Asami

I look both ways before crossing the road even though the streets are quiet, it's better safe than sorry. The only sounds were the scuffing of Kai's shoes as he scuffles them across the pavement. He's babbling about something to Jinora but I'm not really listening. My mind is elsewhere at the moment. Jinora's football training ended a few minutes ago and the three of us were making it back home. We normally did this when I stop by to help Kai with his homework.

Jinora nudges me and I shake my head, turning to her.
"I heard what happened in english earlier today."

"What do you mean?" I ask, Kai was just as confused as I am.

"Bolin told Opal who then told Wu who told me." Jinora counted on her fingers as she called out each name.

"Told you what?" I ask.

Jinora gives me a smile and it makes me even more confused.
"What Korra did."

Oh... that. That act she played during that lesson. That very scene that's been on my mind ever since. I keep my gaze forward to the street ahead. Word really does spread like wildfire in this school doesn't it?
"What about it?" I question, not seeing how this could be a big deal.

"You know..." Jinora gave me a smirk which made me more confused.

"Woah, woah, slow down. What did Korra do?" Kai asks as he waves his arms around in front of Jinora. She bats his arms away from her face and they both chuckle.

"She acted like an idiot." I say, earning a slight shove to my side. it was true though, Korra made a complete fool of herself. Though she irritates me in every single way, what Korra did actually made me smile that time. It was pretty funny I must admit.

"Yeah but it saved you from embarrassing yourself." Jinora says, I roll my eyes playfully. Korra earned herself a 'thank you' from me, what else could she ask for?
"She almost broke an arm for you."

Well that's a lie. She merely fell on the floor.
"She did not!"

"Did too!"

"Can someone please tell me what she did?" Kai asks, standing in front of the both of us so we stop walking. He seems really intrigued about this.

"I dropped my books and Korra fell off a chair." I mumble quickly and step around him.
"Nothing special."

"What Asami is trying to say is that Korra distracted the whole class for her." Jinora smugly answers.
"By falling off a chair."

"Wow really? That shit hurts. She must really like you." Kai teases and I huff.

"Falling off a chair doesn't prove anything other than the fact that Korra likes attention." I say but then I instantly feel bad for saying that. Perhaps I should take that back, after all Korra did do all of that for me, I think anyway.

The conversation stopped after that and I stayed quiet whilst we walked, listening to Kai and Jinora's babbles during the journey. After about 10 or so minutes I finally reached the street where my house was posted.

"See you tomorrow Asami." They both call as I wave goodbye. I let my mind wander again, wander back about what Kai said. It was just a chair, she just fell off a chair it's no big deal. People fall off chairs all the time, I've done it before. How could that possibly mean that Korra Smith likes me? We've never even spoke before this project even existed, she knows nothing about me nor do I know anything about her.

I shake my head and push open the door to my house.
"Did you stay after school with Kai again?" I hear my dad call from the living room.

"Yeah." I shout back and throw my bag to the bottom of the stairs. I really don't want to speak to my parents right now.

I begin my journey up the stairs and with each step I keep thinking back to that stupid english lesson. Korra did that on purpose so everyone would stop laughing, that was.. kind of her to do that. Or maybe she was just jealous? I shake my head and open my bedroom door a little to hard, causing it to smack against the wall. I toss my phone onto my desk and take off my glasses. With a jump I fall face first onto my bed. I bounce for a moment before settling into the soft sheets.

Maybe she was just jealous because everyone was laughing at me, no that's low even for Korra. Well whatever her intentions were, I'm thankful.

My phone buzzes but I keep my face engulfed into my bed, I really can't be bothered to check that; it probably wasn't important anyway. I'm too busy settling this debate in my head. Was the scene in English an act of jealously or kindness or just a coincidence her chair decided to flip her onto the floor. I lift my head up for a moment only so I could slam it back down into the softness, hoping that it would stop my head from spinning. The argument was so loud but I generally didn't know the answer to silence it.

My phone pings this time which is unusual. I ignore it, it's really no problem plus it's on the other side of my room. Why would I waste time and energy to check something that's probably a software update. But wait, that was a message notification. Maybe it was Opal, or Jinora. Wu or Kai. Or maybe all four. Perhaps they were going to tease me about Korra. Or perhaps it was something genuine. I really can't make my mind up today, I need to sleep.

A groan escapes my lips and I get up from my bed, strolling over to where my phone was. I turn it on with a press of a button and confusion instantly hits me like a train. I put on my glasses to make sure I'm reading it correctly. I don't recognise this number.

Is this Asami Sato?
Miss Smith speaking.

Miss Smith? I don't recognise that name from school, she's not a teacher there. Smith, Smith. where have I heard that name before. Wait... what the fuck. I type back to her quickly and furiously.

Me: How did you get my number?

My mouth is agape in shock, how the hell did she get my number. Did someone give it to her? My leg bounces in anticipation as I watch the three dots disappear and reappear again... twice.

Korra: Funny story actually. It took me a while to guess the right numbers.

Someone must of given it to her.
Me: Who gave you my number?

Korra: Sorry Miss, that's classified information.

Me: I really don't have time for this.

Korra: I promise to leave you alone for the rest of the evening but I just need to give you the list first.

Me: The list?

Korra: I've made a list of all the places for the project. I was thinking we could visit the first one after school on Friday. Are you free then?

I stare at my phone completely dumbfounded. This girl had not only magically got my number but she's all organised. She has this whole thing planned out and if I'm being honest, I'm quite impressed. Today is Wednesday and I don't think I have anything to do on Friday after school. Without even thinking I let my fingers type a response.
Me: Yes. I'm free.

It takes Korra a little longer to reply, actually a lot longer.
Korra: Awesome. Here I'll send you the list.

I raise a brow, reading the message she sent me over and over. Three bulletpoints with three places and I don't recognise these names at all.
- Downtown beach.

What? I read it once again. Beach? I quickly sit myself down at my desk and flip open my laptop, typing in 'nearest beach'. A bunch of stuff pops up but I only look at the top option. The nearest fucking sea is around 6 hours away. There's no way I'm travelling 6 hours for a school project. I don't even bother to read the rest of them again. It's clear that this is all a ruse, she's just trying to piss me off and it's working.

Me: I'm not falling for this Korra.

Korra: It's no trick I promise. meet me by the bench outside of the Science block. After school, Friday. Don't be late.

I immediately turn my phone off after that, I don't have time for this. I slump back in my chair and frown, I can't believe I actually thought that this girl would help me with this stupid project. Korra is just trying to waste my time, this ends the debate in my head. She definitely fell off that chair for attention and nothing else.

I shake my head and sit up properly. Someone has to complete this project and it's obvious that Korra isn't going to do it. I start searching for some places for myself to go but that stupid list of hers keeps making it's way back into my mind. Without even knowing that I was doing it, I find myself typing in 'Downtown beach' into the search bar. I sigh, pictures and websites for beaches in Miami and Spain start to pop up. What was I expecting anyway? For Korra to actually take this project seriously?

I look at her message again, reading it thoroughly. The bench outside of the science block? The one those four are always sitting on most of the time. After school, friday. Maybe Korra actually does have something planned. I look at the whole list again.

- Downtown Beach.

- Skyscraper with roots.

- Edge of the world.

None of these places are real or even around here. I clutch my phone in my hand, grinding my teeth together out of pure anger. This girl really knows how to push my buttons. I just want to do this project properly without any problems but Korra thinks it's funny to play tricks. I should've just asked Baatar to switch no matter what the teacher told me.

I sigh. This is going to a long 3 weeks.