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.

12. Chapter 12

I have managed to go through this chapter only once for errors. So please bear in mind that this may contain errors. I hope you'll like it. I will deliver the next chapter much sooner than it took me to deliver this one.

Blessings
nofacemonster

Republic City
Evening…

The bar tender lands another pint full of dark beer on the table. Mako took a mouthful of it and looked around.

"It seems like the day off for your sir…" said the barmen while wiping the table.

"Yeah… I just got couple of days off…" said Mako in a bored tone.

From the side of his right eye he saw someone taking a seat right next to him.

"A blonde beer please…"

"Coming right up…" said the barmen in a lively tone.

Mako turned at the newcomer since he felt that voice is sounds extremely familiar. He had felt a sudden startling sensation within him as his eyes gazed upon her. She turned towards him and smiled.

"Hi Mako…? Trying to burn your day off in the bar?" she asked.

"Oh hi Kuvira…! I mean…" Mako felt lost within his own words, so he cleared his throat.

"Had too much to drink already…?" Kuvira asked with raised eye brows and a smile from corner of her mouth.

"No… no… I don't drink like that…" replied Mako with a shy smile.

"Well it's good then… a man shouldn't drink beyond his limits…" said Kuvira.

He looked at her again from top to bottom since his vision is slightly blurry after the second pint. She's wearing a black jacket over a green collarless t-shirt and a matching pair of darkest blue fit jeans along with comfortable footwear. Her dark slightly curly hair is set loose.

"Yes…? May I help you…?" she asked him as he kept staring at her.

"Oh! I am sorry… I was just wandering… When were you released from the hospital…?" Mako asked.

"Just a little while ago…" said Kuvira.

Barmen kept the beer she ordered on the table. Mako smirked as she grabbed the beer.

"What…? Don't tell me you haven't seen a girl drinking a beer before?" she asked.

"No… it's not that. You were just released from the hospital and you came straight in to a bar…" said Mako rubbing his forehead.

"Oh, no, don't get me wrong, I am not an alcoholic, it's just that Lin dropped me here and she told me that you wanted to meet me…" said Kuvira.

"She what…? How does she even know that I am here…?" said Mako in an amused tone.

"I have no idea about that… she picked me up from the hospital and kept on talking about you…" said Kuvira.

"Really…? What did she say about me…?" Mako asked.

"She told me about how you join up with the republic city police and came up with the ranks. I must say that getting good marks for something you did from Lin isn't easy… You must be a very hard working man for her to praise you like that" said Kuvira as she drinks her beer.

Mako giggled softly and drank a little bit of his beer feeling happy.

"I see you prefer the darks over blondes…" said Kuvira after staring at what he drinks for a moment.

"Yeah… dark beer has always been my favorite…" said Mako.

Kuvira smiled and looked down.

"So… why did you wanted to meet me?" Kuvira asked.

Mako quickly gulped down his beer and stood up.

"That was quick…? Leaving already…?" she asked.

"Come with me… let's take a walk outside" said Mako with a smiley face.

"Ermm… alright but I still haven't finished my beer…" said Kuvira.

"There's more money than it is needed sir…" said Barmen interrupting them.

"I just paid for the lady as well…" said Mako.

Kuvira smiled at Mako for the way he behaves and quickly gulped down her beer just like he did and got off the chair.

"Let's go…" said Kuvira.

They walked outside the bar and kept on walking side by side on the sidewalk for few minutes. Mako kept silent and Kuvira kept looking at him from time to time trying to figure out why he is so quiet. She didn't want to be the one to break the silence between them, so instead she smiled and slipped her hands inside the jacket pockets.

"It's going to be very cold tonight…" Mako broke the silence.

"I think so too…" Kuvira answered very briefly.

"So are you going back to Sai Fu again…?" Mako asked.

Kuvira shrugged and smiled at him.

"I really don't know about that… I was to ensure that Zaheer wouldn't escape but he did. I have failed to accomplish what I came here for, so I was discharged from all my duties and suspended until further notice. Lin wanted me to stay with her until I will be called back for my duties" said Kuvira.

"It wasn't your fault that Zaheer escaped. It was Korra who came for his rescue; I saw what she can do. I highly doubt that if there is anyone in this world who could stand against her. She's the avatar for heaven's sake and top of all that, she has become some blood bending goddess" said Mako.

"That's not how the authorities see it… they see me as a failure. It was foolish of me to confront her directly, while knowing that I am no match for her" said Kuvira.

They kept on walking on the sidewalk for a while and they walked across the central bridge of republic city. It is a massive bridge which connects both ends of the city over the sea. Both of them kept quiet and walked up to the center of the bridge where the view point is. Mako stopped there at the view point and leaned against the railing of the sidewalk starring at the sea. Kuvira stopped right next to him and leaned against the railing.

"Why have you bought me here Mako…?" Kuvira asked.

"A bar filled with stench of liquor and smoke is not what i had in my mind…" said Mako and looked at her.

"I wanted you to see the view. Look at the sunset on republic city… Since I was a child, I always use to gaze at it…" said Mako.

"It is beautiful indeed… the earthy colors that fueled by its fire…" said Kuvira and paused.

He slowly reached out for her hand and held it gently. She looked up in to his eyes and felt speechless. She gently grips his hand.

"Come with me…" said Mako and smiled at her.

"I will…" she said with a smile back at him.

Mako quickly waved at one of the taxi's that are passing by and got on. Kuvira didn't clearly understand what his intention was. First she thought he is little tipsy over having too much beer, but later she realized that he wanted her to spent time with him. The handsome young fire bender has his own ways to express what's in his mind. He took her on a taxi to the Yellow thread street of republic city. It is a paved street which falls half way around lake in city center. People come there to spend time and it is filled various types of food stands, ice cream parlors, balloon vendors and ample space to walk around leisurely with the view of the lake. Night has already fallen by the time they reached the Yellow thread street.

Mako quickly paid for the taxi and the reached for her hand. She has no idea where he is taking her so she trots along with him to the start of the yellow thread street. She saw the whole street is been colorfully lit and slightly busy with people walking here and there.

"I never knew places like this exist in Republic city…" said Kuvira with a surprised tone.

"Me and my brother use to come here quite often when we were children, we use to steal food from the food stands" said Mako with a giggle. Kuvira giggled for what he said.

"Even though I've been to republic city several times, I never been around… just only for official work and once it is done, I always returned to saifu" said Kuvira.

"Ah ha… that's one of the reasons why you may have missed the best of what city has to offer. There are few other great places as well and they are scattered all over the city. If you wander around the city quite often you may stumble upon them…" said Mako.

They walked few yards in to the yellow thread street.

"Smell of the food makes me hungry…" said Kuvira as she deeply inhaled the aroma which his coming from the food stands.

"Come let's have something to eat…" said Mako quickly trotting to a barbecue stand.

He took two honey roasted chicken skewers from the stand and gave them to Kuvira.

"Thank you…" she said.

"Come on… try it, they make some really great tasting food here" said Mako walking along with her. She blew at it and took a pinch of it.

"It does taste really good… no wonder why you kept stealing then when you were a kid" she said.

"Yeah… me and my brother were orphans and we didn't had that much money to burn away for fun" said Mako as he look up ahead.

"I know how it feels to be an orphan; I was abandoned by my parents when I was a baby. Suyin bought me up as one of her own. I am what I am all because of her…" said Kuvira in an emotional tone.

"Suyin is a kind lady…" said Mako.

"Yes she is…" said Kuvira.

"We grew up on the streets with no one to take care of us…" said Mako.

"I am sorry that you had such a rough childhood… I didn't mean to make you feel bad Mako…" said Kuvira.

"Don't be… it's not your fault. I am happy that Suyin was there for you…" said Mako and smiled at her.

Kuvira reached towards his hand while they walk and gently grips it.

"Let's not talk about sad things…" said Kuvira.

They walked around for almost two hours holding hand in hand, trying out all sorts of food and finally Mako ended up buying a balloon for Kuvira. They walked to the furthest end of the Yellow thread street and stopped near the lake gazing at the beauty of it. The night sky slowly began to fill up with lightning and thunder.

Kuvira kept starring at the lightning crashes up in the sky above lake and Mako came to her.

"It seems like it is going to rain later tonight…" said Mako. Kuvira smiled at him.

"Uh huh…" Kuvira nods and looked at him.

"Thank you for showing me around and getting me all that great food… It is truly a wonderful experience…" said Kuvira in a happy tone.

Mako kept silent and gazed quietly at the horizon of the lake for a moment. Kuvira looked at him a couple of times and her smile slowly faded as she saw that something is troubling Mako.

"Mako…? What are you thinking…?" she asked.

"Nothing… I am sorry… I just drift away in my thoughts so easily…" he said with a smirk.

"You sure it was nothing…?" she asked trying to look at his eyes as he tried to look down.

"Yeah… I am sure…" he said with a nod.

"Hmm alright then… I'll be going back now… It's getting late…" she said.

"Kuvira…" said Mako after a long pause.

"Yes…?" She asked him raising her eyebrows.

"I don't want to let you go…" Mako said and looked in to her eyes.

As he said that she felt like a bubble of air got stuck in her chest. She went speechless.

"Mako… you know about me…" whispered Kuvira as she reached towards his hands. They held each other's hands gently. Mako kept silent.

"You already know that I am with Baatar… we knew each other since we were children. I love him and he loves me… I am sorry if I have hurt your feelings. I cannot give you what you are asking from me…" Kuvira said in a softer tone.

"It's alright… I understand, you love him and I am sure he loves you… I am not asking you to leave him for me nor do anything beyond your conscience…" said Mako.

Kuvira reached towards his face and quickly lands a kiss on his forehead and touched his face trying to get his eyes focused on to hers.

"Look at me…. don't feel bad, I am sorry if I have hurt your feelings… I may not be the one for you but you are a good man and you will meet someone from your dreams. I know that for sure… Thank you for everything Mako and take care" she said and smiled. Mako kept quiet and she walked away from him.

"Kuvira…" said Mako and she paused and slowly turned at him.

"It's alright…! At least spend some time with me while you're here in republic city so I could cheat my heart with what it yearns for…" said Mako with a smile.

"Yes I will… but I don't think it's a very good idea…" said Kuvira briefly and Mako interrupted.

"Don't worry about me… I'll be fine, I can't explain everything that is inside here…" said Mako as he pat his chest and walked towards her.

"Let me take you home…" he said.

"I'll be alright…" she said.

"What kind of man do you think I am to send my girl home all alone after the first date… that's not going to happen…" said Mako.

"You are wasting your time boy… don't say I didn't warn you…" said Kuvira with a rhyming tone.

"Argh… don't say like that… I'd never think of spending time with you as a waste… it is a bit of life that I probably would enjoy and cherish forever…" said Mako leading the way.

Mako took Kuvira in a taxi back to Lin's apartment tower. The drizzling rain has already begun and it will develop in to full fledge rain during the night. Kuvira kept silent and starring outside the shutter during most of the way. Mako kept looking at her from time to time wondering if he has upset her. There was a long silence between them until the taxi stopped at the apartment tower.

"We're here sir…" the driver said.

Mako paid the taxi quickly and got off in to the pouring rain. He rushed to open the door for Kuvira. Two of them quickly ran towards the entrance of the apartment tower in the pouring rain. By the moment they reach some shelter they were completely soaked.

"You are such a crazy fool… you didn't have to throw yourself in the rain just to open the door for me and bring me to shelter…" she said with a smiley face.

"A little bit of rain water wouldn't kill me… but to see you go in the rain all alone could kill me in that that taxi…" said Mako with a giggle.

"You flatter me with your sweet talk…" she said trying to suppress her laughter.

"Alright then… I am going to let you go now Mako, I can go to Lin's apartment on my own from here. Thank you so much for everything…." She said looking up at him.

"So this is goodbye then…?" Mako asked.

Kuvira nods.

"I am afraid so… Please don't be mad at me… it is for the best" said Kuvira.

She couldn't keep on explaining her situation to Mako, So she quickly turned away from him and walked through the glass door leaving him outside. Mako kept on starring at her as she walked inside towards the elevator.

He deliberately stepped in to the pouring rain while having his gaze locked on to her. He wanted to see if she'd turn back to have a one last look at him. She didn't look back as he expected, instead she walked in to the elevator and closed the door.

Mako sighed and wiped the water away from his forehead. He slowly turned away from the entrance and walked few steps in the pouring rain. He couldn't think of anything at the moment, his mind completely went blank. He walked few yards in the side walk and sits on a roadside bench in the pouring rain. He stood up as a Taxi stopped right in front of him.

"MAKO!" a voice came from his side when he is about to get in to the taxi.

Mako slowly turned at the direction of the voice. He saw Kuvira standing in the pouring rain breathing heavily due to the reason that she came running at him.

"Wait…" she said and stepped closer to him. Mako quietly kept on starring at her.

"I am a soldier… I am a metal bender… but don't forget that I'm a woman too. I know this is wrong but you got me in your snare. I won't forgive you for this…" She said as she reached towards his hands.

Mako grabbed her and kissed her on the lips, she kissed him back in the pouring rain. She leaned away from him and starred in to his eyes and then giggled.

"You don't have to forgive me, I am a sinner and i will endure any punishment that you see fit…" said Mako.

"You made me cross the line of fire and now I am burning in its flames… and I curse you for that fire bender…" she said playfully and kissed him on the lips again.

"Curse me… burn me… clap me in the iron… but do all that after you kissed me…" said Mako as he kissed her on the lips.

They kissed each other on the lips deeply in the pouring rain. She leaned away from him and starred in to his eyes.

"Come with me…" she said grabbing his hand and running back towards where they came. Mako ran along with her. She led him across the glass door and towards the elevator. They kissed playfully in the elevator until it has reached the desired floor. They crashed in to the Lin's apartment giggling and chasing each other playfully until they grabbed hold of each other after closing the door.

Mako looked in to her eyes and she looked back. They kissed each other like crazy and the rain water dripped all over the place, making it a mess.

"I want to burn in your flames fire bender…" whispered Kuvira as Mako kissed her on the neck.

Mako kissed her further and kissed her further down the neck as she leaned against the wall breathing heavily.

"Undress me and make love to me… you set my heart on fire…" she said pulling Mako's hair and he took her in his arms and rushed to Lin's bedroom.

Next morning…

Lin came back home after completing her nightshift in the headquarters. She pushed opened the door to her apartment and walked in. She saw that her living room was a mess with wet clothes thrown all over the place.

"What the hell happened here last night…? Looks like someone has set the zoo lose" she asked herself and followed the trail which leads all the way to her bedroom. The door was left open and the room is dimly lit. She turned up the lights and saw that there are clothes all over the place.

"Holly shit… its LIN!" she heard a familiar voice.

It didn't took her long to figure out what has happened here last night and who's sleeping on her bed. Kuvira sits up on the bed covering herself in sheets and Mako jumped out of the bed in his boxers.

"Well… I'll be damned…" said Lin with an amusing chuckle and rests her hands on her waist.

"Lin… I can explain" said Mako in a rush.

"Relax you two… I am not your mother and you two aren't kids either, just put on some clothes and I'll make some coffee…" said Lin walking outside of the room.

Mako slapped his forehead and looked at Kuvira who is still under the sheets and her face has turned red. She looked at Mako and chuckled covering her mouth trying to suppress it.

"Damn… how could we be so careless…" said Mako while ruffling his hair.

Outside

Lin prepared some fresh coffee and saw Mako and Kuvira came slowly walking out of the room like two thieves in the night who just got caught. Mako has put on some shirt over his boxers, and Kuvira is wearing cotton pajamas with a long sleeve night t shirt.

"Well… Well… Good morning to you love birds…" said Lin in a sarcastic tone.

Kuvira couldn't look her in the eyes, so as Mako.

"Coffee is fresh, Come have some, pour it for yourself…" said Lin smiling at them.

Kuvira quietly poured a cup of coffee for Mako and gave it to him then she poured one to herself.

"It seems like you two had quite an adventure last night…" said Lin with a sarcastic smile on her face.

"It's not what you think it is Lin…" said Mako.

"I think two of you have given a new definition to the statement we call "First date"" said Lin sarcastically.

"I thought you'd be feeding ducks with bread crumbs while rowing a boat in the lake… but boy that was quick" said Lin.

Mako and Kuvira kept quiet.

"Oh come one… put a smile on those faces now. Didn't you know that when you fuck on someone else's bed, there is a big chance of getting caught red handed, especially if you leave the door open" said Lin walking towards them.

She pats on Mako and Kuvira both at once.

"It's alright… I won't tell anyone, your secrets are safe with me. So relax now…, I am truly happy for you" said Lin.

"We're sorry that your place is a mess because of us, we'll clean it up for you…" said Mako.

"Don't worry about it… when you eat juicy sugar cane in a rush molasses always drips down your chin down the neck and mess you up…" said Lin with a wink.

Mako leaned against the pantry cupboard while looking at Kuvira.

"I am gonna go take a shower now… while I am at it, two of you can clean my bed. I need to sleep and I don't want to sleep on your…" said Lin and she got interrupted by Mako.

"Alright… Alright we'll do that Lin, no need to go in to details please…" said Mako.

Lin gave a sarcastic smile from the corner of her mouth at him and walked away. Soon after Lin left Kuvira walked closer to Mako and cuddled on to him.

"Look what you have done… now I am in a mess…" whispered Kuvira.

Mako caressed the back of her head as she laid her head against his chest.

"I was honest to Baatar all my life and then you came along…" she said.

"Yes… I came along and I am here for you forever…" whispered Mako as he kissed her head.

Island of Broosh
Late in the evening…

It has taken lot more time than they thought to reach the island of Broosh. After so many hours in the speedboat they felt a relief as they saw the lights at the far end of the horizon. Korra steered the boat through most of the way. Asami and Jinora had already fallen asleep on the passenger's seat of the boat. Korra looked at them and smiled. She's wearing a blue long sleeve chill coat over a collarless white T shirt and a pair of fit jeans along with cold weather boots. Asami woke up and stretched her arms in to the air.

"Good evening sleeping beauty…" Korra greeted her with a smile on her face.

"It's so cold already…" she said rubbing her palms together. Asami quickly put on her dark red long sleeve chill coat over the black t shirt she was wearing. She stood up from the seat and walked towards Korra who is busy with the steering. She laid her hands on Korra's shoulders and gently squeezed them.

"Are we there already…?" said Jinora as she woke up with a long yawn.

"We are almost there…" said Asami looking at her with a smile.

Jinora is already in her pink chill coat. Korra decreased the speed of the boat as they reached closer to the shores of Broosh. She steered the boat in to the bay of Broosh where the waters are much calm than the open sea. There is a small harbor built in the safety of calm waters. She steered the boat among other boats as well as medium sized ships which are already there at the harbor. Finally she stopped the boat on an empty plot near the third jetty.

"Broosh here we come…" said Jinora in a happy tone.

Three of them put on their cold weather clothing properly.

"Chill coats, Ear caps, Hats, Gloves, Boots, all checked" said Asami with a smile. They put on their back packs and stepped out in to the jetty. The child wind came and embraced them as they stepped outside.

"You were right about the cold Asami… it really is cold…" said Korra.

"I thought you won't mind being in cold…" said Asami.

"Well it feels like home…" she replied with a smile.

Three of them slowly walked in to the harbor area where it is slightly busy with few people going here and there, unloading goods from ships etc.

"It seems it is pretty calm in here compared to republic city harbor…" said Asami looking around.

"I don't think we are in here for the tourist season…" said Jinora.

"We'll see… let's hit the streets" said Korra walking ahead.

They walked in to the streets of Broosh. It is a small coastal town situated in the island of Broosh and being visited by many tourists due to its historic importance as well as relaxing atmosphere. Normal weather in Broosh is cold windy and wet. It is a town with well-preserved old buildings and narrow paved streets, Café's, Pubs and restaurants. It is said in the history that this was used as an important strategic point in the times of war.

"No wonder why this is a great honeymoon destination… it's so calm and relaxing over here… no rush of vehicles, no honking, no crowded streets with so many people" said Asami.

"Not to forget the cold… Brrrr" said Jinora.

"Let's have some dinner, I am already starving…" said Korra.

"Me too…" said Jinora.

"That looks like a good place… it says "JJ's restaurant and bar…" said Asami pointing out a place as they walked in the streets.

They walked inside the through door which says welcome. Jinora quickly walked over to a table near the street view. Asami and Korra followed her. A waitress quickly attended to them. She handed each of them a small menu card.

"Welcome to the JJ's restaurant and bar ladies. Leaving back to your homeland after the vacation…?" she asked with a smiley face.

"Oh! No, we just came… err" Korra stammered.

"We just came in to Broosh…" said Jinora with a smile.

"I see, we don't get much tourists coming in during the off season…. Tourist season is already over and whoever remained here are now leaving…" she said.

"Well err… three of us normally goes on vacation during the off season because hotels are cheaper and it is less crowded" said Asami.

"If you want to be at peace I guess travelling during the off season is the best choice. Only problem here in the off season is cold rainy weather. If you can stand that then you are in for a treat…" said the waitress.

"We actually love the cold rainy weather…" said Korra.

The waitress giggled amusingly.

"I am glad to have some tourists coming around in the off season as well… I hope this will become a new trend around the world. Anyways miss, may I take your order please…?" she said grabbing a small book out of her pocket.

"Black pepper beef steak…. Blue Rare please" said Korra.

"Mix vegetable and spinach salad please…" said Jinora.

"For you miss…?" waitress asked Asami as she kept on going through the menu.

"Ermm I'll have spaghetti bolognaise please…" said Asami smiling back.

"What would you like to drink…?" waitress asked.

"A dark beer please" Korra said and looked at Asami.

"A blonde beer will do…" said Asami.

"A glass of red wine…" said Jinora.

"We need to find some good lodging around here" said Asami looking outside the glass.

"I don't think it'll be hard since this is a famous travel destination" said Korra.

"I kind of feel good to be here… Tomorrow we can go all around the place and see what it has to offer…" said Jinora in a spontaneous tone.

"That's if it didn't start raining cats and dogs… I am sure we'll find plenty of things to do around here" said Asami and looked at Korra.

"What are you thinking Korra… you seems puzzled since the moment we set sail from the black island…" Jinora asked.

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

"Thinking of what darling…" said Asami reaching for her hand.

Korra looked at her and smiled.

"To be honest with you… I really don't know what I am thinking, it's just that strange thoughts kept on crossing my mind…" said Korra.

"Tell us one… maybe we can help you with it" said Jinora.

"Thoughts like, is coming over to Broosh is a good thing?" said Korra pursing her lips.

"Don't worry too much love… you'll be fine in day or two. It's just that your mind is adjusted to stay on alert at all times for past few years. It has forgotten how to have fun" said Asami.

"I don't know Asami… it seems like I could never go back to being old me again" said Korra.

"We are here to help you with that Korra… Things won't stay the same forever, they do change. Someday world will see the truth. No matter what they say, you are the avatar and nobody can change that" said Jinora.

Korra smirked sarcastically.

"Let's not spoil our little vacation shall we…?" said Korra with a smiley face.

"That's the spirit…" said Asami.

The waitress came back with their drinks and served them.

"Ermmm excuse me…" said Korra as the waitress was about to walkaway.

"Yes…" she replied.

"Could you please tell us where we could have some descent lodging for few days…?" Korra asked.

"In Broosh finding some good lodging is not a problem. Just follow the street a little further and you will come across a nice hotel called Galant inn" said the waitress.

"Galant inn, alright thank you so much" said Korra.

"Well here's to our little vacation…" said Jinora raising her glass of wine.

"Cheers…" Asami and Korra said together.

"mmm local beer seems pretty good around here" said Asami after tasting her beer.

"Wine isn't bad either…" said Jinora.

"Take a sip of this and see… its pretty good" said Korra and Asami took a sip of her dark beer. She nods confirming what Korra said.

"I wonder what Zaheer is doing right now…" said Korra out of the blue.

"Don't worry, he is a big boy, he can take care of himself" said Asami with a sarcastic smile.

"Of course he can… it's just that…" said Korra and paused.

"Go on… we are listening…" said Jinora.

"I know you might think I'm crazy but I think we have been through a lot together for the past few years. During that time we have formed a strange bond towards each other…!" said Korra and paused.

'A bond….?" Asami asked in a little awkward tone.

"Alright Korra, Now I think you're crazy…" said Jinora.

"It's not what you think. I think I have developed a kind of reverence towards him for all he has done. I was left in a cold dark place all alone to die. When the whole world rejected me as if I am a plaque and treated me like some deranged animal, he took me under his wing and nurtured me as if a father would do to his daughter" said Korra.

Asami saw the drops of tears in Korra's eyes, she reached for her hand and gripped it warmly.

"I may have not been there to experience it, but I know what you mean Korra…" said Jinora.

"I am sorry that I have cracked few jokes upon you… I should have known…" said Asami as she held Korra's hand.

"It's alright Asami… you wouldn't know unless I tell you about it…" said Korra smiling at Asami.

"We have plenty of time… I'd like to hear everything you want to say Korra…" said Jinora.

"For the past few years… he has trained me to become who I'm right now" said Korra.

"Well speaking of which, it just reminded me that I should contact my parents and tell them that I'm safe and everything…" said Jinora.

"You better do that otherwise you know how your father would react once he finds out that his daughter has gone missing… we don't want anyone coming after us anymore" said Korra.

"Don't worry… I'll give a telephone call to air temple island once we are done with the dinner" said Jinora.

The waitress walked over to the table again with the food they ordered.

Meanwhile…
Republic City

Lin is in her office busy reading some of the reports from the officials and she heard a knock on the door.

"Come in…" she said.

Tenzin walked in to her office and closed the door.

"Tenzin…!" she said.

"Yes it's me and I've been trying to call you for the past six hours" he said coming over to her and pulling a chair.

"I know why you are here Tenzin, don't worry I'm alright now. Pema was pissed with me and I totally understand why she spoke to me like that, you are her husband and it is normal for her to be worried about your safety…" said Lin and stood up from her chair.

She walked towards the glass window of her office which gives an excellent view of the nightly cityscape. She gazed at the glimmering lights of the city.

"I put your life in dangerous situations; I don't want you to get hurt because of me. If you do, she'll never forgive me for it. To her you are everything…" said Lin and sighed deeply.

Tenzin slowly stood up and walked towards her. She sees his faint reflection from the glass as he stood behind her.

"Tell me Lin… What am I to you…?" Tenzin asked.

"If I am to die at your presence… I'd be glad that I died in your arms" said Tenzin.

Lin quickly turned at him and laid her hand against his mouth.

"Please don't say such things Tenzin… I'd rather die before that…" she said and looked into his eyes.

"Then tell me… what am I to you…?" Tenzin asked again.

"…everything Tenzin, that's all you have ever been to me" she said and hugged him. Tenzin caressed her back gently and held her closer.

"Then don't put yourself so low by thinking like that…" said Tenzin.

She leaned back away from him and smiled.

"You should go little easy with your police work now, just look at the time…" said Tenzin showing the wall clock.

"You know I am a workaholic, I know what you mean… I am not getting any younger…" said Lin pursing her lips.

"It's not good for the health… take your leave when the day's work is done unless there is something important going on" said Tenzin.

"Alright, I am off…" said Lin in a little playful tone.

"Good… now head home, have a shower, and take a good night sleep" said Tenzin smiling at her.

"I will… but only if you come along with me" said Lin laying her index finger on the center of Tenzin's chest.

"I am sorry Lin, Not tonight. I must get back to air Temple Island prepare for few things. Tomorrow we have an important meeting for the new comers" said Tenzin.

"Alright… I understand…" she said and her face turned slightly gloomy.

"Lin…? Did you mean it when you said "It's alright"…?" Tenzin asked.

"It's not alright but what else can I say…?" Lin said with a sigh.

"Alright… I'll come with you but first I need to make a call" said Tenzin and her gloomy face bloomed in to a smile. He smiled at her from the corner of his mouth.

Few minutes later…

Lin looked at Tenzin while she drives the car and smiled.

"Since when did you learn to lie like that…?" Lin asked.

"Since the day that you came in to my life for the second time…" said Tenzin.

"Second time…? You have mistaken darling, I never left…" said Lin.

"Sometimes I feel bad about it… you have to lie because of me" she added with a smirk.

"I was feeling the same but I guess I got use to it… I only lie to hide what we have between us, nothing more…" said Tenzin.

"Oh I almost forgot to tell you that Varrick called in just few minutes before you came in. He confirmed that the celestial object you saw is heading towards our world… I didn't understand much of astronomy he spoke of, maybe you should speak to him sometime" said Lin.

"Hmmm I have been through almost all the history books I could find and not in a single book it is mentioned about such incident in the past. Maybe Varrick is imagining things" said Tenzin.

"I wouldn't take what Varrick says lightly if I were you…" said Lin.

"I am not taking him lightly… but sometimes it is just hard to believe what he says because he is famous for exaggerating facts" said Tenzin.

"While we are on our way just drive through the beach road, I want to stop at Asami's beach house for a moment…" said Tenzin.

"Asami's house…? What for…? she's not gonna tell you anything about Korra even if she knew anything…" said Lin.

"It's not about Korra… it's about Jinora…" said Tenzin and paused.

"Jinora…? What is she doing there…? Isn't she supposed to be helping you with the new air bender training?" Lin asked.

"Not really… things have changed a little for the past year or so. She wanted herself out of everything…" said Tenzin.

"Out of what Tenzin…?" Lin asked.

"She wanted me to relieve her from all this air nomad duties. She was begging me saying that it is not the life she wants, she is still to figure out what she wants to do…" said Tenzin.

Lin giggled while she drives the car. Tenzin looked at her.

"I am sorry, I didn't mean to laugh at you. What you said about Jinora reminded me of Su'Yin when she was her age. She was rebellious, stubborn and arrogant while I was more obedient and determined. We gave mum a hard time by fighting and arguing with each other… So what's it about Jinora…?" said Lin.

"It's nothing serious… Jinora came to aid Asami several days back because she wasn't well. She normally calls home and let us knows how she's doing but she didn't call for few days…" said Tenzin and rubs his forehead.

"I am sure she's alright… don't worry…" said Lin.

"I am not worried…. Just a little concerned, that's all" said Tenzin.

"Yeah… you are right, she's your daughter… and you can never know what's gonna happen next…" said Lin.

"What do you mean…?" Tenzin asked as he broke his contemplation about Jinora.

"I mean look at the world these days… everything works upside down… dead keeps coming back to life…? Enemies rescue each other… and for the first time in known history we have an evil villainous Avatar… think about it" said Lin.

"Hmm… what you say makes sense and at the same time increases my fear for the safety of Jinora…" said Tenzin rubbing his beard.

Twenty minutes later….

Lin stopped the car at the vicinities of Asami's beach house. Tenzin got off the car and walked towards the main entrance. As he walked closer the chill wind blew against him from the sea. Further he gets closer to the main door; he felt that something is not right. He heard Lin getting off the car as well and walked few yards behind him. He noticed that the main door was left open. Lin reached him slowly as he paused in front of the main door. They both saw that the main door is ajar. They looked each other face to face and nods.

Tenzin suddenly pushed open the door with his air bending and crashed in and Lin came in following him. At the very first glance, Tenzin knew that nobody has been here for a while. Lin switched on the lights.

"JINORA….?" Tenzin said loudly.

"ASAMI… IT'S TENZIN…" he said loudly again.

"It seems like nobody is here… I am gonna check the place" said Lin moving forward.

They searched around the house inside and outside and there were nobody. They looked around the beach as well and they couldn't find anyone.

"Asami's car is in the garage as well as her motorbike…" said Lin coming back to the living room where Tenzin is.

"Where could they be…?" Tenzin asked in a desperate tone.

"Don't panic now… they are probably out in the city… Remember…? That Asami can't drive because of her leg and…." Lin said and paused. She rubbed her chin.

"Why…? What's wrong…?" Tenzin asked.

"It's nothing… if they go out, then it has to be with Mako and Bolin…. But I highly doubt if Mako would want to go anywhere these days…" said Lin and paused then reached the phone and dialed a number.

"Lin… what are you going to do…? Who are you calling…? You got me lost over here…" Tenzin asked in a slightly impatient tone.

"Oh hi Mako… it's Lin…" she said.

"Hi chief… do you want to speak to Kuvira…?" he said.

"No it's alright… I am pretty sure she's sleeping by your side… just take a good care of her, doctor said bed rest is a must for her when she was released from the hospital…" said Lin and smirked.

"Don't worry chief… we were just telling scary stories to each other" said Mako and giggled.

"Do you know where Bolin is at this time…?" Lin asked.

"He has gone to Saifu to see Opal… why…? Is something wrong chief…?" Mako asked.

"Ermm nothing serious… it's just that I am at Asami's house and they are nowhere to be seen and the main door was left open…" said Lin.

"Holly shit… I forgot to close it down properly that day… She's going to kill me once she gets back and found out that something has gone missing in her house…" said Mako.

"Don't worry about it Mako… everything is safe and sound in here. What do you mean she gets back…?" Lin asked.

"She's in air temple island with Jinora these days…" said Mako.

"How do you know she's in Air temple island…?" Lin asked.

"I haven't seen her for few days and Jinora was with her… So where else could they go…?" Mako asked in a curious tone.

"They are not in the Air Temple Island…" said Lin making her voice sound slightly grim.

"How do you know chief…?" Mako asked.

"Tenzin is right here with me and he came looking for Jinora in the beach houses…" said Lin.

"Damn… where else could they be…?" said Mako in a concerned tone because he knows from which day that they may have gone missing.

"I will call you back Mako…" said Lin and kept the phone. She turned at Tenzin.

"I overheard the conversation…" said Tenzin walking over to the phone and called back home.

"Pema… I am at the Asami's' house…" Tenzin rushed to explain the situation.

"Don't panic now… I know where she is. Jinora just called in and spoke to me… she told me that she has gone on a little trip to Earth Kingdom with Asami…" said Pema in a giggly tone.

Tenzin closed his eyes and took a deep breath then exhaled in a great relief.

"Oh thank heavens that they are alright… I was getting so worried…" said Tenzin and paused.

"Don't worry… alright?" said Pema.

"Very well… alright darling, I'll see you tomorrow then" said Tenzin and kept the phone.

He turned at Lin and she smiled at him.

"I'll inform Mako as well… otherwise he will get worried as well…" said Lin walking over to the phone. Tenzin nods.

Meanwhile…
Island of Broosh

Asami curled her hands together and looked at Korra. They are waiting for Jinora outside the post office. Suddenly Jinora came out of the post office and walked towards them with a smiley face.

"It's about time I called home, my parents were beginning to worry over me…" said Jinora.

"What did you tell them…?" Asami asked.

"I just told them that we came on a little trip to earth kingdom…" said Jinora.

"I thought air nomads don't lie…" said Korra.

"Well they do lie when it is necessary…" said Jinora.

They walked down the streets looking at the name signs until they reached "The Galant Inn". They took two rooms for themselves. The hotel seemed empty due to the reason that it is the end of tourist season.

Galant Inn

Korra walked outside the washroom in her pajama's and saw Asami was brushing her hair in front of the mirror in her night gown. She walked over Asami and laid her hands on her shoulders and gently squeezed. Asami looked up on her through the mirror… Korra smiled at her.

"Are you alright darling…?" Asami asked her.

"I am fine… it's just that I am little tired and my shoulders are killing me…" said Korra.

"You have been steering the boat too long… come… let me give you a massage…" said Asami standing up from the little bench.

Korra lay down on the comfortable bed facing down and Asami sat beside her. She laid her hands gently on Korra's back and began the massage. She kept on massaging her for a little while and wondered why she is so silent. She bent over to the side a little and looked at Korra's face. She has already fallen asleep in the comfort of her massage. She leaned closer to Korra and kissed her on the cheek.

"Sleep my love…" she whispered and pulled the warm blanket over her.

Asami quietly stood up and walked over to the other side of the bed. She carefully got on the bed without disturbing Korra and tucked herself in. She felt cozy under the warm sheets in this cold rainy night. Korra moved closer to her under the sheets in a half asleep state.

Asami cuddled her closer and she snuggled in under the sheets. She caressed her head gently and kissed her forehead. Korra opened her eyes and smiled sleepily. Asami smiled back and touched her cheek. She quickly fell asleep again feeling Asami's warmth.

Middle of the night…

Jinora woke up abruptly in the middle of the night for no real reason. She rubbed her forehead and sit up on the bed. She reached out for the glass of water which is next to her on the bed and had few sips. A sudden crack of lightning and thunder dragged her attention towards the window in her room. She kept starring at the rain outside and lay back again on the cozy warm bed. She kept starring up at the ceiling for a while with her eyes wide open. Jinora realized that her mind is thinking something yet she is unaware of what it is. She went thoughtless for a moment. She closed her eyes and tried to fall asleep yet something kept on disturbing her, she wanted to figure out what it is.

Jinora has a very powerful mind and with its power whatever she imagines or dreams can come to life in vivid colorful detail. She thought of letting herself drift away in a sea of thoughts. She relaxed her body and let it flow freely with the rhythm of her mind. Unknowingly she has put herself in to a deeper level of sleep which she has never experienced before.

Jinora began to see herself walking in a lush meadow surrounded by tiny colorful flowers wearing a comfortable white sleeveless dress. The butterflies kept hovering above them sparingly and the birds kept humming from all directions. She looked up at the bright blue sky with silvery white clouds casting a gentle shadow upon surroundings. She smiled and walked few steps on the foot path which falls across the lush green meadow. She sees a stream of water flowing across the meadow. The soothing calm wind wreathed around her as she walked towards the stream of sparkling clear water. Her long hair blew along with the coming breeze. She took a handful of water from the stream and splashed it on her face.

She opened her eyes as the water drips down from her face. A familiar figure stood in front of her in a dark red dress. Color of the dress perfectly matches her skin tone. Dark hair, green eyes and full lips with an alluring smile. Jinora couldn't stop herself from gazing at her.

"Asami…?" said Jinora.

"Come with me…" said Asami and slowly stretched her hand towards Jinora.

Jinora smiled at her and took her hand gently. Asami smiled at her.

"Let me show you…" said Asami as she began to lead her beyond the stream.

Jinora held her hand gently and walked hand in hand with Asami. She kept looking at Jinora with a smiley face as she led her. Jinora kept quiet and followed her. Asami led her to a large shady tree with red juicy ripe fruits hanging from its branches. It is on a small hill in the middle of the lush meadow.

"Smells like cinnamon… what is this tree…?" Jinora asked as she walked in to the shade of the tree with Asami.

Asami turned at her as they reached the trunk of the large tree.

"This is the tree of love… only very few have seen it; even less has been under its shade and touched it… for many the existence of it is just a mere illusion" said Asami and touched the trunk of the large tree.

"Amazing…" said Jinora and smiled brightly at her.

Asami has reached towards one of its ripe red fruits and picked it gently without disturbing the tree. She gave it to Jinora.

"Only very few have tasted them…" said Asami and smiled brightly.

Jinora took a bite out of the ripe red fruit. The sweet red nectar dripped down from her hand and lips as she tasted it. It tasted like the sweetest of honey.

She gazed in to Asami's eyes and she couldn't help it even if she wanted to. Jinora dropped the half eaten fruit on the ground as Asami reached towards her hands. She walked closer to her and they kept starring in to each other's eyes for a moment. Jinora realized that after she has tasted that fruit, she has lost control over herself.

"Asami…" she whispered.

They held each other close and then slowly moved for a kiss. They kissed each other gently on the lips holding closer under the shade of the tree. Asami slowly leaned back with a smile on her face. Jinora looked in to her eyes and blushed. She reached towards Jinora's face and touched her cheek. She closed her eyes and rubbed her cheek against Asami's palm.

Jinora slowly grabbed her hand and pulled closer to her for a hug. Asami and Jinora hugged each other under the shade of the tree and they held on to each other in warm embrace.

"This feeling… I can no longer resist it…" whispered Jinora.

"Obey it… let it run wild and free…" whispered Asami.

"I am falling for you… I can't help it…" whispered Jinora in a whining tone.

"Love is not a crime to be pardoned… it hath no boundaries nor rules… it goes wherever it may please" said Asami caressing her back gently.

"It will give you everything your heart desires in exchange of your surrender to its will… let yourself consume in its smoldering flames… love burns brighter than everything else…" whispered Asami.

Jinora slowly released her grip and leans back looking at Asami. They gazed at each other while holding hands and smiled.

Next morning…

Jinora slowly opened her eyes. She smiled with a blush on her face. Its morning and she has been in a beautiful dream through whole night. She sits up on the bed and ran the fingers through her long hair. She couldn't stop herself from smiling alone. She knows that what she saw last night was her innermost desire towards Asami. She stood up and walked towards the washroom. Thoughts about the dream from last night kept on bringing blushing smiles to her face.

"Looks like I have overslept…" she said to herself while looking at the wall clock.

Meanwhile…
In the hotel Galant's restaurant

"This strawberry jelly cake is perfect…" said Asami as she tasted it in her mouth.

"Let me try it…" said Korra quickly getting off her table and walking back to the breakfast buffet in the restaurant. She came back to the table with a piece of strawberry jelly cake on a small plate. She tasted it.

"You are right on that… I could eat the whole thing…" said Korra with a smile.

Suddenly Jinora appeared out of nowhere wearing her pink chill coat and jeans then pulled a chair in their table.

"Wow… I didn't even see you coming… I was actually beginning to wonder what is taking you so long… you are normally up at five in the morning back in air temple" said Korra with a chunk of cake in her mouth.

"Sorry guys… i forgot to set the alarm…" said Jinora in a little rushed tone.

"Relax… its vacation… you can wake up any time you want…" said Korra in an easy going tone.

"Girl… you looks like in a pretty good mood this morning… just look that blush on your face…" said Asami smiling at her.

Korra winked at Asami.

"Hell yeah… what happened Jinora...? did a taaaall daaaaark stranger stole your heart last night…?" Korra asked in a funny tone.

"Tall dark strangers…? Where on earth did that came from love…? Give a girl a break… let her enjoy the breakfast first…" said Asami.

"You can make fun of me all you want… but first I am gonna get some breakfast…" said Jinora and quickly walked towards the buffet.

"You are right on that good mood statement you made Asami… She really is in a good mood" said Korra looking at her.

"Hormones are changing rapidly… beautiful thoughts are blooming… ah the youth…" said Asami with a smile.

"You should have been a poet not an engineer…" said Korra.

"If I am a poet… then you are my poem…" said Asami and Korra blushed.

Jinora came back with a plate full of fruit and sits down to the table. The waiter came with a pot of coffee and poured coffee to all three girls.

"So tell us what happened… is he handsome…?" Korra asked.

"What are you talking about Korra… I haven't met anyone…" said Jinora munching on a piece of apple in her mouth.

"We smell that you are hiding something from us… come on… don't be shy, tell us" said Asami leaning against the table.

"I swear it's nothing guys… I just had a long good night sleep that's all" said Jinora with a smile.

"Alright… we won't force you, but if you wish to share the cause of your happiness, we are all ears" said Asami.

"Relax guys… it's nothing… It was just a dream that's all…" said Jinora giggling.

"Oh I see… a sweet dream… I get it now…" said Korra and giggled.

"So what are the plans for today…? Any suggestions girls…?" asked Jinora.

Asami looked at Korra.

"Don't look at me sweet heart… it was your idea to come here..." said Korra looking at Asami.

"I went through the tourist attractions leaflet in the room this morning. There are plenty of things we can do in Broosh from paying a visit to the local market and the town to a climbing the glacier in center of the island and spending a night in a cave on top…" said Asami and grabbed a small folded leaflet from her pocket.

"I'll pass on the mountain adventure and the night inside a cave excursion… I had enough of those adventures for past few years…" said Korra.

"May I see it…" said Jinora taking the leaflet from Asami.

"A visit to the town's area and the local market, mountain adventure and a night in the cave, visit to local plantations which includes rice and wheat fields, a visit to the ever green forest, and the list goes on and on…" said Jinora reading through the leaflet.

"Alright let's hit the local market and town's area today… I am sure you haven't done that in quite a while right love…?" Asami asked while having her right eyebrow raised.

"I am in…" said Korra.

"It'll be fun… so let's go there first…" said Jinora and smiled.

It is a clear sunny day after a long night of pouring rain. They finally slipped out of their chill coats to embrace the warmth. Korra, Asami and Jinora walked in to the market place of the Broosh. It is a colorful interesting place for all walks of life. It is not busy as the high peak tourist season but there is a considerable amount of people there. Market place has plenty of shops and road side stands selling all kinds of things from clothes to fruits.

"Hey look… there is a fortune teller… wanna try it?" asked Jinora in a spontaneous tone.

"Nah… I'll pass… I don't wanna know about my future… if I go there she will definitely say… KORRA! You are going to DIEEEEE…." said Korra in a scary tone.

"How about you Asami…?" Jinora asked.

"I don't believe in those stuff… you can go ahead Jinora…" said Asami.

"I am gonna go check it out…" said Jinora playfully.

"Alright then I'll see you guys in a little while…" said Jinora walking towards the fortune teller.

"We'll meet up near that fountain…" said Asami pointing out a water fountain with few benches to sit around.

"I am gonna go check out that antique shop over there… I wanna see what kind of antiques they have in this part of the world… do you wanna come along Korra…?" said Asami.

"Antiques…? I'll pass on that too Asami… I'll just wait for you two right over there…" said Korra pointing out the fountain.

"I am right over there if you need me daring…" said Asami quickly landing a kiss on Korra's cheek and walking away from her.

"Antiques and Fortune Tellers…? Urgh… I think I am getting sick from boredom" said Korra making a pouty face.

She turned towards the fountain and suddenly her eyes caught up something that might interest her as well.

"The Fight Club… put your fists for a test or simply come and enjoy a good fight…" she read the name sign.

"Whatever it is… I am sure it is still better than antiques or fortune tellers" she said to herself and walked towards it.

Fortune tellers place…

Jinora slowly stepped through the door with a glowing name sign. It says "Know your future…"

"Hello….? Anybody home…?" said Jinora walking in to the dimly lit room with an empty reception desk.

"Hellooooooo" she said little louder, hoping that someone would come out. Nobody came.

There is a small archway with a colorful decorative rock and chain curtain. She slowly walked towards the archway and peaked inside. There is a small round table with a large glass globe in the mid dle and the small room is dimly lit.

"HELLOOOOOO anybody home?" she said loudly.

"Hmmm it seems like nobody is here…" she said to herself and decided to step in to the room. Suddenly she heard the chimes of the main door and that means someone just walked in. Jinora walked out of the inner room. She saw a young boy probably in his early teens has walked in. He has a messy curly hair and wears a pair of blue shorts and a green t shirt.

"Yes…!" she said.

"I have a package and I am supposed to deliver it to this address…" he said.

"Sure, just leave it on the table" said Jinora.

"Boss said I am supposed to give it to your hand…" he said.

"Sure… Then give it to me…" said Jinora.

The boy quickly pulled a neatly wrapped parcel out of his back pack and walked towards Jinora. She took it from him. He smiled and ran outside the shop in a rush.

"Hmmm that was quick… I didn't know they have underage postman in this island…" said Jinora looking at the parcel. She read the address which was written on the parcel.

Suddenly someone hemmed from behind loudly and she startled for the noise. Jinora quickly turned back and saw an old women long white hair wearing a black dress standing by the rock curtain.

"I am sorry if I have startled you miss…" she said in a kind tone.

"It's alright ma'am, When I came in nobody was here…" she said with the parcel in her hands.

"I went back to my home to check if I have locked it before coming out in the morning… my memory is getting dull with the age…" She said with a smiley face.

"Your home…?" said Jinora raising her brows.

"Oh you may have not noticed that there is a black curtain in this room, and the back door is hidden behind it…" said the old women giggling in a funny tone. Jinora smiled at her.

"By the way some boy came and gave this to me… I think it's for you ma'am" said Jinora giving her the parcel.

The old women took a pair of spectacles and put it on. Then she took the parcel from Jinora and looked keenly at it.

"It is strange that the delivery boy hand this over to someone else other than me… This is private and confidential…" said the woman.

"I think it was a new delivery boy… he thought I was the owner of this place…" said Jinora keenly looking at the parcel.

"Very well then… may I ask what bought you over to me…?" the woman asked.

"Oh I am sorry… I came in looking for your services ma'am. My name is Jinora and I am here in Broosh with my friends for few days…" said Jinora.

"Hmmm I see… come in miss… take a seat…" said the old woman walking back to the inner room.

Jinora followed her inside and sit for the table where there is a big glass orb in the middle. The old woman and took the other chair. Jinora couldn't take her eyes off from that parcel since the old woman said it is private and confidential.

"People call me Madam Rena…" said the old woman and took a deep breath. Jinora smiled at her feeling excited to get her future foretold.

"What would you like to know child…? Ask me a question and I will be able to answer it… I sense that you are seeking something…" said Madam Rena.

"There are so many questions in my head Madam Rena… but I cannot focus on one thing right now…" said Jinora.

"I understand the reason why you cannot focus. You are curious about what is in the package…" said Madam Rena and smirked.

"I… er… I am sorry… no I mean no ma'am…" said Jinora with a little stammer.

"Dear child… being curious over the unknown is human nature…" she said and grabbed the parcel.

"Let me share the secret with you…" she said by unwrapping it.

"You don't have to do that Ma'am…" said Jinora feeling awkward.

She un-wraps it and ended up with a box. She quickly opened it and shown what is inside the box to Jinora. She looked at it closely. There were ten large neatly wrapped cigars inside the box.

"Cigars…?" she asked.

"Yes… but they are not the ordinary cigars… This is a special type of cigar which is made with an extraordinary medicinal herb and unfortunately it is illegal to sell them. Take one if you wish to try..." said Madam Rena.

"Thanks but… I can't… they are yours and err… besides I don't smoke" said Jinora.

"It is a gift…" she said.

"Alright… then… I am gonna take just one…" said Jinora by taking a one large cigar. The old woman smiled and closed the box and kept it aside.

"Close your eyes now…. Think about where you need clarification…" said the old woman. Jinora closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

"I sense that you have a doubt about love…" Madam said while looking in to the glass orb. Jinora nods.

"Hmmm…. There is a storm of love brewing in your heart" said Madam Rena and paused.

"Madam Rena…? Is something wrong…?" Jinora asked while having her eyes closed because Madam went silent.

"You are at the verge of discovering your inner self… you possess a powerful mind… a far greater powerful mind than one could imagine…" she said.

"I see… even though you may have not yet realized it… but deep within you… you have developed a liking to someone…" said Madam and giggled softly.

"Feelings that resides within you has already begun to submerge… soon it will surface… a beautiful heir with dark hair and piercing green eyes… her smile…" said Rena.

Jinora's face blushed as she explained about Asami.

"You are falling for a girl… Ah I see… the taste for forbidden love…" said Rena and had a long pause.

"You may open your eyes miss…" she said.

Jinora opened her eyes and smile.

"I am sorry that I cannot tell you anything further… you possess an extremely powerful mind… it forbids me from continuing further…" said Rena.

"Oh please don't stop now… I have a question…" said Jinora in a frustrated tone.

"I am sorry dear… I cannot continue further… your mind creates a barrier which I cannot cross… never in my life I have experienced it before. You are unique and so are your tastes for worldly pleasures…" said Rena and smiled at Jinora.

"But I am not doing anything… try again… Please…?" Jinora said in a pleading tone.

"It is not your doing… it is the defense mechanism of your mind to protect it from intrusions… it is quite fascinating in deed… I am sorry…" she said.

"Well then… that's alright. I can't force you to do anything that you can't do right…?" said Jinora.

"I must say that forbidden love is sweet… but be wary…" said Rena and stood from her chair.

"Hmmm… alright then… thanks for everything Madam Rena… and thanks for the cigar as well… how much do I owe you for all this…?" Jinora asked.

"It's alright Miss… my services didn't do much to clear off your doubts… I think I have told you what you already know…" said Rena.

"That's alright. Please keep this as a gift…" said Jinora by keeping some money on her hand.

"But…" said Rena and Jinora interrupted.

"I insist… please…" said Jinora smiling at her.

"Very well then… thank you for your kindness miss. You can come see me anytime you like…" said Rena.

"I will…" she said and smiled back.

Meanwhile…

Asami walked in to the antique shop and she was greeted by an old man with a white beard.

"Good morning to you miss… looking for anything in particular…?" he asked with a smiley face.

"Ermm… no not really… I just thought of browsing…" said Asami.

"Please feel free to go through my collection as you wish… If you need any help, do not hesitate to ask me" said the man and walked away.

Asami looked around the shop which is filled with all sorts of antiques. Old clocks, statues, porcelain ware, furniture, jewelry, books, are just to name a few. All of the goods were neatly stacked in show cupboards and shelves. She walked further in to the shop to see if there is anything interesting. She came across a library of old books. Suddenly her eyes met a beautiful Katana in a glass box kept in the middle of the showroom. She walked towards it and peeked through the glass. It is holstered on its resting place and the blade is unsheathed halfway out of its sheath for the display. It is a masterpiece of sword making. The black handle of the Katana is engraved with a reddish golden snake design. The blade itself seems sharp as it can be. The sheath is black as well and engraved with reddish golden snake design matching the sword. She quickly waved at the shopkeeper and he came to her.

"Oh I see… it seems like you have a taste for masterpieces…" he said while walking towards her.

"This is beautiful…" said Asami and was interrupted by the shopkeeper because he wanted to explain its origin.

"Beware though…. Do not let its beauty steal your heart…" said shopkeeper and paused.

"It did stole my heart with its mastery craftsmanship…" said Asami while gazing at the sword.

"Legend behind this priceless artifact says it is been crafted by the demon swordsman named "Gora" by melting the rocks that fall from the sky. He has used this swiftly and masterfully to slay his enemies when it is necessary and for fun killings as well. He loved killing… what he loved more than killing is to wield this sword and kill with it. The sword is called "Blood Fiend", a befitting name given by its master don't you think…?" said the shopkeeper and smiled at Asami.

"Amazing…" she said with her eyes wide open.

"Legend also says that he who wields the "Blood Fiend" shall become a monster… a monster who finds joy and laughter in endless carnage… a demon who feasts on flesh and blood of his victims. Many believe that this sword is not being forged in this world…" said shopkeeper.

"Well… don't worry, it is not going to be wielded by a he… it's going to be wielded by a she from today onwards…" said Asami with a smile.

"I did not follow you miss… could you please repeat that…" said the shopkeeper.

"I said, thanks for the history lesson… I am going to buy it now, how much do you want for it…?" Asami asked clasping her hands together.

"I am sorry miss… this is not for sale… as you can see it is only for the display. It is an ancient artifact protected by law and it prohibits me from selling it" said the shopkeeper.

"Oh come on… everybody knows that trick… in a shop, everything is for sale. Tell me the price… I promise I won't bargain..." said Asami.

"Miss… don't take me for a fool… it is not for sale… it's an ancient artifact which was given to me only for the display and educational purposes. If I sell this to you I'll be in jail forever… do you know that government sends inspectors to check up on it as well…?" shopkeeper asked in a slightly angered tone.

"Alright… Alright… relax… I get it… okay?" said Asami.

"Good… wise people do understand when others say something without needing to enforce it" said the shopkeeper.

Asami walked out of the shop thinking about the sword. She wants it but there is no way to buy it from him. She looked at the wrist watch and realized that she had stayed in the antique shop longer than she thought. Asami walked back to their meeting place near the fountain. She saw Jinora standing there. She smiled at Asami as she approached her.

"Hi Asami… did you find anything interesting in that shop?" she asked.

"Yeah but unfortunately it was not for sale…" said Asami.

"That's too bad…" said Jinora.

"So how was the fortune telling went on…?" Asami asked.

"Same as yours… she was beginning to tell few interesting things and suddenly stopped. When I questioned her, she said my mind is so powerful it is completely blocking all access to it…" said Jinora with a sigh.

"I guess having a powerful mind has its downsides too…" said Asami with a smile to cheer her up.

"Hmmm where's Korra? Do you know where she went…?" Asami asked.

"Ermm I thought she's with you…" said Jinora.

"I left her right here and she said she'll wait for us… I hope I didn't take too long…" said Asami.

"I think we have taken about half an hour for our little errands…" said Jinora.

"There is no way that Korra could stay in one place for half an hour" said Asami with a soft giggle.

"Let's look around… she can't be somewhere far off right…?" said Jinora looking at the name signs of all the shops.

"There… I bet she's in there…" said Jinora pointing out sign "Fight Club".

Jinora and Asami quickly walked inside the fight club hoping to find Korra there.

The Fight Club…

Jinora and Asami walked in to the fight club. The place is dark and lit with red lights all over as if it is in a disco. Loud thumping music kept playing at the entrance. A tall fat bald headed man dressed in a black t shirt and jeans greeted them as they walked in.

"Welcome to the fight club… how may I help you" he said in a deep voice.

"I err I mean we came in looking for our friend… did she happen to come this way by any means…?" Asami asked the man.

"Lots of women come this way…" man said briefly.

"She had dark fairly long hair French braided… big blue eyes, mocha skin, she wore a light blue sleeveless t shirt and a pair of jungle pants…" said Asami.

"Yeah… I remember… she just came in about half an hour ago. Just go straight through this corridor and take the third door to the left. She's in the arm wrestling pit. She wanted to go for a fist fight but fist fighting is closed today…" said the man.

Asami and Jinora quickly walked in the direction he showed.

"What was she thinking…? Arm wrestling and fist fighting…?" said Asami.

"Those are the kind of things that really gets her blood pumping… trust me, I knew her all my life…" said Jinora.

Asami opened the door with the sign "Arm Wrestling Pit…"

The loud thumping music filled their ears as they opened the door. The whole place is like a light show. There are quite a lot of people, mostly men cheering. Asami and Jinora walked through the crowd and suddenly saw Korra is arm wrestling with another man sitting on to a table.

"This time you're gonna lose your arm…" said Korra with an evil grin.

"I ain't gonna walk out of this place being a loser to some mouthy bitch…" said the man.

"Well… it's your choice fat boy…" said Korra.

"KORRA!" shouted Asami since she couldn't get her voice loud enough for her to hear it through the loud cheering.

Korra saw them and waved. Jinora and Asami both waved at her, wanting her to drop it and come to them.

"Alright… match is off… I won three times in a row…" said Korra and stood up from the table grabbing all the cash she won.

"HEY! Get back here you stupid bitch… we ain't done yet…" shouted the man in anger.

Korra kept walking towards Asami and Jinora and while she walks, she showed the middle finger at her challenger like a boss. She came with a smile on her face toward Asami and landed a quick peck on her lips.

"Come on let's get out of here…" said Asami pulling her to walk with them.

Jinora and Asami bought Korra outside the "Arm wrestling pit…"

"What in the hell do you think you are doing Korra…? Are you trying to get yourself in trouble again…?" Asami asked in a slightly angered tone.

"Chillax sweet heart… I wasn't using any bending… just wanted to have a little fun" said Korra in a teasing manner. She grabbed Asami's hand and giggled.

"It's not funny..." said Asami furrowing her brows.

"Let's go girls…" said Jinora softly.

"Hey… where do you think you are going…" said the man who was arm wrestling with Korra walking in to the corridor.

"I go where I please… Is that a problem for you…?" Korra asked in a taunting manner.

"You can't drop a round like that… just who do you think you are BITCH… I wanna win all the money back, I know you are cheating…" said the man in anger and spits on the ground.

"How dare you say I am cheating you over grown baboon… you can't beat me… admit it… go get lost now…" Korra began to shout at him.

Asami angrily grabbed the money which Korra was holding in her hand and gave it to the man.

"HEYYYY! That's mine..." Korra shouted.

"Is this what you want…? Keep it… now let us be on our way… We have no further business with you" said Asami and pushed Korra away.

They rushed out of "The Fight Club" back in to the streets.

"Just tell me, why the hell did you do that for…? Asami…? Have you gone crazy or something…? That was mine and I won that money…" shouted Korra.

"I did it for your own good… you want money…? I'll give you money… now stop getting yourself in trouble…" Asami yelled at Korra.

"I don't want your damn money… what you gave that bastard was rightfully mine…" shouted Korra.

"Stop acting like a stupid child Korra…, before you start a fight in there and create a big scene, think about the consequences…? You are going to blow your cover… get it through your skull… you are not a celebrity… you are a fugitive… a criminal… and the world is looking for you…" said Asami angrily.

"HELL WITH IT! Let the world come for me… I can take it... it came for me once, then twice… and I fought on my own… alone… and I will fight again and again…" Korra yelled in anger and tears burst in to her eyes.

"I am telling you for your own good love, please don't take it in a wrong way. Think about it…" said Asami softly.

"You know what…? I really wish you were there when I needed you the most Asami… I was all alone in that dark dungeon… shivering in cold and paralyzed in fear…, I suffered continuously for a year and nobody came" Korra said in a very cold tone and walked ahead of them.

Tears burst in to Asami's eyes as she said that. She kept looking at Korra for a moment stunned in silence as she walked away from her.

"I am sorry that I wasn't there for you… but have you ever wondered where I was…?" Asami asked in colder tone. Korra turned at her with her eyes wide open.

"Only my death could keep me away from you my love… and I really died that night… I was lying dead on a stretcher…" said Asami in a sniveling tone.

"I am sorry Asami…" whispered Korra.

"Calm down guys… alright…? Let's not argue over unnecessary things shall we…?" said Jinora by breaking in.

Asami wiped her tears quietly and walked passing Korra.

"Asami… I am sorry… I didn't mean to…" said Korra walking after her and she did not look back, instead she kept walking forward while wiping her tears.

Korra tried to stop her by grabbing her shoulder and Asami shook her hand off.

"Korra… please… let me be…, how could you think like that about me…? Do you think I stayed behind when I could come for your aid…?" said Asami in a whispering tone and walked ahead.

"Let her go… she'll be alright…" said Jinora walking up to Korra.

"What did I do…? I didn't mean to hurt her or anything" said Korra in a frustrated tone.

"I know you didn't said anything on purpose… it's just that sudden bursts of anger do make you say things that you never initially intended to say" said Jinora with a friendly pat on Korra's back.

Jinora and Korra followed Asami from behind for a while and she kept walking on the streets ahead of them.

"Where is she going…?" Korra whispered.

"Only she knows… all we have to do is follow" said Jinora with a suppressed smile.

They slowly walked apart until they came back to the fountain. Asami quietly sits on one of the benches and sighed looking away.

"Go now…. I think she's ready to talk now…" whispered Jinora wanting Korra to go ahead and talk to her.

She walked up to Asami and grinned. She looked away and wiped her eyes.

"I am sorry baby… I didn't mean to hurt you" said Korra sitting beside her.

"It's okay… I understand" said Asami as she crossed her legs.

Korra grabbed her hands and caressed them gently.

"It's just that I never thought…" said Asami and paused trying to catch her breath.

"I know… and I am so sorry Asami… I didn't mean it, I know that if you were there you'd come for me…" said Korra in a pleading tone.

"After I regained my consciousness I came to frozen north with Mako, by the time I came there you were gone. There was never a night that I didn't see you in my dreams… I was haunted and terrified by nightmares that kept depicting your suffering and death. I wanted to kill myself so I could be with you in after life. My love…? Please don't think like that of me, only I myself know how I suffered during those years…" said Asami and the tears filled her eyes again.

Korra hugged her without speaking a word. They were quiet for a moment hugging each other on the outdoor bench. Asami began to hear Korra's heart beat as she kept hugging her.

"Do you hear that… that's the beat of the organ that pumps blood in my body… it beats for you… I am sorry that i was mean to you. I will never ever do that again… I promise" said Korra in her kindest tone.

A smile bloomed from Asami's gloomy face as Korra said that. She giggled softly.

"The organ that pumps the blood to your body…? that's kind of funny way to describe it…" she whispered with a giggle and wiped away her tears. Korra smiled back at her.

"You were right about everything and I was wrong…" said Korra.

"I think I overreacted…" said Asami.

Korra exhaled sharply and gently squeezed Asami's hands holding it in hers. She reached towards her face and touched her cheeks gently. Asami closed her eyes feeling her hand against her cheek.

"I think we are keeping Jinora waiting over there…" said Korra.

"Let's go…" said Asami with a smile and stood up from the bench. They walked towards Jinora holding hands.

"I see that your little pillow fight is over… so shall we go and get something to drink now…? I am thirsty" said Jinora.

Republic City
Three days later

Bolin got off from his car and quickly ran across the road towards the café. Mako wanted to meet up with him. He walked in to the café and saw his brother sitting at the far end of the table line. He quickly walked over there with a smiley face and grabbed a seat in front of his brother.

"What's up bro…?" he said playfully.

"Nothing of super importance… I just wanted to educate you with few things… but first of all just turn to your right and see…" said Mako.

Bolin pouted and raised one of his thick eye brows and slowly turned his head to the right. He quickly turned back at his brother with both of his eye brows raised up to the forehead.

"Holly shit… you must be fucking kidding me…" said Bolin in a suppressed tone.

"That's not holly shit… and I ain't fucking kidding you… that's Kuvira… and YES!, what's going on in your dirty little head is correct" said Mako with a sharp smile from the corner of his mouth. Then he clasped his hands together on the table and leaned forward.

"Don't tell me you two are doing the THING!" said Bolin.

"I just wanted to tell you that, try to keep this to yourself and never to tell a thing to Opal…" said Mako.

"Are you crazy…? That's Opal's big brothers girl you are messing with man…? If I tell her, she'll kill me first for not stopping you" said Bolin.

"Yes I know… and she's happy with me and that's all I care… so I just want you know" said Mako.

"I am telling you brother… you have gotten yourself in deep shit this time… don't tell me that I haven't warned you. I should have actually warned you when you first mentioned about her few days back… but HELL! Who would thought you'd hook up with her so fast…" said Bolin slapping on his forehead.

"There she comes… she might freak out a little when she sees you…" said Mako.

"You are trespassing on private property MAKO! BE WARNED" said Bolin.

"Oh Hi Bolin… when did you came back to Republic City…" said Kuvira with a smile. She took a seat next to Mako.

"I err… I just came back… in the morning I mean…" said Bolin stammering a little with his words.

Kuvira grabbed Mako's hand on the table and gently grips on it. Bolin kept looking at them being quiet.

"I… I don't know how to explain this to you…" said Kuvira.

"I know… I know… Mako told me everything and my mouth is sealed… it's ZIPPED SHUT… nothing will seeps to Opal…" said Bolin. Kuvira smiled feeling relieved.

"I just wanted to let you know in advance…" said Mako.

"Don't worry… whether you are right or wrong, I'd never go against my brother" said Bolin with a toothy grin.

"By the way Bolin did you get the message from Varrick…?" asked Mako.

"Nope… I was actually on my way to meet him…" said Bolin.

"He wanted both of us to be at air Temple Island this evening. He said there will be a special meeting held there and our presence is important" said Mako.

"Sure… let's go then… did he tell you what's it all about…?" said Bolin pursing his lips.

"No, all he said was its important" said Mako with a shrug.

The island of Broosh…
The Galant inn
Late in the evening…

Rain hasn't stop falling for the past three days and the three girls are completely confined to the hotel they were in with nothing to do but, sleep, eat and drink. Jinora has gathered up with Asami and Korra in their room to play a game of cards and pass time. All three of them has gotten on the big king size bed in pajamas and kept on playing cards.

"This time I got both of you…" said Jinora with a toothy grin behind her cards which is held in front of her face.

"Hmm… let's see…" said Asami going through her cards.

"I am done… she's right… you got me…" said Korra smashing all the cards on the bed and let herself fall back on the bed.

"Hey that's not fair… you can't give up like that…" said Jinora.

"I am the looser… looser…" said Korra in a rhyming manner while lying back on the bed.

"You win Jinora…" said Asami and laid her cards on the bed.

"Here comes the winner…" said Jinora in a joyous tone and laid her cards.

"Yep she wins again…" said Asami and sighed.

"Let's play another round…" said Jinora gathering up all the cards in the deck.

"That's it for me… I am gonna just snooze right here, just like that" said Korra with a yawn.

"I'll pass too… you win…" said Asami in a lazy tone.

"Come on, stop being so lazy…" said Jinora.

Suddenly a hard lightning cracked up in the sky shaking the whole environment with its rumbling thunder.

"It hasn't stop raining for days and if it kept going on like this… I am gonna die from rain fever… or maybe something like hydrophobia…" said Korra.

"Rain fever…?" Jinora asked raising her eye brow.

"Yeah… the Rain Fever… the fever you get when you are confined during the rainy weather…" said Korra raising her head and looking at Jinora.

"Don't take what she says seriously Jinora… sometimes they don't make any sense… there is no such a thing called rain fever" said Asami with a smile.

Korra gently slaps Asami on her back as a friendly gesture and giggled.

"Oh… alright… I thought she said something serious…" said Jinora.

"Sometimes I wonder about what are we really doing here…?" said Asami with a suppressed yawn.

"What do you mean here…?" Korra asked.

"Here means… in Broosh…" said Asami.

"Don't ask me love… you are the one who bought us here… so you better do something…" said Korra in a careless tone.

"I don't think this raining will stop anytime sooner… even if we want to leave… we have to wait until it gives us at least one sunny morning…" said Jinora.

"Maybe the nature wants us to relax and sleep…" said Korra with a longer yawn and closed her eyes for a moment.

"I really wanted to take one of those excursions to the center of the island where we get to meet the tribal people… too bad we can't do that in this weather…" said Asami.

"Oh I wanted to ask you… How did you learned to braid your hair like that…?" asked Jinora in an enthusiastic tone.

"You mean this…? Zaheer did the braid for me… it took me months to learn how to do it on my own without a mirror… It seems he is really good at it…" said Korra with a smile.

"Zaheer braided your hair…?" Asami asked making her eyes bigger and then smirked sarcastically.

"Yeah… why…? What's wrong with that…?" Korra asked.

"Nothing is wrong with it… it is just hard to believe that a man like Zaheer would braid a girl's hair like that…" said Asami.

"Yeah…" Korra said and paused drifting away in her thoughts for a moment then smiled.

"Zaheer is a strange man… Everything I thought about him was wrong… I am not saying that he is not evil…. But at the same time there is plenty of good in him too…" said Korra in a thoughtful tone.

Asami grabbed a pillow and kept it on her lap then leaned against the ledge of the bed looking at Korra who lay next to her.

"Oh I almost forgot… you didn't tell us everything you said you will tell that day… remember when we first came to Broosh you were telling us about how you managed to live through those years of your life with Zaheer… then something distracted us…" said Jinora eagerly.

"That's a good idea… tell us your story love..." said Asami.

"I only have a very vague memory of what happened before he took me out of Frozen North so I'll tell you from the point where we left the northern wasteland" said Korra.

"Alright…" said Jinora.

"It took me a while to trust him… he was the monster I feared but with time, I have come to realize that his harmful intentions towards me are not there anymore. So after many days of travelling together, we came to this remote village. We found an old abandoned house near the forest and decided to stay there for a while. We weren't very far from the nearest village but it was Zaheer's decision to seek a life of a hermit. So with time we have strengthened our bond towards each other and after a while I completely forgot that he was my feared enemy. One day he offered to teach me what he knows… the secret art of hand to and hand combat they called "Fist of blood dragon". I took his offer without hesitation. Then day by day he trained me and made me master each skill. Days became weeks, weeks became months and moths became years. With time I completed the rigorous brutal training of the blood dragon. Then he gave me this marking and said I am the first to master it, and also the first woman to be trained in the art of blood dragon and he was proud of me as my master. He said with what I have mastered, I can go through anything with or without bending. Then one day he decided to leave… he wanted us to walk in two separate paths, and then we did. I cried like a baby when I realized that he has left without telling me… I didn't want him to go" said Korra and smirked.

"Why did he want to leave after all this…?" Asami asked eagerly.

"He wanted to be enlightened. But with me around he can't reach that goal. He said he has formed a strange bond towards me; he could never be enlightened with that kind of emotional bond so he wanted to find a way to break away from it. His goal in life is much different than ours… so he left…" said Korra and then pursed her lips with a gentle nod.

"A bond…? What do you mean a bond…? He was your enemy but he helped you in your darkest hour, I can understand that… but how come he developed such a strong bond towards you… so strong that, it keeps him from meditating towards the enlightment. That is highly unlikely for a person like him…" said Jinora in a thoughtful tone.

"I really don't know how to answer that question…" said Korra and smiled.

"Did you do something to affect his sanity…?" Asami asked with a sharp smile on her face.

"I don't think a mere girl like myself from the southern water tribe could affect that man's sanity" said Korra and smirked. Then she looked away.

"To be enlightened one must shatter all bonds that tether them to the mortal world… and I know that it is not an easy task. It is perfectly normal for the humans to develop emotional ties when they spend time with each other. They could be anything from paternal & maternal bonds to love and lust oriented bonds" said Jinora wanting to explain what she knows.

Few lightning's cracked one after another and the power went off suddenly. There is no light in the room other than the light coming from flashes of lightning.

"Oh great… the power went off… I hope it is nothing serious with the power grid, even though they weren't loud, those lightning's were pretty hard" said Asami.

"Let me light a candle…" said Jinora and carefully stood up from the bed.

She slowly pulled the drawer in the bedside and took out a candle and a match then lit the candle. She quickly got back on the bed.

"The heater went out just two minutes back and I already feel cold" said Asami rubbing her hands together.

"According to my instinct it seems like power won't be coming back on for a while…" said Korra sitting back up on the bed.

"Alright then I'll leave you two to sleep…" said Jinora and quickly collected all the cards to form a deck.

Suddenly the intercom in the room beeped loudly startling all three of them.

"Holly shit… I nearly fell off the bed for that…" said Korra while quickly reaching for it.

"Yes…" she answered.

"Sorry for the disturbance Ms. Sato… we are experiencing an island wide power failure tonight and the police had already sent out a warning for all citizens of the Broosh to stay in their homes and keep the doors locked…" said the receptionist and the Korra interrupted.

"What do you mean doors locked… what's going on in Broosh…" she asked in a curious tone.

"I am sorry Ms Sato… the police is yet to inform the cause" said the receptionist.

"Alright then… Thank you for informing us…" said Korra and disconnected the line.

"What was that all about?" Asami asked.

"It seems like whatever that is going on out there isn't friendly…" said Jinora in a scary tone.

"I am gonna go out there and see what it is…" said Korra.

Asami quickly grabbed her hand from the wrist.

"Remember that you are just a normal girl who is on a vacation with her friends alright…? You go out there and if something is out there… you will do a magnificent display of avatar powers and there goes you cover… the whole world will know that you are here in Broosh" said Asami.

"I think we should stay here as the police advised… let them deal with whatever that is out there… we won't get involved in anything unless it comes directly to us…" said Jinora.

"Yeah you are right… come to think of it… Let them deal with their shit… why should I get my hands dirty anyways…?" said Korra with a sigh.

"That's my girl… I am sure it's probably some bunch of monkeys playing havoc with the main high tension cable…" said Asami and stood up from the bed.

She poured a glass of water and drank it down then walked towards the door and checked if everything is locked and secured.

"Hey Asami… wait up, don't lock me inside…" said Jinora while quickly getting off the bed.

"You can stay with us tonight… let's have a sleepover… or a girl's night… whatever you may call it…" said Korra sitting up on the bed with a sleepy smile on her face.

"Yeah… that'll be great… besides I am sure you don't wanna stay all alone in your room in a night like this… besides we really don't know what's out there right…?" said Asami making her eyes bigger while walking up to Jinora.

"Now you guys are scaring me… Are you sure it's alright if I stayed…?" Jinora asked while raising her brow.

"What do you mean we are sure…?" Korra asked.

"Never mind… I'll sleep on that couch…" said Jinora.

"Duh, Jinora you can sleep with us on the bed… its king size and there is plenty of space under the sheets, get between us or go to a side… you choose" said Asami with a smile.

"Alright… and don't tell me that I snored in the morning" said Jinora with a smile on her face.

Jinora got in the middle and Korra and Asami on both sides. They tidily pulled the thick cozy sheets over them. Jinora looked at Asami and Korra by turning her head to the sides and they all laughed together.

"This is awkward… I feel like I am a wall between you two…" said Jinora while suppressing her laughter.

"Or you could think of yourself as the cream of the sandwich which keeps both the slices together…" said Korra.

"You come up with the weirdest examples when it comes to explaining things…" said Asami.

Korra smirked while ruffling her head.

"Cream of the sandwich… what a way to describe myself…" Jinora repeated and smiled.

"Alright sweet heart… good night then…" said Korra while sitting up on the bed.

Asami sits up from the other end… they leaned over Jinora towards each other and kissed on the lips.

"Good night love…" said Asami and touched Korra's face.

As they leaned towards each other over Jinora… she kept looking at them and rolled her eyes to look away from them. She felt slightly awkward to gawk at them. Both of them laydown on the bed and pulled the sheets again.

"Good night to you as well Jinora…" said Korra and turned away.

"Sweet dreams Jinora…" said Asami.

"Sweet dreams to both of you…" said Jinora and smiled.

They closed their eyes for a little while and there was silence. The sound of heavy rain falling outside echoed through the room.

"Have you ever been scared Jinora…?" suddenly Korra broke the silence by uttering few words while having her eyes closed.

"Ermm… yeah…" replied Jinora.

"For what…?" Korra asked.

"For lot of things… my biggest fear is being buried alive… I feel claustrophobic even to think about it…" said Jinora.

"How about you love…" asked Korra.

"Hmmm let me see… I am scared of being all alone in the dark… Next is your turn Korra…" Asami said and passed the question back to Korra.

"Even though water is my element… I feared drowning since I was a child…" said Korra.

"Why did you ask about fear all of a sudden…?" Jinora asked.

"For a moment I dreamt of myself drowning in water…" said Korra.

"Having bad dreams again darling…?" Asami asked.

"Not really… it just happened only now…" said Korra.

"Don't worry… we won't let you drown…" said Jinora with a mildly audible giggle.

"Jinora….!" Asami whispered.

"Yes…?" Jinora answered.

"Do you mind if I ask to switch places with you…?" Asami asked with a grin.

"Sure… be my guest…" said Jinora smiling back at her.

Asami came to the middle and Jinora took her side of the bed.

"Now you are the cream and we are the slices…" said Jinora and giggled.

Asami put her arms around Korra and snuggled her from behind. Korra caressed her hand lock softly and smiled while having her eyes closed feeling Asami's warmth.

"Mmmm that feels so good…" said Asami as she closed her eyes feeling Korra's warmth.

"Korra…! looks like she's stealing all your warmth…" said Jinora.

"Take everything of me if you have to… but just don't let me go…" Korra said in a groggy tone.

"I would never let that happen again my love… if it does… I'd go with you…" said Asami and nuzzled back of Korra's neck. She felt her warm breath tingling down on her neck.

Jinora smiled looking up at the ceiling and slowly turned away. She yawned slightly audibly and closed her eyes wanting to sleep.

Air Temple Island…
Late evening…

Mako and Bolin walked in to the conference room of the Air Temple which is also the Tenzin's home. By the time they walked in almost everybody was there. Tenzin, Lin, Varrick, Zhu li, Suyin, Tonraq, are already seated to the round table. Opal and Kuvira was talking to each other at the far end of the room since meeting has not yet begun.

"It's good to see you Mako and Bolin… please take a seat…" said Tenzin welcoming them in.

"Thanks Tenzin… but what's all this about… we don't know the heads or tails about it…" said Bolin.

"That's why we decide to hold a small meeting for everyone we know" said Lin.

Opal waved at Bolin and quickly walked over to the table. Kuvira came along with her winked at Mako as she pulled a chair next to Lin. He looked away and giggled since they prefer to keep everything between them as a secret.

"Opal… Darling…? When did you come to the republic city…?" Bolin asked in an amused tone.

"Just few hours ago with mom…" she said in a playful tone pulling a chair beside him.

"Mr. Hiroshi, and President Raiko is yet to come" said Lin looking at the list.

"President Raiko is coming here as well…?" Mako asked.

"Prince wu is also on his way…" said Suyin after peeking over Lin's list.

"How come I wasn't informed to escort him…?" said Mako and rubbed his head.

"Don't worry about that… he is coming along with President Raiko…" said Lin with a sharp smile.

The door to the meeting room opened up and Pema walked in with a large trey with tea for everybody.

"Fire lord Zuko has arrived just now…" She said with a smiley face.

"Zhu li darling… please go ahead and escort him to the meeting room…" Varrick said and she quickly walked out of the room.

In few minutes time, President Raiko, Prince Wu and Hiroshi came to the meeting room as well. No one knew the reason why they were asked to come in to the air temple for a private meeting. Finally Zhu li came along with fire lord Zuko.

Varrick and Tenzin took the front seat.

"Alright, I believe everybody is here as we expected, so shall we begin the meeting then…?" Tenzin asked Varrick.

"I think we should begin the meeting… Tenzin… please be my guest" said Varrick. Tenzin nods and stood up to commence the meeting.

"First of all I must thank all of you for coming here in such short notice. Varrick and I decided to hold this meeting soon as we could, that is why we didn't had time to send out any formal invitations…." said Tenzin and paused.

"In a meeting like this, I would prefer if had the Avatar alongside myself, but unfortunately because of recent incidents which occurred during past few years, we have lost her. She is no longer with us or working on bringing balance to the world. None of us know where she is… or what she is doing but I must say in a time like this… even as an enemy I would be glad if we had some connection with the avatar so we could call upon her at will…" said Tenzin.

"I completely agree with you Tenzin… it is an unfortunate event indeed which has never occurred in the known history… but you are not the only who should be blamed upon what happened to Avatar, I think each and every one of us is responsible for it…" said Zuko. Tenzin Nods at him.

"But I must say Avatar Korra is not the reason why we asked all of you to gather here today. We have asked you to come here for a very special reason… we need everyone to be well aware of it before we give it out for the public. Varrick will explain it in better scientific terms than myself so I will let him take over from now on… Thank you everybody" said Tenzin taking the seat leaving Varrick to speak to the audience.

Varrick stood up and cleared his throat.

"Thank you Tenzin. I will go straight to the topic without wasting anymore of your valuable time. Few months back Tenzin and Lin has made a remarkable discovery about a glowing celestial object in the night sky. When i talk about glowing celestial objects in the night sky, I know you probably be laughing at me because there are millions of them but this one was special. So back to the topic… with careful observation he has realized that this object is growing bigger in size…." said Varrick pausing in the middle and showed a record book.

"One day Lin and Tenzin came to me with this report. He has recorded everything here. I have given this information to the relevant authorities and national science team as well. They all confirmed that it is growing in size. I myself observed it further with the latest state of the art equipment and yes, they were right about it, the glowing star keeps growing in significant proportions every day. I myself were also thinking that it is growing in size when I did my observation, but one day I was going through the calculation Zhu li came up with a radical idea which came out to be true in the end. It isn't growing in size… it is getting closer. When an object gets closer, it looks like it is growing up in size. I went through all my calculations, informed the authorities… after many hours of speculation, she was right about it. It isn't growing in size, it is coming right at us. A massive celestial object is heading towards our planet at a constant velocity…" said Varrick pausing in the middle.

"I don't get the heads or tails of this… So you mean something from the sky is going to fall on earth…?" Tonraq asked.

"I am afraid it is… I believe Tonraq was far clearer than myself when it comes to explaining it. Yes indeed, it is going to collide with our planet itself…" said Varrick and closed his eyes.

"Well… so there is going to be a collision. Do you have any idea how big this is…? What will be the result of it…?" Zuko asked.

"I don't like the sound of this…" said Prince Wu while scratching his head.

"According to the calculation, this object is identified as a meteorite and it will be colliding with our planet in another sixty eight days. We have calculated the exact date and time of the collision" said Varrick.

"Sir Varrick… how bad is it going to be…?" Kuvira asked.

"Nothing like this has ever happened in the recorded history of time so we do not know to be exact what might be the outcome of this. But somehow we have managed to figure out through extensive research that the collision will release a massive amount of energy causing the biggest explosion that humanity has ever witnessed. An explosion big enough to wipe all life from our planet" said Varrick.

"Holy shit…" said Mako in between and it was very much audible. Lin looked at him with a sharp eye.

Everybody in the meeting began to talk with each other causing a slight commotion in the meeting room.

Tenzin stood up and revealed a large map of Republic city and surrounding landscape on the wall.

"Ladies and gentleman… may I have your attention please…" said Tenzin slightly louder wanting everybody to pay attention.

Varrick took a stick and pointed the ocean that belongs to republic city.

"We have predicted that the collision should happen around this part of the world…" said Varrick.

"That's… that's the republic city waters…" said President Raiko.

"The collision will happen around here about 60 nautical miles in the sea…" said Varrick pointing it out in the map.

"This is a nightmare…" said Opal in a fearful tone.

"The science team predicts that anything could happen after such a massive explosion in the sea. It could cause massive tidal waves and tsunami's, the dust and fume could block the sunlight in the sky causing the surface of the planet to freeze. Even if we survived the explosion, I doubt if anyone could survive such a long dark winter which could last for hundreds of years. It could put the whole world out of balance" said Varrick with horror in his tone.

"I have a question Varrick… I know anything could happen with something like this as you explained but my question is… how do we stop it from happening…? Is there a way to stop it…? What is needed to be done…? And finally how long do we have until the collision…?" President Raiko asked.

"That is a good question sir… but as we all know it, currently the most technologically advance city in the world is republic city…. But even with what we have here… we can't even dream of stopping this catastrophe from happening. Sai fu has a better chance because of the way it is designed… Currently we are doing research on what could be done and will be updating everyone upon a new discovery but right now we have no solution to protect ourselves from it. Assuming that if it hits tomorrow nothing in this planet will survive after the impact. I am afraid to say that currently we have no way to stop it, we are not that astronomically advance yet…" said Varrick.

"So you are saying that we all are going to die… the whole world as we know will end in sixty eight days…" said Zuko.

"In another words, sixty eight days from now… on the sixty eighth day… approximately around 4:15pm it will collide and yes, the world as we know it will come to an end…." said Varrick and closed his eyes in front of the audience.

Tenzin stood up.

"That is why Varrick and I decided to hold this meeting today. I consider all of you are intellectuals and we need all of you to think about ways to stop this from happening. At the break of dawn this will go on public via newspapers and radio. We need the whole world to get together and think as one. For now all we do is cross our fingers and hope that someone will come up with a solution. Currently I myself and Varrick are planning on one solution that could minimize the damage from the impact. For that we need your Mr. Hiroshi… we need the future industries to help us on it. We will update you after the meeting is adjourned…" said Tenzin.

"I myself and future industries is with you… we will do our best…" said Hiroshi.

"The doomsday news will cause havoc in the society once it is released to the public but we cannot keep it a secret…" said Raiko while rubbing his chin.

"Yes Mr. President… we have no other choice… I know that at the break of this news, the whole world will plunge in to panic and despair. That is another reason why we decided to hold this meeting and discuss it with you before releasing it to the media" said Tenzin.

"You can go ahead Tenzin… I have no objections on it. Truth should go to the public and people should be educated with what's going to happen… maybe someone could come up with a better solution that could save us from it" said Raiko.

"As far as we know, Republic city is the first place to go after the impact. We have the highest level of threat from this…" said Lin.

Mako raised his hand instead of breaking in to the conversation.

"Yes Mako… you may speak…" said Tenzin and sit back on his chair.

Mako walked to the front.

"I know you all may think of me as I am crazy but as far as I can think, the only one who could stop something like this is "Korra" herself. She is the avatar and she's the only one who could stand up to something like this. If she fails, we all will fail for sure. I believe that if there is any hope left in this world to stop this from happening… that hope will be the "Avatar". Only Korra possess a power which could stop this from happening… Now that we all know she is alive and well, I suggest that while we are busy doing research from our ends, we must deploy a team to look for her. We need her, regardless of what she has done…" said Mako and Kuvira interrupted.

"Mako…! Have you gone crazy… you saw what she did to the republic city high security prison that night. She massacred everyone mercilessly and took what she wanted. She's nothing but a monster… she could make it worse… she has no love for anyone but herself. We can't ask avatar to step in and help… she won't help… besides nobody knows where she is…" said Kuvira in a slightly angered tone.

"I am not saying this because she's my daughter… but I agree with Mako…, for the past ten thousand years avatar has kept this world away from harm's way. Korra may have screwed up but she's still the avatar…" said Tonraq and looked at Kuvira. She furrowed at her.

"I agree with Mako as well. In a time like this we cannot assess the things that are done in the past by Korra. Whether she is good or evil… it does not matter. She must be call upon for the sake of this world. I have seen what she has done, and I have seen who she has befriended, but now is not the time to call her a criminal or a murderer. We have no time to divide ourselves by saying who is good and who is evil. We need everybody who is capable of doing something to help the world in this darkest hour…" said Tenzin.

"Very well, I will inform the relevant authorities to halt all the charges we have against Avatar Korra immediately. Which means no one will go after her even if she stepped in to the city… Lin… I want you to work on it…" said Raiko.

"I will inform the authorities of the fire nation to stand down… no one should engage in any kind of conflict with avatar if she has been spotted…" said Zuko.

"Consider it done in my end… I have nothing against her…" said Prince Wu with a grin.

"Am I the only one who is against that demon…? I saw what she did, calling her back in to the society could be equally terrifying as the doomsday news…" said Kuvira in an angered tone.

"Calm down dear… this is not the time where we can settle our personal grudges…" said Su yen.

"We should announce this in public via radio and newspapers as well. If we are fortunate, it wil reach Korra as well and she might even walk step in on her own…" said Lin.

"I agree with Mako… we need the avatar more than ever right now…" said Zuko.

"We need to assemble a team to go look for Korra… I am in and who likes to join me…? I could only be little help to research side with Varrick. If anyone likes to help, Please raise your hand…" said Mako.

Bolin raised his hand immediately.

"I am sure Asami would come with us if she was here… anybody else…?" Mako asked.

Kuvira slowly raised her hand with a grumpy face.

"Good… So we are leaving at break of a dawn tomorrow to look for Korra" said Mako.

"I'll give you one of my sky bison as well…" said Tenzin.

"Alright then… are there any further questions…?" Varrick asked.

"Not in my end…" said Raiko.

"Very well then…" said Varrick standing up.

"Everything was absolutely clear to me…" said Zuko while looking at every ones faces.

Varrick kept on looking at each and every one before he brings the meeting to an end. Nobody seemed to have a question in their minds right now because their minds are now filled with horror of the doomsday.

"Thank you for your participation ladies and gentleman… if there is anything else you could contact me anytime of the day via these telephone numbers…" said Varrick by showing a small slide with his personal contacts.