"I can't stand this waiting around. I'm going down there." Asami said as she paced anxiously as they heard nothing from downstairs.

"But Mako and Bolin told us to stay here." Aylin murmured but she was feeling the same anxious feeling like Asami. She hated this worrying about Bolin and wanted to see if he was alright.

But she promised Bolin that she would stay here and be safe.

But what if he needed help?

"I know but I have to know about my father." Asami pleaded with her and Aylin could feel her torment and confusion about her father and the whole situation.

Aylin had made her choice. Who was she to deny Asami to go find the truth about her father when it was dealing wit her life as well?

What could she do but help Asami?

Aylin sighed, looking back at the officer who stared at them angrily and pleadingly. She turned back to Asami. She wasn't going to wait anymore. The boys were taking too long.

"Okay, I'll go with you." Aylin said and Asami smiled, but it didn't reach here eyes but Aylin could tell she was grateful.

Quickly, they headed down the tunnels and walked down the hallways and saw an earth made hole near one of the walls that was a dead end.

Bolin.

Asami didn't wait and jumped down and Aylin quickly followed. They walked quickly down the earth made tunnel and climbed up gingerly since it was kinda dark. They heard voices and they quickly picked up their pace, their breathing filling the tunnel.

Aylin's heart raced with fear and anticipation. Was Bolin in trouble? Were everyone in trouble? Were they walking into a trap? She didn't care because she was going to help Bolin whether he liked it or not. If he got angry well...she'd rather have him angry at her rather than for Aylin to waiting for him, her heart ready to break out of her chest from worrying obsessively about him.

They climbed up and Aylin nearly froze at the sight. There were behind Asami's father and a lieutenant and Bolni and Mako had an unconscious Tenzin, Korra, and Cheif Bei Fong with them.

Asami's father and the lieutenant were walking towards them with the electricity crackling in the air and Aylin's heart picked up speed with fear for the safety of Bolin and her other friends.

Water immediately coated her hands and arms, ready to fight if it came down to it but before she could move, Asami had walked up slightly and yelled to get her father's attention.

"Dad! Stop!" She was upset, angry, and confused and everyone turned to look at them. "Why?" And the disappointment in Asami's voice made Aylin's insides flinch with the raw pain.

"Sweetie," Her father began and he looked almost regretful. "I wanted to keep you out of this for as long as I could but now that you know the truth. Please. Forgive me. These people." He gestured to Aylin disgustedly before pointing back to Mako and the rest of them. "These...benders. They took away your mother. The love of my life. They've ruined the world. But with Amon, we can fix it. Build a perfect world together. We can help people like us, everywhere."

He took off one of his electrified gloves and offered it to Asami, who stared at it with confusion. "Join me, Asami."

Aylin saw the confusion and torment surrounding Asami's body and knew that she didn't know what to do based on what her father was telling her. She grew up with her father. She loved her father so how hard would it be for Asami to make a choice that her father was making her choose.

Aylin felt her bones lock together for the anticipation of a fight. She hoped that Asami made the right choice but if she didn't...

With all the pain in her heart, she would have to fight Asami, her friend, and protect Bolin. She didn't want to do this but if Asami joined her father, then Aylin would have no choice but to take her out first so she could get to Bolin.

Or die trying.

Everyone waited anxiously for Asami to make her choice as she walked up to her father's outstretched hand with the glove inside.

She reached out towards the glove, her hand hovering over the glove, debating.

But Aylin's heart sunk with disappointment and confusion as Asami's hand grabbed the glove and put it on. So this was it then.

She had to fight her closest friend who had become an enemy, to save her other friends.

"I love you, Dad." Asami said and before anyone could react, she had electrocuted her father in the chest, knocking him out unconscious. The lieutenant went after but she quickly knocked him out, too.

Everyone was stunned, including Aylin. Asami hadn't chosen her father's side. She chose their side but she saw in Asami's eyes that it cost her a great deal of pain and grief.

The machines turned towards them. Mako was the first one to react. "Let's get out of here!"

Everyone rushed to the hole and Bolin touched Aylin's back to get her to go in right before he jumped in, closing the hole above them as they rushed out of the earth made tunnel and into stairs and out into the workshop, untying the officer.

Everyone was safe on board as they headed back home. Asami was by herself, looking out the window as they left the only home she knew, devastated about learning the truth of her father.

Aylin clung to Bolin, tears falling down her cheeks with relief and anger towards Bolin as he held her tightly, as if he almost lost her when it was the other way around.

She looked up at him and glared at him angrily. "I told you to be careful." She said angrily before it changed to fear then to relief as she clutched his shirt around his chest.

"I was being careful." Bolin murmured as he rubbed her arms up and down, caressing her, calming her down.

"Don't ever do that to me ever again. I almost-" She couldn't say it. She covered her face with his chest and felt his arms surround her back and press her against him. She breathed him in, content that he was here with her , safe and sound.

She felt his lips touch her hair and her heart lost some of its anger as it was replaced with heat.

She looked up at him and leaned up on her toes to kiss him. One minute, one second was too much to bear without having his lips on her. Not after everything they went through. She needed this, she wanted this, she wanted him.

He closed his eyes and leaned down to kiss her eager lips, as their lips moved and danced together, rejoining them together. Her arms snaked up his biceps, past his shoulders and to his neck, forcing Pabu to move away from them.

They held each other almost desperately as they kissed and touched. His hands moved up and down her sides before moving to her back, almost as if he couldn't stand not touching her. She held him tightly, never once breaking their kiss, feeling the heat move all around her body. She let his lips devour her as one of his hands moved to her upper back, pushing her chest against his, causing her lips to press tighter against and her arms around his neck to close tighter.

"Don't ever leave me..." She murmured against his lips as he moved his lips to trail them past her cheek and to her ear.

"Never. I'll never leave you." He whispered before his lips founds hers again and her words were silenced.

She held him tighter and let him devour her with his touch and lips and body. She didn't want to think about losing him anymore.

She wanted this.

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