Asami
I shut my locker and I can already hear Bolin calling my name as he approaches me. He clearly been running because he's out of breath.
"Hello Bolin" he wipes the sweat off his face. "I…heard…you..kissed…my brother" he says between breaths.
Spirits, I thought Mako would have kept that to himself, but I guess not. "It was a mistake" I say as we walk to Government.
"I don't understand, if you don't like him, why kiss him?"
"Like who?"
Opal comes out of nowhere now joining this uncomfortable conversation. Which I don't want to have. I just want to go home, to get away from all these people and all these questions, but funny thing is, now my home. The place where I could relax, is like school torture. I couldn't believe Korra the other day. I haven't spoke with her since. Well one day, without having contact with her, isn't a lot but still, I think I got my point across.
I was just stating what I believe and she goes and attacks it, without hearing me out. To think I was going to give her a chance, but they're all the same, benders. Arrogant and think they're always right.
"Earth to Asami, who do you like?" Opal asks making me forget about Korra.
"Ugh what are we talking about?"
"You and my brother lip locking" Bolin adds
"We were not, lip locking and it was a small kiss, I don't even know why I did it, it was like a in the moment thing"
Bolin and Opal nod, like they can accept that answer.
"So you have no feelings for my brother what so ever?"
"No..I mean he's a nice guy but"
"It's complicated" Opal answer for me
"Yeah, it is actually we known each other for so long, I think that probably clouded my judgement.
"Asami I don't understand, you're one of the best looking girls at our school" Bolin says while looking at Opal making her smile in embarrassment.
"Why have you been single for so long, and don't you dare say, there aren't boy interested, trust me, there is a line waiting to just get your time and day" Bolin says
I'm tired of people asking me that. You think I don't know that guys find me attractive? Trust me, I literally notice them checking me out, or trying to strike up a pointless conversation.
"What are you talking about Bolin, I went on that date with Tahno a month ago"
"No, that was about last year, and you two had a project and had to get supplies, and he drove you home"
I shrug
"He thought it was a date, he tried asking me out, anyway why must I be in a relationship, so people can figure me out better?"
"I'm sure he meant it as, he wants to see you happy" Opal suggests
"Yeah, that it"
"I don't need a man, to be happy, Bolin"
"Oooo okay what about a female?" Bolin asks and I'm taken back, so taken back that I feel like I'm about to get defensive.
"NO, Bolin and I don't want you suggesting such thing ever again" I say as calmly as possible he nods
"Okay, I wont, it's just... it's okay if you don't find men or females in general attractive, I'm sorry for making you feel uncomfortable"
"I'm not, I just don't like when people try to figure me out"
"And that's fine" Opal says while we get to my government class.
"So, I'm going to walk Opal to class, see you in a few minutes" Bolin says
"Okay" they walk off and I take my seat and I'm still a little jittery from what Bolin said and I don't know why he just asked a question. Yet the question really got to me.
I'm thinking about it so much, that I don't even notice Ginger taking a seat next to me. "Hey, day dreaming?"
"Yeah I guess, what do you need?" I ask trying to get back in my way of things.
She laughs, and I think about it, Ginger is single yet no one questions her sexuality. Maybe she turns more guys down than me, or others are too afraid to take their chances on the actress.
"Why do you think I need something from you?" she asks playfully
"I don't know, I just get used to people asking me for something" she frowns
"Actually, I was going to ask for your help, but never mind" she tries to get up but I grab her arm and she turns back around.
"No, what do you need help with, I'm free today actually free everyday" I say because anything is better than being a home with though she's in the basement I know she's there.
"Oh well in that case, I don't know if you heard, I'm auditioning for a big movie role"
of course I heard, Ginger is a superstar here. Even if she just got a B on her test the whole school would know she's worshiped here. My academics are quite recognized, but I tend to stay out of the lime light only because my Father already built one for me and himself.
"Anyway I want you to help me practice" wait what? Did she just ask me to help her get the part?
"Ginger, I know nothing about drama, well I know the basics but, I don't see how I would be fit to help"
"Asami, you will be perfect, you have this…..charisma, it's just something about you that makes working easier"
Wait is she complimenting me. "You sure you can't find someone else?"
She sighs
"I mean yeah, but everyone is so flustered or scarred to work with me, I'm just like everyone else that's something you and I have in common you know, we are put up on a high pedestal, that they expect nothing but great things, and that pressure is unneeded"
"You're right, I can't tell you how many times, I don't want to study and just get a c on a test" she laughs
"You don't study and get a c, I don't study and get an E, so how about it, after school today, in the auditorium?"
"Ginger I don't know"
"Please don't make me cry, you know I will, it's not hard to fake cry" the last thing I need is another trip to the office to see Su. I can already see Ginger's eyes water.
"Fine, I'll help you after school, but this is a one time thing" she blinks to clear the tears.
"Of course, I know you're a busy person, thank you so much" she takes her seat at the front of the class and I open my textbook. This month has just been crazy. I have a bender in my basement, two boys crushing on me, and now going over lines.
What a perfect life.
Korra
"I'm sorry Asami, for your Mother" no that sounds too dull
"Asami, sorry I came at you so hard" no that doesn't do it either
"I guess we should agree to disagree"
ugh why does apologizing have to be so hard? I wouldn't have to apologize, if she didn't go talking about how Amon is right. Then again I should had bite my tongue.
I lay back onto my bed, I miss Mai even though we didn't talk that much we still had our good times. She was so neutral when it came to politics. For a non-bender I never heard her attack benders like Asami does. That's why I don't accept her views.
1 year ago
I hear a knock on my bedroom door. "Yes?" I call out while rolling my scroll.
"Can you help me with something?"
I get up and open the door and see Mai looking worried. "What's wrong?"
"There is a spider in the kitchen" I laugh at how scarred she is. It's just a spider, just ignore it, I'm sure the spider isn't even paying Mai any mind.
"Help Korra, before it runaway and I won't find it again"
"Yeah Yeah, If I don't find it, I can always feel it's movements with my bending?"
"Really?"
"Ha no" I get to the kitchen and look around
"Where is it did you say?" I ask
"Here?" I turn around and see Mai holding a small cake and I can't help be smile at how I foolish I am for falling for such a trick.
"Happy Birthday Korra, make a wish" I walk toward her
"I wish you would stop being such a dork" I blow my candles out and she sets the cake down.
"You do know, since you told me, it won't come true" I get a knife from the drawer and cut Mai a slice first.
We sit down in the living room, and watch the news. The news is covering some sort of rally going on in the Air Nation.
An Air Nomad named Tenzin is speaking about a new generation of air-benders, and how they can seek shelter in his nation.
"Don't you think, it's dumb of them, by telling air benders to come to the Air Nation, Amon can easily attack where they're"
"Maybe that's why he's making announcement, to let Amon know, that he's not afraid of him, also I think air-benders old or new can kick Amon's butt"
Mai's personality is always so bland, but moments like these you start to see her sense of humor. Usually she's quiet. She works as a librarian, and it suits her because she has the whole talk in the library and I kill you look packed down.
As my keeper, she's okay, I mean she gets me anything I need but sometimes I want someone to talk to. The only time we ever talk is at dinner and it's just about what I did today which was like everyday, study and workout.
I want to go to school, a public school but she thinks it too dangerous. I mean I'm not going to bend in public or in class. I just want to socialize the closest thing I ever got to having friends, was this one time I went to the store with Mai and these group of teens asked me to take a picture of them and I didn't know how. So they laughed and showed me how, and even though I was seen as a dork. I liked being a part of such a silly situation.
"So tell me, did I give you the best birthday ever?" she asks saracatically
"The best really Mai thank you, I don't get many birthday parties thrown for me" she frowns
"I wished it wasn't like this, Korra, you should be a teenager and not have to worry about death and corruption "
"It's fine, it could be worst, don't feel sorry for me, if anything you taking care of me, is a birthday itself, you're giving me life just like on my birthday"
"Well next year, I have an even better surprise for you"
"Hopefully it involves a bigger spider"
We continue watching the television, I wonder what my parents are doing. I wonder that everyday but on my birthday I wonder even more.
Present
Now today is my Birthday, and I'm not just wondering what my parents are doing, but what was Mai's surprise?
Asami
The school bell rings, and I walk out of my last class. I have zero friends in my Honors English class, sure I have people who talk to me in that class. But that's only because they want to cheat off my work.
I'm walking quickly, because I want to avoid Iroh, the school dance is coming up and I know he's probably going to ask me.
I float through the crowds of students trying to leave the school. The worst part is the auditorium is on the other end of the school. So of course I'm getting caught in the rush and traffic.
As I'm getting close to the aud, someone grabs my arm and I turn around.
"Where are you going?
Opal asks I sigh in relief thinking it was Iroh.
"I though you were Iroh, I'm going to the aud" Opal looks at me confused
"I'm helping Ginger, with her play" I continue
"I thought you hated stuff like that?"
"I don't hate it , I'm just helping a friend" she thinks about then smiles
"Well my Mother wants your Father and you to attend my brother Huan's graduation party" I really don't think me and her mother should be in the same room. Let alone in her own house.
"Opal, I don't think I can atten.." she cuts me off
"Trust me, my Mother told me about what happened, and there is no harm done, better yet she told me you're very passionate and you would be a great leader someday, don't worry about it."
She puts her hand on my shoulder
"Please I need someone to talk to, Bolin is coming too, in case it's too awkward for you, pleaseee come you're my first girl friend" why does she have to break out the friend card?
"I'll let my Father know" she squeals
"Thank you, please think about it, it will be fun"
I push open the door of the aud and I already see Ginger looking over her lines.
"You really did make it!" I put my backpack down on one of the chairs.
"Of course, I told you I would come"
"I know but you don't know how many times, people bailed out on me" That's surprising I would think it would be the opposite.
I walk onto the stage and she hands me the script.
"Okay so what am I suppose to do, make sure you say every line right?
"Sort of like that, I was thinking of you acting out a character" she can clearly see that I'm about the protest.
"Asami just relax, you're just reading some lines on a sheet of paper, there is no crowd, just your words" if I knew I was doing this I would have never agreed!
"Ginger" I whine
"No whining, just reading , the movie is about an actress who falls for a single father who's her security guard that she hardly notices at first"
I try not to judge this unoriginal plot but if she needs to get the job. I guess I can help her.
"Okay, who am I?" I say looking through the packet.
"You're Greg, the single father I fall in love with, I already have the rest of the part down, it's just this page that I need help with, it's the final and most important, if I nail this, I know I have the job"
I turn to the page Ginger tells me and she starts off.
"Greg, I hate you" she screams out and I turn around because I'm wondering who Greg is because he's really in trouble.
"Greg say your line" Ginger says I laugh oh wait I'm Greg I clear my throat
"Emily, come back don't walk away from me, walks toward Emily" then I realize I read the dialogue also
I step close to her and Ginger I mean Emily back away
"Stay away from me Greg, I hate you, I no longer want you in my life"
"Let me explain, please that girl meant nothing to me" I reply back
"Sure, I saw you with her, at the diner" she starts crying wow she's good.
"Please don't cry, I hate seeing you cry, I hate seeing you hurt" I continue
"Well too late, you broke my heart, you were suppose to protect me, yet you were the won who hurt me the most" I grab her hand but she pulls away
"Don't you dare touch me, I can't believe I wasted my time on you, I can have any guy I want..but I choose you, and I hate it" I turn the page
"I know I hurt you, but like I said before she meant nothing to me, you have to understand I love you, and no one else, you make my daughter and I very happy, and I know I make you happy, I may not be an actor or some big director, but when I'm with you I feel like I can be anything"
I grab her hand again and while I look down at the sheet and continue my lines.
"All these people just see a celebrity but when I'm with you, I see…a caring, beautiful person who just wants to be loved. Let me love you Emily, because without you, I'm nothing but a...
I turn the page like dang how many lines does this guy have, we get it you love her. Why must he go into details.
"body guard" I finish
There is nothing on my script which is weird because why did I have to turn the page to say just one word. I put the packet down and look up and see Ginger starring at me in shock and I laugh out of embarrassment .
"Was I that bad? I know, I suck at stuff like this"
"No you were perfect"
"I hope you get the part, and if you dont, which I doubt, you can totally put the blame on me" I tease
"Asami"
"Yes?" I ask
Ginger walks closer to me and we stare at each other. At I notice the awkwardness I hold up the script to give it back to her and she takes it out of my hand then drops it.
"Are you that nervous, that you had to drop Greg" I tease I kneel down to pick it up. Then Ginger drops her own script.
"Ops, I'm so clumsy today" Yeah I noticed
"I should get going" I say while getting up and Ginger dusts herself off.
"Yeah me too, Thank you for your help, you're so adorable Asami" my face starts heating up again so I turn around but she laughs and turns my chin back around.
"It's okay, to smile at compliments"
"I dont want others to think I'm arrogant you know" I say trying to compose myself in this whole awkward situation.
"Who cares what people think, do what you want, that's what I do, if I want to smile, I smile, if I have something to say, I say it, if I want to kiss you right now" her face inches closer to mines and I don't even back away and I dont know why.
I feel her lips on mines and I just stand there, because I dont know what to do. She pulls away and study move face.
"Are you okay?"
"I think I have to go" I say nervous and she frowns
"Asami, it's okay, it's not your fault" I grab my backpack off the chair
"Good luck on your part " I call out while storming the exit.
Korra
I'm sitting in the kitchen waiting for Asami to get home. So I can apologize, I know she wouldn't head to the basement. So I decided to make my way to the kitchen.
It's been raining so when I see her, her hair is damp.
"What the.." I send an gush of wind to dry off her hair and she coughs. "Why did you do that?"
"You were wet, and I wanted to help" maybe that wasn't a good idea, she hates benders and I just bended.
She puts her car keys down and opens the fridge. "Why aren't you downstairs?" she asks
I rub my arm up and down "I wanted to apologize, about the other day, I didn't mean to upset you" she closes the fridge.
"So you think, telling me your sorry, will fix everything?"
"I suppose, I don't really apologize a lot" she been looking through the fridge for along time. She closes it not pulling anything out.
"So you're telling me your are always right?" what is her problem, I'm trying to say sorry but she's not giving in.
"No, it's just..you have something on your lip" It looks like blood but then again it doesn't look swollen to be blood.
She rushes out of the room, and I hear water running. Then comes back looking guilty.
"Anyway I'm sorry for hurting you" I finish
"You're the Avatar so what you say goes" she says bitterly I had enough of her!
"NO, IT'S JUST I DON'T USUALLY APOLOGIZE BECAUSE I NEVER HAVE ANYONE TO TALK TO!" like spirits she's so frustrating. If this is what friends do which is constantly argue all the time. I'm glad I didn't have many in my life.
I head to the direction of the basement. "I'm sorry I latched at you" she says lowly
wait is this an apology?
"Today or the other day" I ask
"Today, I just had a…..really confusing day" she says while sitting on her kitchen stool.
"Do you want to talk to me about it?"
"NO" she looks so alarmed and frighten I just asked if she wanted to talk about it and she looks like she murders someone.
"Why not, is it a boy, because if so I can't really give you any advice, but the tv shows I used to watch always said follow your heart, but then again, there was always drama and fights. You would think if they would had listened to their advice which was followed their hearts they wouldn't be in the drama, then again it wouldn't be a good show"
she smiles "You really analyze a lot"
It shrug
"It beats, doing nothing on my birthday"
"It's your birthday?" she asks almost like she cares
"Um yeah, but it's no biggie it's just a day" she gets up from her stool and head into the cabinet and pulls out a box of what looks like chocolate cupcakes.
Then some candles "We should celebrate then"
"No, it's fine really"
"Nonsense, everyone deserves a happy birthday cake" she sets the cupcake in front of me then looks through the cabinets
" I can't find the lighter" I laugh and hold up my finger and turn it into a flare and she smiles.
"I guess, you got that one covered"
"Good thing, I had some olive oil, for breakfast or I wouldn't be able to bend" she looks at me in shock
"Really?"
"No silly, if that was a case we all would be firebenders"
"ohh shut up, and make a wish" I think about it then blow out my candle
"What did you wish for?"
"That you admit, I'm right and you're wrong"
"Guess, your wish won't come true then" I use the fork and cut it in half.
"Here?" I offer
"I'm fine Korra, I'm not really In the mood for sweets"
"It's my birthday, and you won't eat that's rude of you" I pout
"Fine, only because it's your birthday, I'll give you a break" we're eating quietly and I'm trying to figure out what's different about Asami today. I don't really know her, but she's usually not this friendly.
"Were you serious, about not having friends, because you seem like the type of person who would have tons"
"Really?" I ask that she would think that.
She covers her mouth as she talks and eats
"I mean yeah, you work out a lot, so I can totally see you as the popular athletic type, or even the class clown"
I never though about that, maybe she's right. I mean she has gone to school so she would know.
"What type of girl are you in school, since you aren't the cheerleader type?" I tease while she rolls her eyes but in a good sport type a way.
"Basically the straight A's student, who never got in trouble, wait never mind I guess this year, I ruined my good rep"
"What did you do, get a C?"
"I wished, I sort of, latched out at a counselor and now I have to go to one of her parties"
"Did she talk to your Father about what you did?"
"I doubt it, she's not that type of person"
"Why don't you just apologize Asami, I'm sure she would forgive you"
She shakes her head "No, I wasn't wrong at what I said"
"Humble, I see" I say while getting the plate and putting it in the sink.
"I'm not a jerk Korra, I just want to let you know that"
"Are you telling me or asking me?"
"Telling you, we both have views and we should just respect them" I sit back down
"Or we can just listen to one another and understand better why we think the way we think" she nods
"I guess I could do that" I doubt it, but if she's willing to try I am too.
Sorry I didn't update last week, I had alot of work school to complete and still have a test to study for. Sorry if there are any errors or mistakes.