Whoop! hope you like this one. i think this is my second favourite out of the 50+ i've written. Anyway, read, review and enjoy

Item: Bandage

Pairing: Kyalin

Prompt by: TheGreatUniter

"Come on Lin. I passed with flying colours, not even you can deny me this."

Lin reluctantly reached into her desk and pulled out a badge. She held it in her hands, feeling the weight of it. It was similar to the weight in her chest as she finally handed it over to Kya. "Please, reconsider."

"No can do Chief." Kya let out a sigh at the look on her girlfriend's face when she called her Chief. "Hey Lin?" The metalbender didn't look up, choosing instead to stare at her desk. Kya stood up and walked around the desk to place her hands on her girlfriend's shoulders, leaned down and placed a kiss on top of her head. "Thank you Lin, for allowing me to do this." Standing back up, the waterbender left, ready for her first day on the job as part of the Joint Operations Task Force between waterbenders and metalbenders.

"I wish I hadn't."

"Alright, to reduce street damages against the Agni Kai, the council has allowed this task force to form that combines metalbenders and waterbenders. Metalbenders are to subdue the members, waterbenders are to defend from any attacks with fire. Understood?"

A resounding 'yes Chief' was heard from all the officers in he room.

"Good. The way this works is in pair of twos. You will watch each other's backs at all times and help each other when asked. Saikhan, you're with the rookie."

Saikhan gave her a firm nod, understanding that she was putting her significant other's life in his hands.

"We have word that the Agni Kai are planning to deal drugs, that are predicated to hit the streets tomorrow. Let's move out."

The night sky was eerily quiet as the police air ship came to hover above their drop zone. Pulling the lever, the hatch opened and the metalbenders grabbed their partners for a quick decent, slowed by the cables attached to the hull of the ship. The benders were met with a wall of triad members, and they, in turn, were met with the efficiency of the Joint Task Force.

Water met with fire, creating a thick layer of steam. A disadvantage for metalbenders, who were clad in heavy metal where no fresh air could come in contact with their skin, but the firebenders and waterbenders seemed to thrive in the humidity.

Lin watched from the corner of her eye as Kya battered away a firebender's attacks, while Saikhan got in position to secure the triad members hands. She let out a breath when they succeeded and returned her focus to the battlefield. Then it happened, a crackle in the air. Something they were all familiar with. Any cop that had been around long enough, knew to run for cover. Lin looked around, desperate to find a certain waterbender, when she saw a blue flash mixing with the hot steam. Another, and another. He was warming up and the Chief of police began to worry.

"Dissipate the steam!" The waterbenders quickly bent the gas state of water away, revealing a lightning bender, targeting an unaware waterbender. He was ready to pull the trigger and end the young woman's life, so in an effort to save her, Lin flung her armour in front of the attack, just in time to see it explode into metal shards.

Kya looked in the direction of where the armour came from, to see a wide-eyed Chief of police, in her white tank top that was slowly being stained red.

Lin stared down at the protrusion and attempted to pull it out, only to have Saikhan come up behind her to stay her hand.

"Better have a medic check you out before you make it worse. Lay down and take a breather, the situation has been subdued." He helped her lay down, careful not to jolt the metal plunged into her side. "Rookie! We need some medical treatment over here!"

"Uh, yes, right away Captain!" Kya quickly ran to the location of the fallen police Chief, and pulled out a bandage from the pocket on her waist. "Li- I mean Chief, I need to pull this out. Would you like something to bite on?"

"Please," Kya looked up at Saikhan as he continued, "this isn't the first time Beifong has been embedded by her own armour, and this isn't nearly as bad as last week either."

Last week? I didn't notice any new scars. Kya gave Lin a look that said 'we'll be talking about this when we get home'. "Well then, if this is nothing new, I guess I'll just-" Kya took hold of the metal and pulled it out harshly, "pull it out."

Lin struggled to keep in the scream that wanted to come out at the rough treatment of her wound. "Wh-why thank you, of-officer."

"You're welcome, Chief."

Saikhan watched the women before him and suddenly felt awkward at having witnessed what he saw.

Kya healed the wound to the best of her abilities, then bandaged it up. "It's too deep for me to heal in one go, so this will have to hold for now. Excuse me, Captain, what time is it?"

Saikhan reached into his waist pocket to look at his pocket watch. "Just after twelve."

"Good, I'm off the clock." Clearing her throat, Kya looked down at her partner and glared. "Lin Beifong! How dare you not tell me about your past injuries! No! How dare you hide them from me! I am your girlfriend and we are meant to tell each other everything!"

Lin looked around, desperately hoping someone would come to her aid at the berating of her girlfriend. "I'm sorry?"

"You're sorry? You're sorry! My ass you're sorry!"

This was going to be one long night for Chief of police, Lin Beifong.