Asami awoke to the sound of screaming from the other side of the room; glad that thier room was together on the ship.
"Korra?" she whispered softly as she sat on the edge of the bed, only to see her friend burst into tears at the mere sound of her voice.
The engineer sighed and lay back onto the pillows beside of the avatar, putting an arm around her and pulling her close to her side.
"It's okay Korra'...It's just a dream." She whispered, resting her chin on the shorter girl's head as she let her cry herself out against her cotton gown.
Korra pulled away slowly, her eyes downcast as she muttered out an apology all while attempting to dry her friend's clothing with water bending though the movements in her wrist made her still weak muscles hurt.
"Don't worry about it." Asami stated softly, placing a hand over the blue eye'd girl's before adding "Are you okay now?"
Only then did Korra glance up, her eyes narrowing as she absorbed the words.
"No I'm not alright Asami! I can't walk....I can't even brush my own damn hair without it feeling like fire is flowing through my arms!" She snapped, though she instantly regretted it as her best friend's green eyes filled with moister.
"Wait....I'm sorry....I shouldn't have said that to you." She sighed, glancing away as she gently took her friends hand into her own; despite the pain that filled the joints.
"I...I keep having this dream where everyone is publicly humiliating me. What if that's right though? What if I am just a bother? I'm a joke for an Avatar....I can't bend right....Can't walk. What use am I?" she added, hoping that the explanation would help smooth things over quickly.
"Korra...You're not weak. Most people wouldn't survive mercury poisoning. You didn't...You're stronger than you think and you're anything but useless....You just need time to heal." Asami said patiently, earning a choked laugh from the injured girl beside her.
"I wish I had died that day....At least then I wouldn't be as helpless as a newborn!"
The CEO didn't know what to do once she heard those words leave her best friend's mouth. Though what was said next made her blood run cold.
"Maybe I will...Maybe I'll just end all of this."
That's all Asami could stand, glaring over at the shorter teen the raven haired girl growled out
"Don't you dare say that Korra! Think about your friends and family! Think about how devastated that everyone would be. You're more than the Avatar to some people!" She stated, her eyes spilling over now as her body shook with held back emotion.
Korra looked up then, her eyes widening as she saw the tears running down her best friend's pale face.
"Asami..." she began though she was a lost for words.
"Promise me you wont try anything Korra." The inventor pleaded, her voice breaking into sobs now.
Korra only sighed as she forced herself to sit up a bit more and put her arms around Asami as tight as they could go without hurting herself.
"I...I promise." She answered, though she would have promised anything to stop her best friends tears.
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Time To Heal
FanfictionWhat if Korra had let Asami come with her to the southern water tribes when she was injured? What if it was during this time that their feelings for each other began to develop clearly? Would Korra's healing go by quicker or will it be slowed down b...
