*24 years earlier*

Asami's POV

I had asked my dad if I could go out while he was in his meeting and he had agreed, asking me not to wonder off too far. If only I had listened. I had walked out of our hotel and entered a couple of shops when I heard a couple of older kids talking about how they were heading down to a nearby beach. They left the store and I decided to follow them.

A few minutes later, sure enough I was greeted by the sight of a sandy beach and blue ocean waves. I smiled at this and took off my boots, leaving me barefoot as I walked around the beach, letting the water splash at my feet. I lost track of time and of the group I had followed here. Then it hit me. I didn't know how to go back, or what the name of the hotel we were staying at was.

I tried to remain indifferent to this. I was after all a Sato. We always solved our own problems. But as I continued to walk around the beach, looking for anyone I might recognize from the hotel, a familiar loneliness came over me; the same loneliness I had felt a year ago when my mother had died. I let a few tears fall at this as I sat down at a nearby bench, a sniffle escaping me.

"Shh!" I jumped a little before looking at the end of the bench.

There was a girl, perhaps my age sitting down, wearing Water Tribe clothes and boots. She had a small radio in her hand that she had pressed against her ear. I was surprised I hadn't noticed her before.

"I'm lost," I began. "You think you can help me find-"

"I said, shh!" she repeated. "It's getting to the best part!"

Another sniff escaped me but I forced myself not to cry. The other girl lowered the radio at this, turning to look at me for the first time. Her skin was tan; she had blue sapphire eyes and three ponytails, two on the side of her face and a normal one. She looked at me curiously before speaking.

"Why are you crying?" She seemed curious, if only a little.

"I'm not crying," I defended.

The girl rolled her eyes at this. "You were asking me something. What was it?"

"I'm lost," I began. "I was wondering if you could help me find my hotel?"

"What's it look like?"

"Uh, I don't really know," I answered a little sheepishly."It had-"

"Aww, damn it!" she yelled at the radio. "The Fire Ferrets lost! Ugh!" She looked like she wanted to throw the radio into the ocean.

"You know what, I think I can find it on my own," I answered irritably, getting up. This girl wasn't even paying attention. A Sato doesn't take to being ignored.

"Wait," she called, getting up and grabbing my wrist. "Is it fancy looking? Has this big huge balcony in each of the rooms, a big pool inside and its own Pro Bending gym?" the girl asked.

I blinked a few times before slowly nodding. "I think it does."

"Oh, well then I know where it's at," she answered with a grin. "I'm actually staying there."

"You are?" I asked with a smile of my own.

"Yeah," she replied. "I'm Korra, by the way. Im the Avatar."

My eyes slightly widened at this. "You're the Avatar?"

I was in awe. I had heard stories about the Avatar. I had always imagined him or her to be this all powerful, solitary being. But this girl in front of me looked so normal.

But when I took a closer look, I could see...something. She exuded an aura that just radiated confidence and mischief. And there was something else I couldn't place.

"The one and only!" Korra said with a smirk, crossing her arms in front of her.

"I'm Asami Sato," I greeted, holding out my hand. She gave it a shake, her grip firm and almost crushing my hand. I didn't let it show. "My dad is Hiroshi Sato, inventor of the Satomobile."

She tilted her head to the side. "That really rich guy?"

I smiled and nodded. "My dad is really smart; he comes up with all kinds of designs."

"What about your mom? What does she do?"

I lowered my gaze at this. "She died a year ago," I whispered, shifting from one foot to the other.

"Oh...Im sorry to hear that," the Water Tribe girl answered, looking slightly apologetic for bringing it up.

I shook my head, forcing myself to smile. "So what are you doing here?" I asked, effectively changing the subject.

She was about to answer when we both heard someone call her name. Korra winced a little at this, giving me the radio before turning around with a sheepish look on her face as a rather tall and broad man approached us. His clothing was similar to Korra's, his hair was long and black, and he had cobalt eyes.

"Korra, did you sneak away from Lin again to listen to the Pro Bending matches?" he asked. By the tone of his voice I could tell she did that often.

"Uh, no," the girl answered quickly. The man crossed his arms in front of his chest, brow raised. She winced a little before turning her attention to me. "Dad, this is Asami Sato," she introduced, changing the conversation. I had suddenly become the distraction. "Her dad built the Satomobiles. Asami this is my dad, Tonraq."

"Nice to meet you," I said, holding out my hand. He took my much smaller hand in his polar bear like paw and shook it, his grip as tight as the girl's. I could see where she got it.

"I told her I'd take her to her hotel," Korra continued. "Can we?"

He sighed heavily at this. "At this rate, we'll be lucky if Bei Fong doesn't Earthbend us back to the South Pole if you keep skipping practice," Tonraq said. "Not to mention that your mother worries about you. You can get lost," he scolded, but the look in his eyes was just that of a father who cared.

"I know, I know," she muttered. "But I promised her." She jerked her thumb in my direction as her voice came out matter of fact.

"You can take me after Korra has practice," I offered to the bear of a man. "My dad is in one of his meetings. I'm sure he wouldn't mind."

The young Avatar's face lit up at this. "Can she, Dad? Please!" Korra asked excitedly. I couldn't help but grin. Her features were rather animated when she got excited, I noticed.

He shook his head but smiled. "Alright, but get ready for an earful from both your mother and Bei Fong."

She groaned a little at this, but then looked over at me smiling broadly. "You get to see me practice my Earthbending," the girl said with a smile. "I'm still in training but one day I'll be a fully realized Avatar and I'm going to play for the Fire Ferrets."

"Was that what you were listening to?" I asked. "A Pro Bending match?" Korra nodded her head at this and I smiled. "I like the Fire Ferrets too!" I cried.

"Really?" There was a gleam in her eye like I'd just told her the best news in the world. Her grin was a full blown smile now.

"I thought you weren't listening to the match?" Tonraq asked.

Korra winced a little at this, looking over at her father and rubbing the back of her neck. He raised an amused brow before Korra put her hand to the side of her mouth and whispered, "We can talk on the way," like it was some big secret. "So are we going to go train or what?" she asked her dad.

He chuckled, that small smile still on his face. "Come on," he said walking towards the street. The girl grinned at me before following the man and I followed her.

Korra's POV

I had to admit that Asami was not what she seemed. I would have thought that the daughter of the most famous person (aside from myself, of course) wouldnt be so…normal. I mean she was a billionaire technically and although she used big words and stuff here and there, she was practically just like me. I moved around often so I never really had a chance to make friends, and Asami literally just came out of the nowhere and appeared to be as lonely as I was.

We talked the whole way back to the hotel, mostly about Pro Bending and about stuff we wanted to do when we grew up. I wanted to Pro Bend, be a member of the Fire Ferrets someday, after I mastered all four elements of course. Though when I stopped and thought about it…the other players didn't really stand a chance against me.

Asami was going to be a business manager just like her dad. I told her that sounded pretty boring, being stuck inside all day, attending meetings. It was the one thing I didn't look forward to when I completed my training. I would have to attend those stupid meetings and make 'world peace' happen. No idea how I was supposed to manage that.

"Korra!" I heard my mother call when we entered the gym.

I grinned at her and she came over, scooping me up like she always did, pressing a kiss against my temple. I tried wiggling out of her hold. I wasn't a baby anymore.

"Mom! You're embarrassing me in front of my friend," I whispered, pulling away. Seriously, not cool.

Both my parents chuckled at this and I grabbed Asami's hand, dragging her forward. My mother looked at her curiously before glancing over at me. She was probably wondering what kind of trouble I was in this time.

"This is Asami Sato," I introduced. "Her dad is the guy from the Satomobiles. She's going to watch me kick some butt," I added with a smirk.

"The only butt kicking that is going happen would be me to you, Korra," a very familiar voice began. I winced and turned around to find Lin, arms crossed and brow raised.

I was so dead.

"Hey Lin," I greeted sheepishly.

"You're in big trouble, young lady," she growled. See, the thing about Lin was, she had two expressions. The "you're getting on my nerves" scowl, and the "I'm going to make you life a living hell" glare. Right now, I was getting the latter.

"Is that a new uniform you're wearing?" I asked trying to change the subject. "I don't think I've-"

"Cut the garbage Korra and get ready for practice."

I winced again and nodded. Asami looked over at my Earthbending master in awe. I already knew what she was thinking.

"Lin Bei Fong?" the raven haired girl asked. "As in The Lin Bei Fong?"

"Who is this?" the Earthbender asked.

"She's Hiroshi Sato's daughter," my father informed her. "She is staying in the hotel as well."

The Chief of Police scowled before looking at my new friend. I could tell she was studying her, trying to figure if she would even give her a minute of her time. After a moment she spoke.

"Yes," Lin finally answered. "Chief Bei Fong to you."

"Sorry Chief Bei Fong," Asami apologized. "It's just I've heard so much about you and your mother-"

"That's ancient history," the Earthbender cut her off mid sentence. "Now if you will excuse me, I have an Avatar to train." With that Lin motioned me forward and I excitedly did so. I had practically perfected the technique we had been working on. But of course, tLin had other plans.

"We will be working on Metalbending today."

My heart sunk and I couldn't help but feel a little infuriated by this. Lin knew that I couldn't Metalbend to save my life. I swear she was smirking at me when she saw my face. So much for showing off my moves.

"But Lin-"

"No buts, now go ahead, make a hole through that metal sheet," Lin answered, gesturing to a hanging piece of metal. I inwardly groaned. This was my worse technique.

I pumped myself up before readying my stance, taking deep breaths like she had taught me before punching forward. If that sheet would have been any thicker, I am pretty sure it would have shattered my knuckles. My face grew bright red at this and I pulled my hand back before slowly massaging it.

"Ow," I muttered.

"What's a matter, Korra?" Lin asked, a hint of smugness in her voice. "Too hard for you."

My fists clenched beside me and my eyes narrowed. "You wish," I replied.

She raised a brow. "Prove it," the Chief of police taunted. "Show me that I am not completely wasting my time with you."

Now I knew my blood was boiling. I took in deep breaths before running towards her, gradually picking up my speed. She didn't even get into her stance, confident that I wouldn't do much damage. I jumped up into the air; fist raised and slammed it down against the ground a few feet from her. A loud boom was heard and when I opened my eyes, half the training ground was gone, a big dent in it and me just in the middle.

Lin didn't even flinch at this before walking over to me. "Don't ditch me again," she warned. She got into her stance and asked me to get out of the way before she started to fix the damage I had done.

I walked over to my parents, whose jaws had slightly dropped. I shrugged at them. Sometimes even I couldn't measure my own strength. Asami was next to them, a blank expression across her face. I couldn't help but deflate a little. Guess she wasn't too impressed. I rubbed the back of my neck, trying to figure out what to say.

"That was…amazing!" she cried. "I've never seen anything like it!" And I couldn't help but grin.

"Don't encourage her," Lin practically growled as she walked past us and out the gym.

Asami and I looked at each other before bursting into laughter. "I am the Avatar," I reminded her. "Did you expect any less?"

She grinned and shook her head. "Not at all," Asami said. "Think you can show me around?"

I turned over to look at my parents, giving them my signature puppy eyes. "Please," I said.

My mother sighed and nodded, smiling a little. "Just don't venture too far, and take Naga with you."

"Naga?" Asami asked. "Who's Naga?" She was in for a treat.

"You'll see," I answered, grabbing her hand and leading her out of the gym. Practice wasn't so bad after all.

************* So here is your second chapt. Thank maila, of course. She deserves it.

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