Chapter 10
Kya finishes the song, tears streaming down her eyes for the second time that evening. Ikki had fallen asleep and could be heard lightly snoring as Lin tried to comfort Kya.
She wrapped her arms around the water bender and pulled her close, stroking her long silver locks. Kya’s hair was illuminated by the light of the moon making her look gorgeous, Lin always thought she looked good but something about seeing the water bender in the light of the almost full moon drove Lin insane.
After a minute or so Kya’s tears stopped and they broke the hug walking out of the room slowly closing the door behind them. Lin started walking back to the dining table when Kya’s hand reached out for hers and pulled her back.
Lin flashed a confused look before Kya started pulling her in the other direction, further down the hall and out to the balcony. The earth bender didn’t question it but simply followed being dragged behind her.
Kya leaned on the railing of the balcony, simulating the position she was in back on the airship the night before. Lin followed suit leaning against the railing, their hands remaining intertwined.
“What happened back there?” Lin asks giving Kya’s hand a gentle squeeze.
Kya looked up at the moon as she started to play with Lin’s fingers, she slowly looked over at the younger woman before speaking.
“Remember uncle Iroh?” Lin didn’t reply with words simply just nodding, keeping their strong eye contact.
“Zuko took me to see him before he.... well um, you know- went off into the spirit world. I didn’t really know what was happening I had just gone because, well I was six and I wanted to spend time with them.”
Kya pauses momentarily, breaking the eye contact before continuing.
“Iroh asked him to sing a song and that was what he sung, later that night he meditates into the spirit world and never came back. When I went I saw him and he was the most at peace I’ve ever seen him.”
Kya finished and Lin couldn’t help but think about how beautiful the woman standing next to her is. Just as Lin was about to lean over and kiss her someone nocked against the wall before walking up to them.
Suyin
She’d always had the worst timing.
“Sorry to interrupt what was no doubt about to turn into a make out fest but we’ve got a little problem.” Su smiles as Lin’s face turns a shade of red and Kya laughs at the sisters playful banter.
“Well, what is it.” Lin sounds more than just frustrated.
“You two are going to have to share a room.” She says unsure of the reaction she would revive.
But she was shocked when she didn’t really receive any reaction. She looked between the two women confused for a moment before Kya caught on and explained.
“I’ve been living with Lin since I moved from the Southern Water Tribe.”
“Together? In Lin’s one bedroom apartment?!”
“Yes Su, in my one bedroom apartment.”
Normally Suyin would have some kind of comment about this but she was so caught off guard she couldn’t even think of what to say. Su turned and walked away muttering something under her breath.
“Wait! Su, where is our room?”
But Su was already gone and hadn’t heard Kya.
“Well I guess where gonna find out.” Lin says taking Kya’s hand and leading her down the hall.
The looked together pushing on all the doors finding most of them locked, indicating someone had already claimed the rooms. As they turned into the second corridor Lin turned to face Kya.
“We should split up, we’ve got more chance of finding the room that way.” Her hushed tone sends shivers down Kya’s spine.
“Yes chief!” Kya says standing with her back straight ready to salute the woman.
They both laugh before walking off into opposite directions. Lin pushes against five doors before she finds one that opens, unknown to her Kya just found an empty room further down.
Lin was just about to say she found it when she heard Kya celebrating excitedly.
“Ha! I beat you! I found it before miss Lin Beifong esteemed chief of police.” Kya says laughing at the other woman.
Lin doesn’t tell her about the other room. Weather it’s because she can’t bring herself to tell her that she didn’t win or that she simply doesn’t want to spend a night away from the woman, Lin can’t decide.
Either way she simply follows Kya into the room, both women showering and getting ready for bed.