Prompt: April Fool's Day

Characters: Lin and Tenzin

Pairings: Linzin

Setting: Republic City, Pre-series

"I don't joke." I tell him for what is perhaps the billionth time. As usual, he does not listen. Instead, he continues to give me those pleading gray eyes of his. And as an added bonus, he sticks his lips out in a pout as well.

"Come on Lin! It's April Fool's Day. Everyone jokes." he says, his ordinarily serious demeanor all but completely gone. I stare at him intently before taking another sip of my coffee. We are sitting in my apartment's kitchen, lingering while we can until the call to work separates us for the rest of the day. I'm strangely hoping it comes sooner.

Tenzin's incessant bugging me about cracking a joke has driven me to no ends so far - this glorious Monday morning.

"Not me."

He frowns and the bells in my head suddenly go off. Time to get to the station. Mother would kill me if I were late…

I take one last chug of my drink before getting up. He does the same and we end up walking to the door in union, our shoulders lightly brushing.

I stop once my hand's on the doorknob, a wry smile curving my lips.

"By the way Tenzin, I'm infertile."

He stops, his face ashen.

My smirk grows even wider as he begins to stutter. I open the door. "Jeez. Cut the garbage and take a joke, Airhead."

And he finally finds the sense to laugh.