Time To Heal

chaptet 35

Korra couldn’t help but laugh as she saw the shocked look on Eska’s face, her makeup smeared down her cheeks.
“That was a cheap shot Avatar.” The northerner growled, only to earn an amused snort from her brother who was seated against Naga nearby.
“Maybe but she still managed to beat you at water bending.” He retorted, feeding a piece of seal jerky to the polar bear dog.
“Shut up.” Eska retorted, glaring over at her brother who just continued to look amused as he idly scratched Naga behind the ear, earning a yawn from the massive beast.
Eska hissed toward her brother before stalking into the house.
“Wow…talk about a sore loser.” Korra chuckled, slowly lowering herself down into her chair as she turned to her other cousin who just shrugged.
“She is only upset because her makeup has been messed up.” He retorted, causing Korra to burst into laughter. 
Asami glanced outside from where she was putting wood on the fire, seeing something that she never imagined that she would see. Korra was actually talking to Desna.
“Asami, you better reign in your girlfriend before she exhausts herself.” Eska stated after coming back into the room after fixing her eye shadow.
“She’s stubborn. Two days and she’s going overboard.” Asami sighed, shaking her head at her own words.
“Perhaps she will calm down when aunt and uncle return.” Eska replied. 
Korra came inside a few minutes later, her skin flushed from the cold but her blue eyes alight in a way that Asami hadn’t seen since she had been injured.
“Are you ready to eat yet or are you going to train some more.” Asami asked, making air quotients at the word train because she knew that Korra had been mostly goofing off.
Korra blushed at the light jab though she just gave her girlfriend a Pouty look.
“Oh come on…I’ve been stuck in that chair forever now! Is it too much to ask to get some exercise?” Korra retorted, earning an eye roll.
“Exercise? With how hard you’ve been working with Katara lately one would think that you had enough exercise!” she retorted, causing the avatar to cross her arms.
“That does not count!” Korra argued, only earning a chuckle as Asami pushed her toward the kitchen.
“Well when you start taking cramps tonight don’t expect me to help you.” The engineer countered, causing the twins to exchange amused glances.
The new couple’s lighthearted banter continued during dinner with one of the twins sometimes adding their own jabs though the atmosphere stayed relaxed.
However suddenly Naga let out a low howl and bark before running toward the door, which opened just minutes later revealing Tonraq and Senna.
“You’re back early.” Korra stated, wheeling her way toward them while mentally cursing herself for pushing herself too much that day during her sparring match with Eska.
“We also got so much meat that I won’t have to go out again for six weeks yet.” Tonraq stated before motioning toward Senna as he added “Your mother also was worried sick about you.”
Korra laughed at that and shook her head, non-too surprised by this.
“Mom, I said I would be fine.” She retorted before adding “and before you ask we did fine… Evidently Aunt Malina taught the royal brats how to cook.”
The twins rolled their eyes at the jab.
“Someone had to Cousin, otherwise Asami would have had to carry all the burden.” Eska retorted only for Desna to add
“Right, you succeeded to burn our breakfast yesterday.”
Korra’s face flushed at that, remembering how panicked Asami had been.
“Oh shut up.”
“Wait…You cooked? But how, you….” Senna began only to earn a smirk from their daughter.
Slowly Korra rose from the chair, her overused muscles protesting greatly as she walked toward them.
“how….When…” Tonraq gasped, earning a chuckle.
“two days ago…though I swear I pulled every muscle in my lower body today.” Korra answered.