“No offense, but Eska and Desna are really weird.”
Korra laughed. “None taken. My cousins are weird. But they’re really nice too, now that they’re the chiefs of the Northern Tribe.”
“This invitation did give us a great reason to get away,” Asami said.
“Mmm hmm.”
Korra twisted the throttle on the snowmobile and the machine sped forward, as they entered an empty snow-covered plain north of the Northern capital. In a few minutes they were under the moonless night sky, out of sight of the glow of the city lights.
“You don’t mind leaving the others behind?” Korra asked.
“No, not at all,” Asami replied. “They’re having a great time at the ball. Why?”
“Just making sure. This isn’t the first time either of us have seen the northern lights.”
Asami stepped off the snowmobile and offered her hand to Korra, whom she pulled up from her seat and into her arms.
“It’s not the first time we’ve ever done this, either,” she said mischievously, as she drew Korra towards her into a warm, slow kiss. In spite of the cold around them, Korra melted into Asami’s embrace, and they repeated the kiss again and again.
Above them, green and purple ribbons of light began to appear and shimmer.
“I was just thinking you might be getting tired of them,” Korra shrugged softly, putting her head on Asami’s shoulder.
“Never. It would be like getting tired of being loved by you.”
“Hmm,” Korra murmured contentedly. “I don’t see how I could ever stop. You’re the most beautiful, amazing, smartest, kindest person in this world, or any other.”
The lights danced in the sky, among a field of bright stars. They stared at them for a long while, until Korra felt Asami shiver.
“It is pretty cold,” she said, pulling away.
“Well then where are you going?” Asami laughed, pulling her back.
“How about back to the dance? Nice and warm there.”
“I would rather only go back if it’s straight to bed.”
“There are a lot of furs for blankets. Could get kinda hot.”
“If I have anything to say about it, you better believe it will.”
Korra looked Asami in the eye and noted the twinkle in it.
“Yeah, it’s time to get going,” she laughed. “I love the winter solstice.”
A little something for @b1auereiter for the Korrasami Secret Santa, on this eighth anniversary of the day it became canon!
