Leaning against Jathr, my arms folded, I gazed at Korra, who was staring at me, her arms outstretched, pointing at me as she concentrated intensely. Minutes passed with neither one of us moving, before, eventually, my finger suddenly pointed upwards, causing Korra to joyfully smile as she lowered her arms.
"Yes! Yes, finally, I did it!" Watching Korra thrust her arms into the air, taking on a victory pose, I lightly chuckled while unfurling my arms as I approached her. "Congratulations, Korra, but I hardly call moving my finger 'blood-bending'." Faintly smiling, I lightly chopped Korra's head, causing her to stick her tongue out before she playfully punched my chest. "Oh, c'mon, can't you just give me a normal compliment? I mean, it hasn't even been a week since I seriously started practicing, and now I can perform blood-bending during the middle of the day."
For the past week, I've been serving as Korra's test-subject for bloodbending after she finally succumbed to my gentle peer pressure to learn bloodbending; after all, knowing that she would be facing Amon when she returned to her world, I wanted her to be as prepared as possible. 'She's also incredibly talented; possibly on par with Katara.'
It might've been a bit of a stretch to compare Korra to Katara, a water-bending prodigy, but at least when it came to blood-bending, I couldn't help but assume they were relatively close. Katara managed to learn bloodbending and even surpass Hama after watching her and receiving firsthand experience.
Korra has taken a week, granted, given the expeditions we conduct; the amount of time she had to actually practice was probably around ten hours, maybe twelve in total. Combine that with the fact that she received no prior training and had to basically learn it on her own. She was a genius when it came to bloodbending.
"Yes, yes. You did a wonderful job, little Korra." Teasing Korra, I affectionately rubbed her head, causing her to pout as she knocked away my hand before grabbing me by the collar, lifting me up, and gently slamming me against Jath while leaning closer. "Considering my accomplishment, don't you think I'm deserving of a reward, Aang?" Korra's voice dropped to a low, husky purr as she licked her lips, causing me to faintly smirk.
"Depends, what reward do you want?" Lowering my arms, I rested my hands on her hips as I pulled her closer, her body coming flush with my own while she smirked before standing on her toes. "I want this." Korra sealed my lips with her own, causing me to reciprocate the gesture as the two of us kissed for several seconds before our lips finally parted.
"Wasn't I supposed to reward you?" Licking my lips, I glanced down at Korra, who flashed a grin. "That's only for indecisive women. A woman like me knows EXACTLY what I want… Speaking of rewards, that was only a tenth of it." Before I could respond, Korra crashed her lips back into mine, causing us to become increasingly passionate.
Because I was an air-bender, I could funnel air into Korra, meaning we could stay kissing for as long as we wanted, and we did just that, losing ourselves within our own love for several minutes. Once we finally parted, Korra's face was flushed, and her eyes were glazed with desire and lust; I'm sure mine mirrored hers as well.
"Something big is poking my stomach, Aang. Do you know what that could be?" My response to Korra's suggestive words was to slide my hands down to her firm butt, causing her to release a shivering breath as she leaned further into my touch. "I don't know… Why don't you check it out?" Korra's eyes widened ever-so-slightly before she licked her lips while she slowly snaked one of her hands down my body, causing me to bite my lip when she reached my stomach.
Unfortunately, just when Korra was about to get to the good part, someone interrupted us. "Aang? Korra?" The mood and atmosphere we had created came crashing down as our expressions shifted into anger while we separated ourselves. Fixing our appearance, we walked around Jathr, approaching Roku, who had interrupted us at a rather critical moment.
"Oh, there you two are; it's time to leave for our journey. Your training will have to be put on hold for now." Roku, oblivious to our anger, gestured to us to hurry along, which pushed Korra over the edge. "We're coming, you damn old man!" Korra stomped her way to Roku, who furrowed his brows, not taking kindly to her way of speech, not like he ever did. "The rudeness is unnecessary, Korra. If I hadn't come here to inform you two, you'd have forgotten to arrive… Just like last time."
While Roku made a valid point, it only further angered Korra as she stood directly in front of Roku while angrily pressing her finger against his head. "You stupid, old, Ash-maker!" Although I was also upset at Roku, I couldn't help but widen my eyes as I looked at Korra. "K-Korra!?" Luckily for the two of them, given their different worlds, Roku had no idea that Ash-maker was a slur against fire-benders, but he was still bright enough to infer it was some form of humiliation.
"Ash-maker? Oh, so we're calling each other names now? I can do that too, you Snow barbarians!" My anger slowly dissipated as I listened to the two of them argue, spitting mocking nicknames that were borderline slurs at each other. Sighing to myself, I waved my hand, creating a large vortex that lifted all three of us into the sky until we reached high in the canopy of Jathr.
Setting us down atop a branch, I ignored the two children behind and entered Jathr, walking down a corridor until I spotted Kyoshi and Fan standing beside the portal we had exited from the day before yesterday. "What are they arguing about this time?" I couldn't even respond to Kyoshi and just shook my head before leaning against the wall while two arguing Avatars approached us.
While the three of us collectively ignored them, Fan activated the portal, prompting Kyoshi to enter first, followed by me, Fan, and bringing up the rear were Roku and Korra. Like usual, Kyoshi lifted us out of the cavern, and since the two were still arguing, I took it upon myself to deal with any nearby spirits, which thankfully wasn't much; when I finished, I returned to the group.
"Focus, you two." Shooting Roku and Korra a glare, Kyoshi turned around, leaving the two reprimanded Avatars to glance at each other before huffing. 'Kyoshi is basically the babysitter for us.' Wryly chuckling, I unholstered my bo-staff, pressed a button, and leaped into the air, flying through the sky on my glider as I scouted ahead.
'Haa, another expedition… Let's get this over with.'
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After returning from our six-day expedition late at night, we took a bath, well, Roku and I took a hot bath, before eating a hearty dinner and retiring to our room to get a good night's rest for tomorrow's defensive battle. That was how we almost always ended our expeditions, though today was a little different.
"Ah, I'm stuffed." Wiping his mouth with a rag, Roku stood up and stretched while groaning in satisfaction. "Good night, everyone." Waving us off, Roku exited the dining hall, only for Kyoshi to do so next as she nodded to Korra and me. "Don't stay up late practicing." "Yep, got it!" As Korra waved at Kyoshi, who promptly exited the room, there was silence.
Glancing at Korra, our eyes crossed, and instantly, we were enveloped in a suggestive atmosphere as we simply stared at each other, communicating through our eyes. "I know Kyoshi said not to stay up late, but you wouldn't mind showing me your improvements, would you, Korra?" My excuse was clear as day, though Korra didn't point it out as we both wanted this. "Yes, good idea."
Standing up, I held the door open for her as she walked to her room, prompting me to follow. Entering Korra's room, I locked the door behind me, though I wasn't even able to turn around as Korra pressed her body against mine while wrapping her arms around my waist.
"It's only been a month since we started dating, but I want you, Aang." Hearing Korra's husky voice full of lust, I felt my body shiver while my lower body instantly reacted. "I can't refuse a woman who makes her desires clear… Besides, I want you as well."
Turning around, I looked down at Korra's flushed expression before leaning down and kissing her. Reaching down to her thighs, I firmly gripped them and carried her to her bed, where I set her down and mounted her while we slowly removed our clothes, not an ounce separating our lips.
Once we were both naked, I broke the kiss and sat upright, getting a good look at Korra while she did the same to me. "W-Will that fit?" Seeing her slightly nervous gaze, I flashed a faint smile while nodding as I lowered myself once more. "Yes, but I'll be gentle." "Okay. Hurry up, I'm aching down there." Faintly chuckling, I spread Korra's legs while seizing her mouth once more.
"I love you, Korra." "Mhm, I love you to Aang."