A/N: Here's another update. Also, I decided to make this a five chapter story, so I'm trying to type these out as long as I could. Anyway, please R&R. Also, this is a songfic. Way different than "You're the One I Want." The song is "Big Girls Don't Cry" by Fergie.
Disclaimer: I don't own the songs I'm using in the story.
After catching the criminals, Lin took off from the police headquarters and headed home. It was pouring rain, making her bend her head down as she let the freezing water soak her to the bone. Her curled black hair stuck on her cheeks in a massive tangled mess.
She took a detour and headed to the park, seeing happy couples walk by, sharing an umbrella and holding hands as they snuggled closer together. She sat down on one of the benches.
She brought her knees up, resting her chin in between her knees. She felt her eyes water and smelled her skin, smelling Tenzin's scent from the pillow. She quickly shook off the feeling of missing Tenzin.
She let the tears fall over, sniffling and shivering. She quickly wiped her eyes, remembering what her mother told her when she was a little girl whenever she couldn't perfect an earthbending move.
"I can't do this mommy. It's too hard." A six year old Lin cried out, falling onto the ground as she began crying. She heard her mothers feet come closer to her. She didn't look at her when Toph stopped walking, sitting next to her.
"Lin, I told you it was a hard earthbending move. But what have I told you? You're a big girl and big girls don't cry." Toph said, wrapping her arms around Lin, who finally looked up.
"You're right mommy. I'm a big girl and big girls don't cry." Lin said, standing up and running to the big boulder she tried to move. Toph smiled as she stood up and followed her daughter.
"Big girls don't cry. Big girls don't cry. Big girls don't cry." Lin mumbled to herself, wiping her eyes once again and got up from the bench. She smirked at the thought for crying.
"Mom is right. I am a big girl. Big girls don't cry." Lin said smiling, walking and running to her house. She reached her home and unlocked the door, letting herself in as she placed her keys on the small table.
She walked through her home, stopping at a thermometer and turned on her heat, going to her room and began taking off her cold uniform. She grabbed a towel and headed for the bathroom. She ran a bath and lit some candles as she stepped into the tub, letting the warm water consume her and let her worries slip away.
Tenzin watched the storm, waiting for it to let up so he could see Lin. He sighed as he ran his hand over his robes, hearing a soft knock coming from his door. He called out, "Come in."
The door opened, exposing Pema on the otherside, wearing a light yellow dress, gold sandals on her feet, her light brown hair in soft curls that went over her shoulders.
"Hello Tenzin! Are you ready for our date this evening?" She asked, stepping into the room. He finally turned around, seeing the love stricken teenager standing in his room.
"What are you talking about Pema?" He asked, making Pema giggle as she stepped towards him.
"Don't play games with me Tenzin. We have a date for tonight." She whispered, wrapping her arms around his neck and tried to kiss him.
"No Pema. Don't you understand? I love Lin, not you. Lin is right. You're sixteen. I'm thirty two. You're half my age." Tenzin said, making Pema let him go and step back.
"Tenzin, I love you. We were destined to be soulmates. Don't deny it." Pema said, her voice cracking.
"No Pema. Please leave." He ordered, making Pema leave the room in tears. Tenzin huffed and finished getting ready for his night with Lin.
After finishing her bath, Lin came out of her room, wearing a white tank top and a pair of grey sweats. She brushed her hair out, putting it in a high ponytail just as her phone starting ringing through the house.
She walked to the kitchen, picking up and apple and taking a bite before she answered the phone.
"Hello?" She asked into the phone, chewing on her bite of the apple.
"Hello Lin." She heard Pema's voice come over the other line. Lin groaned as she balanced the phone between her ear and shoulder as she another bite of her apple, leaning against the wall for support.
"What is it Pema? I'm very busy." Lin said, hoping Pema had nothing else to say.
"I just wanted to call and let you know that Tenzin and I will be very happy together. He took me out to dinner and finally said he loved me back." Pema said smugly, making Lin scoff and roll her eyes.
"Pema, you and I both know that's not true. He'll never love you." Lin said, smirking when she heard Pema start to speak but stopped.
"He did confess. We'll be very happy together from now on." Pema said before hanging up, making Lin roll her eyes as she placed the phone back on the reciever. She shrugged her shoulders and took another bite of her apple, before realising her conversation with Pema.
Did he really move on? He couldn't be.
After hanging up the phone, Pema smirked at her plan. She stood up, smoothing out her dress and tucked her hair behind her ears and started walking away from the phone. When she rounded the corner, she saw a red faced Tenzin.
"Pema, what in spirits name did you do? Lin will never talking to me. I need to go, I need ti explain myself to her. Please, never talk to me again, not until I fix my relationship with Lin." Tenzin said, walking past her.
Pema watched him walk, falling on her knees and started bawling
"I hope you know, I hope you know.
That this has nothing to do with you.
It's personal, myself and I.
We got some straightening out to do.
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket.
But I've got to get a move on with my life.
It's time to be a big girl now.
And big girls don't cry"
-Fergie: Big Girls Don't Cry