Day Ten - With Animal Ears

"I once beat an earthbender at a rock throwing contest!" Bumi declared, Lin turned to him, one brow lifted,

"Oh really? Was he sane?" Bumi flung his hand on his heart in mock offence.

"You don't believe me? I believe everything you say! I don't question anything!"

"That's because what I say makes actual, logical sense." Bumi hmphed and looked away, arms crossed. Lin rolled her eyes and sighed in annoyance.

"Alright, why don't you prove it? I challenge you to a rock throwing contest."

"Are you sure, Linny? You don't know what you're up against."

"Oh trust me," She said, tapping his nose. "I know."

"Alright, I accept." Lin chuckled and headed out the door to Air Temple Island, where they would hold this competition, it would be the easiest win in a long time.

"Ok" Said Lin with a smirk, "Whoever wins gets to choose a punishment for the other. Best of three."

Bumi smiled, shaking her hand, "Deal."

She easily bent a rock out the ground and flung it from one side of the courtyard to the other. Bumi picked up the rock she bent for him and hurled it, passing hers easily, she had just wanted to see how far he could throw, if it had been a simple one round, she would have bent it much further. With that, she threw a second one, it landed in the pavilion, Bumi used his airbending to get some distance, but it didn't beat Lin's throw. On her final throw, it landed in the ocean under the pavilion, splashing Tenzin, who went red and yelled at them. Bumi laughed and threw his final rock.

Lin gawked.

The rock had landed further than hers, it was obvious. She turned to Bumi, who was grinning wickedly,

"So. A punishment, right?" Lin groaned following him inside.

"Uncle Bumi? Why is Lin so gloomy today?" Ikki asked upon seeing Lin's downcast face.

"Because Lin is a sore loser. I get to choose her punishment, but I don't know what to do. Any ideas?"

Ikki thought for a moment, then ran up to her room, returning with a headband with fire ferret ears on it,

"Make her wear this for the rest of the day!" Ikki suggested, planting them on Lin's head. Instantly, Lin whipped them off.

"No." Bumi's smile widened,

"Yes."

"Bumi, I have the afternoon shift! I cant wear this to the office!"

"You can, and you will, you agreed to the terms, so now you come good on them."

Lin grumbled as Bumi replaced the ears. She got odd looks on the ferry back, and was absolutely mortified when President Raiko came to visit her in her office, he gave her a weird look but was wise enough not to ask.

She slammed the door shut when she got home and stormed into the bedroom, where Bumi was lying on the bed, airbending some marbles like his father had when he did tricks for the kids. He looked up and grinned,

"Welcome home, Linny."

"You're on the couch tonight." She snapped, bending the door open.

"Aww come on, if you had won, I would have done whatever punishment you cooked up for me! I know you would have made it embarrassing."

Lin sighed, he did have a point, before she could figure out what to do, Bumi had pulled her in for a kiss, crushing her lips with his. She let her fingers tangle in his hair and she got lost in the kiss, when they pulled back, Bumi grinned,

"Besides, I think you look so cute with them on!" Lin pouted and began to remove them when he grabbed her wrist,

"Uh, you said the rest of the day. It's not midnight."

"It's midnight somewhere. You choose, bed, or ears." Bumi didn't hesitate to take off the ears and scramble into bed, where they slept soundly for the rest of the night.

Author's Note:

Ok sorry about the late post and that it's short, I'm sick right now, so I cant do more. Tomorrow: wearing kigurumis (I'm guessing they're animal onesies, so that's what you're getting.)

Till Tomorrow,

SMP xx