into which some people are."

"And this is what you want to do with me? Tie me up and so on?" asked Korra.

Asami brought her hands back up to Korra's face as she kissed those lips in front of her "It's like I said, if you want to do this then we will. If not then we won't, it's entirely up to you." She blushed before continuing "But if you really want me to take you upstairs right now then I will. Whatever you decide."

The room was silent except for the rhythmic ticking of a grandfather clock as Korra weighed the options before her. Minutes passed before she turned back to Asami "I can't say I'm not apprehensive but I'm willing to give this a try at the very least... How do we… do this?"

She gave Korra a small smile before slipping one hand under the Avatar's knees and putting her other arm behind Korra's back as Asami lifted her off the couch. "I'll explain in my room." Korra reached up to wrap her arms around Asami's neck and she pulled herself up to kiss Asami as she was carried up the stairs and carefully laid down on the bed. "If I had known this was going to happen then I would have brought some of my restraints and toys. I'd love nothing more than to do a proper scene with you right now but I don't have anything to work with."

Korra's face started to fall so Asami was quick to explain what she had in mind "That doesn't mean we're not going to do anything, just that we're going to lay some groundwork and do a bit of... research tonight."

She put her hands on the edge of the bed and looked down at the Avatar's prone figure "I'll explain this in more detail later on but for right now all you need to know is that you're my sub and I'm your dom. That means I'm the one in charge and you're going to obey my instructions. Do you understand?"

Korra nodded slowly but there was still a glimmer of reluctance in her eyes. Asami knelt on the bed next to her and put one hand on Korra's bare shoulder "If you don't want to do this then say Red. That's your safeword and if you choose to use it then I stop whatever I'm doing and the scene is over. But if you're still determined then call me Mistress and I'll begin."

She didn't quite know what was going to happen here but Asami had spoken of trust and that had been the question Korra had asked herself. Did she trust Asami with this? They had been rivals during the earliest days but had ended up becoming allies in battle and later close friends. And now Korra had been faced with the decision to become something more, what exactly she wasn't sure. But the answer was an easy one to find. Yes, she trusted this woman, for better or for worse and the word came to her lips as she crossed the threshold to find out what lay in store for her. "Mistress."

Asami reached down to lift Korra's back up off the bed and up onto her knees. She worked her way around on the bed until she was kneeling behind the Avatar and in position to get started. Her arms wrapped themselves around Korra's waist and she pulled the woman into her "As I said earlier I don't have any equipment with me here but we can still have a bit of fun pet. You're going to sit still unless I tell you otherwise and we're going to find out what sort of things you might enjoy."

She trembled lightly as Asami kissed her neck, a pleasant warmth spreading out from it. The idea of doing nothing had never been one to appeal to her historically but the sensation of those lips moving down her neck and onto her shoulder was quickly calming her nerves. Asami rubbed the muscles at the base of Korra's neck for a moment before gliding her palms down each of Korra's arms until their fingers were touching. They interlaced for a moment and Asami squeezed Korra's digits before letting go. One hand made it's way to Korra's back and she could hear the zipper being undone before the hand came back as Asami pulled the dress down to her waist.

For the second time that day, Korra was bare chested in front of another woman but the two experiences couldn't have been more different. It had been awkward at the tailor's shop but this moment here with Asami was the exact opposite. Kneeling there half naked next as her newfound lover caressed her was making her chest rise and fall as her breathing quickened. Asami's hands rose upwards from the dress to take a breast in each hand and gently squeeze. A soft gasp broke free from Korra's lips as those fingers slowly tightened and let go over and over and Asami's hot breath tickled her ear when she spoke "That sounds promising. How about this?"

The fingers stopped squeezing her breasts and Korra felt them move to roughly pinch her nipples between their tips. She instantly let out a small cry and grabbed Asami's wrists to pull her hands away "That hurts, don't do that."

Asami dropped her chin onto Korra's shoulder "Okay I won't do that anymore and I'm sorry I hurt you but the only way to figure something like that out is for it happen once. Do you want to stop or keep going?"

Korra took a few deep breathes and she gingerly rubbed at her chest "We can keep going but warn me if you're going to do something that could hurt next time."

Once Korra had stopped soothing her chest Asami wrapped her arms around the Avatar's waist "Okay pet, for this you're going to spread your knees wider then lift your dress up for me and hold it there."

Korra trembled again for a moment as she realized what Asami was planning to do but it wasn't from being nervous, it was anticipation. She reached down and grabbed the skirt of her dress pulling it up to her waist giving access to her underwear and more importantly what was beneath it. Asami squeezed one of Korra's breasts again before pressing her hand flat against Korra's midriff and it slowly but inexorably moved downwards. That hand started trailing one finger along the edge of Korra's trunks while the other rubbed the inside of one thigh. Eventually though Asami stopped teasing what was to come and her hand plunged underneath the elastic band to Korra's center. The Avatar's hips shook at first contact and she started moaning as Asami's fingers played with her. They stroked and squeezed, pushed and pulled but they only stayed at the surface, never moving to enter her. It was enough though to gradually push her over the edge. Korra's legs quivered and she felt her body tense up as the tingling and heat in her groin overflowed outwards in a long rolling wave.

After a minute she turned to look over her shoulder to see Asami watching with a soft smile on her face. "Are we done? … Mistress"

Asami started to shake her head then stopped, an unsure expression on her face "Well maybe... there is one place I haven't tried yet but it's a lot more intrusive than what I've done so far. Some people like it but a lot of people don't and it's more difficult then vaginal or breast play."

Korra drummed her fingers against her thigh as she thought it over before making up her mind "Let's try it. If I don't like it then I'll use my safeword. That's what it's for right?"

Her mistress nodded slowly "All right then, but don't hesitate to let me know if this grosses you out or if anything hurts." Asami put her hands on Korra's shoulder and the back of her head and gently pushed until her face was on the mattress and her rear in the air. Korra turned her head to one side so that she could look back at Asami but her now raised bottom blocked her view and she would only know what was happening by feel. One of Asami's hands lightly slapped against one cheek and Korra jumped away in surprise before settling back into position. A second slap, as light as the first, and then a third elicited a small cooing sound out of Korra but she inched her way a little closer to Asami as the other woman continued to softly spank her. After the blows came to an end Asami's hands began massaging away the gentle sting she had inflicted. Korra's hips had more than their fair share of muscles but there was still ample padding on each cheek for Asami to sink her fingers into. It was painstaking work that required the utmost attention to detail but the ordeal of inspecting every centimeter of these cheeks was a sacrifice she was more than willing to pay. And it wasn't a thankless task either as soon the Avatar was rewarding her efforts with low moans and Korra was reaching back with one hand to press Asami's fingers even tighter into her bottom. Sensing the time was right, Asami moved onto the final step of this particular process.

She had been warned that this was considered intrusive and gross by some but Korra couldn't see how people would be bothered by someone playing with their buttocks. It wasn't as good as Asami's fingers on her crotch had been but plenty of fun in its own right. At least that had been the case while Asami had been fondling her but now she had stopped squeezing her cheeks and her hands had ceased moving. Soon enough one of them stirred and began creeping inwards. Progress was frustratingly slow going and soon enough Korra realized why Asami was taking so long. Those fingers were heading for a very specific spot and Asami was giving her the chance to stop it. A place that Korra had never imagined another person touching in any manner, never mind sexually. Asami's hand stopped just shy of its destination to silently give Korra one last chance to say no but the Avatar remained quiet and kept perfectly still. Waiting.

Now that assent to Korra's other hole had been given, albeit silently, Asami leapt into action. One hand pressed down on her flesh to spread those cheeks a little wider while the thumb on Asami's other hand pushed down through the cotton of her underwear. Korra's whole body shivered as the thumb started to slowly trace circles along the outside and a low gasp burst free from Korra's lips. It wasn't her first sound of pleasure but this moan was sweeter by far and much more ragged sounding than the others had been. Asami smiled and pressed down harder against the white fabric for a moment then pulled her hand away after the Avatar groaned even louder in response.

Korra pushed herself up on one arm and she looked back at Asami in dismay "Why did you stop? Keep going, that feels really good."

Asami just shook her head, a teasing smile on her lips "There's no reason to. Tonight was the first step in figuring out what you enjoy and we just did. I could do more but we're going to wait until we get back to Republic City before going any further." She crawled forward until Korra's body was directly underneath her and Asami pulled the Avatar's back into her chest as she rolled them onto their sides. "I promise you we will go further but not here."

Waiting. Korra had always hated waiting.