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Elias rested his head against his arm as he listened to his dull professor speak. His monotone voice seemed to go on for hours as Elias fought himself to stay awake. Just when Elias was about to fall asleep, his moustached professor said a dull "Class dismissed" and instantly people began to chat and rise from their seats.
Elias remained in his seat for an extra minute as he shook off the mid-afternoon lethargy that he found himself succumbing to. He stood, packed his things, and walked out into the crowded tiled hallway. He soon found himself being pushed and shoved in every which direction. He may have been a tall young man, but he certainly wasn't a husky one. On the contrary, he was athletic and lanky in build. Finally, after forcing his way down the seemingly endless hallway, he found himself outside on the marble stairs which were full of oncoming and departing students. He took off his glasses, wanting a challenge. He smirked as he inhaled deeply and began dodging the oncoming traffic. He passed by everyone with ease, albeit nearly running into a professor.
"Beifong!" he reprimanded as Elias bolted past him.
"Sorry!" Elias yelled back as he ran down the stairs and sensed a change. He dodged an oncoming jock who managed to sputter a few curses at the intern before resuming his course to his classes.
Elias smiled at his work before continuing on his way to his internship.
He looked around at the blurred buildings as he thought.
I wonder... he thought.
What could be so special about my father? Why would my mother keep him from me? Is she hiding me? What if my father was a criminal? Was he abusive? What if he-
How did I get these abilities?
With all of these thoughts swimming in his mind, he almost didn't notice that he had finally arrived in front of city hall. It was hustling and bustling as usual, perhaps more so because of Tenzin's return. Those reporters would do anything to get any juice on the Avatar. Elias dodged his way around them and walked up the steps and into the lobby, where Tenzin was talking to the council page.
"I need you send someone to remove these reporters" he instructed as he nodded to Elias in acknowledgement. "They are making it difficult for people on official business to enter."
"Right away sir" the page said as he scurried off.
Tenzin gave Elias a small smile as Elias stepped towards him.
"How are you this afternoon?" Tenzin asked.
"I'm well, Councilman. And you?" Elias asked good-naturedly.
"Fine" he replied he began to usher them towards his office.
"How did Avatar Korra take the news?"
"Not well, I'm afraid" Tenzin replied with a shake of his head as he opened the door to his office. Elias walked inside first as he took off his forest green jacket and put on his glasses.
"I don't mean to sound rude, Elias, but how do walk around the city without your glasses?" Tenzin asked.
"I have my ways" he replied flatly.
"Oh" Tenzin replied. "I didn't mean to offend-"
"It's nothing" Elias interrupted. "So, you were talking about Korra?"
Tenzin was relieved that he had changed the subject, although he wondered why his eyesight bothered him so.
I'm being insensitive. he thought.
Toph was the only blind person Tenzin had known. She wore her blindness like a prize, joking and teasing others when they would forget that she couldn't see their drawings or read their books. He had forgotten to consider that some people-
"Tenzin?" Elias asked, having taken a seat in front of his desk.
"Sorry. I lost my train of thought" he said. "Korra was upset. She wanted to come to Republic City and now is not the right time. My mother made sure to keep an eye on her."
Elias nodded. "You need to stay focused on your duties to the council."
"I'm glad you understand, Elias. At least someone does." He gave Elias a faint smile as he walked to his desk and opened a cabinet, pulling out a schedule.
"So, what do we have today?" Elias asked.
Tenzin looked at the schedule. "Well, today I thought we might teach you something new, since you seem to have mastered the art of paperwork" he replied with a chuckle.
Elias hummed in reply. "What did you have planned?"
"I was planning to-"
Tenzin was interrupted by his phone ringing on his desk.
"I need to take this" he said apologetically.
Elias nodded as Tenzin picked up the phone.
"Councilman Tenzin" he answered.
There was a pause as someone answered.
"Officer? Is there something wrong?"
Elias' sensitive ears perked as he attempted to eavesdrop on the conversation.
He heard a blur as the officer responded.
"Korra?" Tenzin asked as his face turned a light pink.
Elias laughed at Tenzin's face, to which Tenzin reddened even more. He composed himself and gave him a frown.
Tenzin shook his head at whatever the officer on the other line had said.
"I'll be there soon. Thank you for your time, Officer" he replied with a feigned calmness before hanging up the phone.
"What am I going to do with her?" he muttered to himself as he began to pace the room.
"What happened?" Elias asked.
"Korra disobeyed my request to stay at the Southern Water Tribe" Tenzin replied with a deep frown as he composed himself before going any further. He took a deep breath and began again. "She's in custody at Police Headquarters and I'm not sure how long it will take to sort out the mess she has made." He sighed. "I'm afraid we'll have to call it a day, Elias. I promise to teach you soon."
"It's fine, Councilman" Elias replied with a shrug. "I have homework to work on." He stood up from his seat and grabbed his jacket.
"Thank you for your understanding" Tenzin replied gratefully as he began to push the conversation outward. "Do you have a phone number, Elias? If this incident clears faster than I think it will, I'd like to be able to get a hold of you."
"Of course" Elias replied as he dug through his messenger bag for a scrap of paper and a pen. He finally found a paper,but pulled it out much too harshly, sending it floating out in front of him.
"Allow me" Tenzin offered as he nearly had the paper in his clutches before it suddenly swished out of his grasp. Tenzin blinked. Had he seen what he thought he had seen?
"Um- How did you do that?" Tenzin began with a confused look on his face. That wasn't supposed to be possible. Unless...
Elias made hasty work of the situation, writing his number with the pen he had found in his bag. "Here's my number, I'll be there, I'm excited to see what we're doing" he said rapidly as he began to hurry out of his office.
"Wait! I thought I saw you-" Tenzin called after the young man, but he was long gone.
Tenzin shook his head at the thought as he closed his office door and walked off towards police headquarters.
There is no possible way. It must have been a figment of imagination-it's impossible. Even if it were, he wouldn't be able to channel his abilities without a teacher.
With this reasoning under his belt, he ignored the tugging feeling his mind brought forth:
Elias could airbend.
Alright so I'll update LD and maybe even Lin One-shots sometime later today. I have to run off to Spanish, but I hope you liked this chapter! Review please!
-Mariska
