Time To Heal

Chapter 30

Korra groaned as she let her cousins help her unto the bed, her muscles screaming out at her as attempted to take a step, only to almost fall.
“Don’t be foolish cousin, you are still too injured.” Eska stated, helping the Avatar to regain her balance.

“Too injured my ass.” Korra bit back, glaring at her cousin who sighed and rolled her eyes.

“Obstinate avatar.” Desna muttered as the almost eighteen year old fell back unto the bed.
Korra glared at them though didn’t say anything, the thoughts that were running through her head at such a speed that she barely heard their nagging.

When Asami got back she found the avatar sprawled across the bed, snoring rather loudly. Asami just chuckled and placed the small parcel that she had brought with her onto the bedside table before heading out of the room.

Korra awoke with a start, her lower back cramping from exertion.

“What the flame-o….Naga, get your nose off my stomach and let me sit up.” The southerner grumbled, gently pushing the polar bear dog off her before sitting up, stretching.

“’bout time you wake up. We’ve been waiting on you to wake up so that we could have dinner.” Asami stated from the desk nearby, causing Korra to jump slightly.

“Monkey feathers! Don’t scare me like that!” She exclaimed, only earning another laugh.
“Sorry. I thought I’d write some responses to Mr. Smooth talker and Bolin.” Asami answered, earning a laugh.

“Any luck? I couldn’t figure out how to respond to Mr. Weatherman.” The avatar inquired, earning an eye roll.

“What do you think? Let’s go have dinner before your cousins drag us down there.” The heiress retorted, earning a nod.

“Yeah, I’m starving.” Korra agreed, earning an unladylike snort from the ceo.

“You are always hungry.” Asami snickered, helping her friend to her feet and into the chair.

“What do you know…the dead has reanimated.” Desna stated, chuckling and earning a surprised look from his cousin.

“Did you just….make a joke?” she questioned, earning a smirk.

“Korra…Don’t start. Come on let’s go eat before you stick your foot in your mouth.” Asami retorted, rolling her eyes at the avatar’s snide comments toward the twins.
 
The meal went by with no incident, though to Korra’s surprise the twins and Asami found it almost easy to talk to each other—even if the twins still had an annoying toneless pitch.

After dinner the northern chiefs excused themselves from the house, leaving Korra and Asami alone.
“Oh yeah. I forgot but I picked you up something today while I was in the town today.” Asami stated suddenly before heading back toward Korra’s room, returning minutes later with the small pack that she had left there earlier.

“What? Why did you get me anything?” Korra asked, confused as the engineer thrust the parcel into her hands.

“I noticed how you’re paranoid about people touching you after what happened so I though these would help you feel more protected.” Asami answered taking a seat as Korra opened the package.
Inside the package was a pair of navy blue gloves that would reach up to Korra’s biceps.

“Thanks…You shouldn’t have…” Korra began, only to get cut off by the engineer.

“Don’t you even dare say it! I would do anything to help you through this...and this was nothing.” Asami stated, noticing how her friend seemed to tear up slightly at the gesture.

“Thanks…A lot Asami.” She stated, surprised that anyone had noticed her discomfort since the attack had happened.

To be honest Korra had no idea what to say in that moment, not with the conversation she and Katara had earlier still floating through her mind. She just knew that she wanted to repay Asami in some way.

“Do you like them?” Asami asked, her face full of worry. Startling Korra out of her thoughts.

“I do…I just don’t know what to say.” Korra responded, smiling slightly as she moved to hug the taller girl.
“You don’t have to say anything. I’m just glad that you like them.” Asami retorted, returning the quick embrace.

After they broke away Korra gingerly pulled the thick, soft gloves over her arms before looking up at the engineer.

“What made you get these?” she inquired, surprised at how thick yet comfortable the fingerless gloves were.

“I was just looking though some things an old lady was selling and saw these laying there, though I thought they were wristbands at first but I instantly thought that they may help you feel more comfortable.” She answered honestly, a light flush coming over her face.

Korra was honestly shocked by the bluntness in Asami’s answer though it made her smile.
How did she notice that I flinch every time? No one has seemed to notice.

“Thanks again…this was really thoughtful.” Korra stated awkwardly, though she smiled a bit more before asking

“What do you want to do tonight? Since the two oddballs went out for a while.”
Asami laughed aloud at that and shrugged.

“I don’t know…What would you want to do?” came the answer.

“I have no idea.” The blue eyed teen responded before adding “how was your day off?”
Asami sent her a look at that though she only chuckled

“well I got licked half to death by a over friendly Polar dog, Naga almost stepped on me while chasing someone’s camel yak and got hit in the face by a stray snowball while a bunch of kids were playing in the street.” Asami answered, earning a laugh from the bronze skinned girl.

“Man, keep on having days like that and you’ll never want to come back here.” The avatar stated, earning a small smirk.

“Actually I am glad I came…This place is more quite than republic city. It’s a nice change of pace.” Asami responded, closing her eyes as she leaned back onto the couch.

Something about her friend’s statement sent a wave of delight through Korra; who—despite this— felt like teasing the slightly older girl a bit.
“What?!” Korra began, faking a gasp of surprise before continuing
“The city girl actually enjoys the dirty, country life?”

The next thing the Avatar knew was that a cushion had smacked her in the face.

“Shut up Avatar.” Asami ordered light heartedly as she caught the pillow as it was redirected at her.

“I don’t think you’re strong enough to make me Ms. Sato.” Korra laughed, the light that had been gone for so long returning to her eyes as their banter continued.

Asami only arched an eyebrow at that as a smirk painted itself on her lips.
“Would you like to bet on that?”

Korra just snickered at that, all her worry forgotten for the moment.
“Nah…I’ve seen you fight. You’d wipe the floor with me in this state.” She replied after a few minutes, though she sent a small blast of air toward Asami, causing the elegant girl to fall onto the floor.

“You are so going to pay for that!” Asami stated, laughing lightly despite trying to act angry as she got to her feet.

At least she’s starting to act like her old self a bit.

She thought as the injured girl tried to stop laughing.

“I’m sorry…I couldn’t resist.” Korra stated after finally catching her breath, earning a light glare.

“I forgive you but I will still get you back for this.” The heiress replied simply.

Korra however was only slightly worried since there were no traces of anger in her emerald eyes though instead there was a playful spark that rarely made itself known.