It was a warm sunny day on Air Temple Island as Korra, Kai and Bolin decided to have some fun. The three of them had gathered on top of the steep path that ran downhill towards the dock. Korra sat with a wide grin in a wheelchair and put a pair of aviator shades on.

Because no one else was doing it, Bolin spoke up as the voice of reason: "You really think this is a good idea?" - "What's the worst that could happen", came the quick reply from the Avatar, as she pushed herself forward; the wheelchair started rolling downhill.

The first turn in the road was not much of a problem, she just needed to grab the right wheel to slow it down a bit. When she reached the next turn, she was a lot faster. As she grabbed the other tire, you could almost smell her hands burning, while her chair was leaning over, only rolling on one wheel. She seemed not to care, laughing as she held the balance. After only seconds of this, the wheelchair hit a rock the size of a fruit bowl and stopped - while the Avatar travelled with undiminished speed forward, now flying through the air.

The boys on top of the hill started screaming her name and ran (and flew) to help her. But Korra didn't hit the road - before she could she managed to bend an air mattress to safely land on. Bolin cried out: "Korra? You okay?" The mattress poofed and she landed harshly on the ground.

Pushing herself in a sitting position, she grinned at her friends: "Sure! Who's next?"

The two males just looked at one another with a questioning look, while she seemed to start meditating. A moment after, an air scooter formed itself under her and moved her slowly upwards. That moment Aang probably rolled over in his grave, because the scooter was small, ugly and formed like an egg; additionally Korra rode it with her legs hanging limply down. But she managed to maneuver herself over to her wheelchair. With a small pop she landed in it, just as a voice startled them: "What do you think you are doing?"

The youngsters ducked their heads, trying to vanish. But it was not a mother figure shouting at them. It was Jinora. Well, followed by Asami, but nonetheless, the child did the taking.

"What did father tell you about endangering the Avatar", she probed, hands on her hips. Korra did not like the way this was going at all: "I'm no child and I'm definitely not weak. I can take care of myself." Kai and Bolin nodded in agreement. "Also, it was totally her idea. We just wanted to stop her from going", the older boy said, "right, Kai?" The younger one nodded fiercely.

"Just go clean up", Jinora said, exhausted, "you have kitchen duty." A groan of the two and they walked uphill towards the buildings.

"Are you alright", Asami asked, kneeling next to the Avatar, who looked at her with a deadly stare: "I'm fine!" The black haired woman sighed in frustration, then went to get the wheelchair moving, when Jinora interrupted: "Why are boys just so...dumb?" The other two looked at one another. "What do you mean? Boys are not dumb", said Asami, and looking in the general direction of Bolin and Kai she added, "well, not all of them."

The girl was clearly not satisfied with the answer, so Korra spoke up: "I always thought you LIKED Kai." - "Yes, I do like him", Jinora said, blushing lightly, "I just can't imagine... you know, living with him. Or any man for that matter. It's like having a big child."

'So probably the same as living with the Avatar', Asami thought. Out loud she voiced: "Just wait. In ten years you would be happy to live with someone like Kai."

Jinora thought a moment, then asked naively: "And if not?" - "Then you'll just not be living with some guy", Korra answered, laughing, "there are other options, you know." - "Well, maybe she has to anyway", Asami pondered, "you know she's from a respected family. And her dad is this really important person. It would destroy his reputation."

The Avatar raised an eyebrow at this comment, then asked: "What has Tenzin to do with any of this?" - "Because it would badly reflect on him, if she were to choose an alternative lifestyle", was the sharp reply.

"So I can't just marry some women", Jinora asked, not entirely clear on what her friend meant. Korra, who had just been staring at Asami in shock, shook her head and wheeled over to the girl. Stroking the child's arm, she answered: "Honey, of course you can, if you want to."

"Don't tell her she can", Asami spat, angry at someone, probably Korra. The Avatar just watched her somewhat speechless, so the little one took the opportunity: "So there's a law against it?"

At the same time, Asami answered with "Yes!" while Korra shouted a "No!". The women looked at one another, then repeated the game, the older one shouting "Sure there is!" while the younger one clarified "Of course there isn't!".

Jinora looked from one to the other, confused. Always the mediator, she guessed: "So there are laws in Republic City, but not in the Water Tribes?" The other two looked at here and agreed for once.

There was a small moment of silence, before Korra straightened her back and looked at Asami: "There ARE laws against that in Republic City?" A small, almost embarrassed nod was all she got as an answer.

Korra went back to stroking Jinora's arm. "Don't worry, until you're old enough I will personally make sure that you can marry whoever you want", she told her earnestly. Asami did not want to hear it, she vented her displeasure with pushing the wheelchair uphill.

"Why would you do that? It's unnatural", she explained. The Avatar laughed: "So is bending." The other woman breathed in sharply, so she continued: "You know I'm all about bringing peace and balance. I don't need to agree with the everyone. I don't agree with the Earth Kingdom's intractability, I don't get how the Air Nomads can be so darn spiritual all the time, I don't like the coldness of my people nor the temper of the Fire Nation. But I will fight for everyone of them to be as stubborn, religious, frosty or hotheaded as they please."

Korra took a deep breath, in part to cool down herself, and in part to just inhale oxygen, which she forgot during the rant. Her friend looked as if she was deep in thought. So she continued: "So if you are against two women marrying, just don't marry a woman!" Jinora laughed at that one, while Asami looked shocked and blushed because of such preposterous exclamations.

Being at her wit's end, Korra started rolling her wheelchair herself, mumbling something along the lines of "With that attitude, you won't find a woman anyway!" to which Jinora giggled, again. Asami was left confused and hurt and she would need a long time to come to terms with what the Avatar had told her that day.

A little while later, Pema and Korra had a little talk. The mother of four had sensed that something was wrong with the Avatar, and so she had taken her for a little stroll around the island. While being pushed by her, the younger woman had explained to her all that had happened earlier (minus the wheelchair ride downhill). She ended her story with: "I thought I knew Asami! But the things she said… how could she tell something like that to Jinora?"

Pema needed a moment to collect everything. After a long time she answered softly: "I don't think she was talking to Jinora. She was talking to herself."