So Time Is Stolen...

[bent_the_world]

Who: Korra and OPEN
Where: Ecruteak
When: Oct 18th
Summary: Korra arrives in the city!
Rating: PG, probably!
Log:



There it was.

Ecruteak. She'd known she was getting close, but now it loomed directly ahead of her and she was almost there.

Korra took a deep breath and pedaled faster, Iqniq bouncing happily in the basket on the handlebar of her bike. It had taken way too long to get here. After the first few days, the gloss of shiny newness wore off and the need to get to Asami had only grown. The days were filled with travel and battling wild Pokemon, but the nights...

Dozens of different thoughts ran through her head as she lay in her sleeping bag and stared at unfamiliar skies. She'd lost memories again. Asami had been here over a year. There were so many things still fresh and raw for Korra that were now over a year gone for the other woman. And there was Elsa. Who Korra was excited to meet face to face, but she kept going back to what Asami had told her. She hoped it wasn't awkward. She really liked Elsa, and she knew what it was like to be in her position.

Now she was here. After weeks of only seeing Asami through the gear thing, she'd finally made it. Her heart was racing in her chest as she pulled up to the inn, her bike wheels skidding as she slammed the brakes. The bike swung low and Iqniq leaped out of the basket with a bark.

"Here we are, guys." Her still-unnamed Sentret chirped from her backpack and buried deeper down into it. That had been a little too much quick zipping through city streets for the little Pokemon's tastes. Korra took a deep breath and pulled out her 'gear, to let Asami know she was here.

Comments

[paishodown]

It was a bit of a while before Asami backed away, resting her forehead lightly on Korra's and still remaining close.

"I missed you." She couldn't quite remember if she was repeating herself.

[bent_the_world]

Korra nodded once and her throat felt a little too tight all of a sudden. It hadn't even been that long for her, but it still felt like ages. And the thought of Asami, on her own, missing her...

"You don't have to anymore." She couldn't exactly promise she wasn't going anywhere this time, but for the moment, she was right here. They were right here.

"And we even get our magical trip to a whole new world."

[paishodown]

"This time, I know how it all works," she said with a playful smirk.

"Don't eat the berries." A chuckle, at that.

[bent_the_world]

"I think I might have heard something about that..." Korra laughed. It just felt so good to be standing here with Asami in her arms. It felt right. That wasn't something she'd felt with someone else before. It was more than just feeling good, or nice, or satisfying. It felt natural - like breathing or bending.

"You'll have to show me everything. Where's your favorite place to go here in Ecruteak?"

[paishodown]

"I definitely will. There's a pretty big theater district in town. A lot... higher brow than Varrick Industries movers, anyway," she said with a little laugh.

She couldn't believe it had been so long since being in Republic City.

[bent_the_world]

"I'd like to see that!" Still, Korra couldn't bring herself to actually let go of Asami. "Why don't we go see something? Tonight, after I settle in and meet everybody and everything."

Because while she did want to slip off for some much needed one-on-one time with Asami, she didn't want to immediately show up and steal her away. Or start jumping right into serious topics that would definitely need to be brought up before too much longer as soon as they had a chance. There were things that needed to be talked about, but... a few more days wasn't going to make any difference.

"I think we're way overdue a date."

[paishodown]

"We definitely are," Asami agreed. She dipped to press a quick kiss to the corner of Korra's mouth before straightening back to full height.

"You want me to let you go so you can go meet everyone?"