A/N: I do not own Legend of Korra or Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Warnings: Nope this chap is as safe as you could get in this fic. Enjoy!

Bumi huffed as he entered his room, throwing his bag carelessly on the floor. Today did not work out for him- again. He got in trouble- again.

Just a few steps into his room and Bumi tripped over a tiny piece of wire he sat. When it tied around his foot he was pulled up into the air.

"Ugh!" He exclaimed. The boy completely forgot of his trip wire. It may be a bit of over reacting, but no one is allowed in his HQ. Besides his mom and dad.

He couldn't let his brother and sister get their hand on his plans. He was a smart boy and a master prankster.

Feeling around on the floor he searched for anything of use. When cut loose by his trusty sword, he landed with a thump on the floor. Most boys wouldn't have something like that in their possession. When you grow up with the Avatar as a dad a war hero as a mother, uncles and aunts. You would want to be like them.

Not to mention his two bending siblings. Being the only non-bending child of the Avatar, he felt like he was useless at times. His uncle Sokka, also the Council man wouldn't let him feel like that. After a quite a number of swordmanship lessons and matches, he began to feel he truly belonged. Turns out he was a natural warrior. Therefore eliminating that feeling of depression. He smiled at the thought. He loved his uncle Sokka he was so funny and smart. One day he wants to be just like him.

When he remembered his day at school and the events that triggered a spoiled day, Bumi yet again had a sour expression on his tanned face.

'Stupid teacher. Stupid girl. Why'd she get me into trouble?' He thought by himself, collapsing into an always welcoming bed.

When the aroma of cooked food could be smelled, he headed for the kitchen. He didn't see Kaya or his little brother Tenzin. They were probably outside, practising their bending. When her saw his mother, Katara busy with a couple of acolytes. He began to hope that he would be ok.

Anyone wanted to escape a scolding from their mother.

'If mom doesn't bring up-'

"How was your day at school Bumi? Made any friends?" The waterbender asked, serving him a vegetarian dish.

The boy inwardly groaned. 'Why does she always have to asked the exact same question?'

"Yeah. Sure." He stated with a forced grin. "I did so good today." He paused to think what he may say next. "That the teacher wants to meet you guys. At school. In person tomorrow after school."

There was no point at lying to them, but the truth could wait. That is if he could escape mother's intuition.

He got a disbelieving look. "Bumi." She started. "What did you do this time?"

"Nothing!" He insisted, but her death glare was too much to be ignored.

"I may have. Uh. Broken a window."

"You did what?!"

The master's son cringed. There was her dreaded temper.

"It wasn't my fault. It was hers."

"Hers?"

"This should be interesting."

Gazes diverted to the young monk and the thirteen year old waterbender.

Bumi gave them a look of annoyance, but the Avatar's wife's glare stayed on him. His mother was more calm now, but still angry.

The non-bender would give anything to escape this lecture.

"Sweetie I'm home!"A loud, cheery voice filled the area.

'Thank the spirits!'

His father was home, much earlier than expected too. Although he was the Avatar who defeated the Fire Lord and ended a hundred year war. His work was never done and usually continued till late in the night.

A mid- thirty year old Katara gave him a long look and said: "We will discuss this at dinner. From now on I will be picking you up at school along with Kaya and Tenzin."

Just as the boy sighed in relief, the family bombarded their father with hugs and joyous cries of the days accomplishments. For Kaya and Bumi it was harder to get their father's attention than Tenzin.

They couldn't compete with the only airbender born in over a hundred years. You get used to it. He supposed. Watching the airbender bought anything his heart desired over the years. Getting so much of their dad's attention. Not that the Avatar didn't love all his children. He did!

When the young warrior, saw the masters heading out. He saw this as a chance to go and prank the other acolytes, don't forget his brother and sister. He gave a sly grin.

"So tell us who is her?"

"And you did you break a window?"

"She is no one and that is none of your business." He snapped

"That isn't the impression I got." Kaya said teasingly.

"Yes, if you caused trouble. How could she be involved?" Tenzin enquired. Maintaining a half neutral and curious expression.

The waterbender giggled, eyes sparkling. "Don't tell me you two are romantically involved. That would be the-"

"Shut up Kaya!" He insisted. "It's just this shy girl. No one knows her. Now leave me alone."He said and trudged away. Sure the kid loved teasing others, but if it was him being teased he got mad. He had his mothers temper.

He didn't tell Kaya or Tenzin anything else. They are all still in the same school, even if this was Kaya's last year there. They would have to figure out the rest.

The next hours of the day he spent all by himself, away from his annoying siblings. When supper time came the dining room was full of people. His mother, father ;Aang, their children, aunt Toph and uncle Sokka.

In the middle of eating their second course: "So Bumi is there anything you want to tell your father."

Aang raised his eyebrow, looking at his son. Sokka looked up, Toph listened intentionally.

"Well I met someone new today."

"That's great son!"

"He broke a window today and got the poor girl in trouble-" Katara finished for him.

"A girl eh?" His uncle joined the conversation. "Well let me tell me one thing. Back in the day your uncle Sokka here was an expert-"

"Ha!" Toph exclaimed, numbing his arm with one swing of her fist. "Look who is giving him advice. This idiot couldn't even save a girl from drowning."

"Come on Toph, I told you I was sorry." he repeated the appology to his friend. "And what is it with all the interruptions." The Councilman demanded. Recalling what his sister told him he asked:"How'd you do that anyway Bumi?"

"I used a catapult I built myself." He explained proud at his handy ability, not making eye contact with either of his parents.

"Nice." Both grown ups said, smiling.

"Sokka. Toph!"

"Oh. Is that one of the things you told us not to encourage." The Chief asked the master.

"Relax sis, we all know a warrior's instinct-"

"Instinct!"

"Again with the interruptions."

Sokka's younger sister stared daggers at him.

"Honey. I think you are exaggerating a bit." Aang finally said. That was partly true. Because he is having trouble at making friends, she didn't want him to make a worse impression.

"It was merely an accident he wouldn't do something like that on purpose, right Bumi?"

The boy nodded.

"Excuse me, but the vibrations beg to differ."

"She started it-"

"Wrong again." Toph corrected.

Again the water tribe warrior added a comment."Ok stop showing off miss I-am-the-greatest-earthbender-of-all-time."
"Not my fault captain Boomerang has nothing to brag about." Came the reply with a confident smirk.

Bumi looked up for his plate. "Yeah, yeah I'm sorry. I should've done it."

"That's right and you need to apologize to her." Aang agreed.

"I wonder how that is going to play out. When she isn't shy, I hear she can have quite the temper." Tenzin added.

"The earthbender right?" Kaya asked Bumi.

Toph raised an eyebrow in question.

"Toph do you have a twin sister we don't know of." The warrior joked.

The bender hit him full force in the stomach and his chair went down with him.

"You should invite her over. It is time you made some friends."

"But dad." He moaned. Sure she was one of the few that didn't think he was just a goofball. Mostly since they haven't spoken, but it still seemed strange.

"No, buts."

"Fine."

"Come on it is time to go to bed." Katara got up and ushered the kids to their room.

"I'm not tired!'

"The lucky ones."

"No kidding I'm working my butt off!"

"Poor officers." Sokka made a mocking sad face. Not that the blind earthbender could see it.

Aang chuckled at his two best friends' actions. "No one is better for the job."

"You got that's right Twinkles."
"Toph can you please cut it with the nicknames?"

"I'm the greatest earthbender not a miracle worker."She boasted.

That made the Avatar pout a bit, but the joking conversation continued for a while.


"He's becoming a threat."

"No kidding."

"Who's that Aang?" Katara asked now back from finally putting the kids to sleep.

It has been weeks and it seems like a new crime boss emerged. Sources detect he is known as Yakone, leader of the Triple Treat triad.

New victims are discovered, killed in a still uncommon or more of an unwanted way. Bloodbendending. All causes point towards him. The subject was still uncomfortable for the waterbender. So the rest of the adults chose to gave her a different answer.

"Just some criminals, needing arrest."

"Honestly after all the work you do for the city, I thought you would take a little break." She confessed, heating up some tea.

"I wish."


"I wish I had never threw that or all of these."

"Well you should've thought about that earlier." Aang said, ruffling the blue eyed boy's wild hair.

The teacher nodded and walked of to have a private discussion with his parents. Just when the three of them were all gone, another kid entered the room. Yes, that strange little girl. Who is always dressed wrong for the weather, keeping to herself when it wasn't with a furious explosion of aggression.

She glanced at him quickly and stared sweeping. Her movements were slow ,the boy noticed instantly that she looked tired. Very tired, but mostly he noticed the swollen cut or bruise near her eye.

He chose to ignore it. After a good number of minutes of continuos cleaning, the quietness was starting to anoy him.

"So what is your name? You probably know mine since I always get into trouble." He joked. "Were your parents just as mad as mine?" He couldn't think of anything better to say.

The eight year old stopped her sweeping...Only to continue afterwards.

"Ok. So have any uh brothers or sisters?" He couldn't believe the subjects he is bringing up.

"What do you care?"

"I-"

"Just leave me alone." She demanded.

"Hey that isn't fair. I was just trying to be nice."

Yet again she stopped and looked up at him. The warrior's gaze went to her forrest green eyes, then to the cut.

"What are you looking at!?"

"Sorry." He said quickly. The lad was so confused. He didn't know how to talk to her.

'This is stupid! How can dad ask something like to invite her over? She doesn't want me even looking at her." He furrowed his brows, adding a look on his face that looked like he was pouting with a clenched jaw.

After a deep sigh, the girl gave a gohst of a smile at the strange sight. "I'm Lin."

"Whats so funny?" The smile returned.

"Your face."

"It is not!"

"Is too."

"Well your-" Bumi halted the sentence. The girl in front of him now looked sad. He teased a lot of people and they got over it,but Lin's expression held genuine dissapointment. Why should he care?

"Limping." He remarked.

She took a few steps away for him.

"How did you get that?"

"Fell out of a tree." She mumbled.

"You should let my mom heal that. She is a waterbender. Once she fixed my broken arm." Lin looked at him with wide eyes. "I fell out of a tree." He said sheepishly.

"Bumi time to go." Katara called entering the classroom.

"Coming. Where's dad?"

"He left early. The council called an emergency meeting with him and won't be back till late."

He nodded.

"It is about time you showed up." The teacher said to the girl.

"Oh uhm. This is Lin."

She looked at Bumi's mother timidly, but didn't say anything.

"Well it is nice to meet you. Please tell your parents that I'm sorry that he had to drag you into trouble like that."

She only nodded.

"Oh yeah. Lin kind of fell out of a tree and hurt her foot. I told her you could fix it."


"There you go. Looks like you and Bumi have something in common. Kid She somewhat joked.

Again the earthbender just nodded, but easily you could see that she was greatful.

"My dad." Bumi started wondering if he should continue with his father's request. When he spotted Lin's cold glare on him. The uncertainty became even more. "Said I should invite someone over. We could pick you up after school. So do you want to come or not?"

The waterbending master didn't know what to think, of her son's rather lousy attempt at an invitation. She cleared her throat.

"Of course if it is alright with your parents."

Her glare didn't soften, but it took her awhile to reply. Was she wondering what decision to make? Her glare went from him to his mother. The girl nodded in approval, but didn't seem so sure of herself.

'Can't she ever give a normal reply?'

"Ok I'll see you tomorrow." When the ten year old looked up, his earthbending friend or acquaintance she was already gone. Out of sight, but not out of his mind. What is it with this shy girl that always left him wondering,confused, wanting to get to know her more?

If only he knew that Lin felt the same way.

A/N: There is the second chapter. With a bit of Linumi. The next ones will have Lin and Toph interacting. There will be less Lin/Toph moments than I hoped I am inserting a new main character. Can you guess who? Reviews would be the best birthday present ever! That's right no longer 13, but 14. I'm getting g old :D. One last thing If I were to write a sequel would you be interested?