Lin didn't slow her pace but change the direction she was going. Instead of going to Katara's, she headed to the dockyard. She almost made it to the entrance, almost. A powerful gust of wind made her topple over and fell backward. A blur of scarlet and yellow caught her before she hit the floor, and before she knew it, that same blur was flying away with her.

Tenzin flew away from the town, away from the people towards the cliffs. His mind was oddly empty. He didn't hear Lin's "Put me down"s or "What the heck are you doing"s. He landed on the cliff side of the South Pole and set Lin on her feet. His grey eyes fixed somewhere on the snow that crumbled under their weight, both his hands tightly gripping Lin's newly healed shoulders. He was breathing heavily and apparently at a loss of words.

Lin sighed and shrugged Tenzin's hands off. She walked away to the edge of the cliff. Her gaze focused on the far horizon. She didn't speak. She had nothing to say. They stood there as the chocking silence engulfed them.

"Why?" Tenzin asked after a while. His voice was hoarse and trembling.

The question almost made Lin laugh. "why?" was that even a question? She didn't bother even to look at him. She stood at her spot, thinking of nothing. Days of answering Tenzin's personal questions were long gone. He should understand that.

A heavy hand landed on her shoulder and spun her around. Tenzin griped her upper arms tightly as he peeped in to her eyes, a glint of madness in his usually calm eyes.

"Why didn't you tell me?" He asked, shaking her a little.

Lin stumbled on her feet as Tenzin's hands tightened around her wounded upper arms. "You are hurting me, councilman."

Tenzin didn't seem to notice. "It was mine too." He said. "Why Lin?" Tenzin almost shouted.

That was it. Lin wasn't going to take all the pain and the blame for his actions. "Because, you never gave me a chance." She shot back. "Let go of me." Tenzin's grip on her loosened his head bowed and shoulders shook. Next moment, Lin found Tenzin in her arms, completely broken. He had thrown his arms around her and hidden his head in the crook of her neck. She stood there as a flag post as Tenzin wept to his heart's content. "I'm sorry, so sorry" He kept mumbling. "This is my fault. I made you suffer. I made us suffer".

Lin finally gathered herself together and returned his embrace. "Let It go." She said, freeing herself from his weeping self and placing a hand on his shoulder. "You have the life you always wanted."

Tenzin looked at Lin with teary eyes. "It could have been here. It could have being driving me nuts like you used to. It could have had Its own sky bis-" Lin's hand covered Tenzin's mouth, silencing him.

She tried hard to stop the tears that started to gather in her eyes from falling down.

"It's not here Tenzin. It's gone. Let It rest." She said firmly.

Tenzin flung his arms around her once more and drew her in to a tight hug, placing a light kiss on her temple. Lin blinked, but did not protest. She felt him speak against her forehead. "I'm so sorry, so sorry. For you, for me, for our unborn!"

Lin sighed and freed herself again from his embrace. "I need to go back, I'm freezing." She said wrapping her arms around her upper body.

Been an Air nomad, Tenzin knew there was no point dwelling on the past and wondering about 'what could have been.' He knew he was facing the consequences of his own actions. But he couldn't stop himself from thinking of the It, how It could have changed everything. If he was a moment patient, It could still be here, calling him dad and Lin, mom! He knew he will not be able to move past this crushing feeling of guilt and sorrow. Every time he saw Lin, the feeling would magnify ten forth, reminding him how life could have been.

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A/N – Hi. Sorry I have to cut this short. Hope you liked 'The It'.