Lin stood at the crest of the valley, it'd been a year since she'd seen this place. Time, weather, and the scorching sun had changed it in that time. Gone were the heaping mounds of bodies, and the stench of death had long faded. The rain and heat had destroyed everything that animals hadn't packed off, but every few feet she could see the bleached white end of a bone protruding from the ground.
She waited until Kya finished the prayer she was speaking before carefully guiding the woman down into the valley. The women exchanged a look, and with a gentle kiss they began to walk the valley floor. Each carried a pouch affixed across their body with a leather strap. They reached into they're bag and pulled a handful of seeds out and scattered them across the ground. Kya had spent all her free time gathering seed pods from the local wildflowers. She wanted a place that had seen so much death and carnage to be a place of life and beauty.
Lin had loved the idea when Kya had expressed it to her. She had even agreed to help, and when she was able, she'd gather a few seed pods from the places she visited on her missions. From what Kya had explained to her, when the flowers bloomed, the valley would be a kaleidoscope of color. They spread the seeds until their bags ran empty, and then they trekked back up and down the valley wall and collected another bag each from the wagon and repeated the process again.
With the last of the seeds spread across the valley floor the women returned to the top of the crest, and watched the sun begin to sink along the horizon. Lin pulled Kya into her chest, and held the woman tight. She placed a scattering of kisses to Kya's hair then stepped away. She held Kya's hand firmly in her own as they walked back to the wagon.
They made camp for the evening along the river, underneath a little canopy of White Oaks that grew near the water's edge. She made a fire and while Kya made something for dinner Lin began to prepare their sleeping pallet for the night. She used her boots to kick and brush rocks and leaves away to clear a spot on the ground. She unfurled Kya's sleeping bag and placed it down first, then placed her own on top of it.
"Just one spot tonight?" Kya smirked from beside the fire.
"I thought we'd be more comfortable using yours as padding. Unless you'd prefer to sleep alone?" Lin gave her a look and watched as Kya slowly shook her head. "I thought not." She stalked towards the woman, keeping their eyes locked as she circled around the fire. "Come here." She held her arms open, inviting the other woman in, and the warm press of Kya's body against her own, had Lin sighing in pleasure.
She loved this feeling, and looked forward to any excuse possible to make the journey to Sweetwater. When Kya and she were together, everything seemed right, the world was a calmer, gentler version of what she had grown up knowing, and what she faced every day.
After dinner, they walked down to the edge of the water. The moon glistened off the rippling surface, and the stars above twinkled. They sat down on a large smooth stone and studied the night sky. Lin raised her hand and pointed to a patch of stars.
"Big Bear?" She looked to Kya to confirm, who gave a soft hum of approval. Lin moved her hand and pointed to another group of stars. "Little Bear?" With Kya's encouragement Lin went on to name several more constellations.
"Very good! You learn quick." Kya praised and rewarded Lin with a loud kiss upon her lips. She started to pull away but Lin grabbed her firmly around the waist and pulled Kya into her lap.
"I think I deserve another." Lin leaned forward and planted her lips on Kya's. This kiss wasn't nearly as chaste as the last. No Lin had other ideas in mind. She nipped gently with her teeth and soothed Kya's bottom lip with her tongue. She drew a ragged moan from her lover's mouth and returned one of her own when Kya's hand fisted in her hair.
Kya's heart raced, beating hard against her chest. It amazed her how Lin could do that with just a kiss. An idea started to play at the edge of her mind, an idea she very much liked, and one she was willing to bet Lin would like as well. She pulled roughly at Lin's hair, pulling their lips apart. "I think you need to cool down." Kya smirked and climbed gracefully from Lin's lap and kicked off her shoes.
She stood in front of the woman that sat before her, and Kya placed her hands on the buttons of her long skirt. She swayed her hips side to side, dancing to the music of the night, and slowly she lowered her skirt to the ground. She dragged her hands up her legs, and took the hem of her shirt in her hands. She peeled it off, and let it drop. She stood before Lin in only her undergarments, and the look in Lin's eyes had Kya feeling like the most desirable woman in the world.
Kya reached up and unbound her hair, then she removed her undergarments, and now fully naked, she took a step back, towards the water. She turned and waded in, letting the cool water lick at her warm flesh. She looked over her shoulder as she waded into the moonlight, and she watched as Lin slowly rose, like she was waking from a dream, and began to undress. Kya dove into the cool water.
Lin swam out to where Kya stood with her hair wet, clinging to her back, and little droplets of water slowly beginning to slide down her body. Lin placed a kiss to Kya's shoulder as she wrapped her arms around the woman from behind. She felt Kya shiver, and pulled her closer. "Are you cold?"
Kya shook her head and turned in Lin's arm. "I'm far from cold right now." She pressed her breasts against Lin's, and wrapped her arms around Lin's shoulders. "In fact, I feel like I'm on fire."
"You make me feel like that too Kya, I've only felt like this around you." Lin whispered into the night, moving her lips nearer to Kya's.
"Let us burn together through the night, and make the sun envious of our light." Kya pressed her mouth to Lin's, and she swore steam rose from the water around them.
They kissed deeply, taking their time tasting the other on their tongue. Their hands roamed over the other, touching, teasing, eliciting gasps and moans. They were oblivious to the night around them, all that matter was each other. Suddenly, Lin scooped Kya up into her arms and carried her towards their sleeping bag. Carefully she eased Kya and herself down, laying Kya on the sleeping bag as she knelt beside her. Lin let her eyes slide over Kya's body, the water droplets that clung to her skin sparkled in the firelight. Lin trailed her fingers over Kya's body, they slid easily on the wet skin. She traced random patterns, swirling some of the droplets, and watching the muscles underneath quiver and jump.
"Stop teasing me." Kya demanded breathlessly.
"I'm not teasing." Lin argued as she lowered herself on top of Kya. "I was admiring."
"Then find another way to admire me." This time Kya pleaded, she needed Lin's hands and mouth on her in a different way.
Lin obliged, she met Kya in a scorching kiss, and drove two fingers into Kya's abundant wetness. She felt Kya's nails dig into her shoulders, pulling her closer. Lin pumped her fingers and used her thumb to circle Kya's clit. She curled her fingers, kissed along Kya's jaw, and nipped at her ear. She was rewarded with Kya giving a hard jerk of her hips, and a long drawn out moan as the woman crashed over the first edge, but Lin didn't stop. She pulled one of Kya's nipples roughly into her mouth, and flicked her tongue over it. She kept a steady pace with her hand, and teased Kya's chest with her mouth. She drove Kya over the edge twice more before finally pulling back.
Kya lay in the waning firelight, eyes heavy lidded, face flushed, and hair tangled. She sucked air into her lungs, and let her body come down from its high. She smiled sleepily as Lin lay down beside her, and drew her close. Kya turned and snuggled into the woman, her head resting beneath Lin's chin. It wasn't long until the chorus of the water and the soft chirp of the crickets had her dozing off.
Lin pulled a blanket over them and watched the dying fire flicker. She needed to add more wood, but she just couldn't pull herself away from the woman in her arms. The woman that had saved her, in more ways than one. Lin had forgotten how to feel, how to love, and she'd forgotten how to trust. That all changed when she found a scrawny little girl, and met this wonderful woman. Between Korra and Kya, Lin had let love back into her heart, she allowed herself to feel the turmoil of emotions that swirled around, and for the first time in a very long time, she was able to trust.
Lin placed her lips near Kya's ear. "I love you." It felt good to say the words aloud. "I love you Kya, meeting you was a blessing. You're my blessing."