They Don't Understand

"No, I wont!" Korra said smashing through the front door of the air temple island estate.

"Korra why are you so passionate about this its just temporary, not for ever." Tenzin exclaimed as he and Pema followed the agitated Avatar down the halls.

Korra came to a halt causing her second set of parent figures to stop as well. The house was quiet, Tenzin thought it best that the children went to the Pole to visit their Aunt. With all the rumors going on in the city surrounding Korra they didn't want them to get involved in all of the controversy.

"I'm so passionate about this because," Korra started then turned around, expecting to see her infuriated Tenzin pushed Pema behind him and stepped back. But to their surprise that wasn't the look they got. Korra's face was overwhelmed by a look of sadness and confusion.

"For the first time in a long time I'm happy. For the first time in a long time I don't have things or people out there trying to kill me or my loved ones. I'm living in peace Tenzin and as ironic as irony gets, you're the one trying to take it away from me." She said not understanding why Tenzin of all people is asking her to go through with this.

"Oh, sweet heart." Pema said coming from behind her husband and comforting the Avatar by putting a hand on her cheek. Korra winced away at the feeling of Pema's touch, she didn't like that. She didn't like people touching her face, especially women, it made her feel uncomfortable and strange. There was only one exception to the rule and they weren't there.

She started to step back and stare at Pema's hand as if she was afraid of it. She hit a wall at the end of the hall that seemed to have knocked her out of her daze. She looked up at the two confused expressions coming from a couple feet away and then continued back on her journey to her room.

"Korra." They both called out in unison. They followed her to her room and to their surprise she didn't shut or lock the door. It was wide open for them to go in.

"I think I should handle this one." Tenzin told Pema as he patted her arm. She could only nod in agreement after seeing how Korra reacted to her just now.

Tenzin took a deep breath and entered the adult Avatar's room. She was just sitting on her bed legs crossed, hand on her head, eyes closed, and rocking back and forth.

"Tenzin, what's wrong with me?" Korra asked in a shaky voice while still rocking back and forth.

"There is nothing wrong with you" He replied as he pulled up a chair from under Korra's desk.

"Then why is everyone acting like there is?" She asked more firm.

"No, one thinks anything is wrong with you, its just rumors that hasn't been addressed so people are starting to speculate." He explained then she stopped rocking.

"So I have to stop seeing my BEST FRIEND because of speculation!" Korra yelled at him.

"As the Avatar it's your responsibility..." He started but Korra sprung off her bed and stood in front of her window gripping the bottom frame and staring daggers out of it.

"As the Avatar it was my responsibility to almost die everyday for the past three years of my life from when I came to this stupid city."Korra started as she tightened her grip on the frame.

"And what do I get in return? People speculating that I look a little too happy with one of my friends." She said as she cracked the frame and watched the waves she was making crash to the shores of the island.

"Korra you know that's not the truth." Tenzin said shaking his head.

"Then tell me the truth Tenzin!" She said flinging around and now staring daggers at him.

Korra wasn't the same kid she was when Tenzin first took her in. She was a 21 year old woman who learned many tricks from many people and one she learned from a proclaimed Chief of Republic City was to know when someone wasn't telling her everything.

He sighed.

"Korra, the truth is that we don't want you, or her, getting hurt because of how those ignorant and absurd people in the city and even around the world act." Tenzin told her, she walked back over to the bed and sat down to be face to face with him.

"Tenzin, I can take care of the both of us and you know that." She told him knowing that wasn't the real reason.

He sighed again.

"Korra, you'd be the first Avatar to be...you know. "He said the started rubbing his beard from the awkward feeling in the room.

"What, to be happy?" Korra said sarcastically but then laughed as she thought about her double entendre.

"But that's only if it's true." Tenzin said then stared at her and waited to see her expression. She looked up at him and before he knew it she was crying.

"Tenzin, what wrong with me." She asked again getting overwhelmed with feelings. She was nervous, confused, and scared all at the same time.

"So it is true." Tenzin said and then slouched in his chair. He didn't know how to handle this, he wasn't prepared to handle this.

"Tenzin, I'm in love with her."Korra proclaimed eyes getting blurred with tears, then they heard Pema's gasp in the hallway.

"I have been for a while, and-and-and I can't just stop seeing her. It would kill me." Korra told him, this was the first time Korra told anyone anything on that topic. This was a very emotional moment in her life. But she snapped out of it realizing all those open emotions wasn't who she was nor why she even went there. She wiped her tears away and went over to her closet. She grabbed herself a packing bag and headed over to her dresser. She started pulling out her essentials and stuffed them in the bag. Tenzin was still just rubbing his head in amazement. She slammed her last drawer shut and started out her room door.

She walked passed Pema who just had her hand over mouth. She put her hand down seeing how insensitive that could have looked and smiled at Korra, Korra smiled a little and then started heading to leave.

"Wait." Pema said.

"Tenzin, what are you doing she's leaving." She said headed to the bedroom but Tenzin was already coming out with a gust of wind.

"Korra wait!" He yelled but she was already far out of sight.

"We have to warn Lin.

oO0Oo

"Ms. Sato, you have to understand very clearly how this world works." Chief Beifong said she paced back and forth in the head office of the Future Industry's main building. Asami was sitting in her large chair behind her desk with her legs crossed, elbow on the arm, and index finger holding her head up.

"Lin." She started knowing the Chief hated being addressed by her first name.

"I know exactly how this world works. I'm the CEO of the #1 international grossing corporation, that doesn't involve food, in the world. You think I got there by not knowing how this world works." Asami stated.

"Very good, very good. But this isn't a press conference Ms. Sato!" She said slamming her hands on Asami's desk but Asami didn't move, she just stared at her. She's been doing that same hand slap-fist punch to the desk thing all day.

"This is serious." Lin finished.

"Yes serious business." Asami said sarcastically with a smile.

"The Avatar has been a worldwide figure before wheels were even invented."

"What people, in this world, think of that Avatar matters more than most of our lives." Lin explained. Asami sat up straight.

"Are you threatening me Chief?" Asami asked with a raised eyebrow not liking that "more important than her life" statement. She stared at Lin and they locked eyes for what seemed like minutes. But Lin had enough.

She flopped down in the chair in front of Asami's desk. They've been up to this all day. Asami wouldn't speak on the topic or give up any information about her or Korra. Lin had the entire factory shut down for a false investigation on whether or not it was safe working conditions, even though everyone knew that Future Industry some how managed to have one of the safest and cleanest working conditions in all of their locations around the world. When that didn't work she then sent all of the workers home and shut down the building for the day knowing that it would hurt Asami because she had a huge shipment of Satomobiles headed out to the Fire Nation in a couple of days, but the heiress still wouldn't budge.

"My mother protected the Avatar for majority of her life, all I want to do is...

"Yes Chief Beifong, I know." Asami interrupted and sighed. She got out of her chair and headed to one of her large windows she folded her arms and leaned against it.

"You want to live up to your mothers reputation but imagine if someone told your mother, or even Katara, that the only way to protect the Avatar and themselves was by leaving him and never speaking to him again?" She asked staring at the rain as it fell.

"It would have been difficult but if it was for the better of the world they would have understood." Lin responded but Asami was quiet for a few minute as she watched the drops hit her window. She liked watching water fall it made her think about the one person who she couldn't get her mind off.

"I have a proposition for you then." Lin voice boomed.

"Answer this one thing for me and I'll leave you alone." Lin told her, Asami turned her head slightly over her shoulder to let her know she was listening.

"For you, is leaving Korra as difficult as it would have been for my mother or how it would have been for Katara?" Lin asked and that was basically a different version of the same question she was asking Asami all day. The question that Asami was avoiding to answer. Asami stared out the window again, her emotions was starting to build up inside of her. People always talked to her about Korra and how she was a public figure but Asami was too. From the three years Asami knew Korra she became just as internationally known as Korra was, for different reasons but she still was. She was always with Korra when she traveled around the world, her excuse was because she wanted to build relations with the other countries, which was true, but that wasn't the only thing she wanted to build relations with. Korra was the one that helped Asami through her hard times when things were down for her and her business. She loved Korra and wasn't just going to give her up because the world wanted her too, no matter how selfish that seemed.

Before she knew it Asami actually had a tear coming down her cheek but she quickly wiped it away. She gathered herself together and walked back over to her desk.

"You shut my business down for the day, I have all the time in the world to play this game with you." Asami said then crossed her arms again. Lin was about to speak but she heard static on her radio starting.

She snatched it out of her pocket and got out of the chair all in one quick motion.

"What is it?" Lin said through her teeth in a whisper so Asami wouldn't hear her.

"Word, Tenzin, could, on, way." The guy on the other end said through the static.

"What?" Lin yelled this time and then adjusted her radio.

"Word from Tenzin, the Avatar could be on her way to us." She heard clearly.

"Yikes." Asami said with smile as she picked up a glass of water off her desk.

"I'd hate to be the people at the front door."Asami said then took a drink.

"Well where is she now?" Lin demanded.

"Air Temple patrol said that she got into the city limits a couple minutes ago on her dog."

"You guys better hurry up." Asami said getting up again and walking to the window.

"Naga is very fast." She finished.

"Guard the building, the Avatar doesn't get in here by any means. Metal benders be ready to retrain her." Lin then banged on Asami's wall three times warning the guards in the building to be ready.

Asami put her glass down on the window frame. She walked over to her desk and flopped in her chair. She picked up what looked like a clock off her desk and turned it then pressed a button and sat it down.

"Actually I'll be nice and give her seven minutes." Asami said then picked up the clock again pressed more buttons then turned it.

"Lin, had you not gave everyone the day off I could have had some wine for us while we waited." Asami said nicely but with a sarcastic tone.

"Wait for what exactly?"

Then a flash of light followed by a large boom startled the both of them. Lin ran over to the window to see what it was but Asami sat there with a smile on her face staring at the timer.

"This storm isn't even that strong yet." Lin proclaimed not understand how lightning could have struck anywhere.

"Now Chief. You and I both know that wasn't lightning from this storm." Asami said with a laugh. Then they felt the building rock and grabbed onto something stable.

"I swear to the spirits." Asami said standing up then they saw smoke coming from under the door.

"Would you be a dear and open a window please." Asami asked the Chief as she went over and picked up miniature race track display that fell of the top of her fireplace.

"Whats going on down there?" Beifong said through to radio but she only got pure static back. They heard water splashing from outside the door.

"She couldn't have." Lin started as she headed toward the door. She grabbed the handle and twisted it but at that exact moment a gust of wind flung the door open and smashed against the wall with Lin behind it.

Korra stood there with her arm extended out and fury in her eyes but that all changed when she saw Asami. The beautiful women stood there with her arms crossed, her beautiful black hair was flowing down her back. Her eyes were narrow showing only apart of her majestic green orbs.

"Asshole you broke my building, AGAIN." Asami yelled at Korra.

"I didn't break it this time i swear. Just the concierge." The Avatar told her with a smile and dropped her bag on the floor and made her way over to Asami.

"Anyways where is everybody? Other than those metal men, its empty here?" Korra asked as they now stood in front of each other and looked in the other's eyes.

"Were you crying?!" They both said simultaneously as they cupped each other's face.

Lin groaned from behind the door and flung it shut.

"Get out!" Korra roared and got into an attack stance.

"Hey, calm down hot shot, I have important papers in here." Asami said knowing that Korra could literally get fired up.

"Avatar this is not your property so you have no jurisdiction to tell me to do anything. But see me, as chief, have all the jurisdiction.

"Um excuse me, I own all of this and told you to get off my property multiple times before you were even 3-miles away from the actual building." Asami interrupted stepping in front of Korra.

"Whatever forget her." Korra said grabbing Asami's waist and turning them around.

"Why were you crying?" She asked with sincerity in her voice and eyes.

"Honestly, I don't know why." Asami said with a laugh and blushing a little. She missed being in Korra's arms.

"Same here." Korra said with a chuckle they stared at each other for a while but then Korra's expression turned more serious.

"What's wrong?" Asami asked putting her hand on the Avatar's shoulder.

"Tenzin knows." Korra said moving Asami's hand and walked away from her feeling ashamed. Asami didn't know how to feel. For one she was surprised that Korra broke but on the other hand she was actually happy but she didn't know why. Maybe it was because they've been hiding their relationship from everyone for over a year now and finally someone of importance knew.

"Korra it's fine, we both knew we couldn't hide it for much longer. Our love is just..

"Growing too strong."Korra said trying to force a smile on her face. Asami walked over to where Korra was sitting on her desk, wrapped her arms around her neck and kissed her. It was a kiss of reassurance, a kiss saying everything was going to be alright, a kiss to let her know she wasn't mad, and most importantly to let her know she loved her. Korra wrapped her arms around Asami making their bodies press against each other. Their tongues slipped into the other's mouth and the kiss became more passionate as she made Asami know she understood what she was saying.

But it didn't stop there. They haven't seen each other in a couple of days, the longest they went without seeing each other in years. This kiss also screamed I missed you and don't you ever leave me again.

Lin cleared her throat loudly Korra started to pull back but Asami pulled her back in.

"Um, excuse me." Beifong said with her hands on her hips. Asami pulled away from the kiss sure that they made their point. She put her head into Korra's neck and then looked up.

"Yes, Chief?" Asami asked with a smirk on her face.

"So I guess the rumors are true." She said then crossed her arms.

"Yeah for once." Korra said standing up from the desk. Asami pulled away from their embrace.

"Chief I would have let the cat out of the bag, well Avatar out of the closet, a long time ago but I made a promise to my girlfriend. You should understand." Asami said and her and Korra blushed a little. That was the first time either one of them acknowledged the other as their girlfriend to another person.

"Actually I don't understand. You two are very beautiful women why...

"Stop!" Korra and Asami said Asami put her hand up in Korra's direction to let her know she would handle it.

"I understand this is a new concept to a lot of people, including yourself, but save that speech for some other lesbian couple." Lin's mouth dropped.

"We know we're beautiful women, we tell and make each other feel that way everyday. Yes we may look good with a male companion but we look way better with each other. All those may be opinions from my biased mind but one thing I know for fact is that no one can love Korra the way that I do, and no one can ever love or make me feel the way Korra does. So, since you know the truth can you please let us be. We have things to discuss." Asami yelled at the Chief but ended with a more settling tone.

Beifong flung her hands up in defeat and just walked out. Korra closed the metal door with just a flick of the wrist. She walked up to Asami and grabbed her by the waist and spun her around. They both laughed.

"I created a monster." Korra said with a smile as she placed small kisses on Asami.

"I think I handled that very well." Asami told her wrapping her arms around Korra's neck again.

"I could have handled it better." Korra told her putting tender kisses on her neck.

"No, I think to be your mistress I did pretty good." She said and they both laughed from her mocking what was put out in the tabloids.

"But wait I thought you were my undercover wife." Korra said remembering one of the magazine titles.

"No, I'm pretty sure it said booty call." Asami smiled then gave her a small peak.

"You know how much shit we got ourselves in?" She asked Korra.

"Not enough." She responded then started to zip down Asami's jacket.

"I planned on heading to the tracks before Beifong showed up."Asami said as her jacket was slid off. A rush of cold air came over her but was replaced by a warm tingling sensation she got when Korra put kisses on her shoulder.

Asami let out a soft moan because she missed that in those couple of days. Korra backed them up against her desk again this time making Asami sit on it. Korra pulled her face back up to Asami so that their lips could meet. Asami slid her arm down Korra back to her butt and then squeezed it. They both smiled into the kiss. Korra started to undo Asami's belt.

"I wasn't really expecting you today."Asami told Korra barely pulling out of the kiss. It was more of an apology that she was wearing pants instead of a dress or skirt. Korra didn't really mind though she got the belt undone and unzipped Asami's pants. Asami kicked off her shoes and started to lift up Korra's shirt. They had to release the kiss for mere seconds to pull Korra's shirt off but that only made Korra want more. She picked Asami up and climbed on to the desk, pushing Asami's papers into her chair and laying them vertically for more room. She slid Asami's pants off and then her legs wrapped around her again. They started to continue to kiss but something caught Korra's eyes.

"What's that timer for?" Korra asked seeing it was twenty seconds left on it. Asami pressed a button on it and then threw it against a wall on the opposite side of the room.

"Stop talking." She ordered Korra and pulled her back down to their kiss. Asami ran her fingernails up and down Korra's back leaving light scratch marks and she knew that drove the Avatar crazy. The Avatar used her upper body strength to sit them both up. No Asami was sitting on Korra's lap.

"You really don't understand how much I love being your one night stand." Asami told her unhooking her bra.

"Just as much as I love being your friend with benefits." Korra told back as she lifted up some to sit Asami on the desk so she could pull her pants off. They both was now on the desk in their underwear. Asami pushed herself back so that she could be more to the edge of the the desk. She uses her index finger to motion for Korra to come to her and she obliged. They went again into a deep kiss this one filled with more love than lust. Korra slid her hand up and down Asami's leg when she started back up and got to her panties she pulled on them. Asami lifted her lower body up and soon her underwear was on top of the alarm clock.

"You're mine." Korra stated as she slid one of her fingers up Asami's slit.

"Yes." Asami said in agreement while her back arched.

"And soon the whole world will know." She said as she started to slowly slide her two fingers into Asami and watched her mouth open as she gasped.

oO0Oo

"What time is it?" Beifong asked one of her men as they walked through the precinct.

"Little before nine ma'am" He replied trying his best to keep up with her pace.

"Good he shouldn't be gone yet." She said, stopping in front of a door and then bursting through it.

"Lieutenant!" She yelled and he looked up from his desk.

"Chief so good to see you." He replied.

"Come on in."

"I have a new case for you." She told him throwing a file on his desk.

"I'm already in the middle of." He started but was interrupted by her slapping her hand on the file on the desk.

"This is a priority." She said opening up the folder and handing him an article. He took it out of her hand staring at her trying to figure out what was the big deal he hasn't heard anything around the city. He looked at the cut out pieces of paper and started reading through the titles.

"Future Industries CEO found embracing Avatar"

"Could Republic City's Beauty Be Republic City's Hero's Lover"

"The World's Number One Entrepreneur is the Worlds Number one Person's FAVORITE Person"

"The World's Richest Person and the World's Strongest Person Are Lovers. Wait Aren't They Both Women?"

"Is this serious." The man said laughing.

"Oh, you haven't heard?" Beifong asked knowing he had to have.

"No. These are magazine articles. I read the newspaper, that's the real stuff." He said putting the clippings away and closing the folder.

"You don't believe this do you?" The man asked still amused.

"I didn't until they started sucking each other's face right in front of me!" Beifong yelled looking as if she was traumatized from that experience.

"Shit, I missed that." He said sarcastically and then she grabbed him by his red scarf and pulled it.

"Wait, you're serious? They were?!

"Mako, this is not a joke."Lin yelled at him.

"Okay, okay what do you want me to do about it other than say congratulations?" He asked seeing that Beifong was taking it as a serious matter.

"I want you to stop it." She told him letting go of her grip.

"How, I haven't talked to either one of them in almost a year. And from the looks of this they're in love." He said pointing at the folder.

"Your brain is what got you up in the ranks around here now use it to fix your problem. " She said then started to head out.

"How is this my problem?" He yelled at her but she was already gone.