Cosplay

Korra was not happy, and she wasn't shy about letting Asami know it. Unfortunately for Korra, Asami had developed a reasonable amount of resistance to her pouting – probably because she'd shamelessly abused her pouting powers after she'd first discovered them.

"Come on, Korra," Asami said. "Just give it a try. It won't be that bad. Trust me."

"That's easy for you to say," Korra countered. If pouting wouldn't work, she'd just have to try glaring. Alas, despite being the mighty Avatar and master of all four elements, Korra's glare had absolutely no effect on Asami. "You're not the one who has to cosplay as a squirtle." She huffed. "I mean, seriously, why do I have to dress up as a squirtle?"

Asami smiled, and Korra tried not to grin like an idiot. Damn it. Asami's smile was way too effective. It was like… like… like some kind of secret weapon. "Because the children at the hospital love pokemon, and I can't waterbend. You, however, can waterbend." She kissed Korra's cheek. "Plus, I think you'd make an adorable squirtle."

Korra sighed. Why did Asami have to be so persuasive? "Why do I get the feeling that you've already got a costume prepared for me?"

Asami chuckled. "Maybe because I knew you'd say yes, you big softie."

"I guess." Korra drew herself up to her full height and did her best to take on the regal, authoritative demeanour of the most powerful bender in the world. If the snickers coming from Asami were any sign, she failed miserably. Oh, it was great having a girlfriend who just treated her like a normal person, but would it hurt Asami to maybe be in awe of her awesomeness a bit more often? "But this is the only time I'll be cosplaying as a pokemon."

Asami gave Korra a thoughtful look. "I don't know about that. You are the Avatar, the master of all four elements, so there are quite a few different pokemon you could cosplay as to cheer up the kids down at the hospital. I think you'd make a pretty great charizard. If you combined your airbending with your firebending, you could even fly around while breathing fire. And don't even get me started on all the ground or rock pokemon you could dress up as."

"Can't you get Mako to be a charizard instead of me?" Korra whined. If pouting and glaring didn't work, maybe whining would.

"Can you really imagine Mako dressing up as a charizard?" Asami asked. "Can you?"

Korra managed to keep from laughing for about three seconds. "Fine," she said once she'd calmed down. "I guess you have a point. But Bolin could definitely pull off being a sandshrew or something."

"I've already asked him, actually," Asami said. "And he agreed."

"Well, at least I won't be alone in my suffering." Korra gave Asami a suspicious look. "Are you sure you aren't doing this just because you want to see me dress up as a pokemon? You might think you're sneaky, but don't think I've missed you playing pokemon in your office."

Asami laughed. "You got me there, Korra, but this is mostly for the children." Her brows furrowed. "Wait… can you bend lightning?"

"Sort of. I'm learning, but I could definitely use more work on it."

"Great. Then you can dress up as a pikachu later."

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Author's Notes

As always, I do not own Legend of Korra. I am not making any money off of this either.

That's right, Korra, do it for the children! But, yeah, if it would cheer up some children at a hospital, Korra would totally dress up as a pokemon for a couple of hours. Incidentally, I get the feeling that if Korra and Asami played pokemon, Korra would be the one keeping pokemon for sentimental reasons whereas Asami would be crafting a super team of perfectly optimised pokemon to wreck people with. But, hey, they're weird like that.

As always, I appreciate feedback. Reviews and comments are welcome.