Day Thirteen - Eating Ice cream
Bumi was out of breath as he reached Lin's house in Republic City, he'd sprinted all the way from the docks and the door was already open and Toph and Su were waiting for him.
"I am so glad you're here! She has all feelings and stuff: she hasn't stopped crying and throws her Metalbending trophies at anyone who tries to talk to her, even your mother. You have to do something." Toph said, clearly panicked, grabbing his shoulder.
Bumi caught his breath and walked past Toph to Lin's room, promising to take care of her.
"Lin?" He asked tentatively through her door, he heard sniffles and a few loud sobs, as well as the radio airing one of those cheesy dramas in the background. He cautiously opened the door and entered, preparing himself for a trophy to the face, but instead he as met by his best friend, who pretty much flung herself into his arms.
For a few minutes, Bumi rubbed her back and muttered soothing words in her ear, then picked her up and sat her on the bed.
"Zhao is cheating on Mai, and Tang just found out, and then Mao got mauled by a tigerdillo and Tu can't have kids." She wailed, referring to the radio, burying her face into his chest.
"Ok Linny, it's ok, wait here, I'll be back in a second."
Lin sniffled and watched her best friend leave the room, only to return with a tub of ice cream and two spoons.
"Ok, now tell me what you want me to do to my idiot brother."
Lin took a large spoonful of ice cream and told Bumi about the extent of the break up that occurred three days before he got there on shore leave. By the time she finished, the ice cream was almost gone, and Bumi was furious.
His best friend settled in his arm and cried. This was the first time Bumi had ever seen Lin this broken, she had sniffled and shed a tear every few years, but she had never ever been this heartbroken. It made him even angrier because of the way Tenzin did it, he found it hard to believe that his brother, the gentle monk, could be so cruel, Tenzin was definitely getting a beating when he got to the island.
"H-He just s-said t-th-that h-he never l-loved m-me and h-he j-just wanted me b-because he c-couldn't have me. And now h-he's h-h-ha-happy and I'm s-s-sad. And it's not- not f-f-fair!" She finished and burst into a fresh bout of tears on his shoulder.
He let her cry herself out and fall asleep there, wishing he had made a move on her earlier, so she wouldn't be upset now. He manoeuvred her to lie down on the bed and pulled her close to him. He wasn't stupid, Bumi knew that he and Lin would be in tears eating ice cream in the future, but he vowed to himself to let Lin know how he really felt about her before then.
A/N: Ok so this one is sort of feel city, and really short, I kept changing my mind about what I wanted to do for this one, first it was sisterly bonding ending in Linumi, then it was a vacation on Ember Island, and finally this one, sorry for keeping you all waiting for so long! Stay with me because I'm going to finish this!
SMP xx