so i'm putting Lin at around 25 and Kya around 28. please r&r and tell me what you think. and how about last nights episode?

Lin entered her house with a groan, a hand holding her lower back in an effort to release the pain from hunching over a desk all day. "Lin? Is that you?"

"Yeah, it's me."

Lin followed Kya's voice into the lounge room, finding her stretched out on the couch, a book in hand. "How was work? Beat any crooks?"

Lin sat in the armchair a few feet from Kya, tilting her head to look at the roof. "No, though I felt like beating the girl who kept bringing me paperwork. My back is killing me."

Kya placed her book down on the coffee table. She walked over to Lin, taking her hand, she pulled her from the chair. "I can make you feel better."

"Kya, I just sat down. I don't think I'm up for what you have in mind."

"You have a dirty mind. I had something else planned." Kya lead Lin into their bedroom, the night sky illuminating the room. "Take off your armour, tank, and bindings."

Lin began to undress, a playful smirk on her lips. "You sure we aren't going to do what I think we're going to do?"

Kya lead Lin to lay face down on the bed, crawling over her to sit on her thighs. "Maybe later." Kya's hands began to work on trying to free the knots in Lin's back. "You know, I'm always amazed at the amount of scars on your back."

"Mhm."

Kya ran a finger along a burn on Lin's shoulder blade. "How did you get this one?"

Lin shuddered as Kya released a knot in her lower back. "Building was on fire. I didn't have time to wait for the waterbenders when I heard a scream from the third floor. Found a little girl in a closet. I picked her up but when I went to make my exit, a wooden pillar fell on me. The little girl was pinned under me. I tried to alleviate as much pressure as possible. The wood was so hot it melted the skin underneath."

"Ouch."

Lin let out a little laugh. "That wasn't the sore bit. I went to your mother to get it healed and my mother just happened to be there. I told Katara I had a burn on my back my mother was so eager to feel the wound to see how bad it was, decided to metal bend my armour off me. The skin had melted to the back plate. So it peeled off with the armour."

Kya bent down, kissing the burn. She ran a finger to the scar going diagonally from the other shoulder blade to her lower back. "What about this one? Was it a knife?"

Lin let out a sigh. "No. My mother was trying to teach Su how to use the metal cables. I was on the other side of the yard stretching before I started my own practice. She got over excited and now I have this to remind me how much of a terrible metal bender she is."

"Did she apologise?"

"Quite the opposite. She blamed me for standing to close. Even though I was twenty meters away. Never felt my mother's heart beat race so fast. She looked like she was about to kill Su."

Kya poked a circular scar, just under Lin's ribs. "I've seen a lot of scars in my time but nothing like this."

Lin took hold of one of Kya's hands, bringing it to touch her stomach where a similar scar took place. "It's a rare scar. I went up against an earthbender when we were on a raid. He summoned a spike at the right angle and correct speed to pierce the skin. You can usually only to this if you are very skilled, or if you are very lucky."

Lin felt the cool rush of water run over her back. "Your back is a mess. Maybe you should stop carrying me to bed."

"Then maybe you shouldn't fall asleep on the couch."

Kya placed a light kiss to Lin's neck. She moved to the end of the bed to prevent undoing the work she had done on Lin's back, when she spotted little scars on the bottom of Lin's feet. "Hey I've never seen these before." She reached out to touch a foot when Lin flipped around, quickly pulling her knees to her chest.

"Don't. Touch. Them." Kya didn't question Lin's reaction, choosing instead to lie next to the woman, resting her head on her love's chest. Lin wrapped an arm around her shoulders, closing her eyes as she prepared herself for sleep. "Sorry for reacting like that."

Kya reached up, placing a kiss on her cheek. "Don't worry about it."

Kya listened to Lin's heartbeat slow down, her breathing became steady, indicating she was asleep. Kya removed herself from Lin's embrace, carefully standing up from the bed, she walked to the end of the bed where Lin's feet peaked out from the covers. She stared intently at them. Mesmerised by the intricacy of the scars. She reached a hand out to them. Kya didn't know what happened as she found herself pinned up against a wall.

Lin stood before her. A hand on her throat, arm raised with a clenched fist, green murderous eyes looking into shocked blue ones. Lin was breathing heavily as she assessed the situation. She released Kya from her hold, mumbling an apology as she picked up her clothes trying to get dressed in her panicked state.

"Lin?" She didn't respond. "Lin, look at me." She continued to get dressed. Kya placed a hand on her shoulder, only to be thrown into a wall. Sufficiently knocking her out.

Lin payed her no attention, as she picked up her uniform, rushing out of the house.

Kya woke with a groan. "Don't sit up too quickly."

"Mum? What are you doing here?"

Katara sat on the edge of the bed, pressing a wet cloth to her daughter's forehead "Lin called and told me what happened."

"What did she say?"

"It was vague, she only said that, you were unconscious in your bedroom and that I needed to come over immediately. I was hoping you could fill me in on what happened."

Kya sat up against the headboard. "Well, I was giving her a massage and when I got off her I saw the bottom of her feet. She instantly dismissed me. But she was really aggressive. When she fell asleep I got out of bed to have a better look. I touched one and then the next thing I know, she has me pinned to the wall with a hand at my throat and an arm ready to punch me." Kya lowered her voice. "She, had a murderous look in her eyes. I honestly thought she was going to kill me. She began to get dressed to leave but I put a hand on her shoulder to stop her, then she threw me into a wall."

Katara let out a sigh. "you shouldn't have touched her feet Kya. I've told you time and time again to respect peoples boundaries."

"I know. But I was so curious." Kya met her mother's eyes. "Do you know how she got them?"

A moment passed before Katara began to speak. "She was eight at the time. Her mother had recently locked away a dangerous criminal. He still had connections on the outside and ordered for her to be captured and tortured. As you know, Toph sees with her feet so in an effort to send a message to Toph, they sliced into Lin's feet. I was with Toph and your father when we found her. She was bound, bloodied and beaten. Her face was nearly unrecognisable. We found her capture dead with the knife he used on her, sticking out of his chest. It was the first time she had ever metalbended. It was also the first time she had witnessed her mother cry. We couldn't look at her the same way for a year. It was especially hard for your father. Having known a little girl had taken another human's life."

Kya looked down in shame. "I'm such an idiot."

"No you're not. You were just concerned about the one you love. But I suggest when she comes home, you apologise."

It was two in the morning when Lin arrived home. She took off her armour as she crossed the threshold. She entered the bedroom to find Kya sleeping peacefully on her side. She crawled in behind her, snaking an arm around her waist, she pressed her lips onto the back of Kya's neck "I know you're awake."

Kya rolled over to face her. "How did you know?"

"You were sleeping on your left, when you sleep on your right when you're alone. It's a very weird trait you have."

"Lin, I want to apologise for last night."

Lin moved to lay on her back, Kya instantly cuddling up to her. "I'm going to go ahead and guess your mother told you everything."

"She did and I jus-"

"Look, Kya, I too apologise for what happened last night. I shouldn't have reacted the way I did. But from now on, you don't touch my feet, we ignore my past and what happened last night." She let out a shaky breath. "Please? For me?"

Kya snuggled deeper into Lin's side. "I'm just happy you came back to me."