Uncharted Waters

Chapter 2

Lin relaxed and stretched out on the massage table. "I have not felt this relaxed….since ever." She looked over at Kya. "This was definitely worth it."

Kya smiled. "Told you. You should trust me more with the rest of our vacation plans."

Lin raised an eyebrow. "Our vacation plans?"

"Yeah, well I figured it would be nice to pal around with someone here. You know don't do thinks alone. We could be each other's wing-woman as it were."

Lin thought for a moment and nodded. "Yeah that sounds like a good plan. I'm so unfamiliar with everything here, it would be nice to not be alone."

Kya smiled. "That's the spirit!"

.o.

Lin took a sip of her drink as she walked around the deck. Kya walked next to her nursing her own drink. "So what shall we do now? Nails are done, hair done, and I no longer have any knots in the back."

Kya looked to their left. "How about the pool?"

"And ruin my nicely styled hair?" Lin asked over dramatically before laughing at the look on Kya's face. "Oh come on you know I'm kidding! Let me go get my swim suit and I'll meet you back at the pool side."

Kya nodded. "I'll see you there sexy."

Kya rushed off before Lin could fully comprehend what she said. She felt some blood rush to her cheeks. Did Kya really think that? Or was she just hoping to boost her confidence? Lin brushed the comment off and headed back to her room to get changed.

.o.

Kya arrived at the pool after Lin and spotted the police chief taking to another woman. She smiled feeling a little bitter sweetness that her companion seemed to have had hit it off. Her smile faded when she realized that Lin wasn't having as much fun as Kya hoped. Lin was clearly uncomfortable and her hand on the pool edge was starting to turn white from her iron-clad clutch. Thinking quickly she slipped in to the water and swam up to the two talking. She put her arm around Lin's shoulder.

"Hey sweetie, enjoying the water?"

Lin gave her a look over overwhelming relief. "Yeah."

"Good, who's your friend?"

Lin looked back to the woman who was now starting to back down a little. "This is Shay, she's a very forward person."

"Oh, I bet she's nice." Kya kissed her cheek. "You need to be more friendly, darling. Can't lock yourself away in our cabin for the whole time…or maybe we can."

Shay gave Kya a forced smile. "I'll just leave you two alone. It was nice to meet you two."

The woman swam away and Lin gave a sigh of relief. "Thank the spirits you showed up."

Kya stepped back. "What happened?"
"Oh you know, just too pretty for my own good." She gave Kya a looked and sighed. "She was just a bit too forward and I kind of didn't know how to get myself out of that mess. I am really grateful for the rescue."

Kya put a hand on Lin's shoulder. "I'm sure you would have managed on your own. You're the big tough cop from Republic City after all."

Lin gave a nervous laugh. "Yeah, I don't know; I really don't feel like I'm that person right now. I feel unsteady; like I can't quite find my footing."

Kya gave her a queer look for a moment then brushed it off. "I'm sure you'll find your footing soon."

.o.

That evening Lin was practically turning her knuckles white gripping her glass. She was sitting next to Kya and the two were watching the one board comic who wasn't that funny but the booze where passible. She looked at Kya then back at her drink. She really really wanted to kiss Kya though she wasn't sure if it was because she liked her or after three drinks it seemed like a good idea. Lin glanced back of a Kya who seemed at the moment to be perfectly relaxed and enjoying the comic.

Wow, the stage lights really make her look pretty. Apparently, I like pretty, and she's pretty…so do I want to kiss pretty? Yeah I think I do. But what if I kiss her and she doesn't like me? Or I use too much tongue? Or not enough? Or I kiss like a dead fish? Or like Tenzin? Oh spirits what if I do kiss just like him and for her it's like kissing her brother!? That won't end well!

Kya looked over at Lin and smiled. "Relax Lin, you're going to break your glass if you keep it up."

"Oh, yeah." She relaxed her grip. "Uh, Kya can I ask you a question?"

The water bender looked back at her. "Sure what do you want to know?"

"Um…nothing. Never mind."

Kya moved closer. "No what were you going to ask?"

"I-I." Lin took another chug of her drink and before she could second-guess her actions quickly kissed Kya.