Love Burns Brighter ( Korrasami Fanfiction )

by nofacemonster

korra and Asami were good friends but the things have started to change... This is a korrasami fanfiction purely written on my imaginations, story takes place after the season #3 end. please bare in mind that this is the first work i ever published and it may contain many shortcomings please bare with me.

11. Chapter 11

Back from the long dead silence…

Hi everybody… I finally manage to complete the chapter I've been working on. Yes it was delayed because of the issues I had to deal with my life. But however it is done now and I ran over it for errors and fixed them as much as I could, but I am sure it still contains plenty.

If you are bored of this chapter or feel like it's not good, you can skip it easily because it contains nothing of super importance to the main story. I just wanted to write couple of easy going chapters until the next big thing in the story.

If you come across errors and you think they seriously needs a fixing, just "PM" me so I can fix it.

For those who like to read anything that I write, this is for you so I hope you enjoy.

Take Care

Zaheer kept steering the speed boat while others stay at the back. They are out of danger now and gone far away from the shores of Republic city. Asami looked back and saw Jinora has already fallen asleep on the back seat. Korra still kept holding on to Asami's hand since the moment they got on to the boat.

"Korra…?" said Asami in a very slow tone.

Korra looked at her and smiled. Asami's mind is filled with so many questions which she wants to ask from Korra.

"Korra… get me the map, I need to get exact coordinates because we are about to reach the sea…" said Zaheer gaining her attention. Korra got off the seat and walked up toward Zaheer to aid him with the map and co-ordinates.

Asami looked back again at Jinora and smiled for the way she sleeps. She grabbed one of the rolled up blankets from the boat and covered Jinora because the wind is too cold and strong. In few minutes time the river has come to an end and they reached the waters of the sea. The wind has become colder and stronger yet Zaheer kept going on the boat against the raging waves of the sea. For many hours they were on the speedboat riding across the rough sea. Even though Asami and Korra had so much to ask from each other they kept quiet. Korra has fallen asleep resting her head on Asami's lap and Asami has fallen asleep leaning against the seat.

Zaheer steered the speedboat all night long and at the break of dawn they have reached their destination. Along with the rising sun an island has appeared in the far end of the horizon surrounded by the rough seas. Zaheer smiled from the corner of his mouth as he saw the island closing in from the horizon. Asami woke up from her sleep and caressed Korra's head gently wanting her to wake up. Korra opened her eyes with a long yawn. She got off the seat and walked toward Zaheer who is still on the steering.

"Where are we…?" Korra asked in a sleepy tone.

"We are almost there… you can see the black island now" said Zaheer in a calmed tone pointing out the island in the horizon. Korra felt sorry as she realized that Zaheer had steered the boat all night long even with his ill health.

"What is the black island…? I thought we are going to cross the city limits from the sea and get off somewhere safe" said Korra rubbing her eyes.

"I have a safer location than the mainland…" said Zaheer briefly.

Korra kept going through the map and looked back at Zaheer.

"We are far from the mainland already… This is the devil's sea also known as the roughest sea in all of oceans" said Korra in a concerned tone.

"We will be safe at the "Lair of the blood dragon", it belongs to me. Since red lotus doesn't operate or exist anymore, there is nobody there. That will be the safest place for us now" said Zaheer.

"Alright Zaheer… I am sorry… I won't question your decisions anymore, you know where we should go better than me; After all you are the one who kept me safe all this time…" said Korra walking back to Asami.

"Where are we going…?" Asami asked from Korra as she sits next to her.

"He is taking us to the lair of the blood dragon in the black island. It is the abode of the senior red lotus members and it belongs to Zaheer. We will be safe there…" said Korra caressing Asami's face and smiling at her.

Asami's face turned gloomy as she mentioned the Red Lotus.

"I know how you feel but things have changed now. I will explain everything to you later, for now please don't worry yourself. Red lotus doesn't exist anymore" said Korra wanting to clarify that they are out of harm's way.

"What do you mean the Red lotus doesn't exist anymore…? What about Zaheer? He is the red lotus…" whispered Asami.

"You wouldn't understand what's going on until you hear the whole story" said Korra reaching out for Asami's face again. She gently kissed Korra's hand and smiled looking in to her eyes.

"I am sorry Asami… I should have told you where we are heading before we got on to the speedboat but honestly… I didn't know this until now. Zaheer just told me that we are not going to go anywhere else but to the "lair of the blood dragon". He thinks that it is the safest place we can go" said Korra.

"My love… even if I had to go to hell with you… I'd still follow you there, I don't want to lose you again" said Asami looking in to Korra's eyes.

Korra hugged her and caressed her.

"You won't lose me again… I promise, and I don't want to lose you either my love…" said Korra. Asami caressed her back feeling her warmth.

In few minutes time they have reached the island. Zaheer steered the boat along the coast line which is full of sharp rocks sticking out and slowly entered a cave which is opened towards the sea. He waded through the sharp rocks and finally stopped the speedboat at an old jetty. Zaheer got off the boat soon after it stopped at the jetty and tied it securely.

"Jinora… Wake up…" Asami softly whispered in to Jinora's ear and she woke up rubbing her eyes.

"Where are we…?" she asked in a sleepy tone.

"That we will soon find out…!" said Asami with a smile.

Korra got off the boat on to the platform and reached her hand out for Asami. She grabbed her hand and got off the boat. Finally Jinora got off the boat as well and handover the crutch to Asami. They followed Zaheer in to stairway which leads up. The stairway led towards a securely closed door. Zaheer unlocked the door and walked in. They followed him through the door. They ended up in a mansion. It is furnished with exquisite wooden furniture; the floor is made up of marble and granite. The building has three stories with a large terrace, a water garden, fresh water natural swimming pool with a waterfall, an indoor and outdoor dojo with an armory, a natural hot spring at the other end of the island which could be accessed easily by walking through the beach, a fully equipped infirmary. It is a safe haven for the red lotus.

"It has been a while since I came here…" said Zaheer facing them.

"Welcome to the abode of the red lotus… the lair of the blood dragon. This place was built by my great ancestors to serve the purpose of a safe abode for the leaders of red lotus" said Zaheer clasping his hands together.

"Does anyone else live here…?" Korra asked.

"I myself and P'Li use to live here for many years. Also the senior members of the Red lotus lived here for many years ago but right now, no one else is here" said Zaheer looking away with his eyes closed.

Asami and Jinora kept looking around being fascinated by the headquarters of Red Lotus. Suddenly someone opened the door which leads to the stairway. A bald middle aged man wearing a dark blue tunic and grey pants came running towards Zaheer and he fell on his knees in front of him.

"Forgive me my lord for not being here when you arrive… I have gone to the mainland to get the supplies…" he said in a pleading tone.

"You may Rise Lao…" said Zaheer. He stood up.

"This is Lao… he has been the caretaker of this place for as long as I can remember and he is also a doctor. He is the one you should ask if you need anything" said Zaheer.

Korra and Jinora smiled at the bald man and Asami is still wandering around the place. Lao bowed at them with respect.

"Lao…" said Zaheer and he looked at him.

"Yes master…" he replied.

"I want you to inform the others to come over to the island" said Zaheer.

"I am sorry master but since they announced the demise of Red lotus and its members no one else is there except for me and my wife Pam. She's already on her way now" said Lao looking down.

"That is good… we need her here soon as possible since these ladies needs her assistance immediately" said Zaheer.

"So pam is also a doctor…?" Korra asked walking up to them.

"Yes indeed and they are the best doctors in their village. You need to get yourself checked because we cannot risk developing those stab wounds to a serious infection" said Zaheer. Korra nods.

"Lao… lead them to their guest rooms and do the necessities… After that prepare the infirmary along with the healing ointment bathe and inform me. I'll be retiring to my room. Also make sure that you will introduce them to pam soon as she's here" said Zaheer handing over the responsibilities to his humble servant.

Korra walked up to Zaheer again.

"I need to speak with you…" said Korra wanting Zaheer to stop.

"I need to speak with you as well but first we need to attend to ourselves, Soon as Pam arrives you need to see her, for now I need you to go and rest then attend to yourself, Lao will show you to your rooms. We may talk tonight over the dinner…" said Zaheer.

Korra nods agreeing him and letting him have his space. She knows that he can take care of himself from now onwards because he is on his own lair. Zaheer left after assuring that they are safe in the black island.

She turned back at Asami and Jinora then smiled. Korra felt that Zaheer was right about this place and its safety. She walked over to Asami and Jinora hobbling with her wounded leg.

"Please follow me to your rooms miss" said Lao in a kind tone wanting them to follow him.

Three of them quietly followed Lao and he led them to the third floor. Then he took them through a long corridor which is exquisitely carpeted with red dragon design. They walked following him to the end of the hallway which has doors to the bedrooms.

"The last three rooms are for you miss. I have cleaned them up last week and everything you may need is there. The room keys are inside and you can use them as you wish. If you need anything else, please press the bell button at the side of the bed and I will come over" said Lao.

"Very well Lao… thank you for everything" said Korra serving him with a smile. He bowed and walked away.

Korra looked at Asami and her face looked puzzled.

"This place looks fabulous… look at this interior, I wish our air temple looked like this" said Jinora in a happy tone.

"I am exhausted…" said Korra as she opened one of the three doors and walked in. Asami and Jinora walked in along with her.

They all walked in to a luxuriously furnished room with a large super king size four post bed with crisp clean satin bedding. There is a large emblem of the red lotus etched on to the wall above the bed and a large glass window which opens to a balcony overlooking at the sea. It has en-suite washrooms, minibars, crystal chandeliers to light up the room at night.

"Wow… this isn't just a bedroom. This is a super luxurious star class suite. Now I know one thing for sure that Red lotus knows how to do things in style" said Jinora looking around.

Asami wanted to ask so many questions and have a long discussion with Korra but she knows that now is not the time for this. Korra is not at her full health after being bruised and wounded at the prison trying to rescue Zaheer out of it.

Korra hobbled over to the comfortable cotton lined couch and lays back furrowing her brows. Asami walked up to her.

"Are you in pain…?" Asami asked her.

"Don't worry, I've been through far worse…" said Korra and smiled at Asami.

Jinora grabbed a pillow from the bed and walked over to Korra, she put it underneath her head for a better support. Asami sits beside her and held her hand. Someone knocked the door. Jinora quickly went and answered it. Lao is standing outside with a middle age lady wearing a dark pinkish long sleeve shirt with dark blue pants. She has her gray mixed hair neatly plated and a pleasant smile.

"I am sorry to disturb… but this is my wife Pam. As master instructed, she will be here to assist you on anything you may need" said Lao with a smile.

"Please come in pam… we've been waiting for you to come and see us" said Jinora letting her walk inside the room. Lao followed them inside the room.

"She needs your help…. Even though she didn't say I think she's badly hurt…" said Jinora walking along with pam towards where Korra is. Asami stood up from the couch giving Pam all the space she needs. She sits beside Korra and took her hand then kept concentrating on her pulse.

"It seems like you have lost a lot of blood… You should start feeling dizzy in a little while" she said looking at Korra.

"I am already feeling dizzy…" said Korra.

"Don't worry miss, let's get you to the infirmary then I will attend to these stab wounds" said Pam with a smile.

"Shall I bring the wheel chair…?" Lao asked.

"Don't worry, I can walk…" said Korra trying to standup from the couch.

"It is better if we take you on a wheel chair. Even though you could walk, it is better not to put further strain on those stab wounds" said Pam.

Lao quickly ran outside and came back with a foldable wheel chair. Asami and Jinora helped Korra to sit on the wheel chair. Jinora quickly took the wheel chair since Asami is not in a condition to push a wheelchair.

"Don't worry miss… we can take care of her. You can rest here and freshen up, I will send Lao in a while to show you where the infirmary is" said Pam taking the wheel chair from Jinora.

"Alright, I'll see you soon…" said Asami giving a hug to Korra and kissing her on the forehead.

Lao and Pam left with Korra on a wheel chair and on their way out they closed the door.

"I hope she'll be alright" said Asami sitting back on the couch.

"She'll be alright, don't worry" said Jinora wanting to comfort Asami.

"Well that's how she is, Korra doesn't show that she's in pain until it gets really worse" said Asami in a concerned tone.

"You are not much different from her anyways…" said Jinora with a smile. Asami smiled reluctantly.

At the Infirmary

Lao and Pam pushed Korra's wheel chair up to the second floor and towards a door with a sign called "Infirmary". Lao opened the door and Pam pushed the wheel chair inside the infirmary. He left them soon after they are in the infirmary. Korra got off from the wheel chair and Pam asked her to sit on the surgical bed which is been separated by blinds from the rest of the room.

"Let's see how bad it is…" said Pam in a smiley tone.

She helped Korra to undress leaving her with undergarments. Pam put on surgical gloves and bought the necessary surgical equipment. First she cleaned Korra up from all the blood and dirt with a hot towel and then cleaned all of her stab wounds with some antiseptic jelly.

"It seems like the lacerations near the shoulder and on the upper thigh needs few stitches. But…." Pam said and paused to adjust her spectacles.

"But what…?" Korra asked curiously.

"But I think the healing ointment can take care of it better than the stitches…" said Pam with a smile.

"What do you mean healing ointment…?" Korra asked.

"Well… we have a special healing ointment bath which can take care of even the most severe cuts and bruises and it can heal them in matter of few hours. The red lotus calls it the oil of rejuvenation" said Pam.

"Sounds amazing" said Korra with a smile.

"I will prepare a special herbal tea and serve you at the bath house, if you have any internal injuries that should take care of it. I don't see anything severe except for these stab wounds" said Pam.

"Bath house…?" Korra asked raising her eye brows.

"The ointment baths are in the bath house… It is something precious for the red lotus" said Pam and smiled at Korra.

"I don't get it, why is it so precious…?" Korra asked.

"You will see for yourself, I will explain once you have experienced it…" said Pam helping Korra to sit up.

Meanwhile…

Asami and Jinora checked up on other two rooms. Jinora found out that wardrobes have casual baggy clothing for them to wear. All of them are crispy clean and scented with Jasmine perfume.

"I just can't believe all of this…" said Asami sitting on the bed rubbing her forehead.

"Me neither… I never thought we'd see Korra again" said Jinora sitting beside her with a cream color pajama and a white collarless t shirt in her hands.

"How did Korra got involved with Zaheer…? How come her most feared enemy now an ally?" asked Asami.

"Actually, I was thinking the same, but we'll soon find out… " said Jinora.

"I am not worried about myself. I am just worried about you. I don't want you to get in to trouble because of me" said Asami looking at Jinora.

"Don't worry about me, I came here on my own account" said Jinora in a cheery tone.

"Alright then… I'll let you go have a wash and freshen up. I'll go over to the next room and have a wash too, I already feel musky and sticky with all the salty wind" said Asami.

"I want you to get yourself checked by Pam as well. We will be ready when Lao comes back for us" said Jinora.

Meanwhile….

Pam got Korra to undress completely and gave her a thick crispy clean towel to wrap around herself. She attended to her as if she is a princess.

"Good… Let's get you to the healing ointment dear…" said Pam taking the wheel chair again.

"Please pam… no need to worry yourself over it, I can walk…" said Korra refusing it and wanting to walk.

"Very well, please follow me" said Pam leading her out of the infirmary through the long hallway towards a spiral staircase which leads two floors down ending them up in an underground floor. They walked through a sliding door which is marked as "Bath house". Korra entered a large room with a wooden floor and it smells like sandalwood. There were several other sliding doors all around the room which leads to personal bath rooms and tubs. Pam led her towards a large wooden door and she pushed opened it. Korra walked in to another dark room made out of granite rock from walls to the floor and it has quite a lot of moisture and warm steam in the air. It was dim lit and there are two slightly large bathing tubs dug in to the cold granite floor adjacent to each other in the middle of the room. Both of the tubs were filled with the miracle ointment which pam mentioned. Korra walked along with Pam on her barefoot curiously looking around the chamber.

Korra saw that Zaheer is already in a one tub leaning against its ledge with his eyes closed.

"Master…" said Pam in an obedient tone. He opened his eyes and raised his head and saw Korra standing next to Pam in a white towel. Korra looked at Zaheer and he nods.

"Allow me miss…" said Pam wanting to help her step in to the ointment.

Zaheer closed his eyes and looked away slowly as he realize Korra is about to step in to the next ointment bath. He wanted to give her the privacy she needs. Korra turned around and loosen her towel halfway revealing her tattooed back then carefully stepped in to the ointment bath in barefoot. As she dipped in to ointment up to the upper thigh she took off the towel completely leaving herself naked and handed it over to pam. She felt the rejuvenating ointment already started to work through her skin. It is a gold translucent thick honey like liquid. She sits inside the tub letting the oil level reach up to her chin covering all of her body.

"You may dip your head inside from time to time. If you wish you can completely immerse your body in the ointment, unlike water, you can still breath while being immersed in ointment" said Pam as she carefully folds Korra's towel and lay it beside her.

Korra dipped her head in the ointment covered whole of herself in ointment for moment.

"Master…" said pam wanting to let Zaheer knows that she's in the tub and left the ointment room.

Zaheer slowly opened his eyes and looked at Korra who is in the next ointment bath. Korra raised her head from the ointment and the oil drips down from her head across the face. She wiped the oil away from her eyes and looked at Zaheer leaning against the tub ledge.

"What is this…? It feels amazing…" Korra asked while she wiped the excess oil down from her hair.

"We call this the ointment of rejuvenation. My ancestors have found it many years ago while they were excavating an ancient burial site which was happen to be in this island. They found the liquid stored up in two massive jars. Nobody knows the origin of it; no one knows what it is to be exact, so they built this bathing room with two tubs and filled it. It cannot be duplicated and every time someone uses it, it loses a small amount of it and within matter of twenty eight hours the used up amount get replenished by itself. So it never runs out but it will not go beyond its initial quantity either" said Zaheer and paused.

"Wow… that's amazing. I feel like the pain I had in my upper leg is completely gone already and the bruises are slowly fading…" said Korra looking at her hand holding it in front of her face.

"Once an injured person dipped in it, it will heal the person much quicker without any medication or scars" said Zaheer.

"It is incredible. When I had the healing ability I could heal but not anymore… but this truly is an amazing find. It seems like this is one of the red lotus's closely guarded secrets" said Korra.

"Yes it is… Even entering this room is strictly prohibited and the use of the ointment bath requires the permission from red lotus leadership" said Zaheer wanting her to understand the importance of it.

Korra slowly looked at Zaheer and he closed his eyes again leaning back against the tub wanting to relax his mind.

Pam came back with a small clay cup filled with some kind of warm tea. She left them beside Korra's tub and asked her to drink it when she can. Soon after she left Korra drank it down.

"You have done well, Avatar Korra. As I foretold, you have found your way back to reconnect with the avatar state. You have my gratitude for all you have done for me" said Zaheer.

"How did you get caught….?" Korra asked in an abrupt tone.

Zaheer exhaled deeply and opened his eyes then looked at Korra who is already starring at his face.

"While I was meditating at mount lagheema, Asami came to me with that fire bender boy Mako. They wanted to know what happened to you. I told them I have killed you because I didn't want to give away your whereabouts. So they attacked me, we had a fight and…" Zaheer paused.

"And….?" said Korra wanting him to continue.

"And yes… we fought and she wanted to kill me. So she stabbed me and in the end I stabbed her as well with her own hunting knife just to keep her down… I didn't want to make it lethal. Somehow they have already bought reinforcements and I wasn't ready for a big battle" said Zaheer.

Korra rubbed her forehead thinking that the whole incident Zaheer described could have ended up in a tragic disaster.

"Why did you risk your life for me…? You should have just told them the truth so she wouldn't have attacked you like that" said Korra in a frustrated tone.

Zaheer did not answer her. Instead he was starring up in to the ceiling letting his head fall back resting on the bath tub ledge.

"So it was you… that is why she's walking with a crutch…" said Korra in a sad tone and kept quiet for a moment.

"Yes it was me" said Zaheer.

"I want you tell pam to bring her here and let her use the ointment so she won't have to suffer with it anymore…" said Korra suddenly.

"That I cannot do, I am sorry. Only the bearers of the red lotus marking can be authorize to use this…" said Zaheer.

"Red lotus doesn't exist anymore; you are the leader of it so you can change the rules. Nobody is going to question you. Here I am healing myself over here and she's suffering there on her own. What would she think of me, once she sees me all healed up?" said Korra in a slightly angered tone.

Zaheer pressed the button at the edge of the bath tub and pam walked in after a little while.

"Yes master… did you call for me…?" she asked.

"Please make the necessary arrangements for Ms. Sato to use the ointment of rejuvenation" said Zaheer.

"Very well master…" said pam acknowledging him and walked away.

Korra looked at Zaheer and smiled.

"This is the first time in my life that I have changed a rigid rule in red lotus code on behalf of someone else's request" said Zaheer with a deep sigh.

"Thank you…" said Korra very softly.

Korra and Zaheer kept silent for a while and a question got caught up Korra's mind as she observed the silence.

"Why didn't you tell me about this place before…?" Korra asked in a curious tone breaking the silence.

"For each and everything there is a time… now is the time I shall reveal this place to you. If this place falls in to wrong hands; everything that is red lotus will be lost forever. I cannot risk that to happen in my hands" said Zaheer.

"I understand…. You needed time to get to know me" said Korra looking down on her.

There was a short silence between them again.

"Zaheer!" said Korra again.

"Speak your mind out… Do not hold anything back… if you do, your soul shall never be at peace" said Zaheer wanting Korra to speak out what is in her mind.

"Now they know about us… What shall we do…?" Korra asked.

"We shall wait…. We shall wait and see…" said Zaheer very briefly.

Meanwhile….

At Asami's beach house

Bolin fell from the sofa while he was in sleep and woke up rubbing his head.

"What the hell just happened….?" He said while rubbing his head.

"You fell from the sofa…" said Mako in a sleepy tone sitting in front of him with two cups of warm coffee.

"Gosh… Oh my back…" said Bolin stretching himself.

"I told you not to sleep on that sofa…" said Mako giving him a one cup of coffee.

"Where the hell are they….? We were waiting here all night long and now it is morning" said Bolin sitting back on the sofa with his cup of coffee.

"That's what I was wandering, they might have gone to air temple island instead of coming back here" said Mako rubbing his chin.

"Why would they go there…? This is Asami's home" said Bolin in an uneasy tone while scratching his chest.

"Oh Bolin can't you remember anything…? Jinora was with us, Remember? Air Temple Island is Jinora's home" said Mako.

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot she was with us…. You are right she probably has taken Asami along for a change" said Bolin drinking down his coffee. Mako kept on thinking deep in his mind.

"What are you thinking….?" Bolin asked.

"Well there is so much to think… The strangest mystery is Korra" said Mako.

"There is no way I am going to get near her ever again, she's off my books and she's dangerous. If you wanna get killed, fine by me, go chasing after her but count me out" said Bolin slamming the empty cup on the coffee table.

"What the hell is wrong with you Bolin….? she's not gonna kill us for heaven's sake…." Mako said.

"Well how the hell do you know about that…? Just a one glance from her is enough to make our heads explode like bloody water melons" said Bolin wanting Mako to understand how dangerous Korra is.

"She has no reason to attack us… Let's not give her a reason to do so…" said Mako finishing off his coffee.

Bolin got up from the sofa and stretched himself with a lazy yawn.

"I am gonna get going… and I don't think Asami is gonna be here anytime soon if she has gone to air temple island with Jinora" said Bolin.

"Where are you off to…?" Mako asked.

"Mako…! I have a life to live… I am going back home and relax for a while alright?" said Bolin.

"Alright then, I'll be going to the hospital to check up on Kuvira then go meet up with Lin and see what she has found out about last night's prison incident" said Mako as he got off the sofa.

"Oh wow wow wow… Kuvira…?" asked Bolin making his eyes big.

"Yeah… Kuvira… the girl who were taken to the hospital last night when we came in… you know she's Suyin's…" said Mako and Bolin interrupts.

"Yes… Yes… I know who she is and how come you know her?" Bolin asked raising one of his brows.

"Well… I don't… I thought I should get to know her better… What do you think little brother?" asked Mako with a wink.

"Ooooookay…. Have fun… and I think I know where my brother heading towards this time…" said Bolin in a funny tone.

The Black Island
in the lair of the blood dragon

The steamy warmth and the silence in the ointment room along with sensation of the medicinal oil have lulled Korra in to a nap. She opened her eyes and looked at Zaheer and he has already left the bath. She sighed and looked at her bruises, miraculously they have already healed and the stab wound has begun to heal itself as well.

Meanwhile….
Outside the bathhouse

Pam was leading Asami through the long corridor and she kept following her. She's wrapped up in a white towel as well. Asami saw Zaheer walking towards them along the hallway in barefoot wearing a black bathrobe lined with red satin. She looked at the well-built bald man who was walking toward them. He looked at her with his piercing eyes. He realized that there is no friendly warmth in her cold furrowed gaze. It was clear that she still despise him.

Inside the ointment bath…

Korra heard the large wooden door opens up and she looked that way raising her head with eagerness.

Pam came leading Asami in to the ointment bath. Asami saw Korra in the ointment tub smiled at her from the corner of her mouth.

"Thank you for everything Pam… you may leave now" said Korra with a smile and pam left them alone in the bathroom.

Korra stood up in the ointment bath and the thick honey like oil began to drip down from her naked body. Asami slowly drops down her towel and stepped toward the bath. Korra reached her hand out for her since she knows her leg is injured and she has been using a crutch to walk. Asami reached her hand and held it with a firm grip and stepped in to the healing ointment. She walked closer to Korra in the thick oil looking in to her eyes and Korra pulled her closer against her naked body. They kept looking in to each other's eyes for a moment and there was silence. They slowly kissed each other on the lips holding closer. Asami playfully smiled at Korra as she paused on her kisses. Korra smiled back.

"What is it love…?" Korra asked her as Asami smiled in a teasing manner.

"Nothing…!, I just…" Asami paused caressing back of Korra's head looking in to her eyes. Korra laid her hands on Asami's hips letting her enjoy the moment.

"I just felt so happy…" said Asami. Korra softly giggled looking in to Asami's eyes and knocked each other's foreheads together very gently in a playful manner.

"Come… I'll show you how…" said Korra holding Asami's hand wanting to show her how the ointment works. Korra made her sit beside herself in the ointment bath.

"It feels amazing…" said Asami looking at Korra who is sitting beside her.

"Yes it does… Your leg will be healed and you don't have to use the crutch anymore" said Korra. She puts her arm around Asami and pulls her closer and she lays her head on the side of Korra's chest for a moment.

"Korra…" said Asami raising her head and breaking the momentarily silence.

"Yes, love" said Korra looking at Asami's faint smile.

"I saw Zaheer on my way over here, He is the monster you feared the most… but now I don't understand. Was he with you in here…?" Asami asked raising her eye brows.

"Yes..." said Korra and Asami looked away; Korra turned her face back towards herself and laid a kiss on her.

"It's not what you think. If it wasn't for him, you and I will never have this moment together" said Korra.

"I know… General Akbar back in frozen north told us the whole story… what Zaheer promised him upon his release. It was hard for me to believe that Zaheer will act upon his promise" said Asami stammering in her words.

Korra hugged her and held her close.

"I am so sorry to put you through all this my love. I never thought we'd see each other again, not in this life and this is like a dream come true. There was never a moment that I have not thought of you for the past three years" said Korra and paused caressing Asami's back. She leaned back from Korra and looked in to her eyes again.

"When Zaheer came to my aid I was dying in the frozen north. I thought he came to kill me, but instead he took me away from that cursed place, He took the poison out of my body and breathed life back in to me. Then he kept me safe and nurtured me to become who I am. I am forever in debt to him…" said Korra slowly fading her voice in to a pause.

"When the whole world stood against me, he was there in my darkest hour not as a light but to teach me how to walk in the dark. Being my enemy, he held my hand like a true mentor and walked me in to the darkness away from all the pain and suffering…" Korra said as if she is whispering. She turned her back at Asami to show the marking of the blood dragon.

"The marking of the red lotus with a dragon…" whispered Asami touching her back.

"The mark of the blood dragon…" said Korra leaning back against the tub again.

"What does it mean…?" Asami asked keenly.

"It is the marking that received by the master once a student is completed the training successfully. Zaheer thought me everything he knew" said Korra.

"But… you will never be able to go back in to the world as the Avatar again. The world fears you even more now…" said Asami.

"I don't want to go back to the world and become avatar again. I don't care if they fear me or not" said Korra in a slightly angered tone.

"I am sorry I despised Zaheer until now. If they had him executed as planned, that's all because of me. I am the one who led him to be captured" said Asami.

"It's alright Asami. It wasn't your fault, he wanted it that way so that I could be free forever" said Korra.

"He should have told me about everything when I confronted him at mount Lagheema…" said Asami.

"That is not his way my love… He cares less of his own life when it comes to accomplishing what he thinks is right…" said Korra with a sigh.

Asami cuddled Korra closer again and she laid her head on Asami wanting to cuddle closer to her.

Republic City Hospital…

Night has already begun to fall as the storm clouds gathered up in the sky. Mako drove his car slowly in to the parking lot of the hospital. The cold wind embraced him as he stepped out of the car. He slipped his hands inside the jacket pockets wanting to keep away from the cold. He took the elevator from underground parking floor to the ground level. As he walked towards the reception desk he saw Suyin there as well.

"Mako…" she said while coming towards him in a worried tone.

"Suyin…! How is she doing…?" Mako asked her.

"She's safe now, thanks to the doctors, but I don't understand a thing what Lin says" said Suyin.

"I know it is difficult to believe what she may have told you but I was there last night as well…" said Mako with a pause.

"….and?" she wanted Mako to continue.

"….and what she may have told you, is the truth. Everything we were thinking about Korra is wrong. She is not dead, Zaheer did not kill her. She's there and she came to rescue him last night" said Mako.

"Why would she save her most feared enemy from a certain death? I don't understand a thing" said Suyin walking along with Mako.

They walked towards the Kuvira's room and Suyin opened the door for Mako. He walked in with a smile and saw Kuvira sitting on the bed with a patch of bandage on her forehead.

"How are you feeling now darling…?" asked Suyin walking towards her. She smiled at Suyin.

"Oh! I almost forgot. This is Mako and…" said Suyin.

"I know who he is…" said Kuvira with a smile interrupting Suyin.

"What brings you over here Mako…?" Kuvira asked him.

"I…. I err… I was just on my way to meet Lin and I thought… I mean yeah… I thought I'll see you on my way there…" Mako stammered scratching his head. Kuvira chuckled for the way he stammered.

"It's alright… you don't have to know me to come and see me. Thank you for coming" said Kuvira in a smiley face.

"Sure… you're welcome" said Mako with a shy grin.

Doctor walked in to the room with a report held in his hand.

"You are lucky to be alive…. These reports indicate that if you were kept further in the blood bending grapple, you could have suffered severe internal bleeding by bursting the main arteries" said Doctor.

"But now you are safe… don't worry about it anymore. Two more days here and you'll be perfectly alright…" said the doctor as he clipped the report on the Kuvira's bed and left the room.

"I have seen blood bending crippling people to their knees but I haven't seen blood bending bursting guts out of people" said Suyin caressing Kuvira's head.

Mako shrugged pursing his lips.

"That's what everybody says… I guess she has turned in to a walking nightmare" said Mako rubbing his nose.

"I won't let her get away with it…." said Kuvira looking outside through the glass of the window.

"You are not going to go after anyone Kuvira. After this you are going back home" said Suyin in a little strict tone.

"But… why?" asked Kuvira turning at her.

"You should have seen what she has done to the prison. It's not there anymore…. Go there and see for yourself if you don't believe me. As far as I see, even if all of us got together we won't be able to take her down. She's the avatar and do not underestimate the power she possess" said Mako coming between them, wanting Kuvira to back off on her idea of facing Korra again.

Lin walked in to the room with her republic city police uniform. She smiled at Mako.

"I didn't expect to see you here…" she said to Mako.

"Oh…err I just came looking for you" said Mako.

"Me… in a hospital…? Oh come on Mako…. You and I both know why you came here" Lin whispered to him as she passes with a smile.

Soon as Lin came in, someone pressed the visitor button again. Suyin answered the door and a man appeared with a bouquet of beautiful flowers. He wears sai'fu style clothing and black framed spectacles. He came walking in towards Kuvira's bed with a worried face. As he walks in he handed over the flowers to Suyin. He came and hugged her and she hugged him back.

"I was so worried of you… I just left the Sai'Fu soon as I heard about what happened, please don't expose yourself to such dangers again darling… you must promise me" he said in a shocked tone.

"I am sorry if I have made you worried…" said Kuvira softly.

"Who the hell is this dork…?" Mako thought in his mind staring at Kuvira and the man who just came in.

After a little while he stood up straight and turned at Suyin while adjusting his spectacles.

"I believe you two haven't met…" said Suyin with a smiley face looking at Mako.

Mako walked over to them.

"This is Mako… and this is my eldest son Baatar…" said Suyin introducing them to each other.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Mako…" said Baatar shaking hands with Mako.

"Pleasure is all mine Baatar" said Mako shaking hands with him.

The two men just briefly smiled at each other and then Baatar went back towards Kuvira. Mako scratched his head awkwardly and walked out of the room along with Lin. As the door closed Lin turned to him with a smiley face.

"What…?" Mako asked with a blush on his face.

"Nothing… I just wanted to take a good look at you… I am on my way to the city council meeting, I guess I have lot to answer" said Lin suppressing her smile.

"Alright, I'll come along with you" said Mako.

Few minutes later…

Mako went along with Lin on her way to the city council meeting. Lin drew her car in to the city traffic and Mako sat beside her.

"It's pretty much hard to believe what just happened last night, but it all happened right in front of our eyes, so there is no way to deny it" said Lin rubbing her forehead with frustration as she drove through the traffic.

"She came to rescue Zaheer… that's something I guess…" said Mako.

"It's crazy… that's what it is. I mean why Korra would do something like that. How she sided with Zaheer and came for his rescue is still a mystery to me. The whole story was in the newspapers today with detailed photographs…" said Lin.

"What does Tenzin think about it…?" Mako asked.

"Tenzin will be there at the council meeting, he will represent what his thoughts are about this incident. He thinks that Korra is trained by Zaheer for the past three years, that's how she was able to demonstrate such tremendous amount of power last night" said Lin.

"I think I agree with what Tenzin thinks. We all witness the destructive power she possesses. A whole army of elite benders from all nations couldn't stop her. She was like a blood bending god" said Mako.

"Blood bending God… that's a one good definition for the avatar, maybe we should call her the Evil god of blood bending…." said Lin with a smirk.

Meanwhile…

Korra has told Asami about how she managed to live through past few years with the help of Zaheer. In Asami's end she didn't had so much to tell Korra except that after she recovered from the coma she has been searching for all over the world with help from Mako.

"What happened to us that night….?" Korra asked very softly.

"I don't know…. I don't know what to think right now, it is all just a big mystery to me" said Asami.

"I understand how you feel about it…. Now that I have you… that's all I care, that's all I ever wanted" said Korra gently holding Asami's hand under the ointment bath.

Asami looked at her and smiled as she gently gripped Korra's hand, wanting to feel the moment without being clouded by painful memories of the past three years. Korra wrapped her arms around Asami and cuddled closer to her. She lays a deep breath of relief and closed her eyes feeling Asami caressing her head with a nuzzling kiss on her head.

"Your hair… it has grown longer…" whispered Asami without distracting Korra from her comfort.

"Do you like it...?" Korra asked with a smile while her eyes still closed having her head against Asami.

"It is lovely…" she replied.

Asami relaxed her head against the ledge of the bath tub and exhaled sharply. She wanted to relax and let go of all the anguish slowly.

Few hours have passed…

Asami opened her eyes and found her-self sleeping while cuddling Korra in the ointment bath. Korra has fallen asleep having her head against Asami's chest.

"I wander how long have we been here…?" Asami thought to herself.

She gently caressed Korra's cheek to wake her up. Korra cleared her throat then rubbed her eyes looking at Asami. She smiled.

"How are you feeling love…?" Korra asked with sleepy eyes.

"I just woke up, right before you did… Let me stand up and see" said Asami and she slowly stood up inside the tub. Her naked body revealed as she emerged out of the ointment. The thick ointment dripped down from her body just like she's been dipped in honey. She turned to Korra and smiled.

"I don't see it anymore… I no longer feel the pain as well… this is amazing" she said with a smiley face.

Korra smiled up at her and pulled her closer, she moved towards Korra while standing. Korra wrapped her arms around Asami's hip as she kept standing and laid her head against Asami's lower belly. Asami caressed Korra's head lovingly looking down on her. Korra kissed just below her belly button and looked up at her.

"I am so glad it is gone… you no longer has to suffer with it" said Korra in a relieved tone while nuzzling on Asami's belly.

Asami laid her hands on Korra's shoulders and encourage her to stand up. She stood up facing Asami and looked in to her sharp green eyes. She checked Korra's stab wounds and they have disappeared.

"All the bruises and stab wounds, they have disappeared…" whispered Asami.

The excess oil slowly dripped back in to the tub from their bodies as they kept standing staring in to each other's eyes. Asami reached out for Korra's face and kisses her on the lips. Korra kissed her back lovingly.

They suddenly got distracted when someone gently knocked on the wooden door. Korra smiled at Asami and then she stepped out of the ointment bath very carefully. She lends her hand to Asami to step out from the ointment bath. Asami took her hand and stepped out of the bath as well. They helped each other to wrap themselves in fresh towels.

"You may come in now…" Korra said little louder and pam walked in to the bathroom with fresh new towels.

"Sorry if I may have caused any disturbance, I came in to check up on you since it has been a while…" said Pam and paused.

"That's alright pam… we're already done…" said Korra and smiled at her.

Pam walked closer and looked at them keenly.

"The healing ointment has worked on both of you perfectly… it is the first time I've seen it on someone who is not from the red lotus" said pam and smiled.

"Yes indeed it has…" said Asami.

"Very well then… follow me, you need to have a hot shower to wash away the oily stench and then you are good to go…" said Pam while handing them the fresh towels she bought.

"How long have we been here…" Asami asked.

"It's almost seven thirty in the evening…" said pam walking ahead leading them towards the door.

"Jeez we have been sleeping in the tub for hours…" said Korra.

"Longer you stay in the ointment… better it is for yourself dear…" said Pam.

She led them to a nice hot steamy shower cubicle, Korra and Asami took a shower to cleanse themselves from the stench of ointment. After the shower they walked along with pam back to the rooms.

"Thank you so much for everything pam…" said Asami serving her with a smile.

"You are most welcome… If you need me just press the bell in the room and I'll come over" said pam.

"One more thing… master would like you to join him for the dinner tonight" said pam before she left them at the door.

"I am hungry as a lion turtle… we'll be there soon" said Korra.

"Very well then… I will come over here in a little while…" said Pam.

"Don't worry yourself over us pam… we can manage… we'll find our way to the dining room" said Korra.

"Alright then… dinner will be ready in about half an hour. The dining room is in the second floor" said pam as she walked away.

Asami and Korra walked in to the room at the furthest end. They are still in barefoot wearing those fresh towels.

"Hey… where's Jinora…?" Korra asked as she turned up the lights.

"She took the other room… she's probably be sleeping now" said Asami.

"Let's get dressed and wake her up to go to the dinner… I am so hungry" said Korra playfully.

Asami opened the wardrobe and it was full of different types clothing. Most of them were casual relaxing wear. She grabbed a light cream color pajama suit with a shirt and put them on behind the blinds then wore a nice dark red and black mixed night robe. She tied the tie band around her waist and walked out of the wardrobe closet with another set of light blue pajama's. She handed it over to Korra and she quickly put them on after taking off her towel.

"I didn't know that Red Lotus is so keen on their ladies clothing…" said Asami.

"I guess there are many things about them that we don't know… You are right on that Asami, these clothes are made from pretty exquisite fabric" said Korra while buttoning up the shirt.

They walked outside the room and knocked on the door of the neighboring room. No one answered.

"It seems like she's sleeping… let's try knocking again" said Korra.

After almost two minutes the door was opened by Jinora. She rubbed her eyes and looked at them after a long yawn with a ruffled hair.

"Where the hell have you guys been…?" Jinora asked groggily. Asami and Korra looked at each other face to face and chuckled because their guess was right about Jinora.

"What…? What are you two laughing about…?" Jinora asked again.

"Never mind that dear… Let's go to the dinner" said Asami.

"It's about time… I am already starving…" said Jinora coming out of the room wearing an off white shirt and Pajama's.

"Seriously…? Where were you two…?" Jinora asked.

"We were in the healing ointment bath…" said Asami.

Jinora suddenly paused on her groggy behavior and stared at Asami.

"You don't hobble anymore… and so are you Korra… That's pretty amazing that it could heal so fast" said Jinora with a surprised tone.

"I think that's why they call it the ointment of rejuvenation" said Korra as she walked along with Asami and Jinora through the corridor towards the stairway.

Dining room…

Three of them walked in to the calmly lit dining room through the sliding door which was already left open. The room has a large rectangular wooden table and there are four chairs and cutlery already arranged according to number of people who will be having dinner.

A well-built bald man is standing there wearing a black robe with dark red lining. As three of them walked in he turned at them slowly with his sharp gaze.

"Good evening to you…" he said with his deep voice.

"Good evening to you too…" said Korra with a smile.

They quietly sat for the table and paused for a moment.

"It's been a while since I last had a meal in a decent manner…" said Korra and exhales deeply. Asami looked at her and smiled reaching for her hand underneath the table. Korra smiled back at her with so much relief in her expression.

"How are you feeling Korra…?" Zaheer asked breaking the silence.

"The ointment healed the bruises and the stab wounds…" replied Korra starring at Zaheer with her big blue eyes.

"And you… miss Sato?" Zaheer asked as his gaze directed at Asami.

"Good…" She said briefly with a nod.

Pam walked over with a bottle of rice wine and filled the cups quietly and then placed the pitcher of rice wine on the table where everybody can reach. Zaheer took his cup of rice wine and held it in front with both of his hands.

"Let this wash away all the agony and pain we endured in the past few years and in darkness we reunite for an everlasting fellowship… I thank you Korra for risking your life for mine…" said Zaheer for a toast.

Korra smiled and took her cup of rice wine and held it in front of her.

"This is for the one who held my hand and walked me in to the heart of darkness… yet never letting it go even at the face of death. I thank you Zaheer… for being my enemy… my friend… my teacher and a true mentor…" said Korra for a toast holding her cup of rice wine.

Asami continued to stay silent…

"You may toast… if you wish…" said Zaheer looking at Asami.

Asami took the cup of rice wine and held it in front of her.

"Let this mark the end of my worst feared nightmare… I thank you Zaheer. If it weren't for you, I would never be able to reunite with her again… I hope you find it in your heart to forgive me for all the false thoughts and hatred I had towards you…" said Asami and smiled.

"Let this flame of love and friendship burn brighter… Like the brightest star in the inky darkness of the night sky…" said Jinora quickly as she held her cup high.

All four of them emptied the rice wine cups with one shot.

"Good god that was strong…" said Jinora coughing and choking holding on to her throat.

"I totally agree with her…" said Asami rubbing her neck.

"It is a very strong rice wine exclusively from the house of red lotus…" said Zaheer.

"I think we should have another round…" said Korra with a smile.

Pam walked over with a large soup bowl and served soup for everybody and laid the rest of the bowl on the table.

"Mmm… Leek and Potato soup…" said Korra inhaling in audibly.

Asami looked at Zaheer and she still feels very uncomfortable in his presence. Then she looked at Korra who feels so at ease with his presence.

"Four years back Zaheer was the man that she feared the most. Now they are like the closest of allies… it is amazing what time can do, Am I in an alternate reality?" Asami thought to herself.

"May I have some more rice wine please…" said Jinora with a smile.

"Certainly…" said Pam filling her cup with more rice wine.

While they quietly enjoyed the soup along with rice wine, pam served them freshly roasted duck. Jinora refused since she is a vegetarian so she was served with steamed vegetables. The whole room filled with the smell of gourmet food which kept coming to the table. Korra looked at Asami while she is chewing a piece of duck in her left jaw. She is having her dinner in a very lady like manner and smiled at Korra. After a little while Zaheer finished his dinner before everyone else but did not stood up from the table. He patiently waited until everyone is finished. After the dinner pam came and served them with freshly cut seasonal fruit platters.

With minimal conversation the dinner came to an end and all of the participants wiped their mouth preparing to leave.

"May I have a word with you…" said Zaheer as everybody stood up to leave.

Korra nods and looked at Asami, She smiled back at Korra and left the dining room along with Jinora. Korra looked back at Zaheer who is still seated on his chair with his chin resting upon his arched hands. He laid his hands on the table. Korra sits back on her chair while staring at Zaheer.

"You seemed puzzled… what is in your mind…?" Zaheer asked her.

Korra smirked feeling a little tipsy after drinking the rice wine.

"I…. I was just wandering…" said Korra and paused.

"I am sorry that you had to give away your cover…. Now that the world knows you are out there…" Zaheer said.

"It doesn't matter; please do not worry yourself over me. You have done more than enough for me" said Korra.

"I do not know about your friends… If they wish to leave, they can but we must stay here for a while and let the heat of last night's incident subside with time" said Zaheer.

"I understand… We got nowhere else to run. I don't think they would want to return to the main land, besides Asami and I just met after many years" said Korra and her face slightly blushed.

"The black island is far from prying eyes… no one has ever discovered this place. As long as we stay here, we are out of harm's way unless…" said Zaheer and paused.

"Unless what…?" Korra asked.

"Unless someone gives away our location…" said Zaheer raising his left eye brow.

"I know you are little worried about them… but don't be. They will never do anything to cross me, I will take full responsibility of them" said Korra.

"It seems like Ms. Sato still fears me, please explain to her that it is unnecessary to fear me. I will cause her no harm… and I am no longer your enemy" said Zaheer.

"Don't worry about her, she's always like that. She's little shy in front of strangers. I have already told her that there is no reason for her to fear you" said Korra with a giggle.

"Very well then…? I believe Jinora is the eldest child of Tenzin…" said Zaheer taking another sip of rice wine.

"Yes she is…, don't worry about her either, she will never do anything to get us in trouble" said Korra and Zaheer poured more rice wine to her cup as they speak.

"If I keep on drinking like this… you're going to have to carry me back to the room" said Korra. Zaheer smiled at her as he realized that she is about to cross the line of being slightly tipsy.

"There is something I should tell you which I should have told you much earlier… but I feared that you weren't ready to hear it…" said Zaheer clasping his hands together on the table.

"What's it about Zaheer…" said Korra cheerfully smiling at him.

"It's about those who attacked you four years back and nearly succeed in killing you…" said Zaheer and paused.

Korra's cheerful smiley face slowly faded in to a gloomy frown of frustration as he said that.

"Do you know who did it…?" Korra asked in a cold tone.

"There is a long broken arm of red lotus which separated from us many years ago and they call themselves the "New world order"" said Zaheer and paused again.

"Do you know who their leader is…?" asked Korra eagerly.

"I am sorry Korra, I do not have much knowledge over their organization. We lost track of them after me and my team was first taken as prisoner's long time. Even though the Red lotus and the new world order were two separate organizations we were competing towards a common goal" said Zaheer.

"What do you mean by a common goal…?" Korra asked Zaheer.

"To get rid of the avatar once and for all…" said Zaheer.

Korra rolled her fingers in to a fist feeling anger and frustration upon discovering the first suspect for the attack which put her whole life in jeopardy and nearly got her killed.

"So it is the new world order who tried to kill me…" said Korra while grinding teeth trying to suppressed anger.

"Calm yourself down… anger and rage is a powerful force and could be used as an advantage when it is applied wisely, otherwise it could cloud the rightful judgment and handicap the accuracy of the decisions you make. Take a deep breath, close your eyes and let it out…. Never let the anger and frustration cloud your judgment" said Zaheer.

"If they wanted to kill me… they should have done that… but they wanted to kill her as well…" said Korra and the tears burst in to her eyes.

"Take heed on what I thought you young avatar…. Being controlled by emotion fuelled by anger and acting upon it is like throwing hot coal at another…. You will burn yourself first" said Zaheer wanting her to calm down.

She wiped her tears and exhaled closing her eyes.

"I will make them pay for what they have done to me…" said Korra and emptied another cup of rice wine.

"Yes you must make them pay… but be patient and wait for your turn to strike… Do not let the anger cloud your judgment… Use the power your anger as an advantage…" said Zaheer.

"Tell me everything you know about new order of the red lotus…" said Korra looking back at Zaheer.

"As I said earlier… I don't have much knowledge about them, it has happened long ago, even before my time. All I know is that they separated from the red lotus wanting to form their own organization. They have their own governing bodies and Red lotus has nothing to do with them…" said Zaheer.

"I will return to republic city and hunt each and every one of them down…" said Korra.

"Patience is virtue Korra… You should not return to Republic city until the heat of prison incident subside. It is safe here and we shall not be disturbed in the black island. It's time for you to take some time off and reconnect with the one you love… use the spare time to hone your skills and you have the aid of Jinora to help you with meditation. You have all the time in the world here… think about it… do not go looking for trouble… let the trouble come to you…" said Zaheer wanting Korra to relax and unwind.

"Maybe… Maybe I don't care anymore… they couldn't succeed on their plans… Why should I be bothered about the new world order…? They are not the only ones who wanted to kill me… The whole world wanted me dead…" said Korra with a sigh.

"If that is your decision… then it is a wise one, forgive them not because you pity them… forgive them because you deserve peace… but never forget what they have done to you…" said Zaheer.

"Forgive but never forget…" said Korra in a cold tone sharply looking at the wall.

Meanwhile…

"Gosh I feel full, Red lotus sure knows how to treat their guests…" said Jinora leaning against the wall as they stopped in front of the bedroom door.

Asami looked at Jinora and her eyes clearly state that she is intoxicated with that rice wine. Jinora smiled at Asami as she kept silent.

"What's wrong…?" Jinora asked very briefly.

Asami smiled back at her.

"It seems like you drank little too much… want me to put you to bed…?" Asami asked.

Jinora chuckled pointing at Asami.

"Naaah, *Burp*… don't worry, I'll be fine…" she said tipsily.

Suddenly Jinora held her mouth as if she's about to puke. She quickly pushed the door open and ran inside the room right in to the washroom. Asami followed her inside the room and saw that she's throwing up inside the washroom.

"Jinora…? Are you alright…? Do you need any help…?" said Asami quickly walking towards the washroom.

She saw that Jinora is on the ground as if she's almost fainted. Asami quickly rushed to help her. Jinora stood up with the help of Asami.

"This is what happens when you drink too much…" said Asami holding her and helping her to walk out of the washroom. She keeps smiling at her tipsily. Asami helped her up to the bed and took off her shoes and then undone few buttons off her shirt.

"Sleep now… it will wear off by tomorrow…" said Asami laying her hand on Jinora's forehead.

Jinora fell asleep within few seconds due to influence of alcohol. Asami pulled the sheets over her.

"That rice wine was pretty strong…" said Asami and looked at Jinora for the one last time before she walked out of her room.

Republic City
Air Temple Island…

As the nightfall the drizzling rain start falling across the air temple island. Smooth cold wind blew across the air temple and Pema leaned against the front porch railing waiting for her husband to return home. She sighed feeling exhausted and sits back on the reclining chair. She felt concerned over the safety of her husband's life after reading the newspaper in the morning. The whole incident which took place in the republic city high security prison was published in the morning newspaper with photographs. She knows that Tenzin is a very capable air bender yet she still fear for his safety. Suddenly she heard the groaning of a sky bison, she quickly got off the chair and peeked at the night sky from the front porch. A sky bison carrying Tenzin lands in front of the porch. He quickly got off from the bison and ran under the shade of the front porch.

Pema hurried to help him take off the rain coat.

"Thank you Pema…" said Tenzin with his smooth voice.

She hanged the rain coat on the hangar.

"I was beginning worry over you…" said Pema.

Tenzin turned at her and reached for her face.

"It chilled me down to the bones when I read the headlines of the today's newspapers" said Pema.

"I was there last night when the whole thing happened but I never knew there were so many casualties…" said Tenzin taking a seat on the reclining chair.

"I know you were there… I saw your picture in the newspapers. It is hard to believe what it says in the headlines. Avatar Korra is back from the dead to terrorize the republic city….?" Pema said making her eyes bigger.

"I saw her with my own eyes… we were all wrong about everything" said Tenzin in a worried tone.

"Tenzin…?" said Pema to gain his full attention.

"Yes dear" he replied.

"I want you to stay away from all this from now on. I don't want you to get hurt… Your life is with us, in the air temple. You don't have to interfere with each and every conflict in this world. Let Lin and the armed forces take care of such things…" said Pema bursting in to tears.

Tenzin got off the chair and held her closer wanting her to calm down.

"I understand your fear darling…" He whispered in a soft tone.

"Then please stay away from such conflict… I know what you can do but still it is far too dangerous" said Pema.

"I promise… I promise to stay away from conflict as much as possible" said Tenzin.

A smile bloomed in Pema's face through her teary eyes. She hugged him and held him close to her. After a long silence she leaned away from him wiping her tears.

"Did you meet up with Jinora…?" asked Pema.

"I didn't had time to go there… don't worry about her, she's a big girl, she can take care of herself now. Besides we know she's with Asami in the beach house" said Tenzin.

"Should I call Asami's house and check up on her?" asked Pema walking along with Tenzin inside the house.

"Just let her call you… I am sure she'll do that somewhere tomorrow. Besides it is little too late to call" said Tenzin in a relaxed tone.

"Alright then… go ahead and have a shower while I prepare your dinner…" said Pema.

Few minutes go by…

Pema prepared the table for Tenzin to have his dinner. She feels much better after her husband came home. She giggled at herself thinking how worried she was and that was all for nothing. She thought of closing down the main door and call it a day, She walked over to the front door thinking of locking it down first. She noticed someone walking towards the front porch in the rain. Pema furrowed her eyes trying to see through darkness of the night.

"LIN…? What is she doing here at this hour…?" Pema said to herself walking out in to the front porch.

Lin came under the shade of front porch dripping wet.

"LIN…? What are you doing here at this time…?" asked Pema.

"Where's Tenzin…? I need to speak with him now…" said Lin wiping the rain water away from her face.

"He just came home and now he's having a shower… It might take a little while… he was exhausted. May I take your message?" said Pema in a slightly angered tone.

"It's alright… I'll wait for him to finish…" said Lin.

"I am afraid he won't be coming back down stairs… he said he's going straight to bed because he is exhausted. Whatever the reason, I think it's best if you come back another time Lin" said Pema.

"Look here Pema! Do you think I will come down to air Temple Island at this hour in this weather if it is something that can wait until tomorrow…?" Lin asked with slight temper in her tone.

"Lin… Tenzin is my husband and I am concerned over his safety and health. All these issues and conflicts are not his thing. He is an air nomad and he belongs here in the air temple island. He cannot attend to each and every problem in the world. I saw what happened last night in the newspapers. He was there with you. I don't think running around with you is a good idea for my husband anymore" said Pema furrowing her face.

"You're talking like as if Tenzin is a little baby, don't forget that he is an air nomad, he is Aang's son, don't try to make a wuss out of him. As the leader of air nomads, it is in his duty to be concerned over worldly matters…" said Lin and paused.

"I don't care about the worldly matters… I am concerned over my husband's safety. If something happens to them, his children will lose their father and I will lose my husband. What do you care…? His life or his safety doesn't matter to you. All you care about is your duty. I want you to stay away from him Lin… I don't want to lose my husband…" shouted Pema.

"What do I care…? How dare you say that to me…? Of course I do care, do you think I am intentionally putting him in danger…? You listen to me Pema and you listen to this very carefully. I knew him since we were children and I loved Tenzin long before you came crashing to his life out of nowhere. I know who he exactly is and you have no right to speak to me like that…" Lin shouted pointing at Pema.

"Of course I do have right to say it because I am his wife and i have all the rights in this world to speak behalf of him… Just tell me who the hell are you in his life…? Explain that to me first…" Pema shouted at Lin.

"PEMA!" Tenzin raised his voice loudly as he walked over.

Lin gasped upon hearing such cruel worlds coming out of Pema in anger. She kept staring at Pema with her eyes wide open, bursting in to tears.

"WHAT IS GOING ON HERE…? I HEARD IT UP TO THE STAIRWAY…" said Tenzin coming in between them. He saw Pema is staring at Lin with an angry face. Tenzin kept on looking at both of them without knowing what just went on here.

Lin slowly turned away from them and quietly stepped down the front porch in to the rain again.

"LIN? What are you doing here at this hour…?" said Tenzin looking at Lin who is standing in the rain.

"You're right Pema… who am I to him…?" Lin whispered audibly.

"PEMA…? What just happened over here…? Why did Lin came here…?" Tenzin asked.

"You can go and ask her yourself…" said Pema angrily and walked back inside the house.

Lin walked few steps in to the rain and cried covering her face with her palms.

"PEMA…! Come back here… I want to know what just happened?" said Tenzin and Pema never came back.

"LIN…!" said Tenzin as he stepped down the front porch in to the rain and slowly walked toward Lin who is facing away from him.

It's not often that one see Lin crying in the pouring rain unless something really serious happened. Tenzin walked behind her slowly and laid his hand on her shoulder.

"Go back Tenzin… don't get caught in the rain because of me… she was right about everything she said… now only I have realized it…" said Lin sniveling in the rain.

Tenzin kept quiet as he felt the cold rain drops falling upon him.

"Lin…" said Tenzin softly and she turned to him shaking his hand away from her shoulder.

She stared at Tenzin for a moment with her tearful eyes.

"I am sorry if Pema said something to hurt you… It is not like her" said Tenzin.

"She was right about everything…" said Lin and turned away from him then began to walk away.

Tenzin kept staring at her as she walked few yards away in the rain then stopped.

"I just came in to let you know that the star you spotted is not getting bigger… it is getting closer. Varrick confirmed it after observing it much further…" said Lin and then walked away.

Tenzin watched as she disappeared in to the darkness of the night then walked back to the house dripping wet. Pema was standing there at the main entrance of the air temple.

"What did two of you argued about…? What happened here before I came?" Tenzin asked her.

"I told her everything she needs to know…" said Pema angrily.

"This is not like you Pema… what has gotten in to you…?" Tenzin asked.

Pema looked at Tenzin with an angry face.

"Your dinner is ready and it is getting cold…" she said angrily and walked away.

Tenzin rubbed his forehead feeling frustrated. He knows for sure that whatever the heated argument just went on between Pema and Lin was about him. Otherwise Lin will not walkaway like that. He felt bad within him because Lin kept on coming and going to the air temple since she was a child and he has never seen her standing down from an argument and walking away like that with eyes full of tears.

Republic City
Late night at Varrick's Mansion

Varrick is deep in his thoughts sitting in the office room on his comfortable chair wearing an exquisite night gown over his pajamas. He turned his roller chair towards the large checked window starring outside at the rain. He rubbed his chin and clasped his hands together while leaning back on the recliner. He heard someone walking in to his office room yet he did not bother to turn.

"Oh! I am sorry sir… I thought you have already retired to your room…" said Zhu Li walking in towards his table.

"I did… but I couldn't sleep so I came back here…" said Varrick turning towards his assistant.

She's standing right in front of his work table wearing a dark green night gown over her night dress.

"You are working too hard sir… It's late in the night and yet you are sitting in a dark corner, contemplating on all these puzzles" said Zhu Li and curled her hands.

"And also it is freezing cold in this rainy weather…" she added.

"Zhu Li…" said Varrick.

"Sir…?" she replied.

Varrick exhaled deeply.

"Sir…? Are you alright?" Zhu li asked making her eyes bigger. She rushed towards him walking around the table.

"Yes… I am alright…" said Varrick raising his head and saw Zhu li is looking down on him with a worried face.

"Why are you talking in a strange way tonight… sir, you're scaring me" she said and reached towards his forehead.

"You're cold…! Are you sure you are alright sir…? Shall I call the doctor?" she asked.

"I am alright… Don't worry…" Varrick replied.

"Come… Let me help you to go back to the room. You need to rest…" said Zhu li holding his arm and helping him to stand up.

"Shall I get you something to drink…?" Zhu li asked in a concerned tone.

"A little whisky will do…" said Varrick and smiled.

"Alright sir… first let me take you to the room…" said Zhu li.

"Don't worry… I am alright… just a little cold" said Varrick.

He suddenly held Zhu li's hand as she tried to walk ahead. She turned towards him and he pulled her closer.

"SIR…?" she said as he kept looking in to her eyes.

"Lately I've been thinking… All my life I've been obsessed with modern technology and science. I've been chasing after materials thinking that they could bring me happiness…" said Varrick and smiled.

Zhu li starred at him being puzzled by his sudden actions.

"But the truth is, I never really knew what happiness is… yet I kept on searching never realizing that it was right next to me; all I had to do was reach out for it and grasp it" he said and paused.

"Life is too short to be bothered and I have come to realize that just while ago…" said Varrick.

"Sir…? I don't understand what you're saying…?" said Zhu li.

"Well…! Zhu li moon… If I say that this miserable man is desperately falling in love with you… will you accept it…?" Varrick asked.

Zhu li's face blushed and she smiled looking down.

"I… err" said Zhu li looking back at him.

"Do you love me Zhu li…?" Varrick asked with a smile on his face starring in to her eyes.

"Yes… I do…" she whispered smiling in to his eyes. She has never felt a happier than this in her whole life.

"I am sorry that I was so blind… I took you for granted… I've been a fool all this time… I am sorry… I hope you find it in your heart forgive this fool…" said Varrick and paused.

Zhu li laid her finger on his lips gently wanting him to stop saying that he mistreated her.

"You don't have to say sorry sir… I never felt like you took me for granted… after all I am your assistant…" she whispered.

"But not anymore… so let me say this properly…" said Varrick holding her closer and looking in to her eyes.

"Zhu li of the moon… will you do the thing for rest of our lives…?" Varrick asked her.

Zhu li hugged him and he hugs her back.

"Yes… I will my love… I will do the thing for the rest of our lives…" she said with utmost happiness in her tone.

Black Island
Lair of the blood dragon
late in the night…

Lightning kept thrashing up in the gloomy night sky preparing for a storm… Asami looked outside the window and she couldn't see a thing. She realized that nights outside the city is much darker than it is in the city. The lightning strikes gave flashes of the view which is overlooking at the rough raging sea.

The door opened behind her and she slowly turned towards it. She saw Korra standing near the door in her blue pajama's with her hair down. She kept staring at Asami with her large blue eyes and smiled. She smiled back at her invitingly. Korra slowly walked over to the record player on the cabinet and switched it on.

"Nights in white satin…" it started playing smooth jazz music.

Korra quietly walked up to Asami and held her closer. She starred in to her sharp green eyes and Asami looked in to hers. They kissed each other on the lips warmly.

"Let's dance…" whispered Asami.

"But I don't know how to…" whispered Korra.

"Let me show you my love… move with me" whispered Asami with a tempting smile.

They held each other in their arms and slowly moved to the rhythm of music.

"I missed you so much…" said Korra.

"I missed you too…" said Asami.

"Do you remember our first night together…?" Korra asked.

"I remember everything as if it was yesterday… my love" said Asami and moved to kiss her on the lips.

Asami kissed her on the lips and Korra kissed her back with little bit more intensity. She felt Asami's hand behind her head. Korra gently ran her hand underneath Asami's shirt as the kisses intensified further. Korra gently pushed Asami against the wall and kissed her in raging intensity.

"I am burning for you my love… so let me burn" whispered Korra.

"I want you… whole of you… don't hold anything back, for I am yours forever…" said Asami as she felt intoxicated with desire.

Asami playfully pushed Korra on the bed and pinned her down. She got on top of her in astride position. Korra grabbed her gently and rolled her down getting on top of Asami. They giggled playfully rolling on each other on the bed and ends up Korra being on top. They kept panting and starring in to each other's eyes. Korra kissed her on the lips again while running her hands down on Asami.

Breathing intensified as things began to heat up with desire. Their naked bodies kept wreathing on each other in a heavenly reunion. Gasping and soft gentle moaning kept on going for hours and hours as they pleasured each other endlessly. The love that Asami and Korra shared is like a drug… it kept them wanting more and more until they are fully consumed in its smoldering fire.

Love kept on burning brighter in a dance of endless orgasms and heavenly climaxes which made them scream each other's names many a times.

Republic City
Somewhere past midnight…

Sound of the pouring rain outside began to fade slowly in her ears as she hit the bottom of her glass. She rubbed her forehead and laughed mirthlessly.

"Barmen… fill this up for me…" she said raising her head and looking at the bartender with her groggy eyes.

"Chief… that's enough…" she heard a familiar voice from behind and felt a gentle warm pat on her right shoulder.

Lin quickly turned back to have a good look at him.

"Go on Mako… Get lost…" she said pushing him away.

"It's time you call it a day chief… Let me take you home…" said Mako.

Bartender looked at Mako before he serves another round and Mako silently signaled him not to serve her anymore.

"Now where the hell is that drink I asked you…" shouted Lin in anger.

"Chief… that's enough for tonight…" said Mako wanting her to come along with him.

"Mako… why don't you just join me for a drink like a man, it's all on me…" said Lin turning at him again.

"Come on… Let's go chief… let me take you home, we'll have a drink tomorrow… it's late now" said Mako encouraging her to stand up and walk with him.

She finally decided to go along with Mako because of his nagging. She stood up and Mako realized she needs help; she had too much to drink tonight. He put her arm around his shoulder and walked outside the bar. In few minutes Mako hit the road along with Lin in his car. She leaned back on the seat having her eyes half closed and they kept quiet for a while. Mako drove through the pouring rain in the city.

"Why the hell did you drag me out of that place…, I just wanted to have a drink…" she broke the silence.

Mako kept quiet.

"How the hell did you know that I am there in first place…? Do you have some kind of vision bending or something…?" Lin asked.

"I saw your car parked outside…" Mako replied.

"Pffft… you make a one hell of a detective boy… I was damn right about you…" said Lin giggling sarcastically.

"Chief… I know I am not in a position to ask you this question but what the heck has gotten on to you… it is not normal for you to drink like that…" Mako asked.

"Why would you care…? Why would anyone care…?" said Lin.

Mako smirked.

"You are my superior… I do care about what happens to you chief…" said Mako.

"You know… you're a good boy Mako, I like you… you are one of the few people i favor. If I ever had a son with Tenzin those days, he'd probably be around your age now…" said Lin and smirked carelessly.

"You know this world is full of shit… you never get what you want… more you want something… further it runs away from you…, as a fact I know one thing for sure, life is good at one thing… that's serving shit on silver platters… I am sure you're too young to understand what I am gonna say… you may have never been there in your life yet…" said Lin being influenced by the alcohol.

"You never know about that chief… but try me… go ahead… let it out…, I am all ears…" said Mako.

"Well… SHIT!, I never told this to someone else before… but fuck that… it's time that I talk about it…" said Lin angrily and paused.

"That bitch… that bitch stole my man and then she showed the middle finger right at my face…" said Lin in a groggy manner.

"I see… that's little cruel if you ask me…" said Mako while driving.

"See what I told ya…? Have you ever been in such a situation where some stupid asshole steals your woman and show you the middle finger…? I bet you never experienced that… Oh! Hell why would you come to face that shit…? You're a handsome man who could have so many women lined up in your life…" said Lin.

"Well chief… what If I tell you that the two of my girlfriends started dating each other right in front of my own eyes… I mean I caught them making out right behind my back…? Imagine how bad is that…?" said Mako while driving.

"You must be fucking kidding me Mako…, Holly shit that's hilarious…" shouted Lin. She laughed in an amusing manner while rubbing her forehead.

"No ma'am, I ain't no kidding… what I've just told you was the real shit… they fell in love with each other and you know… it's kind of shocking for me to see them kissing each other behind my back… I thought not to give a fuck about it… but still…" said Mako with a smile.

"ha ha ha ha…. You know what… you are hilarious… But damn…, Alright…! you win… it's far worse than Pema coming at me because of I kept borrowing her sweet beloved bald husband all the time… well I say fuck that too…" said Lin.

"So you're talking about Tenzin… weren't you two a thing long time ago…?" Mako asked.

"Boy… he was my toy until she stole him away from me…, alright let her steal him away from me… that's fine by me… it's my shit but even after all that how dare she speak to me like that… that fucking bitch…" said Lin tipsily losing her temper.

Mako giggled softly for the way Lin speaks and acts right next to him, he has never seen her being too intoxicated with alcohol before.

"Well… come to think of your case, I think you were dating Korra a long time ago… and hell…" said Lin pausing trying to bring up what was in her memory.

"Now don't tell me that it's Korra and Asami…" said Lin making her eyes bigger and looking at him.

"Well I'm afraid to say this but you just hit the jackpot chief…" said Mako.

"Holly…. SHIT!... HOOOOLLLYYYY SHIT! You better not be pulling my leg over here…? Because what you just told me is the story of the decade" said Lin.

"Cross my heart and wish to die… I wouldn't dare to pull your leg chief…" said Mako with a smirk.

Lin curled up her arms together and eases back against the comfortable warm leather seat of the car then closed her eyes for a moment.

"In a way, when you think about it… it's pretty damn hot…" said Lin opening her eyes and looking back at Mako.

"What's hot chief…?" Mako asked wanting to drag the conversation. His whole intention was to cheer her up.

"Come on… lighten up… I am talking about the Avatar girl from the water tribe and the heiress of Sato industries…" said Lin.

"Ermm… it's hard to say…" said Mako.

"Oh come on Mako… don't try to act like a little boy… you wouldn't refuse if two of them pull you in for a threesome wouldn't you…? what do you mean by "it's hard to say…?"… All I know for what's hard is that ding dong between your legs…. Pfft" said Lin and blasted in to drunken laughter.

Mako realized that Lin can get extremely foul mouthed after getting drunk beyond the red line. He giggled as he laughed really hard.

"I never thought that those two were in to girls… I can just imagine how your face looked like when you caught them red handed…" said Lin laughing at Mako.

"I was holding a bouquet of flowers for Korra… and then it was like "OH SHIT"" said Mako.

Lin laughed hard as she could.

"You know what… you just made my day Mako… I was feeling like shit then you came along. Man that was so funny… but don't worry, your secrets are safe with me…" said Lin trying to suppress her laughter.

"For your information chief, Bolin knows about it… So if I were you, I wouldn't worry too much about keeping it a secret…" said Mako.

"That was some good laugh…" said Lin with a long exhale and quickly fell asleep on the seat.

After few minutes, they reached Lin's apartment. Mako drew the car in to the underground car park and got off the driving seat to help Lin.

"Don't worry Mako… I can walk on my own…" said Lin refusing his help and trying to step out of the car. Mako backed away for a moment.

She suddenly slipped and Mako grabbed her without letting her fall, she is too drunk to walk on her own. He puts her arm around his shoulder and supported her to walk. They took the elevator to the Lin's apartment floor. Lin took her weight off of Mako and opened the door to her apartment.

She started to walk on her own as they entered the apartment. Lin metal bend and undo the armor shards off her police uniform. All the metal parts began to fall on the ground one by one and she took off the metal bending jacket and dropped all of them on the floor. She's now left with a shirt and trouser…

Lin carelessly let herself fall against the sofa. Mako walked up to her and she's half awake.

"Let me help you take off the shoes…" said Mako and she metal bend the locks off of her boots. Mako took them off for her leaving her in barefoot.

"Thank you for everything Mako…" she said and smiled at him.

"You are welcome chief…" said Mako standing up in front of her.

"I'll just sleep over on the sofa… you're right, I think I had little too much to drink today. It's all because of that bitch Pema…" said Lin slowly sobering up.

"It's good to get drunk… at least once in a while chief… Let me take you to the bed… You need a good night rest and you can't have it on the sofa…" said Mako.

"It's alright Mako… I'll be fine, I don't feel like moving a single inch from here… if you want anything to drink… please go ahead and have it… feel yourself at home…" said Lin while running fingers through her hair.

"You don't need to move chief… Let me take you to the room" said Mako and took her up in his arms and carried her to the room. He carefully laid her on the bed.

"You know what chief… you really are petite and whole lot lighter without all that metal bending armor" said Mako.

She smiled at him.

"This is the first time I let another man carry me to the bed other than Tenzin… Thank you for going through all the trouble Mako…" said Lin with a smile.

"Anytime chief… have a good night sleep… You'll be fine tomorrow" said Mako walking out of the room. He dimmed the lights and left her to rest.

Mako walked outside the room and grabbed a can of beer from the fridge. He looked at the wrist watch and walked outside the apartment.

"It's time I call it a day…" he said to himself and smirked.

He opened the can of Beer and sips it on the way to the carp park.

Following Day…

Korra felt the warmth of her as she snuggled further from behind. Korra smiled without opening her eyes feeling her arms around.

"Hmmm I don't wanna wake up…" Asami mumbled behind her ear in a half awake tone and quickly landed few kisses on lower parts of her neck all the way to the shoulder.

Korra caressed her arms which are gently yet warmly wrapped around her naked body under the cozy sheets.

"Me neither…" Korra whispered sleepily.

Korra slowly rolled around facing Asami on the bed. She opened her sleepy eyes and smiled at Korra as she wrapped her arms around Asami. Korra smiled back at her and kissed her on the lips.

"Let's never wake up…" said Korra.

"I wish we never had to…" said Asami and Korra reached towards her face and ran her fingers on her cheeks. She felt Korra's breath upon her. She kissed her on the forehead lovingly and giggled.

They kept starring in to each other's eyes for a moment then they snuggled in to each other.

"You know what Asami… I think we share the same soul…" whispered Korra.

"You really think so…? But my love, you're the Avatar, there is no way an insignificant being like myself could share your soul…" said Asami with amusing giggle.

"Yes you do… if I could, I would merge with you so we will never have to be apart…" said Korra with a relaxing exhale.

"We shall never be apart again… I promise I will watch over you this time. You told me that the dark times are coming and I didn't take it seriously…" said Asami caressing her head.

"You're not insignificant my love… if I am the body… you're my heart and soul, without you, I'm nothing" said Korra closing her eyes.

Meanwhile….

Jinora sits up on the bed with her eyes half closed. She stretched her arms up in to the air and yawned.

"Damn… I feel like shit…" she said to herself and rubbed her head.

She sleepily reached for her wrist watch which is lying on the bedside.

"Nine thirty in the morning… How long have I been sleeping…?" She said to herself with her eyes wide open.

"Oh I remember now… Damn that rice wine was strong…" she said to herself getting off the bed.

In few minutes time,

She walked outside the room after taking a shower to wake her up. She got on to her t shirts and jeans and wore a jacket to keep her warm.

Jinora thought about knocking on Korra's room door but then decided not to disturb them.

"I guess those two love birds won't be waking up today… So I better leave them alone" she said to herself and smirked.

Jinora walked towards the stairway which leads to lower floors. It is eerily quiet in here. She walked up to the ground floor. There was nobody to be seen.

She went outside through the main entrance.

As she stepped outside, a gush of cold coastal wind embraced her. She wrapped her arms around herself feeling cold. The surrounding looks fresh and soaking wet because it kept raining all night long. There is a huge garden which is extending towards a dangerous cliff which falls right in to the beach. This place is built on a perfect location; it is not easily reachable via ground unless someone knows how to come up to it. The big grassy garden has some large shady trees as well.

"It seems like rain has only taken a pause… it will start raining soon again" said Jinora to herself while looking up at the gloomy sky.

She stepped on to the lawn from granite rock pavement and walked further towards the cliff and saw Zaheer at the far end of the garden near the cliff starring at the rough sea.

She walked towards him slowly and the cold wind kept blowing her hair across her face. Jinora took the hair away from her face as she kept walking. As she gets closer, she realized that he is not starring at the sea but deep in his meditation facing the sea. She stopped few yards away from him and decided not to disturb him in his state of Samadhi. She slowly turned back towards where she came from and curled up her arms because the cold wind kept harassing her.

"Jinora…" she suddenly heard his voice behind her and she got startled.

Zaheer slowly stood up and turned at her.

"I… I err… sorry if I disturbed you" stammered Jinora.

"No you did not… I was just meditating here. What may have bought you to me…?" Zaheer asked.

"Err nothing… I just thought of saying hi…" said Jinora as she took the hair away from her face again.

"Very well then… did you had your breakfast…" asked Zaheer.

"No… I mean… No, I didn't, I wasn't hungry…" said Jinora.

"You may use the facilities of this place as you wish… speak to Pam if you need to know further of what this place can offer you… after all you and ms. Sato are my guests" said Zaheer.

"Alright… I will ask her…" said Jinora with a smile.

"I sense that you still fear me Jinora…" said Zaheer.

"You do sense that…?" Jinora asked making her eyes bigger.

"When you come to think of it… fear is quite fascinating don't you think…?" Zaheer asked.

Jinora slowly walked towards him.

"What do you mean fascinating… you speak in riddles Zaheer…" she said.

"Come, walk with me…" said Zaheer as he began to walk towards the garden.

Jinora kept walking with Zaheer side by side as he requested. Her fear began to diminish as she walked with him. He kept quiet for a while.

"Fear keeps you safe, sometimes it makes you weak… further you keep going along with it to a point where there is no return, it will make you stronger; strong enough to make you fight back with all you got…" said Zaheer.

"Indeed it is fascinating when you think of it like that…" said Jinora with a smile walking along him.

He walked her to the eastern end of the garden where they stop at another cliff which falls all the way down.

"Do you see that pathway which leads down the cliff safely…?" said Zaheer pointing out a pathway between two large rocks at the eastern end.

"Yes I see it…" said Jinora.

"It leads to the rock garden. Back in the days it was being used as a place of meditation by the elders who were considered as intellects of red lotus. I believe you could put it good use…" said Zaheer.

"How do you know all this about me…?" Jinora asked him.

"I have my ways of knowing people. I know that you possess a powerful mind and through proper guidance and meditation, you could archive great things" said Zaheer.

Jinora kept staring at him.

"Feel free to explore the place on your own. There is nothing for you to be worried about…" said Zaheer and turned to walk away from her.

"Alright… I will…. And thank you" said Jinora.

"I will be having some tea… you may join me if you wish" said Zaheer as he turned to walk away.

"Ermmm… Sure" said Jinora walking along with him.

Few days has passed since they came to the black island seeking refuge and safety from all the troublesome turmoil in the world. The peaceful seclusion that black island provides was a haven for Asami and Korra's reunion. They spent most of their time together. Jinora had too much time to kill, so she used it to explore the lair of the blood dragon as well as to hone her skills. She has found out that the rock garden which Zaheer showed was immensely resourceful when it comes to deep meditation. The gloomy weather kept on hovering above the black island for many days causing storms late in the evening which lasts through the night. Jinora offered Korra to help her in the meditation and reconnecting with the spirit world.

One morning…
At the rock garden

Korra and Jinora sitting on the lotus position facing each other with their eyes closed.

"Keep your eyes closed and concentrate on breathing… If anything else comes across your mind, do not force yourself away from it. Just get along with it and then let it go so you could slowly come back to your previous state of concentration…" said Jinora in an almost whispering tone.

Korra took a deep breath as she tried to follow Jinora's guided meditation steps. For a moment she felt at ease and suddenly she felt like a warm rush of blood to her head. Korra opened her eyes with a gasp.

"I thought something got stuck in my throat…" said Korra in a frustrated tone breathing heavily while rubbing her chest.

"Korra…. Breathe slowly, don't panic" said Jinora.

"What the hell is wrong with me…?" Korra asked.

"Don't worry too much over it; you can't force yourself to do meditate. You have to practice until you teach yourself to let go and drift away with the flow" said Jinora.

"I am trying… but" said Korra and paused as she saw Asami standing there watching them quietly.

Jinora looked at her as well since she caught Korra's attention.

"I didn't want to disturb you…" said Asami walking over to them with a smile on her face.

"Don't worry, you're not disturbing us" said Jinora.

Asami walked over to them and sits beside Korra in a relaxing manner.

"I was just thinking of going away from this place for a day or two, you know…?" said Asami and looked at Korra.

"What do you mean going away…?" Korra asked.

"I spoke to pam just while ago and we are few hours away from the nearest civilization. I was just thinking maybe three of us should go there for a change. She said we'll find a nice touristic coastal town called Broosh to further east. It is on an island near the main land" said Asami.

"Sounds great, I can also inform my mum and dad that I am with you once we get there. That way we can keep them from causing havoc after they figured out that both of us are missing from the republic city" said Jinora.

Asami and Jinora looked at Korra as she kept silent.

"No objections from me…" said Korra with a smiley shrug.

"She said if we take a really fast boat, we can get there in matter of few hours and gave me the directions as well" said Asami.

"Well then, what are we waiting for…?" said Jinora standing up from the ground.

"I'll get a boat from Zaheer…." Korra said as she stood up and walked few steps.

She suddenly paused and turned back Jinora and Asami.

"Speaking of which… have you seen Zaheer by the way…? I haven't seen him for days" Korra asked.

"Don't look at us… he's your boyfriend…" said Asami with a sarcastic smile.

"ASAMI! He's not my boyfriend alright…?, have some respect" said Korra growling at her.

"Alright… Alright… jeez cool down baby… it was just a joke" said Asami.

"Let's go… girls…" said Jinora in a giggly tone.

Three of them walked back to the mansion and as they entered through the main door pam came towards them.

"We're going to go the place you told us Pam…" said Asami.

"Alright then… enjoy yourself girls, and be sure you to take clothing that fits a cold climate because the weather is pretty cold in broosh" said Pam.

"Alright, thanks for the tips Pam and by the way have you seen Zaheer…?" Korra asked from pam.

"Master never left his room for the past few days…" said pam.

"Can I go and see him pam…? Because I really need to talk with him…" said Korra.

"Please go ahead miss…" said pam with a smile.

Korra looked at Asami and held her hand softly.

"I will go and speak to him, meantime you two can get ready…" said Korra.

Few minutes later…

Korra walked up to Zaheer's room and gently knocked the heavy wooden door. Suddenly the door unlocked with a mechanical noise. Korra gently pushed door open and walked in to the dimly lit room. She saw Zaheer seated on the ground in full lotus position. He is in a pair of baggy sweat pants. As Korra stepped in to his room, he opened his eyes and turned to her.

"Korra…" he said very softly.

"I am sorry if I have disturbed your meditation… I was just thinking if I could… err" she paused with a little bit of hesitation.

"It is alright… I've been in deep meditation for past few days at a stretch. It feels refreshing to be awakened back to the reality" said Zaheer.

"I need a speedboat, we were just thinking of paying a visit to broosh" said Korra.

"Alright, do you need me to come along…?" Zaheer asked.

"Nah! I think three of us will be alright, you can continue your meditation here…"said Korra.

"I have already given permission to Lao deal to with you directly. You can straightaway go ahead, he will show you where the boat is and give you the keys as well…" said Zaheer.

"Alright then, I'll see you couple of days…" said Korra with a happy smile.

"Don't do anything reckless once you are there and remember that broosh is a long way from where we are. Even if you took the fastest boat it could take several hours to get there…" said Zaheer as Korra walked out of the room.

"Don't worry, last thing I want in my life right now is trouble…" said Korra as she closed the door.