Hey all! Chapters are coming out late lately...shame. Welp, better late than never! Stat Chart:
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Now, on with the chapter! Fair warning, there's a dream lemon/lime at the end. So...yeah. Onwards!
Waking up the next morning, Akira finds Tamayo sleeping beside him. Confused, he nudges her awake.
"What do you want?" She asks annoyed.
"Why are you in my bed?"
"You were thrashing about last night. I laid down and calmed you."
"Oh. Thanks, I guess?"
"Yup. Now shut up and let me get back to sleep."
Akira chuckles before getting up from bed, giving Tamayo his pillow. After getting dressed for the day he joins Kasem for breakfast. Eggs and bacon, a classic.
After eating he joins Korra and Varrick for their meeting with the President. He's informed of last night's attack before they reach City Hall.
"I hope President Raiko listens to us." Korra says as the three step in front of the building.
"Don't worry, I was a big contributor to his election campaign. Him and the other guy. Gotta hedge your bets."
The three enter the building and find their way to President Raiko.
"Hello, Mr. President." Korra greets. The two shake hands as Korra continues. "Sir, the Southern Water Tribe-" Raiko interrupts saying, "Just a second. Keep smiling."
As the two wait for the photographer to take the picture, Varrick reaches out to poke Korra. Akira pushes the finger away. After the picture is taken, the gathered people sit down to discuss the topic.
"Now, how can I help the Avatar and my most generous supporter?"
"Unalaq's troops have invaded the South. We need you to send the United Forces to help." Korra says, getting straight to the point.
"I'm very concerned by what's happening down there, but I don't think it's the Republic's place to interfere with internal Water Tribe matters."
"Unalaq isn't even the rightful ruler of the Water Tribe. He lied his way onto the Northern throne."
"Mr. President, the Republic is already involved in this conflict. The North attacked our cultural center last night." Varrick inputs.
"Believe me, we are doing everything we can to bring the people responsible to justice."
"'The people responsible?' Who else would it be but the Northerners?"
"Now, I know that when you're young, it's hard to keep perspective-"
"You're the one who's lost perspective. I'm trying to save my tribe, and you're taking pictures."
Akira reaches over and places a calming hand on Korra's.
"Sending troops is not something I can do at this time," Raiko continues, "but I promise I will work with Unalaq and the South for a diplomatic solution. Now, I'm sorry, but my mind is made up. This meeting is over."
"My family is going to be wiped out, and it'll be on your head for doing nothing about it!" Korra declares.
The three leave the room and try to compose themselves outside.
"Wow, you three look pretty miffed." Hao states, walking over to the three with Kushi beside him.
"Hao. Good to see you again." Akira greets.
"You too, kid. After giving it some thought, I've decided to send…three-hundred troops to the South, led by Apollos."
Kushi steps forwards and states. "A trio of my own personally trained Chi Blockers will be sent to the South as well. They'll act in leadership roles and assist wherever needed."
"That's great news." Korra says, the relief evident in her voice.
Kushi turns to look at Akira. "Akira, Apollos wants to speak to you over the phone. Come along."
"Alright. I'll catch up to you later Korra."
Korra and Varrick leave the others to their business, as Akira follows Hao and Kushi to a hidden compound. Once there Kushi dials a number, then hands Akira the phone. He waits for a moment before hearing a voice on the other end.
"Akira? You there?" Apollos asks.
"Yeah. What's up?"
"I was informed about the recent civil war and re-deployment. I was wondering if you wanted in? Come to the South with me, get some on the field experience."
"Really?"
"Yeah. It could be some nice bonding for us too. What d'ya say?"
"Hmm…sure. I'm sure the South could use an extra helping hand."
"Good to hear. We'll pick you up while we stop to refuel and get more supplies. That should be in a day or so."
"Sounds good. I'll be waiting."
Akira hangs up and sees Kushi looking at him.
"So, off to the South?" She asks.
"Yeah. I'm going to do what I can."
"Well, good luck. You should spend some time with your family before leaving."
"Good idea."
"Now, off ya go kid. I got stuff to do."
Akira heads home and finds Yumi on the couch, un-surprisingly, reading. Seeing Akira, she stands up and gives him a hug, asking, "Are you ok? I heard about the bombing of the cultural center."
"I'm fine. I wasn't there."
"Oh thank Agni."
After Yumi calms down, the two sit on the couch and relax. Eventually Akira decides to go and say hi to Jun in her room. He opens the door and greets the elderly woman.
"I'm going off to the South, to help fight." Akira tells her.
"Pack extra socks and stay warm. And stay safe, of course."
"Of course."
"I am saddened to learn about the civil war. I'm sure Katara must be feeling distressed as well."
"I haven't heard anything from her, oddly enough."
"She's probably fine. Civil war or not, the Water Tribes all respect Katara enough not to hurt her."
"Right."
Jun has a thoughtful look on her face. "Akira, dear. Could you help me into the wheelchair?"
"Of course."
Akira assists Jun in getting onto the nearby wheelchair and is directed by the elderly woman to push her into the city. Yumi offers to join them, but Jun declines the offer. She has her grandchild stop at a memorial at a park.
"In my old age, I find myself visiting the past." Jun intones. "Kensho would have loved to have met you."
"I would've like to have met him too. He sounded like a great man."
"He was. He was also very troubled at times. I'm glad he's getting a well-deserved rest now."
The two stay at the memorial for a few more minutes until Jun asks to be brought back home. Akira obliges, wheeling her back to the house and helping her back to bed. As Akira leaves the room, Jun closes her eyes for a nap.
[Dream]
"Jun?" Kensho asks, getting her attention.
"Hm?"
"You ok? You spaced out."
"Oh, I'm fine. Just thinking about stuff."
"Ah. I see. Very philosophical."
"Oh shut it you."
Kensho laughs in amusement. Both dissolve into quiet.
"We've come a long way, haven't we?" Jun suddenly asks.
"Yeah. I remember when I was at the siege of Ba Sing Se. Now, I'm here. With you. Raising three beautiful children."
"I love you."
"I love you too."
Both share an affectionate kiss.
[Present]
Akira returns to his house and sees Korra sitting on the couch.
"I've got some news." He says.
"Me too. What's your news though?"
"I'm going to the South with Apollos and Wild Fire."
"What!? When?"
"Tomorrow they're going to land here, then as they're getting extra supplies I'm going with them."
"Well, can't you wait? I was going to tell you that General Iroh gave me the idea to go to the Fire Nation. I was hoping you could come along."
"Oh. Well, I don't know. I'd need to call Apollos and let him know."
"Please? Besides you being an important figure over there, I was hoping we could spend some time together. Just us."
"Alright. I'll call up Apollos and let him know about the change of plans."
"Thank you."
Akira then proceeds to call Apollos and explain the situation.
"Ah. No worries Akira." Apollos responds, lighting a new cigar. "I understand. We'll see each other in the South later. Getting support from the Fire Nation is important."
"Alright. Thanks for understanding."
"No problem kid. I'll see you around."
Akira hangs up and tells Korra the good news. After gathering a small amount of supplies for the trip, the two are off on a small boat.
After travelling a fair distance from any land, the two are set upon by the Water Tribe Twins.
Akira blasts flames at them and manages to destroy their own vehicles, but that does little to stop their pursuit.
Eska then blasts the boat with water, sending Korra into the water and Akira into the air with flaming feet. Korra rises on a water tornado. The two continue their retreat form the Twins as Eska blasts Korra off the water. The young Avatar is then able to make a stand using her Airbending before moving back to water.
Korra then creates a large maelstrom, forcing Akira to rise higher while the twins get caught in it. Upon seeing the Twins leave, Korra and Akira lower themselves down to the water's surface.
As the opposite of luck would have it, a massive spirit emerges from the water. Both do their best to dodge the flailing arms, but are knocked aside. Akira is send flying away while Korra falls into the water.
She rises though, and attempts to use Unalaq's calming technique. It almost succeeds, but ends in failure.
"Korra!" Akira shouts, watching the spirit lunge towards her.
Korra lets loose a massive flame, only to be swallowed by the great spirit. Akira nearly falls into the water in shock, just barely keeping his feet aflame.
Somehow, he manages to get to an island and collapse on the ground. The last thing he hears before passing out is the sound of footsteps.
Hao stands in the interrogation room with Lin, Lu, and Gang, talking to a captain that had recently been attacked.
"I know it's been a long day, but walk me through what happened." Lin starts.
"We were ambushed about thirty clicks outside the harbor. We never heard them coming."
"This is the third attack this week. At about the same location."
"Not very inventive, are they?" Hao remarks.
"Yep, and smack-dab in Republic City's jurisdiction, which means another problem for us. All this stress is gonna turn old black beauty gray."
Hao nearly face palms himself, deciding on taking a deep breath instead.
"It's gotta be Northern Water Tribe. They're trying to stop supply lines to the South."
Lin agrees, and Hao nods as well. "Is there anything else about the attack you remember? Anything unusual?"
"There is one thing. The bombs exploded in a way I've never seen before; they didn't have fuses. It was like they were being detonated remotely."
A moment later, Mako bursts into the room.
"Chief, I think there's a link between this attack and the attack at the Cultural Center."
"What do you think you're doing?"
"Solving this case. Did any of the people who attacked you have one of these in their hand? I think it's a remote detonator."
Mako places down a box of evidence, which includes the remote detonator and picture of a suspect.
The captain responds, "It was too dark to see anything."
"Mako!"
"Chief, I don't think the people who attacked were Northern Water Tribe."
"Of course they were Northern Water Tribe, they were Waterbending!" Gang states.
Mako moves on and shows the captain the picture next. "Was this one of the guys who attacked?"
"No, I don't recognize him."
"Oh, that's embarrassing."
"Nice try, rookie."
"Mako, leave. Now." Lin utters.
Varrick and Asami then enter the room. Hao once again takes a deep breath, seeing things about to devolve.
"Great work, everybody. Another open and shut case for the dynamic mustachioed duo!" Varrick declares.
"Wait, I think Mako might be onto something." Asami inputs.
"Chief, I know it's a long shot, but I have an idea how we can catch these guys." Mako offers.
"Yeah, let's all listen to the rookie." Lu says sarcastically.
"He's doing a better job than you!" Asami states, defending her boyfriend.
"Who's hungry?" Varrick oddly declares.
"Enough! I don't want to hear your lame-brained rookie ideas. You're a beat cop, not a detective. Now hit the street and do your job!" Lin bursts.
After Mako, Asami, and Varrick leave, Hao lets out a breath.
"We're getting nowhere. Let's call it for the day and collect ourselves." He suggests.
Lin agrees.
The two return to her place to calm down.
"You alright?" Hao asks.
"I'm fine. The frustration comes with the job."
Hao starts to rub Lin's shoulders, leading her to the couch and ha her sit down.
"You're too stressed."
"You're one to talk."
"True."
Lin lets out a sigh, calming down with the massage.
The two remove their armor and unwind.
"I know we're not supposed to talk about work when we're home but…" Hao starts.
"But you want me to slap you."
"Look, Mako might have a point."
Lin groans in annoyance.
"It doesn't take much to hire gangsters or mercenaries."
"So what, you're saying someone is hiring Waterbenders, to do what? Put the North at odds with Republic City? Why?"
"I don't know. Maybe to push Republic City into helping."
"That's one theory I guess. There's still no definite proof or suspect with a motive."
"I know. I'm just brainstorming right now."
"Well stop. We made it a rule to stop talking about work at home, which was your idea, and now you're breaking it."
"Yeah. Sorry about that."
"Huh. Right."
Hao chuckles and hugs Lin, who doesn't mind the attention. Hao gives her a peck on the cheek before getting up to get a drink.
Tamayo leans back in her chair, rubbing her eyes in annoyance as she looks over her paperwork.
Agni this is such a pain. Comes with the job though
She picks up her pocket watch and opens it up, looking at a picture of Akira and herself on the inside of the lid. Tamayo lets out a sigh, checking the time before closing the watch.
A commotion in the bar catches Tamayo's attention. She pockets the watch and steps out of the room into the entrance area of the building. Once there she sees a drunk arguing with Tamako.
"I already told you I'm not serving you any more drinks! You've been acting rude towards the girls and I have the right to refuse service." Tamako states.
"Come on. I just want I drink. I've got money."
"I don't give a damn. Get out before I call in Ed."
The drunk waves his arm before tripping away.
"Hey sis." Tamayo greets.
"Hey. Enjoy the show?"
"A bit, yes."
"I swear if I have to deal with another drunk asshole today I'm gonna throw lightning at them."
"I may join you."
Tamako whips up a drink of Tamayo, and the two take a break to drink and relax.
"You're spending less time with the men and more time with your paperwork. Don't tell me you're getting dry down there." Tamako jokes.
"Oh shut up you bitch. I'm just keeping us up to date on our finances. Someone has to."
"I guess. So long as I can keep on serving drinks, you keep on doing what you're doing."
"I'll keep that in mind."
Tamayo finishes her drink and returns to the back room. She doesn't continue the paperwork though, opting to sit back in her chair and close her eyes.
[Dream]
"Tamayo. Tamayo!" A voice calls out.
Said girl opens her eyes, she's still in her office. A figure is standing nearby in the shadows. He steps out to reveal Akira.
"You feeling alright?" He asks.
"Yeah. Just a bit tired, I guess."
"Why don't we borrow a room and get some rest then?"
"Alright. Good idea."
Tamayo checks the available rooms in a book and finds one. The two head to said room and step inside.
"You don't need to escort me you know. I know this place like the back of my hand."
"I'm sure you do. I didn't just want to escort you."
Akira shuts the door behind him and locks it.
Tamayo feels her pulse quicken, becoming aroused by this dominant Akira. He swiftly moves forward and captures her lips, causing her to moan in pleasure.
"A-Akira-"
He shushes her, leading her to the bed. Suddenly, they're both near naked, their underwear and bra being the only thing left on.
Tamayo gulps in anticipation, letting Akira rub her loins. Her panties soon become soaked, and are removed. Akira removes his own underwear, hovering over her like a predator.
"F…Fuck me." Tamayo chokes out.
This dream Akira captures her lips once more, growling as he does so. He then plunges into her, making her moan loudly.
Akira tears off her bra with a snap!
He then releases his hold on her lips, letting her pant as he thrusts viciously deep into her core.
"Yes. Please." Tamayo begs, wrapping her legs around his back.
A few moments later both of them are sweaty and panting.
"Akira." Tamayo mutters, taking his face in her hands.
"You're beautiful." He compliments, pecking her forehead. "Tamayo."
Tamayo.
Tamayo!
[Present]
Tamayo wakes up abruptly, immediately seeing one of her working girls standing in the open doorway. She lets out a sigh before asking, "Yes?"
"Is Room 13 still open?"
"Let me see…yes. It is."
"Thanks."
With the girl gone, and having politely shut the door, Tamayo lets out a tired sigh and rubs her head.
Agni, what was that dream? We've had sex before but…that was…
Tamayo feels her heart beating in her ears. She takes out her watch and once again looks at the picture.
I…I can't really be falling in love with him. It was just a dream. I should get back to focusing on the paperwork, that'll help…probably
As much as Tamayo denies it, she knows deep down that she's now beginning to harbor feelings for Akira. How she'll act on these feelings is another matter, one she'll try think on in the near future.
And that's it. Hope y'all enjoyed. I don't have much to say this time, so peace!
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