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[Wow. Did nobody in Haven know how to initiate a race without cheating? Or at least a little prior warning?]

[~~Like she was any better.~~]

You're on!

[She took off at a full sprint, unbothered by the small weight of her nearly-empty knapsack.]

[Apparently not. You just gotta be ready for anything, okay.

Korra just grins even harder when she hears Zatanna catching up behind her.]

Think you can give us a little light here with your fancy powers or should I do something with my firebending?

Oh, sure. Make me do all the work so you can keep running.

[Bad enough your legs were longer. Cheater.]

[But magic was the safer route, less Korra accidentally BBQ the both of them while trying to illuminate the path...so she gave in and summoned a couple of her glowing orbs. One to follow Korra, and one to keep on her tail.]

[Korra just laughs and gestures over her shoulder, calling up a little wind to ruffle at Zatanna's hair playfully.]

Oh yeah, you've got me all figured out now. [The sarcasm is strong with this one.] But that still won't help you win!

[She definitely did not give a small 'eep' at the feel of completely unexpected winds blowing at her hair, and will deny everything if Korra ever suggests otherwise.]

Maybe not...but this will!

Etativel!

[She took to the air, shooting forward. Hi, Korra. Bye, Korra.]

[But it will live on in Korra's memory and that's good enough for her.]

Hey! [Korra chokes back another laugh. It's so on. She forms a cloud beneath her feet and flies after Zatanna until they're side by side.]

[Interestingly enough, the pair encountered very few monsters for the remainder of their trip. Either because they were unable to keep up...or had no idea what just hit them when a pair of giggling teenaged girls flew by in the blink of an eye.]

[By the time they made it to the exit, Zatanna was out of breath. Mostly from laughing so hard. She leaned against a nearby wall for a moment, chest heaving, cheeks flushed, and a huge grin on her face.]

We definitely need to do this more often.

What, me beating you to the finish line? I agree.

[Even though they technically got to the end around the same time. What are details, though.

Korra grins at her, completely unrepentant about the teasing.]

[Excuse you, Avatar Korra. Excuse. You.]

[...fortunately, Zatanna was still in way too much of a good mood at the moment. One that didn't seem to fade in the least as she straitened her posture, pushing some hair away from her face as she very purposely recalled what they had been talking about before epic racing ensued.]

So.

What was it you didn't want Conner and-or Kal to overhear, and is apple pie involved in this story in any way?

[She was only slightly teasing about that last part.]

[Nice distraction there! Though Korra's first instinct is to get flustered as soon as Conner is mentioned, her confusion quickly wins out.]

What does apple pie have to do with anything?

[Mistress of Magic and Mystification. Right here.]

Nothing.

[So smooth.]

Maybe you should start the story before my imagination runs away with me again.

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[She's still a little confused, but she takes Zatanna's suggestion and tries to figure out a way to start.]

Uh...well, you know Conner and I were going to have dinner together after that party, and just spend time together?

[A nod.]

I remember.

You two disappeared later that night, so I figured that's what you were up to. Where did you go, out of curiosity?

We just used one of the empty apartment blocks.

[It seemed the most reasonable option, at least.]

The buildings in North are nicer and everything's working, but it kind of puts a damper on everything if there's a time limit, you know?

Tell me about it.

[It was the one thing keeping most of the West residents from moving up there permanently. Many a dates of times past had been cut short because of the inevitable effects. Sucked, but at least they could last long enough to enjoy themselves.]

Then again, how long could dinner take? I know Conner's a growing boy, but he doesn't eat that much.

[He wasn't a speedster.]

[...which, of course, meant the two had been up to more than just dinner. She had a few ideas in her head, but decided to wait for Korra to say anything before she risked going too far with the teasing.]

With the two of us? [Korra smiles, oblivious to Zatanna's thoughts for the moment.] Neither of us are really great in the kitchen--we weren't sure if it'd take us a while to make something decent.

Besides, we wanted time to just...talk, too. We've barely had any time to ourselves since we decided to stay together.

[And now Korra finally pauses.]

Um... all of that went without a hitch. We just...got a little carried away later.

[All very good points, especially about the not getting any alone time.]

[Then Korra's voice lowered...and it took a second for Zatanna to even make out what she was saying...and when she did, both eyebrows went up.]

How carried away are we talking here?

[Korra's mouth opens. And closes. Her face turns a little red.

How does words about sex or anything leading up to it? She's never really talked about this with anyone before, and she thought talking about kissing was hard!]

Pretty carried away? We were just kissing, and then...

[She shrugs, ducking her head a little.]

[Oh. My. Goddess.]

Korra!

[Far from scandalized, Zatanna actually had to stop herself from laughing. Both in sheer delight for her friends, and from the coincidence of it all.]

I can't believe it--no, scratch that. I definitely can. But, still...you guys had sex too? ["too"] How? I mean, I know how, but how did it happen? Who initiated?

[Whatever reason we originally had for coming to North had been all but forgotten. The entirety of her focus was on Korra now. Eyes shining. She wanted to hear everything.]

Oh-- we didn't... go all the way? [Korra stumbles over the words a little, face red. Why is the actually doing part so much easier than the talking? Go figure.] But we went... pretty far. I don't think either of us really thought about stopping until...after. We sort of talked about it.

[Now that she's done rambling, Korra finally picks up on Zatanna's slip up.]

Wait... "too"? [She stares at Zatanna, then breaks out laughing.] You're kidding! You and Kon...?

[...whoops.]

[She'd been so excited, she hadn't even realized the minor slip at first. To her credit, she didn't blush...much...but she did have the grave to look sheepish. Less from the topic itself and more from the way she'd let Korra know.]

He really liked his present, okay?

[Obviously, there was more to that story. So much more. But one story at a time, and Korra's came first.]

I'm hoping the talk went well.

It went great. [Korra's smile is soft and fond.] We decided to wait before going any...further. [Korra bites her lip. Seriously, why is she having so much trouble getting the words out?] So, I guess that means we will be, you know, some time later.

What about you? [Korra hastily turns back to Zatanna.] I'm guessing this is the present you were talking about last time?

[Wow. And it was a testament to just how happy Korra looked that she didn't bother to make with the teasing. Though the admission that they hadn't gone quite as far as she and Kon had was...well, she supposed that the Superboys weren't always so in synch with one another.]

[Frankly, the fact that their love lives were as parallel as they were was amazing enough already.]

Not exactly.

I hadn't planned on it happening. It was like you said--it just kind of happened. [Regrets? None.] See....okay, this one might take a bit of explaining.

[Because the present might have seemed like that's where she'd been intending things to go, to anybody who wasn't in on the Joke.]

You know Kon's from a parallel word from me and Conner, right? And since you must've noticed there's two of them by now, it stands to reason there would be another me. And there is. I've never met her, but I've heard stories. And a lot of these stories seem to involve her wearing fishnet stockings.

[Why, she never used to know. Now, she was starting to get the attraction.]

I forget how it happened exactly--[No, she didn't, but the circumstances were too depressing to bring up in this particular conversation]--but he ended up getting me to promise I'd wear them for him sometime.

So I figured I'd surprise him on his birthday, while everybody else was away from the night, and it was just the two of us.

People wear fishnets as stocking?

[It takes Korra a moment to even picture this, as baffled as she is. But that isn't the most important thing right now, so Korra just chalks it up to one of those world differences and focuses on the rest of Zatanna's story. She grins, giving Zatanna a playful nudge with her shoulder.]

Sooooooo, I'm guessing he really liked it if wearing them lead to...all this.

[She gestures vaguely between them. Though she's teasing just a little, Korra's really happy that things worked out so well for all of them. Especially since it was all unplanned.]

[~~If you promise to behave, Korra, maybe she'll show you too~~.]

[Explanations about what "fishnet stockings" actually entailed would have to wait; though she found the vague hand gestures strangely amusing, there was one particular point that...she had to bite her lower lip to keep from smiling too much. And even then, thinking back to what had transpired, it was difficult.]

Yes and no.

He was very affectionate in his thanking me for the present...but...I kind of was the one to ask him.

[More like he'd gotten her into such a mood, she was caught up in the heat of the moment and hadn't wanted to stop.]

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