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Chapter Six: Air Temple Island

One Year Later

Khari started to rub her wrist like she did every day for the last six months. Khari thought about the six months she was in the prison. She had pulled on the chains every day for five months. When her parents finally got her out the chains had blood on them and Khari's wrists were so badly cut, she returned to the island with bandages. Healers had to come to the island every day for weeks to make sure she would be okay. She couldn't bend or put the armbands on that Suyin had given her. Once Khari could bend Lin offered to practice with her but Khari avoided her parents as much as possible. She eventually stopped eating with everyone and stopped talking to them. She would leave her room after her parents left for work and go back in as soon as they got home. Lin and Tenzin figured Khari just needed her space but after six months Lin started to grow concerned. One night after work, she knocked on Khari's door before, she walked in the room. She saw Khari sitting on her bed staring at her wrist, occasionally jerking it up. Lin walked over to Khari but she never looked up or noticed her. Khari finally looked over at Lin but she didn't say anything to her. Lin crouched down in front of Khari but Khari looked away from her. Lin gently grabbed Khari's chin and pulled her face so she could look at her. She gave Khari a small smile but Khari only stared at her.

"Khari, what is wrong? Why are you being like this?" Lin wondered.

"If you really loved me you would know already. I want you and dad to leave me alone okay. You have done it my whole life anyway so stop pretending that now that I'm out of that prison things will be different. The only difference is I realized how terrible you and dad are as parents. Oh, I also realized how badly I can't wait to get away from the both of you. I can't believe I ever looked up to you or dad. Now get out because I hate you like you both hate me," Khari confessed.

Lin couldn't believe that's how Khari really felt. Khari wouldn't even look at Lin but Lin didn't want to leave. Lin didn't understand how Khari thought that Tenzin hated her. She didn't understand how Khari could think she hated her. Lin walked out of the room, hurt by what Khari had said. Lin walked by Tenzin with tears in her eyes. Tenzin looked back at Lin before he looked at Khari's open door. He wondered what Khari could have said to upset Lin so badly. When Tenzin walked into Khari's room, he found her facing the wall, occasionally wiping her eyes. He sat on her bed, placing a hand on her shoulder but Khari pushed him away. Tenzin lowered his head as he walked out of the room, never looking back at Khari. Tenzin smiled when he saw Mica playing with Meelo. He wished Khari would come join the rest of the family instead of staying in her room all the time. Khari heard her brothers laughing outside her door and she smiled a bit. She thought about the day she came back to the island. Mica had run up to her and started to talk her ear off. Tenzin had given her a small push towards her room but Khari didn't move. After months in the cell Khari had gotten use to the White Lotus so her father shoving her a bit wouldn't bother her. Khari continued to tell herself that was months ago but it still bothered her. There was a knock at the door before the door opened. Khari didn't turn to see who walked in but she heard a click of a plate and bowl touching her table. The person never said a word and they left as quickly as they came. Khari looked at the food on her table before she turned to face the wall. She had no desire to eat anything. She only wanted a different family because wishing for this one to love her wasn't working. Khari fell asleep an hour later and Lin came to get the untouched food an hour after Khari fell asleep. She sighed as she looked at the untouched meal and looked at Khari asleep. Lin grabbed an extra blanket out of Khari's closet, covering her and kissing the top of her head. Khari pulled the blanket closer as Lin collected the dishes. Before Lin shut the door, she smiled at Khari one more time. Lin wondered if Khari was starting to come around. The next morning Lin and Tenzin decided to stay on the island an extra hour to see if Khari would come out but there was no such luck. The instant Oogi took off Khari left her room.

"You're really upsetting them. Mom was crying last night and dad said no airbending practice all week. They are upset that you want nothing to do with them. Show them you care a little. Show them you love them," Mica told Khari.

"ME?! I tried to show them every day I loved them. I tried to make them realize I cared about them more than they could ever know. I tried but they didn't. The day I became an earthbender dad didn't want anything to do with me and the day you became an airbender it was all about you. I was heartbroken each time they refused to show me any love. Then they locked me in a prison for six months. I felt absolutely no love from my parents my whole life. I would rather be dead than here with them every day," Khari confessed.

"You can't possibly mean that. What about Meelo and I? We love you. Do you hate me too because I'm an airbender? Why do you hate Meelo? Why do you want to get away from us? Why do you act like the Beifongs are better off without you?" Mica questioned Khari.

"Not all the Beifongs, just these Beifongs. Grandma Toph treats me better than this family. I also met Aunt Suyin and Uncle Baatar last year. We have cousins. They welcomed me with open arms. Imagine what they would do with the rest of the family. Mom and dad are why our family is broken. Aunt Kya and Uncle Bumi are so furious with dad they don't want to talk to him right now. We already know the Aunt Suyin thing. Uncle Sokka only talked to dad because he had to and now, he does because I'm out. Gran Gran wouldn't talk to mom or dad until they got out. Grandma Toph said she wasn't talking to them if they locked me up. No one here has heard from the Royal Family and they were like family to us. Aunt Suki even cut them off. We are a broken family because of them. I don't want to be part of that. I want to be a whole family. Now go because I don't want to be part of this broken family right now," Khari told Mica.

Mica rolled his eyes as he thought about how Khari was acting. Khari practiced her metalbending all day until she saw Oogi above then she made her way back towards her room. She was almost at her room when she felt someone grab her. When she looked back, she saw her father standing there, upset by what she would assume her ignoring him. She pulled away and locked herself in her room. Lin and Tenzin both stared at Khari's seat at the dinner table as she stayed in her room yet again. Everyone continued to eat in silence, hoping Khari would at least come out to get something to eat but she never did. Later in the night when everyone had gone to sleep Khari snuck out of her room to grab something from the kitchen to eat. She took her rice into the courtyard so she could see the lights of Republic City. After Khari decided she was done picking at her rice, she slowly made her way for the small pond on the island. She stared at the small tree in the middle that sat on a small piece of earth. Khari sat down, looking at her reflection in the water. She never heard Tenzin walk out into the courtyard but he soon stood behind her. Khari stared at his reflection in the water as well as her own. She tilted her head a bit as the fish swam around in the pond. Tenzin soon sat next to Khari, turning her to face him. Khari saw the worried look on his face but she didn't really care.

"Khari, can we talk about things? Things have been different since you got home and I just want them to go back to normal. I know it will be hard but Khari, I want you to understand your mother and I miss you. Please, even if you don't want to talk to me, talk to your mother," Tenzin pleaded.

"Daddy, there is nothing to talk about. You both locked me in a prison for six months without a second though. You said it was for the best for everyone but it wasn't. I sat in that cell every day and thought what could I have done that was so bad that my own parents could throw me in a prison cell. I one day realized it wasn't me but you that was the terrible thing. No real parent would lock their child away like that. Like always you thought about the airbenders in the family. You don't love me because I'm not an airbender. You've made it pretty clear, even without words. I'm sorry okay. I'm sorry that I didn't come out the way you wanted. I'm sorry I ended up an earthbender. I just want you and mom to leave me alone. You should be good at that considering you've done it just about my whole life..." Khari trailed off as she stood.

Tenzin reached for her but Khari pulled away. She wiped the tears away as she started to walk towards her room. As Khari walked by Lin opened the door to see Khari rush by with tears in her eyes. Lin sighed as she closed the door. Lin stared at Meelo as he slept but she still thought about Khari. When Tenzin returned to the room, they both decided to try and talk to Khari one more time before they finally went to bed for the night. When they opened the door to Khari's room, they saw that she was staring at a picture of herself with Aang and Katara, Khari didn't even turn around when the two walked in her room. Tenzin cleared his throat but Khari was fixated on the picture. Lin touched Khari's arm to turn her around but Khai pulled away. She slammed the picture down on the table before she spun around.

"Don't! You don't get to come here and act like you care and love me after what you did. Six months! You left me in there for six months! No parent could say they love their child after they did that! I don't even want to know what you told people! The only thing I was guilty of was being an earthbender who wanted attention from her airbender father. I'm sorry! You don't love me and I don't love you!" Khari shouted.

Lin and Tenzin both felt like they had been slapped across the face. They stared at Khari for a moment before they heard her door slide open. The three turned their attention to the door to find Mica standing there with a sleepy look on his face. Tenzin tried to reassure the young boy that everything was okay but Mica knew better. Lin rushed out of the room and quickly went to find her bag that she would occasionally take to Headquarters. Once she found it, she dumped everything on the floor before she rushed back to Khari's room. She threw the large bag at Khari and told her to start packing. Everyone in the room looked at Lin before they looked at Khari. Khari knew what Lin was hinting at so she threw the bag on her bed. Khari started to grab clothes out of her drawers, shoving them into the bag. She grabbed the pictures of her with Royal Family, her grandparents, Mica and the Royal siblings, her Aunt Kya and Uncle Bumi, the family photo and the one with Sokka and Suki. She continued to shove clothes in the bag but she stopped for a moment. She looked at the book on her night stand. The last gift she had received from her Grandpa Aang. She was using the metal necklace her Grandpa Toph had given her as a bookmark for the time being. She gently wrapped it in the last of her clothes. Khari placed both her armbands and cables on before she continued to get ready. She pulled the piece of meteorite that she had wrapped on her arm off, making three separate pieces. She placed one back around her arm before she walked over to Mica. She wrapped one piece around his arm and held the final piece in her hand until she grabbed the bag. Once she grabbed the bag, she walked into her parents' room. She wrapped the final piece around Meelo's small arm. Khari grabbed her things and hugged Mica. Mica started to cry and begged Khari to stay but she already knew that she couldn't. Lin pulled Mica back and put her arm across Tenzin's chest to keep him back.

"If she doesn't feel loved she can leave. I'm not going to force her to stay on the island anymore. Let her find out how the real-world works," Lin said coldly.

Khari turned her back to her parents without another word. Khari could still hear Mica crying as she walked down the stairs. She heard him screaming at their parents about how Khari should be on the island. When she finally got to the ferry Khari stared at it until she felt she was finally ready to leave. As the ferry left the island it started to rain which made Khari cover her bag. When she finally got to the city, she started to look around but she knew couldn't really go anywhere due to the fact her parents kicked her off the island with no money. She figured she would start walking in the direction of the Fire Nation. If anyone would know what to do it would be Lord Zuko, Lady Mai, and Fire Lord Izumi. She had been walking for what seemed like forever, probably because it was raining when someone pulled up right in front of her. When the driver got out, she recognized him. He extended his arm to take her bag. Once he put her bag in the trunk, he opened the back door for her. When Khari finally sat in the car, she saw Mala sitting there with a concerned look on her face. Mala reached under the seat, grabbing a towel for Khari. As Khari dried herself off the driver and Mala both discussed what they were going to do. Mala finally smiled at Khari before she began to question her.

"Khari why do you have that huge bag? Why aren't you on the island? Why are you in the rain? Aren't your parents going to be concerned?" Mala questioned.

"They threw me off the island. The bag would be all my possessions. I was on my way to the Fire Nation Royal Palace when you picked me up," Khari informed her.

"Ms. Mala, if you don't mind, I would be more than willing to drop Miss. Beifong off before I drop you off. That way we know she arrived safely at the palace," the driver offered.

Mala nodded as the driver smiled at Khari. Khari smiled at both Mala and the driver before she yawned. Mala pulled Khari closer as the driver handed Mala his jacket. It didn't take long for Khari to fall asleep but Mala on the other hand struggled to sleep most of the night. When they got to the Fire Nation Mala was finally able to fall asleep. The two were still asleep when they arrived at the palace but were soon woken up by a guard that knocked on the driver side widow. Khari opened her eyes briefly to see the driver talking to a guard but soon closed them again. The driver pulled to the side and opened Khari's door for the guard. Khari looked at the open door, covering her eyes from the sun that was coming through. Khari got out of the Satomobile while rubbing her eyes. The driver handed Khari her things and the guard led her into the palace. She continued to follow the guard through the palace until they were in the dining area. Everyone looked up to see Khari standing in the doorway. Khari saw that Sokka and Suki were sitting at the table but didn't understand considering it was when they usually took their trip to the South Pole and Kyoshi Island. Zuko looked at the bag Khari had and already knew what had happened. He nodded at the guard who grabbed Khari's arm to guide her. Khari flashed back to when she was being kicked off the island. Khari used her earthbending to knock the guard against the wall, knocking him unconscious. She felt the air under her feet pick up before she felt something touch her arm. She looked down to see airbender tattoos when she looked back the hand was gone. Khari looked at everyone at the table before she ran out. Kimiko pushed herself away from the table, running after Khari. When Kimiko found Khari, she was sitting next to a pond feeding a few turtle ducks. As Kimiko slowly approached Khari, she stopped feeding the animals and lifted her head.

"Iroh, I really don't feel like talking about it right now. All I feel like saying is mom and dad kicked me off the island and I didn't know where else to go," Khari managed to say.

"First, I want to say how offended I am that you think I trudge around like my brother. Khari, Iroh isn't here anymore. Grandpa Zuko and Sokka pulled some serious strings to help him get into the United Forces early. He's been gone since the day after his seventeenth birthday. He blames himself for what happened to you. He thinks that he could have done something. That you pushed everyone away because of him. Maybe you should write to him and Bumi to tell them you are here. I'm sure they would love to hear from you," Kimiko told Khari.

Khari looked back at Kimiko who was smiling at her. She knew the princess was right about writing to both Iroh and Bumi. Khari nodded and Kimiko led Khari to what would be her room while she stayed at the palace. She stared at both pieces of paper in front of her, both blank. She couldn't believe that with everything that had happened since she saw both men, she had only put their names on the pieces of paper. She continued to click the pencil against the desk until she finally figured out what she was going to say to them. It had been an hour and a half later but she finally finished both letter and had them in envelopes to be sent. Khari found Kimiko to ask where she would put them and Kimiko handed them straight to a guard. She told him to make sure both men got the letters right away. Khari smiled at the guard as he nodded at both her and Kimiko before he took off. Khari thought about how her uncle and Iroh would react to hearing from her after a year. After how she had treated them the last time, she saw them. She could feel Kimiko staring at her but she didn't bother to look up at her. Kimiko didn't push Khari but she pulled something out of her pocket for Khari. Kimiko grabbed Khari's hand soon wrapping it around the item before she left. Khari looked at her hand then Kimiko before she looked back down at her hand. When she finally looked to see what it was, she saw a folded letter that had her name on it. She wondered in the letter was from Iroh or Kimiko. She tried to avoid everyone as she made her way back to her room at the palace but she bumped into Sokka. Sokka watched as Khari clenched onto the letter before she looked at him. He had seen her clench onto very few items like she was clenching to the letter. He stepped aside so Khari could continue to her destination. When Khari got to her room, she used metal to make a bar to go across the door so no one could get in. Khari sat on the bed, eyeing the letter for an hour before she decided to open it. She didn't even read it because she was so unfocused. She was eventually able to focus enough that she could read it. She saw that it was from Iroh which made her smile a bit.

Dear K,

I know every single letter I have sent you so far has been sent back but I wanted to try one final time. I know you want to talk to someone. I want to tell you that I am about to leave for the United Forces. Grandpa Zuko helped me get in early. K, I really miss you and it's hard not talking to you. I really wish you would have accepted one of my letters. I care about you and watching you get shackled to the ground that day crushed me. I couldn't do anything and I felt so helpless. Then when you asked me to forget everything, it was worse. Khari, the memories I've made with you are the best memories anyone could ask for and I would never want to forget them. I don't want to forget you. Please, Khari just let me in. I just want things to be okay between us before I leave for the United Forces.

From, your Prince

Khari stared at the letter as a tear started to run down her cheek. The tears started to slowly drip onto the letter which made Khari put the letter down to prevent it from getting ruined. Khari started to cry harder but soon stopped when there was a knock at the door. She removed the metal bar she had made and the door soon opened. Khari soon saw Izumi and Zuko there with a look of concern across their face. Khari looked back down at the ground. She had pushed Iroh away and now he was gone. She didn't even know where he was. She would have no clue where to look for him. She ran over to Zuko, clinging to him as the tears started to run down her cheeks again. Zuko placed his hand on Khari's back as he tried to comfort her. Zuko guided Khari down the hall and nodded at a guard who would grab Khari's bag. Izumi and Zuko led Khari into Iroh's room and had her things placed in in his closet. She looked up at the two while they gave her a brief smile. Khari went to sit on Iroh's bed as though of all the times she ran around the palace with him.

Somewhere in the Earth Kingdom

Iroh was cleaning his boots for the third time today. He tried so hard to stay focused on his duties to the United Force but it was hard to not think about Khari. He was suddenly called by is commanding officer as well as everyone around him. They would be starting a training exercise to prepare for an ambush. Iroh didn't understand how they were training for an ambush if they were being told about it. Iroh saw something coming towards him out of the corner of his eye. He did a maneuver he had seen Khari do many times as a defense. Iroh waited until what he now knew was a boulder was close enough before he turned and stuck his leg out, shooting a large flame. The boulder soon broke apart and the group was on high alert. There was soon water and fire coming in their direction. Iroh commanded the earthbenders to put a wall up as a defense. When the attacks hit the wall, they crumbled but the soldiers were still standing. Two firebenders jumped out, making Iroh command the waterbenders to take them down. The earthbenders slammed their feet which knocked soldiers from the ambush in the air. The soldier in Iroh's group began to attack but he waited until people landed before he attacked anyone. Once the final person landed in front of him, he looked up at them to see Bumi staring him in the face. Iroh hit the pressure points in Bumi's shoulders before he bent his arms back and used the small piece of rope, he had always carried to tie Bumi's hands. The commanding officer smiled at Iroh before he wrote some things down and dismissed everyone. Iroh apologized to Bumi as he helped him up from the ground. As Iroh and Bumi were walking to a spot to hang out on base they were stopped by a guard who handed them their letters. Iroh ran his hand over the letter as he stared at his name. He knew it was a long shot but he was hoping Khari had finally written him. He knew if she had Kimiko would have sent the letter to him immediately. Bumi stared at his letter and wondered who could have written it. Kya and Katara had sent him letters a few days ago and Tenzin never writes to him. The two men looked at each other before they looked back at each other. The two found the closet place to sit down and ripped open their letters. Iroh began to slowly read his.

Dear Iroh,

You're right you are my prince. Kimiko gave me your last letter. I am so sorry I never accepted any of your letters while my parents locked me up. I was hurt and angry and I took it out on the wrong people. I hope you can forgive me for what I did to you. Iroh if you don't write back, I would understand. I just want you to know that I am proud of you for joining the United Forces. I think it is something my Grandpa Aang would not only expect from you but be proud of you for. He always told me he saw great things for the both of us. That's not the only reason I'm writing you. I'm at the palace and it is temporary but it isn't a visit. Mom and Dad kicked me off the island because I told them I didn't feel loved. I guess I had to face the facts eventually. I know that even if you aren't physically here you are still here for me. I'll miss you causing trouble with me. You're too good to me. You have protected me my whole life and stood by me no matter what. Come home to me safe and sound.

Love, K

Iroh stared at the words on the paper for several minutes. The last sentence and how Khari had ended her letter made his heart stop a bit. She wanted him to come home to her. Plus, she never signed a letter love K before. He wondered if this had anything to do with what he said to her in the cell. Iroh looked up at Bumi to see him still reading his letter. He wondered if Khari had written Bumi too. He began to reread the letter with a small smile on his face as he thought about his memories with Khari. A tear started to roll down his cheek as he thought about the last time, he saw her. He soon felt Bumi staring at him so he wiped the tear away before he looked up at Bumi. When he looked up at Bumi he became a little concerned for him. Moments earlier Bumi had torn his letter open to read it at the same pace as Iroh. He stared at the letter for a while after due to what was on the letter.

Dear Uncle Bumi,

My brave Uncle Bumi how I wish telling you sorry would be enough for how I treated you the last time I saw you. Don't ever let our family make you feel bad about who you are. You may not be a bender but that doesn't make you any less of a person. I look up to you and Aunt Kya instead of Mom and Dad to be honest. You two were there for me more even without being on the island all the time. Speaking of your loving brother he and Mom kicked me off the island. I'm at the Fire Nation Royal for right now but I'm sure I'll eventually make it down to Gran Gran and Aunt Kya. Uncle Bumi, I really miss you and all your jokes. I hope I can see you soon. Please come home safe.

Love, Khar

Bumi and Iroh continued to stare at each other. They both wanted to request leave to go to Khari but they knew that they would have to give a reason and that wasn't a very good one. The two both tucked their letters in their inner jacket pocket of their uniforms before they made their way for dinner. The two never talked about their letters but they did talk about Khari. Bumi would catch Iroh smiling once and awhile as they continued to talk about Khari. Bumi paid for the meal and the two went to find something to do.

Fire Nation Royal Palace

Khari paced around Iroh's room for several hours as she thought about how the two men would react to the letters. The door opened slightly for Kimiko to give Khari a concerned look. Kimiko shut the door to give Khari her space. She knew Khari would eventually wear herself out. Two more hours later Kimiko opened the door slightly to see the adults standing in Iroh's room as Khari lay fast asleep clutching one of the two pillows on the bed. Izumi was sitting on the bed behind Khari, running her hand through her hair which was now undone for the night. Mai was wiping the few tears that had still managed to fall while Khari slept. Suki quietly picked up Khari's things she had scattered across the floor. Sokka and Zuko whispered about what they would do about the situation at hand. Kimiko looked at all the adults before she pushed the door open and walked into the room. Everyone looked at her but Kimiko was focused on Khari. The girl that was always so strong had finally broken. Kimiko sat at the edge of the bed. She placed her hand on Khari's and watched as she gasped and sat up. Khari looked at Kimiko but she didn't say a word. Kimiko soon left without saying another word to head to her room. The adults in the room looked at Khari as she stared at the wall. Khari eventually laid back down and felt someone running their fingers through her hair as she fell back asleep. Kimiko sat in her room at her desk staring at the paper she had addressed to Lin and Tenzin. She knew she had to say something to them now that Iroh wasn't there. She felt like it was her duty as a Royal Child and Khari's friend. Kimiko had managed to compose herself so she wouldn't say anything that could back fire on herself as she wrote to Lin and Tenzin. She looked for the nearest guard and told them to make sure the letter got to Air Temple Island as soon as possible. She told the guard it was very important that the letter arrived to the island as quickly as possible. The guard nodded at Kimiko before he started to run down the hallway. As Kimiko shut the door to her room, she thought about what she had said in her letter. She wondered what would happen after the letter reached the island and when her mother found out what she did.

Air Temple Island

Lin and Tenzin had yet to sleep since the Khari incident making the two very exhausted. Lin had spent some time in Khari's room. She eventually came out when it was time to go to work. She and Tenzin didn't speak as they got ready for their day. As the two silently walked into the courtyard they were stopped by one of the Air Acolytes. They were soon handed a letter which made them look at each other. Tenzin soon started to open the letter and he read it to himself. He stared at the letter for a few moments before he handed it to Lin. Lin looked at Tenzin before she looked down at the letter. She saw the mark of the Royal Family before she started to read it.

Dear Lin and Tenzin,

I am absolutely ashamed to know you. I thought after what you did to Khari last year you couldn't do much worse but I was wrong. You are two of the most deplorable people I know and that is saying something considering I am a Royal child so I'm always around politicians. She is crushed and you have showed her time and time again that you will never be there for her. Every adult wants to say something to you but most of them have to bite their tongue due to potentially being in the papers and public apologizes needed afterwards but I'm just a teenager so it will be looked as acting out. I can't believe Avatar Aang's son turned into such a cold person. He cared for everything. He wouldn't even swat a fly away. Toph, well she protected Khari but she was still a hard ass. I wouldn't want to be you when Toph finds out what you did to her favorite grandchild. Yes, I said favorite grandchild. She told Iroh and I that she won't tell Khari or any of you this but Khari is her favorite because she reminds her of not only herself but of Lin and Suyin. My family has treated Khari more like family than you two ever have. Even Suyin showed her more love than you have. I wonder if you have heard her laugh and I mean really laugh. Khari faked so much to make the both of you happy. That is how she is though. Khari always wanted to make you two happy and proud of her but she just wasn't good enough for you. Tenzin, she learned the airbending techniques to make you happy because she knew you wanted her to be an airbender. Lin, she tried so hard to be the earthbender and metalbender you wanted her to be but no matter how hard she tried she felt like she wasn't good enough. If you want to make it up to your daughter and bring her home, she is at the Fire Nation Royal Palace. Be the parents Khari needs you to be. Be the ones you should have been all these years.

From Kimiko

Lin looked down at the ground as tear ran down her cheek. She wondered if she had really been too hard on Khari. Lin thought about going to the palace for a moment but Khari had already told them she didn't feel love. Lin started to walk away without another word but she felt Tenzin grab her hand. Lin looked back at her hand before she pulled away. Tenzin sighed as he watched Lin walk down the stairs. Tenzin soon followed Lin and the two stood on the dock in silence until Lin finally spoke.

"Oh Tenzin, what have we done? What happened?" Lin asked.

"What have WE done? No, the question is what have you done? I mean I know what you did. You kicked Khari off the island because she said she didn't feel loved. You are the reason she is gone!" Tenzin shouted.

"My fault? You think this is all my fault? You're not all innocent in this yourself Mr. airbending master. I don't know if you ever noticed how you treat Khari but she doesn't feel loved because of you. She had to be an airbender or she wasn't your child. That's the way it seemed anyway. It's like you don't really believe she is your child!" Lin shouted back.

"That's nonsense. I don't understand why we are even having this argument. Khari is gone and I doubt she will ever come home again, even if we did try to go get her. Khari is just like you. She is very stubborn. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to sit on the opposite side of the ferry so I can concentrate on my work for the morning," Tenzin finished.

Lin watched as Tenzin walked to the far end of the ferry while she just stood on the ferry as soon as she stepped on board. The two both looked at Aang's statue as they went by and wondered what he would think of everything going on right now. Lin looked over at Tenzin to see him looking at Aang's statue. She didn't understand how their family had fallen apart. She didn't understand how she could let such a horrible thing happen. She wondered if her relationship with her mother affected her relationship with Khari. Lin didn't have the best relationship with her mother so she didn't have a great role model on how a mother should treat her daughter. Lin already knew after watching Tenzin for years that he would always be like Aang. No matter how hard she tried she knew that Tenzin would have a favorite. Lin had never realized that they were docked until she heard a car horn nearby. She noticed Tenzin was nowhere to be found but he never said goodbye. Lin sighed as she proceeded to Police Headquarters. Once Lin arrived everyone looked up to see if she would give any orders but she continued to her office. Lin slammed her office door and sat down with tears in her eyes. Lin looked up at the figure sitting in the corner of her office. Suyin strolled over to the chair in front of Lin's desk and sat down. Lin slammed her fist on her desk but Suyin wasn't fazed. She laughed a bit as her older sister lost her patience.

"Lin, I'm not here for you. Well, in a way I'm not here for you. I'm here because I want Khari to come with me to Zaofu. Mom came and we worked out our difference. She told me what you did to Khari and I just think Khari should be with me instead of in that prison. At least someone would love her. You are wasting her talent. I can't believe you could do this to a child," Suyin admitted

"She isn't in the prison anymore. She isn't on Air Temple Island either. In fact, she isn't even in the city. I have no clue where she went. I told her to leave. She told me she didn't feel loved so I didn't want to force a child to stay where she didn't feel loved. If you still want her go look for her," Lin answered coldly.

Suyin only stared at Lin before she finally grasped what she said. Suyin used her cables to grab a filing cabinet and threw it at Lin. Lin used her metalbending to move the filing cabinet. She then used her earthbending to shift the ground under Suyin, chucking her out of her office. The officers looked up but no one moved. When Lin stood in the doorway of her office, she stared her Suyin down, soon noticing her armbands. Both Lin and Suyin made blades out of the metal on their arm pieces as they ran towards each other. The two sisters soon collided with each trying to knock the other down. Suyin knocked Lin on her back but Lin kicked her feet out into Suyin's stomach, knocking her into the air. Suyin landed on the ground but she took a chunk of the wall and threw it at Lin before she left. A few officers ran over to Lin to make sure she was okay but she told them to get back to work. Lin headed to her office soon slamming the door again. No dared to interrupt her the rest of the day. Everyone had left Tenzin alone in his office for the day to no meetings. No one knew why the two were acting the way they were but they didn't dare to ask. Lin stayed at headquarters all day and for the night. Tenzin didn't call to try to get her to the island. He wanted his space from her and he knew she felt the same way about him. He just wished his little girl would be in her room and he would be happy but he knew she wouldn't come home now. He pushed her away just as Kya told him he would. He should have listened to her he told himself. He walked into his study and looked at pictures he had on his desk. He grabbed the picture of him and Khari a few weeks before it was discovered she was an earthbender. Khari was on his back and was kissing him on the cheek while he had a smile on his face. Tears started to form in his eyes making the picture become blurry before the tears started to fall on the picture. Tenzin turned to his desked and crouched down as he continued to cry with Khari's pictured. Mica stood in the doorway holding Meelo as they both watched Tenzin break down. They wanted to go in but knew he wanted to be left alone.

"My little girl come home, please. Khari, I'm sorry. Please, I love you just come home," Tenzin pleaded with the picture, knowing it was no good.

He looked at his sons and shouted at them to go to bed. He soon followed suit not to be heard from the rest of the night. He thought about going to the Fire Nation to try to bring Khari home. He soon started to cry again at the thought of her never speaking to him again. He fell asleep shortly after but didn't sleep very well through the night.

(Author's note: So I hope you guys enjoy this chapter. I hope you are enjoying it so far. I love feedback. As you see I gave a lot of different areas and people this time. Like I said I hope you are enjoying it so far.)