So, this is a somewhat modern AU but it's still structured like the Avatar world. I've changed a lot of things. There's still bending. There's a more mystical twist to the story. I'm not guaranteeing that I'll continue this, but this idea has been bothering me for days so I went ahead and wrote it. Just tell me what you think and I'll try my best to finish it. Also, it's Korrasami!

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~Korra~

I always thought I could pretend to have a normal life. Pretend that I wasn't different from everyone else. Sure, I could bend all four elements while most people could only bend one. And sure, I was a chief's daughter which made me (technically) a princess. But that wasn't the only thing that made me different. It was something much more... physical than that. And it wasn't until I'd moved from my home in the Southern Water Tribe to Republic City that I had noticed just how different I was.

My father had sent me to live with someone who could teach me how to begin my airbending. I mastered the other three elements, but air always managed to throw me off. I didn't mind at first. Actually, I was eager to go. My mom packed up my things and, the next day, Tenzin came to get me. He traveled by boat, arriving at our shores early in the morning. He said it would be a long ride back and he didn't want to get there too late.

"Are you sure she'll be fine up there?" My father asked him. "She's the only one with this condition."

Keep in mind, I was only twelve at the time. I always considered my difference something that made me special. Yet, my father was talking about it like I was an abnormality.

"She'll be fine." Tenzin said. "I'll give her a hood to wear at all times and in public."

"And the changing?" My mother said. "She has no hold on that. It happens randomly."

"She'll be protected by the White Lotus. If they see anything, they'll take care of it." Tenzin said.

It angered me. It seriously angered me. I tried to focus on petting my polar bear dog's, Naga's, head. She bumped her nose against my cheek and I laughed. She always knew how to make me feel better.

"Korra." My father said, catching my attention. "I don't want you to think we're ashamed of you." So he must've seen my expression. "We love you with all our hearts, but there are people out there who might not think the same. We only want to protect you."

"I can promise you that no harm will come to you." Tenzin said with a smile.

"It's not fair." I said. "How do you know they won't accept me?"

Maybe I was too young to voice my own opinions and, because of that, maybe that's why they never took my thoughts into consideration. And maybe it was wrong to blame my father's side of the family. What I had skipped generations. My grandmother had it, her grandfather had it, and so on. Still, that didn't mean I wasn't seriously rethinking about what to think of myself.

They never gave me an answer either. They just looked at each other and told me it was time to go. My parents hugged me and told me how much they loved me. I said it back, of course, but my hatred for their decision didn't cease. I followed Tenzin onto the boat, leading Naga behind me, and looked back at them standing below. My mother was teary eyed and my father had his arm around her waist, waving. I waved back and the boat tugged forward. My home, my parents, slowly faded into the distance.

I remember arriving at the docks of Air Temple Island. Tenzin approached me, a black hooded jacket in his hands.

It was then I wished I never had these ears.

~Five years later. Korra ~

"Korra! Wake up!"

I groaned, shoving my face further into my pillow. "Go away, Ikki!"

I heard Meelo's voice next. "Get up, soldier! It's your first day and I will not accept slackers!"

I couldn't help but laugh. Meelo loved the whole army thing and always imagined that he was a general or something. My bedroom door slid open and one of them landed on me, not bothering to use their airbending to cushion their landing. I grunted and gritted my teeth. "Hey!"

Meelo laughed and I turned over, almost knocking him to the floor. I sat up, my ears flicking angrily. He jumped to the floor, creating an air scooter and escaping out the door. Ikki giggled and did the same, disappearing up the hall behind him. I leapt from my bed, a flash of heat running down my spine as I gave chase. I could hear their laughter, they'd already reached the outside. I picked up speed.

"Korra!" Tenzin yelled as I blurred past him. I huffed a laugh, too far in the zone to stop.

I burst through the doors leading to the courtyard, my ears fully alert and every sensitive sound. I could pick up their tiny giggles and suppressed heavy breathing. They were terrible when it came to hiding. A soft growl came from my chest.

"Come on out, you know I can hear you." I said.

"No, you can't!" Meelo said and I heard Ikki sigh.

I knew where they were, but it would've been to easy to go straight to them. I acted as if I couldn't tell where they were hiding, making my way to the nearest bush. I put myself in a pouncing position. "You're behind this bush, aren't you?"

"Maybe we are, maybe we aren't!" Ikki said.

I lunged, using a bit of air to keep myself from hitting the leaves and branches too hard. "Darn it." I said, doing my best to sound angry.

"They're over there." Jinora, their oldest sister, said as she came outside. She was pointing at the bush closest to the stairs.

Ikki's head popped up first. "Hey, that's not fair!" she said.

"Yeah, you helped her cheat!" Meelo said.

"She knew where you were anyway." Jinora said with a shrug. "It's not cheating if she knows."

"Is so!" Ikki said

I laughed and stood up straight, brushing the leaves from my clothing. "She's right. I already knew where you were, I just wanted to mess with you guys."

"Well, if you're done messing around, it's time to get serious." Tenzin said as he came out. "You said you wanted to try and lead a normal life and you're certainly not off to a good start." I rolled my eyes. "Korra, if you want to go to regular high school you need to learn how to control yourself. I can't afford to have you changing every time something happens."

"It's not a problem anymore." I muttered. "I got it down."

"Really?" he said, looking past me.

I looked behind me and blushed furiously. My tail was out. I willed it to disappear, all the while thinking of ways to light Tenzin's clothing on fire. "So that's one mistake." I said. "My tail isn't like my ears. They don't move. And it's not like it'll happen again."

"The only way to be sure is to not give in to it." Tenzin said. "Now go get a shower and get ready. The White Lotus will be here any minute to get you to bring you to the city." He held out my black hoodie and I glared at his hand before taking it from him and stomping off inside.

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~Asami~

"Are you kidding me?" my best friend Kuvira said as she walked into class.

"What?" I asked, laughing.

Kuvira sat down in the seat next to me, her expression annoyed. "We're getting a newbie."

"Newbie?" my other friend Bolin said.

"You mean a new student?" I said.

"Exactly." Kuvira said.

"Why so late in the school year?" Mako, Bolin's brother, said. "I mean, it's junior year. Isn't it kind of pointless to enroll into a new high school now?"

"I heard she was homeschooled." Kuvira said. She groaned. "We're getting a stiff! She's gonna be all awkward and probably ugly!"

"How do you know she'll be ugly?" Bolin asked.

"Have you ever seen a sexy, no, pretty home school transfer?" Kuvira said. Bolin thought for a minute, but didn't give his answer.

"I wonder what kind of bender she is." Mako said.

"Who said she's a bender?" I said. "What of she's a non-bender?"

"Then you'll finally have a friend like you!" Kuvira teased, making the others laugh.

"That's not very funny." I said.

"I'm only kidding, 'Sami." Kuvira said, patting me on the back once. "You're an exception."

I didn't bother to reply. Our teacher had walked into class. She was an earth bender, and she was a no-nonsense teacher. She was cool, though, and one of my favorite teachers in the entire school.

"Alright." she said from the front of the classroom. "As I'm sure some of you may know, we're getting a new student." There were a few enthusiastic comments, along with a few groans. "Quiet!" the teacher said. "I want all of you to welcome her equally." She turned to the door. "Okay, you can come in."

I swear I could've made Kuvira eat her words. The minute the new girl walked in, I had no idea what it meant to breathe. She was, forgive the pun, breathtakingly beautiful. She had caramel colored skin and sapphire eyes, giving away that she was from one of the Water Tribes. She looked like some almost extinct creature that very few have the honor of seeing, an exotic beauty. The black hoodie she wore went no further than her hairline.

"What's that about ugly transfers?" Mako whispered to Kuvira, who punched him in the shoulder before looking at me.

"I think Asami is in looove." she sang under her breath, making me blush deeply.

"I am not!" I said back through my teeth.

"Class, this is Korra." the teacher said. Spirits, even her name was exotic. "Why don't you tell the class about yourself?"

"Uh, well..." Damn, even her voice! "I'm originally from the Southern Water Tribe. I'm a waterbender. I'm staying with Tenzin on Air Temple Island-"

"You're living with Mr. Killjoy?" a classmate asked, making us all laugh. "Why?"

Korra shrugged. "He's kind of my only option right now."

"Why don't you take a seat?" the teacher said to her, gesturing to the seats.

"Okay." Korra said. She started up my isle.

"Ooh, she's headed this way." Kuvira said, nudging me. I wanted to slap her so bad.

"Hey, um, is this seat taken?" Korra asked me, pointing to the desk beside me. I met her eyes and I felt like I'd been struck by lightning.

"N-no, you can sit there." I felt like such a fool for stuttering.

"Thanks." she said. If smiles could kill, I'd be six feet under. It may of been a small one, but the way it was slightly lopsided was too freaking cute to handle.

She sat beside me and it took everything in me to not stare. Mako, on the other hand, was another story. He turned in his seat to look at her.

"So," he said. "You're a waterbender?"

Korra nodded. "Yeah.

"That's cool." he said. "I haven't met very many waterbenders. I'm a firebender myself." He drew a small flame in the palm of his hand. "My brother is an earthbender." He poked Bolin in his arm.

"Really?" Korra said.

"Yeah." Bolin said, bashful. "So is Kuvira."

"That's awesome." Korra said.

"Yeah, it is pretty cool isn't it?" Kuvira said. She threw her arm around me shoulders. "Asami, here, is a non-bender, though."

"Shut up." I said, pushing her away. "Besides, you don't need bending to be considered cool."

"Then what do you do?" Korra asked me.

"I, um," It was so hard to talk with her eyes focused on me.

"She's a genius with cars and shit." Kuvira said. "Her father owns the biggest transportation company in the world, Future Industries."

"I said shut up." I looked at her angrily.

"That's really cool." Korra said.

It shouldn't take one person to make me blush so much in a short amount of time.

"So, newbie, want to join us for lunch?" Kuvira said. Korra raised an eyebrow in confusion.

"She calls every new student that." Bolin clarified.

"Oh." Korra said. "Then, yeah. I'll join you guys for lunch."

I knew this girl was going to end up being the death of me from that point on.

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First off, yes, Korra is a werewolf with ears like nekomimi anime characters. I said it would be weird. Anyway, tell me what you think and if you want to see more. I'll most likely add more once Jealous is finished.

Thanks for reading!