A/N: Hi guys! I haven't written any fanfiction for a while but I just finished the Legend of Korra and it just really inspired me.

This takes place about half a year after the finale. And it will be a two-parter. Maybe :D

As the Avatar, Korra knew that she had a reputation to uphold.

Sure, she didn't exactly have anything left to prove; she had saved the world four times, brought back an entire culture from extinction and of course, bagged herself a smart, beautiful and wealthy girlfriend.

If there was one thing Tenzin kept stressing though, it was being observant. She'd protested that she was observant, just not all the time and just not regarding all things.

Like that time Asami asked her about a particularly gaudy looking prototype sports-mobile. While the older girl gushed about it, Korra had plainly said that it looked boring.

Turned out, Asami had been building it as a project for nearly a year.

She kissed so much of Asami's butt for a month to make up for that.

Tonight, in an effort to improve her observation skills, she had decided to join Lin Bei Fong and the entire Metal-bending Police Force for drinks. It was supposed to be an annual thing, but general consensus was that you don't live through a gigantic robot attack and take that for granted.

She'd have taken Asami but her girlfriend was taking time to arrange for her recently deceased father's funeral. The only other person she knew were of age for drinking were Opal and Bolin.

And so, here they were with a bunch of rowdy policemen getting tipsier by the moment, accompanied by their chief who, for some unknown reason, seemed determined to drink the place down.

Korra ventured a cough as she watched Lin drain an entire tankard of cactus juice in a few seconds.

"Spit it out kid, you're shit at the tactful thing." the metal-bender said, slamming her drink down on the counter. Her normally sharp gaze was drowned in alcohol. The neat, military-grade hair style looked to be hurriedly fixed.

"Uh…so, how's….everything?" asked Korra, wracking her brain for anything that might have been pissing Lin off recently.

Work? No, she hadn't lashed out once at her subordinates.

Family? Opal was sitting across from them, and seemed to have no idea what drove her aunt to drink.

Korra found herself calling her past incarnations for help when Lin actually answered.

"Not too bad I guess."

"This is 'not too bad' level?" whispered Bolin, taking a sip of his own drink.

"I can hear you, knucklehead." snarled the fearsome police chief, taking another slug from a tankard newly refilled. "I'm enjoying myself. Can't you see that?"

Opal got up from her stool and put a placating hand on Lin's armor-clad back. "Auntie Lin, are you sure you're alright?"

Lin's face softened for a moment. "It's…fine. Not a thing."

"Sorry Chief, but I've never seen you drink like this before," said Korra, ever so gently moving the cactus away from the now clearly inebriated Chief Of Police.

The older woman pinched the bridge of her nose. "What the hell am I doing…"

"Listen, if you don't wanna talk about it right now, that's fine. But I think we need to get you home."

Walking Lin back home was just about as difficult as they expected. Apparently, the woman still took her job while drunk off her gourd as seriously as when she was sober. They watched in horror as she nearly sent a man into a sinkhole for littering.

She kept mumbling as well. "Wrong….all wrong…"

"Okay, anyone else thought that was just a little bit weird?" said Korra, walking with Bolin and Opal after finally disposing of their elder companion at her home. "Lin Bei Fong doesn't just go and…."

"Oh! Lin Beer Fong!" Bolin suddenly yelled before shrinking from Opal's angry glare. "….issss what we should tell those other cops never to call her."

"I'm going to forgive you just because that's actually a really good idea." Opal said with a fond smile. However, this was quickly replaced by a look of worry.

"What do you think is wrong with her guys? I've never seen Aunt Lin like that. She's usually so…."

"….uptight?" said Korra, instantly regretting it at Opal's glare. "Sorry, sorry! It's just…"

"No, no…you're right. From what I've heard, every time they do this little get-together, she never drinks anything more than one glass."

Bolin let out a clicking sound with his tongue. "Maybe it's about a guy."

His female companions looked at him like he had fallen sick in the head.

"Or a girl! No judgement here." He said with a wink to Korra.

"Nope, not possible." Korra said, shaking her head and crossing her arms. "The Lin Bei Fong? Drinking over a guy? "

"Or girl…" Bolin said again.

"Or girl," relented Korra. "She's just…I dunno, she doesn't seem the type."

"To like girls? Are you kidding me, Miss Biceps of The Month?" laughed Opal, bringing up an honor Korra had received in a local publication celebrating alternative relationships. "We never thought you were the type either, until just a couple of months ago."

Korra's face shimmered pink in response. "That's different! I like both guys and girls! Lin…well, if it weren't for her thing with Tenzin way back…."

Tenzin's little lecture on observation crept uncomfortably back into her head.

All three fell into grave-like silence over the implication.

"No way." Bolin muttered.

"Auntie Lin? Not possible."

More silence as they all fidgeted in the moonlight.

"She kept muttering 'wrong, all wrong' the whole time we were with her," whispered Bolin.

Korra took a deep breath. "I'm talking to Tenzin first thing in the morning."

Breakfast with the Air Nomads was usually a peaceful event and Tenzin had grown quite fond of it. Seeing his culture prosper once again was something he was eternally thankful to Korra and her friends for, and he couldn't be prouder of them. So when she had suddenly visited that morning, he was more than happy to have her at the table.

"So uhm…Tenzin…." asked Korra, nervously stirring her egg and rice. "You see Lin lately?"

The air nomad smiled lightly. "No, but I really should make time to catch-up with her. Is she alright?"

"Uh…yeah…y'know alright-ish, I think…"

"Is something wrong? What happened last night?" asked Tenzin, signs of worry evident in his voice.

Korra frowned. Either Tenzin was a very good actor…

…or he had nothing to do with Lin's behavior last night.

Still…it didn't hurt to ask.

"Are you cheating on your wife?"

"You know, just because you're not studying air-bending under me anymore doesn't mean I can't make you do a thousand reverse flips." said Tenzin serenely, although the throbbing vein on his forehead made his true feelings clear. "And what on earth does that have to do with Lin Bei Fong?!

"SorrysorryImsorry! I'm just...you should've seen her last night Tenzin! She was drinking like there was no tomorrow! And I remember you and her had a thing back then…"

"I can assure you that while Lin and I did have feelings for each other, we most certainly are not any more than good friends today. That…doesn't sound like her," said the master airbender, stroking his beard thoughtfully. "The only time I've ever seen Lin drink as you have said was because of that incident with her sister when they were young."

"What do you think could be wrong with her?"

"Have you tried asking her?" said Tenzin lightly before deflating at Korra's flat look. "Right…like squeezing water from a rock. Well, who knows, maybe it was just a one-time thing. She'll be alright when you see her again."

Korra glumly took a bite of her egg rice. "I sure hope so."

"Hey Korra!"

Korra smiled as she gave Asami a light peck on the cheek. The green eyed heiress smiled happily, removing her shoes and setting them down by the doorway of the house she was currently sharing with her girlfriend.

"How's things back home?" said Korra, preparing tea in the kitchen.

"Alright I guess."

"Just alright?"

"It was a small ceremony." Asami said, flopping down on one of the couches. "My dad...still has a pretty bad reputation among most people."

Korra sat down beside her, handing her a cup of tea. "I'm so sorry to hear that."

"It's gonna take some work, but I'm going to do everything in my power to let people know that he died a hero," said Asami with a sad smile, taking a small sip from her cup.

The younger girl stroked Asami's cheek. "I'll help. Whatever you need."

"Thanks babe," the pale-skinned heiress said, reciprocating with a hand on Korra's wrist.

Asami chuckled as she watched the savior of Republic City blush and giggle like a school girl. "I like it when you call me babe."

After draining their respective cups, Asami moved to the kitchen to wash the china while Korra followed.

"So, what've you been up to while I was gone?"

"Not much. Went drinking with Bolin, Opal and some cops."

"That's nice."

"…"

"Okay, spill," said Asami, washing the soap suds from her hands. "What happened?"

"Um…yeah, how do I put this…"

A few seconds of silence ensued before Korra spoke again.

"How do you tell if someone like girls? Or boys? Or both?"

Asami looked on dumbfounded. "Er…I just…I guess I observe signals? It's a little corny but, yeah. There really isn't a standardized way, per se."

"What about us? How'd you know that I liked liked you?"

"Well, I guess we were friends for such a long time that after a while, I could tell which feelings weren't exactly just friendly anymore," said the heiress with a shrug. "I mean, if you didn't ask me on that vacation a couple of months ago, I would've asked you to go somewhere and take it from there. Good thing we were on the same page."

Korra leaned on a nearby counter, clearly lost in thought.

"What's this about, sweetie?" asked Asami, drying her hands.

"Nothing, just some stupid crap with Chief Bei Fong."

"What do you mean? You think the Chief's bi?"

"I dunno. I mean, she's obviously had a thing with Tenzin, but these days…I mean, can you even imagine her with anyone?"

"….nope, not really processing right now."

"Right?! You should've seen her! She was practically booze-bending when we went drinking that night."

"That's weird."

"And that's an understatement."

The bell to the house rang interrupting their discussion. Korra made her way to the front door and opened it to see Bolin.

"Hey bud, what brings you here?" asked Korra. "Mako still not back from his mission?"

Bolin rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly "Yeah, I was wondering if you've got any left-overs? My sweetie-pie's with Pabu at the vet because he's got a cold or something and I just found out that lava-bending isn't exactly the best thing to cook with."

"Make yourself at home. Mako's still not home?" asked Asami, making her way to the living room with a dish of pastries. "He's been gone a while."

"I know," replied Korra as all three of them sat on one of the bigger couches in the room. "He's really buried himself in his work lately. I'm getting a little worried."

Anxiety appeared on Asami's face. "Is he…you know, alright?"

Bolin shrugged. "I don't really get to see him much. He's pretty busy with his police-work and guarding Wu at the same time."

"He's still doing police work? Even with the bodyguard gig? That idiot's working himself too hard again," murmured Korra, before letting out a sigh. She was silent for a moment.

"Do you think he…hates us?"

The earthbender looked confused. "Hate us? Why would he hate us?"

"She means me and Korra, Bolin. Us, together," replied Asami, sounding uncertain. "And yeah, why would he? He doesn't, does he?"

Bolin felt his heart sink as he watched a black cloud make its way over the two young women's heads.

"Whoa, whoa! He doesn't hate you two being together!" said Bolin through a mouthful of pastry. He swallowed mightily before continuing. "And if he does, then what right does he have to stand in the way of a beautiful lesbian relationship?"

Both girls rolled their eyes.

"Bisexual, Bolin," corrected Asami patiently. "And no, Mako….he's just not that kind of guy."

"I know, I know", sighed Korra, taking a sullen bite of pastry. "I just….I don't want him to feel that he's, you know, being kicked to the curb."

Bolin stretched his arms over his head and looked at the ceiling.

"He's okay guys. Really," said Bolin with a reassuring smile. "He couldn't be happier for you two. I think he just likes the work."

Asami raised an eyebrow. "It's a four hour drive from the Republic City Police station to the Earth Kingdom embassy though."

"He gets up early for the bodyguard work and spends almost all night in the Police Station," said Bolin. "Man, can you imagine having Wu in the morning and Bei Fong in the evening? Must be a nightmare!"

They all let out a hearty laugh before realizing the implication of the statement.

More silence ensued as the CEO of Sato industries and two of the most powerful benders in the world struggled to wrap their minds around the statement.

Asami offered her input first. "No way."

"No freaking way," Bolin seconded. "Not that there's anything wrong with that."

"With either of those two?! There's everything wrong with that!" seethed Korra. "I mean…gah, it hurts to think about! Wu, even if he's grown up a bit, is still an annoying little git."

"Still...remember when he was kidnapped?" asked Asami, her hand on her chin. "Mako was really worked up. The last time he was that angry, Korra was the one getting kidnapped."

Korra simmered at the implication. "Ugh, that royal pain in the ass is not good enough for Mako."

"I dunno, he was preeeeetty cool during the evacuation effort from what I hear", said Bolin, currently munching on his third confection. "I mean I wouldn't mind having a trained army of badger moles!"

The Avatar glared at her earthbender friend in disbelief. "You'd pimp your own brother out for badger-moles?!"

"Trained badger-moles!"

"Can we get back on topic please?" asked Asami, still deep in thought. "It doesn't make sense for it to be Wu. They barely knew each other and for most of the time that they did, Mako couldn't stand him."

Korra mimicked Bolin's earlier action and put her arms around her head. "And even if Mako did like him, I don't think I've ever seen Mako show any interest in guys."

Bolin cleared his throat and tugged at his collar. "Well, there was that one time…."

Korra and Asami suddenly sat up straight, now completely focused on their guest.

"Really?"

"When?

"Who?"

The earthbender pursed his lips, recounting the details. "You remember Tahno, right Korra?"

The blue-eyed girl's jaw dropped. "Him?! Are you kidding me? I never noticed anything like that!"

"Yeah, it wasn't really a big thing but back before you joined the pro-bending leagues, Mako and Tahno had this weird rivalry-bromance thing. Drove the girls wild."

Asami crossed her arms, looking a little disappointed. "That's….not much to go on."

"Oh, and they sorta kissed that one time."

The green eyed girl blushed mightily while Korra dropped her pastry on the floor.

Bolin gave an awkward grin. "They got really drunk that one time and decided to spar without using their bending. Mako tripped and…well, the whole gym was there to see it."

"I joined pro-bending too late," muttered Korra. "…..got any pictures?"

A glare from her girlfriend quickly silenced the Avatar.

Asami coughed lightly, a blush staining her cheeks. "Eherm…still, that doesn't mean anything. And from the way that guy was flirting with the bridesmaids at Varrick and Zhu Li's wedding, I'm thinking he prefers girls."

"So, not Wu or Tahno," said Korra, sounding distinctly relieved.

"Which leaves….Lin Beer Fong!" yelled Bolin triumphantly. "Sorry, I've been holding that one in all day."

"…it doesn't make sense," said Korra, putting her hands on her temples, as she lay her head on Asami's lap. "I mean, I trust Chief Bei Fong with my life, but she's so…so…"

"Uptight?" finished Asami, massaging Korra's scalp with her fingers.

"That's what I said!"

They sat in silence for a while when something clicked in Asami's head.

"Sweetie, when did you say you went out with the cops?"

"Um, couple of days ago?"

"Bolin, when was Mako supposed to be back from his mission?"

"….couple of days….ago…."

Asami suddenly stood up, causing Korra to whine as her pillow was removed.

"He's still working for the cops, despite being the official bodyguard for Earth Kingdom Monarchy and despite the police station being a four-hour drive away!"

"Maybe he's sentimental?" Bolin offered. It was frankly a little disturbing thinking about his brother and the chief being….involved.

Korra sat up again, resting her chin on her knees. "I don't think so. Mako hasn't worn that scarf of his for a while now….meaning he's a lot more practical minded these days. He's not taking the job for sentimentality."

"Or money. He earns almost four times as much body-guarding nobles as he does being a cop," said Asami while pacing around the living room.

Bolin looked a little disturbed.

"….when he comes home, he has this thing about him where he's really happy and really angry at the same time."

More silence ensued as all three mulled their thoughts.

"You think?" asked Korra.

"It certainly seems….plausible," said Asami, tucking a lock of hair behind her ear. "The timing adds up."

"Huh," Bolin said, taking a thoughtful bite of the last pastry. "Y'know, I always thought she might've had a little thing for me way back when. I mean, she did zip up my pants."

Korra groaned and Asami shook her head.

A/N Part 2: So yeah, I watched history being made as a kids network actually showed a canon bisexual romance between the lead character and a very prominent supporting character. It gave this cynic a tiny sliver of hope for this world. Whereas some shows are content with subtext remaining subtext, or just shameless queer-baiting that never goes into anything (coughMerlincough), LoK's creators were gutsy enough to go 'Yep, our lead character was bisexual all along.' No dancing around, just a definitive 'yeah, deal with it.'

Here's hoping the writers behind Sherlock can gather the balls to match this :3

Just in case you were wondering, yep, those were deliberate references to all the ships this animated universe seems to birth :D Read and review!

Next chapter: The team investigates! Is Lin Bei Fong secretly a cougar?