How does it feel

How does it feel 68

Notes: Yay! Welcome to the finale of this arc (not the story)! An epilogue about the Mothers and The Legend of Korra Book 5 are next. Let me know your thoughts. There is quite the twist in the end of this arc. It even surprised me. Hope you enjoy it. Happy Korrasami!

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The squeak of a wheelchair grabs Lau Gan-Lan Jr.'s attention as he strides down the sidewalk after leaving Future Industries. "Weak, pathetic humans." He couldn't stand the sight of them. Especially when they were injured or sickly. Normally having an insect like that flying around would have annoyed him, but not today. Lau shakes his head and smiles. His meeting with Asami had gone exactly as planned. She'd be putty in his hands soon. Once Cabbage Corp merged with Future Industries, the war would be inevitable. And he'd be another step closer to his revenge.

The obnoxious squeak of that wheelchair interrupts his train of thought. Whoever it was, they were following him. "Idiotic mongrel. You wanna play, huh? Then let's play. One less human to kill when the time comes." He quickly ducks into an alley and merges into the wall to wait for his victim. Surprisingly his pursuer stays at the entrance of the alley. The earth essence furrows his brow. It was odd. For some reason it seemed as though the human knew where he was.

"Lau." The wheelchair bound woman calls out. The earth essence remains still. The woman lowers her eyes and takes a deep breath then rolls into the alley a little more. "Lau Gan-Lan Jr." She says staring at the left side of the building.

He can see her face clearly now. It was the Avatar of all people. But how was she able to detect his presence? Not only was she disconnected from her past lives, but she couldn't even go into the Avatar state. The special properties he'd placed in the metal poison Zaheer used on her made sure of it. So what was she doing there staring at him like that? There was no way she knew who he was; no way.

Korra breaks her gaze and stares down into her lap with a small smirk. "Why are you so amazing?" Korra thinks to herself. Asami had kept her word and given her another kiss after Katara's healing session was finished. Making the Avatar fall in love with her all over again. It was a bittersweet moment for Korra. Yet another once in a lifetime experience she would never share with her wife again.

Korra shakes her head and sighs. She wasn't sure how many times she'd started over, or how many times she'd asked Asami the one question she couldn't bear hearing the answer to. But she knew she was done this time. It didn't matter which Asami she asked. The answer was still the same. They'd do anything and everything...for love, because of love, and through love.

All the Inuit could do now was accept it. Asami Sato was just as stubborn, foolhardy, and loyal as she was. There was no getting around it. The only thing left to do was trust her.

Korra takes in a deep breath and stares at the wall again. If someone had told her a year and a half ago that an evil, sadistic, manipulative, manically depressed, suicidal essence of earth would be responsible for bringing eternal love into her life, she never would have believed it. But there she was, staring at the source of her profound love as well as her unforgivable hate. And for some reason, the love always managed to win out. No matter how many times he hurt her, she couldn't stop loving him.

The Avatar takes in a long heavy breath. "I know you're there. And I know you're not gonna come out until I say your real names." Lau remains still and silent. Korra lowers her eyes for a moment then looks up again. "I can't tell you how many times we've done this. But I know that this will be the last time."

Korra swallows softly. What could she say to him that she hadn't said before? She nods to herself when the right thought pops into her mind. A beautiful blue eyed loving gaze falls onto the wall. This really would be the last time. For some reason Korra was sure of it. "You wanna know something strange? I think I just realized how much we love you. There really isn't anything we wouldn't do for you." She lowers her head sadly. "I think your Mothers feel the same way. They even let you hurt yourself...(she looks up at the wall again)...let you hurt the world just so you could find peace and happiness. (she smirks softly) I guess that's what it means to be a parent, huh. Even if your kid turns out to be a jerk you love them anyway. And you keep loving them forever. That doesn't mean I'll let you keep this up though. Geez, I haven't even taken the time to figure out why all this is happening or who's doing it, because you and Asami have been the only things on my mind."