Okay so I meant to put up four yesterday, got it all ready and then didn't upload it so you get two Updates today! Hope you like FYI there is a lemon coming up soon, it will be a separate story that way I won't have to change the rating. Unless you readers would prefer me just add it in here. Give me your response on which you'd rather.
The next couple days were more than a little awkward, Asami didn't see much of Korra and Mako; she did however run into Kuvira a lot. She liked the other girl, she seemed nice enough, and they got along pretty well; all things considering. Asami was pulling on a jacket to go meet up with her new friend when Korra appeared for the first time in two days. Asami smiled greeted her. "Hey!" She said cheerfully.
Korra looked at her and smiled happily, but it seemed like it was a little more forced than normal. "Hey 'Sami. Where you off to?" She asked throwing herself onto her bed with a sigh. Asami got a little nervous, she hadn't told Korra she was hanging out with Kuvira; and she had a feeling her roommate would not be happy.
"Just going out to get some coffee, been doing homework all day so I'm going to go out and take a break." Asami said checking her purse to make sure she had her wallet and keys. "You want to grab some dinner with me tonight? You know something special as a 'we're going to kill it tomorrow' kind of dinner?" Asami asked coming over to look Korra in the face.
Korra sighed, and looked at Asami wearily. "I can't, Mako made plans with some of his friends from his old high-school. He was a football player so we're going to meet up with his old team and their cheerleader girlfriends." Korra said with another groan. Asami half smiled and sat down.
"Korra you don't seem happy dating Mako." She said softly, she had a few extra minutes before she needed to leave.
Korra looked at Asami surprised and then sighed again looking up at the ceiling. "He's a good guy, and I like him; but your right I'm not really happy dating him. Don't get me wrong he's like my best friend and I love the guy; but I think I've always kind of loved him like a brother. It just took being with him for me to see that. Does that make me sound like a bitch?" Korra asked looking at Asami nervously.
Asami chuckled and patted Korra's knee affectionately. "No it makes you honest. You should talk to him though. If you keep acting like this it's going to hurt your friendship, you shouldn't be with someone unless you really want to." Asami said softly and then stood up. "See you later, I'll pick up some ice cream and we can have a party when you come back from dinner." She said and Korra perked up.
"Asami honest to god I love you!" She said with a bright smile. Asami laughed and walked out the door, grateful that Korra couldn't see her blush. She shook her head, she could not for the life of her figure out what the hell was wrong with her. Whenever she was near Korra she felt like her stomach was rolling all around. And while she had made sure to give Korra privacy so she could be with Mako, she'd also avoided her because she couldn't stand the idea of Mako touching her.
She'd tried to convince herself that it was because she was her friend, but she was starting to get the feeling that that was wrong; that maybe there something else. Asami liked Korra, she liked her a lot. She liked the way she laughed, and the way she always knew when Asami needed a hug. She liked the fact that Korra was straight forward and honest, even when it might make things harder for her. She liked her…
Asami stopped dead in tracks, half way to the spot where she was meeting up with Kuvira. She liked Korra…..she liked her as more than a friend. Dear god she liked her enough to have that dream where she'd…..she'd kissed her. Asami shook her head, no I didn't matter if she liked her; she had to stay friends with her and dating her was not the way to do that.
Asami arrived at the coffee shop and spotted Kuvira right away, she'd chosen a table a little out of the way. "Hey there Red." Kuvira said with a smile. Asami smiled back and sat down.
"Why do you call me Red?" Asami asked after placing her order. Kuvira leaned forward, a little to closely for Asami's liking.
"Because of the gorgeous shade of red you wear on those lovely lips of yours." She said in a sultry voice. Asami blushed, she was never sure what to say to this girl when she made comments like that. They sat there and talked for an hour or so, not really about anything important. "So has your dad backed off with the expelling stuff?" Kuvira asked as her leg slowly inched its way into Asami's personal space.
Asami shrugged and sipped the last of her coffee. "Not really, but he can't do anything about it now. The board over ruled him, and all the teachers vouched for me. Guess I'm safe for now. Not sure what I'll do after school, but between the dancing and my engineering skills I'm sure I can get a good job." She said with a smile. Kuvira nodded but she seemed distracted with Asami's mouth.
Asami cleared her throat. "Well I'd better get going, got a big day tomorrow." Asami said standing up and grabbing her bill.
"Go out with me." Asami paused and turned back to Kuvira who was looking at her cooly. Asami looked at her in extreme surprise, did she really just…she did she asked her out. Oh shit Kuvira, Korra's ex had just asked her out.
"Okay…..Sunday Night, meet you here at six." She said quickly and ran off. "Just one date." She called over her shoulder to a smirking Kuvira.
Asami swore as she left the coffee house, she was in it now. She'd finally realized she liked Korra, finally realized she was….was a little less than straight…..and…..SHIT She'd just agreed to go out with the wrong person. "It's just one date. I won't even tell Korra. I'll go out with Kuvira and then tell her I can't anymore." She said resolutely as she pushed open the door to her room. She sighed as she found it empty.
She fell face first into her bed with a groan. "What a mess" She muttered into her pillow.
Korra:
After Asami left Korra felt even worse than before. She knew that Asami was right, but if she didn't find a way to tell Mako tonight things were not going to get better. Plus there was the fact that she was falling harder and harder for Asami everyday. She had looked so nice before she left, and she'd worn the perfume she'd gotten the last time they'd gone out shopping. Korra sat up with a smile, that's what they needed to do.
Tomorrow was the showcase and they had to be ready by six a clock, but they needed to get out some stress first. Asami liked shopping, at least she had before her dad disowned her; but Korra could help with that. She smiled and stood up and started looking in her closet for something to wear. She settled on some dark wash jeans and a tight blue shirt. She was just finshing putting her hair up when she heard Mako at the door. "It's open." She called with a smile and Mako walked in way more dressed than Korra was. He looked at her a little surprised.
"Korra I told you we were going somewhere nice." He said a little playfully. Korra looked at him a little embarrassed.
"I don't remember that conversation." She said her cheeks turning red and she went back into her closet. "Go outside and I'll…." Mako shook his head with a sigh and a half hearted smile.
"No there's no time, you look fine; let's just go?" Mako said with another half smile. Korra sighed and stopped and looked at Mako.
"We need to talk." She said and Mako nodded.
"Yeah I was thinking the same thing. Friends?" He saked with a bright smile.
Korra beamed and gave him a hug. "The best! Now let's go impress those jock friends of yours. I bet you the cost of my meal I can out eat them." Mako laughed and gave her a squeeze before pushing her away and offering her a shake.
"You're on Avatar. Double or nothing, you out eat me I buy your meals for a week, I'll even throw in Asami's if you take her with you." He said with a smile.
"You are so on!" She said and they raced out the door yelling about what they were going to eat. Needless to say Korra won the bet, and Mako's friends were impressed with her. When she came back to the room that night Asami was sitting at her desk, looking a little worried. But once Korra came in her whole face lit up and Korra almost walked over to kiss her.
"Hey, how was the dinner?" Asami asked spinning in her chair, completely ignoring whatever it was she'd been working on.
Korra smiled brightly. "Perfect, I won a bet, impressed Mako's friends and we broke up." Korra said sitting down on the floor in front of Asami with a smile. Asami looked at her in shock. Sliding down to sit with her.
"Wha….what the hell?!" She asked completely confused. Korra laughed and pushed her shoulder a little, taking note of how warm her friends body was.
"He and I talked and we agreed we needed to go back to being friends, so then we made a bet about who could eat more; I won of course. So tomorrow when we go off for a girls shopping trip you're lunch is paid for." Korra said with a smirk. Asami looked at her surprised and then broke into a smile.
"So we're going shopping are we?" She asked with a laugh, completely ignoring the rest of the speech.
"Yeah I thought it might be a nice stress relief before tomorrow's performance. Plus you're going to need some warmer cloths for this summer." Korra said looking off out the window.
"I don't know what kind of summer's you're use to but its hot. You need cooler cloths." Asami said with a laugh and a confused smile.
"Not if you're going to Alaska with your best friend for the summer break." Korra said giving Asami a happy smile. Asami stared dumb founded then leaned forward and gave Korra a hug.
"Thank you." She said softly and Korra hugged her back, knowing that the other girl had tears in her eyes.
"I knew you were worried, and my parents totally want to meet you. Plus I can't let you have a fun summer without me." She said with a smile. Summer was close this was the year end showcase, they'd been getting ready for months. Korra was excited about the showcase, but she was more excited about spending with the summer.
"Now to bed! That way we can get up shop, and then head off to dance!" Korra said dramatically and they changed and crawled into bed.
"Korra?"
"Mhm?"
"I'm glad we became friends, I don't know what I would do without you." Asami said softly, wishing she could tell the other girl that she was falling for her.
"Me too Asami." Korra said just softly, her mind drifting off to what she really wanted to do to or with Asami right now. Man things really were messed up…
