Thump. Thump. Thump.
Asami groaned, rolling over in her bed. It couldn't be morning yet. Why were people making noise so early? Silently willing it away, she felt herself drifting off again.
"Yaaaah!"
There was a cry, breaking the steady thumps and Asami's sleep. She sat up and rubbed her eyes. The yell had sounded like Korra, but that was impossible. The Avatar loved her sleep as much as she loved Naga.
It came again, louder, followed by the sound of snapping branches. That was definitely Korra.
Sliding her robe on, Asami walked to her window. There she was, her forehead resting against the trunk of a broken tree, her chest heaving. Asami frowned, wondering what could be keeping her friend up.
Asami pulled on her shoes and climbed out the window. "Korra?"
Korra's head shot up. "Asami?"
"What are you doing?"
"Training."
"It's the middle of the night."
"So? I have to be ready for Amon when he comes back."
"Korra, they found the boat reminents and Amon is probably dead."
"You don't know that. He caught me off guard with the math test and my lack of pants but not with this.
"What are you talking about?"
"In my dream, Amon gave me a math test I wasn't ready for, and my pants disappeared."
"Ooooh, I get it." Asami caught her friend's fist before it come in contact with the tree again. "C'mon."
"Where are we going?"
"Back to bed."
"But I—"
"No buts. Come on." Asami grabbed her wrist and led her back inside. "When I was little, I used to get nightmares a lot." Opening the door to Korra's room, she pulled her and made her lay on the bed.
"Asami…."
"No, quiet. Move over."
"What? Why?"
"Because it helps to sleep with someone else."
Korra opened her mouth to protest, but thought better off it and moved over. Asami pulled her robe off and crawled in next to her.
"My mom used to do this with me," Asami explained, turning on her side to look at her friend. "It always made me feel better and kept the nightmares away."
Korra didn't say anything. Reaching out, Asami brushed some of her hair from her face. "If you need anything, just wake me, alright?"
Korra nodded and closed her eyes. Her breathing quickly evened out, and Asami let her eyes close as well.