Chapter 2! I've changed the genre for this story to drama/family because it's not as funny as i thought it would be. if you want humor check out some of my other stories!

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Lin found her grandfather Lao Bei Fong sitting on a throne in the middle of the sitting room next to his wife, Poppy, drinking tea.

They didn't even notice the young earthbender enter with their daughter until she cleared her throat- rather loud.

Poppy was the first to look up from their little midday drink. She dabbed her lips lightly with a cloth napkin. "Now Toph. Even in your thirties you should know coughing like that is not lady-like."

Toph blew some of the hair out of her face before replying. "Hi mom. I missed you too."

Poppy narrowed her eyes at her daughter before turning her attention to the child to Toph's right.

"Oh my Lin! You look so big!" She took a cane from the side of their throne and began hobbling towards her younger clone.

"Well that's what happens when you see someone after ten years." Lin mumbled bitterly. Toph lightly stomped her big toe on the floor, sending a small punishment to her daughter for her little outburst.

Lin turned to her mother, completely forgetting the obvious, and turned back to her grandmother, who embraced her in a light hug.

While Lin was being consumed in a massive platypus-bear hug by her grandmother, Lao looked up, his stringy mustache now completely white, his eyes as dark as ever though Toph couldn't see them anyways.

"Hello Toph."

"Dad." Lao shifted his eyes to the young girl being drowned in love.

"Poppy let the girl go." Poppy released her death grip on Lin, who took a quick, deep breath. Toph nudged her to turn to her grandfather.

She respectfully bowed to him just like her mother had taught her to.

"It is a pleasure to finally see you after so many years, grandfather." Lin bowed as low as her body would let her- Kya once told her the farther down you go the more respect you show.

Lin went a little too far in her bow, stumbling and falling on the marble floors. Lao huffed sharply and rolled his eyes.

"You've raised such an elegant daughter Toph." Toph pursed her lips into a thin line, saying nothing.

Lin scowled against the marbled floor, picking herself up. The young girl straightened her silk dress and fixed her hair.

I look like an idiot. She thought to herself, wincing at how tight her hairdo felt.

Poppy embraced her daughter tightly, Toph just lightly patting her back.

A tear rolled down Poppy's silky cheek. "We missed you so much Toph! Why don't you ever come to visit? Come, sit!" Poppy guided her capable daughter to an elegant mahogany table near the low thrones.

Toph removed her forearm from her mother's grip, quickly walking to the table and seating herself. She patted the seat next to her, signaling Lin to move as she did and sit with her.

As Lin briskly walked to the plush seat to her mother's side, her dress lifted just the slightest, revealing bare feet.

Lao's eyes widened and he scoffed. He stood as shakily as his wife before he spoke.

"Toph why is my granddaughter not wearing shoes?" Lin's eyes suddenly widened, her green eyes flickering now to her revealed toes as she quickly yanked the silk dress to cover them.

Toph was unfazed by her father's comment. She expected as much. Before answering her father's comment, she spoke with her mother.

"I'm the Chief of Police in Republic City- I don't get too much time off." Poppy, now standing with her husband, lifted her hand to her mouth. Her fragile, helpless daughter, was the Chief of Police? She shook her head. Toph was obviously pulling her leg.

Toph sighed. She detected an increase in heart rate in her mother after telling her of her current job position, but felt the heart rate drop to normal in only a matter of seconds. She doesn't believe me.

Over the duration of the three day visit to Gaoling, the metalbender chose to bring only her fanciest clothes- and her metalbending uniform. Vacation wasn't an excuse for her daughter to stop training.

Toph gripped the arm rest on her plush seat before answering her father's question, keeping her voice as level as possible. "She's barefoot because I'm teaching her how to bend."

Lao stroked his mustache, remembering his daughter's special earthbending behaviors. His dull green eyes quickly scanned his young granddaughter. Built like an earthbender one of the letter's he had gotten from Toph had said.

Pff. He thought. She just looked like a peasant- barefoot and manner less. He eyed his daughter, her feet now on the fancy and expensive table.

"She's just like you Toph." Lin took this as a compliment, not knowing the true meaning behind his words.

Toph's mouth was now a deep set frown. "At least she's not like you."

Lao abruptly stomped his cane on the ground. He was fed up and he wasn't going to take it. "And what do you mean by that?"

Toph now stood, not caring that her beautiful pea-green dress was rumpled in more places than one.

"I mean at least she gets to live! At least I don't hide her! She's not helpless and neither am I!"

Lao threw his cane to the side, standing as tall as his crippled legs would let him. "You were helpless! As a child and you still are now!"

"Lin" Toph's voice was shaky. "Go get a servant and figure out where we're staying."

Lin, who had her knees to her chest during this entire scream-fest, stood. "NO."

Toph stood still for a moment. Lin never said no to her.

"What was that?"

Lin swallowed hard. "I said no. I won't go and leave you here alone."

Toph stomped her foot on the shiny marble floor, causing a chair to flip. "You are going to do what I tell you to do and GO TO YOUR ROOM."

Lin stood, her hands behind her back. She kept an expressionless face. "NO."

Toph shook her head and slid her foot forward just a little, causing the earth under Lin's feet to move, basically sliding her out the doors into the wide hallway.

Toph clapped her hands, effectively shutting the heavy doors.

Lin figured this would happen. She stood, banging the doors trying to open them. She tried earthbending them, her bending not effective enough to open them yet.

She groaned in anger, banging the doors one final time before signaling a well dressed servant to her.

"Where's my room?" The servant, a mousy short woman dressed in just a green silk robe, pointed the way for Lin and walked back to her work. Before Lin could turn to leave the way the mousy woman pointed her room, she heard shouting behind the doors.

"What did you say about me being helpless?" Lao hesitated to answer his angry daughter.

In a cocky voice, Lin's grandfather spoke. "Where is Lin's father Toph?"

Silence.

At this point, Lin had run to her room, pulling a pillow to her face and effectively wetting it thoroughly in salty tears.

I just want to go home.

Again- can't be the only one going 'where the hell is her dad?' So i'm answering my own question. idk how but i will!

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