A/N: I am soooooooo sorry I am so late in updating. It has been like, six days! I have good reasons though. Uhh, this week sucked. But here it is, chapter 7. And, for anyone who read my other stories while I was still updating them, it took me two weeks or so to updat so I'm not that bad. ANyway, please note that there is a lemon toward the end of the chapter. Stop reading after the evening fireworks if you don't want to partake. Please review! it will make me feel less emo and depressed.
Disclaimer: I own NOTHING! Except the idea of animal sparkler which, by the way, should totally be invented one day.
Previously on Events Unexpected…
"Master Katara, you will be escorted to your rooms in the guest wing. I believe that you will be staying for the festivities of the summer solstice in three days?"
"I will be staying, yes," Master Katara nodded. She was planning on leaving with her son and his family. "However, I would like to see my son and pupil as it has been far too long."
Thinking retrospectively, Korra had not seen Kaji since the meeting where she reunited with Master Katara. If anything, it seemed like the fire prodigy was avoiding her like the plague, or rather the ever lingering presence of her mentor. Katara had not left Korra's side, excluding the evenings after they all retired to bed, since she had come. Not that Korra minded it really. It was a comfort to have Katara back in her life. After all of the instability and drama that had come from Amon's rebellion, her losing her bending- and eventually regaining it- and Mako's disappearance, it was nice to finally have a sturdy rock to rely on. And Master Katara was the epitome of the caring grandmother and protector. Still, Korra couldn't help but feel the absence of Kaji from her life. It was amazing how she hadn't even known the girl for a week and yet, Korra's world seemed just a tad bit darker without her.
"Will you be going to the festivities?" Katara's motherly voice broke through Korra's musings. She smiled back at her teacher. The Fire Nation summer festival honoring the longest day of the year was being held that day. Tenzin and his family had gone down to enjoy the crisp smells, awing shows, and harmonic music. Korra had opted to stay indoors, feeling more pensive.
"I don't know. I'm a little wary about going out in public here. I get lost in the palace alone. Being out and about just doesn't seem like a good idea," Korra replied wistfully. If a certain firebender would invite her out, she wouldn't say 'no.' That didn't seem like a likely possibility though.
"Well, I think it would be a good idea for you to immerse yourself into a new culture. The summer festival is wonderful," Katara's actinic blue eyes glazed slightly as she lost herself in the vivid memories of the previous festivals she had attended in her youth. Korra caught a slight shadow pass through her mentor's features, but it was quickly gone and she forgot about it.
"Maybe. What about you Master Katara?"
"I will go out for the fireworks in the evening, but I suppose I should leave the day for the young," Katara smiled before laying a hand on Korra's shoulder. She had to extend her arm fully to reach it. She never could stop reveling in the subtle changes Korra had gone through. "Go child. It will do you good to be among people."
With that, Katara swept out of the small living room Korra had retreated to after the guest quarters had emptied out of most of their occupants. The room was actually a cozy copy of the breakfast room, though there were more windows and the curtains had taken on their regular vermillion. Korra was currently leaning out of one of the windows, running her fingers down the complex square patterns that outlined the rim of the pane. The sky outside was without a cloud, almost as though Agni himself was gracing the Fire Nation with the descending rays of sunlight. The view itself was a beautiful sloping glance over the city. Cheers and merriment tickled Korra's eardrums from far below where crowds of tiny people bustled. At one point, a large canvas dragon wound its way through the crème pavement and iridescent crowd. The swirling golden mane spun with every movement of the people hidden beneath the sumptuous velvety cloth. Scales were outlined in fine silver dust, shining in the midday light. The crimson base color swam through the air in serpentine arc s. Another dragon followed, this one as blue as the sky overhead. Its mane was a bone ivory and the scales were copper streams. The two met and proceeded down one of the wider streets together, moving as one in a complex dance. Korra sighed and wondered whether she really should go out and enjoy the festivities. Her answer came in a light pressure against the small of her back. Her muscles stiffened, startled by the sudden appearance of another person in the room. Wide blue eyes met amused gold.
"I didn't mean to frighten you," Kaji whispered. Korra wondered at her secrecy, "I had to be quiet so I didn't alert your guardian down the hall."
"My wha-" Korra started but was shushed by Kaji's finger pressed against her lips. The firebender twisted her head to look behind her like some animal expecting to be jumped on any second.
"Come to the Summer Festival with me," Kaji continued, her voice low and pressing gently against Korra's ear. The small peach fuzz stood on end from the proximity.
"Okay," Korra agreed. Her chest held an internal warmth when Kaji twined her fingers into her own. She gave into the tugs of the other girl as she was led to a corner in the wall overhung with a ceiling-to-floor length curtain. Behind it, Kaji pulled a small lever and what seemed like solid plaster swung in to reveal a torch lit passageway.
Kaji smiled at Korra's incredulous expression. They descended a small set of stone steps, Kaji pulling another lever quickly so that the wall slid back in place, before the ground leveled out and they continued at a light jog. Korra was finally able to take in the appearance of her lover. Kaji wore loose fitting pants, matching in design to her own comfortable ones. Her shirt was tight around her, accentuating every curve, with a golden phoenix spiraling against a burgundy background. Kaji's hair was down, pulsating in waves of coal and bronze from the lighted braziers. Korra couldn't help but smile at the casual dress, so similar to the one she preferred and had adorned. Her own shirt was her usual tank top, and she had slung on the arm bands, dark blue for her forearms and one light blue with white triangles on her right bicep.
The passage wound in a spiral for a while, slightly sloping down so they moved much quicker. It led only forward with no outlying doors that Korra could see. She didn't doubt that there were others though. Optical illusions must have been the architect's main aspiration in constructing the framework of the Royal Palace.
"So, how are you so knowledgeable about the secret passageways of the royal palace?' Korra teased with a hint of genuine curiosity.
"I used to live here actually," Kaji revealed. "Grandmother Azula trained me here and I had my own quarters and everything. She kind of kept me a secret though. I never really figured why, but she was known for her paranoia so I suppose she didn't want me hurt. The only other person who knew I existed was Fire Lord Zuko."
"Not even Inzei?" Korra asked in bewilderment.
"No," Kaji affirmed. "And I left four years ago after my grandmother died. I wanted to continue training. I spent practically all of my youth here though, so I practically know every corner of the palace and the tunnels leading to and from it."
"And then you came back to take the throne?" Korra wondered.
"Sort of. I found a letter that my grandmother had written to me. She expressed the date of the ceremony and her wishes, that I would partake in an Agni Kai and win the title. I guess I was her second chance at the throne."
Korra was slightly taken aback at Kaji's confession. A small part of her was slightly angry that the girl had risked her own life and Iroh's, along with taking over Iroh's place in his destiny, just because her grandmother had asked it of her. It didn't seem like the right reason. Still, the thought that, had Kaji not challenged the Prince, Korra would have never met her was enough to quell the harsh judgments.
"You learned your firebending from your grandmother as well, didn't you?" Korra continued despite her troubled thoughts.
"Yeah. After my father left, my grandmother took me in and trained me. When she saw that I had the same color fire as she did, she made sure that I learned all that I could. She was quite old by then, but she was the most amazing person I'd ever seen," Kaji's revelry was not lost upon Korra. She could tell that the girl practically worshipped the former fire princess. She chose to not comment on Kaji's nonchalant remark about her father and opted to continue in silence.
When they finally reach the end of the walkway, Korra and Kaji found themselves facing a bulwark of stone. Korra was about to snidely inquire whether Kaji had gotten lost, but quickly ate her words when the fire prodigy shot a small burst of flame into a hollow horn of iron, partially hidden in the shadow of the converging walls. The small funnel warmed until it glowed a bright smoldering red. Then, ever so slightly, it turned and clicked. The wall slid into a groove. The room they found themselves in was not very spacious and looked like some kind of factory junk room. Piles of twisted and discarded metal and ceramic products littered the boxes that were stacked in every available space. The small path that wove between them was also cluttered with junk, most probably fallen from their respective piles. Kaji pulled her through until they came to a thick iron door. The hinges creaked in protest as they opened it. Small red shavings of rust fell around their feet, only to be swept away as the door swung in.
Outside, the sun was blinding. Korra took a moment to allow her eyes to adjust. In her momentary blindness, the first thing she noticed was the noise. The atmosphere was buzzing with the excited voices of children begging their parents for a treat or toy, by peddlers showing off their wares, and by the hum of private conversations and exclamations of joy. Pops and sizzles came from one particular area that, when Korra came in sight of it, she recognized as a fireworks shop. Children ran around with little sparklers fizzing on the long slender sticks. Korra felt like them as she was drawn by the man who owned the store. In his arms he held five different sparklers, each in different colors and sparking in different patterns. The blue one was running in a tight spiral, an indigo sea snail shell. The green one sparkled straight up into the air and cascaded in a sort of umbrella over his fingers. The red and white ones were manipulated into forming complex animals, a tiger-wolf and flying lemur respectively. The final one was a brilliant gold that flew in complex series of twists and twirls before erupting into a dragon breathing a gust of 'fire' sparks into the sky.
"Which one catches your eye?" Kaji asked from behind her. Korra turned back to her, almost bashful at her fascination with such small things. "I'm getting one for myself, but it would be selfish and rude not to ask which one you would like."
"The lemur is adorable," Korra admitted, scratching the back of her head and avoiding eye contact. Kaji let out a soft laugh, not to make fun of Korra, just a happy sound. Korra smiled back. Somewhere along the strange turn of events that the trip had consisted of, Korra had come to truly enjoy being with the other girl. It was becoming harder and harder to rationalize keeping her at a distance, both figuratively and literally.
"How much for the lemur and dragon?" Kaji called to the peddler.
"All prices half off for the celebration," the man replied. Kaji let a few small coins slip from her fingers into his crinkled hands. He handed her two small sticks, one with a white tip and the other a sulphuric yellow. Kaji handed the white-tipped one to Korra and held a finger of flame below the paste. The sparks caught almost instantaneously. Soon, a small lemur was flying around the small wooden stick and Korra's wrist. Kaji then lit her own and watched the dragon dance up and down her arm.
"That's amazing," Korra breathed. Her lemur looked so intricate, fizzling in and out of flips and leaps.
"Just wait until tonight," Kaji leaned into Korra's shoulder. The touch made Korra blush. "So, are you hungry?"
"Starving," Korra beamed.
She hadn't paid much attention to the olfactory marvels that filled the streets when they had first entered, but now Korra's nose was overloading with the exotic scents. Pork was being fried over jumping open flames, rice was steamed in mountains and consumed almost as quickly, and strange fruits were being cut open to reveal a myriad of colors that had no known names. Sweet smells of various sauces that were poured over the cooked meats consumed them. Korra's mouth had begun to water a long time ago. Kaji took her to one of the stalls where a man was stir frying vegetables in a large wok. The liquid he poured into an adjacent dish caused the fire to leap from the hearth into the pan and beyond. He smiled at them before directing a frazzled girl to take their order. Kaji threw out a few names that held no meaning to Korra, but had the girl scribbling frantically on a piece of notepaper. She soon returned with three platters heaped with rice and meat covered in bizarre seasonings. Kaji took them into her arms and beckoned toward a pavilion of tables with a tilt of her head.
They found a small table in the corner, one of the only ones left. It was partially hidden behind some vines cascading down the walls of the building perpendicular to them. Korra's skin rejoiced in the drop in temperature from the shade provided by the fanning leaves. Morning glories dotted the expanse of the green rope, but they remained closed as the morning was long past. Kaji set the plates down on the white round table. The center piece was able to be rotated for better selection. The firebender then moved toward Korra's side of the table and pulled out the dainty chair the Avatar had been reaching for. Korra couldn't fight the blush that overtook her at the gesture. Kaji was practically beaming. She moved back toward the little open-air restaurant to get extra plates. Korra took in the ambrosial aroma of the dishes. One was most certainly beef with some red flakes scattered over it and drenched in a light brown sauce. The second was some kind of sea creature, encased in a red hard shell and surrounded by small black beans. The final dish held two columns of seafood wrapped in a layer of seaweed and then rice. On top of the rice were piles of meat and little orange circles. Orange and brown lines of sauces intertwined over the entire thing.
Kaji returned with the plates and two sets of chopsticks. She turned the central platform so that she could reach for the first entrée. The beef dripped with succulence onto her plate. "Teriyaki," she mumbled to Korra between bites. "It isn't spicy, so don't worry about it."
Korra emulated the other girl's vigor in piling the food onto her plate. When she bit into the tender flesh, she could have moaned in the pleasure that took over her taste buds. The sauce was sweet and a little sticky. The red flakes added some kick to the meal, but Korra wasn't about to complain. Her teeth weren't able to keep up with how much she was actually inhaling. Around Kaji, Korra didn't even think twice about manners. They were truly kindred spirits when it came to the feasting arts. When the Teriyaki beef had been decimated, Kaji turned the platform to the two piles of rice, seaweed, and other ingredients that were foreign to Korra.
"This is a Fire Dragon roll, it's sushi. The inside has crab meat, avocado, and cucumber. It is wrapped in seaweed and then packed with sticky rice. On top is unagi, our sea eel, and caviar from blue tuna," Kaji listed. Korra looked at the clumps of eel and mentally pictured the tales of the Unagi inhabiting Kyoshi Island. She felt a bit queasy eating something that must have taken a battalion to take down. Kaji saw her expression and quickly amended, "Not the giant eel. These ones are smaller, much smaller."
Korra took one little slice from the neatly compressed rows. It was a curious mixture of all of the flavors one could have experienced. The sweetness of the eel and crab was contrasted with the subtle sour of the seaweed and rice. The avocado slid over Korra's tongue with a slight watery, salty complexion. The caviar was the most fun to eat, crunching the small eggs between the roof of her mouth and the top of her tongue. Kaji offered her some more of the dark brown sauce to dip the next piece. The added salt appealed to Korra and reminded her slightly of the sea prunes she used to eat in the Northern Water Tribe. Korra noticed an ignored portion of the meal and reached for the glob of green paste that held a place to the far corner of the plate. Kaji's smirk stopped her from going any further.
"What is that?" Korra inquired, poking the stuff with the tip of her eating utensils.
"Wasabi," Kaji answered. "It's really spicy, but knock yourself out if you want some."
"No thanks," Korra turned the platter so that the offending condiment was facing away from her. Kaji chuckled and sloughed off a small piece along with her own sushi bite.
They continued enjoying the meal, leaving the most complex dish for last. Korra didn't have particular trouble breaking open the shell of the enormous King crab, but Kaji was a different story. She admitted that she had never really had much of a talent in eating any crustaceans. The flesh inside was the perfect opposite of the exterior. The soft white meat practically melted along with the butter they dipped it into. The small black beans didn't hold that much flavor and served more as an addition to the black bean sauce that flavor the food.
Once their appetites were finally sated, Korra and Kaji decided to rejoin the parades. The sun was now gradually sinking down in the western skyline. With the wane of Agni's influence, two small rebellious puffs of cloud drifted lazily over their heads. If Korra looked hard enough, she could just make out the distorted shapes of very fat and fluffy sky bison within the cumulus. Focusing back to the terrestrial atmosphere, she practically jumped out of her skin as a plume of fire passed inches from her face. Kaji had apparently dragged her to one of the stages where acrobats and firebenders danced around with their flames. The performers wore vibrant colors of pink, purple, blue, gold, silver, green, and red. The flames also varied from intense red to faint yellow. At one point, a man placed a large piece of copper over his mouth and blew his fire into it. The flames that emerged from the opposite end were neon green. Korra clapped enthusiastically with the rest of the crowd.
Kaji dragged her away from one spectacle to another. One booth was a shadow puppet show of the history of firebending. The small figures of people in retrospect to the ornate dragons that flew along the pale scarlet canvas were so intricately carved in order to display every emotion and action. The infant flames held in the hands of the sun warriors were made of ribbons that flowed in the breeze created by the puppet masters beneath the stage. Another stall sold more fireworks and, since they had lost their initial ones along the way, Kaji purchased two new ones. At one point, Korra could have sworn she saw Prince Yun talking to Tenzin at one of the food stalls. She quickly ran in the opposite direction, not wanting to explain why she was being dragged through the festivities by the Crown Princess of the Fire Nation. Kaji had called her paranoid but had not protested to the extra measures of caution. They soon ran along with the other people to see the dragons dance down the boulevards. The feet of the men inside made the two beasts look like large centipedes or millipedes. Korra had not noticed it from the window, but the silver dust of the scales was actually multitudes of tiny silver bells, all trilling in time with the pulsations of the cloth. Laughter was the most prevalent sound in the city. Korra couldn't help but get drawn into the infectious glee of those around her. Her hand was still tightly clasped in Kaji's sending warm vibrations through her arm. Watching the golden eyes, so normally cold and collected, shine with life and mirth was like watching the sun rise from the depths of a frozen night. Kaji too was overtaken by Korra's wonder. The fluttering in the princess' chest had only increased with the widening smile on her counterpart's face.
"What are those?!" Korra yelled over the crowd, pointing to a vendor selling what looked like giant lollipops.
"Candy apples!" Kaji exclaimed, running over to the stall. There was a large selection, ranging from brilliant green apples covered in sweet, sticky caramel to dark red ones covered in hard fudge and peanuts. Kaji opted for the simplest ones, grabbing the granny smiths, for Korra's first taste.
"Lick the stuff on top, don't bite into it until you reach the apple," Kaji instructed.
Korra obliged. The caramel was heavenly. For a moment, Korra had to wonder whether she had been transported to the Elysian reaches of the spirit world. Every lick brought a new wave of sugary goodness to her lips. She had had nothing like it. Honey was the closest thing that she could compare it to, and even then there was no comparison. Kaji smiled at her when Korra drew away from her apple to observe her progress. The fire prodigy leaned into the darker girl and licked a small droplet of sugar from the corner of Korra's mouth. The sweet mixed with the flavor of Korra's skin was even better than the apple and Kaji had to mentally stop herself from imagining the other girl naked and covered in caramel. She silently bemoaned the impossible fantasy. Korra herself was shocked at the other girl's openness. True, most of the people here didn't seem to recognize them, but it was still somewhat of a taboo to show any public affection. Kaji pulled back and winked before going back to devouring the rest of her own apple. The palatability was somewhat less impressive in comparison to her lover's taste.
Fireflies were starting to rise in the sky, haling twilight's approach. Korra hadn't even noticed the time slipping by. The auroral colors of the evening dusk seemed more like the dawning of the life of the city. Even with the sun's gradual absence from their corner of the world, the day was not yet done. Kaji started to run through the masses of people. Korra frantically clung to her, fearing that, were their link severed, she would be lost forever in the swell of bodies. Kaji held on firmly and refused to let her go.
They turned into an alley to avoid the swarming people, gathering around the central market place. The alley was dark and secluded, without a soul inhabitant. Korra was about to ask what exactly Kaji was doing when the girl let go of her hand and jumped onto a chain-link fence. Kaji pulled herself up and then balanced on the curves of her feet. She leaped for one of the close windowsills of a building. Her hands barely caught onto it. The firebender pulled herself up until she was able to grab a hold of the roof support. Kaji looked down at the stunned Avatar beneath her and waved for her to follow. Korra, now in a competitive and playful mood, emulated Kaji's acrobatics perfectly, latching onto a roof support next to Kaji's. Together they swung up onto the red tiles, scrambling to get a hold before either slipped from the height.
Kaji took Korra's hand once more and began to run along the sloping ceilings of the houses. The buildings were fairly close together so they were able to launch themselves from roof to roof with fire jets from their feet. Kaji pulled her wild hair back into a casual ponytail to keep it from rushing into her eyes with the breeze. Korra tried in vain not to be distracted by the pale expanse of Kaji's neck that had been uncovered when the ebony curtain had been drawn from it.
They finally came to the outermost ring of the city. The stone walls of the houses seemed to merge with the very face of the cliffs that encircled them. Kaji didn't stop before the monoliths of rock jutting before them. Instead, she propelled herself toward them, cerulean fire erupting from the soles of her feet, and took a mighty leap. Her hand caught an outcropping of rock a second before gravity began working against her. Korra followed, if only because she was concerned for the safety of the insane girl. Together, they scaled the grey stone. Kaji moved in a straight path, not even slowing when the curve of the volcano made the footholds more precarious. Korra diligently watched the firebender's motions, every rock she took a hold of and how her body merged with the environment. The loss of light didn't help her any as she searched for stable areas to grab. Kaji finally pulled over the lip of the cliff. Korra hadn't even dared look up or down to notice where exactly they were. Now she saw that they had scaled halfway up the crater walls. A small overhang led to the mouth of a tiny cavern. Kaji was lying down, sprawled and breathless, on the craggily little piece of rock jutting over hundreds of feet of nothingness. Korra wasn't one to be afraid of heights, but without a fan or some kind of flying creature or apparatus to use, she kept a safe distance from the ledge.
A loud bang went off in the distance. Kaji's head shot up just in time to see the myriads of bright purple lights erupt from the sky, now black with the exception of a few stars. The smoke that was left after the firework was soon blotted out by three more miniature explosions. The Fire Nation sigil hung in the sky in a portrait of black, red, and yellow fire. It too dissipated to be followed by a series of smaller pops and blue sparks. A whistling announced the release of a rather large explosive. Kaji moved to sit next to Korra, their shoulders barely brushing, just as a fiery dragon made of silver made its entrance into the atmosphere. The lights of the entire city had been distinguished, plunging the earth below into an abyss of darkness. However the sky was alive with even more colors than Korra had ever seen. Her head slowly lowered to rest against the taller girl's shoulder. Kaji's own head rested atop Korra's. Their hands were entwined and resting contently between their laps. A flower, perhaps a fire lily, fizzled out above them. Then it was a glowing golden orb, brighter than the sun itself, spun into the world. The city below also flashed with the conjoined fire of the benders below. Kaji and Korra let loose a secret burst of their own. The icy blue and raging golden red flew into the sky, unnoticed among those below, but not quite lost. The fireworks continued, but Korra's attention was taken up by the way Kaji's face was lit up in different hues each time a bang went off above them. Their lips met without any words spoken. The closeness and beauty of the night overtook their senses. The fireworks kept on for hours, depicting fiery phoenixes and beautiful landscapes the likes of which were indescribable.
At some point, after the moon was well up in the sky and the festival had died down like the embers of a great bonfire, Kaji got up and took Korra by the waist. They entered the small cavern, Kaji lighting their way. Steps led down into the mountain, winding for what seemed like an eternity. They walked for a good hour or so before turning a corner where torches lining the walls lit their way to a heavy wooden door. Kaji opened it and stepped through. Korra was not entirely surprised by the giant river of lava that she was faced with, however it was awe-inspiring. Having such a vast expanse of lethal magma under a civilian sector did not seem like the brightest idea, but Korra herself- in a past life- had ensured that there was nothing to be frightened of. Kaji waved her arms and the river parted before them, blue flames reaching as far as the ceiling of the cave protected them from the fires just beyond. Korra couldn't help but break out into a sweat anyway. The temperatures were fatally high in that section of the cave. Even the stalactites above them reached only so far before their water had evaporated and they could grow no more. They ascended some more stairs and exited a great iron door before Kaji finally exhaled and the gush of lava was heard from behind them. They continued through the winding passages.
Upon reaching the palace and finally returning to her room, Korra was certain of one thing: she did not want Kaji to leave. The magic of the cliff side and the fireworks and their kiss; it was too much. As Kaji turned to leave and find her own room, Korra's firm hand grasping her arm halted her strides. Turning, the fire prodigy saw the want brimming in the eyes of the young Avatar. Korra glanced at her bed and then back at the understanding golden orbs gazing at her. Kaji gave her a toothy grin that made Korra almost refuse her just to spite the girl. Almost.
Kaji laid her on the bed ceremoniously, this being only the second time that she had been allowed to worship her goddess. Korra's hands deftly moved up the small buttons holding Kaji's shirt together. There were only five, lining the left of her torso, but the thin golden straps that held them were hard to undo. Korra had to forcibly stop the compulsion to rip the shirt apart. Kaji was busy removing Korra's boots and socks. The lacing was quickly unraveled and both items fell, discarded, to the floor. Korra finally was successful with the final button. The shirt was tossed by the boots.
"Will they hear?" Korra asked, the sudden epiphany making her stomach drop to her bare feet.
"Let them," Kaji moved toward Korra's pants, slipping her fingers below the waistline. Korra moaned at the cool fingers rubbing against her flushed skin. Her pants were added to the forgotten pile of clothing.
"Y-you know they can't find out, ahh!" Korra managed to say before Kaji bit into her inner thigh. All thoughts evaporated form her mind as Kaji's lips sucked on the bulging muscle of Korra's leg.
Korra's hands wound their way to Kaji's hair, tugging it free from the hair-band that was holding it. The strands cascaded around the princess' shoulders, hiding her face and her actions from her lover. Korra kept massaging Kaji's scalp as she moved slowly up along Korra's leg. Just before reaching the conjunction of Korra's thighs, Kaji moved in an outward arch so that she was winding around the Avatar's incredibly wet entrance. Korra's hands moved down to Kaji's shoulders as they came in reach. Kaji licked and kissed her way up along Korra's centerline, taking a particularly long time dipping into her bellybutton. Violent tremors wracked their way through Korra's body making her hips buck into Kaji's body. Strong hands held her down. Kaji's hands were pulling the hem of Korra's tank top up as she continued on her trail up her lover's body. Korra tried to take it from her and shove it over her head but Kaji refused to speed up any more. Korra's indignant whimper turned into a pleasured hiss as Kaji's hands grazed the valley between her breasts. The skin was heating up to the same temperature as the magma dwelling beneath them. The shirt finally fell along with the other articles of clothing. Korra was now only in her underwear. Kaji lifted her back so that she could remove the strap of her bra. Korra propped herself on shaky elbows to help her. The air was humid so the exposed skin felt only a minimal change after the fabric had been removed. Korra waited with anticipation as Kaji came up to straddle her hips and get the best viewpoint of Korra's body. Her hands moved up to caress Korra's cheeks, then her neck, and finally up to the taught nipples, standing out slightly darker against Korra's skin. The moonlight spilling from the uncovered window painted the room and its occupants in varying shades of grey. Kaji almost regretted not being able to discern the flush beneath the supple skin beneath her. It was only a momentary thought. Her lips crashed into Korra's, almost black with the blood rushing under them. Korra groaned as Kaji's weight pressed against her sensitive naval and her pelvic bone brushed against her lower abdomen. The feeling of Kaji's tongue, sliding into her mouth, was heavenly. Korra almost bit her again when she felt her nipples being squeezed between Kaji's index fingers and thumbs. She wrapped her arms around the firebender's tight back. Her shoulder blades moved every time she pressed into Korra's breasts. Korra reveled in the way Kaji's muscles pulled and relaxed in their work of bringing her to the edge. Her core was tightening with every pinch and every peck the girl was giving her.
When Kaji finally broke their kiss for air Korra was sure she would internal combust if Kaji didn't release her. "I-I need you," she panted between gasps of breath. "Now."
"Yes love," Kaji murmured smiling. Korra's heart practically burst into flames at the last word. When Kaji's hands slipped past the line of her panties, it did.
Korra's hips bucked as Kaji slid two fingers into her opening. The sweet sensation of being filled to the brim with unbridled pleasure was almost enough to make her come there and then. Instead, Kaji slipped out before Korra had a chance. Korra's eyes darkened with the tension she now felt. She grabbed at Kaji's exposed collar, gripping it until tiny rivulets of blood ran down her arm and the other girl's chest. She wouldn't, couldn't, be made to wait and squirm for Kaji's enjoyment. Her eyes began to glow faintly with the beginning stages of her Avatar state form. Kaji saw the fragile knife's edge Korra was standing on and she was the only one who was capable of pulling her down into the depths of ecstasy. She wanted to bask in the power of the moment, but the tell-tale signs of Korra's Avatar state kept her from stalling too long. She dipped her fingers back into Korra's tight opening while her lips took in the sensitive clit above. She could feel Korra tensing around her fingers, shaking with the vibrations that were precursors to her climax. Her lips suckled to the soft flesh that of her lover's nether lips before she sank her teeth into it lightly, tasting every drop of sweat and the sweat nectar of Korra's juices. Korra felt the rush of euphoria run through her as Kaji sank into her with her fingers and her teeth. She couldn't breathe or scream. Her mouth formulated the actions but nothing escaped. She shook with the spasms that overtook her entire being, her entire body convulsing around her throbbing center. Kaji kept up with her hips as Korra rode out her orgasm. The taste of Korra filling her mouth made everything they had eaten that day taste of ashes in comparison. She took it all in, knowing that to waste a single drop would be blasphemous.
Kaji drew up to check on whether Korra had suffered some form of cardiac arrest. To her surprise, the Water Tribe girl pulled her down into a searing kiss. Kaji hadn't expected Korra to still be capable of movement after what had just happened. In her surprise, she wasn't able to resist as Korra reversed their positions and forced her onto her back on the bed. Kaji's own bra was quickly removed and discarded before Korra's hot lips surrounded her right nipple. Kaji couldn't help the scream that erupted from her larynx when Korra gently bit into her. Her hypersensitive pressure points sent electrical shocks through her a mile a second. She had not expected Korra to be willing to do that. She had always consigned herself to the reality that the Avatar would never want to pleasure her and that none of her actions would be reciprocated. And yet, there she was… there they were.
Korra felt nervous. She didn't want Kaji to sense it so she moved fast when taking the girl's breast into her mouth. Now though, the small sounds of enjoyment the firebender was eliciting were enough to embolden her. Her right hand moved to take in Kaji's other breast, not wanting to leave it unattended to. Kaji arched into her touch, her body signals begging for more. Korra loved every gasp; every whisper; every sound of love Kaji emitted. Her hands took Kaji's breasts in much the same way that Kaji's had done before. Korra needed to taste the girl underneath her. She needed to know that it wasn't some beautiful, painful dream she would wake from. Kaji's tongue against her own, her cinnamon flavored breath coursing into Korra's, was enough to secure her fears. With no more trepidation, Korra moved away from Kaji's upper body and sunk lower. The girl still had her pants on but that was quickly remedied. Her black panties were the only thing separating Korra from taking Kaji completely. She held no more delusions about her feeling for the girl. With that final act, she would be Korra's and Korra would be hers. Korra slid the underwear down Kaji's toned legs, trying not to look up into the prize she would soon have under her lips. She wanted to make Kaji scream as Kaji had made her scream, to feel the burning run through her royal veins, and to know that it was Korra who was the cause.
"I love you," Korra whispered. It was such a fragile sentence and yet it held her entire being within it. Kaji's breath caught in her throat and her eyes teared up at Korra's confession. She had just been granted the most sacred treasure in the entire universe. She would have the extraordinary opportunity to hold onto the young girl's heart along with giving her her own.
"I love you too," Kaji replied.
Korra slowly slid into Kaji. She never expected to feel how soft and supple Kaji felt around her. The finest silks in the world could not hold a light to the tactile feeling brought about by the slight tightening and relaxing of Kaji's core muscles. Korra followed the rhythm of the pulses of Kaji's body. When Kaji tightened and lifted into her, Korra pressed in as far as she could go. As they both relaxed, Korra stared in wonder at her fingers, wet with Kaji's essence. She dipped down into Kaji's folds again, eliciting a brief cry of pleasure. Korra moved her legs so that she had a secure base and thrust her hips in sync with her fingers. Kaji gasped at the sudden intensity, clawing blindly for something to hold onto lest she lose herself in the river of ecstasy before her. Korra pushed in a few more times before she felt the undeniable clench of Kaji's muscles that signified the oncoming waves of gratification. Kaji couldn't remember when she felt such heat pulsating through her. The friction she felt within her lower abdomen spilled through into her organs and cells. The very fibers that held her together were threatening to unravel as she bit her lip to keep from screaming to high heaven. Korra felt her own heat rise as Kaji's shaking subsided. Kaji went limp in her arms, thoroughly spent and still in the aftershocks of Korra's love. Korra bashfully lay down on top of her and licked the cum off of her fingers. Her eyelids felt leaden and drooped as the minutes ticked by. The two girls fell asleep in each other's arms as the moon continued to shine from outside their window; the room and its occupants painted in varying shades of grey.
P.S. Another one, it hasn't even been two chapters since the last lemon. What can i say, it's late and I'm an overly horny teen with nothing to do but write. Scratch that comment, it makes me sound pathetic. Anyway, please review! And if anyone can tell me why my word says 'teared' in 'teared up' is allegedly spelled wrong, I will be forever greatful because red underlines annoy me. :) See you in the near future hopefully.