Title: Heal My Broken Heart

Pairing(s): Kuvira/Asami, past Korra/Asami, past/current/complicated Korra/Kuvira, and past Kuvira/Suyin

Universe: Modern college AU

Summary: Kuvira was never tied down to anyone. She never had a long relationship, and she didn't want one. She swore she would never fall in love. She was fine with this…going from girl to girl and not developing any feelings for any of them. But then she started feeling something when Asami came along.

Rating: M for language and sexual situations

POV: Third person omniscient

Trigger warning(s): "Cheating" I suppose. I mean, not really since Korra and Kuvira were never in an established relationship but still…just in case.

A/N: basically just Kuvirasami smut and fluff like who doesn't love that. I guess you could say that this is just a bunch of Kuvirasami scenes as their relationship progresses…sort of like snapshots of them falling in love with each other.

But also Kuvs is just a heartbroken, precious bby and Asami shows her that it's okay to fall in love again.

Happy reading!

"True love does not come by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see and imperfect person perfectly."

Kuvira was someone who wanted things. Or people. Things…people…same difference, right? And she always got what she wanted. Or at least…other girls were only too willing to be hers for a night.

She was all too appealing for most to handle. She was smart. She was going pre-med for psychiatry while doing a minor in architectural studies. She was athletic. She was the best player on Republic City University's soccer team and now in her junior year she was named captain of the team.

She had killer looks, which always helped whenever she wanted to bring someone to her bed for a little enjoyment. Everything about Kuvira was attractive. From her mellow, forest green eyes to her sharp jawline to her athletic, toned body…if Kuvira ever asked to get a drink for another girl they damn well accepted the offer.

Girls and guys alike knew about Kuvira's reputation. It wasn't that she was a complete asshole. Sure, getting around with any willing girl might seem like a bad thing, but Kuvira was honest about what she wanted. She told girls upfront, 'Just a night of fun…no feelings involved.' Aside from that, Kuvira wasn't a mean person or someone who acted like she was above everyone else. In fact, Kuvira was actually very easygoing. She was funny, witty, charismatic, and selfless…believe it or not.

The only reason she was so confident when it came to girls is that they made it so obvious they were attracted to her. If someone wanted Kuvira, they didn't hide it. And if Kuvira found the girl attractive as well by her standards, then everything was great.

Kuvira had actually done really well with the whole "no feelings thing." There hadn't been any incidents where girls would try to get into a relationship with her. If a girl was heartbroken over the fact that they made a drunken mistake by having someone they actually liked in their bed for the night then they would vent to a friend…and that was that.

Kuvira didn't involve herself with feelings anymore. At least…not those feelings…of being attached to someone, of trusting someone, of craving someone, of loving someone. She had been through that once before, and she swore she would never go back to it again.

Although, there was only one person Kuvira knew she could trust completely: her roommate, Korra. Their relationship with each other…Kuvira wouldn't even know how to attempt explaining it.

"I'm baaacckkkk," Korra exclaimed in a sing-song voice as she entered her and Kuvira's dorm room, causing Kuvira to look up from her textbook. Kuvira was absolutely adorable to Korra…all the time. With her loose RCU Soccer hoodie and baggy sweatpants, her sloppily braided hair with her layered bangs framing her face, and those thick-rimmed glasses…it was almost impossible for Korra not to fall in love with her roommate. "I'm sure you missed me," she added with a small wink before she went over to Kuvira and gave her a kiss on her cheek.

"Agh…I told you not to do that," Kuvira grumbled, setting her textbook on her nightstand as she blatantly ran a hand down her cheek, trying to convince herself that she could wipe the kiss off her skin.

"Aww. Is my broody teenager upset by my affection?" Korra teased, tossing her backpack on her bed before she tackled Kuvira in a bear hug.

"Korra…I just turned twenty…I'm not a teenager anymore," Kuvira said, her voice muffled by the fact that her face was buried in Korra's chest. "And also you'll break my glasses…"

Korra pouted and pulled away just enough so Kuvira could take her glasses off and set them on top of her textbook. But she stayed on top of Kuvira, straddling her roommate's waist, a smirk growing on her lips.

"You still act like a teenager," Korra said back, leaning forward and brushing her lips across Kuvira's. "A very horny teenager actually…"

"Um…I'm pretty sure you're the one trying to initiate a make out session right now," Kuvira deadpanned, although her arms eventually found their way around Korra's waist.

"Oh shut up…you know you'll never deny me," Korra said, her lips moving across Kuvira's jaw now.

The older girl smirked as she quickly flipped their positions, pinning Korra's arms above her head. Korra fought her for a few seconds, but eventually she gave in. Fighting for dominance was something that occurred often between the two, but almost every time Kuvira ended up winning. Korra would never actually voice it to Kuvira, but having the green-eyed beauty dominate her was something she simply couldn't resist.

Kuvira pressed her lips to Korra's in a hard kiss, lust and desire instantly driving both young women. There was nothing romantic about anything they did together in the bedroom. Kuvira made sure of that. She and Korra shared so many similarities in what they liked to do and in their personalities that Kuvira was sure if they were ever romantic at any point with each other now one of them would most certainly fall for the other. And that was a big no-no for Kuvira.

"I have to make up a quiz in twenty minutes," Korra breathed out once Kuvira broke the kiss, and she had to suppress a moan when she felt Kuvira's hands slip under her shirt.

"What…I thought you were done for the day," Kuvira mumbled back, and Korra sat up, allowing Kuvira to pull her shirt off.

Korra pulled Kuvira's lips back to her own for another searing kiss before shaking her head slightly. "No…I missed it because someone wanted to keep me in bed for an afternoon…"

Kuvira rolled her eyes and quickly removed her hoodie, tossing it onto the floor, and the next moment Korra's hands were already on her, her nails scratching lightly down Kuvira's toned abs.

"It's not like I was forcing you to stay with me," Kuvira said as she wasted no more time with pulling down Korra's sweatpants. "You could have told me and I would have let you -,"

"Kuvira, you know you have a terrible habit of talking too much when we have sex, right?" Korra interrupted, her glare challenging Kuvira as she nearly tore her underwear off. She let Kuvira settle herself in between her legs, her arms instantly resting over Kuvira's strong shoulders. She smirked when she felt Kuvira's hand move up her thigh towards where she wanted it the most.

"Well, uh…you talk back to me, so um… I-I don't know if you uh, want me to -,"

"You're adorable when you're flustered…now shut up and fuck me."

Korra didn't tell Kuvira that she was bringing her ex over that night, so Kuvira was certainly surprised – in a good way, of course – when she saw the jaw-dropping young woman standing next to her roommate.

"Kuvira, I've mentioned Asami a few times to you, right?"

"You definitely have," Kuvira said, standing from her desk and going over to the pair. "I'm surprised I haven't actually met you though." She shook Asami's hand, and Korra's eyes nearly popped out of her head when she saw the slight blush on Asami's cheek.

"Korra has told me a lot about you. Also, it's kind of impossible to not hear about you. I mean, being the captain of the soccer team and all," Asami replied, smiling sweetly to Kuvira.

Kuvira just nodded with a dorky grin, an expression Korra had never actually seen before with her roommate. Kuvira didn't have a snarky comment to make in return either; she was actually being humble, which frightened Korra even more.

"Asami and I were gonna go out to the burger joint in town. We wanted to know if you'd like to come with us," Korra said, trying to distract Kuvira from Asami for a moment.

"Yeah…I'd love to," Kuvira answered, giving a knowing smirk to Korra, which didn't go unnoticed by Asami.

In fact, Asami took in a lot about Kuvira and Korra's relationship in the minutes she spent in their room as well as in the car while they drove into town. She saw the way they made eyes at each other. She noticed the playful banter that bordered on flirting between them. And the most glaring of them all, she certainly noticed how many pairs of Korra's clothes were scattered on Kuvira's side of their dorm room.

Asami wouldn't lie about the fact that she was somewhat jealous. Although, whether she was jealous of Korra or Kuvira…she didn't quite know. Even though it was a mutual break up between her and Korra, Asami would admit that if Korra ever asked to hook up with her she would certainly accept. And then there was Kuvira. Asami took an instant attraction to Kuvira. How could she not? Kuvira was damn near perfect and Asami would be lying if she said she didn't want Kuvira in bed with her.

But Asami's attraction went further as the night went along. They had a relaxed dinner together, and it mostly consisted of Kuvira telling her stories of random and sometimes ridiculous things that happened on her team and during her soccer games. And when Korra excused herself to go to the bathroom, Asami took the opportunity to get to know Kuvira a little more without drawing the suspicion of her ex-girlfriend.

"So…I've been hogging the conversation," Kuvira said with a small laugh. "I barely know anything about you."

"I thought Korra told you about me?"

"Yeah…she did. But like, it was basically just 'oh…Asami is so amazing and wonderful and beautiful.' So…I don't know anything about you. Like…what you study, any sports…what you like to do…stuff like that."

Asami couldn't help the blush that dusted her cheeks. She was shocked that Kuvira was asking and seemed so genuine in knowing about her.

"Well…I'm majoring in mechanical engineering and minoring in chemistry."

"Whoa…so you must be pretty smart," Kuvira said with a playful grin.

"I guess you could say that. I'm sort of an inventor…I make a lot of blueprints of things I'd like to build or design. Obviously I don't have the time or experience for some of the things, but it's always nice to imagine."

"Really? No way! I'm minoring in architecture. I've made some of my own blueprints, mainly for basic things like dream houses and stuff, but it's really fun to do," Kuvira replied, a genuine smile on her face now.

"That's awesome…maybe I could see them sometime? It's not often I meet people who actually find making blueprints fun."

"Definitely…you should come over. Whenever you want…the offer is there. Korra tried to listen to me explain some of them, but she doesn't get it. She's usually out late anyway for basketball practice so…I'm alone most of the evening."

Asami raised an eyebrow at Kuvira. "Korra leaves you alone a lot? I thought you two were together?"

Kuvira nearly choked on her drink. "What? No…oh my gosh…no, absolutely not. Korra and I…we are not…not together. Nope…not a couple."

"The way you're tripping over your words right now is telling me otherwise," Asami said evenly, taking a sip of her water. A teasing grin came to her lips a few seconds later though. "However, it is very adorable."

"I am not adorable," Kuvira replied. "And Korra and I are not dating."

"I'm definitely not believing you on that one. You certainly act like you are. And there's definitely an acknowledged attraction between you two."

"Yeah, we acknowledge our attraction to each other by fucking, and that's it," Kuvira said.

Asami was thoroughly shocked…she wasn't expecting that answer. But she quickly recovered her composure. "Wait…so you two are just…what then?"

Kuvira shrugged and leaned back in her chair, finishing the rest of her soda. "Friends with benefits? I guess that's the term. I'm not really into the whole relationship thing anyway. Korra knows that."

"So you've never dated anyone before?" Asami asked, her expression softer now once she noticed Kuvira's entire mood shift once the question was out there.

"Uh…yeah. I guess? I don't…really know. I um…"

"It's alright, I won't pry. I can tell you don't want to talk about it."

"Thanks…" Kuvira mumbled.

When Korra came back, Kuvira returned to her usual self. Asami stayed interested and contributed to their conversations, but she couldn't help wondering how seemingly one relationship turned Kuvira away from trying another and made her feel so strongly about not getting attached to someone.

Korra never usually fell asleep during nights she spent in Kuvira's bed. She knew Kuvira didn't mind the fact that she stayed next to her through the night. Sometimes Korra thought it was silly; her bed was literally six feet across the room, but she could never bring herself to leave Kuvira's side. Even though her roommate slept with her back turned to her, Korra still felt better knowing she was so close to Kuvira.

Korra's phone buzzed on the nightstand, and she reached over and grabbed it, and she became even more curious when she saw that it was Asami who had texted her.

Asami: hey

Korra: hey…you're up late. It's nearly one in the morning.

Asami: I could say the same to you. I'm assuming Kuvira kept you busy.

Korra: How do you know about that?

Asami: I asked her if you two were a couple at dinner. I thought you were given the way you two acted around each other. But she said you weren't.

Korra: well she's right. We aren't together.

Asami: about that…

Asami: what happened…with Kuvira? She said she had been in a relationship before, but I didn't press further. I saw that she was upset about it.

Korra: yeah, it wasn't too great. But that's not for me to tell you about. When she trusts you enough she'll tell you on her own, and I know she will. She likes you, Asami.

Asami: why do you keep doing it?

Korra: Doing what?

Asami: whatever you're doing with Kuvira. Are there really no feelings involved between you two at all?

Korra: for Kuvira I know there aren't any of those feelings. She loves me as a best friend. She's made it pretty clear.

Asami: and what about you?

Asami was nervous when she saw that Korra had opened her text but didn't respond. She waited, and waited, and she was about to send another text after nearly ten minutes until the 'typing' indicator came up for Korra.

Korra: what about me? What does it matter, Asami? She's my best friend and I happen to be head over heels in love with her. But she can never know that. I'm happy with what I get from her…it's enough for me.

Asami didn't reply to Korra's text that night.

Korra didn't sleep either.

Asami thought of Kuvira differently after Korra's confession last night. Of course she knew about Kuvira's reputation for sleeping with other girls. But it was different when it came to Korra. She was Asami's ex-girlfriend, Asami's best friend, and Kuvira was breaking Korra's heart every night without even realizing it.

Asami was too deep in her thoughts about Korra that she didn't even notice Kuvira sit down across from her at the table.

"Hey," Kuvira said, drawing Asami back to the real world.

"Oh…hey, Kuvira." She didn't know Kuvira wore glasses. Asami thought she looked adorable yet sexy at the same time with them. And damn it, she couldn't sort out her feelings for Kuvira. They were so mixed and Asami really didn't know what to think of them.

"Hope you don't mind me joining you. I have to head to work outs soon, so I'll be quick."

"It's no problem. I was hoping to see you actually," Asami said with a small smile as she took a sip of her iced tea. Honestly, university food in the dining hall wasn't always the best, but Asami had to admit, they had killer iced tea.

"Really, why?"

Asami shrugged and smiled a little more. "Not sure. Korra always spoke so highly of you so…I guess I'm intrigued by you."

Kuvira raised an eyebrow as she finished off a half of her sandwich. Whoa, she could eat fast, Asami thought.

"Intrigued…what's so mysterious about me?" Kuvira asked with a grin tugging at her lips.

"I'm just going to be straightforward with you."

"I like honest girls, please share."

That made Asami blush for some reason, and Kuvira definitely noticed. "Look…I know how easily you can get a girl, but you don't seem like…I don't know…like -,"

"An asshole?" Kuvira finished for her.

"Yeah…well, you're actually not an asshole at all. Maybe a little arrogant at times, but certainly not an asshole."

"You say that like you're surprised."

"I am."

"Why?"

"Because…you're literally so damn perfect and you could get anyone in bed with you, yet you don't treat other girls like mere objects for your pleasure."

"That's because they aren't," Kuvira said, her eyes and expression soft as her thoughts drifted to the one person who taught her that. "Trust me Asami, I was that asshole my first year here. I quickly became the best player on the soccer team. I excelled at all my classes. And every time I went to a party I ended up hooking up with some girl.

"But last year came and I was roommates with Korra, and my whole attitude changed. We were so alike with many things, and she quickly became my best friend. I know I can count on her for anything, and maybe I did have a crush on her at some point…I'll never know for sure. Point being, Korra showed me what it was like to fully respect a woman. I realized how much of a jerk I had been to some girls. Now, it makes me upset to think that I once treated beautiful, amazing young women like they were just there for my own pleasure."

"And yet you still don't get yourself involved with anyone?"

Kuvira shook her head. "I can't. It's too hard for me."

They fell into a short yet comfortable silence as Kuvira finished her sandwich until a thought popped into Kuvira's head about something Asami said to her previously.

"So…you think I'm perfect and that I can get anyone into bed with me?" Kuvira asked, an almost challenging smirk coming to her face.

Asami remained passive. She knew what Kuvira was thinking. Asami also knew what she wanted. She would never lie about being attracted to someone, and Kuvira was certainly getting the job done by provoking Asami's feelings and lust even further.

"What are you saying, Kuvira?" she asked, raising an eyebrow at the other woman.

"I'm saying that I have an architecture project to work on and maybe I'd like your help with it. Korra leaves for practice at four thirty so you can come by then," Kuvira answered, giving Asami a wink that wasn't anything but seductive before she grabbed her garbage and stood up to throw it away.

"What if I don't want to come?" Asami challenged.

"Is that even a question?" Kuvira returned before she turned and walked away.

And damn it, Asami knew Kuvira was right.

Asami wasn't expecting to run into Korra on her way to Kuvira's room. In fact, she wished she hadn't, because Korra definitely knew something was up.

"Oh, Asami…what are you doing here?" Korra asked.

"Just going to help Kuvira with her architecture project," she answered, trying to sound as convincing as possible.

"Ah…riiiigghhtt," Korra dragged out. She obviously wasn't convinced at all. "Have fun," she added with a wink before hurrying out the front door of her dorm building.

Asami was blushing furiously as she walked down the hallway to Kuvira's room, and she made sure the heat was gone from her face before she knocked on the door. Kuvira answered within the next few moments.

"Knew you would come," were Kuvira's first words of the evening as she let Asami into her room.

"Well I couldn't pass up on your generous offer. I mean, architecture is pretty exciting."

"I can't tell if that was sarcasm."

"No, I'm actually serious, Kuvira. What are you doing for it?"

"Make a blueprint for a house, but there has to be something unique about it," Kuvira answered. "My professor didn't specify what had to be unique. He sort of left that creativity part up to us."

"Well that sounds cool. Do you have any ideas yet?"

"No. I figured you could brainstorm with me for a little bit."

"Of course."

They did brainstorm. For nearly an hour and a half. They eventually came up with the attributes of heated floors in sections of the bathrooms, bedrooms, and living room as well as sunken bath tubs so you could just step right into it. Certainly they were things that people had in their houses, they just weren't common things at all.

"Imagine how nice heated floors would be," Kuvira said, making a small grunt of approval. "Like, your feet would never be freezing in the winter."

Asami nodded as she pulled out some drafting paper for their blueprints. "It's actually more energy efficient than air heat. With air, you have to run the heat longer so it can circulate. But with floor heating, you just turn it on and there it is."

Kuvira sat down at her desk while Asami remained standing. She pulled out a pencil and began sketching the floor plan.

"We have certain dimensions we have to follow, and they aren't even that much. The house has to be no less than fifteen-hundred square feet. Other than that, we can arrange the rooms and whatever else however we want to," Kuvira said.

"And I'm assuming you've already thought of the floor plan?"

"Kind of. I sort of have one side of the house figured out. I don't know…I kind of wanted to make it a two story house, but not all the way."

"So then give it a sleek, modern look to it," Asami said, taking the pencil right out of Kuvira's hand and grabbing a sheet of notebook paper. She began to sketch her idea. "See…a more contemporary feel to it. Some larger windows for more natural light. Keep the living room open. The balcony for the second floor will overlook the living room."

"Yeah…that looks great. I can roll with that."

Asami laughed softly and shook her head, handing the pencil back to Kuvira.

"What?" Kuvira asked.

"Nothing…keep sketching."

Asami's eyes didn't leave Kuvira as she watched the other girl draw up the floor plan. She noticed the little things Kuvira did when she concentrated: she would clench her jaw every now and then before biting her lip, and when she focused on a fine detail, her tongue would just peek out of the corner of her mouth. It was nearly too adorable for Asami to handle.

She didn't even realize how long they had been there in silence with each other – just Asami watching Kuvira – until Kuvira set her pencil down and took her phone in her hands.

"Korra is staying with Opal and Bolin in their apartment tonight," Kuvira said, snapping Asami out of her daze.

Asami just nodded, glancing back to the blueprints for a moment.

"I was thinking about finishing it tonight," Kuvira mumbled, looking over her sketches. "I mean, I only have a couple more things to do and -,"

"How about you take a break?" Asami interrupted, her mood shifting quickly as she smirked, and she didn't give Kuvira time to respond as she straddled her on the chair. She nearly moaned when she felt Kuvira's hands on her hips. Wow, she was really craving this girl.

"I was hoping you would say that," Kuvira said.

Asami wasn't sure who kissed who first. Maybe they both leaned forward at the same time. But what she was sure about was that she had never wanted anyone so badly before.

Kuvira broke the kiss after a few moments, already leaving Asami breathless and wanting more. She let Kuvira pull off her shirt, and she quickly moved her hair to the side, allowing Kuvira to unclasp her bra as well.

Kuvira just sat there for a moment, taking in the sight of Asami in front of her. From her toned stomach to the perfectly smooth skin of her breasts to the lust burning in her electric green eyes, Kuvira swore to herself she would worship every inch of Asami's body tonight.

"You are so beautiful," Kuvira whispered before she leaned forward again, trailing her lips lightly down Asami's neck. She wrapped one arm around Asami's waist, while her other hand moved slowly up Asami's side, tracing the curve of her breast softly. Asami let out a gasp at the touch, and she pushed herself even closer against Kuvira.

Asami ran her hands through Kuvira's hair, moaning louder than she had expected when she felt Kuvira bite softly at the base of her neck. The light burning of the bite was quickly replaced by Kuvira's cool tongue, the feeling of that now reminding Asami that she wanted Kuvira's tongue in her own mouth more than she did on her neck.

She pulled away just enough, both hands resting on either side of Kuvira's neck now, and she pulled Kuvira's lips to hers in a hard, passionate kiss.

Asami only pulled away when she felt the need for air, and even then she stayed close to Kuvira so she could feel the other woman's hot breath on her skin. She needed more…so much more from Kuvira.

"Take me to bed…" Asami whispered, pressing her bare chest against Kuvira's still clothed body.

Kuvira could only nod. She was completely transfixed by Asami. She let Asami remove a piece of her clothing every time their lips parted, and they were both completely naked by the time Asami's back hit the mattress.

Kuvira groaned the second she heard her alarm go off in the morning. The one thing she hated about it being early in the soccer season: morning practices. Waking up at six thirty in the morning wasn't too wonderful, but Kuvira was usually able to wake up by the time she got to breakfast. However, today didn't seem like it would be that way. She was up until nearly two in the morning with Asami.

Kuvira never thought someone could have more sex drive than Korra.

"Ugh…Kuvira…" Asami mumbled, pulling a pillow over her head to drown out the sound of the alarm, and Kuvira quickly turned it off.

"Sorry. I have practice at seven thirty."

"That sucks."

"Mm…especially because someone kept me up last night."

"You didn't have to."

"Oh no, I totally wanted to." Kuvira smirked a little as she pulled the pillow away from Asami and gave her a soft kiss.

"Ew, I look like shit. Why would you want to kiss me?" Asami said, playfully pushing Kuvira away.

"Shut up. You're perfect."

Asami whined out softly and buried her face into the crook of Kuvira's neck, trying to hide her blush. She was so happy right now. Sure, she would have liked to get a few more hours of sleep, but just being so close to Kuvira warmed her heart and made her feel as if she never wanted to leave Kuvira's side.

"You know…you can go back to sleep when I leave," Kuvira said softly, running her fingers through Asami's hair.

She didn't know why she was being so mushy and cute with Asami right now. It scared her, to say the least. She was never like this with anyone…not even Korra. In fact, she hadn't been this way in the morning ever since…

Kuvira pushed those thoughts away. They would just ruin her mood of bliss right now.

Asami definitely fell asleep the second Kuvira left for soccer practice, because she was startled awake again at nearly nine fifteen when Korra slammed her room door shut.

"Well, I'm assuming you and Kuvira had some fun last night," Korra said as she set her backpack down next to her desk. She paid no mind to the fact that Asami was still naked; she had seen the green eyed beauty's body many times before anyway when they were dating.

"Yeah…" Asami managed, keeping the blanket over herself as she looked back at Korra. "Did you have class?"

"No. I was studying with Opal last night for our business test in a couple days. I just know Kuvira has practice early today. I figured she wouldn't be in the mood for me giving the both of you shit for sleeping together after what…two days of knowing each other?"

Asami rolled her eyes and scoffed. "Korra, Kuvira fucks girls the same night she meets them sometimes. Was this really any different?"

"Uh, yeah…it kind of was."

Asami huffed out as she got out of bed, following the trail of her clothes back to Kuvira's desk, picking up each article of clothing along the way. She just slipped on her bra, shirt, and panties. She was too lazy to put on her jeans this early in the morning.

"Why do you say that?" she asked Korra, who had to snap out of her daze of staring at Asami's body, perfectly toned in all the right areas.

"Um…well, Kuvira never lets girls stay the night."

"Wait, really?"

"I'm serious. She doesn't want a one night stand to get personal by having someone stay with her."

"So then…why was I allowed to stay?"

Korra shrugged, but an optimistic smile came to her face. "I'm not too sure. Maybe there is a part of Kuvira that still wants to try at another relationship."

For the next two weeks Kuvira and Asami would spend time together every moment they had the chance. They would go out for lunch together, collaborate for random architecture projects Kuvira had, and then on quite a few occasions, of course, they would spend all night in bed together.

Kuvira wouldn't say they were being romantic or anything with each other…at least, nothing about their time in bed was romantic. Passionate and lust-filled, perhaps, but certainly not romantic.

However, Kuvira wasn't able to escape the teasing and speculations of Korra. And today, Korra was more intense and straightforward than usual.

"You like her," Korra said, flopping face first onto Kuvira's bed with a light huff of air.

"Well…I do like her. That's true."

"You know what I mean, Kuvira." Korra rolled onto her back and glanced over at Kuvira, who was at her desk, taking notes for her abnormal psychology class.

"Korra, don't…"

"No. I will, because you need to face it." Korra sat up and kept her eyes on Kuvira now, her gaze harder and more serious. "You like Asami, as in, you want to date her."

"That's ridiculous. Korra, you and I are still fucking. And when I'm not sleeping with you, I'm back fucking Asami," Kuvira answered, putting down her pen and turning in her chair, adjusting her glasses as she did.

"That has no significance right now. Our relationship doesn't affect what goes on with you and Asami."

"Are you kidding? It definitely does. You know we would have to stop whatever this is between us if I wanted to date Asami."

"So you've thought about it then?"

"What?"

"Dating Asami…you must have thought about it at some point." Korra kept her gaze steady. She had to control herself now. She knew Kuvira liked Asami already. And as much as it hurt Korra to see the woman she loved fall for someone else, she knew she couldn't force Kuvira to love her.

That would never happen. Kuvira was at one of her lowest points when Korra came into her life. Korra had seen Kuvira through it all, she had been there for her and provided Kuvira with comfort…Kuvira could never be in love with Korra the way Korra was with her.

"I…I guess," Kuvira admitted. "I do like her. I just…I don't know."

"Honestly, there's nothing stopping you from giving it a try."

"Yeah but, I don't want to hurt her."

"How do you know if you will do that or not? You can't see into the future. Kuvira, I know what happened with Suyin hurt you beyond what I could understand. I can't imagine what it must have been like to go through that kind of heartbreak. But I'm here for you…Asami is here for you too. She likes you a lot, and I think we both know that at some point, it will turn into something more than just a friends with benefits things between you two."

Kuvira nodded a little, biting her lip as she thought. Yes, she really liked Asami. It was definitely way too early to say she might love her, but Kuvira had no doubt it could turn into that if they gave it a try.

"Yeah…you're right," Kuvira said softly. "I'll ask her out."

Kuvira didn't ask Asami out. In fact, it had been two weeks since she had told Korra she would. When it came down to it, Kuvira was just too nervous to get the question out. So, naturally, she just went back to Asami's dorm and had sex with her.

Not that either of them were complaining. Kuvira loved how she was able to dominate Asami, but she loved it even more when Asami was the one to take the lead on things every now and then. And Asami…she just loved being with Kuvira. She loved the feeling of Kuvira pressed against her. She loved having Kuvira's lips moving against her own. She loved feeling Kuvira inside her, making her gasp and moan in pleasure greater than any she had ever felt before.

Asami basically collapsed back onto the bed, her breathing heavy and ragged as she came down from yet another mind-blowing orgasm courtesy of Kuvira. Within the next moment though, Kuvira's lips were on hers, and the taste of her own arousal lingered on Kuvira's lips and tongue. She didn't mind at all. If anything, it was insanely kinky and only turned Asami on again. Although, she was nowhere near ready to go another round yet.

"Fuck…I don't think I've ever came that hard before," Asami whispered as she continued to steady her breathing.

Kuvira smirked and lay next to Asami on the bed, her finger lazily tracing small patterns across Asami's shoulder. "Oh please…I'm sure I can make you come harder next time."

Asami rolled her eyes and playfully swatted Kuvira's hands away, only to be gathered in Kuvira's arms the very next second.

"I think I would like that actually. I want to scream your name as loud as possible…make sure everyone knows who you're fucking," Asami mumbled against Kuvira's chest.

Kuvira let out a breathy laugh as she kissed the top of Asami's head. "You are insatiable."

"I think you made me this way."

"Hm…maybe. Or perhaps you've always been this way."

"Oh yeah? So then why am I like this with only you? What makes you so special?" Asami asked, looking back at Kuvira with a challenging grin.

"Because maybe…I've been the only person to fuck you the way you really want it." In response to Asami's raised eyebrow and teasing expression, Kuvira just laughed and continued. "Oh come on, Asami, we both know Korra was too gentle with you. Honestly, I'm surprised she was…that girl can really go at it when she wants to. I mean, you would not believe how much – hey, ow!"

Kuvira was cut off when Asami flicked her in the center of her forehead.

"I am really not concerned with your sex life with Korra," Asami said, pressing her lips softly against the base of Kuvira's neck before pulling away again. "But yes…she always thought she would hurt me. She never really understood that's what I wanted."

"Wait…I thought you just - ,"

"Wanted it rough every now and then, yes," Asami finished, pushing some of Kuvira's hair out of her lover's face. She could have sworn she fell for Kuvira the moment her eyes met the deeper green eyes in front of her. She figured it was just the after-sex appeal of Kuvira: gruff but adorable. Certainly there were absolutely no feelings involved with this.

"But…?" Kuvira looked at Asami expectantly, waiting for the other woman to tell her what she already knew.

"But sometimes I want the pain, Kuvira."

"Why?"

Asami shrugged, her eyes glancing from Kuvira's eyes to her lips a few times. "I guess no real relationship is always perfect and loving. Sometimes there will be fights and someone will get hurt."

"Are you saying that's what you want with me? A real relationship?" Kuvira asked, and now it was her turn to raise an eyebrow at Asami.

"Honestly, I'm not too sure. You seem damaged enough by whatever happened in your past and I don't want to push you into anything you don't want to do. But my point is that – if you're okay with it – next time we…hook up, or whatever you want to call it, I'll tell you what I want, and you'll do it."

"That sounds…tempting," Kuvira said, a smirk tugging at the corner of her lips. "Meet me outside the weight room after my work outs tomorrow. We can go to my room; Korra is staying with Opal again…studying for yet another test."

Asami bit her lip, which only succeeded in making Kuvira even more aroused and ready to take Asami yet again. "I can certainly do that."

"Good…but for right now, I'm getting what I want."

"Oh? And what do you want, Kuvira?"

"Hm…" Kuvira hummed out in mock thought as she pushed Asami onto her back, pinning her lover's arms above her head. She pressed her knee lightly against the apex between Asami's legs, eliciting a sharp gasp from the woman below her.

"I think you know what I want," she whispered as she trailed her lips down Asami's neck, nipping lightly over the several hickeys already on Asami's skin.

Asami closed her eyes, tilting her head to give Kuvira more access, and she moaned the second she felt Kuvira's hand slip between her legs.

Kuvira woke up around nine o'clock the next morning, and she spent another thirty minutes just admiring Asami as she slept.

She thought about how lucky she was to have Asami come into her life now. She wasn't too sure what it was about Asami, but Kuvira knew she was happier around her. Her heart would flutter every time Asami would smile at her or whenever she made Asami laugh.

Kuvira was amazed at how important Asami was to her. Sure, they had only known each other for about a month now, and maybe their relationship was simply based around their attraction to each other and the amazing sex they always had, but Kuvira felt something constantly pulling her to Asami. It went beyond her attraction for the other woman. It was definitely more than that.

If Kuvira was brave enough to admit it, she might have thought at random points that she was –

"Morning," Asami mumbled, cutting Kuvira's thoughts short.

"Hey," Kuvira said.

Asami admired Kuvira's low, raspy morning voice, and it was something, she thought, she could definitely get used to.

"You're staring," Asami commented, running her fingers through Kuvira's thick, fluffy bangs.

"What can I say…you're just so beautiful."

That succeeded in getting a blush from Asami, who responded by pulling Kuvira down for a soft kiss. And in that moment, Kuvira had an idea.

"Hey, um…would you maybe uh, want to…um, go out tonight?" Kuvira asked, scratching the back of her neck as her eyes darted anywhere but Asami's own electric green eyes.

Asami couldn't help the soft laugh that escaped her before she lightly brushed her lips across Kuvira's. "Are you asking me on a date?"

"I uh…I'm not really sure, honestly. I guess I just want to get to know you more."

Asami raised an eyebrow at that.

"Like, personally," Kuvira said.

"Personally? How personal are we talking here? I mean, I am lying in bed naked with you right now."

"You know what I mean…I want to know you. I already know you like architecture, science stuff, and learning new things. But, I want to know the little things. Those matter too."

"Alright, this is definitely you asking me on a date."

Kuvira rolled her eyes and huffed out. She knew she was. She just didn't want to admit it yet.

"So, maybe I am," she eventually mumbled. "What does it matter?"

"Uh…you told me the first time we slept together that you weren't into the dating thing," Asami said, turning to face Kuvira, her eyes studying the young woman lying next to her.

"I just…I don't know, Asami. I guess I want to figure it out. I'm not sure if I want anything…extremely serious, but maybe something casual wouldn't hurt."

"Well, we're pretty casual as friends with benefits right now. I don't see the problem with going out with you," Asami said back, giving Kuvira a soft smile.

"Really?"

"Yeah! You're my friend and…I want to get to know you more too. Like you said, the little things count too."

Kuvira ended up taking Asami to a casual Italian restaurant in the city. She had debated on whether or not to take Asami to a more high-end place, but decided against it as this wasn't supposed to be a "date." Besides, this restaurant was nice enough and their small booth gave them all the privacy they needed to talk freely and enjoy each other's company.

"I would have never guessed that you'd be into musical theatre," Asami said, taking a sip of her water.

"I get that a lot. It's hard to talk about it because a lot of people I know don't know much about it. The only one that could discuss it with me for hours on end was Huan, and I don't see him that often anymore."

"Well…I'm not an expert in theatre, but I've seen a few shows. I figured it would be stupid to waste the huge theatre district Republic City has," Asami said.

"Yeah, it's one of the biggest in the world! Which shows have you seen?"

"Wicked, Chicago, and On The Town," Asami answered. "I'd love to see more though, but I haven't had many chances given how busy school and rowing keeps me."

"I never knew you rowed crew," Kuvira said. "That's pretty sweet."

Asami nodded and gave Kuvira a soft smile. "It's fun. Sometimes the practices can be a bore though. But I like it. Um…anyway, which shows have you been able to see?"

"Oh, I don't even think I could list them off the top of my head. At least fifteen though, and I think that's underestimating."

Asami's jaw nearly dropped. "What…that's so many! How do you manage the time for that?"

"I usually go and spend a few nights in the theatre district over breaks. I end up seeing four shows in that time. Last year I saw six."

"What are your favorites?"

"Wicked, Kinky Boots, and Book of Mormon," Kuvira answered. "But…there are so many more that are just insanely good and iconic like Rent and A Chorus Line…so amazing."

"What makes them so amazing?" Asami asked, leaning forward a little, admiring the fact that Kuvira was an absolute dork and that she was probably falling in love with her every second she spent with her. Whether or not that was a good thing, Asami didn't care at this point.

"They dealt with certain topics an issues that just weren't talked about in their time, topics that were considered taboo or topic that just made people uncomfortable such as AIDS and LGBT people. The stories in them were so beautiful and emotional…groundbreaking musicals in all honesty."

"Wow…you're such a nerd about this. It's adorable," Asami said, and she held back a laugh when she saw the blush that filled Kuvira's cheeks.

"Um…thanks? I don't know…it's hard to find someone who will listen to me talk about that stuff. Korra tries, and it's not that she gets annoyed by it, she just doesn't understand it."

"Well, I'm here, and I'm always up for an education about musical theatre. I admire the talent that goes into it. Not just the actors and actresses, but the orchestra and set designers and everything else…it's amazing how it all comes together."

Kuvira nodded, a wide smile coming to her face now. "Yeah, it's amazing! Everyone involved dedicates so much time and effort, and it all pays off, which is the beautiful thing about it."

Asami listened for another fifteen minutes or so as Kuvira first told her all about the genius of Wicked, and then told her about Kinky Boots. It was a topic she wasn't too familiar with, and she didn't mind at all that she was able to learn about it from Kuvira. Plus, Asami loved how animated Kuvira was when she talked about theatre. She admired the way Kuvira's eyes lit up whenever she spoke about something particularly interesting about a certain musical. She admired how Kuvira as a whole just radiated happiness. She could tell Kuvira was passionate about theatre, and Asami wished Kuvira would never stop talking about it.

Asami couldn't help the somewhat dopey smile that came to her face as she continued to admire Kuvira.

She was certainly in love with her.

And Asami didn't mind at all.

"We should do this again," Asami said.

"Go out?" Kuvira raised an eyebrow and took Asami's hand in her own, and she couldn't hide her smile when she felt Asami's fingers lace with hers.

"Yeah…it was nice."

They went to Republic City's central park instead of heading straight back to campus. It was only nine, and they wanted to take full advantage of the clear, cool evening.

They stopped on a small bridge suspended over a thin stream running through the center of the park. They stood in a comfortable silence for a few moments, watching the koi fish swimming below in the stream. Until eventually, Kuvira broke the silence.

"Can this be a date?"

"I thought you weren't into that."

Kuvira shrugged and leaned on the railing of the bridge, facing Asami. "I don't know…maybe I'm willing to try again."

"What happened anyway?" Asami asked, keeping her voice soft.

"What do you mean?"

"Like…who hurt you or broke your heart so badly that it discouraged you from dating anyone through college?"

Kuvira looked down, biting her lip as she shifted slightly, not able to meet Asami's eyes now. "I, uh…it's really complicated."

"I'm not going to force you to tell me, Kuvira. I just…if I want to be in a relationship with you, I think I deserve to know about your past. At least, before we start getting more serious with each other, if that's what you want."

"I do. Asami, I want a relationship with you. I was thinking about it for the last couple weeks. At first I wasn't sure, but the more time I spent with you…I realized that I could get used to it. I want to be with you. I'm happy when I'm with you, Asami. I don't want to let that feeling slip away just because I wasn't brave enough to take that chance with you."

Asami smiled softly, and she took both of Kuvira's hands in her own, pulling the other woman closer to her. "I can tell you're uncomfortable with sharing whatever it is that's been hurting you. Just…forget I asked about it tonight and take me back to your room, okay?"

Kuvira nodded and gave Asami a slight smile of appreciation before closing the distance between them, lightly pressing her lips to Asami's.

It had been six months since Asami and Kuvira had started "dating." Even though Korra had told Kuvira so many times that they should just admit their feelings for each other already, neither woman would let themselves break down.

Asami didn't know why she couldn't tell Kuvira that she wanted something more. She wanted to be Kuvira's girlfriend. She wanted to be more serious with Kuvira. But she couldn't bring herself to ask Kuvira if that was okay. Asami saw how closed-off Kuvira would become whenever she brought up the idea of them making a serious relationship official. She didn't blame her, but she knew she would have to know who broke Kuvira's heart before anything could happen between them in the future.

Of course, that was kind of pointless to say at this point. They spent every free moment they had together. They spent nearly every night together. In fact, Korra had commented that they were a typical, mushy couple in love on a few occasions. That got Kuvira nervous.

Kuvira knew though. She knew that she had fallen for Asami. She just wasn't able to come clean about her feelings. She figured keeping up with this friends with benefit thing was the best course of action. She'd rather keep Asami in her life this way than risk losing her because she followed her heart again.

Of course, Kuvira knew that was a risk she would eventually have to take.

Kuvira hadn't been expecting Asami to be in her room when she got back from soccer practice, but she couldn't say she wasn't happy about it. Seeing Asami always brought a smile to her face.

"Hey Kuvira," Asami said once she saw her…girlfriend…walk through the door. She was trying to get used to that word. It had only been two months since they decided to put that title on each other.

"Hey…I'm assuming Korra let you in?"

"Yeah. She left for class a little while ago. Figured you'd want some company," Asami said with a playful wink.

Kuvira rolled her eyes and set her bag down before going over to Asami, giving her girlfriend a soft kiss on her lips. She yelped in surprise when Asami pulled her down onto the bed.

"Bleh…I'm all sweaty. Let me take a shower first," Kuvira mumbled, pushing herself off of Asami.

Asami pouted as she draped her arms over Kuvira's shoulders. "Fine. But only if I can join you."

"I don't think I even need to answer that."

Showering with Kuvira had turned out to be more intimate than Asami would have thought. She even wondered why they had never done this before. She figured their different schedules had something to do with it. Kuvira was usually gone in the morning because of her work outs, so Asami woke up alone after nearly every night Kuvira stayed with her.

But Asami loved every moment of this. She was so close to Kuvira. She wanted this more than anything else. Her heart never longed for someone this much before…not even when she was with Korra. Asami wanted a future with Kuvira.

And Asami thought her heart might explode when she felt Kuvira's back press against her chest. She didn't hesitate as she wrapped her arms around Kuvira's waist.

Both women were in perfect bliss right now, being so close to one another with the warm water drizzling over their skin. It was a moment they wished would never end.

"Kuvira…I love you," Asami whispered. It was something Asami had wanted to saw for a while now. She just wasn't sure how Kuvira would react to it. But she knew that if she didn't say it now then she might wait another two months to do it.

"Asami…"

"No, Kuvira…don't tell me I'm not sure of it. Don't tell me that I need more time to figure out my feelings. I know what I feel for you, Kuvira. I know that - ,"

"Asami, I fell in love with someone before…someone I should have never fallen in love with in the first place. And when she told me that we couldn't see each other anymore, told me that we couldn't be involved the way we were…I was heartbroken. But now I fell in love with you, and I'm so nervous and afraid that I'll screw everything up with you. I don't want to do that, Asami."

"But if you keep distancing yourself from a serious relationship, it will only hurt more," Asami said back, letting Kuvira turn around to face her. "It seems like you're still holding on to whatever previous relationship you had. You need to let that go."

"It's not that easy."

"Why? It's been a couple years. At least, that's what you told me."

"Yeah…that's true. It's just, I see her a lot."

"Just tell me, please."

"Asami, it's fucked up. The relationship I had with - ,"

"Kuvira, please…"

"I…her name is Suyin. She's older than me and…she's married and has a family and…she took me in after my parents died. I was a junior in high school. She gave me the affection and support I needed to keep going. I was lonely and I didn't know how to handle everything that had happened that year. I didn't know how to process my feelings.

"I knew it was wrong and I knew that we would never work out. She was clear about there being no feelings on her end. We kept going for over a year, and I acted like it was the same for me, like there were no feelings on my side either. But that wasn't true…gosh, I fell head over heels for her. I was so in love with her. And I came up with the bright idea to tell her, even though every time I touched her too gently or kissed her too softly she would remind me that there wasn't supposed to be anything romantic between us.

"It hurt so much, Asami. But I was so far in love with her that I didn't care that it broke my heart every time I was with her."

"Why didn't you stop it?" Asami asked, resting her hands on Kuvira's shoulders. "If you knew it was hurting you that much…"

"I don't know. I don't think I'll ever be able to wrap my mind around why I fell so hard for her. It was wrong on every level. I know I should have ended it once I realized my stronger feelings for her. But I just couldn't pull myself away."

Asami rested her forehead against Kuvira's for a small moment before she leaned forward, lightly pressing their lips together.

"Hey…" Asami said softly, pulling away a little bit. "I get that it's hard to let go of the first person you fell in love with, but you're here with me. This…us…is the present, the now."

Kuvira nodded. She knew Asami was right. "I'm sorry I wouldn't open up to you about this sooner," Kuvira nearly whispered. "I knew I could trust you but I…I didn't know if your opinion of me would change after you knew."

Asami shook her head, and slight smile tugging at her lips. "Please…we all fall in love and sometimes we don't know exactly why. Love is love, and heartbreak is heartbreak. I can't judge you for that. Besides, I'm in love with you and I want to be with you. If I'm not able to accept your past then there's no future for us. But I know we can make a future together…"

Those statements almost frightened Kuvira. The future. Kuvira had never really thought about creating a future with someone. Even though she had fallen in love with Suyin, she knew having a future with the woman was impossible. But now, Kuvira had Asami, and she knew that this was something that could last. Kuvira wanted it to last more than anything.

"You really like her, huh?"

Kuvira glanced up from her textbook when she heard Korra's voice. She wasn't really expecting any questions, especially since they had both been studying for their final exams in silence for the last couple hours.

"Yeah, I do," Kuvira replied with a small nod of her head. "In fact…I think I would go as far to say that I love her."

Korra let a smile grace her lips. Even though she was still getting over her own heartbreak at watching Kuvira fall in love with someone else, she was still happy for her best friend. She knew that a relationship would never have worked with Kuvira, but that didn't stop Korra from falling in love with her. Still, Kuvira was happy with Asami, and that's really all Korra could have asked for.

"I'm glad," Korra said softly. "I mean, it's about time you settled down with someone."

Kuvira blushed a little. "Yeah, it's nice. I never thought I'd be able to open up my feelings to someone after Suyin, but there was just something about Asami that got to me, and I couldn't help how I felt for her."

"Can you stop being all mushy and romantic whenever you talk about her…it's so gross," Korra teased, a small grin tugging at the corner of her mouth.

Kuvira just rolled her eyes in response.

They had been dating for over a year now. If Kuvira was being completely honest with herself, she never thought it was going to last this long. It wasn't that she and Asami had stopped loving each other or anything. No…it was just those moments when Kuvira would let her past affect her…that's when things got a little rough between them. Kuvira would just shut down at random moments with the bizarre thought that Asami would somehow find a reason to no longer love her. Asami always told Kuvira any thoughts like that were arbitrary, but it was hard to convince Kuvira of that.

But they would recover quickly from those moments, and it was all because of Asami's persistence. She was never going to give up on Kuvira or the love they shared for each other. What they had together…it was special, and they both knew it. It was nice, Kuvira thought, to know Asami was hers. They were always there for each other, and Kuvira knew this was a relationship that would continue once they graduated. She only had eyes for Asami now, and there was no one she'd rather be in love with.

A/N: Whoa…I actually posted another one-shot. So sorry for the delay with this! Last semester of high school got busy with final projects, exams, and now AP tests!

Hope you enjoyed this one…remember to leave any one-shot prompts you might have for me in your review and if you want me to do Korvira or Kuvirasami next; I'd love to hear your ideas!

Happy reading!

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