Time To Heal

Chapter 47

Asami wanted to roll her eyes as she watched the looks that Korra snuck at her cousins over the table. Wondering just how immature her girlfriend would react to whatever it was that she had overheard.
Tonraq had seemed lost in thought ever since he had returned to town without the twins, though it confused everyone why he had decided to purchase one of the pups.
“So Asami....Korra wanted to go penguin sledding today but due to the change in the events we didn’t get to. I know you’re helping redesign republic city but you think you can take another day off making blueprints?” Tonraq asked, glancing at the twins.
“I think I could.” Asami stated just as Senna spoke up.
“How bout we all go.” She suggested, glancing at the twins who both seemed surprised by this.
“Are we not all a bit too old for such things?” Eska questioned earning a smirk from Tonraq.
“We could all use a break from stress and you’re never too old to enjoy yourself.” He retorted.
“Do they have to come?” Korra muttered, only to get jabbed in the side by Asami who whispered back
“Stop acting like a child!”
Korra pouted, earning an eye roll from Tonraq.
“Korra...Stop.” Senna admonished gently.
“No. It is acceptable if she does not wish for us to come. Neither of us know how to penguin sled anyway.” Desna stated, though Asami cut them off.
“Why should you two stay behind while the rest of us go out?” she replied, seeing a brief look of shock flicker along their features.
“If you are sure.” Eska responded, just as the small black and white beast leaped into her lap, causing her to tense before gingerly sitting it on the floor.
Tonraq noticed the nervousness, though thankfully neither of the twins seemed to be saddened by the cub.
“What did you decide to name it?” he questioned after few minutes of watching Desna try to keep it from chewing on the hem of his robes.
“Sikku.” Eska responded, looking down at the animal’s bright sapphire eyes.
“Are you sure?” Desna whispered, though this didn’t go unmissed by anyone in the room.
The girl only nodded, rubbing the tiger like canine’s head earning a yip as it tried to lick her.
  
After dinner while Asami sealed yet another envelope containing even more blueprints as Korra sulked on the bed.
“I don’t know why you are so defensive of them! I know what I heard!” the young avatar stated, earning a sigh.
“Korra….You think you know what you heard. You didn’t hear the whole story. How they were acting at dinner about that dog they could have had to put a pet down or something.” The ceo stated, earning a skeptic look.
“Or Sikku could have been a friend or something that they murdered!” The avatar stated, earning a glare.
“Okay miss super cop. You can play ‘what has been depressing my emotionless cousins’ all you want but don’t expect me to get involved.” Asami stated, not even looking up from the papers that she was finishing up.
“You’re supposed to be on my side. You’re my girlfriend!” Korra muttered, earning a chuckle.
“I am on your side…just not when it would pit me against your family.” Asami responded before standing up and taking the envelope.
“I’m stealing Naga for a while. I’m going to go drop this off at the post office.” She stated, kissing her still pouting girlfriend’s cheek.
“Be careful.” Korra replied, standing up to kiss her girlfriend on the lips.
As the young inventor exited the room she was surprised to see Eska leaned up against the wall.
“I overheard you and cousin Korra. She is not entirely wrong.” The northern princess admitted, earning a shocked look.
“May I come along? I will tell you the whole truth….As we did with Uncle earlier.”