1 Year Later
Asami sat in the shade of a tree smiling, her toes lightly dipping in the water of the pond at her feet. She was idly drawing a motor bike with jet engines, she and Korra were riding it. For a picture drawn by a nine year old it was fairly impressive. Asami looked up and frowned, Korra had been sitting in the branches of the tree just a little bit…..
Asami squealed as water sprayed her "KORRA!" Asami cried as she covered her sketch pad as Korra burst from the water with a crooked naughty smile.
"Come on Sami! Look the water is perfect come play with me!" Korra said doing a back stroke and kicking water at the paler girl. Asami laughed and tucked her sketch pad into her satchel and pulled her shoes off. She quickly pulled her over shirt and skirt off, leaving her in shorts and a thin under shirt. She did a little hopping dance with a laugh.
"Here I come!" She yelled and ran and jumped into the water, sending a wave over top of Korra. Korra laughed and splashed Asami back, they wrestled and rolled the muddy water for a long while, unaware of the eyes watching from the nearby mansion.
Hiroshi watched his daughter, he watched solid water move without her touching it, he watched waves of water splash over her without her moving; he watched her with a Star. Hiroshi Sato hated Stars….it was because of Stars his wife was taken. The Star Hunter had come in the night, they had heard a rumor about his wife. They had taken her, and she had never returned.
Hiroshi wasn't certain what had become of his wife all he knew was that a Star had accused his wife of being one; and it was because of Stars she was gone…and he hated them for that. The very idea that his daughter was spending time with one made his blood boil, but he would fix that…one day when the moment was right.
"Hey Korra can Stars do anything special?" Asami asked as she laid on the shore of the pond drying out, her white linen cloths stained brown. Korra snorted and splashed water on to Asami as she came on shore and flopped down next to her.
"What being here to grant your wish isn't enough?" Korra asked playfully, knowing full well Asami was just asking questions. "Yeah we can, Stars cane make things move. Some make the Earth move, some Water, others Fire or Air." Korra said and sat up and looked out over the now peaceful water. "And before I fell the Great Star told me that there is one Star out of all the Stars that can do all four." Korra said and Asami sat up interested.
"Really?! Why only one Star? Why not all the Stars?" Asami asked looking at her friend with great interest. Whatever design she'd been working on before the swimming break was completely forgotten, she was now focused solely on the story Korra was about to tell.
"Well the Great one said it was because this Star is destined to do something important. Let see…I know I'll tell you the story that way you'll understand. Come on lets sit under the tree." Korra said standing up and offering a hand to Asami. They made their way to the tree and laid down, Korra's feet facing one way and Asami's the other. Their heads were side by side and they gazed up into the lush green canopy above them.
"Once before the Stars had made it to the heavens there was a great war." Korra started and Asami closed her eyes to picture it. "The Stars and Human fought together, but they were fighting themselves. Neither side could win, and neither side would give up; but people kept dying. Stars don't like death, it makes them feel empty. So one day two Stars met and made a pact, and all the Stars agreed and they stopped fighting. But the humans wouldn't let up, so the four most powerful Stars came together and fought. They stopped the humans but were killed, and their spirit were reborn as a new Star in the heaven." Korra paused and lifted a hand to the sky as though reaching out to touch it.
"One by one the Stars disappeared from earth and reappeared in the heavens. The humans became sad, and the Stars were sad too. So they went to the one that brought them to the heavens, the Avastar. They begged to be put back on earth, the Avastar refused. But the Avastar also felt sad being separated from the humans, so with all his wisdom he gave the Stars the ability to connect with one human. A Star is born when a human is born, and a Star dies when their human dies. They are forever connected, and yet forever apart. But the Avastar knew that one day we would need to return to the earth." Korra paused again, she seemed to be searching for the right words.
"Legend says that a great darkness will come to the earth, and that the Avastar will lead the Stars back to make a new light for the humans to follow. But no one knows who the Avastar is anymore." Korra said finally with a sad sigh. "The last Avastar died right before I was born, but no one knows who he became. But when the time is right the Avastar will know and will awaken and bring the Stars back to earth." Korra said with a smile. Asami titled her head and smiled at her friend, she rolled over and kissed Korra's forehead; it had become something they did to one another quiet often.
"Promise that no matter what you and I will fight side by side if the Avastar comes?" Asami asked as Korra titled her head and smiled at her.
"Of course, you and I are tied together forever; even the Avastar can't change that. When the Avastar comes then everyone will be able to see me all the time and you'll never be lonely again." Korra said and reached up and poked Asami's cheek. Asami laughed and he girls began to roll around in the grass trying to pin one or the other down.