Disclaimer: LOK no me pertenece. De pertenecerme, seguiría siendo transmitido en TV. Sí, Nickelodeon, te detesto.
A/N: No flames, please. English is not my first language, and i'm trying my best. I wanted to see Lin as mother, and I find ironically to see Lin with two daughters and that they were half-sisters. Cool. And I love Suyin and Toph, a-and Sokka... And the metal-clan, and... Forget it, they'll be in the fic.
The first chapters will be pre-LOK. Then, if you like the fic, I will add as fast as possible the things that happened in Book 1 and Book 2. But it'll be fast bcs I know how boring is read something that you alredy watched.
Enjoy!
Chapter 1: Drunk
Her fingers tightened on the glass beaker. The beating of her heart sounded a million miles per hour. She felt dizzy, nauseated all those feelings that hurts her. She was depressed. As if she were in a hole and couldn't get out. The darkness terrified her.
She looked at the woman standing next to her. She knew she didn't want to be with her. Kya wanted, longed to be at the wedding of his brother. But she had been tasked to accompany Lin Beifong during the worst night of his life; the day Tenzin marry with Pema.
None of them was a hormonal teenager, but the tears fell from her eyes like torrents without stopping. Never thought she'd live to see the heroic Lin Beifong mourn.
"Why does everyone leave me?" She asked, slurred because of alcohol "First my father, then Sokka, then Suyin, then Mom... Now Tenzin."
Kya pursed her lips with some pity, knowing the truth of her words.
"He is married, Kya." She whispered as if she still couldn't believe it "Tenzin is getting married."
"You can handle this."
But she could not. Lin, despite not being in her right mind, was very clear. Pema had given him what she would never give him; a family. Imagine Katara, Sokka, Bumi and Kya smiling at the new addition to her family caused her crying grow.
Pema had not only taken away the man she loved, but the only family she had left after Suyin escaped from the house of her grandparents and Toph was behind her, never coming back.
She felt alone, and for the first time, she was afraid.
The atmosphere of the tavern was depressing. About half an hour after Kya had apologized before going back to the party, Lin decided she had had too much alcohol for one night. She got up, still reeling, and headed for the door.
She knew that everyone was looking her. They knew how devastated she was to the marriage that was done on the island, where everyone was. All who used to be her family. Her cousins Honora, Ursa and Zhuo. Her uncles Sokka and Zuko. Her aunts Katara, Mai, Ty Lee and Suki. Her cousins Yue, Yun and Yang.
All she had considered her family turned their backs. The only person she knew who was with her, was her uncle Aang. She learned when she felt the wind caressing her body, holding and supporting it at that difficult time.
She was unhappy. And a part of her broke that night.
"Good morning, Chief."
"Captain Saikhan."
The young adult greeted her co-worker, and sat comfortably on her desk. Still kept the old scent of her mother, and she still felt unworthy of that position. Saikhan dragged the chair and gave himself permission to sit.
The funny thing was, where it used to stay a mischievous smile every day, there was only one sour grimace. Just like hers. He didn't look very happy, but not sad. Only discomfort with life.
"Last night was the long-awaited wedding, uh." He added as if it was the most important issue of moment, but it was.
"Yeah," she nodded, "and they told me that it was beautiful, fancy and delicate. Surprise, surprise. Tenzin and that acolyte kid had these fluffy taste. No wonder they ended together. Worthless—"
Saikhan frown furrowed, and interrupted the string of his partner and friend with a monosyllable. His left hand rested on Lin's scar, gesture he used to do when they were young and wanted to comfort her.
"I know you, Lin" she was surprised. He hardly ever called her by her first name. Always was Chief, Beifong or Babefong when they get drunk together "I know you feel like a piece of ordinary trash. I've been there."
His rough hand was removed from her cheek, and she smiled a little sadly. She still was.
"You're a strong woman, and I must admit that this has happened with that Airbender has made me admire you more than I admired your mother. I'll always be your best friend, so if you need help, Captain Sai is always available. "
And with a military salute, Saikhan left Lin's office with that mischievous smile on his face.
It had been a month since her ex had married. She had managed to get over a bit. The headaches that gave her the beloved work had entertained enough to not think about it. But after feeling bad, Saikhan had convinced her to go home and take the day off.
It was not a person who used to take days. But that saturday was too quiet and assumed it would be nice to go home to rest after the lunch of the station have her fatigue. But it was normal; the food of the station had always spunk.
She rushed back to the sofa, sinking into it. Nothing more comfortable than the old sofa. She closed her eyes and let her thoughts wander between and ponder how her life would have been if she had married with Tenzin. It sounded tempting, and just think it gave her pain.
But she thanks Pema two things. First; not become a breeding airbabies acolyte. Second; She would have gotten rid of the people who she thought they were her family, and was able to open her eyes.
That was the reality of life. She found that with Tenzin she was just a naive and blind girl.