The warm sun was rising in the East; it would shed light on the glimmering snow of the Southern Water tribe. Its rays were piercing window panes, streets, and ice. The air was beginning to warm up and the seasons were changing, another day would begin.

However, there was already people in the tribe who were awake and were already starting their day's work. One of these people was the avatar.

Korra had decided to wake up bright and early (which was the first time for her in over a year). After the events of yesterday she realized that she needed to spend more time meditating. Korra's body was resting on a block of cold stone surrounded by ice. The scenery was peaceful, especially because there were hardly any people around. All was silent around Korra and she had slowly begun to lose herself.

Meanwhile, back in Korra's house, Asami Sato was laying peacefully in her guest-bed. Her black satin hair lay upon the pillow and draped her body. Her face seemed to glow when the light hit on her. She was lying on her side, clutching a pillow, as if to try and keep something from leaving her. Then a quiet moan left her sleepy body. There was a slight turn, and it was all over. She was awake, and once Asami was awake, it was nearly impossible to get her to go to sleep once more.

Asami turned over to the other side where her friend went to sleep.

Where did she go? Why would she just leave without telling me anything? She thought to herself as she began to sit up. Asami was a bit disappointed and saddened, but she was sure there must have been a reason behind Korra's actions.

I should probably go find her. She left her temporary room and slipped on her home-made jacket. Then she turned towards the other end of the hallway, where Korra's parents slept. They're probably asleep, I shouldn't bother them.

Asami left the house and began to walk around the village. It was mostly quiet except for the few people that happened to be working in the early morning. There were some animals about, not too many though, it was too cold to have such a diversity of life.

Now where could she be? Asami walked for another twenty minutes when she suddenly spotted her.

She looks so peaceful there. I don't want to bother her. Asami stood still like a statue, analyzing Korra and all her subtle details.

Korra was on the verge of entering the spirit world. All throughout her body was the tingling feelings she felt yesterday during the therapy session. The most unusual thing about them was, prior to yesterday, she never felt that sensation before. There was also a gut wrenching feeling that maybe that feeling was a warning that something bad might happen.

I'm almost there, I can feel it. Korra had been surrounded by nothingness. The only thing she felt was her soul and the light that surrounded her. Something pulled her to turn around. Out of nowhere were animals, and spirits of every shape, size, and color. What are they all doing here? This isn't the Spirit World or the Human world. They're stuck in the in between!

"Hello!" Korra shouted as she tried to get their attention.

These spirits were unlike the others that she had seen. These spirits were different shades of grey and floated around aimlessly in nothingness. They all seemed apathetic and almost looked as if they didn't care as to what Korra was going to say.

Korra began to approach one of the spirits. "What are you all doing here?"

There was no response, the void stayed quiet. This caused Korra to get worried and frustrated.

"I'm trying to help you! Please just tell me why you're here?"

A timid voice called from behind, "Korra! It's you! Please tell me you aren't going to leave me alone here?" It was the same spirit that Jinora had been playing with, Fuzzy-foot.

"Fuzzy-foot? Can you please tell me what's going on here?" Korra asked in an irritated voice.

"Honestly, I don't know… I was going back to the human world when I realized that something wasn't right. As I was about to cross over, something happened…" Fuzzy-foot looked down. "There was a flash of light and then I found myself here, It feelings even worse than the fog of lost souls." Fuzzy-foot then motioned next to her. "Me and Bum-Ju have been here since then."

Korra had a troubled look on her face. Then an idea came to her and her face lit up. "Come here, hold onto me." Korra sat down on what could be assumed was the ground and sat in her meditation position.

Korra's body began to glow, she was being transported.

Asami had been there for a while and just sat next to Korra's body. The weather was beginning to warm up and she was enjoying it all. Then she turned to face Korra's body, something wasn't right. Out of nowhere a pale-green spirit appeared next to her, a few moments later there were more, and they were all different from one another.

"What is going on…?" Asami said to herself.

Finally Korra's eyes opened up. She turned to Asami immediately.

"Something is wrong with the spirit world." Korra's said with a serious and worried look on her face.

"What are we going to do about it?"

"Right now, I think it would be best to talk to someone who knows about the spirits the best. Jinora."

"But right now they're all in Republic city, and you're not completely healed yet. I really don't know if you should go."

"We can always call them."

"True. Let's do it."

Korra brought out her whistle to call Naga over. "Naga!"

The giant Polar Bear Dog rushed over to great the girls. As soon as they mounted on they headed off to Korra's house once more.

"Korra, there was something I noticed when you were meditating…"

"What?"

"Well… When you were in there, it was like I was able to feel what you were feeling. I was so worried for your well-being."

"Are you sure that it wasn't just 'cause you missed me?" Korra said playfully. And playfully did Asami hit Korra's arm.

"I'm being serious though."

"Well I wouldn't call it a spiritual connection. Maybe I'd call it a 'Korra-connection'"

"Hah, fine, you can call it that. But for now, let's try and get a hold of Jinora."

Once they reached Korra's house, Korra got the banged up telephone (It was bought when phones first came out.) When she began to dial the phone, Korra realized something. This was the first time that she would directly talk to her group of friends (except of course Asami) in about two years.

"Hello? Who's this?" Pemma answered, you could hear Rohan in the background.

"Pemma, it's Korra, can you please put Jinora on the phone. I'm sorry I can't spend too much time talking right now, it's an emergency.

"Alright." Pemma put the mouth piece down, and it was quiet.

"Hello?" Jinora's voice changed, it was slightly deeper than what Korra remembered.

"Jinora! I'm so glad you're here. There's something wrong with the Spirit World."

"You found out huh…" Jinora replied with a sad tone.

"The spirits are being trapped in the in between. I'm not sure how to fix it."

"I have been trying to figure that out too… But between bringing order to the Earth Kingdom and Airbending training, I've had a very hard time trying to sit down and meditate."

"I ran into Fuzzy-Foot, he's been trapped in there for a while."

Jinora let out a gasp.

"Jinora, look, for now, I need you to try and do some research to see if this had happened before in history. I think I've found a temporary way to fix the dilemma."

"What do you mean 'temporary'?"

"Basically, I've found a way to move the spirits into either world. However, each time I went back to take a few more out, more and more kept coming in. It's as if I've plugged up a hole, but as soon as I plug it up, another, even bigger hole, breaks through."

"I'll see what I can do Korra."

"Thank you so much Jinora. And please, don't tell Tenzien, I don't need him worrying about another thing. I know he's had his plate full recently."

"I knew you'd ask me that… Its fine, I won't, but try to be safe, okay Korra? Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

Asami had been listening in, she walked over to Korra and put her hand on her shoulder.

"I know I won't be able to help all of your problems, but at the very least, let me support you." Asami said in a reassuring tone.

"Thank you." Korra lifted her head to meet her friend, "I appreciate all of this."

"It's nothing, but, weren't you supposed to practice your bending for the first time today?"

"Yea, maybe it could help get my mind off of things."

Behind Korra's house was a courtyard, however, unlike normal ones which were filled with fountains and flora, this one had the best equipment to train with. Korra and Asami made their way to Korra's family's courtyard and placed their things on a bench.

This courtyard had a limestone floor with Water tribe designs. There were many benches to sit on, and a few trees for shade. No one had touched it for a while and not too many people would take a stroll around it, so the girls were alone.

Korra made her way to the center of the courtyard, which had a blue and white Yin and Yang symbol. She took a deep breath as to center herself. Korra blocked every thought out except her thoughts on bending. Then she got into a study Earthbending stance. With a fist flying forward the boulder of limestone rose up and flew forward. Then she brought it back and put it in its place.

Next Korra stood up straight. Her breathing became heavier. Asami looked closely and saw that as Korra breathed deeper, an orange flame began to come out of her mouth. Korra then flung a kick in the air and a line of flames flew out, luckily for her, it didn't get on any of the trees.

Then Korra began to change her stance, she made motions with her hands, a gust of wind blew out. She started to move in circles, strike after strike she blasted air around her.

Lastly Korra made her way to the water pond that was behind her. With smooth and natural motions Korra was able to move the water close to her. In between her palms she practiced making the water to ice and then steam and back again. When she was done she put the water back in its place.

During this time Asami was studying how Korra moved, she noticed that each element had a different fighting style. Fire was very precise and in control, Earth was sturdy, Water was all about speed, and Air was about evasion. With each element Korra moved differently, and each time it was so natural and in balance. Asami couldn't help but to admire this.

"Korra", Asami called her over.

"Yea", Korra said as she approached her.

"Can you teach me a few things?" Asami asked a bit bashfully.

"I'm not exactly the best teacher, but I could try." She said with a smile.

Asami thanked her and they made their way to the center of the courtyard. Asami knew quite a bit about fighting, but she never explored the different types of fighting.

"Okay, I want to see what you know already, so come at me."

Asami took a fighting stance and it grew quiet. Korra was eager to see what her friend knew, and Asami was a tad bit nervous, it wasn't every day that someone got to spar with the Avatar (especially a non-bender).

Then Asami moved quickly, she tried finding an open spot in Korra's stance and sent a punch flying. She missed. Korra moved in a circular motion around her, which Asami quickly adapted to. Then out of nowhere, Asami jumped around Korra, and gave her a quick under-sweep kick. Korra wasn't balanced and almost tripped.

"Whoa, you're better than I thought Sato."

"Thank you." They smiled at each other eagerly and continued on.

Next Korra took a few strikes at Asami. Asami's evasion skills were very good. Each time Korra tried landing a hit, it was like Asami knew where they would exactly land. She had gotten so good at this because of her time watching Korra fight.

That's when Korra did something unexpected. With the help of Airbending she was able to jump over Asami and copied Asami's under-sweep kick. Asami fell back, but Korra caught her.

"Haha, that was pretty fun."

"I didn't know you were going to Airbend." Asami got back up on her feet and moved her hair behind her ears.

Wow she's beautiful, Korra caught herself thinking.

"Well, Asami what would you like to learn?"

"What do you think are some of my weak points?"

"Hmm… honestly, you're a really great fighter, and I almost regret trying to keep you out of certain conflicts. But if you really want to know, I think you're a bit hesitant to land a hit."

"Well that's probably because I really don't want to hit you."

"You can hit me Asami; I'm not going to get hurt."

"Oh, really?" She said confidently. "I guess I can take you seriously this time."

"Umm… What do you mean?" Korra had a confused look on her face.

"I was going easy on you." Asami began to look at Korra up and down, "I wasn't sure if you could handle it."

"Hah, me not handle a fight? How about we go about it again. I won't do any bending, and no holding back."

"You got it."

Things got a bit more serious. The two girls got ready to spar, and both were very eager to impress the other.

Then Korra almost sprinted over to Asami and began to try and land a hit. Asami dodged it easily and managed to jump around her. A fist came flying by Korra's face; she was not expecting this at all. Korra grabbed Asami's arm and moved her over to an uncomfortable position. She was in a hold and seemed like she couldn't get out. Suddenly, Asami moved her leg to kick the back of Korra's knee. Korra lost her balance and ended up on the floor.

That's when Asami made her move, and she ran over to Korra and used her weight to throw her over on her back. Korra was down on the ground.

"Hah, hah," She was breathing heavily, "Wow, you're good."

"I learned from the best."

"Who?"

"You." Asami walked over to Korra and lent out a hand, which Korra happily accepted.

"I take back what I said earlier, I guess I had you pegged wrong again."

They sat on the bench together, it was very nice out and they wanted to enjoy it. Then out of nowhere, little flurries of snow began to fall. Korra leaned a bit closer to Asami.

"Thank you." She said as she turned to Asami.

"For what?" She was genuinely confused.

"For being patient with me. I know I'm not the easiest person to get along with. I mean, I get Tenzien frustrated all the time, and look at what happened with Mako."

Asami looked down, "I don't think either of those times were your fault. I believe that you're just a different person than they are. You have your own worries, priorities, and believe in different things. Because of that, you just need different people around you to understand you." Then Asami corrected herself, "I-I'm not saying that you need to keep those two out of your life! I'm saying that, you need to surround yourself with someone who'll understand you better."

Korra's hand moved outward on the bench, it was closer to Asami's.

"Like you…" Korra replied in a soft voice.

Then Asami turned over to Korra. "Yea…"

Their fingers began to touch, and their bodies got closer. Both of them were vulnerable. Yet, both of them needed someone to help carry their burdens in life.

"I've been watching you… How you are… As a person and all." Korra replied, looking into Asami's eyes. "I've always admired you, since day one. I think things are changing between us. Since last night it has been hard keeping you out of my mind."

"I feel the same way. I have for a while now."

"When did things change between us?"

"I don't know… I just, when you got hurt, I wanted to follow you wherever you went and protect you. Because the whole time before then, you had been protecting me." Asami's face got closer to Korra's

It was quiet again. They were staring into each other's eyes.

She has the brightest eyes I've ever seen, Korra thought to herself. Her skin looks so smooth… I could just. Korra didn't realize it but her other hand was moving towards Asami's face.

"Korra…" Asami whispered, as her breath was on Korra's mouth. It was so cold out you could feel every word she spoke.

"Yea…"

"I missed you so much… Every day for two years I kept hoping that you would come back."

"I'm here with you now. That's all that matters."

The space closed between them. Their hands on the benches intertwined. All you could hear was the wind blowing.

It was the warmth of their lips that gave their peace. Korra's hand rested on Asami's soft face. Asami's hand pulled Korra's hips closer. Neither of them wanted to pull back, as they embraced the moment.

Then a tear dropped down from Asami's eye.

Korra didn't know how to act, so she did the only thing she knew she could do. She held her in her arms.

"I was so scared as to what I was feeling. I was so scared of losing you when you fought with you. I can't lose you Korra. Now, with these problems with the spirits, I don't ever want to see you hurt again." She moved Korra's hair and kissed her on the forehead.

Korra pulled back from their hug and grabbed Asami's hands.

"I need you to trust me. No one is going to solely protect the other. We're a team; we're going to get through this together. When I finally heal, I promise I won't ever leave you alone again." Korra said with a look of determination in her eyes.

Asami looked into Korra's blue ocean like eyes; she could trust her with everything she had. "I'll trust you."

Asami and Korra stayed there at the bench for another hour. Talking about past events and finally venting out two years' worth of emotional back up. That's when Korra knew, even before the mess with Zaheer, Asami had been struggling with her feelings for Korra. The entire time after her return from the South Pole, Asami had rarely left her side, and was always there for support. Then when Korra's life was in true danger, Asami had come to terms with how she felt.

As for Korra, Asami realized that because of the events going on in her life at the time, she hardly had time to take notice of Asami's actions. But there were no hard feelings, Asami understood. Korra explained that she knew she cared for Asami more than a friend when she was alone. During that two year hiatus, Korra had attempted to write Asami, but every time she tried, she couldn't get her words together to express how she felt. But at the same time, Korra had become conflicted. She never wanted Asami to see how weak she was. Later however, she explained that it was because she was weak that she was able to bond with her more.

When they finally found closure, they began heading back to Korra's house. On the way they walked through the marketplace. Korra saw out of the corner of her eye, a small shop. It had on the rack a bunch of betrothal necklaces intertwined. This made her remember their conversation on the dinner table. With things changing between them, Korra considered doing an act to confirm her feelings to her. But, it would have to wait.

Finally, after a long day they had reached Korra's house. They were exhausted, having spent most of their time sparring and venting.

When Korra walked in, she immediately smelt dinner cooking and made her way to the table. Asami was very hungry too, although she didn't admit it.

"Where have you two been all day?" Senna asked as she brought some plates over to lie on the table.

"I- We- We were sparring a bit. And I was practicing my bending."

Oh my gosh do not tell me Korra's going to be so bashful this entire time. Well… At least she looks cute when she blushes.

"That's nice", Tonraq replied, "Just make sure to be patient and take it easy, I wouldn't want you to get hurt again."

"So Asami, if you were sparring with each other, how were you able to keep up?" Senna asked curiously.

"Well actually, I was put into self- defense classes, so I already knew how to have a good fight."

"She actually got me down a few times, needless to say I didn't expected it", Korra looked over to her, "But it was a nice surprise.

This made Asami smile, and blush a little. She copied what Korra did and tried to hide it by eating food.

The rest of the dinner was filled with conversation about the local events of the tribe. Asami was deeply interested in Water tribe culture, which always made good conversation. She learned about the festivals, events, and ceremonies that happen. Korra couldn't help but to look over at Asami during the entire time. Her mind was still thinking about the kiss they had shared earlier.

When dinner was over the two girls went to their own rooms and changed into their pajamas.

I want to kiss her again, they both thought. That night they had the same dream. It was the same kiss, playing over in their heads throughout the night.

In case anyone was wondering, I snuck in a few refrences from Book 2. Also, because of these pretty frequent updates I think y'all can tell I'm still on my Korrasami high. Recently I've been watching Book 2 and 3 for some good story ideas; you can see this with the addition of Fuzzy-foot (or was it Furry-foot) and Jinora. I also decided to go in a different direction with the spirits. Initially the spirits were going to only be upset and ravage the village a bit. However an idea came and I realized that it would be very interesting to have an in between dimension. So hopefully y'all like this change in direction! Thank you for the support and reviews and don't forget to recommend this story to other Korrasami shippers.

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