Chapter 4 – I see London

Korra's eyes bulged out of her head as she watches the tea spill toward Asami.

How can this be happening right now?

She stands up apologizing as she watches it go over the edge of the table and onto Asami's lap. Asami scoots her chair back abruptly when the tea hits her lap, but thankfully there was a napkin in her lap that caught most of the liquid so not much got on her pants.

Korra is over on the other side of the table with her napkin patting down Asami's pants, "Oh spirits Asami I am so sorry. I don't know what happened I was just sitting there and…and-" she stopped to look up at a laughing Asami. She raised an eyebrow wondering what could possible be so funny about the situation.

Asami looked to see puzzled face and suppressed her laugh long enough to look at Korra in a flirtatious manner and say, "Well Korra I didn't know you were that eager to get in my pants," before bursting out in laughter again.

Korra's mouth dropped and her face reddened. "That's not…I didn't…"

Asami's laugh stifled as she laid a hand over Korra's. "I know I know" she wiped away a tear, "it was just too good to pass up. Thank you for helping me, but I'll be okay, see there's hardly any on my pants." She gestured to the small wet stain on her pants

Korra looked down at Asami's knee then back up to meet her smiling eyes, "Uh…yeah…okay." She got back in her seat picking up her chopsticks and continued to eat.

Asami stared at her crush, a smile still playing on her lips but still nervous from what she just confessed, "Korra, is there something you want to say?"

Korra stared down at her bowl of noodles, peeked a look to Asami, then back to her noodles, "Yeah...Umm…" she shoved another mouthful of noodles in her mouth. How are you going to get yourself out of this one Korra? Just answer her for spirits sake; it's only a date. Yeah, a date with Asami, the person you've had a crush on for who knows how long. Not only a date though, she said that she liked you. This is not just a normal date this is like a "I want to see if we are compatible" date.

Korra gestured to her mouth with chopsticks and smiled hoping that she could find the courage to answer before having to swallow. Asami scrunched her brow together at the motion, why is she being so reserved? Maybe she doesn't feel the same way and doesn't know how to rebject me…

"Uhhh…" Korra sat there dazed.

Asami leaned back in her seat arms crossed nervously drumming her hand against her arm as Korra tried to answer her.

"Date…right." Korra struggled to find words as she played with her food.

"Yes, a date this Saturday." Asami managed to say. Maybe this was a bad idea…

"This Saturday…" she paused. "Oh I don't know I have practice and…" she paused again looking around. "Umm homework and…" she looked down at her noodles. "I told Bolin that I would try to hang out with him this weekend." She stammered watching Asami begin to frown and look down in her lap. This was not going well.

What are you doing Korra? Stop it. You are messing this up big time. Mentally slapping herself she leaned over the table to grab Asami's hand, holding her hand, her best friend looked up to her, "Look I'm a klutz when it comes to things like this. Can we start over?"

Asami softly smiled to Korra and nodded. Korra took a deep breath; although her feelings were mutual this was much harder than she thought it would be. Smiling she met Jade eyes and instantly knew what to say, "Asami, I really like you too, and I would love to go on a date with you this Saturday." She squeezed her hand reassuringly hoping that what she said didn't seem like too much.

The jade-eyed girl performed a victory dance on the inside but on the outside her mouth hung agape, stunned that Korra just agreed to have a date with her. Did she just say she liked me too? Holy crap. Jinora was right. I can't believe this is happening. Realizing that she was still in the restaurant and not in her own little world she nodded back to Korra and let out a sigh of relief.

The two sat in silence as they continued to eat their meals not knowing what to say after their discovery of feelings towards one another.

Korra broke the silence as she studied Asami for a moment, "How long have you known?"

Interested, Asami looked up, "Known what?"

"Known that you liked me"

"Well how long have you known that you like me?" She asked back.

Korra chuckled, "I asked you first."

Asami stared back at Korra thinking of what to say. A sincere smile broke out on her face, "Remember freshman year in the locker room after practice when you 'dropped' your towel?"

Korra's eyes bulged and her skin became a shade darker as she remembered the event.

Freshman Year – Lady Fire Ferret's Locker Room

After practice the team went to the locker room to wash off and change so that they could enjoy the rest of their Saturday afternoon. Korra stood in the shower letting the water wash over all the clay; enjoying the cool water run down her warm body. After washing off and rinsing her body again she shut off the water and wrapped a towel around her damp body.

She walked over to her locker and rummaged through her contents. Finding a clean pair of underwear she slipped them on and started to search for more articles of clothing, but her hunt was interrupted when she felt her towel disappear from her body. Not this again.

She turned around covering her chest with her arm to see a few of her teammates laughing hysterically, doubled over and standing among those few was the Captain, who was a senior and went by 'The Punisher' or Laura if you wanted to be more technical.

Korra scowled at her fellow teammates, "Do you all always have to be so childish?"

Her Captain looked up at her an evil smile on her face. "Oh come on Korra we were just playing around." She looked back at the other teammates who nodded with her still trying to stifle their laughs. She looked back at Korra twisting the towel she grabbed off of her half-naked teammate, a malicious laugh building up in her throat as she readied herself to slap Korra with the towel.

Korra cocked her head to the side as her Captain laughed then looked down to see she was winding up her towel. Oh no. No. No. NO. She tried to jump back but did not successfully do it fast enough as it made contact with her thigh. She growled at the pain and heard laughter erupt in the locker room. She reached over to her contents and grabbed an extra towel. Two can play at this game.

She turned back around a towel already wound up and snapped it out towards her Captain also hitting her in the thigh. Laura's laughing stopped instantly, "What the Hell?" She looked up to see that Korra was ready for another slap. She screamed turning around as another slap landed on her butt. The other teammates also screamed as they started to run away from a now laughing Korra.

Asami was standing in the aisle of lockers in just plain black underwear and sports bra, a towel wrapped in her long black hair when she heard laughter followed by screams. She shook her head knowing that her teammates were up to their shenanigans again.

What she expected to see was a few freshmen running from the group of seniors. Instead, to her surprise, she saw the group of seniors being chased by Korra. Not just any Korra though. No, this Korra was half naked. Spirits what has she gotten herself into now?

She watched entertained as the group of tormenting seniors ran from her new friend laughing as they squealed and tried to find a place to hide. After most of them dispersed into hiding places Korra stopped in front of her aisle, "next time the tip will be wet," she laughed placing her hands on her hips.

Asami snorted as she took in her overly confident teammate. Korra turned around slowly to see the raven hair beauty wiping away happy tears.

"Korra," she managed to get out between laughs.

"Asami," she raised an eyebrow questioningly.

"I thought your favorite color was blue?"

Korra looked down to see that not only was she half naked, but she was wearing green undies, about the same shade as Asami's eyes. She quickly wrapped her upper body with her towel, a blush forming over her face.

Shyly smiling she answered, "Uh…It is but I've also grown to like this color too," she took a side step furthering her distance between her and Asami, "But I have to go get dressed now…so…see you later." Then she hurried over to her locker to get dressed.

Asami shook her head as she pulled on a pair of pants. What am I gonna do with you Korra?

Korra's frozen expression said it all as Asami gazed at her blue-eyed friend. She silently laughed as Korra recalled the day; she waved her hand in front of Korra's face snapping her out of the memory.

"That was when you knew you liked me?" she asked.

"Yeah, I think that was when I started forming a crush on you. Lame, I know, but I just couldn't believe that you stood up to Laura and her little clique. Besides I appreciated the view." She finished with a wink. Wondering if it was too much since she just confessed her feeling to Korra.

Korra blushed a deep red and looked down laughing nervously but was interrupted by a vibration in her pocket. She took her phone out and saw the alarm she set for herself and shot a look at Asami, "Shit, we have practice in 30 minutes and I still have to change," she started shoveling the rest of her lunch in her mouth as Asami called the waiter over.

After paying both got up and made their way out the door. Asami looked over to Korra once stepping outside, "I can give you a ride to your room then to practice, but you have to promise to tell me when you first had a crush on me, deal?"

"Thank the spirits. Yes! Deal!" she said reaching Asami's bike, putting on a helmet.

A smile broke out over Asami's face, "Come on we don't want to be late to practice Coach will kill us."

Saturday Night After Practice

Korra stood in her room looking at herself in the full-length mirror before groaning and tearing off yet another shirt. Then turning around to look back through her closet for something better to wear.

"I don't know why you are putting so much thought into this," Jinora called out from her bed, "She already likes you and its not like you haven't been friends with her for the past 3 years."

"I know that we have been friends for a while, but that still doesn't change the fact that I want to impress her." She pulled out a navy blue blouse that ended just past the elbows, "ah-ha!" she pulled it off the hanger, then onto her body once again making her way to the mirror to see if this was the one that would seal the deal.

While admiring herself in the mirror Jinora asked, "Do you think you two will do anything tonight?" she waggled her eyebrows suggestively to her roommate.

Korra spun around eyes wide open and mouth agape, "Jinora!"

Jinora fell back on the bed in a fit of laughter. "No, but really, you haven't thought about this?"

Korra's eyes fell to the floor, "I mean…I've daydreamed – you know what, I'm not telling you any of this…I still haven't gotten over the fact that she likes me, let alone thought about doing things with her." She looked back to the mirror patting down a wrinkle, "It would be great if we could take that step in our relationship but I'm more focused on just having her as a girlfriend, right now."

"Awe, you are so adorable sometimes," Jinora said in admiration, "But what about a kiss?"

"Jinora!"

"Okay…okay, but these are things that could happen you should be mentally prepared for them."

I will never be mentally prepared. She is literally the most beautiful person in the entire world and if we could be together…"I know, okay, you're right as always," Korra said with an eye roll as she pulled on some brown boots.

Meanwhile, Asami was standing outside Korra and Jinora's dorm room and she could hear them talking but she couldn't make out what they were saying. She took deep breaths trying to steady her nerves. You can do this Asami. She is your best friend and it's just a date, except now you could kiss her and it wouldn't be weird because well that's the point of a date right? To see if you can be in a romantic relationship with the other person…I can't believe I asked her on a date! What was I thinking? What if she doesn't like the date? Oh spirits I am thinking about this way too much just knock Asami.

She raised her hand up and knocked a few times and waited for an answer.

Korra spun around to the door. She's here already? She looked over to the clock then back to the door. Jinora was behind her encouraging her to go to the door, "Go on Korra, and answer the door." Korra hesitated feeling like she was going to combust from all the pressure. I hope I don't do anything stupid.

She walked over to the door and opened it, Spirits why does Asami have to be so beautiful? Korra looked her up and down hoping she didn't stare too much, she was wearing black jeggings with a pair of what looked like combat boots and a white shirt that hung off her shoulder. Her hair fell over her shoulders in waves, but she had a red pin to hold some of her hair back from her face. Yup, I'm going to die from her beauty.

She smiled and brought Asami in for a quick hug, "You look snazzy."

Asami giggled as they broke their hug, "Thank you. You look amazing as well."

Korra could feel heat rise in her cheeks so she changed the subject, "So where are we going for this date?"

Asami smiled at Korra's impatience, "It's a secret silly, I can't tell you. I did get you something, though." She leaned over and picked up the object that was against the wall. Korra tried to peek through the door to see the gift but Asami put her hand up, "No looking! Close your eyes."

Korra sighed and complied. Excitement was building up as she began to wonder what it was. She felt something fall into her hands and she rolled it her hands, her eyes scrunching together as she felt the texture. Is this a bat?

"Open your eyes!" Asami let out in excitement.

Korra opened her eyes and looked down. Oh my Spirits! It is! She glanced back up to Asami and then back to the object enthusiasm building up inside her.

Asami radiated happiness as she began to explain, "I had to do a project in one of my classes and I thought why not make something that we can actually test out. So I did the math and found the materials I needed and viola! I call it the Avatar! If it does well then I'll open up a line of them with Future Industries, but I wanted you to be the first to test it out."

Korra rolled the bat in her hands feeling the weight and looking at the design. Avatar was plastered across the barrel In navy blue and it was outlined in white the rest of the bat was a sky blue with just the basic dimensions under the name. The grip was also a navy blue; she held it in her hands enjoying the grasp.

She looked up at Asami amazed, "Have you hit with it yet?"

"Nope, I just made it at the warehouse, its brand new, hasn't even been swung," she said with a smile in her eyes.

Korra stepped past Asami into the hallway getting into a hitting stance. Jinora walked up beside Asami and gave her a side hug and watched as Korra swung the bat in the air.

"Ah! This is so cool!" She glanced over to them after fist pumping the air, "Asami this is amazing it feels so good, I don't even know how to explain it. Jinora come swing it."

Jinora scanned between Asami and Korra. What weirdoes. She softly smiled and walked over to Korra taking the bat from her and doing the same as Korra. She turned to Asami astounded, "This is incredible," she swung it again, "I can't wait to hit a ball with this!" She looked over to the two, "well, if you let me anyway."

Asami and Korra nodded together, then Asami walked up to Jinora taking the bat in her own hands, "Of course! I have to do tests on it so we should definitely go out to the batting cages." She made eye contact with Korra, "remember at lunch when I told you that I did well on my quiz thanks to you? Well, you were my inspiration for the project, hence the name Avatar, and the quiz was based on our projects."

Korra blushed as the realization dawned on her. She named it after me. Korra laughed rubbing her arm, "I'm glad I could help."

Asami smiled and strolled over to Korra, "Well, you are the best hitter in the conference, so it makes sense to name it after you. Besides it sounds nice and…" She hesitated and glanced down quickly changing the subject, "enough about the bat we have a date." She smiled at Korra placing the bat inside her dorm, "Are you ready?"

Korra blinked. What was she going to say? "Uh… yeah, I just need to grab something real quick." So she scurried into the room leaving Jinora and Asami at the door.

Jinora placed a hand on Asami's arm, "It'll be okay," she whispered, "Have fun and don't overthink anything." She stepped back into the room as Korra made her way to them.

"I'm all ready!" She said with a twinkle in her eyes.

Jinora looked between the two, "You two look incredible. I hope you have fun."

They nodded and Korra felt Asami take her by the arm, "We will," she said waving to Jinora and pulling Korra down the hall. Right when they were about to turn the corner they heard Jinora call out giggling, "Hope you two kiss," and then the door shut.

The two froze at the words, a flush of red coming over their faces, Korra started to laugh nervously and Asami's eyebrow began to twitch as she thought about how to kill Jinora for putting them in this situation. Finally she cleared her throat and turned to Korra handing her a bandana smiling awkwardly, "Before we go I need you to put this on, since it's a surprise."

Korra glimpsed down at the bandana then back up to Asami meeting jade eyes, "Really?"

"Really, now come on," she said pulling Korra to the stairs flashing her a smile, "We have a little bit of a ride ahead of us."

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