Look who's back. I'm sorry I abandoned this story for so long but I'm getting back on it now that I finished 'eighteen and pregnant' with that horrible ending because I fell out of love with it. I am taking requests again for this and I apologise if it takes me a few days to update as I have other stories. I will get back in the swing of things, so request.

I actually have a stray dog and she is the friendliest thing ever. she walks next to me and enjoys a friendly pat every now and then. she pants when she walks and will jump up on my legs when i tell her too. best companion ever. she is also deaf. and her daughter has one eye and her hair is growing back in patches. they are quite the pair.

Item: Stray dog

Pairing: Linzin

Prompt by: Arkepelago

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It was eight in the morning when the Chief of police strolled onto the block that contained her beloved police station. She came to a stop when she heard a whine. Looking around, she found a pitch black dog lying down on its side, a sad look in its eyes. "Please don't look at me like that." She bent down to see if the animal had a collar. "Nope." Opening the container on her belt, she pulled out some blubber jerky and gave it to the thankful canine, when it began to snow. "Come on, lets get you upstairs where it's warm." She bent down and picked up the rather large and cold dog and bought it inside, glaring at anyone who stared at her for too long.

Entering her office, she put the animal down onto the couch and gave it a little pat behind its ears. The dog fell asleep quickly, shivering lightly. "You'll be okay."

Lin walked out of her office and to her secretary's desk. "Good morning Chief."

"Morning to you too. Is this my paperwork?" Lin gestured to the file papers in the top left corner of the desk.

"Yes it is, I was just about to bring it in to you."

"That won't be necessary. Though are you able to find a vet and get them to come into my office." The secretary cocked her head to the side in confusion. "I found a stray dog outside. It's quite weak and I think getting a vet in here for a check up might be the best course of action."

"Of course."

"Thanks."

Lin looked up from her paperwork when someone walked into her office. "Your secretary said I could come in."

"That's fine.

"I'm Gai by the way. Is this the patient?" He knelt down next to the dog and gave it a little pat. "What's its name?"

"Doesn't have one. If you'd be so kind as to tell me its sex, that would be great. I'm over calling it, an it."

"Sure." Gai rolled the dog onto its back and smiled. "'It,' is now a girl."

"Great. What else can you tell me?"

"She is underweight, six months old and in desperate need of a bath."

Lin's eyes widened in bewilderment. "Only six months? She's already takes up half the couch!"

"Wolf pups are really big. She will continue to grow for the next three months and stop. They grow until a meter high and two meters long. She probably found herself on a cargo ship and wondered around city until she was too weak to continue and wound up here. I'm quite surprised that the Chief of police has a soft spot for animals."

"Don't be. My father in-law was the Avatar and he believed that all life is important."

"So, do you want me to vaccinate her?"

"Might as well."

The vet pulled out a needle from his small bag and pushed it in between she puppy's shoulder blades, causing the wolf to cry out in pain. "I'm sorry girl."

"Is there anything else?"

"She needs to be fed and I wasn't kidding about the bath. She smells like a wet dog." Gai stood up and lifted his medical bag back onto his shoulder. "That'll be one hundred Yuans."

Walking around her desk, Lin pulled out the required amount and handed it over to him. "Thank you Gai."

"You're welcome. Oh almost forgot." He held out a card to her, with a stupid grin on his face. "My card. I just started a clinic a few blocks from here. If people know the Chief of Police takes her four-legged friend to me, they too would want to come. Have a nice day Chief."

"You too."

Lin sat on her knees next to the bathtub, trying desperately to get her new pet to stop jumping out. "Stay damnit!" The dog finally gave up and sat down, panting heavily. "Finally."

"Lin?!"

"In the bathroom Tez!"

"How was you- what's this?"

"'This,' as you put it, is a wolf."

Groaning, Tenzin ran a hand over his head in disbelief. "You're kidding."

"I never kid."

"Lin, we can't have a wolf as a pet." He took a seat behind his wife, allowing his hands to rest on her stomach. "We're starting a family. A wolf is dangerous and could easily bring our child harm."

"A wolf is only seen as dangerous. Look at her Tez, she's only a puppy. Give her time and she will prove you wrong. Besides, I go on maternity leave in three months and training her will give me something to do in my spare time."

Letting out a reluctant sigh, Tenzin rested his head on her shoulder. "Fine. Does she have a name?"

"I was thinking Stray."

"Stray?"

"Yeah, I named her what she is, a stray."

"So will our child be named Human?"

Lin elbowed him in the stomach playfully before kneeling up to begin lathering the shampoo into Stray's black fur. "See, how could any animal this adorable be dangerous."

"Only my wife would find a wolf, adorable."

Pushing the door open, Tenzin silently crept into the bedroom he shared with Lin, careful not to wake her, though it was ruined when a certain canine let out a bark, rousing Lin from her sleep. "Tenzin? Why are you still up?"

"I was finishing some paperwork. What is she doing in our bed?"

"She's not in our bed. She's lying at the end of it. Just for one night at least."

"Lin, this better not become a habit."

"It won't." pulling the blankets back behind her, Lin gave him a small smile. "Now are you going to get in here, or are you going to just stand there?"

Stripping down, Tenzin got in behind her, pulling her into his chest.

At seven months, Lin was still up and about, moving on her own free will, much to the annoyance of her husband though she didn't care, she was the one that was pregnant, and she knew what she could and could not do.

She was enjoying a stroll on Air Temple Island with Stray. It was a beautiful spring day. The leaves were growing back and there wasn't a single cloud in the sky.

Throwing Stray's ball a fair distance, she smiled as the full-grown wolf chassed after it.

"Chief Beifong!" Lin looked up to see one of the senior acolytes beckoning her from the docks.

"Hey Shu. What's going on?"

"Just showing some of the new acolyte recruits around." Lin peered around Shu to find a group of ten women with huge grins on their faces, staring at her stomach.

Ah crap. "Excuse me, miss Beifong?"

"Chief Beifong."

The air acolyte ignored her, proceeding to ask what was on her mind. "I just wanted to say it's so nice to meet you. I'm Pema."

"Yes, nice to meet you too."

"Would it be okay if I feel your-" The girl suddenly let out a scream, and pointed to the left of the island where a beast was running towards them.

The acolytes, excluding Shu, hid behind Lin, the heavily pregnant woman. Lin encased her feet in earth just as the dog jumped up, placing her paws on her master's shoulders. "Down girl. Yes, I can see you found your ball, good job." The dog sat next to her, letting the ball fall at her paws so she could pant. "Sorry about that, Stray isn't fully trained but she's only ten months old, so there isn't much I can do." She looked up from her companion to the acolytes who had finally calmed down. "So, Pema was it? What were you asking me?"

"Umm, would it be okay to feel the baby kick?"

"Sure."

Pema reached a hand out to touch Lin's stomach but when she got within ten centimetres, Stray let out a growl, causing Pema to pull away. "Maybe another time."

"Looks that way. Enjoy yourselves. See you later Shu."

"You too Beifong."

When they were a fair distance from the group, Lin gave Stray a pat on the head. "Have I ever told you how much I love you?"

Tenzin entered the front door to find his lovely pregnant wife asleep on the couch, with her beloved pet's head, resting on her pregnant stomach. He took a place on the couch next to her and placed a hand on her stomach. Smiling when he saw Stray's eyes on him. "You watching over her for me?" He gave the animal a pat behind her ears, making her go back to sleep, knowing that he won't hurt her master.

"Hey Tez."

"Hey. Enjoy scaring of the acolytes?"

"I did no such thing. That was all Stray."

"Uh-huh."

"Uh-huh." Tenzin leaned down, careful not to squish their unborn child and placed a gentle kiss on her lips.

"You want to go to bed, without the dog?"

"You know it."