A/N: well since its saturday and have nothing important to do, might as well update. Anyway I read your reviews and all I wanna say is thank you very much for reviewing. Now on with the story.

Chapter 14

Lin had decided to take Jade out for dinner that night. They had decided to go to a new earth kingdom restruant that served tradtional foods directly from the earth kingdom. Everyone stared as the duo walked into the restraunt.

"Who's that girl with the cheif?"

"She looks like the cheif? I wonder who the father is?"

"Those eyes look familiar. Where have I seen them?" Everyone whispered when they entered and waited for a table. Jade had on her favorite jeans, a green t-shirt and black flats on. She noticed everyone staring at her and got uncomfortable.

"Mom, why do they keep staring at us?" Jade whispered to Lin when they walked towards their table. Lin looked at everyone and saw that they were staring at them.

"Their just... observing." Lin said, trying to come up with an answer but couldn't think of one. The waiter handed them their menus and walked away from. Jade opened her menu and couldn't decide on what to eat.

"Good evening ladies. What would you like to drink?" Their waiter came up to them, holding out a pad of paper and a pen, ready to write down their order.

"I'll have some jasmine tea." Lin told him as she skimmed through the menu.

"I'll have mint tea." Jade said. The waiter wrote down their order and quickly left.

"Can you read the menu?" Lin asked Jade when she saw her looking at the menu, concentrating on trying to read the menu. Jade looked at her and said, "No I can, I took a chinease language class." Jade told her as she decided on chicken and rice, since it was the only item on the menu that made sense to her. The waiter returned and placed their tea down.

"Have you decided what you want to eat?"

"Yes. I'll have the chicken and rice." Jade told him. He quickly scribbled down her order and waited for Lin to say her order.

"I'll have the beef and noodles." Lin said as she handed him both hers and Jade's menu's. The waiter quickly walked away to the kitchen to give the cook their order. Jade quietly sipped her tea as she looked around the restruant. The restruant had green, yellow, and brown painted walls with posters up with famous earthbender and the earth kingdom symbol.

"Mom, is that your mother right there? 'Toph Beifong or better known as The Blind Bandit?'" Jade asked as she read the headline under the poster. Lin nodded her head and sipped her tea,

"Yes, that's my mother. She was the greatest earthbender that ever lived. She helped Avatar Aang end the hundred year war. She was also the first earthbender to bend metal." Lin told her as Jade listened with intrest. The waiter came back with their and left after placing it in front of them.

"Jade, I want to teach you everything I know about earthbending. I must warn you, the steps aren't that easy. When I was first being trained, I would be exshausted at the end of training. I completed all levels of earthbending at age thirteen and I got all the steps for metalbending at age seventeen. I joined the police force when I was eighteen. Its going to be hard, but at the end of it all, it'll be worth it." Lin told her as they ate their dinner. Jade nodded in understanding as she tried to pick up the rice with her chopsticks.

After they finished their dinner, they walked back to their apartment. Jade walked down the hall and locked herself in her room for the night. Linwas about to go to her own room when she saw a vase of panda lillies on the coffee table. She picked them up and read the card.

For you my love.
-Tenzin

Lin smiled as she took them to her room and put them on her vanity. She changed into her pajamas and got into bed with a book. She read until she was being forced to stay awake. She closed her book, put it on the table by her bed and went to sleep.

Tenzin lay awake in bed. He was praying to the spirits that Lin saw the flowers he sent her. He looked over at Pema, who was sleeping soundly. He tried to fall asleep but he kept tossing and turning. He finally stopped when he layed on his back and was staring up at the ceiling.

'This is hopeless. I need to know if Lin got my flowers or not.' He thought to himself as he turned onto his side and saw the time. He groaned and threw the blanket off of him. He went to the bathroom and washed his face. He put on some clean clothes and quietly slipped out of the room. He grabbed his glider and climbed up the cliff. He jumped off and opened his glider as he glided towards Republic City.

'I need to see Lin. I need to see her now.' He thought as he continued gliding towards the apartment. He stopped at a little cafe along the way and picked up some breakfast sandwitches for himself, Lin, and Jade. He grabbed a cup of coffee for Lin and walked towards the apartment.

When he got to Lin's apartment, he took a big breath and knocked. He heard the sound of metal coming towards the door which caused him to smile. When the door opened, he saw Jade wearing Lin's old police uniform.

"Jade? What are you doing up this early?" Tenzin asked when he saw his daughter open the door instead of Lin. Jade moved aside to let Tenzin in.

"Mom's taking me down to the police station for the day. She said that if i'm ever going to take over the cheif's postition, I have to learn and observe the right way." Jade told him as she walked back to her room.

"Mom, dad's here." She yelled as she slammed the door. Lin quickly ran out of her room, a clip hanging in her mouth as she tried to place the one she had in her hair. Tenzinstood up and took the clip out of her hair and fixed it properly.

"Tenzin. What are you doing here?" Lin finally asked him when she took the clip out of her mouth and handed it to him. Tenzin scooped up more hair and clipped the hair in place.

"I thought I come and walk you to work." He said as she turned around. He was about to kiss her when the sound of metal was heard running down the hall. Jade came in and went out at the speed of light.

"Is Jade an earthbender?" He asked which made Lin break into a wide smile as she nodded her head. Tenzin looked disappointed with the news but he placed a small kiss on her cheek to show Lin that he was happy that Jade was an earthbender.

"I brought breakfast." Tenzin said as he handed the bag over to Lin, which made her sigh in relief.

"Thanks Tenzin. We've been rushing around trying to get ready. First my alarm clock broke so I ended up waking up late. Then, Jade said she wanted to come to work with me so I had to find my old uniform for her to wear." Lin rambled on as she took a big bote out hof her breakfast.

Jade came in, wearing the uniform as she adjusted the belt around her slim waist. The uniform was big on her, since she was smaller than Lin when she used to wear it. Her long hair was brushed back into a high ponytail and she only wore eyeliner on.

"Jade, your father brought you breakfast. Your going to have to eat it on our way to the station." Lin explained as she threw away her trash and put on her coat. Jade grabbed the wrapped sandwich from her fathers hand and ran out the door. Lin quickly kissed Tenzin and left. Tenzin placed a hand on the place where Lin kissed him and left the apartment with a smile.

When Pema woke up, she tried to snuggle with Tenzin but when she reached a hand over to his side, she felt the matress and blanket. She woke up and looked around. She noitced his work clothes were missing in the closet, his glider was gone, and he didn't leave a note explaining where he was going.

'Where is that husband of mine? I made sure to call his office and say he wouldn't come in.' Pema thought as she got up. She walked over to her study and sat down. She got a pad of paper and began writing down something when she heard her children calling her.

Ideas to make sure Tenzin doesn't see Lin or Jade anymore.

Dun dun dun cliffhanger. So i have this violent scene in my head that will be very dramatic (i think) well anyway please R&R