"I'll see you in four years, I promise"
Asami's whole world came crashing down at once, all her plans to spend every waking moment with Korra, all the summer adventures, everything went out the window when Korra dropped the bomb that she was moving to Colorado to train at the OTC. It was upsetting of course but Asami knew it was always her best friend's dream to compete at the Olympics and now she was going to be a step closer to that goal and seeing her best friend so happy was all Asami could ever want.
Korra was absolutely over the moon that she was getting to train with heavily accomplished swimmers and divers, but she was also sad that she wasn't going to be able so to see Asami for the next four years, but it was a price she was willing to pay in order to get closer to her goal of being a gold medal diver.
"Kor I'm so happy for you, I really am but I'm going to miss you so much" Asami said with a sad smile
"I'm gonna miss you too, like a whole super-duper mega bunch" Korra said pulling Asami into a rib crushing hug
When Korra had pulled her into that hug, Asami wanted nothing more than to just stay there in Korra arms. At that moment her tears began to flow and she started imagining her life without Korra in it, all Asami wanted to do was spend their entire summer and their junior year together but Asami knew it'd be selfish of her to ask Korra to stay.
It didn't take very long for Korra to notice that Asami was crying, but she didn't say anything and just held Asami tighter and let her cry, even is it was getting on her favorite sweatshirt. She would do absolutely anything for Asami, and if Asami said she wanted Korra to stay in Republic city she'd do it in a heartbeat. When Asami pulled away from the hug her face was stained with her tears and her eyes we puffy but it was okay because she could always facetime Korra or write to her, she didn't lose Korra completely so it was okay.
"Just promise me one thing"
"what is it?"
"come see me at the Olympics in four years?"
"I'll see you in four years, I promise"
With that Korra pulled Asami into another hug and they stayed like that for a while until Asami had stopped crying. Asami was about to ask when Korra was leaving but as if Korra could read her mind she simply said
"I leave at the end of the month, so we have time to spend together before I leave"
All Asami could do was smile, because she still had time to spend with her best friend.
The next four weeks pass by and Korra and Asami have spent every day together, trying to fit a whole summer into one month. Everything is great until Korra's last day. They had spent all day together and as they were sitting in Korra's living room waiting for Korra's mother, Senna to call them for dinner. She was making Korra's favorite meal as a goodbye.
"Girls it's time to eat!"
They both took their seats at the dinner table and Korra kept going on and on about how excited she was, Asami knew she was sad about leaving but it was her dream, how could she not be excited about it?.
About an hour passes after dinner and she and Korra are up in Korra's room doing some last-minute packing, well more Asami is packing for Korra and Korra is just telling Asami which clothes she wants. Korra had already packed up all her swim gear and training clothes but this was just some extra stuff she'd need. When Asami is going to Korra's closet to put away the clothes Korra didn't want to take with her, she saw Korra's all-time favorite hoodie.
"Hey, Kor are you not taking this with you?" Asami asks holding the sweatshirt by the hanger it was on
Korra looks up from her phone and rubs that back of her neck and all she says is
"Actually I was- um- I was leaving it for you"
"But it's your favorite sweatshirt, I can't just take it beside Colorado gets cold" when Asami says it gets cold she immediately facepalms her self, she's known Korra for almost eight years and she forgets that Korra likes the cold because it reminds her of the south pole where she grew up.
"Sorry" Asami laughs "I always forget you're from the Southern water tribe"
"Wow, my own best friend doesn't even remember where I'm from" Korra's holding her heart in mock hurt
She then gets up from her seat and starts tickling Asami, after knowing someone for so long you know their weaknesses and one of Asami's was tickling. Soon the back of Asami's knees hit the back of the bed and she falls onto it, taking Korra with her. The fall onto the bed temporarily stuns Korra and she stops tickling Asami, but it only stops Korra for a moment, and then shes pinning Asami to the bed. The next thing Korra does surprises them both, Korra kisses Asami, and to Korra's surprise Asami is kissing her back but then Korra quickly breaks the kiss and gets off of Asami.
"Sorry, I'm sorry I just- I- I'm sorry"
Flustered Korra was always the cutest side of Korra
"Korra it's fine, you were caught up in the moment it's fine" Asami reassures Korra
"But you didn't say it was ok, so I feel bad-"
But before Korra could say anymore Senna walks in and tells Korra it's almost time to leave. So Korra quickly gets all her bags together and heads downstairs where her father was waiting to drive her to the Airport. With a final goodbye to Asami before she gets in the car with her mother and father.
"four years?"
"four years" Asami reiterates holding out her pinky to make a pinky promise, which Korra happily takes
After they made their pinky promise, Korra's dad pulls out of the driveway and Korra stares at Asami through the back window and the last thing she sees before everything engulfed into the night was Asami sadly waving goodbye to her best friend while clutching onto her sweatshirt.