How does it feel

How does it feel 22

Republic City General Hospital

After Korra spent time with Katara including an unusually emotive Azula, they prepared to leave the hospital.

Asami and Korra held hands as they stopped in front of Lau's room and stared at his door. "You can still come in with me if you want." Asami says. Truthfully she wanted her partner to come in with her. The young woman felt extremely on edge after what happened, but she also didn't want her fiancé to worry about her.

The avatar smiles softy. "No it's okay, you go ahead. I need to talk to the doctor."

Asami squeezes her partner's hand as their eyes lock. Korra trusted her and she trusted Korra. She could see it in her eyes. That was all Asami needed to know; she wasn't gonna let anything or anyone interfere with that…not even her past life. Whatever this was she'd been feeling lately, she would find a way to work through it. She was engaged to the most amazing, beautiful woman in the world, nothing was going to mess that up.

The young CEO takes a short breath as Korra releases her hand and walks over to the nurse's station. Asami turns to the door. The moment she touches the handle an intense vision flashes through her mind.

Asami watches herself hovering over Lau as he gasps with pain in the hospital bed grabbing her shoulders. She has a strangely loving expression on her face holding onto the handle of a dagger that she'd plunged into his chest. She gently brushes her lips against his then pulls back with glowing blue eyes.

Asami shakes the vision from her head as she holds onto the handle of the door not knowing what she'd just seen.

Korra watches apprehensively as Asami pushes the door handle and goes into Lau's room. She secretly hoped that her partner was going to change her mind about visiting him. Korra lowers her eyes as the door closes behind Asami. Sure Lau wasn't Koh, she knew that now, but for some reason she still couldn't help the uneasy feeling in the pit of her stomach.

Asami gulps as she stands next to the door watching Lau sleep. She wants to cry as confusion wars within her. What was happening to her? She loved Korra and only Korra, but she also found herself wanting to be near Lau. "Who are you to me?" Asami whispers. Lau blinks slowly and swallows as he stares at the wall. Asami sees his chest raise and lower as he takes a deliberately deep breath. "Lau…."

"You okay…Miss Sato?" He asks quietly a single tear rolls from his eye as he turns to face her.

She nods then moves to touch his hand. He slowly lifts it away from her. "Lau…I just wanted to say…thank…"

"Don't." He says.

Asami gulps. "Lau…"

The amber eyed man laughs sadly. "I never should have come back here. I trusted him. How do you not know the person closest to you? It's pathetic." Lau says closing his eyes tightening his hand into a fist. Asami touches his hand. He quickly pulls it away. "I said….don't." He says not looking at her.

Asami lowers her eyes and takes a deep breath. She could understand how he felt. She knew better than anyone what it was like to have someone you trust betray you. "Lau, I'm not a spirit."

"How do I know that?" He asks.

"You remember that bracelet I told you about?" Asami says.

Lau swallows finally looking up at her. "Lot of help that was. You said it was supposed to glow or whatever. Mine didn't glow when my assistant shook my hand. It didn't glow when he punched me." He begins to cry. "It didn't glow when his hands turned into bugs."

Asami take a heavy breath. "I know…and I'm sorry. Korra and I didn't know that it was fake." She holds up her wrist then sits down next to the bed. "This is a real one and it's not glowing see? It means I'm not a spirit." They gaze into one another's eyes for a moment. "Lau…I need to ask you something." She says lowering her eyes.