Author's Note:
Me: Hello all, Zee-kun here, I'd like to say thank you to all those that have Followed and Favorited the new version of Chief Beifong's Child, It means a lot. Just so people know I put up a Story Update cycle with the stories that are active or on Hiatus/Possible Rewrite XD. Also like to point out that my Star Wars Fanfic is on pause, since I lost my buzz to write it. It will be written just at a slower pace since I am more focused on Legend of Korra/Avatar: The Last Airbender and other anime. Now…who's doing the Disclaimer this time?
Disclaimer: Zee-kun doesn't own Legend of Korra or its prequel Avatar: The Last Airbender. The creators do, the only things Zee owns is the modified plot, Canon and The Character Jun Beifong, my beautiful niece.
Me: Hello Su, only one child at the moment then…just wait you'll have a bigger family soon enough.
Suyin: -Looks to the side to hide her red face- Please…get on with the story.
Chapter Three: Revealed
Lin slowly woke in the room she had been given by her Aunt and Uncle, three days back. She didn't need to worry about Jun either with all of help she was being given. Mainly by Sokka, who was actually her stepfather and actually was the Father to her baby sister. He had arrived to the Temple after he learnt that his 'Daughter' had temporarily taken leave, and had gained a Daughter herself…his Granddaughter, His first Granddaughter at that. Of course he knew that he also had a Grandson from Su, which he had informed her about.
She didn't mind that her stepfather spoke of Su and her family. She wouldn't deny him that after the loss of Suki, Toph admitted her feelings to Sokka a year later. They married a few years later and for Lin's part, she still sometimes calls Sokka, Uncle. Lin sat up and looked across to the cot, her old cot. Aang had gone to pick it up, which made her smile more. She noticed that Jun was gone; she did have the sudden urge of worry but pushed it down. She was on Air Temple Island; it's a safe place to be.
Her attention shifted to the door as the forth mentioned Father walked in to the room with his granddaughter in his arms, with a stupid smile on his face. "Good morning old man" She spoke softly as she stood. She moved closer to Sokka and gazed at her daughter with a softer smile. "Good morning sweetheart" Now to anyone, this sight would be weird due to how Lin was as a child til now. Lin never said cute things, sweet pet names. It was normally a neutral expression or scowl with loving/hurtful nickname, which depended on person it was aimed at. Family got her rare small smiles. The sight and sound of Lin being happy with a soft smile, giving affectionate pet names to her daughter, it made Sokka ecstatic. It was amazing to see Lin out of that metal shell she cast over herself.
Sokka heard Jun's baby gibberish as her way to say good morning back and chuckled. "Good morning Lin. Aang was looking for you, so I said I'd get you up. Shame you were already awake, I was going to teach this lil badgermole cub how to wake you up…with a water balloon" Sokka brazenly exclaimed, seemingly unaffected by the Beifong stare. His response was to grin like he did in his youth then pull his eldest in to a soft hug. "Go get yourself dressed, Jun's been fed and washed, so I'll meet you by Aang's study" Lin nodded and watched the two leave. As she did she heard her stepfather speak.
"You know, I'm gonna teach you how to use a boomerang, just like Grampa does. No-one will wanna mess with ya then." Lin blinked before she darted to the door of her room with motherly worry.
"Don't you dare Dad! She's still a baby!"
Lin heard her stepfather let out a throaty laugh with her daughter baby equivalent. A smile slips on her lips at the sound. It was good to hear him laugh since her mother and Sokka parted a few years back, though they were still married. The two had different views and priorities; Sokka was to become Chieftain of the Southern Water Tribe, whereas Toph wished to roam the world. They still loved each other though and met each other whenever they could. Lin closed her eyes with a sigh as she thought of her mother and with grudging side note, her sister. Her fingers sub-consciously ran against the two scars on her cheek.
She had sent the telegrams out of respect, as she wasn't really on talking terms with her Mother and more so with Suyin. She did it because Suyin had sent her a telegram about Baatar Jr, not that she replied and she wondered if her sister would follow suite and sent nothing back after all it would be fair, for her past no reply or replies in general.
With a sigh, Lin moved to get herself ready as Uncle Aang wanted to see her. She finished her wash and slowly slipped on her casual Earth Kingdom style outfit. It felt odd to wear it even though it had been four days since she took leave, she had gotten used to her uniform or training gear. She never really needed to wear civilian clothing, not since she dated Tenzin. Lin turned to the mirror; her pale green hues greeted her as she took in how she looks. Her black hair in its usual style before a brief smile appeared. Since Jun had entered her life in the few days she had, Lin felt happy. She still had her external appearance for when she was Chief of Police, but she knew she could let her guard around her daughter. With a quick and sharp nod to her reflection, the thirty three year old left her room to meet The Avatar…her Uncle. A smirk appeared when she remembered the looks on people's faces when she called the strongest bender in the world her Uncle when she was younger.
What was meant to take ten minutes to walk from one side of the Temple to the other, took over half an hour. Lin had been stopped by nearly every air acolyte, each one told her that her daughter was cute then asked if it was Tenzin's. That made her want to earth bend them in to the bay, but with a subtly cool tone told them Jun wasn't Tenzin's child. It didn't help that they also mentioned that The Avatar was in a mixed mood. Something had made Aang angry and something else had made him happy. It confused not just the acolytes but Lin too. Aang wasn't one to get angry easily unless it was a threat to the world, Republic City or his family.
So when Lin finally made it to her Uncle Aang's study, she saw the older gentleman pace from one side of the room to the other. In the room with him was her stepfather, Sokka and Aunt Katara, Uncle Zuko with his daughter, Crown Princess Izumi and last but not least Tenzin. Zuko was the first to notice his niece and gave her a soft smile, before he moved to give her hug. "It's good to see you, Lin" The Fire Lord commented.
"Fire Lor-" Lin cut herself off from greeting her Uncle formally in this setting. "Uncle Zuko, It's nice to see you too. I didn't know you were coming" Lin spoke lightly as she returned the embrace. She had sent telegrams to the rest of her extended family the day after she sent one to her Mother and Sister. The Lord of the Fire Nation smiled. "The Family and I were on our way here to visit. We picked up Kya and Bumi too. My grandchildren are outside with them, playing with my adorable great niece" Zuko informed with a happy smile. He was over joyed to know he had new member to his large family, more so with the fact it would be a surprise for his niece, Lin.
Lin blinked as she settled with the fact Jun was in safe hands with the twins Iroh II and Kasumi. She slowly separated from the Fire Lord before she sent a smile to Izumi. They always got on since childhood. "Not to sour the happy mood, but why are all the acolyte's asking me if Jun is Tenzin's daughter?" Lin asked. Her tone was soft but it held a bit of irritation.
Aang for his part stopped his paced movements before he turned to his niece. "The press have found out about your temporary leave from the Police force. They also learnt of Jun, making up the story that she is Tenzin's. Sokka and I have told them the facts." Aang spoke with a gentle calm but Lin could felt the slightly trembles with her feet. She knew there was more to it than just Media information gathering. After all the only people that knew of Jun were here, her sister and mother and the Police force…
"An Officer of my Police force released private information, didn't they?" Lin's temper raged with red hot fury. Had this Officer no moral compass? Lin had enemies due to her position as Chief of Police and to release information on her baby daughter, more so with the fact she isn't old enough to defend herself, Lin was livid. Her family for their part saw what was raging inside of Lin; all of them were parents minus Tenzin. "You needn't worry, Saikhan has dealt with the Officer" Sokka added to cool Lin down, to which it admittedly did.
The Metalbender gazed her at father and nodded, glad to hear that the person responsible had been dealt with. At least Saikhan was doing a decent job as Chief. Lin closed her eyes before she turned to exit the study. "I'm going to see my daughter and say hello to the others" As Lin walked out she missed the varied expressions of shock on her families face before they followed after her.
Lin walked through the Temple slowly, her feet being bare on floor covered by a shoe cover. It was the way her Mother stayed connected to the earth and the same for Lin when at home. This meant she could feel the nervous shakes the members of her extended family had. It made her feel nervous herself and with a heavy stomp of her foot as she walked lit up the temple and the grounds. Lin's eyes closed to focus as she moved as she noted her Uncle Aang's back straighten as he felt her use her seismic sense. When she had located her daughter, she found that there were more people there than she had expected. She expected five people, Jun, Kya, Bumi, Iroh II and his twin sister Kasumi.
Instead she felt an extra three, two women and a child around Jun's age. Lin's eyes opened wide as soon as she felt two vibrations in return to her own and she knew who they were. Lin's pace picked up and as soon as she came to the Air Bending Training Grounds, she was greeted with the sight of Izumi's Twins, Tenzin's siblings…and her Mother and Sister. Her Mother held Jun as Su held the other child, which Lin guessed was Baatar Jr. "Mother…Su…" Lin slowly but coolly spoke before she slammed her right foot in the ground. The result was her Father, Sokka being sent into the bushes. "That's for not telling me they were here, dad" Lin chided, her gaze still on those that shared her blood.
Su and Toph looked at Lin as if they awaited some kind of violence or verbal abuse despite the invite. Toph noted the silence and turned her head to her new granddaughter, not at all bothered by the staring contest or the fact her husband had been launched in to a bush by her daughter. Not everyone knew about the true reason Lin let Tenzin go after their violent break up, so to hear Lin adopted Jun made Toph happy to see her eldest move pass her demons.
Su on the other hand knew nothing minus that Lin adopted, while glad to hear Lin wanted to a daughter was still confused on why she had telegrammed them, to allow her back to meet her Niece. Her pistachio green orbs locked on to Lin as she moved closer, what she hadn't expected was for her older sister to embrace the four. It was like someone had traded, the hard ass, by the book Lin, for a caring family member. It was weird but not unwelcomed.
"It's good to see you both" Lin breathed as she held her family close.
"I would say the same, but you know I can't SEE" Toph rebuked, which caused a sigh from everyone but her grandchildren. All they did was giggle, which in turn caused her to grin. Both her girls were mothers, one way or another and she was more than proud.
Author's Note:
Me: There we go. Su and Toph have appeared, Zuko and his Daughter. Iroh and his..Twin…Okay a bit of a OC there but no one knows her name o.o…moving on. Sokka is Su's real Daddy xD. And why is a real reason for the break up between Lin and Tenzin…It will be explained in the next chapter or the ones after that :P.