written as a sequel for chapter 69. heh, 69. and i was gonna make it all adorable, but this happened instead, read, review and enjoy. and this is long overdue but to the guest reviewers, thank you for your reviews :D

Item: Stuffed bear

Pairing: Kyalin

Prompt by: AddictedFangirl101

"I can't thank you two enough for giving Lin and myself a hand with moving."

"No problem Kya, Korra and I are more than happy to help."

"Yeah," Korra began as she lifted a heavy box with a grunt, "we're really happy to help." You couldn't pay someone enough to miss the sarcasm that oozed from the Avatar's mouth. "But there's free food involved so I'm happy. Speaking of which, it is nearly dinner."

"Alright I'm going, Lin will be home in an hour so we should be able to eat together. I'll be back soon."

Asami and Korra continued to pack boxes with various items, making jokes about the odd nick knack here and there, when the Avatar came across a photo album. "Aww. 'Sami, you've got to check this out. It's adorable."

The engineer walked over to where her girlfriend was now seated in an antique chair and took a seat on her lap. "What are we looking at?"

"It's Beifong with a stuffed teddy."

Asami looked down at the picture, to see a young Lin having a tea party with the stuffed animal. "I wonder if there is anything written on the back."

"Why? Toph couldn't write."

"She couldn't take the picture either." She took out the photo and flipped it over. "Linny, age six with Mister Teddy. For whoever wrote this to call her Linny, they would have to know her pretty well."

"Yeah, oh look at this one, she's asleep with it under a tree."

"That's adorable. Lin after a big day at the zoo with uncle Sokka and Mister Teddy."

"Oh, Sokka. That makes sense." Korra continued to flip through the pages stopping every now and then to read the description on the back. "Why do I get the feeling that Mister Teddy was Lin's best friend? She's eleven in this photo and Sokka still manages to capture her in bed with it."

Asami shook her head. "Think about it. Toph was probably hard at work as the police Chief and she never had a good relationship with Su according to Kya, on top of that she was probably a bit of an outcast at school. But Mister Teddy was always there. Though it's strange that it suddenly skips ages like that."

"When did you become so observant?"

The older woman leaned forward and pecked her partner on the forehead. "Since always."

Korra blushed lightly before turning her attention back to the album. "Hey, this one is pretty maternal."

Asami looked down at it and could help the 'aw' that escaped her lips. "Who's the baby in the photo?" The photo was that of what appeared to be a thirty-year-old Lin, asleep on the couch with a baby curled up on her chest and Mister Teddy hanging loosely in her grasp as it dangled off the couch. "It says, Auntie Lin and Kya's first time babysitting baby Baatar Junior, featuring Mister Teddy. I have to say, it's nice to see her soft side."

"I can agree with you on that one."

The two lovers resumed their packing, well until Kya came back with food, Lin in tow and they began to eat in the lounge room. "Thanks for your help girls. I would have done it myself but work kept me occupied."

"It's no problem Chief. We actually learned a lot about you up there."

Lin looked up from her noodles and narrowed her eyes at the meaning behind the Avatar's words. "How so?"

"Well, there was this photo album," oh no, "with some lovely pictures of you and your best friend. A Mister Teddy, if I recall correctly."

Kya didn't miss the tightening of Lin's hand around her takeout box, but she knew that her girlfriend wouldn't do anything, not like she used to in the past. She remained silent as she watched the metalbender put down her food and walked towards their bedroom where she would most likely stay for the rest of the night.

"Did I say something wrong?" A slap to the back of her head from Asami was what she got for her stupid question.

"Didn't you pay attention to what I told you?"

"What? No?"

Asami let up a growl as she took hold of the scruff of the Avatar's shirt and pushed her towards the door. "You are in big trouble missy and first thing tomorrow, you are going to call Lin and apologise. I'm sorry for any pain my idiot girlfriend has caused this evening Kya."

"Thank you Asami. You have a good night."

"Ugh 'Sami, you're hurting me."

"I don't care!"

The waterbender shook her head in disapproval, but locked the door before heading towards the bedroom she shared with her other half. She carefully entered the room to find Lin lying on her side facing the window, but not asleep, given that she's so tense. Kya climbed in behind her and wrapped her arms around her partner's torso. "You okay?"

"What do you think?"

"Come on, you need another therapy session."

A puff of air escaped the officer's mouth, a poor attempt at a laugh. "You know the history behind it."

"No, I know bits and pieces. I think you're hiding something else about Mister Teddy."

"You make it sound as though I'm possessed by the toy." Lin rolled over none the less and let out a sigh when Kya snuggled into her chest. "I was twelve when it first happened. I was in the park with Mister Teddy and we were reading under a tree like we usually did, when a few boys from school walked up to me. They took Mister Teddy and began to toss him to each other. Teasing me, calling me a baby as I tried to get him back. They grew tired of their game and one of them who happened to be a firebender set him alight. I watched my best friend burn and there was nothing I could do about it.

"I lost it. You remember when I was really young and had no control over my emotions? Well it affected my bending and I would loose control when anger consumed me, my mother was teaching me control and Mister Teddy kept it in check but when he was gone, I snapped. My bending took over. I attacked those boys without a second thought. I put all three in the hospital with broken bones. It took two officers to control me until my mother arrived to calm me down. I hadn't picked up a teddy bear until Junior was born and I knew he would need a friend."

Kya looked up into her girlfriend's eyes, understanding showing in her own. "I'm so sorry you had to loose your best friend like that."

"It's okay." She wrapped her arms around Kya and brought her down on top of her. "I have you now anyway. You're my best friend."

"You're my best friend too Lin."