"I have to admit, going for a swim was a good idea," Kuvira said as she toweled off her dripping hair. She aimed a sly glance at Korra, who was doing the same a few steps to her left. The Avatar was trying to act casual, but Kuvira could tell she was listening intently. "It was a lot more fun than I expected..."
Korra snorted and rolled her eyes, flinging her towel over her shoulder. Droplets of water still clung to her dark skin, but she didn't seem inclined to brush them off. "Yeah, yeah. Laugh it up, Vee," she grumbled. "You beat the Avatar in one race, but that's only because you whined and said there was no waterbending allowed this time. Do you know how weird it is to swim without it when you've been practicing that way your whole life?"
Kuvira tried to adopt a more innocent expression, but it was a struggle to hide her smirk. "Technically speaking, I beat you in two races. I came in second on the racetrack, too."
"I wouldn't be too proud of that victory," said a third voice from the door. "Korra has many skills, but she isn't the world's greatest driver." Asami joined them in the changing room, fresh-faced and smiling. Her black and white bathing suit left her creamy shoulders exposed, and her hair was wet but untangled. Astonishingly, her full red lips hadn't lost any of their color.
Kuvira shook her head, amazed in spite of herself. "How does she do that?" she asked, turning to Korra in disbelief. "We just went swimming, I watched you dunk her under the water, and her makeup isn't even smudged. I think she still has eyeshadow on, too."
Korra merely shrugged, a lovestruck grin spreading across her face. "You're asking the wrong person. I just enjoy the view."
"Who's enjoying the view?" Opal asked as she stepped through the door. Her towel was already wrapped around her head, and Kuvira couldn't help stealing a glance at her toned legs. Asami's bathing suit was bewitching, but in her incredibly biased opinion, the tight green number Opal had chosen was even better.
"Right now? I am," Asami said. Her eyes flicked over to Opal, and Kuvira laughed when they landed where hers had been moments before. "What? Green is her color. And I like the cut."
A flush tinged the points of Opal's cheeks. "Thanks, Asami. I wasn't sure whether to go for something mid-thigh or higher, but..."
"Higher is better," Asami said. "Who's going to complain if you show a little more leg?"
Certainly not me, Kuvira thought as she admired them both. If she was being honest, it was the main reason she had agreed to take a dip in the Sato mansion's pool in the first place. That, and to put an end to Korra's bragging.
"Are you two gonna stop flirting and get changed?" Korra asked, sounding a bit too hopeful. "You're taking forever."
"You just want to see them strip," Kuvira said. She set her towel aside and started removing her top, peeling it up and over her head before moving on to her trunks. Three sets of eyes shifted toward her, and she basked in the attention for a moment. Her naked body was a familiar sight to Opal and Korra, but she still enjoyed the appreciative expressions on their faces, and Asami's slow blink was particularly gratifying.
Kuvira took her time putting on the robe Asami had provided for her. Only when the other three women had gotten a good, long look at her toned form did she cinch shut the green and black silk garment, which concealed her skin if not her curves. She accompanied the final tug of the knot with a smug smile, and Korra laughed.
"Yeah, Vee. We get it. You still look good naked."
"She's not the only one," Asami purred. "Why don't I give you a little help?" She slipped up behind Korra and placed a wet kiss on the back of her shoulder before unfastening the buckles of her one-piece swimsuit.
