Time To Heal

Chapter 53

I’ll need to go to the earth kingdom…I need to get the poison out. I know you are all worried but I’ll be okay. Asami will be with me.” Korra stated, intertwining her fingers with Asami’s.
“You know we will support you with whatever.” Senna assured, reaching over to place a hand on her daughter’s arm, smiling softly.
Korra returned the grin, relief washing over her.
“Thanks Mom.” She stated, though then her cousins spoke up.
“If we may cousin….We would like to accompany the two of you.” Eska stated, earning a surprised look.
“What? Don’t you have to the northern tribes to run?” Korra replied, causing them to exchange glances.
“Actually we have wrote our mother. She agreed that we could see you through this.” Desna answered, earning a sigh.
“You two basically do what you want anyway.” Korra retorted, earning a hint of a smile.
“Korra…Be nice.” Asami grumbled lightly, only earning a nudge from the other girl.
“We won’t be leaving for another couple of weeks anyway. Katara still hasn’t gave me the all clear.” Korra retorted with a sigh.
“It’s a good thing that you listen to her. Usually you would run off without a second thought.” Tonraq stated, earning a glare.
“Dad! Shut up!” Korra grumbled, only to earn a chuckle.
“You seem awful quite. Is everything alright?”
Asami almost jumped out of her skin at the sudden voice, though she relaxed when she saw that it was just Senna.
“Yeah…I’m okay.” She answered, though her eyes glanced down at the still sealed envelope in her hands.
“You’ve been getting a lot of letters lately…are you sure everything is okay?” Senna asked, sitting down beside of the raven haired teen who only sighed and ran a hand over her face tiredly.
“It’s fine.” She replied, although she sighed once more before asking
“Have you ever be so mad at someone that you wanted to hate them but at the same time wanted to forgive them?” 
 
Meanwhile outside Tonraq and Korra watched as the two northern chiefs faced off, a rare, cocky smile on their faces as they lashed out against each other.
“You are getting weak Desna.” Eska stated, smirking as she sent ice like daggers at her brother who dodged easily.
“Your aim is lacking today sister.” Her twin retorted, sending a water whip at her.
Korra chuckled, watching her cousins as they sparred. Ice shooting up all around them as the northerner’s fought.
“They are going to freeze the whole tundra like that.” She stated earning a smile from Tonraq.
“As long as they don’t freeze the house…or anyone else.” He retorted.  
“You know…Forgiveness does not mean you have to forget what was done to you.” Senna stated, earning a sigh.
“Ever since Mom died he’s been different….Now I understand that it wasn’t because he was upset but because she was so for of hate!” Asami stated, her head resting in her hands.
“Sometimes pain turns to bitterness…especially when you lose someone that you love.” Senna stated gently, rubbing the young inventor’s shoulders.
“I don’t know what I should do….he’s the only family I had left but he…” The teen began, voice thickening with emotion.
“The best thing you can do in a situation like this is follow your heart.” Senna replied, putting her arm around the Ceo’s shoulders.