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If you celebrate Easter, how was everyone's? If not, I hope you had a nice day at least. Stay non-sick people!

During the early hours of the morning, the domes surrounding the cities of Zaofu open up. Team Avatar gather for breakfast with Su and her family.

"Hey, has anyone seen Chief Bei Fong?" Mako asks.

"She's probably off sulking in her room." Korra responds.

"I know she has a problem with me, but she had no right to yell at Opal last night." Su declares.

Hao speaks up and says, "I talked to her last night. She said she'd apologize, but that could take a while."

Wei and Wing then come running in, ready for their game of Power Disk.

"All set for your power disc game today, guys?" Su asks.

"Yeah, all set to kick Wei's butt."

"I'm going to power disc your face." Wei retorts, turning his attention to Korra to ask, "You should come play with us."

"Oh, I don't think I'd be much competition since I can't Metalbend."

"Really? Lin never offered to train you?" Su asks.

"Nope, and I guess I never thought to bring it up because I was learning to Airbend. Then there was the pro-bending, then I got tied up fighting the Equalists. It was a busy few months."

"Then the civil war occurred. We've been pretty busy." Akira comments.

"Well, it's probably for the best. I'm sure Lin would be a horrible teacher." Su and Korra chuckle at the joke. "As the Avatar, you should have mastery over all the elements. I'd be happy to show you the basics."

"Really? That would be great."

Opal turns to Bolin and tells him, "You should try it too."

Bolin stops eating to respond, "Uh, nah, I'm more of an Earth guy. The dirt, rocks, you know, maybe some light gravel. That's kind of where my heart is."

"Okay, Earth guy." Su says humorously. "Well, let me know if you change your mind."

Suddenly, a sudden buzzing can be heard. All pieces of metal are quickly sucked over to a metal suit of samuri-esque armor.

"It worked! Zhu Li, mark it down. Magnet suit test successful. Power down."

All the gathered metal then falls to the ground in a pile.

"On to phase two. Zhu Li cleans up this mess."

Zhu Li looks to the ground in sadness.

Tamayo goes over to help Zhu Li while Hao and Akira leave to begin their inspection.

Hao and Akira find themselves walking to a sizably open area with guards standing at attention, the captain positioned in front of her men.

"Just follow my lead, kid." Hao whispers to Akira, who nods in acknowledgement.

After a few more steps the two stand in front of the captain. She gives him a salute, to which he returns it.

"General Hao. It's a pleasure to have you in our city once again."

Hao returns the salute and replies, "It's good to be back, Kuvira. Let's take a look at the troops, shall we?"

Kuvira nods and the two bring down their hands.

"Oh, this is one of my former proteges, Akira. Son of Tetsu and Yumi. Descendant of the Akarui Line."

"It's an honor to meet you." Kuvira greets, bowing slightly to Akira. He does the same.

"You as well."

Kuvira and Akira stand in front of the gathered guards as Hao walks down the rows with a critical eye.

"I'm guessing you were one of Hao's students too?" Akira asks Kuvira.

"You're correct. He helped me with my evasive skills. He's a very skilled teacher."

"Agreed."

With the inspection finished, Hao returns to the two.

"Just as always, they seem to be in optimal condition. Good work."

"Thank you, sir."

"Now, why don't the three of us get some drinks." He says with a big smile.

Kuvira lets out a single chuckle saying, "You haven't changed at all."

"So, drinks?"

"Shouldn't you be checking in on Lin?" Akira asks.

"I hate being the adult sometimes. Fine. Stupid kid keeping me from getting a drink…"

As Hao sulks off, Kuvira and Akira share a smirk.

"He really hasn't changed at all." Kuvira remarks. "Well, it was nice to meet you. I should get to work."

"Of course. I'll see you around."

Akira wanders off and walks around the central dome. He manages to find Korra standing with Su and Bolin nearby, holding a black earth-like object.

"Akira, look! I'm Metalbending." Korra states, looking overjoyed.

"Wow! Congratulations. What is that anyways?"

"Meteorite. I guess it's easier to Metalbend than actual metal."

"Huh. Fascinating. Oh, Hao is going to talk to Lin again."

Su says, "I hope he can talk some sense into her."

Hao arrives at Lin's Room and sees her sitting in a chair.

"Have you apologized to Opal yet?" He asks.

Lin looks up at him, and he realizes something is off.

"Are you feeling ok? You look a bit off."

"I'm fine." She barks, nearly falling into his arms. "Just…help me to the acupuncturist."

Hao does so, following Lin's directions.

"What did you do to me?" Lin demands upon finding the man.

"I tried to warn you. Please, follow me. Let's go finish the session." Hao moves Lin to a table and lays her down on it. "Just relax and breathe."

[Flashback: Before the Scar]

Lin returns home after a long discussion with Tenzin, ready to eat dinner and pass out on her bed. Imagine her surprise seeing Hao in an apron cooking in the kitchen.

"Oh, there you are. I was wondering when you were going to get back." He greets.

"What are you doing in my house?"

"Well, technically it's Toph's house, but semantics. I'm here because I wanted to say hi."

"That includes cooking dinner?"

"Well…I thought you'd be hungry after a long day of work. Not to mention-"

"Hey sis!" Su greets, appearing out of thin air. "Hao was kind enough to cook us some dinner."

"I noticed." Lin curtly replies, narrowing her eyes.

Su walks over to how and leans in to him, taking an arm. "Thank you so much for doing this. Neither of us are any good at cooking unfortunately."

"Oh, it's no problem."

"If you want, I could reward you for being so helpful."

Su trails a finger along Hao's arm, causing him to blush.

This action, for some reason, causes Lin to grow more annoyed than usual. She couldn't be…jealous. She's dating Tenzin, and Hao is in his own relationship.

Hao then announces, "Alright, dinner is ready."

"I'm not hungry." Lin states, walking away to her room.

Hao, noticing her distress, excuses himself and asks Su to set the table. He then follows Lin to her room and knocks on the door.

"Lin? Can I come in?"

"No."

"I'm coming in."

"I'm naked you pervert!"

She was not naked.

"Oh, sorry…look, if Su flirting with me is annoying you, you can just tell me. I can ask her to stop."

"It's not that."

"Then what is it?"

Lin doesn't respond for a minute, then the door opens and she lets him in. Hao notices she's now garbed in a plain looking attire.

"Come in."

Hao does so.

"Listen, it's not Su right now. Tenzin and I…had a long conversation today…about Airbenders."

"Oh. Uh, how's-"

"Do not ask, 'how's that going?'"

"Alright. I won't. Are you feeling alright though?"

"…Maybe. I don't know. The problem is, right now I don't even want kids. I'm busy enough as a cop, so adding a child will not help anything."

"Did you tell him that?"

"…No. I told him I'd think about it."

"Alright. How about we forget about Airbenders for tonight and enjoy a nice home cooked meal by yours truly. Sound good?"

"…Yeah. Sounds good."

[Present]

Hao waits with the acupuncturist for an agonizing few minutes. Eventually he removes the needles, saying, "You're going to feel a bit fragile, so it's probably best if you take it easy for a little while."

"I don't need to rest. I need to do something I should've done a long time ago. Hao, help me find Su."

"No. The man said you needed rest. I'm taking you back to your room."

Lin is then lifted up and carried away. A bit of the way to the houses, Lin elbows Hao in the face, disorienting him and causing him to drop her.

"Ow! Lin!" Hao exclaims, clutching his throbbing nose.

She's already running though, searching for her sister. Hao follows in close pursuit.

Akira watches from the side as Korra continues to manipulate the meteorite.

"Congratulations. You're the first Metalbending Avatar." Su praises.

"So, um...I've been thinking, and I'd like to try to learn Metalbending. I mean, I'm sure you have a waiting list or something, like, a couple years, so..."

Su walks over to Bolin and rests a supportive hand on his shoulder.

"Let's get started."

Before they can get started, the ground around them crumbles and a few meteorites fall from their podiums. The three look up to see Lin standing there, panting.

"I think Lin is mad about something." Bolin deduces.

"Su, it's time we talk." She declares.

Hao can be seen from a distance, jogging to them while holding his nose.

"After thirty years, you're finally ready to talk?" Su asks her sister, slightly registering Hao's arrival.

Lin approaches Su and says, "When we were in Mom's office that day, you could have taken responsibility for what you did, but instead you stayed quiet and let Mom throw her whole career away."

"Mom didn't throw her career away. She retired the next year. She was a hero."

"You think she wanted to retire? She was so guilt-ridden about what she did to protect you, she didn't feel worthy of her badge."

"Look, I admit that I was not a perfect kid and I've made some mistakes in the past, but-"

"You made some mistakes?"

"Lin, Mom and I already talked about this years ago and worked things out. If you had gotten together with us like we'd asked, you would know that I'm a different person now. I've been a different person for a long time."

To the side, Hao is attended to by Korra, Akira, and Bolin. They still observe the rant between the two sisters though.

"You think just because you live in a big, fancy house and have a chef who cooks you fancy food, that you're a different person? Maybe you can fool everyone else, but you can't fool me. I see right through you."

"You know what, Lin? You're the one who hasn't changed. You're still a bitter loner who only cares about herself. No wonder Tenzin ended things with you years ago."

That triggers Lin enough to throw a rock at Su, who bashes it into pebbles with a fist.

"Okay, I guess this is how it's going to be." She states.

The four bystanders quickly move aside.

"Should I stop them?" Korra asks.

"You don't have any siblings. Fighting is all part of the healing process." Bolin states calmly.

"You know, I think I'm gonna have to agree with Bolin on this one." Akira remarks, recalling many times when his own family would spar or fight over the smallest of things.

Both women then display dangerous expertise in Metal and Earthbending. The panels of metal on the ground are used and the environment provides them with plenty of ammunition.

At some point in the fighting Su's family arrive and observe the fighting as well.

Lin even throws one of the sculptures at Su, who swings it around and sends it into a wall. The son seems to actually like it better that way.

Eventually, Su sends Lin flying towards the group at the pavilion.

Lin is gasping for breath as Su walks over.

"You got it out of your system?" Su asks.

"Not quite yet!"

Both women grab large slabs of rock and are ready to continue fighting, only for Opal to appear and Airbend the rocks away.

"What are you two doing?! You're sisters! Why would you want to hurt each other?" She shouts.

Both sisters then stop and catch their breath. Lin soon passes out and collapses, getting caught by Hao.

"Damn it, Lin." He mutters, picking her up.

Without another word, he carries her back to her guest room.

Hao tucks her into bed and takes a seat nearby, gingerly touching his nose.

"Oh Lin. Get some rest."

He continues to sit in the room for a couple minutes until being paid a visit by Su. Hao puts a finger to his lips in a silent shushing motion.

Su nods her head and whispers to him, "I'm sorry this happened."

"You two can both apologize to each other when she wakes up."

"…You love her, don't you."

"I do. I love Lin Beifong."

Su smiles serenely.

"She's lucky to have someone like you. I'll leave you to your watch. Oh, and I'll have someone bring you some ice for your nose."

Hao nods his head in thanks and continues to sit in silence. He gets the ice pack three minutes later and is then once again left to his sentinel duty.

After waiting for a long enough time, Hao begins to feel the ice turn a bit slosh-ish. He puts it to the side and decides to lay down beside Lin, carefully moving her a bit so he has enough room to slide in.

Once situated, Hao wraps Lin in his warm embrace. Lin, still asleep, hums in delight, smiling.

Hours pass before Hao wakes up in the middle of the night, and Lin hovering over him.

"Lin? Wha-" He's interrupted, courteous of a deep and passionate kiss.

"Don't talk."

Hao takes notice of his state of undress, and how Lin is in a similar situation.

Without warning, Lin lowers herself down onto Hao's erection. He sucks in a breath and grabs her by the waist, pulling her down further. They both let out pants and moans as they satiate their lust, being sure to let their hands roam their partner completely.

By the time they're finished, the sun is beginning to rise. Hao holds Lin in his arms and gently rubs her back.

"Is it safe to assume you're feeling much better?" Hao asks.

"Yes."

"Want me to grab us some breakfast?"

"That sounds wonderful. I'm still feeling a bit…sore, from our late night skirmish."

Hao smirks and pecks Lin's cheek before getting dressed and leaving to gather some food. He has the chef cook up some meat dumplings and bread, rice, and tea. Hao returns to a now dressed Lin, and the two dig in.

"During the acupuncture, I remembered the time you cooked Su and I dinner." Lin states.

"Oh yeah. I stopped by to say hi and wound up cooking."

"I remember feeling jealous of the attention Su gave you. I know we were both dating different people, but…"

"Even back then, we shared a connection." Hao states.

Lin nods in agreement. "I'm glad we became something more to each other."

"I agree. The road we took getting here could've been…less problematic though."

"I'm sure Air Temple Island agrees with you."

"Ha! Was that a joke from Lin Bei Fong?"

"I guess you're rubbing off on me."

The two finish breakfast a short while later. After delivering the dishes to the cafeteria, Hao begins his journey back to his lover. On the way, he notices a gathering of guardsmen and women. Curious, he walks over to the people and hears the sound of fighting.

Getting to the front of the people, Hao is surprised to see Akira sparring with Kuvira. Both are keeping their distance; trading blows back and forth at an incredible rate.

"Go Akira!" Hao cheers, finding the betting pool and betting 500 yuan on his male protégé.

In the fight, Akira dodges a metal whip aimed at him, sweat dripping from his forehead. While the whip is being retracted, He swiftly moves forward and throws a few punches at Kuvira, who expertly dodges and deflects them.

The whip suddenly comes back though. Before it can wrap around Akira, he slides to the ground and rolls backwards, gaining distance from the captain.

"I have to say, you're quite skilled." Kuvira compliments.

"You too. Honestly, I'm surprised you haven't caught me with that cable yet."

The two continue trading long range blows now. Akira with fire and Kuvira with metal. Both are equal in their attacks and evasions. Eventually, Akira asks, "Wanna call it a draw?"

"That may be for the best."

Both combatants relax their stances and bow. They're both drenched in sweat and panting, but with respectful smiles on their faces.

Hao approaches the two and says, "Well, I'm sad I lost the money, but at least I got to see two of my favorite students go at it."

"I should go shower. I'm filthy." Akira comments, wiping some sweat from his forehead.

"I'm in agreement. I probably should've taken a bit of armor off for the spar." Kuvira intones.

The next few days pass with training, eating, more training, and a bit of relaxation and sleep.

At some point, Korra and Bolin practice their Metalbending against Wei and Wing. Korra being successful on occasion, and Bolin…working towards it.

That's where we'll end it for now. Got some tender moment with Lin and Hao. A little spar. And more to come!

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