Wanderer of the Lands

“I was talking to myself.” Mei was looking at the table. “Please be honest with me. Don’t lie just to protect my feelings.” She says and looks to her. “Do you love Korra too? Like you love me?”

“No. I don’t. I thought I did, and I was so confused. I’m so sorry for the stress I caused you”, she says, starting to move her arms in gesture, wincing in pain as she moves the one in the sling. “I shouldn’t have pushed it on you. Or even thought about it at all.”

The firebender looks down, hating how Asami winced cause of her arm. “I love you Asami..you do anything for love.” Mei mumbles and then stands. “I...I just...i hurt hearing how everyone thought I was dead...without a fight?”

“I was talking to myself.” Mei was looking at the table. “Please be honest with me. Don’t lie just to protect my feelings.” She says and looks to her. “Do you love Korra too? Like you love me?”

Mei stops outside of Asami’s apartment, looking at the door. She looks down and just sits outside, closing her eyes. The firebender hated admitting how much it hurt her to find out that Korra and Asami slept together when she was gone. But what did she expect? She hadn’t been there. 

Asami’s stomach knots with guilt, hating what she’d done. She starts to regret telling Mei, but decides that would’ve been far worse. She regrets having slept with Korra, yet she also doesn’t. She isn’t sure what she would’ve done without Korra, as Mei had left. She couldn’t think about what her life would be now. Unmotivated nothing, or overworked nothing. Still, she realizes she should not have made the decision in the first place.

She eventually goes into the apartment, not noticing Asami. The firebender goes into the kitchen and sits at the table as her thoughts race around her head. “You did this to yourself.” Mei mumbles.

Mei stops outside of Asami’s apartment, looking at the door. She looks down and just sits outside, closing her eyes. The firebender hated admitting how much it hurt her to find out that Korra and Asami slept together when she was gone. But what did she expect? She hadn’t been there. 

“Please, don’t come closer.” She takes a step back, keeping the distance. “Just because we are talking doesn’t mean I’m still not upset. I don’t care if it was six months ago, it still happened. And what? Even if I was dead, you could’ve at least communicated with my spirit.” Mei narrows her eyes. “So sue me for reacting the way I am. Everyone came to the conclusion that I was dead and yet, the one person who could talk to spirits didn’t even try to see if she could talk to me?” Anger was beginning to take over as she kept talking.

“I did it because Asami wanted it.” Mei answers truthfully and looks away. “You think I liked sharing her? I’m not like that Korra.” The firebender frowns. “But she couldn’t choose and I was too in love to make her do such a thing.” She then looks to the Avatar. 

Mei quickly turns to Korra. “Is she okay?” The firebender knew that had been her fault, having snapped at the nonbender. Talking to Korra was the last thing that she honestly wanted to do. “I’ll be fine standing.”

The firebender was sitting by the door, some stray tears falling. Mei looks away as the door opens. “I’m fines…” She mumbles as some of the alcohol begins to ware off. She may have been drunk while saying what she said, but she did mean it. “You still have…a guest.”

“No, you need the water. You’ll hate me even more in the morning if you don’t drink it”, she says, closing it behind her and putting the cup in Mei’s hand. “She’s sleeping on the couch if you need to talk to her. She also had something to do in the city so I just let her stay the night.”

“I don’t need to talk to her.” Mei snaps and looks at the cup, frowning slightly. She just sits it down and then hugs her knees. “You have work tomorrow...you should get some rest.”