:D It's been a while guys but I'm back and I'm in a Korra mood. While brain storming up a Bolinora (Yes I ship them) fic, this popped into my mind. I don't know how many chapters it will be, but I do have a lot of ideas for it.
Disclaimer: I do not own The Legend of Korra nor any of that characters.
Tenzin gripped his wife's hand and looked at her with a pleading face. Her skin was pale and her body shivered beneath the water tribe blankets. He gently moved a strand of hair from her face and tucked it behind her ear. The action earned a small, weak smile from her that made his heart ache. Amon was gone, the war was over. Everything was supposed to be okay. So why was this happening? "Pema," Tenzin whispers. "I'm so sorry."
The airbender couldn't help but blame himself for her condition. He knew it had been risky to move her so soon, but he couldn't risk Amon capturing his family. Their race had almost went extinct once, and it was his duty to make sure it didn't happen again. Escaping on Oogie was the only chance he had to save all of them, but despite his best efforts they were captured. Now after being freed his wife lay here, dieing before him. The Irony of the situation made his body grow cold.
"I only wanted to protect you," He says softly, his voice cracking."I shouldn't have-"
Pema looked up at him and smiled warmly, halting his words. "I know, and you did. You did what you had to do. "
She lifts her arm, placing her cold palm to his check and began to wipe away the silent tears that fell down his face. Tenzin wondered how she could be so calm, she knew she was dying. His mother had tried everything, but it had been days and the bleeding hadn't stopped, and an infection had finally set in. Yet, despite all this, her chestnut eyes matched the smile that she wore on her face.
Pema let her hand fall and exhaled a large breath. The simple action had taken a lot of effort in her current condition. "Tenzin," She says "I want to see the children, one more time."
Her words shocked him, and his mind went blank.
"Tenzin." She repeats.
The sound of his name brings him back to reality. "Pema... Don't go." He begs.
"Tenzin, please."
With those words the airbender was defeated. He had held onto the small hope that his wife would survive this, until now. Tenzin stood up, his legs shaking.
"I'll go get them," His voice trembles. He looks at her smile again and reluctantly lets her hand slip from his grasp.
"Oh, hello Lin," Pema said as the metalbender walked into the room.
"Tenzin asked me to look after you while he fetches the children," She said calmly, shutting the door. "It shouldn't take long, they are with their grandmother."
Lin watched as the dying woman laughed softly. "Its funny to think that as old as she is, she will out live me."
Lin didn't say anything. She was too surprised by Pema's acceptance of death, and her laughter. It was one thing to be calm in the face of death, but another to be laughing. She looked so frail, the energy the woman once had to deal with the airbender children was now gone. Lin began to feel a mix of both pity and respect for the woman.
"Death has no concept of age," She said finally.
"No it doesn't," Pema said. "Lin can I ask you something?"
"Go ahead," She said, as she sat down to occupy the chair Tenzin taken earlier.
"I want you to look after them."
Lin sat up a bit straighter. "What?"
"The children, I want you to be there god mother.
Kind of short, I know. Chapters will range in size though. I'll try and up date this as often as my schedule allows it.
I would also like to say, I like Pema, but at the same time I ship Linzin. I don't like the idea of splitting Pema and Tenzin up in order to have Linzin. I don't like the idea of destroying a healthy, happy family. I feel Pema dying is a more realistic way for Linzin to happen.
:D Happy New Years! Hope you guys are having a good one, because when I wake up I have to feel out the FAFSA forms! Oh won't that be fun? American college students, you know what I'm talking about.
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