welp, another chapter. this is longer and nicer than the last in my opinion. read, review and enjoy. still accepting all prompts given

Item: Sunset

Pairing: Kyalin

Prompt by: YOLO1882

Kya rolled over in Lin's arms and began planting small, slow kisses along her girlfriend's jaw-line, coming to a stop just below the trademark scars that made the metalbender under her, infamous in Republic City. "Lin. Lin you need to wake up. As much as I want to spend our anniversary screwing each other, that's going to have to wait until tonight."

Lin rolled over in bed and buried her face into the waterbender's ample chest. "But it's too hot."

"Clearly it's not too hot if you're cuddling up to me."

"You tell me how you feel after you spend the day in heavy armour that loves to conduct heat." Lin propped herself up on her elbows and rested her forehead against Kya's, taking in the scent of her lover. "By the way, happy anniversary, now that you mention it."

Kya lifted her head to look in Lin's eyes, with a questioning gaze. "Did you forget our anniversary?"

"What?! No. I would never." The metalbender's darting eyes gave her away.

"Oh, so you remember the conversation we had about you setting up our plans for dinner?" It was a flat out lie, but thankfully, Kya was better at it than her girlfriend.

"Of course. Meet me at the station around five thirty and I will show you the time of your life."

"Will do. Now get your ass to work. Your mother will not be happy if you are late."

With a final kiss, Lin got out of bed and prepared for a hot day at work.

Toph let out a groan at feeling her daughter's heartbeat, in the station, when she was told to take the rest of the day off, an hour ago. Toph walked over to her second in command's desk and took a seat opposite of her, taking a second to blow her bangs out of her face. "What're you still doing here kid? I thought with this heat, you would be more than happy to go home early."

"It's mine and Kya's anniversary today. I'm apparently in charge of the events for tonight but everywhere is booked out, or closed because the heat is too unbearable. I don't know what to do."

"Sex?"

"We're doing that afterwards." If this was the first time her mother suggested sex, Lin would have bolted for the door, but after the number of times her mother has walked in on her and Kya and talked about it with her in the room, since she was twelve, it no longer fazed her. "I only have an hour and she deserves something fantastic."

"There is something you could do. Something you've thought about for the past few years since you were eighteen." The Chief of Police metalbended her daughter's desk draw open and earthbended a special necklace into her hands. "The design is nice. It's obvious that you spent hours agonising over it. I think it's time."

"I'm only twenty one. I'm far too young to get married."

"Yet not too young to know what you want. You don't have to get married straight away, you can see what it's like just to call her your fiancé. I know she will say yes if that's what has you scared."

"I know she'll say yes, I just don't want to be the one to force her into being with me."

"You're not forcing her. Allow me to make this easier on you. I, your superior officer, am ordering you to ask your girlfriend to marry you."

Lin shook her head in amusement before conceding. "Fine. But how do I surprise her?"

"What does Kya like?"

"Nature."

"And what is said to be the most beautiful thing in the world, that nature can give us?"

"A sunset?"

Toph folded her hands behind her head and lightly closed her eyes. "Great so a sunset, picnic and a proposal. Then hot sex when you get home. Sounds like a fantastic anniversary to me."

"Yeah, thanks for your help mum."

"Welcome badgermole."

Lin was wringing her hands nervously as she waited for her girlfriend to show up outside the station, when someone tapped her on the shoulder, prompting her to quickly turn around, nearly giving herself whiplash in the process. "Kya!"

"Lin!" Kya held back a laugh at the metalbender's surprise. "So I hope you have something bloody brilliant planned for our anniversary, because I do not want to go home upset."

"I do. Trust me when I say nothing can out do this." Lin wrapped an arm around her waist and preceded to shoot cables up at the stations roof, using them to propel themselves to the top, where a makeshift blanket sat with a basket and a bottle of wine. "Shall we?"

Kya remained silent as they took their seats overlooking the bay. "This is a nice little set up you've got going on here Lin. Though you can remove your armour. I can smell the sweat even with it on."

Lin didn't hesitate to quickly remove the hot uniform from her body. "Thank you. So, I got you some sea prunes from your favourite vendor and I got myself some dumplings, along with an expensive bottle of wine."

Kya took the plate her girlfriend handed to her before turning around, just in time to see the sun begin to set. "Wow, this is actually very nice Lin. I have to say, I'm quite proud of you."

The metalbender chose to remain quiet as she pulled Kya in close.

There were only a few minutes of sun left, when Lin decided to make her move. Clearing her throat, she reached into her pocket and clutched the medium sized box tightly. "Umm, Kya?"

"Yeah?"

"I have something I want to show you. Something, I want to give to you."

Kya turned around to see a box held before her, containing a betrothal necklace. She gently traced a finger over the tiny hugging badgermole and airbison, surrounded by the Southern Water Tribe emblem. "It's, it's truly beautiful. But don't you think we're a bit young?"

"Of course I do. But after talking to my mother, she has convinced me that this is right. We don't have to get married for the next few years, ten if you want. I guess I just want you to know that I am committed to you and you accepting this, means that you are committed to me."

"Alright. Yes, let's get married."

Lin put the necklace around her fiancé's neck and peppered the skin lightly with kisses as they watched the bright pinks, yellows and oranges take over the sky as a result from the now set sun. "Absolutely beautiful, just like you."