A/n: This is the first time I'm writing a Korrasami fic and although I love them this is certainly uncharted territory for me. Hope you enjoy it (This isn't taking everything from book 4. Although Zaheer did kill the Earth Queen, Kuvira isn't creating the earth empire and she isn't trying to take over. Korra and the airbenders are the ones handling the earth kingdom crisis.)
Future Industries was having yet another one of their renowned galas. Asami Sato, the CEO of Future industries, was celebrating the newest line of satomobiles that had finally graced the market only a week prior. It had taken a lot of work to bring back the company from near bankruptcy because of her father's involvement with Amon so many years ago, but that seemed like just a distance memory now.
Asami had worked day and night to bring back the Sato name from one associated with shame and distrust to that of a higher moral standard, that held the faith of the people. Everyone was leaping at the chance to be involved with new projects from Future Industries. Asami had created an empire in only a few short years and she was finally able to revel in her achievements.
Asami loved being an engineer and a business woman but standing in a room full of politicians and clients made her want something more than what these people could bring her.
"Ah, I know that face. What could possibly be plaguing Miss Sato's mind at such a lovely party?" Lin asked breaking Asami out of her thoughts.
"Oh, Lin. I didn't see you when I gave my speech. It's great to see you." Asami said, placing her glass of champagne on the table in front of her and giving Lin a hug.
Lin and Asami had grown closer through the new technologies she created for the police task force. Surprisingly enough, Lin had become a sort of confidant for Asami when she had no one else to turn to.
"There are a lot of people here, I'd be surprised if you could pick me out of this crowd," Lin said, "Besides, I'm sure I wasn't the face you were scanning the room for."
Asami blushed and bowed her head slightly. "Was it that obvious?"
"Not to those who don't know you. If I hadn't grown closer to you from working together, I doubt I would have caught on myself. But I did, and I'm sorry to say Korra isn't here. At least not from what I've seen." Lin said somberly.
"I know it's stupid, but I hoped she'd be here. I know she's busy trying to restore order in the Earth Kingdom since she got her bending back but I haven't seen her in what feels like forever." Asami sighed.
"The Earth Kingdom is a mess right now. I'm sure Korra would have been here if she could." Lin said trying to comfort the obviously sad woman in front of her.
"I'm not so sure, but thanks."
"I know Korra has been away for a few weeks but weren't you with her the whole time she was healing? In comparison to the time you got to spend with her this isn't too, long is it?" Lin asked.
"Yes, but that's exactly my point. I spent months with her, for her to suddenly up and leave. I stayed by her after those horrible things Zaheer did. I was the one who helped her get in and out of bed, get dressed, bathe, walked her around the island when she was cooped up in her room for too long. I was there when she had to go to healings, and held her after each one when she felt nothing. I did that because I love her and wanted to support her." Asami ranted
"So you feel like she doesn't appreciate what you did?" Lin questioned.
"No. I know she does. But once she got her bending back it was like she couldn't get away from me fast enough. I just. I dunno. I just wish she'd-"
"Asami! We've been looking all over for you." Mako said cutting Asami off.
"Yeh, ey guys." Bolin added through a mouth full of meat dumplings.
Asami laughed "Glad to see you are enjoying the food Bolin."
Bolin swallowed before replying, "It's so good Asami. You always have the best food at these things."
"Is that the only reason you guys come?" Asami inquired.
"Of course not, we like that we get to see you too." Bolin answered.
They all laughed at his response when Mako spoke up.
"So, from what I'm hearing you're gonna be pretty busy now. Everyone in here is talking about plans they have to get in business with you?"
"I'm not sure. I mean I'm grateful people want to work with me but I might take a break from anything too big for a while. I've been working like crazy to get the new satomobiles ready for mass production and it took a lot out of me. I really just want to relax for a bit." Asami explained.
"Well, it will be a well-deserved break. You work too hard as it is. Maybe you should take a vacation somewhere. I hear Ember Island is nice this time of year." Lin said.
"Maybe, I haven't been to the Fire Nation in awhile. I'm sorry guys but even though I don't plan on doing anything big in the next few weeks, I should still mingle with everyone here. It was great seeing all of you though." Asami said excusing herself.
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Korra tossed the last three of the bandits she caught raiding a shop in the back of police designed satomobile. Korra was beyond tired having arrested 35 bandits and put out two fires in the span of about 10 hours. Although the airbenders were extremely happy to have their Avatar back in action, it seemed like restoring order in Ba Sing Se would take a lot longer than they anticipated.
"Nice job Korra!" Opal said returning from tea shop that Korra stopped from being raided.
"Thanks" Korra replied slightly out of breath.
"Everyone inside is safe with only minor injuries. Kai and I patched them up already so we can take these guys back to the camp and have General Iroh deal with them." Opal added.
"Can you handle them on your own, things get hectic out here at night and I don't want to leave just yet." Korra replied.
"Korra, you've been out here almost all day. You need to rest." Opal insisted
"How can I rest when the entire Earth Kingdom is in disarray! Punks like them are causing trouble all over and I can't just sit around and do nothing." she snapped back.
"Korra you have helped to put back together so many towns since you've gotten your bending back but there's only so much one person can do." Opal said.
The mention of Korra getting her bending back only recently stung and added fuel to the fire.
"Exactly! I just got my bending back and the whole time I was in republic city healing things have gotten worse. I can't waste any more time." Korra roared.
"I have to restore balance to the world and I'm not going to do that by sitting on my ass at the camp." Korra said hopping on Naga and taking off down the road.
Opal saw pain and fear in Korra's eyes but she couldn't do anything to stop the young avatar from leaving. Sighing Opal walked back towards the vehicle waiting for Kai to finish up and hoping that Korra wouldn't spend yet another night roaming the city until dawn.
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It was well past midnight before Korra returned to the camp. She walked to the tent she shared with Opal and stopped in her tracks. She remembered how harshly she spoke to her earlier and regretted being so angry with her. Opal was only looking out for her best interest but no matter how right Opal was, Korra didn't want to listen. So instead she walked off towards the lake to relax from an awfully long day. Her body ached but she was glad for the pain
The battle with Zaheer nearly killed her and the months afterwards it took to heal had broken her spirit. If it weren't for Asami, Korra would have lost hope for ever getting better. Thoughts of the non-bender helping her get dressed and feeding her when her arms were too weak to move flooded Korra's mind, as she absent mindedly bended the water around her feet. She could see beautiful green eyes reassuring her that everything would be okay.
"I'm not so sure." Korra said out loud, responding to her internal thoughts.
It had been almost a month since she left republic city in favor of helping restore order in the earth kingdom and she wasn't any closer to her goal. But no matter how hard it is to get the earth kingdom back in order she'd choose that over dealing with her thoughts. It seemed like a lot easier of a task to achieve.
"What time did you get back?" Opal asked as she sat down next to Korra.
"A little while ago. Look, Opal I'm sorry for how I reacted earlier. I shouldn't have gotten angry with you."
"It's okay. I know you're dealing with a lot right now. Especially since you aren't sleeping." Opal said with a pointed look.
"I sleep, it's just not for very long." Korra muttered.
"When are you going to tell someone about the nightmares you're still having." Opal asked.
"It's really not that big of a deal. I don't need to worry anyone." Korra said.
"Korra you barely sleep and when you do, you wake up screaming. You need to deal with this. I know your body's healed but that's not the only thing you need to mend." Opal said softly.
"I hear you but I don't have time to do that. If I spend any more time trying to heal, the earth kingdom-"
"Can wait! You may be the avatar but that doesn't mean you have to shoulder all the responsible of fixing the world by yourself. You helped to bring the air nation back. Let us help put things back together until you get better. We have help from General Iroh and other nations here and there. We'll be fine, Korra." Opal pressed.
"So you're saying the world doesn't need me anymore?" Korra questioned.
"No, we definitely need someone as brave and caring as you but you can't keep giving if your tank is empty. Let us help you get better. Go back to republic city and clear your head."
A silence fell over the two benders and they sat there staring over the lake. A few moments passed before Korra responded.
"Okay. I'll go back."
A/n: Okay so the first two chapters are going to be lacking korrasami simply because I'm trying to set the background for both of them. Later chapters they will have more involvement together. I hope this was okay though and not too boring. Please let me know what you think in the reviews.