A.N. SPRING BREAK! It's finally here! I will probably update more often this week because I won't have school. I would like to thank Atsirk Enoh for your review, it brought a smile to my face. :) Anyway on with the story.

Chapter 9

"Can you believe this?!" Jade asked more than slightly tiffed as she threw the newspaper on the coffee table.

"Believe what?" I asked puzzled.

"Check out the headline." She sat down with a huff. I began reading

"Beifong make a huge break in the Terra Triad Case." The headline read. "A plan was created to uncover a mole thought to be in the Police Force under Beifong. She, along with several others, were able to create a plan to weed out the mole and it worked a little too well. The body of Taven Lee, a metalbender and policeman of four years, was found this morning in the bay." I looked up to Jade.

"Read the next paragraph." My eyes skimmed over the next few line until.

"No!"

"YES!" Jade screamed. "Ugh, I cannot believe her. That Beifong bitch is going to pay." I couldn't believe it either. Lin had "interrogated" the Terra Triads she'd captured. By interrogated I mean she put them all in a cell with the rival gang and several men have serious injuries. According to the paper it was due to a mishap in paperwork. Mishap my arse.

"What do you plan on doing?"

"I have to go to Ba Sing Se this week to do a little check up on the group there, but I have a plan." I raised an eyebrow in a silent question. "I'd tell you but that would ruin the surprise."

"Jade." I groaned. "You know how I don't like surprises." She jumped up out of her seat and waltzed over to me.

"Oh, I think you'll like this one." She leaned down and gave me a quick kiss on the lips. "Now come on I want to show you something." Jade grabbed my hands and hauled me to my feet before leading me out the door and down the hallway. She turned to me and asked. "You ready?"

"Ready for what?" I asked, but she just smirked. "Again with the surprises Jade." She pushed open a door and led me into a room that I'd never been in before. It was beautiful. Earth Kingdom colors dominated the room. Greens and silver all over. A desk sat in the middle of the room it was made of a beautiful dark whole room screamed of Jade. "What is this room?"

"It's my office." I couldn't help but snort.

"You, the leader of the most feared gang in Republic City, have an office." I asked incredulously.

"Yup!" She beamed. "I'm leaving for Ba Sing Se tomorrow and I wanted to show you where you'd be working while I'm gone." What?

"I'm not going with you?"

"Well who would I leave in charge here if you came with me?" Wait what?

"You're leaving me in charge?!"

"Surprise!"

"What about J? Isn't he your second or something?"

"Let's just say that your little skiff with Ross made quite the impression and he didn't mind one bit about letting you take over until I get back." Jade told me. Lin we have a problem.

"Wow... that's. Wow that's so cool!" I faked enthusiasm. I wrapped her in my arms and spun her around in a hug. "Thank's Jade!" She planted her feet stopping the hug and brought me in for a deep kiss.

"Anything for you Ivy."

"How long will I have to part from your company?"

"Two weeks." My eyebrows flew up to my hair line.

"Two weeks! That's much too long."

"I know." Jade sighed. "I'll think of you everyday."

"You'd better." I pulled her in for another kiss. "Spirits I'll miss you so much. I can't believe we've only know each other for a week. Oh how my life changed for the better when I met you." Jade blushed.

"I need to go pack."

"Care for a distraction or two?"

"You wicked temptress." She pushed me against the wall and kissed me.

~LOK~

"Bye Jade. Be safe in Ba Sing Se." I told Jade. Some thugs had already packed her things in the car and she was just about ready to leave.

"I will. You be safe here and if anyone gives you a hard time just beat 'em up." She gave me a hug and a kiss, to which there were several cat calls. "Bye." Jade got in the car with her protection unit and was off. And I was alone in charge of the gang that I'd been sent to go undercover for. Well shit.

I turned around and walked back in the building ready to do my job.

~LOK~

In the end I only had to beat up two arrogant men to establish my control over the entire gang. Not bad. It'd been a week since Jade had left and I'd performed my job as "boss" with ruthless precision. No one questioned me or dared disobey my orders. I felt like my dad, it was kind of revolting, but a part of me loved it. They all were terrified of me and would do my bidding without a second thought. Of course J was making sure that everything I did was in the best interest of the gang, but I decided I'd just pretend I didn't notice.

I had my back turned to the door in my "office" when there was a sharp rap on it.

"Come." I called out.

"Hey boss, you're surprise from Jade is here." What? I turned around and my heart almost stopped in my chest. Bloody, beaten, and being dragged in between them was one unconscious Lin Beifong. Shit.

"Humm, what a surprise indeed." I grinned maliciously. They exchanged a look of fear before staring at the floor. "Oh Jade you are too kind to me. Take her to my quarters and tie her up. The wooden one I mean not my regular one. I'm going to have a little fun. Oh and boys, touch her and I will kill you. That's all." They turned and carried her out of the room. Really Lin, you just had to make my job five times harder. I finished what I was doing before calmly walking to my room. The two men who had brought her in were standing at the door. "I want this area cleared and no one is allowed in or out of this room until I say so. She's mine." I growled at them, channeling my inner father quite well. They scurried off to clear the surrounding rooms. I walked into the room to see Lin tied to the four corners of the wooden bed frame. Her metalbenders uniform had been bent off of her leaving her in only a white tank top and black pants. I stopped dead in my tracks. Lin was beautiful. I quickly shook my head and went to tend to her wounds. She had a small cut on her forehead and several bruises on her ribs. I got out a bowl of water and cleaned the cut before examining her ribs. Not broken just bruised. I decided I was going to have a little fun with her by blindfolding her so she'd have no idea where she was. After I'd blindfolded her I walked over the the seat at the foot of the bed and waited for her to wake. It didn't take long before she started groaning. Lin pulled a few times on the restraints trying to get free but it was no use. She was stuck.

"Nice to see that you're awake." I purred my voice much lower than it usually is. Lin's whole body tensed.

"They'll find me. The whole force will be looking for me, and when they do find me I wouldn't want to be in your shoes." Lin put on a brave face for me. Oh she's going to kill me anyway. I thought. I walked over to the bed and straddled her hips. "What are you doing?" Her voice wavered slightly. I ran my hands up either side of her taking care not to press to hard on her ribs, before bringing my hands back down to her hips. I did it again, except this time I ran my hands up under her shirt. I could feel the goose-flesh ripple across her skin. I could see Lin clenching her jaw so I ran my hands up to her face and massaged her jaw. My body was hovering centimeters above hers and I could feel her chest rising and falling quickly. Excited Linny?

"Lin." I whispered. She growled back at me. "Lin." I tried once more, but she refused to make a sound. I leaned down and whispered right in her ear. "Lin." She couldn't suppress the shudder that traveled down her body and I smirked with satisfaction. "Don't you recognize me Lin?" I whispered in the other ear. Her whole body tensed before she breathed.

"Brooklyn?"

"Good guess." I said as I took off the blindfold looking directly into a pair of enraged and aroused green eyes.

TBC…

A.N. How's that for a cliff hanger? Leave a review and tell me what you think. Remember reviews feed my muse so I type faster. ;)