The Rebellion Within

Face the truth, and never come back (part 3)

A/N: This one is a long one in apology for my slacking.  Put ye seatbelts on.  Also, stay tuned cause I may have an announcement and we can vibe with another fan fic (if you're interested) :D. 

The car drive was silent as Asami's head continued spinning from the new information she had just learned. She bit her thumb and stared out the car window at the falling sun behind the horizon and let out a frustrated sigh. How could they? How could Mako's parents sue hers and on what grounds? Did Mako cause this? She bit harder and shook her head. Did Mako tell them to sue her family as revenge because he somehow figured out her feelings? Korra had shot down this thought earlier.

"He did say he didn't want them to sue your family." Korra had said earlier and Asami was stunned at her for defending Mako. That was another trait of hers that Asami came to love. She didn't use the situation to turn Asami against her ex fiance (if you could even call him that) at all. In fact, "I hate to say it but you might have to talk to him."

"You just asked me why I kept wanting to talk to him." Asami raised her eyebrow at her.

"Yes...but it was the heat of the moment. Besides, do you have a better idea?"

"Yes!" She threw her hands in the air. "To talk to my parents!" Korra stared at Asami and, to be honest, it didn't take long for the nurse to convince her. Truthfully, there wasn't any convincing to do. The captain dragged Asami to her car as soon as the words left her mouth.

"We have to leave now if we want to catch Raiko leaving his office then." She said.

Which led Asami here, minutes away from their destination after a long quiet ride; filled with Korra' yawning and gentle hand caresses that were meant to soothe Asami, but really just wouldn't work. She was thankful, though, for Korra in general; for her being here and trying her best to make her feel better. Asami didn't know what she'd be doing right now without Korra and, frankly, she didn't want to find out. Still, no matter how many times Korra gently touched her hand and kissed it, Asami couldn't shake the tightness in her stomach. The anger and the pure feeling of betrayal she had was almost enough to throw up the small piece of bread Kuvira had stolen for her from the kitchen after Mako left. She wanted to blame it on the fact that maybe that small piece of bread just wasn't enough to keep her in check for the rest of the day, but she knew better. She knew better than to give herself and Mako excuses, when in reality she was beyond pissed off at him.

"Hey..." Korra's soft voice and hand squeeze pulled Asami out of her thoughts. "You know I can't bring you back until the morning, right?" The nurse looked over at her captain and frowned slightly at the tired look Korra wore on her eyes. She felt guilty for making Korra drive so much for her.

"I'm guessing we share your apartment like last time?" Korra nodded, her eyes fixated on the road.

"You don't mind, right?" Asami scoffed at the insinuation and Korra looked up at her worried, her face softening when she saw Asami's smile.

"We've shared bed before as acquaintances." The raven haired beauty looked down at her hands, suddenly feeling shy. "I don't see why we can't as lovers."

"Because it is totally wrong to share your bed with a lover before marriage." Korra pouted in a joking demeanor and Asami chuckled and nodded.

"My father always did said that if he found a lover on my bed before marriage he'd dust off his old revolver and practice his aim." Korra snickered at this and bit her lip.

"Well let's hope he misses." She stayed silent for a minute. "Though he should know that I have better aim than him." Asami laughed at this and rolled her eyes.