A/n: I hope you guys like this so far. I don't really know how long this fic is going to be or where I'm exactly headed with it, so it will be a journey for both of us. I'd love to hear your ideas and thoughts on things that I could do with this story. I can't promise they will happen but I will do my best to make this an enjoyable read.
Korra was furious. She was tired of dealing with closed-minded politicians and power hungry tyrants. She was so angry at the nerve of Raiko and lack of support from Lin or Su that she didn't notice the forceful way she was pulling Kuvira. Korra only stopped her movements when she heard the woman behind her whimpering. Korra stopped in her tracks and turned towards the injured metal-bender.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Korra said releasing her grip on Kuvira.
Kuvira's breathing was ragged and her eyes were glassy but she refused to cry. Korra realized whatever injuries Kuvira sustained during the fight were really taking a toll on her. Instead on having Kuvira walk down the stairs to the car, she air bended her down the stairs as gently as she could.
"Guard, go get me some water!" Korra demanded from a nameless guard on the first floor.
"Of course Avatar." He said and went off to retrieve the water.
Korra turned back to Kuvira who was hunched over in pain. She slowly reached over to help her lay down on the floor.
"Why are you…doing this?" Kuvira asked, taking breaths in between her words.
"You're hurt. I can't get you back to Air Temple Island like this." Korra replied.
"No, I mean-" Kuvira was interrupted by the guard from before.
"Here's the water you asked for, Avatar Korra." He said handing over a large jug of water.
"Thank you. Can you please go get me a car? I'm leaving." Korra asked and the guard nodded and went off in search of a vehicle.
"Why are you-" Kuvira started again but was interrupted.
"Shhh. You're in pain. I'm going to heal you and then we'll be on our way." Korra said.
The avatar bent the water out of the jug with one hand and used the other to lift up Kuvira's shirt.
"I hope you're not too modest. It's better to heal if the water is touching your skin." Korra said slowly pulling the shirt up in case Kuvira had any objections.
Since she never motioned for Korra to stop, she swiftly moved the article of clothing out of the way. Kuvira's abdomen and side were covered in purple and yellow bruises. From the looks of it, Korra believed a few of Kuvira's ribs were broken. She moved the water from her left hand over Kuvira's body.
"In a few minutes you will start feeling a lot better." Korra said and the water in her hands began to glow.
Kuvira wasn't sure of what to expect. She'd never been healed by a water bender before and she definitely wasn't ready for the euphoria she felt. She figured having her broken ribs healed would have hurt like hell but the warm sensation from the water felt like heaven on earth. If she wasn't dizzy from the orgasmic bliss of the healing she would have kissed the Avatar.
Korra healed Kuvira for about five minutes before she heard the footsteps of the guard coming back. Korra bent the water back into the container and slowly helped Kuvira pull her shirt back down. That wasn't enough time to completely heal her broken ribs but it would make it easier for the woman to breath and give her more mobility.
"The car is waiting for you outside, prepped and ready to go Avatar." The guard said handing the keys to Korra.
"Thank you." She said taking the keys and helping Kuvira stand.
They both made their way out front to the jeep the guard had procured for them. Korra set Kuvira into the passenger side of the jeep and jogged over to the driver's side. Hopping in the car she finally remembered that driving cars wasn't her strong suit.
"Ugh, just so you know driving isn't one of my many skills so this might be a bit of a bumpy ride." Korra said before starting the car and driving off.
The drive to the docks was jerky and slow. Korra had made a few too many sharp turns that had cause her passenger a great deal of pain, so she slowed down to make the ride as smooth as possible for both her and Kuvira's sake.
They reached the docks and Korra used her water bending to get them across to Air Temple Island since no boats were in sight. By the time they reached the shore Korra was extremely tired. This was one of the longest days of her life and it had only just begun.
Making their way into the temple, Tenzin and Pema were the first to see Korra and their new house guest.
"Korra. Why do you have Kuvira with you?" Tenzin asked confused.
His bombing voice drew the attention of the other people in the hallway and now Asami, Mako, and Bolin were looking on.
"It's a long story but for now I just need to get me and Kuvira cleaned up." Korra answered exhaustion evident in her tone.
"She needs a shower and I need to rest. Asami could you-" Korra stopped when she turned to her friend.
Asami was staring daggers at her. If looks could kill Asami would have laid out both her and Kuvira. Before she could speak up Asami turned on her heels and walked off.
"Asami wait!" Korra shouted after her.
"Go talk to Asami. I'll get Kya and Jinora to help me with her." Pema said gesturing to Kuvira.
The metal-bender didn't like the idea of being left with anyone other than the Avatar but she really didn't have a say in the matter. Although she only talked to Korra briefly while in the spirit world, she showed her more compassion than anyone had in quite some time. She didn't know these people and she was fairly certain no one wanted her to be here.
"Alright. Ask Kya if she could help to heal her. She has some nasty bruises on her side. I think several of her ribs are broken." Korra said.
Korra turned to Kuvira who hadn't said anything to her since she healed her. She wasn't exactly sure of what to say to her, so Korra just stared for a few seconds more before spinning off in the direction Asami went.
She found Asami pacing in her bedroom. Her door was open but Korra still knocked to alert the non-bender of her presence. Asami's head shot up to the doorway and Korra walked in, closing the door behind her.
"I'm pretty sure when you knock you have to wait to see if you're allowed entrance into someone's room." Asami spat.
"I can see you're mad but just let me explain." Korra said, moving slowly towards her friend.
"Ha! You want to explain why you brought the woman who is responsible for destroying my factory and half of the city. The same woman who killed my father and countless other people, back here like she's some honored guest. Oh, please do Avatar Korra." Asami seethed crossing her arms over her chest.
"Asami, I can't even begin to express how sad I am for you. I wish your father didn't have to lose his life to protect this city." Korra stated but Asami was too amped up to control her thoughts.
"I almost lost everything today! My factory is demolished, my father was taking away from me again when we were finally making amends and you almost-" Asami stopped pacing, her back facing Korra.
Her mind was moving a mile a minute and she punched the wall in front of her. Asami was raging with emotions and she didn't know how to get them all out in words. Tears were brewing behind her eyes but she needed to get out her feelings somehow. She turned around to face Korra as she spoke.
"I thought I'd lost you too when we were searching the area around the portal. I could hardly breathe knowing that you might actually be gone; and then you walked out of the portal with Kuvira and I could feel my heart beat again. I thought I'd lost everything and then you show up only to disappear for hours and come back with the same person who tried to take you away from me." Asami wept.
She could no longer stare into Korra's bright blue eyes. Asami held her head in her hands and slide down the wall.
Korra was at a loss for words. She hadn't expected that type of response from her beloved engineer. Korra loved Asami deeply and never meant to cause her more pain but she wasn't behaving as Korra, Asami's potential girlfriend, she was behaving as the world's Avatar. She needed to save everyone she could and this included Kuvira. She didn't have time to think of how her actions could have so strongly effected Asami.
Korra slowly walked over to Asami and kneeled down. She wrapped her arms around the crying woman and gently rocked her back and forth.
"I love you Asami. I'm sorry that I caused you so much grief. I never want to be the cause of your tears but I had to fulfill my duties as the avatar. I'm still trying to figure out how to fall in love and be the avatar at the same time, but I promise I will do my best to make you happy." Korra whispered into raven hair.
They stayed like that for a while, Asami clinging to the avatar as of her life depended on it. Eventually Asami stopped crying. Korra looked down at the woman in her arms, she saw the redness of her cheeks and her puffy eyes and marveled at how she was still one of the most beautiful women she'd ever seen.
A knock at the door interrupted their silence.
"Korra? We took care of Kuvira. Kya's almost done healing her but my dad and everyone want to know what's exactly going on." Jinora said through the door.
"Okay Jinora, I'll be out in a minute. Tell everyone to meet up in the dining hall." Korra answered.
Korra sighed and slowly untangled her arms from around Asami. She helped them both get up before speaking.
"Asami, I have to tell everyone what happened when I went to see President Raiko, but I need to tell you first." Korra said.
The avatar grabbed Asami's hands in hers and slowly ran her thumb over her fingers.
"President Raiko was going to sentence Kuvira to death so I stopped him. I told him that Kuvira would be banished to the spirit world and that I could make sure she couldn't pass back through the portals." Korra explained.
"Okay, how are you going to do that?" Asami asked her voice hoarse from crying.
"I'm not exactly sure. I'm going to try and bend her energy so she can't pass through them again but I'm not sure of it's really going to work." Korra added.
"Why do I feel like you're not telling me everything?" Asami asked looking deep into Korra's eyes.
Korra sighed and finished explained the details of Kuvira's punishment.
"Although, I'm going to try and bend her energy so she can't return to the physical world, I can't just send her out into the spirit world alone. I have to go with her to teach her how to survive out there on her own." Korra said slowly, knowing this wasn't going to be the best thing to tell her possible girlfriend.
Asami blinked a few times, taking in the information. She pulled her hands out of Korra's, closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Korra was afraid of what Asami was about to say. She assumed the worst when Asami detached her hands and slightly stepped away from her. Finally Asami opened her eyes and nodded at Korra.
"Then I'm coming with you." Asami proclaimed.