Those eyes.
Those eyes that mock me, laughing at me behind that mask.
I can't move. Please, let me go. Let me go!
"Prepare to be equalized."
NO!
"Korra! Wake up!"
She sat up quickly, ignoring the pain that shot through her body. Breathing heavily, she looked towards the voice that woke her.
"Amon... He... He took away my bending." Shaking, she wiped the sweat off of her forehead.
"It was just a nightmare." Jade eyes softened. "Aang restored your bending, remember?" Smiling slightly, she wrapped her arms around the shaking girl, trying to calm her.
"It's time for breakfast, do you want to go?" Asami asked. Korra gave a halfhearted nod, and started to stand up, with the taller girl's help. With the Avatar leaning heavily on Asami, they both slowly made their way to the dining hall.
…
* clank * * clank *
That's all that could be heard at the table. Along with the occasional sip of someone drinking their tea. No one spoke.
* clank * * sip * * clank *
Standing up, Mako muttered an "I'm done. Excuse me." and sulked out of the dining hall with his dishes, avoiding looking at Korra. Bolin soon followed his brother throwing a quick "Thanks" and "It was delicious." to Pema.
* clank * * clank *
"Excuse me." Korra whispered while standing up, a bit shaky.
"You hardly touched your food, dear." Pema pointed out, concerned for the Avatar.
"I just don't have much of an appetite." Faking a smile, and tried to pick up her dishes with her non-broken hand. She felt a hand on her shoulder, and turned to Asami who gave a small smile.
"I'll take care of your dishes." Giving a small smile, Korra hobbled out of the dining hall.
…
"Korra!"
"Gaaaah!" She squealed in surprise. Turning around she saw Asami walking towards her, her beautiful long black hair swishing behind her.
"Hey Asami"
"Where are you going?" Curiosity laced her velvety voice.
"To my room." She sighed. Asami grabbed Korra's uninjured arm and dragged her in the other direction.
…
"Why~ are we outside~?" The Avatar whined, wincing as the sun hit her eyes. She hissed.
"Because ever since we came back from the South Pole, you only left your room to bathe and eat." Rolling her jade eyes, she kept a firm hold on the shorter girl's hand and kept walking.
"The sun... Is evil." Korra muttered, contempt dripping from her voice.
"Deal with it." Rolling her eyes once again, she continued to pull her friends along.
"You deal with it." She stuck out her tongue childishly.
"That doesn't even make sense." Korra blew a raspberry and grinned impishly once Asami looked back at her.
"We're just going for a walk." She grinned back at the other girl. "C'mon, it'll be fun." Rolling her eyes, Korra fell in step with Asami and sighed.
"Well, when you put it that way." Teasing, she bumped shoulders with the other girl, then continued the stroll.
…
Shoulders brushing and hands bumping against each other, they strolled along, neither moving away. Blue eyes flicked over to the tall brunette, watching long dark locks sway with the warm breeze. She averted her eyes when she was caught staring. She looked over again and smiled when their eyes made contact, then looked away. She thought of things to talk about, anything to get her mind off of her racing heart.
"So... Um... Pretty clouds..." Biting her lip, she scolded herself for that lame attempt.
"Yeah... Fluffy." Jade eyes flicked up to the clouds, then back down.
And the awkward silence begins.
"Don't let the cave in get you down."
Asami looked at the Avatar who started singing quietly.
"Don't let the falling rocks turn your smile into a frown."
The non bender joined in, smiling a little as their singing got louder.
"The tunnel's as dark as bats when you need a clown, hey!"
They started dancing a little as they walked, Korra struggling a bit with her injuries, but she was still having fun.
"Don't let the cave in get you down Sokkaaaaa~"
The two girls leaned against each other as they giggled uncontrollably. The Avatar was the first of the two to calm down, and began to sing another song.
" Two lovers forbidden from one another~"
The heiress harmonized with the injured girl.
"A war divides their people~ and a mountain divides them apart."
Korra wrapped her good arm around Asami's shoulder. The taller girl did the same as they continued with their song.
" Build a path to be together~!"
"I never did learn the next couple lines. But anyway." Asami giggled, then the two took a deep breath and belted out the last couple lines of the song.
"SECRET TUNNEL~ SECRET TUNNEL~ THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS! SECRET SECRET SECRET SECRET TUNNEL~ Yeah!"
After calming down from another fit of giggles, the two women opened their eyes, and it was as if time stopped, and the world around them froze.
It looked like a scene you would see in a cliché romance movie. Their eyes met, getting lost in each others eyes. They were standing so close to each other, that there was hardly any space between them. A small breeze played with their hair. A dark lock tickled over the heiress' cheek, and the Water Tribe native slid her hand from Asami's shoulder to gently tuck the hair behind her ear, then rested against a blushing cheek. Their lips were so close as both of the girls began to lean in.
Then they hesitated.
…
Her eyes were so beautifully blue. Bluer than the sky. She was drowning in them. Oh how she loved the Avatar's cobalt hues. It was if her eyes were an oil painting. She could see every caress of the brush strokes, painted with the utter most care.
Green eyes flicked down to her lips.
Those wonderful lips, that were parted ever so slightly. She always imagined kissing the Avatar. Always wondering how those lips would taste and feel like on her own, and ghosting over her body.
She paused after leaning in just a tad, hesitating.
…
She was entranced. She was under the spell of Asami's eyes. She couldn't look away, even if she wanted to. And she didn't want to.
The way the light shone in the heiress' eyes made every speck of green come to life, and she loved it. She loved the way those eyes were always shining, with excitement, or amusement, it was endearing.
And the way those jade orbs shone with fierceness in battle. It sent shivers down her spine. They always looked so confident and smug when ever the enemy went down.
So in short, she just adored Asami's eyes to no end.
Her painted red lips. She wanted to taste those lips so bad, it ached.
"So why am I hesitating?" She thought, confused. "I never hesitate about anything. I'm always so confident." She licked her lips. "I just want to kiss her so bad, and she's just gonna have to deal with it."
And with that, she closed the remaining space between them, and kissed the taller girl with all of the passion vibrating in her body.
…
Their hearts were racing, beating hard against their rib cages. Their heads blurred and the knees weakened. The billowing breeze whipped their hair around them. Leaves swirled around their bodies, and the clouds drifted lazily above them.
And as the kiss drew on and on, the breeze calmed down, and the grass and leaves stilled as they parted ever so slowly.
The Avatar took a shaky step back, and the biggest of smiles adorned her face. Their hands unconsciously grabbed a hold of each other as Asami smiled softly.
Korra broke the silence with a small giggle. "You like me~" She teased.
"And you like me." Asami teased back.
"Yeah. So now that we've got that covered, I think we should be together." Hope filled blue eyes.
Humming in thought, Asami's eyes twinkled in amusement. "I'll think about it." then began walking, dragging the Avatar behind her. Said Avatar's jaw dropped as she caught up with the Sato heiress, then pouted that adorable pout of hers.
Giggling again, Asami poked Korra's cheek with her free hand. "Of course we're together now. I wouldn't have it any other way." The grin returned to the Water Tribe girl's face.
"You know, when ever I'm with you... I don't feel so alone. Especially right now." She admitted, some what bashfully. She got a smile in return. They continued their leisurely stroll in a comfortable silence, all worried and sorrows drifting away into the bay with the breeze.