Right now I couldn't imagine my life any better. Kya had in her usual random manner decided that we were going to do something fun. So after raiding the kitchen she dragged me into one of the more selculed parts of the island so we could have a pinic. "Come on Lin we haven't done this in years."
"Kya calm down it's just a picnic." Although it has been some time since we did this.
"No it's more than that. It's our first offical date and we're going to make the best of it. Now sit down and eat."
I took my seat and reached out my hand feeling my way across the blanket that she brought for the food.
"Now keep in mind I could only get fruits and bread seeing as everyone here is a vegetation. Don't get me wrong it's nice to eat healthy ,but one does crave the savory taste of meat."
"Couldn't agree with you more."
As we ate I couldn't help but feel at ease. With her around my stress was near non exsistent and for the first time in my life I could fully relax without worrying about my job.
Of course I'm still a bit focused on that raid tonight. And of course what happanes next.
But for now I wasn't going to worry about that. There was was a gentle breeze flowing around me and after a moment of hesitation I reached up and removed my bandages. Kya and Katara had given me the all clear a few hours ago and the breeze felt rather nice on my exposed face. The stinging was gone and in it's place was now just a dull tingling.
"It's nice to be able to see your face again Lin."
"My face isn't anything special. Not with my scars." In the beginning when my scars were brought up I'd become snappish. Even Kya had been lashed at a few times, but now they were apart of me. Come to think of it I'll probably have a few new ones when this is over.
"That's not true Lin. I've always thought your face had a certin beauty to it. And as for your scars." her hand brushed my cheek, running over my two scars. "I think it makes you look like a true warrior."
"I think I'll stick to just being a cop for the time being."
"Fine but first we relax, now come closer." within seconds our pinic was forgotton as we collaspe on top of one another as we finished another of our make out sessions.. We stayed there for a long time just holding each other, her hand clutching mine as her head rested on my shoulder.
What I'd give to be able to see her right now.
As I layed there I felt that the entire world seemed to slow down as the only think I could focus on was her, her scent, her heart beating and the warmth she was radiating.
Just as the peaceful scene made me want to drift off I started feeling something.
Is this what I think it is? I waited a few moments to see if I was sure. After a few uneasy seconds I started to feel something. Taking a chance I opened my eyes. Darkness was the first thing I saw but I kept focusing untill I started to grow argivated. Kya must have sensed something because she started to stir.
"Lin?"
"Kya it's happaning again." she cluthced my hand tigheter. "Lin just relax okay, just relax and focus only on me."
"I can't Kya it's just" she stopped me by kissing me. As soon as her lips made contact my anxiety dissapered and my heartrate slowed down.
As I calmed down she pulled back letting her forehead rest against mine. "You can do this Lin."
She alwasys knows how to calme me down.
This time I was able to foucs and soon the darkness turned into a vauge outline of Kya. It wasn't much more then a slightly glowing figure but it did allow me to reach out and stroke her cheek.
"I can see you."
"Really?"
"It's not like last time though. I can see you but it's only an outline." But it was still enough to fill me with pride and hope.
I wonder... My curiosty was peaked so I looked away from Kya and at the ground. To my suprise I foud I could see it clearly. The grass, the trees, even the rocks littering the area. Even though I could see the ground cleary it aggiatated me that I still couldn't see Kya clearly.
"I can see the ground. But I can only vaguely see you."
"How long have you been able to see?"
"It started when I nearly fell asleep. I don't know how to explain it really. I just felt very peaceful then it sort of happaned."
"Was it like this last time?"
"Pretty much." Whataver this was was pretty complitacted. I had no idea when it would come or how strong it would be. "Well lets try to master this." her outline shifted as she stood up and moved a few yards away.
"Alright try walking to me." I stood up and took a couple breaths before taking my first few steps toward her outline. As I walked her outline seemed to grow farther away, at first I feard that the ability was leaving me yet again but then I noticed that the ground around me was still clear. In fact in the distancted that I'd walked the ground had turned from grass to rocky indicating that we were getting closer to the edge.
"Are you moving away from me?" I asked as once again I got close only to have her outline move.
"Call it practice. This way we can see just how well you can use this power to navigate. If you can't use your seismic sense you need to see find your way with this."
"Oh really? And here I thought you were just using this as a chance to have me chase after you."
"Well there's that to." she was moving slowely so that I could keep up but moving just fast enought so I couldn't catch her.
Despite that I was moving better than I had been. This time as I got closer I decided that she'd had enough of her fun. When I was within reach and I could feel her moving away I lunged forward and pushed her to the ground.
"Got you now."
"And whataver will you do with me now that you caught me."
I think I know just what to do with you. I leaned in close and just as I was about to make contact with her lips I pulled back ever so silghtly.
"I think I'll leave you wanting." her body stiffned beneath me with suprise. Then she pushed me off her in agtitation. "You know how much I hate teasing."
"I'll make it up to you later." I said giveing her a quck kiss on the cheek .
"You'd better." as we started back toward our little pinic a sound filled my ears.
Footsteps, no... rapid footsteps. Getting closer.
"Lin, Kya there you two are I've been looking all over for you two."
"What's going on Tenzin?"
"I just heard from mother, There's was some sort of attack in the city. I don't have the details but I do know that some sort of raid went down but it was a trap. A lot of officers have been injured and I was sent to get the two of you."
"What about my mom and Su?"
"I'm not sure. All I know is that there a lot of people injured and a lot of criminals flodding through the city. I barely managed to get back to the island without being shot down."
"Well then lets go."
"Wait Lin are you sure? I mean we've barely made progess with this new ability not to mention you can't bend. This could be really dangerous."
"It doesn't matter Kya. Weither I can bend or not I'm still a cop and this city needs me. And as for my sight I can see enough. Now lets go." We ran into the barn were I climbed the massive shifting outline of the nearest bison and we took off into the sky heading toward the city.
"Tenzin tell us exactly what you know."
"Well I was helping mother in the city when we got the call that the raid had been attacked. Next thing we knew the hospital was being flooded with patients and officers were scrambling about trying to figure out what to do. Mother sent me to find you two. But what we didn't know was that the criminals were waiting for us. The moment I tried to leave I was attacked. We managed to push them out of the hospital and arrest a lot of them but there were still a lot left."
"So where are you taking us? the hospital?"
"Yeah mother said it was going to be a long night and that she was going to need every healer we had." as we got closer into the city I could hear the sounds of destruction and smell the fires.
It's just like that day. But I'm going to make sure it doesn't turn out like last time.