Guess who's in town?
Bolin hit his brother on his arm making Mako wince and step back.
“Hey what was that for!” He questioned, sounding confused and upset.
Asami stared between the two brothers.
“She was just trying to help Asami!” He started, talking with his hands, “Why did you have to go and be mean like that?! She didn’t even look like she was going to harm us, she also practically saved us!”
Mako scoffed, turning his head away, “Whatever Bo.”
Bolin shook his head and stepped towards to Asami. He asked if she wanted to go to the hospital and she shook her head up and down softly. Mako saw the gesture from the corner of his eye and calmed down. He was invested in Asami’s health and didn’t want the scratches on her leg, whether they were deep or not, to scar. He asked her with concern if she was in pain and she said no which brought even more relief to him.
However, they had no way of getting to the hospital since Asami’s car was pretty much totaled. Bolin ran back into the arena to use a phone to call the police for an escort. They would make up something of the sort, so they didn’t question about what “really” happened.
It didn’t take long for them to get there and when the police arrived, it was Chief Beifong. Quite the intimidating lady and when she got out the car, she raised a brow at the scene she saw.
“Do I want to ask, or should I take you to the hospital?”
In unison, “Hospital.”
Then they were on their merry way. The ride there was quiet. The atmosphere was thick and awkward. Nobody really knowing what to say. Chief Beifong was focused on the road while the 3 of them were just sitting there not making any sort of small talk until Chief Beifong broke the silence. “Miss Sato, do you mind telling me what happened to your car?”
Her voice was stern and straight to the point. However, Asami couldn’t really explain what exactly happened. It would sound like something out of a movie. Demon’s??? She wasn’t going to outright say that, the Chief would probably not even believe her even though it was the truth. As she was pondering for a decent enough answer, Mako spoke.
“Wait Sato? As in Hiroshi Sato, the CEO of Future Industries?” His voice laced with surprise.
They all heard a low chuckle come from the wheel.
Asami ducked her head a little and said yes. It was slightly embarrassing for her when people pieced who she was when they heard her name. Most people would treat her differently, but the two brothers proved her wrong.
“Woah, I’m such a huge fan of your dad!!” explained Mako with happiness.
“Oh my god so you get to make cars!!” Bolin said.
Asami laughed a little and offered Mako if he wanted to meet her dad sometime and he furiously nodded his head up and down which brought a smile to Asami’s lips.
They finally arrived at the hospital and Chief Beifong accompanied them so she could get the story on what happened. Mako did the pleasure of going to the front desk and requesting to see Kya and the receptionist quickly pinged for her. In a couple of minutes, a tall and tanned lady with grey hair in a ponytail came to greet them.
“Hey Lin” Kya greeted with mirth and then looked to the trio next to her, “what can I do for you all?”
Mako explained that Asami had some scratches on her legs and was told to request her so they wouldn’t scar. Kya immediately guided them to an empty room so she could examine the cuts on Asami’s legs. She guided Asami to sit on the table and thankfully Asami was wearing a skirt so it would be no problem. Kya examined her legs and noted that there weren’t any deep cuts but they would scar if not taken care of properly. She grabbed a bowl with water and quickly started to go to work on Asami’s cuts. Her hands gently moved the water around her legs with precision and ease.
“So anyone tell you to request me?” Kya started to inquire, “it’s not every day that I get a request for something simple like this, usually from friends I do.”
Lin looked to the trio for an answer as well.
Mako started to stutter out an answer but it was coming out rough. Bolin to his rescue, “We didn’t get her name because of a certain someone,” he side eyed his brother, “it was this girl with tanner skin than you and she was my height! She had a ponytail and two wolf tails that framed her face and OH! She had these bright blue eyes and she wasn’t wearing a shirt, but her chest was bandaged!”
Kya’s eyebrow quirked up at the description, sounding oddly familiar. “Was she wearing blue pants?”
Bolin nodded yes to her question.
“Did she say she was a healer?” She inquired once more to see if the person she was thinking of was who she thought.
“Yeah she did and my brother over here said something really mean to her, so she told us to come to you at the hospital.”
Mako winced at his brothers words, sadly very true he was very mean.
Kya then gently bent the water around Asami’s legs back into the bowl and let out a sigh. Her suspicions were right. Lin took this as an opportunity to ask what happened to the three.
Gruffly, “So, what happened to you three that you,” pointing a finger at Mako, “didn’t let a healer that was there help Miss Sato?”
Mako, suddenly put under the spotlight, got a little flustered at the attention directed towards him. Bolin nudged him in his ribs as to say go on.
“Because she wasn’t human…” he said in an almost hushed tone.
“Wasn’t human?” Lin asked confused.
“Yeah she didn’t have regular pupils, there was something written on them and she was like extremely too strong that we heard her break the other person that was there ribs.”
Before Lin was about to talk, Asami interrupted. “They were both demons.”
Lin didn’t seem so surprised from this information nor did Kya. Bolin looked between the two older ladies with confusion etched on his face.
“The other demon had thrown a ball at my car and it completely left it in ruins. She was going to attack us until that other girl came and practically saved us.” Asami said.
“Guess you don’t really have to file that report huh Lin?” said Kya. Kya knew it was Korra who Bolin was describing. The demon problem in Republic city wasn’t horrible but now that she knew Korra was here, she hoped she didn’t get herself into any trouble. She cared about the girl as if she were her niece.
Lin pointed to her head, “I’ll just keep it in mind up here.”
The three looked between the two older women and just nodded. Kya then immediately pointed a finger at Mako accusingly, “Now you! If the three of you see her again,” and she knew that was bound to happen, “apologize to her for being so mean! I’m a very close family friend.” She looked at Asami and Bolin for confirmation that they would make sure he apologized and they both smiled at her with understanding. Mako was feeling uncomfortable once again. Clearly not understanding why Kya was defending a demon but he would apologize.
Kya clasped her hands together, “Alright good! Now Miss Sato you’re all good to go, if you ever need anything feel free to come see me.” She gave them a bright smile and left the room.
Lin offered them a ride back to their designated homes. She dropped the boys off first and then Asami.
Asami was hoping that she would run into her again, hoping for a third time and find out her name. She had saved her twice now and it would be rude not to repay her. Hopefully soon she thought.
It had been a week since that night. Korra was trying to connect with her spiritual self again this morning just like she had every single day. She was successfully failing each time and would wait till night for her favorite yet frustrating training.
Luckily it wasn’t going so bad anymore. She wasn’t getting pushed out from the relic as often from the start. She was starting to get the hang of it, and she felt like she was finally making progress somewhere.
She did not forget to visit Daki though. She would go sneak out after training for the night was done but for now, she would quit her futile efforts of meditating and hang out with the kids inside.
She exited her room and went to look for the kids. Thankfully they weren’t outside since she found them in the common area. Jinora reading while Ikki and Meelo practically bullied each other. It was quite a sight for sore eyes. She smiled and went to sit next to Jinora.
“Having fun?” Korra smirked.
Jinora placed her book down and looked at her, “Well now that you’re here, I don’t have to keep listening to those two bicker.” She laughed.
Being around the kids gave Korra a sense of humanity. They didn’t know but they would eventually, though for now this was perfect. They treated her as if she was their older sister and she loved it. However, when it came to training, they were so harsh on her. Who knew little kids could be so demanding.
It was an hour before her training was done. All she could hear was “be the leaf” from a screaming Meelo and an over excited Ikki when she would get pushed out. Jinora thankfully kept giving out words of support.
Tenzin oversaw the whole thing while it was happening. This continued on for the next hour and on her last try for the night she did it with perfection. She exited out the other side with grace. She felt alive. She’d have to do this again and again to make sure this one last time wasn’t a fluke. She leaped in the air yelled “Woo hoo!!”
“Yay Korra finally did it!!!” Screamed Ikki followed along by another excited kid, Meelo. Jinora was beaming at her along with Tenzin. It was such a great feeling to finally get something down. The spiritual stuff would come but for now she’ll bask in the success of tonight’s training. She felt like nothing could stop her now.
She gave Tenzin a bone crushing hug whilst picking him and the other kids up.
She let them down and bowed to Tenzin. She took her leave to her room while the rest of them did as well.
Once she was in her room she changed out of her sweaty clothes and put on a robe to take a quick shower before she left. She made her way to the bathroom and turned the shower on. She got in, immediately feeling the warm water hit her skin. Feeling at peace for a couple minutes under the running shower. After just standing peacefully for a while, she cleaned her body and hair.
She got out and bent the water off her skin and dropped it into the shower drain. She put on a clean pair of blue pants and started to bandage her chest. She walked back into her room and put on a light blue sleeveless shirt. She decided to leave her hair down instead of putting it into her 3 traditional wolf tails. She slipped her boots on and swiftly left her room and past any white lotus that were around.
On the island it was quiet and peaceful. You could see the bustling city from the cliff she was standing on. Calling her name to be explored. To be explored on another day perhaps since she had someone to see. She leaped off the cliff and swam to the city.
She bent herself out the water once she got there and made her way to the red-light district to see her favorite oiran, Daki.
Passing by tons of shops and restaurants she finally saw the district in site.
Coming up to the entrance of the district, there was an ornate arch that was painted red and had lights. Once entering, she saw people walking by and entering different brothels. These weren’t any of the houses she was looking for, so she continued walking down. The district was very colorful and lit up nicely. It certainly held a different type of atmosphere, but it was very welcoming.
She finally came upon the house she was looking for. The Kyogoku house. She certainly wasn’t going to be entering the front so she quickly entered through the side and leaped up onto a brick fence. Quickly looking for the woman’s room she quietly walked on the fence till Daki came into view. From where she was standing, Daki was in her room that was separate from the other girls. She was fixing her makeup in a small mirror on a low vanity. She was wearing a layered kimono with beautiful and different flower patterns on them with her pink obi. Her hair was up in a bun along with beautiful pins in her hair.
Korra jumped down lightly. She quickly vanished and appeared by the woman’s side without even startling her and whispered in her ear, “Looking beautiful as always hmm Daki?” She stepped back and kneeled down right behind her.
Daki put the lipstick down and turned her head back to look at Korra. A sadistic smile playing on her lips, “My, aren’t you the charmer now?” Lime green eyes staring into bright cerulean.
Korra gave her her lopsided signature grin, a light blush dusting her cheeks.
“I thought I’d drop by to let you know I’m finally in town and to maybe hear an I told you so from you.”
This piqued her interest. She knew what Korra was referring to. She stood up and leaned down, lips slightly grazing Korra’s ear, “I’m glad you finally see how miserable and terrible humans can be.” She lightly laid a gentle and teasing kiss on her ear and felt the way it made Korra shudder. She stood back up, unphased and held her hand out for Korra to grab.
Korra looking up into her lime green eyes, grabbed her hand and was helped up.
“Care to go somewhere private?” Daki asked, her eyes teasing the girl.
Korra smirked, “Sure.”