Trigger Warning
It's toward the end just some cat calls and men being aggressive. I promise no one gets hurt. Well of course the bad guys. Just letting you know. Enjoy this chapter I'm sure you will like it.
Korra
"It's not fun Bum-Ju, I wish I could stay with you all the time" I pet one of the spirits
"If only you could talk"
"I can talk" I turn around and see an elderly man walking my way.
"Who are you?" I ask getting up surprised anyone would be here besides me. He walks towards me and motions to the blanket with a tea pot on it.
"Would you like some tea?" he asks
"I'm sorry, but I don't take drinks from strangers, and how are you even here?"
He chuckles
"I live here. Come I can sense you have a lot on your mind" something about this man seems almost safe. As if, I know him from somewhere. The old man sits down and pours me a cup of tea.
"Please sit" I join him on the grass and take a sip of the beverage and it's amazing I never tasted something like this before.
"I know, it's my secret recipe" he says while taking a sip of his own cup then coughing
I put my cup down "I had a rough day"
he nods
"Let me hear all about it, I gave Aang much advice" my eyes go wide
"You knew, Aang?" he chuckles again
"Of course I know the Avatar, him and my nephew were best buds" I think about it, no wonder he seemed familiar.
"You must be Iroh!" he smiles
"Yep, and you're Korra" I get up and bow
"It's an honor meeting you. I heard much stories about your work with the White Lotus" he nods
"No, the honors is yours. Avatar" I sit back down
"I feel bad about putting all my problems on you"
"Nonsense, I helped almost everyone in Team Avatar, an extra person won't hurt, now spill it"
I take a deep breath
"Okay, I'm currently hiding because of this whole war against benders thing and I'm staying with a non-bender family. The Father is perfect, he doesn't really say much. That's because he's always at work, but his daughter!"
I throw my hands in the air thinking about where I should start
"She's just sooooo complicated I mean one minutes we're actually having a good time. Then the next she's all attacking me. She has it so perfect, she doesn't have to hide like me. She can go anywhere she wants, she has a Father who loves her. I haven't seen my family for what seems like centuries. Yet she blames all her problems on me! Now I finally have almost a normal life and she ruins it. I went to the movies and had hot dogs"
"A hotdog?"
"Yes a hotdog, its' great I would take you to get one but, you know the spirit world thing"
We both nod
"So my problem is, the fact she has a problem with me" I take another sip of tea to calm my nerves
Iroh touches his beard
"Truthfully, I don't know whether to address the fact there is another war, the fact you're hiding, or the fact I haven't tasted a hot dog"
We both laugh and I needed that.
"I just don't know what to do. I don't think I can live with her anymore. Who am I helping, by staying there? I'm practically helping Amon. He wants me dead, and by hiding it's like I am. My people are being attacked. I don't blame non-benders because they aren't all to blame. Non-benders have been protecting me all my life. It's just unfair, I know I should be doing something but I can't or I'm just too afraid to"
Iroh refills my cup
"Avatar, you're the balance between two worlds, but you're also supposed to keep the balance between benders and non-benders. As a General in the war, my task was to insure the Fire Nation be the greatest nation ever. As the war progressed, I realized by just showing our nation's greatness. We were taking away other nations' greatness. Overtime views can suddenly change as did mine. I saw the destruction our nation was doing. I even tried to show others but you can't make someone see what you see. It's up to them, so your friend has to see for herself."
No wonder Aang was so patient I bet he got if from this tea man
He chuckles again. This man been having too much tea, maybe his secret indigent is something a little bit strong than honey.
"I'm just afraid if I don't stop it soon. Amon will try to take over all the Nations. The same way the Fire Nation tried to do."
"THAT'S HORRIBLE"
"I know!"
"No, I'm talking about the tea, it got cold" did this old man, not hear what I said? I'm talking about the killing of innocent people and he's worried about a cup of tea.
"Hey, I can hear your thoughts" Iroh says
"You can? I mean I'm sorry"
"It's okay, you're the Avatar you have much responsibility. So for starter you need to stop feeling sorry for yourself. There is a lot to be done, especially by you. Your life is not over yet, it's just beginning. You're telling me your problems, but every problem has a solution. You solved one already. The one with your friend. You need to stop forcing her to see that not all benders are bad she will find out on her own. It might not be as quickly as you want but she will find out. Now let's focus on your next problem. How are you going to prevent Amon from taking over the other nations?"
" I need to confront Amon and get out of hiding"
"Woahhhh, I didn't say all. But Yes"
"What? So I should do that?"
"No but yes" I'm so confused
"You must stop Amon, but you also have to stay safe Korra. Aang didn't do it alone he had a team"
The only person I can think of who would help me is Kuvira but she has her own plans. Some I don't agree with. Yes she's trying to protect benders but she's just fighting fire with fire.
"What's your solution to your team problem? "he asks
"What, I don't know yet ?"
"I can hear you thoughts, remember? You're thinking about who you can trust on your team"
"Iroh, here is the thing, I can't trust anyone!"
"Well form a bond with those you know first, and you will find out if you can trust them"
"The only bond I formed is with my bitter housemate and an Equalist and we both are on bad terms"
"Well, why don't you go help your housemate, I'm sure she will trust you after that"
"I can't help her, she doesn't listen to me. like you said before, I can't make her see what I see"
"NO, she needs your help, Avatar. I can see it right now"
in one swift of his hand Iroh transform the sky into some type of vortex. Where I see people dancing and socializing and Asami at a bar with some guy.
"That's Asami, my bitter housemate" I explain
"I know, not to be weird, but the spirit world and I love watching you. It's like a reality show for us. By the way, There is a little fan war going on, between Makorra and Korrasami there are a few sub ship but those are the main two causing tension"
"Wait what? if you been watching me all this time. Why did you ask me to explain my problems?"
"Well it would have been awkward saying, sit down have some tea, I been watching you"
He's right. As I'm watching I see a sign that says Club Element. I know where that is, it's near the movie theater. I also see Asami take sip, after sip, after sip of some drink. She's underage how can she be getting those drinks?
"A fake I.D my friend"
"CAN YOU STOP READING MY MIND?"
"I can't help it, but you can help her" the vortex closes and there is a knock on the door. I open my eyes and it's Hiroshi.
"Hello Korra, did I bother you?"
I get up
"No Sir, not at all, is something wrong?" he comes down the stairs
"No, I don't believe so, but Asami's not here. She didn't go to school today because she's sick."
No wonder she was here so early.
"I'm sure she will show up, maybe she went to the store" I suggest
he smiles
"Yes, maybe if you need anything just let me know. I'm going to take a nap"
"Okay thank you"
he shuts the door and I race to my backpack and try to find something normal or trendy to wear. But all I have are my WaterTribe outfits.
I need to fit in, this is a club not a WaterTribe ceremony. Maybe Asami has something for me to wear.
Asami
"Chill girl, slow it down" I roll my eyes at Iroh's two cents I wipe my mouth with the back of my hand.
"I want some nachos, do they sell them here. A Yo bartender, get me some nachos" the bartender laughs
"Sweeties, this is not a sports grill" I lean over the table
"Well you look like a man, who knows how to play the field" he winks and Iroh grabs my arm
"I think now is a good time to go. Asami"
I laugh
"Calm down, I'm just having a little fun. Besides I'm sure you're way better at football than him"
I'm trying to walk but almost fall but Iroh catches me.
"Wow you really are good at catching" he sits me back down
"I'm calling your Father" he says while going through my purse but my phone is in my back pocket joke's on him.
"Didn't your Mother ever tell you, not to go through a woman's purse" I snatch it out his hand
"Sami please, you're drunk. I came here to have a good time. But I can't with you barely being civil"
"Ooohhh so you didn't come here for me. You came here for yourself"
He shakes his head
"No, I did come here for you and myself. If I knew you were just going to get drunk I would have…."
"What huh? Sorry if you wanted this to be our first date. If that was your intention, you choose a lousy place, did you really think I would like it here? I'm a girl with class, half these girls are just shaking their tail feather while guys like you, hope they get lucky"
I hit his chest "Well….too…bad…for… you…I'm not that type of girl"
he frowns
"I know I thought you were better than that" Iroh walks off and moves through the crowd. I don't need anyone. I was alone before and everything was perfect. I turn back around to the bar and my stomach starts to turn. I need to go to the restroom
Korra
I'm waiting in line to get into the Club Element. I watch how countless of people are being turned away. I don't know why? Is it because you have to bend an element to get in? If so, how did Asami get in? Did her fake I.d say she was a bender?
I look down the line that's not moving and see everyone with this flyer in their hand.
"Excuse me sir, what's that?" I ask the gentlemen in front of me
"It's a pass to get in, you can't enter without one" Spirits I been waiting in this line forever and now I can't get in. I need to help Asami!
"Do you think, I could have your ticket?" I ask
the man laughs
"How much?" he asks
"I was thinking for free" he then turns back around laughing even louder
"You're funny"
I hear a lot of cheering and see a lot of flashing lights coming from behind me. I turn around and see a woman with a green dress on and a man walking beside her. They're cutting the line? No fair, I been waiting here longer. As the woman passes me. A hundred dollar bill falls from her purse. I reach down and grab it and get out of line and chase after her.
"I'm not saving your spot" the man yells from the line
"Excuse me Miss" I call out she stops and turns around before entering the club. A big heavy man who's name tag reads the Boulder touches my shoulder to prevent me from getting any closer to the woman.
"Go back in line" he says in a booming voice
"I just need to talk to her" I explain
his grip tightens on my shoulder and I don't like that so I lift his hand and bend it back as he wrenches in pain.
The woman brings her glasses down
"I'll let you go but please don't touch me again" I let him go and some more guys grab my arm holding me back. The Boulder moves his shoulder. Trying to pretend I didn't cause him pain, but I know I did. I can see it in his watery eyes.
He balls up his fist and he's about to throw a punch when the woman steps between us
"I know you weren't going to hit someone, when they clearly can't defend theirself espically with people holder her down " the woman who dropped her money says
"Miss she was trying to.." the Boulders says while the guys let me go and I dust myself off
"I was trying to return this" I say handing the woman the hundred dollar bill she dropped
The woman takes it and smiles.
"It must have fell out of my purse" she explains while putting it into her wallet.
"Yeah it did, I was wayyyyy in the back of the line and as you passed it fell. That's a big sum of money to lose, I know I would hate losing it. If I had a hundred dollar bill I would buy one of those flyers" I tease
She whisper something in her friend's ear and he nods
"We would like to pay for your entrance"
"No, I couldn't Miss. It's alright" she touches my cheek and that one touch makes me feel all giddy.
"You're just so cute, isnt she Huan?"
"Yes the cutest" he says
She looks so familiar
"Are you from a movie or something?" I ask her along with the people in the line laugh
"I adore you, therefore i'm not taking no for an answer. Boulder let us in" the fool raises the rope for us and I stick my tongue out at him.
"You're lucky" he says
"Deal with it" I reply back while the woman interlocks our arms
"You're so bad, I love it. Huan get us some drinks please. I want to talk more with my brave little warrior"
"No thank you, I don't drink. Actually I never had a drink. But I don't think I want one" I think about it, yeah I shouldn't be drinking. I'm supposed to help Asami.
"Aww so it's going to be your first time then?" she asks
"That usually how everything is with me" I tease thinking about how I been hiding all my life
"That excites me, you saying that" I guess hiding could be exciting
She strokes my arm "I love your black dress"
"Thank you, it was my friend's. It had sleeves but my arms couldn't breathe so I tore them off" she traces the outline of my shoulder down to my wrist
"Glad you did, I get a better view of your muscles" this girl is really touchy feely and I don't even know her name. Maybe she had something to drink before coming here. I read alcohol can really affect your judgement and almost everything else.
"Is that your boyfriend?" I ask thinking about Huan because if so. I don't think he would approve of his girlfriend touching on me like this.
"What?" she asks
"Is that your boyfriend?" I call out over the loud music
"I can't hear you, let's dance" she grabs my hand and pulls me onto the dance floor
"But I can't dance" I call out
Asami
I push open the bathroom stall and bury my head into the toilet as the girls look at the mirror and fix their make-up.
I was talking all that junk about girls, like them earlier. Yet they aren't throwing up their soul in a club's bathroom. I keep throwing up and it's like I can't stop and my stomach is still killing me. I feel like I'm dying, I don't know whether it's the alcohol that's putting me under that impression or the fact I'm really dying!
As I hurl another round I feel someone lift my hair up and rub my back
"You got it" she says I don't know who this girl is but she's helping me from choking on my hair.
Once I feel like I'm done I lift up my head and wipe my mouth with the back of my hand.
"Thank you" I say
while she hands me a tissue. I turn around and I see a girl who almost looks like Korra but has thick eye liner on.
"How are you feeling?" she asks
"Drunk?" she smiles
"No really, you threw up a lot for being drunk. Is anything else hurting you?" she asks
I nod
"My stomach feels like its burning" she looks at me intensely
"How many months are in a year?" she asks
"A leap year has 14 months" I say proudly she then shuts the stall door and pushes me down onto my back pushes her body between my legs and wraps them around her waist.
"What are you…" she pulls up my shirt all the way to my chest and presses her hand onto my stomach and I wrench in pain as the blood in my stomach starts to tighten. She doesn't even look at me as she does it. It's like she's controlling my stomach. Her hands are controlling my stomach! I look down and see lumps under my sin in stomach move from all over the place.
I squeeze my eyes shut and bite down on my tongue trying not to react to the pain it's terrible.
"I'm almost there, work with me" she presses her hand harder and I just lose it
"Ugh spirits!" I call out then tightness in my stomach starts loosen. She look down at me and tries catches her breath
"It's intense I know" she says
I lean forward and look at her like how dare she. I'm about to say something when I realize my stomach no longer feels like it's on fire anymore. I look at her like how ? She smiles and unbuttons my bring her finger to her mouth signaling me to stay quiet.
she gets from between me and ties up her hair into a pony tail then exit the stall. I get up from the floor trying to process what just happened. I walk out of the stall next and button up my shorts, which I don't know why she undid in the first place. Or what she even did in the first place.
I look up and see that the girls at the sink are looking at me. Some in horror and some in confusion. Was I that loud throwing up? I should probably say something.
"Sometimes you have to let it go" I say while washing my hands. They act like they never threw up before.
"You're one lucky girl" one girl says while finishing her make-up
Korra
"So is this how you dab?" I ask while bringing my arm to my nose. Ginger laughs that's her name.
"No you're doing it wrong" she yells out over the music
"How about this?" I ask bringing my arm to my other arm
she laughs even louder
"I love the drunk you, even better" little does she know that Huan been bringing drinks and I been dumping them away.I still don't know whether they're dating or not. They look like it.
Another song comes on and it has a great beat so I start dabbing to it.
"I love this song" Ginger scream she really did have a lot to drink
"What song?" I ask
"One dance"
"I am dancing" I say dabbing again
"No, that's the song title, and you don't dab to this song you.." Ginger holds one of my arms up in the air while walking in front of me and by not letting go, starts moving her body on me. I look around and everyone is almost doing the same thing.
"You grind or move your hips to this song" it's awkward because everyone knows what to do and I don't. Why haven't I seen any movies or tv shows to get me through this?
"You're so stiff, feel the music"
"I like dabbing better" I call out
"You won't anymore after this" she then moves her hips lower and there is a whistle from someone in the room. I turn to the side and see Huan dancing with some girl.
"There is Huan" I say trying to hide my awkwardness she looks over at him and she smiles
"I guess he's having a little fun too" wraps her arms around my neck
"How about we get out of here" her thigh is almost pressed between my legs.
"Um Ginger, I don't know if you're aware. Due to the numerous drinks you consumed but your leg is like really close to my.."
She pushes her leg into me harder and moves her lips closer to my ear
"Hmm what did you say about consuming?" she whispers I panic and pull away
"I need to use the restroom"
" We can go there too, it doesn't matter" the alcohol in her eyes almost look like desire and I really need to find Asami.
I spin her around "No I don't want you to miss your favorite song"
I start walking backward
"Dab out" I say bringing my arm to head and she laughs
"You're almost there"
I bow and get off the dance floor. I need to find a Asami quick. I already wasted a lot of time. As I approach the bathroom I bump into someone.
"Sorry" I look up and see a girl with blue eyes and thick eyeliner she looks so familiar. As if I knew her when I was a child and by the way she's looking at me. I think she thinks so too.
"You look like someone I know" she says
"Yeah you too" I'm just about to ask her, her name when I see Asami. Walking out of the club So I run after her.
Asami
I can't believe Iroh left me. Some friend he is. As I'm walking, I try to flag down a taxi. My phone died so I can't call an uber.
It's like I have zero percent of luck today, I can't even get a ride. I'll just walk, I take a left down the street and continue walking. I look around and nothing looks familiar. Maybe I should have taken a right. I see a dead end.
I turn around and go the opposite way as I'm walking a couple of guys, start talking to me
"Hey girl, those shorts look good on you"
"Look at those legs"
I hold my purse tighter "Leave me alone" I take another right to try and avoid the men. As I'm walking. I remember my Father is home and he thinks I'm sick. Now I worried the only person who loved me.
I kneel down and let my tears fall. I did this to myself, all of it. It wasn't anyone's fault but mine. I'm in control of my own life. I'm the only one who can make myself feel the way I feel.
I messed up, I did. No one else.
"Don't cry, Daddy's here" I get up and turn around and see the same men from the corner
"Get away from me, or I'll call the Equalists" I say while taking out my phone
"Oh no, not the Equalists, we're non-benders sweetie, they won't touch us" they get closer and I push one of them down
But the other two grab me
"Let me go!"
"What are you going to do about it?" the guy I pushed says getting up
"Well I mean, I have some ideas" the men turn around and I see Korra. Is this a dream? It has to be because she's wearing a dress.
"We have two, it's our lucky day" the guy I pushed walks towards Korra
"You're just as hot, as the other one, I'm having a hard time to choosing"
Korra then smiles
"Well let me, make it easier on you" she then slams her foot to the ground and guy flies across the alley hitting the brick wall.
"Who else, is having a hard time?" she ask while cracking her knuckles the men let me go and charge at Korra she just stands there.
Why isnt she moving? They're coming after her.
"You want me so badly come get me" they're just about to reach her when Korra goes through the ground. Like I don't know if my mind is playing tricks on me but she's gone. She literally went through the ground.
The men and I look around confused then Korra comes from under the ground and ends up beside me.
"Here I am" she calls out
The men turn around and run towards us and she brings her hand down and they fall into a hole which she closes up.
the threat is gone all because of Korra I look at her in amazement. How did she know where I was? How did she take care of those guys so easily?
"Aww man, I got dirt on my dress" she says spitting on the familiar looking dress and rubbing it.
we hear sirens and Korra grabs my waist and pulls me closer to her.
"Time to go. Don't let go" I wrap my arms around her and she airbends up to the roof and just before the Equalists comes into the alley she opens the hole and inside the men are piled up together confused.
As we're on the roof I'm too busy watching the men get pulled from the hole that I don't notice Korra touching my face
"Did they hurt you?"
I turn to face her and as she's waiting for an whole day just been a mess and I just rush into her arms and start crying. I thought I was alone, this whole time.
"I'm here, just like I'm supposed to be" she says holding me tighter.
"I feel so alone, Korra' I whisper burying my head into her neck
"Then let's be alone together"
Now I know you all have some comments about this one. I mean Korra dabbed, some stranger just bloodbended Asami, Ginger is putting her charm on others, now that has to give you something to say.
Let me know if you all are still enjoying the story. I know it's slow compared to my other stories but I want everything to set in.