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Gold and red glitter falls as a young Asami Sato twirls in her bright pink dress her father just bought her for the occasion. The father daughter duel chat underneath the high ceilings and golden lights at the bottom of the Sato Mansion staircase. Her father Hiroshi wears a proud grin as he tells his only daughter how proud of her he is and how much he wishes his late wife could see their daughter now. Asami smiles teary eyed agreeing as she quickly wipes her tears. The pair hug and let go at the telltale sign of Asami’s date’s arrival. Asami quickly turns and gives her father a goodbye kiss on the check as she heads out the door ready for her dream date.
Asami smiles as she sees a dark limousine pulling up slowly in her U shaped driveway as a handsome boy in a dark tuxedo stands up sticking out of the limousine roof top with a red rose in hand. This is it. This is her chance to finally feel like a normal teenage girl and for her to finally have one night were she isn’t a loser, she isn’t Asami Salami, she’s just Asami. The girl who gets to dance her night away with the guy she’d always wish she could have. A guy who is not only good-looking on the outside, but a guy who is incredibly smart, talented, and a total sweetheart.
“Hey Loser! Write a poem about this!” Iroh Prince shouts as he quickly drops the rose and begins pelting her with eggs.
Forcing a now 22-year-old Asami Sato to jolt awake.
….
‘Bang’
‘Bang’
‘Bang’
ASAMI
I hear banging coming from my front door in the living room as I quickly process my dream and lasts nights’ events. I rush out of bed barely registering the fact I had to untangle Korra’s arms from around my waist.
I rush to the living room to see what’s going on when I suddenly begin to her my name being shouted out through the other side of the front door.
“Asami!”
“Asammiiiii!”
“Dad?” I question with furrowed brows.
As I open the door I find my father standing before me in tears. He rushes over to me and embraces me with all his might.
“Asami! Thank the spirits you’re alright!” He cried.
“Dad. What’s going on?”
“I came as soon as I heard. The police said you were attacked. It was all over the news.” He sobs as he strokes my hair. “I was afraid that it was going to be just like your mother all over again.” He chokes out.
“Let me take a look at you.” He rasps shakenly as he pulls back. “Do you need medical attention? Do I need to have Lee drive us to the nearest hospital? Spirits what am I thinking you don’t need to go to place like that. Overcrowded with overworked staff no you need a place that can provided quality care. I’ll have Lee ready the jet so we can get you the proper care you need. Yes, a nice private hospital in the Fire Nation would do! Yes, we must leave now hurry Asami.” He cries and rants as he grabs my left arm.
“Dad!”
“We mustn’t doddle Asami. You need to be seen right away. You need someone to make sure you’re alright. I can’t believe you didn’t call me sooner. I can’t believe….
He’s hysterical
“Dad. I’m fine. Really I’m sorry that I didn’t call it’s just it was late and I knew you were probably either fast asleep or really busy working on something and after everything that happened last night I was just a little shaken up I just wanted to go to bed and I didn’t think that…
“You didn’t think that I needed to know my only daughter was attacked!” He shouted as his arm left my side and his gaze began to harden. His nostrils flared, his mouth quivered, and body shook in the very spot he was standing in.
I gasped. I had never seen my father look so angry before not even when my mother passed away. He grieved yes, but with tears not rage. Dad.
“I’m so sorry Asami” He cried. “I’m so sorry. I just…I don’t know what I would have done if I had lost you. You’re all I have left of your mother. You’re all that I have left in this world.” He sobbed as he crumbled to the floor.
The only thing I could do was fight back my own tears as I went down to his level and embraced my father soothing him as best I could. I guess after everything that happened I should have known better that someone would have gotten wind of this and tipped off the media. Of course this would end up being plastered all over the news. I felt the guilt gnaw at me as I whisper out my apology.
“I’m so sorry dad.”
“I am so so sorry.”
…
It was dark so of course the first thing Korra notices is the tower. It’s huge, lit up in the most beautiful way with strange vines wrapped around it. Korra could honestly say she had never seen anything like it. She looked around and noticed she was on a boat of some sort. The boat looked even stranger than the tower. It looked like a cross between a turtle and a duck. When she squinted to get a better look at the similar looking boats in the distance she saw what appeared to be couples enjoying each other’s company.
It was just then when Korra noticed pressure being applied to her chest. She turned to look at the cause only to see Asami holding on to her in such a way that made Korra’s heart swell and rid her mind of any confused thoughts if only temporary just to enjoy this wonderful feeling.
Suddenly Asami lifted her head green eyes locking on to blue giving Korra the most caring look she has ever seen as she spoke.
“Korra, I know that things have been crazy with rebuilding the city, dealing with the new spirit portal and everything, but I’m glad you made the effort to set this up. I mean…” Asami paused and blushed for a moment. “This is the most romantic gesture anyone has ever done for me and…I…I love you.”
Korra couldn’t help but smile and whisper, “I love you too.” while leaning in for a kiss.
However, before Korra and Asami’s lips could even meet Korra woke up five minutes before Asami would. It was all a dream. Well, of course it was there was no such thing as duck turtles or turtle ducks. There was no weird spirity looking vines or a spirit portal whatever those things were. Korra couldn’t help but feel a huge wave of disappointment wash over her. It took a moment or two to remember where she was but as soon as she did she quickly turned to see Asami fast asleep beside her. She watched Asami sleep for a bit before going back to bed and deciding she was going to make sure that by the end of the week Asami Sato would know just how much she truly cared for her.