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Lin's POV
Korra had let out a howl when she saw the bloodsucker. Azula, Tahno and the cursed werewolf brothers were out in the meadow. I saw Iroh and his pack roll in just as we did. I mentally grinned at this; looked like we were having leeches for dinner. Both packs encircled the four creatures, snarling at them, waiting for the command to attack. This was going to be an easy fight.
'Keep your head in the fight, Lin,' Korra thought. 'We don't know what they can do.'
'They're a bunch of blood suckers and stupid dogs. No danger there,' I replied back.
'Zuko said his sister has a gift. Be careful with her.' I snorted but nodded my head as I bared my teeth at her. 'Where's Jinora?' she asked.
I stopped and looked around. I hadn't seen the kid in a while and I couldn't hear her thoughts perhaps she hadn't heard the call…
'Looking for this?' Azula asked. My eyes widened. She had Jinora picked up by the collar of the shirt, showing her to us. The girl looked terrified to be at the hands of the blood sucker.
I snarled before charging forward. 'Lin! Don't!' I heard Korra scream.
It wasn't a command so I didn't stop. When I was close enough she threw Jinora, who morphed into a wolf and the fight began. Korra and Iroh took on the 'children of the moon' as we called them and I took on the demon bloodsucker. The rest of the pack had their hands full with Tahno.
Azula punched my jaw, throwing me a few feet away and I let out a whine before getting back up, shaking my fur as the bone healed.
She turned her attention to Korra and settled her gaze on her. The white wolf began to whine and whimper, letting out a cry of pain as she shook herself, trying to get rid of whatever was causing the pain.
I growled and went forward only to have Tenzin thrown at me. I got up and noticed she was closing in on Korra and the vampire let her wicked sharp teeth show. I rushed over and knocked her off Korra.
My mouth snapped at her, trying to dig into the flesh but found none. She held onto my face, stopping me from ripping out her throat. When I was close to getting a bite she bit my paw and I immediately let out a shriek of pain as I backed off. She stood and chuckled before running off, her companions following after her.
I shook my head, whimpering and limping while licking the wound. I started to feel dizzy, the venom spreading through my system. I fell onto the ground and morphed into my human form. Jinora whined as she sat next to me, licking my face. A few minutes later the rest of the two packs made an appearance and I noticed Iroh was walking alongside Korra.
"Lin, are you ok?" she asked.
"It bit her," Iroh noted quietly.
Korra's eyes widened. "Everything is going to be okay, Lin," the dark skinned girl said. "You're going to be fine. Zuko is going to have you good as new."
I let out a laugh at this, trying to mask the pain. I had been bitten by a vampire. I knew I was going to die; there were no ifs or buts about it. I was a lost cause. Tenzin covered me up and gently picked me up and we headed back home.
Zuko's POV
When the wolves came in carrying Lin, I knew what had happened. They set her on the bed and I ordered everyone out. However, Korra refused to leave her side and Mako and Katara refused to leave her alone. Werewolves were unstable. And seeing as how the young Alpha was pacing back and forth, it meant she was very unpredictable right now. I took Lin's hand and noticed the vampire bite. It was already swelling.
"I was born in 1453," the wolf whispered. "That makes me 560 years old. I've lived long enough."
"It's just a small bite," I answered, trying to lighten up the mood. For Korra's sake really. The teen was fidgeting restlessly.
"Just a little lethal to werewolves, vampire bite," she answered.
"We don't know that," I countered. "There's a cure for everything. I just have to know where to look."
Lin let out a snort at this. I could tell she wasn't being too optimistic about this, and I didn't blame her to be honest. I had been cured with Aang's blood, but my bite had come from a hybrid. I didn't think the teen's blood would work on her. To make matters worse there were…legends. They said that if a werewolf was bitten by a vampire…there would be no cure for them. They would die. But I refused to believe that, not until I had all the data.
I opened the cut a little and obtained a blood sample before bandaging the wound again. I smiled at the old wolf and looked over at Korra. "Mind staying with her for a bit?" I asked. "Katara and I are going to talk to Yue and see if she can shed some light on the cure."
She nodded and went to sit next to Lin's bed. Mako made a move to follow her but I grabbed his arm and shook my head, gesturing him outside as well. Once I closed the door, Katara turned to look at me.
"Zuko, how bad is it?"
"She has an infection and it's getting worse," I whispered.
"Is she…?" Mako began.
I sighed. "I don't know," I answered sincerely. "I've never dealt with this before. Which is why I need Yue, let Korra and Lin spend some time together. We don't know how long she has," I added before going to look for the witch.
I needed to find a cure, and fast.
Lin's POV
I had never felt this bad before. I touched my forehead and felt a skyrocketing fever. I was annoyed, and my muscles were stiff. This was ridiculous. Sure, we can heal bones that break, but a vampire bites us and it's the end of the world. Literally.
I knew there was no cure. I knew I wasn't going to live to tell the tale. But I couldn't say this, not with Korra here. It would brake her.
"This sucks," I muttered. "I'm a werewolf. I haven't had a cold in five centuries."
"Just try to rest," Korra said, covering me up. It seemed our roles were reversed. She was now taking care of me.
"Why don't you want Mako with you?" I asked. "You imprinted on him. And he follows you around as if it were the other way around."
The teen lowered her gaze at this. "Asami needs him more than I do," she said quietly. "It's the best choice."
"It's the easiest choice," I countered. "And it isn't fair to you." The girl just stared at me. "Do you think she would do the same for you?"
"I don't know," Korra admitted, looking away.
"You really are determined to suffer, aren't you?" I replied. "At least I put Tenzin behind me. You aren't even trying."
"He didn't either," she said.
I sighed and rolled onto my side, facing away from her. "I'm so tired," I said before closing my eyes.