A/N: Hello everyone! Thank you for dropping in a couple of reviews, it is highly appreciated. Here's the new chapter and please, please, please, R&R. Thank BG-13 for everything she does. Putting up with me is enough ;)
It was a little past eight when the pair arrived at Narook's. Asami, as usual, had left her company late and barely had time to change and shower before heading out. The military woman had impatiently waited for her best friend to arrive. She had worked for a couple of hours and called the Firebender who'd managed to relax her a bit. It had been years since the Water Tribe native had dated and she was understandably nervous.
As soon as they arrived, the Colonel was ready to have a drink. The heiress could see her best friend's nervousness and she couldn't help but be slightly amused. So this was the effect she had on the tough, headstrong military leader who faced death on a regular basis? Interesting indeed. She was almost flattered.
Soon after the pair ordered and the military woman asked the ravenette about work. The engineer sighed, giving a simple answer to get the subject over with before drifting to other topics.
"I think you might be the most perfect human being," Korra commented as she took a sip of her beer.
The heiress took a bite of her food, chewing it slowly before answering. "I'm not perfect. I have my shortcomings."
"Oh?" The Colonel raised a brow in surprise. "Well, I've known you my whole life and I've never seen anything I'd consider a flaw. I'm riddled with them," she said with a bit of a chuckle.
"I have flaws. Everybody does."
"Oh yeah? Well then, Ms. Sato, what are these supposed flaws?" She clasped her hands under her chin. "Enlighten me."
Asami opened her mouth to speak when two young women approached their table, the pair's gazes fixed on her date. Her lips formed a thin line, the military woman furrowing her brow before looking up at the pair. She took a chug of her bottle. Well this was not what she needed.
"Hey there, Korra," the blonde one greeted with a smirk.
She was tall, thin, and wore a skirt that left little to the imagination. The military woman tried to think back to her name...Tanya? Or was it Betty? Spirits, how did she always end up in these situations?
"Long time no see," the other woman added with a lighthearted grin of her own. She was shorter than the blonde, a brunette, and her skin was a lighter shade than the Water Tribe woman's. "Ever since the the three of us had our night of fun."
Korra coughed in response, choking on her drink. Her best friend raised a brow in response. Well this was a story she had yet to hear. As if one woman wasn't enough for the now antsy looking soldier.
"Listen, uh, ladies," the Colonel began. "You're kind of interrupting my date."
The pair looked over to the heiress in surprise. Korra didn't date, it was a known fact and they definitely didn't expect her to date her long time friend.
"A date?" the blonde asked. "As in, a serious date?"
"We apologize, we didn't know," the other woman added.
"Well, now you know." Korra looked over at the heiress, smiling slightly, almost apologetically. "So if you girls don't mind..."
They smirked in response, shaking their heads in disappoint and perhaps a bit of embarrassment. So this is why they didn't see their favorite military woman anymore.
The taller of the two looked over her shoulder as they left the pair. "But just so you know, we'd love to have you for our game nights."
Korra sighed and shook her head, looking up at her best friend. "I..." She cleared her throat when her voice slightly squeaked. "I'm guessing I owe you a explanation."
The heiress let out a small laugh, shaking her head. "I'll say." And though she had no real hard feelings about what had just happened, she was reminded once again of Korra's recent history with women. Which was why she'd given her the warning the previous day about being sure she knew what she was getting into.
It wasn't long after that the two decided to wrap up their dinner, the engineer waiting at their table as the Colonel paid the bill. She tried to ignore the stares from the women that had visited their table earlier. Seemed like they had a one track mind. Quickly she grabbed her jacket, leading the heiress out of the restaurant.
"Hey, I'm sorry about-"
"Don't worry about it. I just-" She sighed as she recalled the event. "It's okay. I'm not mad. Irritated, maybe."
Korra nodded her head, shoving her hands in her pockets as she tried to figure out a way to make it up to her date. She grinned, remembering the surprise she had promised. "Hey, follow me. I know where we can go."
Asami raised a brow in response.
"Don't give me that look." The military woman grabbed her date's hand. "C'mon. I promise you'll love it."
The atmosphere in the turtleduck ride was strangely relaxing, a good change for the pair. It may have had something to do with how the light from Republic City tower turned the water a magnificent gold, or that even the fireflies were out. Everything was beautiful.
Korra lay back, hands behind her head as the ride traveled around the lake. Asami remained sitting upright for a moment, taking time to admire the view. There were very few moments the heiress had to herself like this nowadays. But after a moment she too laid back, glancing over to the military woman.
Cobalt eyes collided with emerald and for a moment everything in their minds was forgotten. Their tension, their pain, their worries, their plans, everything. The younger woman smiled, the ravenette returning the gesture before sitting up once more. Who would have thought the normally controlled engineer could feel nervous under the younger woman's gaze.
Soon after the ride was over and once the Water Tribe woman paid the man, they walked back to the older woman's Satomobile. The ride back to the mansion was quiet, the younger of the two breaking the silence once they were inside the mansion.
"So, you had a good time, right?" the blue eyed woman asked as casually as she could.
The heiress woman's lips twitched before nodding. "Yes."
"I did good?"
"Yes, Korra. You did good."
The Colonel let out a sigh of relief, her body slouching slightly as if she had been carrying a great weight on her shoulders. "I'm glad. I kind of stressed over this."
"What happened to the smooth talking, easy going woman I know and tolerate?" the engineer teased turning to face her friend as they stopped before Asami's bedroom. "You never seemed nervous with those other girls."
"They're not you. You're important."
The answer was automatic, the older woman taking a moment to study her for a moment. "There you are." She leaned forward, kissing the corner of the younger woman's mouth then laughed as she wiped the lipstick off her cheek. "Just be yourself Korra. After all, I've stuck with you this long."
Korra blinked, momentarily stunned by her date's action. The heiress chuckled and continued into her room and shut the door. After a moment the Colonel shook her head, hand going to where the heiress had kissed her, a smile forming.
Not bad for a first date, everything considered. Not bad at all.
The Lieutenant Colonel raised a brow when he noticed the dreamy smile on Water Tribe woman's face. All day she had been in a better mood than usual, not once having argued with the General which was rare. Usually they'd snap at each other a couple of times or they couldn't seem to get through the day.
But today, she had been extremely lenient with her troops, even giving them the day off to choose their own exercise as she worked out on her own with her Firebender friend. If you could even call it a workout. All the Colonel had done was lie down on the bench press, her arms behind her head, as she continued to smile.
"Is everything alright?" he finally asked.
"Mmm?" she hummed, her smile widening. "Everything is great."
Mako didn't know what to make of this. "I can see that. Which makes me wonder how your date went."
The dark skinned woman turned on her side to face him, smile still intact. "It was amazing, Rhodey."
Mako smirked in response, crossing his arms over his chest. He had to admit that he hadn't seen his friend this happy in a long time. It even made him wonder just how amazing the previous night had been but that thought was quickly tossed aside when he remembered who her date had been. Asami Sato was not one to have one night stands, that was for sure.
"What did you do, if you don't mind me asking."
The Colonel sat up, ready to give him the details. He, after all, had given her the final push to ask her best friend out. "We went to Narook's and then to the turtleduck ride in the park." She grinned. "She had a good time."
The Firebender chuckled in response, grabbing his towel as he headed to the showers. "Good to hear you were so confident about your date, seeing as I had to calm you down just hours before."
Korra pouted in response. He would never let her live that down.
Kuvira studied the strange scepter she had found months back while drilling underground. She had ordered Baatar to study the strange artifact but it soon became clear that it was more than it appeared.
Her fiancé, and anyone else who stayed in the same room too long with the object, had seemed on edge the more time they spent with it so she had cancelled the research project and decided to do it herself. Though she felt some side effects as well she didn't seem to be as affected as the others had been. The strange staff made her feel uneasy at the very most.
The stoic woman studied at the item curiously before reaching out to touch it. Her bare fingertips had barely grazed the black body when she felt the sudden spark of energy, and for the split second before she pulled away she felt her body flood with something... Something alive, something very powerful. She turned her head just in time to see traces of red before her eyes returned to their natural green.
What was this? It almost seemed alive...as if it were calling... Waiting... Pulsing... Other worldly...
The replica of the suit she had managed to obtain was slowly being built though everyone assured her it would surpass the prototype that had wrecked one of her camps. Kuvira didn't doubt this but she knew the intelligence the Satos hid behind their millions, as well as the fact that they had Varrick at their disposal. There was no doubt in her mind her suit would come up short against theirs in an actual fight. But...
She needed to win. She needed to. And the scepter was proving to be a powerful force of nature if she could learn how to control it... Harness its energy... Colonel Jordan would be no match for her.
So with a smirk of her lips, the Metalbender picked up the antique, feeling the power run through her and change every cell in her body. Her eyes turned red again but this time she wasn't afraid. This time she accepted it.
It was time to see what it could really do.
After a long week of work and military training the pair decided to spend the night in the comfort of the heiress' home. They had been dating for three months and it seemed to be going well. The Colonel would often take the busy engineer food to her office and spend some time with her before getting back to one of her many meetings with the world leaders, now that mass production had increased following the attack on the military base.
They hardly saw each other but when they did they made the best out of what little time they had to themselves. Their relationship had grown, their first kiss having come and gone. It had been nice. For the most part they hid their relationship, the only one really aware being Mako. He supported the pair even if he did have some reservations. Sure, the pair seemed happy now but he knew how relationships tended to play out for Korra.
Things could end badly very quickly if the pair wasn't careful.
Currently they were on the couch, lips pressed together, eyes closed, the movie playing in the background long forgotten. However, it wasn't much later after their make out session began that the heiress lightly tapped the other woman's shoulder, having felt the other woman's hand's sneaking underneath her blouse. The tribal native's eyes opened when she felt her friend's lips pull away, and it took a moment for her mind to clear from the kiss.
"Is something wrong?" Korra asked.
"You were getting a little too carried away," Asami replied with a pull of her lips, nodding to where Korra's hands still rested against warm creamy skin just a inch or two below her bra.
The Colonel leaned back against the couch, looking slightly disappointed. Asami shook her head, reaching out to clasp the other woman's hand that had finally withdrawn from her stomach. She was more than aware that it had been a while since the military woman had someone in her bed but it didn't change her decision to keep her waiting for a couple more months.
She stood, going over to the bar to make them some drinks but even as she poured the liquor she could feel Korra's eyes on her. Casually, careful not to alert the Bender, she looked at the mirror in front of her to see that the dark skinned woman was indeed staring. Or at least at half of her..
"Were you checking out my ass?" Asami asked, as she turned, drinks in hand.
The Colonel grinned wolfishly in response. "It's not the first time, and it won't be the last." The heiress raised a brow in response as she handed her a drink. "What? I'm not above admitting that my best friend is gorgeous."
"Are you above breaking the no touching rule?" the engineer questioned, sitting back down.
"I will try and show restraint. Though, you are testing my will power in those jeans."
Her blue eyes continued studying her, barely able to contain the urge to tear those jeans off and take her right there on the couch. But this was her best friend and despite her urges, she had given her word to let the older woman lead. Besides, Asami wasn't just some fling. She didn't want to just screw her and leave. She honestly wanted this dating thing to work out. So she'd wait.
"Your charm, though appreciated, won't work so easily on me," the ravenette replied taking a sip of her drink. "But, tell you what, keep this up for a few more dates, and prove to me that you can handle this, and you'll get to see me out of these jeans."
"Spirits, woman, you're cruel." Korra and Asami had seen each other naked and in various states of dress before. Having been friends practically since birth it was an inevitability.
Asami chuckled, kissing her friend's cheek before snuggling closer to her, hands clasped. Korra's arm wrapped around her waist and she grinned, but returned her attention to the film as well. Asami would be lying to herself if she claimed she didn't want to speed things along, but she was patient, and she wasn't ready. Didn't make the wait any less torturous.