How does it feel

How does it feel 70

Notes: Book 5-6 starting up.

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Two weeks earlier...

Air Temple Island

Asami holds her partner's hand. Of course they'd get through this but she couldn't understand why Korra seemed so calm given everything that had happened. They'd just lived through Armageddon; they were going to give birth to their mortal enemy at some point in their future, and there was a third person actively involved in their relationship. What kind of person would be okay with a situation like this? "Baby, are you really alright? I mean besides not being able to see."

Korra releases a sigh of relief and nods softly as a single tear rolls down her cheek. The realization of what she'd done up to this point overwhelms her. She reaches for her wife's shoulder and pulls herself up.

Asami sniffles wanting to help her. "What, what do you need? Tell me."

Korra lays her head in the heiress' lap, wraps her arms around her waist, and cries. "I'm...I'm in the present now." She whispers.

"Huh?" Asami asks gently caressing Korra's head.

The Avatar gulps hard. "I'm here. We're here." She whimpers.

Asami smiles sadly and nods. "Yeah, we are."

Korra takes in a deep breath then sits up and wraps her arms around her lover's neck. "I missed you."

The heiress rubs the Avatar's back. "I-I missed you too. You have no idea." She says giving her a gentle kiss on the neck. Asami closes her eyes. "I have no idea what we're supposed to do now."

Korra opens her eyes and sheds another tear as the loss of her sight continues to sink in. "We live." She takes in another deep breath. "We live." She whispers before attempting to feel her way back to the bed behind her.

Asami swallows hard seeing the fresh tears running down Korra's face. "Baby...what happened? Did the Mothers do something to you? If so, maybe they can fix it."

Korra lowers her gaze as a hard knot forms in her throat. "I..." She gulps. It was one thing for Mizu to know a portion of what happened, but Asami was another story. She'd promised herself that she wouldn't burden her wife with their past. But she didn't want to lie to her either. "I...uhh...I don't..."

The young CEO senses her lover's hesitancy and takes the Avatar's hand. "I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking." She says nervously. "A lot's happened. We shouldn't be worried about that right now. What's important is that you're alright."

The Avatar looks up. More than anything she wanted to see her partner's face. She can't help her tears. She squeezes Asami's hand. "I don't know what to do about all this yet, but I'll figure it out. Okay?"

Asami moves to bring their lips together. "Just don't push yourself. You're not alone remember."

Korra half smiles then moves away just missing her lover's lips. "I know." She says patting her way to the bed post. She grabs it then stands to her feet. "But that doesn't mean I don't still have work to do. "

Asami furrows her brow for a moment. Had Korra just avoided her kiss or was it just an accident? She shakes her head and smirks. That was nothing to take personally. It's not like Korra could see her or anything. She hesitantly takes the Avatar's hand. "I can help Korra. I want to."

The caramel waterbender gives her hand a gentle squeeze then gulps. "Thanks, but...if it's alright with you, I think you should hang back for a while."

Asami looks up at her. "What? Why?"

Korra lowers her gaze to the floor and takes a deep breath. "Haven't you been through enough?"