How does it feel

How does it feel 83

Notes: Thank you all for your patience. Thank you to those who make private writing requests. I know it has been a long wait, please forgive me for letting you down. If I could write as my full time job how lovely that would be. But, enough about me......the moment you've all been waiting for ! Drum roll please.

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The next day...early A.M.

Asami's flight back to the city was a slow tumultuous blur. She couldn't concentrate. For a while, she'd lost count of how many birds she almost hit. She kept looking back at the swamp. Korra knew. They were actually going to be parents. They would finally be able to have normal lives. They needed to talk, to be in one another's arms. Asami furrows her brow and stops mid-flight. "But how did Korra know?" She says to herself. They hadn't shared any dreams since she left. Sure the Avatar was hopeful about her pregnancy but there was no way for her to confirm it. And then there was Toph. There was no way Korra told her about their existence or about the Mothers, and yet she knew everything. Asami stares at the still-growing tree on the outskirts of the swamp. It was almost as tall as the Banyan Grove tree. The heiress takes a resolved breath. "I have to get to the bottom of this."

Back in the swamp

The sound of leaves being crushed echo through the young Avatar's ears. A slow, steady heartbeat moves closer to her. The scent of soil and a uniquely feminine musk fills her nose with every inhalation. She takes a deep breath as the footsteps stop. She tries to turn over on the slab of stone, dirt, and moss that she called a bed. Pain shoots through her body like lightning. "Urggrrhh...." She growls.

Toph shakes her head and huffs roughly through her nose. "Stop pretending you're asleep I can hear how fast your heart is beating." The earthbender barks.

Korra inhales a rough breath before hissing through her teeth. "I'm not..."

"Did you think saying her name was cute?" Toph asks. "It wasn't. It's annoying. I get enough of it when you're dreaming."

Korra rolls her eyes behind her closed eyelids. "Why'd you make her leave?" She asks already knowing the answer.

"Oh, so you're ready to see her?" Toph snaps back as silence fills the space between them. Korra feels her mentor's hand pat her shoulder. "Stop crying."

The Inuit wipes her eyes. "I'm not crying."

Toph lowers her head as she creates an earth stoop to sit on. "Yes, you are. Every time I turn around you're all boohooing about something. Sato, your past, regretting not being able to change the past, promising to change the future, blah blah blah. It's just plain pathetic." She shakes her head. "And speaking of, are you having any memory flashes?" Korra shakes her head no. "Good I didn't feel like burying you again. When was your last one?"

The Avatar releases a sorrowful sigh. She hated being trapped in those traumatic memory loops but she also missed seeing her wife. They hadn't shared a dream in so long. And as much as it hurt at least she could see her through the memories. "I'm not sure. Maybe a few weeks ago. I have no idea how long I've been out here."

Toph's ears start to twitch. She stomps her foot against the ground then waits. "Good. Tell me where she is kid." The metal bender senses someone moving around them.

Korra furrows her brow. "Huh?"

"You heard me." Toph says.

The Avatar clenches her jaw and swallows hard. "How am I supposed to know?" She says hesitantly. A heavy fist slams down hard against her thigh. "Ahhh! What? What! Geez, what's your problem?" She shouts. Toph doesn't say a word. Korra turns her head away and huffs through her nose as a heaviness fills her chest.