Kyalin Oneshots

second chances

"We need to talk." Lin growled. No longer trying to mask the disdain in her voice, nor caring about how the Waterbender in front of her felt.

Kya had barged into the station, much to Lin's surprise. She had been dead set on avoiding her former friend ever since she'd arrived back home.

"I've been trying to talk to you for weeks now." Kya murmured, placing her hand on her friend's shoulder.

Kya had permanently moved to Republic City after the destruction caused by Kuvira. It seemed like the most logical decision, it would allow her to stay longer hours to help with reconstruction and healing efforts for stranded citizens.

Her soft smile quickly faded when Lin pulled away and headed towards her office, Kya following quickly behind.

"Why are you here?" she snapped, sitting down in the chair by her desk, arms folded to her sides like they always were when she got upset.

"What do you mean? Here in Republic City? You might be chief but that doesn't mean you can tell me where to stay and go." Kya teased.

"You know what I mean." Lin hissed. "Why are you at the station? I don't want to talk to you right now. I have to focus on work."

"Am I really that distracting Beifong?"

"Don't call me that." Lin warned.

It seemed to be working. The last chance effort of getting Lin to talk to her was coming to the office and annoying her. It sounded pathetic, maybe it was but Kya was desperate to make things right.

"Would you rather me call you chief Beifong, chief, Linny, perhaps?" Kya taunted.

"Get out."

"Lin-" Kya grimaced, walking over to the desk side opposite of the Earthbender.

"No. You don't get to come here after twenty years to my office and taunt me." she snapped, with a clear emphasis on the 'my'.

That's when it hit, the realization. Lin was still pissed, of course she was. Kya had to sit down on the chair when she realized. Why didn't she think of it sooner?

"I'm sorry Lin." she paused. "I didn't want to hurt you." she whispered, trying to keep the tears from starting. She knew once they did she wouldn't be able to stop them.

Lin suddenly slammed one of the books she had been holding onto the desk, producing a large thud. Moments later a confused Mako barged in, not fully comprehending the tension in the room.

"Everything alright in here chief? People heard a crash." he stated as a reason for coming in without knocking, an action he had been yelled at for beforehand.

"Fine. Tell everyone to leave."

"What." Mako questioned, it was still early and many people still had a lot of work to get done.

"You heard me, tell everyone to leave." she repeated once more.

Kya could see the way the officer was gritting her teeth in anticipation. They stood there for a moment in silence, an agonizing couple of minutes went past. Then, Lin got up from her chair, opened the door and made sure everyone had left. It was just her and Kya, the Earthbender wasn't sure if that was a good or bad thing yet.

She sat back down on her chair, huffing a big sigh of air that did nothing to calm her nerves. "You wanted to talk. So talk." Lin grunted, waving her arm in the air.

"I- well..." Kya stammered, the confidence she had only moments ago now gone. "You're angry at me. I messed up."

"Of course I'm angry. You come into my office unannounced and tease me." she scoffed.