When Asami woke that morning, there was the sound of feet pattering on the tile floors. She was still quite tired and considered falling back to a dreamy sleep, however, it was the noises that kept her up. Turning over to her side, Asami drearily opened her eyes and noticed a note that was on her night stand. Next to it was the book that she had fallen asleep while reading. Then the curiosities drove her out of the bed and made her lean over and reach over for the note. When she opened it, she immediately noticed Korra's handwriting. After reading it a smile grew on her face, there was a funny smiling drawing of Korra at the end of the page. Small gestures such as these warmed Asami's heart. She now had the motivation to get out of bed.
Because of the instructions that were left on the note, Asami went straight towards her closet and chose a cute outfit she had bought the day before. It was a long teal and aquamarine skirt with thermal leggings, there was also a long sleeve top which complimented it. Asami also put on a pair of earring studs and a pair of black shoes. After putting on her outfit Asami decided it would be a good opportunity to paint her nails, though they were quite short, they were French tipped to perfection. Asami began to fix her hair in her signature style; there wasn't a single hair out of place. Before she left her vanity table, she couldn't resist giving a look of excitement. Much time had passed and the two girls had strengthened their relationship, today was the day they needed more than anything else.
Prior to Asami waking up, Korra had been scurrying about her house making some final preparations; she had the whole engagement planned out. If there was anything she learned from Tenzien, schedules can be your best friend. Once she was done making lunch, packing some necessary items, and getting dressed, Korra headed outside her house to the gate. Though she was about twenty minutes early, she still eagerly awaited the most beautiful girl. Naga had been there to not only keep her company, but to also play a part in this thrilling day.
"Today is going to be perfect girl!" Korra said as she petted Naga on her chest. Naga's heavy breathing showed that she too was also very excited.
Korra leaned on the icy pillar of the gate, she kept looking back at the watch that Asami had recently given her; it was supposed to make her more punctual. There was only five minutes left, Korra began to wonder if Asami was going to be late, even if she had a reputation of always being on time.
Asami headed out and opened the large front door. Rays of light began to pour in and soon the bright blue sky melted everything else out of sight. It was a cloudless day and there was a light breeze, summer was coming and you could feel it on your skin. Though the weather was nice, it was not the first thing Ms. Asami Sato noticed, Korra was leaning in a "show off" sort of way and it almost made Asami's heart flutter, even if it was "cheesy".
Korra's eyes were finally indulged when Asami opened the door, there was a smile formed on her face that could grow flowers. Korra lost her cool for a few moments because she was stunned with how gorgeous her girlfriend looked. As she took each step her hips began to sway like ocean currents. Black silky hair bounced and shined with the sunlight. There was a certain elegance to Asami that could not be described with all the words that Korra knew. Thump thump thump went Korra's heart, instantly she was hit with a sense of nervousness. Unexpectedly, it wasn't Korra who made the first move to Asami, Naga had gotten up and practically galloped to her.
"Calm down Naga, I'll pet you" Asami said while laughing and giving a warm smile.
Korra got up to speed and gave a little jog over to her, "Asami! Good morning!"
Brushing her hair behind her ear, Asami replied, "Good morning Korra, what might you have planned for today?"
She bashfully smiled, "it's all a surprise, but you'll love it."
"Let's hop on Naga, if you don't mind?" Korra stated.
Korra and Asami mounted Naga and soon they were trotting past the gate and into the village. Korra knew where she was going, but Asami had no clue. Then Asami remembered what she had been dying to ask.
"So, Korra, what exactly were you doing all yesterday?"
"Um, that is also a surprise… But! I can tell you that it took a lot of time to do and that you'll love it!"
"Hmm, it seems that I'll love a lot of things you're going to be doing today, Korra." There was a hint in her tone that made Korra almost jump with surprise.
"Hah ah, well, you're just going to have to wait and see" she replied with a goofy smile, the kind you give when you almost blurt out a funny secret.
Naga was making her way north, and soon they were reaching the coastline, but it wasn't the beach that they were going to. All along the farthest edge of the coast were many wooden docks. Most of them were painted blue and had the mark of the Southern Water tribe. It was this dock that Asami had come on her very first day in her mission. When Naga finally made a stop at the first large dock, Korra jumped down and helped her date off. Asami didn't initially see it, but all along the edges of the dock were bright pink and white roses. She gasped in surprised and held her hand to her mouth.
"Korra, they're beautiful!" She said as she ran up to one and held it in her hand.
"Thanks, it took me a while to get them all here, I even had to get special permission from the man who owns this place."
"I love this so much Korra."
Korra reached down on one of the smaller white roses, and then she went up to Asami and placed it gently to rest it on her ear. Then Korra's hand grazed Asami's cheek and she gave her a soft kiss on her red lips. Asami brought Korra closer to her and placed her own hand on Korra's waist. After a few more seconds they pulled away and looked dreamily at each other.
"You make me so happy Asami; I just had to do this for you."
"I feel the same too." Asami brought her head closer and the two of them rested each other's foreheads on one another.
"The reason why I wanted to bring you here was because; this was your first step into this new chapter of our lives."
"You know, I was so incredibly nervous when I got off that ship. I wasn't sure if you wanted me here, if anything would happen. But, I knew I wanted to be there with you, to help you, and support you."
"Honestly, you were the best surprise I've had in my life. We started off on the wrong foot, but, look at us now."
"I can't wait to see the rest of what you've planned." She replied with a smile.
Before they left, Korra had given Asami a "crown" of flowers; she even had one for herself. Then Korra led Asami up on Naga once more, this beautiful sight was just to get the day started. Naga began to trot off once more with the direction of Korra. Along the way Asami had her arms wrapped around Korra's body and rested her head on the girl's shoulder. As they crossed through the town many of the villagers saw how intimate they were; though there were some mixed reactions, it was generally positive. People saw how happy the both of them looked and were supportive. The old woman whom Korra had asked to find Old man Took had given her a wink, as if to say so this was the young woman who's going to receive the avatar's gift.
This next location was a bit farther than Asami expected but she did not pay any mind. Along the way she asked many questions about Korra's life and childhood. They both learned a great deal about each other, it was nice to know how down to earth Korra was, even if she did have a "extravagant" amount of self-pride, at the time.
Once Naga reached a mound of rocks that made a badly formed cave, Asami knew what place this was: the hidden hot springs. Korra hopped down from Naga and used Earthbending to clear the giant boulder that was in the way, and then she created stair steps to walk down into the steamy springs. Once they were inside, Korra closed the door back up.
"Asami come here!" Korra said as she jogged to the other end of the cave.
"Hold up!" Asami replied while trying to keep up with her girlfriend. Korra had a child-like excitement about her, but there was most likely "adult-like" intentions going about.
Korra led Asami down the hot springs cave, there were caverns as they went deeper inside. There were small crystals on the floor, seemly making a "road". However as they went deeper, there was much larger crystals that varied in shape and size. Because there were small openings on the roof of the cave where light could come in, some of the crystals shone with colors and shapes along the walls. Korra slowed down her pace to hold onto Asami's hand. Naga had caught up with them also; it seemed she wanted a warm drink before running off with them. Finally at the mouth of the cave was a beautiful large steamy pool. There was plenty of lighting and all around them were the most beautiful quartz stones.
Again, Asami gasped in surprise, it was a sight she had never dreamt to have seen before.
"You, you didn't make all of this did you?"
"Well, the hot springs here was already made, but it seemed to have been closed off by all of this rock. The path, I made that, but all the stones and perfect lighting, which was already here."
"Korra it's so, so, I can't describe it!"
"Well, maybe you'll want to enjoy it?"
Asami caught on to what Korra was implying. But in the spur of the moment, the first one of them to jump into the pool was Naga, and since a good deal of water got out because of her "stunt" Korra had to Waterbend it back into the pool. Of course, she wasn't upset, but it was unexpected.
They kicked off their shoes first and placed them next to the wall. Then as they giggled and smiled the rest of their clothes came off, until a familiar sight was about them. Korra jumped into the pool with a similar fashion as Naga, there was plenty of space, since it was so large. However, Asami was more timid about the temperature and went in one leg at a time. Once they were both in there were splashes flying and in the cave echoed their laughter. Their hair was soaking wet and they pushed it back and were filled with elation. The both of them had also been hit with Naga's large wet tail, but Korra seemed to be it harder and was thrown into the water.
That's when Korra got the idea of going underwater and sneaking up with Asami while she was petting Naga. Korra used some Waterbending to go faster and quickly went behind her girlfriend. Then suddenly she popped out of the water and grabbed Asami by the stomach. They were both lifted into the air and their bodies were intertwined; Naga gave a few barks at this new development. There was a moment, in which they were in mid-air, only being lifted by the water underneath them, that Asami and Korra looked into each other's eyes and felt an indescribable feeling about them. Then they came rushing down and then slowly back into the water. Asami was being carried by Korra, and her arms were wrapped around the Avatar's neck. It was as if nothing else existed but that exhilarating moment.
'Woah' was the only word that came out of Korra's mouth. But Asami only replied with a deep kiss. Her legs became wrapped around Korra's waist; she wanted all of her, every bit of her; from her arms, to her legs, to her soft brown hair, to even the scars around her body. Korra was perfect to Asami, in every way possible. Korra was a bit surprised at this but went along with what Asami was feeling. She easily lifted her up and they moved to one of the edges of the pool. Naga meanwhile was too busy getting into one of the sacks of dog food that Korra had brought with them.
They lost themselves in the moment, their breathing got heavy and it felt like the whole pool got hotter. Asami began to bite on Korra's lip, while Korra's hands went downward and began to grab at Asami's thighs. There was a pause when they both looked at each other directly in the eyes. Though no words were spoken they both knew. In the heat of passion they went at each other once more. Asami's wet hair was around them, Korra's was still floating in the water.
Then Korra flipped positions to where Asami was the one leaning on the smooth edge of the hot spring. First she used her free hand to push together Asami's voluptuous breasts, a sight that even made Korra tremble. Asami's body was perfect to her, she was smooth like marble, but warm like the very water they were indulged in. Without pulling her mouth away from her, Korra's hands went down on Asami and soon she had to gasp for air because of the sensual feeling. Korra had begun to make Asami's body grow tight, all wound up in her carnal feelings. That's when Korra began to kiss and bite at her neck. Asami's hands were tracing Korra's back and pulling at her hair for more. Asami's legs were wrapping tighter around Korra's waist and she couldn't keep away from the feeling any longer.
"I want to repay you, for everything you do for me" Korra said in a breath-like whisper.
Asami couldn't reply because she was still moaning and gasping for air. There was a shock that ran through her body, and soon her knees loosened around Korra. She didn't realize it then, but Asami's nails had left their mark on Korra's back.
She wanted to do the same for Korra. Almost out of nowhere Asami had used her strong legs to shift Korra to her side. Korra, still in surprise, saw the look on Asami's face and her heart began to pound with excitement, she'd be able to see another side of her.
Korra's hands were on the ground while her knees were still in the water, her back was facing Asami. Then Asami's left hand was placed under on Korra's breasts. Meanwhile, her right hand was being pulled back towards Korra's most vulnerable area. She went inside her and began to push and thrust in. Korra let out a few high pitched moans, but she felt weak all over. Back and forth she went in and around her. Korra's arms shook and couldn't keep her propped up, she was laying down on her elbows, trembling. Korra's body moved back and forth along with Asami, and right before Korra could finish, Asami receded out of her. She moved a bit above to Korra's soft spot. That's when she made a circular motion around, she even made Korra even call her name.
When Korra finished she couldn't keep the sounds quiet and to herself, Asami heard exactly how good she made Korra feel. Even she got tired and fell down beside Korra.
Rising and falling went Asami's chest as she was breathing heavily. They shared another passionate kiss, wrapped in wet bodies and hair. After this, their eyes fluttered as they left the world they were entranced in. Both of them were breathing heavily and they propped themselves up on the edge of the steamy pool.
"I've been waiting to do that for a while." Korra said, still out of breath.
"Me too."
They both looked at one another and began to laugh, though they shared that passionate moment with each other, they still felt a certain happiness in the air. When their laughter died down, they brought their bodies in the water once more and held each other. Asami held Korra to her chest and together they floated in the warm water.
Korra realized something was different, "where'd Naga go?"
"I have no idea, I didn't see her leave."
"Naga!" Korra shouted, after a few moments there was a bark in the distance. Naga was still there but she had gone to the mouth of the cave.
"We'd better get going then!" Korra said with a smile.
"I wonder what else you have on the list."
"Or maybe menu perhaps."
"Huh?"
Korra didn't answer her, or it would ruin another surprise she had planned. They got out of the pool, dried themselves off, and proceeded to put their clothes on. One thing Asami learned about Korra was that she preferred to towel dry her hair, but Asami liked to air dry it.
Then they made their way through the cave and held each other's hands. Naga was waiting for them at the end. You could still see all the crumbs of god food along her mouth. Once they went up the stairs together, it was evident that they spent quite a bit of time in the cave. It was already around 12:00pm and it was lunch time.
Korra and Asami mounted Naga and soon she began to gallop her way into town. It seemed they were going back to Korra's house. But really they were going to the courtyard, but Asami didn't know that at the time.
Once again they were on the beautifully designed limestone floor. Naga had left because she was getting distracted by one of those, arctic butterflies. Luckily, before she ran off, they were already set on the ground. Korra had also grabbed a special basket, it was weaved with straw and had a few flowers along the sides.
"A picnic!" Asami said with excitement.
"Yea, I'd figure I could show you my amazing cooking skills off." Korra gave a bright but dorky smile.
"I do have to admit, that soup when we were going to the South Pole was very good."
"Let me lay out the blanket first though." Korra said as she pulled out a checkered white and red sheet.
They both sat down under a tree in bloom. In front of them was the little training area that Korra had used to practice her bending once her therapy was further along. To the right of them was the small pond and waterfall that Naga was having fun with. But still above them was the bright sun that made everything shines around them, though, the shade was still very nice to sit under.
"Let's see what's for lunch", Korra said playfully.
"Haha okay Korra"
"Here we have some amazing veggie wraps, courtesy of my mother. Oh wait, there's more! Some authentic fried Southern water tribe noodles, from your truly. No no, there's still more! Grilled fish with some secret sauce to dip them into."
"Wow Korra, you must have been up all morning making this."
"Well, that and a few other things," Korra said with a modest laugh.
"Thank you for the food."
"No problem! Now, let me warm this up a bit and we can dig in."
Once the bowls and plates were all set, Korra heated each dish with her Firebending. She handed Asami a pair of chopsticks and they began to eat away at the delicious food. There was a lot of 'wow this is great' 'mmm's and 'so good's between the both of them. But once they were done Korra laid on her back and patted her stomach. Asami leaned herself against the tree they were laying under. After a while Korra scooted on Asami's lap, they were looking at each other as if nothing else mattered.
"You know, I've yet to cook a good meal for you. I'll just have to make some authentic Republic City food."
"Well I'd definitely like to try that."
Asami began to play with Korra's hair and even inquired if she would ever cut it.
"Do you not like it?"
"I do, however, I am curious to see how you'd look with short hair."
"Hmm, I'm not sure if I'd ever want to."
"Korra."
"Yes?"
"We've come a long way, haven't we? I know things will never be completely normal, but, maybe we can make a new normal."
"What do you mean things will never be normal?"
"I see it in you Korra. You're hesitant with almost everything; you get scared to take another step forward in life. I think it's because of Zaheer still..."
"You're right… it may take a few years, but, I need to eventually go back to being the Avatar… Even if I haven't been in the Avatar state for over two years…"
"I'm going to be here to support you. I know how hard it will be to face what people have been saying, but I'm always going to be here."
"Thank you, so much." Korra moved closer to Asami, her face was cupped by Asami's soft hands.
Asami moved Korra's hair out of her face and spoke once more, "I love you Korra."
"I love you too Asami."
Korra sat herself up and leaned into Asami to give her a soft kiss.
They spent about thirty more minutes in that courtyard. Naga often ran around them and even persuaded them to play fetch with her. Much to Korra's surprise, Asami had quite the arm. The air felt light and warm, and the three of them enjoyed the afternoon together.
Once it was time to go, Korra situated all their bags on Naga and they were off. There was a small detour to Korra's house, so they could drop off all the supplies they didn't need anymore. Korra walked back towards the large polar bear dog and they headed off. This time they would going directly into town. It was becoming the evening, and because they were so far south, the day was shorter and the sun began to fall down.
Korra led them to what seemed like the place where the festival was at. Though there were no more rides and booths, there were still many people and shops about.
Further down the street they went, until there were only sparse people and shops. That's when Asami noticed small lights. As they walked closer Asami realized what they were. Candles were lit all along the two sides of the small path. The sun began to burn in the horizon and then there was the sight of the gazebo that they danced under. Asami held her hands to her heart and felt a flutter inside her. Korra went out of her way to create this beautiful sight.
They got off Naga and walked the rest of the way, there was easily a hundred candles lit and fluttering in the wind. When they walked closer you could hear music coming from the gazebo in front of them. At the steps they grabbed each other's hands.
"I'm not the best dancer, but I hope I'll suffice."
"Korra, you're perfect okay? I've had dancing lessons, I'll lead."
A new soft song played; there was an array of stringed instruments and their beautiful sounds coming from the radio on the railing. Korra's hands were around Asami's neck, while Asami's rested on Korra's waist. At first Korra kept looking at her feet so she wouldn't step on Asami's toes.
"You know, because I'm leading, you don't have to look at your toes."
"But, I really don't want to step on you."
"Trust me." Asami said softly.
Korra hesitantly looked up at Asami. Her eyes were dreamily set on Korra. Their bodies swayed to the slow and peaceful song. Korra eventually didn't have to think about her feet. They moved closer to one another, soon Korra rested her head on Asami's shoulder. Though they still swayed, it was like they were holding onto each other.
"Asami…" Korra abruptly said.
"Yes Korra?"
Korra went down on one knee and pulled the small velvet box from her pocket. Then she showed the beautiful betrothal necklace to the one she loved.
Asami gasped, "Korra!"
"Asami, I know you're going back to Republic City tomorrow, but, before you go, I want to make a promise to you… When I return we'll come out as a couple together, and hopefully, in a few years, we can…"
"Yes, Korra…" Asami leaned down with her, "I love you, and I wouldn't have it any other way. I'll wait for you, always."
They both stood up, Asami turned around and lifted her hair, and Korra wrapped the beautifully made necklace around her pale neck. When Asami turned around, Korra was dazzled, it fit her perfectly in length and it even complimented her outfit. Asami brought her hand to stroke Korra's cheek, then she kissed her once more.
"I can't even begin to tell you how much you've changed my life, Korra."
"You don't realize how much you've changed mine either."
The two of them began to dance to the various songs that was played on the radio; from swing, to jazz, to doo wop, they danced the night away. Even Korra, who was very timid in the beginning, grew comfortable, and had fun. By the time they were both tired, Naga carried them home. The entire way back Asami and Korra were cuddling with one another; caught in a daze. When they reached Korra's house they tip toed their way inside, so not to disturb Senna and Tonraq. Once they got to the hallway where their rooms were, they couldn't be separated.
Asami quietly closed the door behind them to Korra's room. When she turned around, she found that Korra began to undress and climb under the covers; she decided to do the same. Korra was being held by Asami, and their breathing was in sync. Tomorrow Asami would be leaving, and though it was bittersweet, they made the most of their time together. They rested their tired naked bodies on one another and fell sleepily into a dream.
Hey guys! Wow, I haven't updated in a while. Hopefully y'all understand, I've been dealing with many things. So in this chapter I got a lot of inspiration from The Book of Life (the gazebo scene) and prior chapters. Hopefully it made your hearts flutter like it did mine. We've got one more chapter to go and you guys might have to start stocking up on tissues.
I'll update as soon as I can! Thanks for the support!