Chapter 9

The next day, Korra was woken up by her radio. "Hey. Good morning, Republic City. You are listening to Ja"—Korra turned off the radio. She sat up and looked at the clock on her wall. 8:00. "It's too early to be up," She moaned. But she forced herself to get up and drag herself to the bathroom to take a hot shower because, frankly, she stunk.

She undressed, put her clothes into a messy pile near the door, took off her accessories and bandages, turned on the shower and got in. She took the shampoo, squeezed some into her hand, and lathered it in her long, chocolate brown hair. Next, she conditioned, washed her body and then shaved her legs.

Korra turned off the shower and got out. She grabbed a towel off the rack near the sink and started to dry off. She gathered her dirty clothes and threw them into the hamper next to the shower. She collected her accessories then went back to her room to change.

Korra opened her dresser drawer and picked out her usual outfit. She put on her clothes, bandages then arm and wrist bands. She brushed her hair and snapped in her hairclips. Last she pulled on her boots and was finally ready for the day ahead… Except something was missing.

"Damn, I forgot to put on a bra." When Korra took off her shirt, that's when Bolin barged in.

"Korra, breakfast- Korra cut him off, though. She covered her breasts and yelled at him.

"Damn it, Bolin. Don't you knock? I'm naked, you idiot." She covered her breasts with one arm and shot a fireball at him.

"AAHHHH! Spirits, Korra. I'm going, I'm going." He slammed the door behind him then saw Tenzin walking down the hall.

"Bolin is Korra coming down for breakfast," asked Tenzin, "she is going to be late for her first therapy session if she doesn't hurry up."

"She's uh… Busy." Said Bolin nervously scratching the back of his head. Tenzin walked by Bolin and knocked on Korra's door.

"Bolin, I swear, if you don't leave me alone I'm gonna- Tenzin opened the door. "Tenzin… Um… Can you give me a minute," Korra said as she continued to cover her breasts. Tenzin closed the door indicating an "Okay." Korra scrambled to look for a bra. Once she did, she quickly put it on then yanked on her shirt. "You can come in now, Tenzin."

"Are you decent?" Asked Tenzin not wanting to see Korra… Not decent.

"Yes Tenzin. I'm fully clothed." She said rather annoyed.

"Very well, then," he walked in, "You better hurry, it's 8:30 and you don't want to be late for your appointment." Tenzin said in his usual strict tone.

"Alright, I'll eat on the way. Plus, my appointment isn't until 11:00. Why are we such a hurry anyway?" Asked Korra sitting down on her bed.

"Oh… I forgot to tell you I have a council meeting at 11:00 that I cannot be late for. So Mako, Bolin and Asami offered to drop you off."

"Oh. Alright," Korra stood up and walked to the door, "That's fine." She opened the door and Bolin fell forward. "Bolin, you have to stop eavesdropping." She stepped over him and strolled to the kitchen to get some breakfast.

Korra opened the fridge and found a bowl rice and two dumplings. She grabbed a plate from a cabinet above the stove and put the rice and dumplings on it. She took some chopsticks from a drawer sat down at the kitchen table and began to eat the rice. Bolin walked in and sat next to her.

"Listen Korra. I'm sorry I eavesdropped on you." Korra stared at him waiting for further apology.

"… Twice." She kept glaring at him.

"… And for not knocking," She didn't stop glaring.

"And as a result saw you shirtless," Korra giggled, "Forgive me?"

"I forgive you, Bo." Korra continued eating.

Mako and Asami walked in and sat across from Bolin and Korra.

"Hurry up and finish your breakfast because Tenzin is gonna drop us off at the pro-bending arena before he goes to the council meeting," said Mako rushing her. She finished up her rice and dumplings and was ready to go.

"Alright, I'm ready," said Korra getting up, "Don't rush me, City Boy."

Wow. She hasn't called me that ever since she defeated Amon, thought Mako. "Alright, let's go now."

They all mounted Oogie. Bolin sat next to Asami. He tried to get closer to her but she didn't let him. Damn it. I got friend-zoned in less than three seconds… Again. Bolin thought back to the time when he first met Korra. FLASHBACK: "Yeah, you see… We're together." He looked over to Korra with loving eyes and a wide grin. She was frozen. "Well, not together, together," she clasped her hands together then put them by her side, "More like friends." Bolin stood up straight, noticing that he said the wrong thing. He cleared his throat. "Well, um… Yeah, uh… I didn't mean to imply…" she cut him off. "Oh you implied it." END OF FLASHBACK.

While Bolin sulked and Asami stayed quiet, Korra was sitting in Mako's lap cuddling with him. Asami looked over at them with sad eyes. Korra took notice to this and decided to go cheer her up.

Dialogue between Korra and Asami

"Asami, what's the matter?"

"Nothing… It's just that… Nevermind."

"No! Tell me." Korra sat down next to the heiress and laid her head down on her lap. "Please tell me, Mrs. Asami Sato." Asami giggled at the Avatar's actions.

"Okay, Avatar Korra," she took a deep breath, "When I see you and Mako together"- Korra cut her off, but still kept her head on Asami's lap.

"Okay either you're jealous of Mako and I, or you have eyes for someone else," Korra thought for a few seconds, "And since you're too strong to be jealous, you like someone."

"Your right, I do like some"- She cut her off again.

"Is it that guy who works at the bakery, the guy who runs the dumpling stand… Is it the girl who runs the jewelry kiosk at the market," Korra was overly excited.

"It's neither of those people… And I'm not lesbian, Korra." She snickered.

"Is it…" she thought for a moment. "Bo?"

"No, it's not Bolin," she looked over to him. He was sitting next to Mako probably talking about the pro-bending season. He looked back up at her and waved, "But I'm pretty sure he likes me."

"… Hm… Is it… General Iroh II?" Asami turned away and blushed. Korra screamed at the top of her lungs. "IT IS IRUHOASECND!" Asami had covered her mouth with her hand which backfired because Korra had bit it.

"AHH! Spirits, Korra. Stop biting people."

"Sorry."

END OF KORRA AND ASAMI'S DIALOGUE

"We're here, kids," said Tenzin as he landed Oogie in front of the Pro-bending arena. The four teenagers dismounted Oogie then Tenzin left for his council meeting. Mako looked at his watch. 10:46pm. They sat on the stairs leading up to the front door of the arena.

"We better get moving if we wanna make my session in time," said Korra standing up and stretching.

"Yeah, you're right let's get going," Asami said also getting up.

Once they got to the clinic, Mako, Bolin and Asami saw how run down the place was.

"Believe me, guys. The inside is much nicer," said Korra reassuring them. With that they walked in and stood back in awe. Korra signed herself in. A few minutes later she was called in by a man she assumed to be her therapist.

"Korra!" The man called. She stood up and walked over to him. "Would you like to bring your friends with you?"

"Um… Yeah, sure," Korra motioned for them to come over, "Come on, guys your coming with me." They walked into the office, sat down in the nice, red leather chairs and awaited for the session to start.