A/n: Sorry for the short chapter guys I've been fairly busy lately and school just started back up so there's that. However, you do get to see what Korra's bending actually did and you get feisty Asami and Korrasami so I hope that makes up for it.
Also Itodd pointed out that a bit more detail for certain scenes would be appreciated so I'm trying to work on that and I added Kuvira's point of view from the energy bending scene in the last chapter. Tell me what you think. :)
It was painfully obvious that Asami was not her biggest fan. When they stepped back into the spirit world, and admired the natural beauty around them, the peace brought from this sacred land was replaced with thick tension. The look of pure hatred Kuvira received from Asami had burned more than anyfight with a fire-bender ever could. Kuvira couldn't respond verbally though; she knew she deserved her abhorrence. She expected it.
What she didn't expect however, was Korra's admission. She had lied to Raiko to save her. The whole time she believed Korra's plan to exile her was based on simple facts backed by her avatar abilities. She figured she was just fulfilling her duty as the avatar. Her avatar. Korra had proclaimed that she was Kuvira's avatar too but the words never fully sunk in until this moment. Korra had lied to very powerful people to keep her alive. She had given Korra no reason to trust her, no reason to be so compassionate, yet she was.
Kuvira was broken out of her thoughts when she heard Korra calling her over to the portal. She walked towards her, not entirely sure what was happening because she blocked out everything Korra and Asami had previously talked about. Kuvira's eyes widen when she saw Korra enter the avatar state and her breath hitched when Korra's hand meet with her bare skin.
Korra's hand was soft yet solid. Kuvira thought that even if she'd never known of Korra, just by touching her hands she could tell that these smooth gentle palms could be used for the most sensual caresses or wield dangerous weapons. Enraptured in the physical sensation of Korra's skin touching hers, Kuvira was woefully unprepared for what was about to happen.
It felt like fire was being pooled in her veins. Unlike the calming sensation Kya had produced earlier during her healing session, where Kuvira felt her energy flowing faster underneath her skin, it now felt like metal ripped through her body, taking with it tiny pieces of her soul. She wanted to cry out in pain but her muscles were pulled tight like rubber bands in a sling shot. Every minute that passed by with the bright golden energy being ripped from her pours, she slowly began to lose consciousness.
Kuvira awoke with a start. Her heart rate well above normal and her arm held out in defensive fighting position. Taking in her surroundings Kuvira's breathing slowed, realizing her fear was unwarranted. She was safe in the spirit world.
"Finally up, I see", Korra exclaimed cheerfully, "I was beginning to worry."
"Wh-what happened?" Kuvira asked, her voice raspy from sleep.
Korra worried her hands before speaking.
"I think I may have pushed you too hard last night with my energy bending, and well you kind of passed out right after." Korra explained with a nervous smile.
Kuvira nodded, clutching her chest remembering the phantom pain she felt there.
"Asami cooked lunch. I could go get you some seal jerky if you don't feel up for moving just yet." Korra added.
Kuvira waved her off, saying she could manage on her own and moved to stand up. She felt woozy but reached her feet just fine. Korra smiled again and told Kuvira to follow her towards the fire pit. Asami had made them some vegetable wraps and pan fried noodles. Kuvira eyed the food hungrily.
"It looks great." Kuvira said to Asami.
"It's just raw kale and some noodles. Not a big deal." Asami replied tersely.
"Right." Kuvira said lowly before getting herself a plate of food.
Kuvira was doing her best but eating while handcuffed was awkward to say the least. She hadn't really paid much attention to her new platinum accessories but now they've become too hard to ignore. She tried to hold her plate steady while using her chopsticks, but it was a rather difficult task. Although she understood why she was being restrained it didn't mean she liked looking like a fool.
Kuvira didn't dare speak up about the inconvenience, however. Sure she looked stupid trying to eat and she ended up dropping her noodles more times than she could count but she couldn't expect Korra or Asami to trust her with her hands free.
"Oh! I guess I didn't really think about how hard it would be for you to eat like that," Korra said looking over at Kuvira.
Korra began looking through her pockets, "Come over here and I'll get you out of those-"
"You can't be serious Korra!" Asami shouted.
Shocked by her booming voice, Korra stopped search for the keys and turned to Asami.
"Sure, she might look weak and dejected in her current state, but Kuvira tried to capture Republic City by force! You don't even know if you're energy bending worked. The least you can do is wait until you know for sure she can't cross back over through the portal before you think about releasing her." Asami huffed.
Of course, Asami was right. Korra wasn't even sure why she was so comfortable with Kuvira. She knows all the horrible things she did, but Korra wasn't treating her like the dangerous woman she knows Kuvira is. Korra couldn't explain why she felt so strongly about protecting someone who she knows has caused so much destruction, it just felt natural for some reason.
Korra turned away from Asami to look at Kuvira, "Yeah, it's probably best we wait."
They all ate in an awkward silence until Korra spoke up again.
"So, when you're done eating let's see if my spirit barrier worked or not."
"We can try now, I'm not that hungry anymore." Kuvira replied getting up and walking over towards the portal.
"So, what exactly am I supposed to do?" Kuvira asked looking at the avatar.
"Try to enter the portal." Korra suggested.
"Okay, but what if what you did, didn't work? I'm pretty sure Kuvira ending back up in the middle on a destroyed Republic City is not something a concerned citizen will be happy to see." Asami deadpanned.
"Yeah, well I didn't tell her to just run into it at top speed. Just try to put your arms in it or something." Korra replied.
"Alright, but how will you know it if worked or not if I don't go fully inside the portal?" Kuvira asked confused.
"Because you shouldn't be able to go in the portal at all. At least that's what I tried to do. When you reach for the portal instead of it being air, like it usually is it will feel like a brick wall." Korra explained.
Kuvira was skeptical but nodded her head. She walked towards the portal and slowly reached her hands out towards the glowing light.
"There was no way this essence that seemed to flow like a rushing river could be completely solid, could it?" Kuvira thought to herself.
Kuvira closed her eyes and leaned forward towards the golden light in front of her. Korra and Asami watched on from behind her. Asami was becoming impatient with this woman's tentative steps.
"Oh, just touch the damn thing already!" she shouted, scaring Kuvira which caused her to trip and fall directly into the portal.
Kuvira's eyes flew open at Asami loud voice and she tripped forward, bracing herself to hit what Korra had told her would be a brick wall. However, the impact never came. Kuvira fell directly into the portal and was engulfed in the golden light. Only to fall out of the other side and topple over in the purple flowers.
"Ow" Kuvira shouted as she looked over her slightly scraped hands.
Korra and Asami came running to her, walking around the portal instead of straight through it like she had done.
"Well, it's not a brick wall but at least we know it worked." Korra said chuckling.
"Easy for you to say. These flowers may look soft, but they don't do nearly enough to break your fall." Kuvira smiled up at Korra.
"I'm sure it doesn't hurt as much as being crushed by a metal hand; you'll live." Asami scoffed and began walking away from the two darker women, "I'm going to pack up camp."
Kuvira hung her head as Asami walked away.
"Uh, I'm going to go talk to her." Korra said, leaving Kuvira to get up on her own.
Korra walked over to Asami who was diligently putting away their items. She looked calm, but Korra's spent enough time with Asami in her workshop to know that her calm demeanor was hiding a storm of thoughts and emotions in her mind.
"Sami?" Korra uttered tentatively.
"Mhm?" Asami answered, not turning around.
Korra smiled knowing what she had to do to get Asami's attention. Korra walked up to Asami and wrapped her arms around her waist and pulled her in close, stopping her from packing up the bedding.
"I think we should go for a walk." Korra whispered in Asami's ear.
The feel of Korra's strong arms firmly wrapped around her, loosened the tension in Asami's shoulders. She let her body fall gently into Korra's and released a content sigh. With the way Asami was positioned it made Korra seem taller than her. Asami turned her head and looked up at Korra, the sunlight framed her face like a halo, Asami couldn't help but give in.
"Where would we walk to?" Asami asked, her eyes closed and head leaning into the crook of Korra's neck.
"Well, since this is your first time in the spirit world, I thought I'd surprise you." Korra replied nibbling on Asami's ear.
The engineer giggled at Korra's antics and slightly moved her head out of Korra's reach.
"I'd go anywhere with you," Asami purred "but don't you have someone you need to watch while we're here?"
Korra turned her head towards Kuvira. The earth-bender was sitting down next to the fire pit and bending small rocks into the dying flame. Looking back to Asami, Korra placed her thumb and forefinger on Asami's chin and turned her face towards her own.
"I think she'll be fine on her own for a little while. Besides, I already blocked her from leaving through the portal, and the other two are too far away for her to even know how to get to. She can walk with us until we get close to where I want to take you, and we'll set up camp there. She can hold down the fort while you and I get some quality alone time." Korra answered gazing into Asami's emerald eyes.
"Then what are we waiting for?" Asami said leaning up to kiss Korra.
A/n: I posted this on tumblr but I didn't really get enough responses to figure out what Im going to do or not so review (or pm) and tell me which one you'd prefer please
I already have the general plans for the individual journeys for Korra Kuvira and Asami. They are all basically going to gain something by being in the spirit world, whether it be a physical or spiritual thing. However with Asami it's a bit different. She can't get her parents back but I wanted to make a major change in her every day life.
She's already been able to pick herself back up from really hard times and dealt with loss before so I wanted to do something different. I've always liked the idea of Asami getting bending powers when the spirit portal was opened and new air-benders started popping up.
Since Korra created a new portal its very possible that the same thing could happen again and I was throwing around the idea of giving Asami bending. The thing is idk if people would like it or not, especially since what I wanted to do would be rather unorthodox in the avatar universe. (I don't wanna give away the idea completely but the bending powers Asami would get would have been unprecedented.)
So I guess what I'm asking is if yall would be interested in me exploring this idea for Asami or would you rather her stay a non-bender?
The story isn't up to that point yet where her powers would come into play (if I actually go down that route) but I would like to know if that would be something you guys would be interested in reading or not.