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"You guys are back. And…Mom's here." Suyin said out loud feeling the familiar footsteps of both Bumi and Lin behind her. She continued practicing the forms Tenzin had been demonstrating.

The young monk was sitting cross legged meditating. However, he was up when alerted of their elder siblings' arrival. "I thought everyone wasn't supposed to come till dinner."

"Yeah. Why is Mom home early?"

Lin just crossed her arms. "I don't know? I didn't ask."

"So," The airbender put his hands behind his back. "What did you guys do today?"

Lin and Bumi eyed each other from the side. After coming outside and figuring out their parents weren't coming after them, the two had relaxed. Were they looking forward to the upcoming conversation? Not really, but they could enjoy their first moment they had all day without being nervous. The two had both their arms crossed, facing their younger siblings.

Bumi was the one to clear his throat and speak first. "We were just hanging at Lin's house."

"Did that mess of hair break anything?" Su chuckled.

Lin didn't respond with a laugh. "No. Thank the spirits."

"Were you guys training or something?" Tenzin rubbed the back of his neck with a somewhat forced smile. "Because you could have just done that here on the island."

Both Lin and Bumi looked at the airbender with a confused expression. The future recruit, more aware of what Tenzin was doing than Lin was, only allowed a small portion of his smirk to show. "Jealous much, little brother?"

"What? No. I was just wondering."

The eldest Bei Fong quirked an eyebrow at her best friend. "You aren't going to say something stupid like you missed me are you?"

"No!" Tenzin was frazzled. "I was honestly just curious."

"Well since you are being nosy, if anybody asks, Lin and I were making out back at the house."

Tenzin and Suyin were punched directly in the face with the news. Lin couldn't help but glare at Bumi wondering what he think he was doing. For all Bumi was worth, the young man was smarter than he looked. He had created very elaborate pranks back in his younger days. What had caused him to be so blunt and straight forward was beyond Lin's knowledge.

Su gagged. "You and Bumi? Lin, really?"

Her older sister just growled and closed her eyes.

Tenzin on the other hand approached his brother with a fierceness that none of them had seen before. The airbender was inches away from Bumi's face. "What do you think you're doing?"

"What does it matter to you?" The older of the brothers laughed.

"I can't believe you would stoop so low to making Lin one of your many lady friends. Who says you can disrespect her like that?"

Bumi frowned. "Lady friends? Listen here, baby brother, I may have an impressive reputation with a large portion of the female population of Republic City, but I do not disrespect them."

"I don't want you doing those things with Lin. I will not allow you to just use her for your pleasure."

Lin decided to interrupt. "Tenzin-"

However, Bumi beat her to it. "Hold up. I think my little brother has a problem with the way I treat my lady friends. You think I use them? You think I'm an inconsiderate sleeze?"

"It would explain why you have never been able to keep a girlfriend for more than a week."

Not appreciating the way Tenzin was speaking to him, the eldest son of Avatar Aang responded coldly. "At least I've had a girlfriend, twerp."

"Stop it you guys." Lin tried to pry them apart with her hands, but the two were stronger than she anticipated. They had shook her off, hard enough to make her stumble backwards. Su made sure to catch her sister's fall.

"You're just mad that it was Lin. Your pathetic little crush doesn't give you the right to call your own brother an asshole."

Lin looked at Tenzin and then at her sister after hearing what Bumi had stated. Suyin just looked at her indifferently and turned back to their friends.

Tenzin didn't know if the heat on his face was from his anger or from him blushing with embarrassment. "I don't need a right. You are one by your own doing."

"That's right, isn't it?" Bumi let the sarcasm drip into every word. "Because I'm the problem child. Tenzin and Kya are the perfect ones. They get live out Mom and Dad's legacy blah, blah, blah. It's no surprise that I turned out to be a troublemaker and deadbeat not knowing what to do with my life. So he goes out chasing girls all day and all that junk. Guess what, Tenzin, I already know that."

"Hey, that's enough!" Su was the one that yelled at them this time. "You guys are acting like idiots."

Lin stood up and screamed at all of them. "It's not real, damnit! Bumi and I never made out. It was just a stupid cover that really did not need to be announced to everyone. Bumi."

The eldest out of all of them just smirked. "I don't care. Tenzin obviously had some things to say and I bet air boy feels better getting it out into the open. Love you too bro."

The airbender seemed to have deflated partially due to being relieved at Lin's information, but the upset expression on his face indicated that things were not over. "Whether it was real or not, Lin isn't some item that you can use in whatever idiotic problem you have gotten yourself into."

"It wasn't his fault, Tenzin. It was mine." Lin stated before they could continue.

"You are a bad influence on her."

Bumi had enough. "Do you hear yourself right now? You are trying to come up with such petty excuses. Dad would be proud. You got that cut and run technique down solid. Just admit it: you're jealous!"

"I am not!"

"There is no use hiding it. This whole thing could be over with just three simple words. I'll give you a hint. It's 'I was jealous.'"

"Shut up!"

"You've embarrassed yourself enough, little brother."

The air whipped up around them as Tenzin finally snapped. The fury in his face definitely resembled his mother on those particular days. "I am not jealous! I have nothing to be jealous for! Its's just Lin. But that doesn't mean you should be treating girls the way you do. So stop acting like an imbecile. Stop fighting with me. And stop saying that I'm jealous because I am not!"

Suyin didn't exactly know what happened next. The only thing she remembered was the intense pause in the conversation. After Tenzin's out burst, Su had looked to Bumi first. The future recruit had his gray eyes lingering on Lin. He had obviously figured out Tenzin's mistake in choosing his words. Next, Su looked at her older sister and recognized the familiar way she clenched her fists and gritted her teeth, gestures she had seen too many times over the years. However, instead of being directed at her, the anger was now directed at the second airbender alive in the last one hundred plus years.

The moment the words left her mouth was when everything got hazy. "Lin, don't-"

The rock that hit Tenzin in the stomach wasn't some hand sized stone. It was on the border of being established as a boulder. The airbender flew backwards several feet before skidding against the ground of the training area. Lin didn't hesitate before bending a large chunk of the training ground above her head and making her way to Tenzin who was still laying on the ground. Suyin thought quickly and kicked it out of her sister's grasp, sending the chunk of stone towards a tree. Lin looked back at her with the same fury she was harboring for both of the avatar's sons. The younger Bei Fong just got into a stance, ready to fight her sister. If she was going to beat the crap out of someone, she would rather it be her than one of the two remaining of the air nation.

"What's going?"

Lin disappeared underground quicker than Su realized. And now, when Aang finally arrived in the training ground, all the avatar saw was Suyin facing the still groaning Tenzin in her earthbending stance. Lin was no where to be seen while Bumi stood behind her with an indifferent expression on his face. The younger Bei Fong just groaned out loudly.

"What is happening out here?"

That would be her mother and Katara. Well, it wasn't like she had anything to lose. She was going to get in trouble nonetheless.

Suyin quickly turned around and punched a similar sized rock at Bumi's stomach. The non bender was sent flying symmetrical with his younger brother.

She shook her head. Idiots.

Lin waved a hand into the air when she spotted Su enter the noodle house. It was fairly late for dinner, around nine o'clock. But Lin wasn't exactly on the island at the time dinner was served. Suyin approached her with a scowl and slid into the opposite seat from her. Lin just slurped her noodles.

"Late dinner?"

She rolled her eyes at her younger sister. "Wasn't exactly in the mood to eat for the past couple of hours."

Suyin let her head rest in her left hand. "Where exactly were you these past few hours?"

"Here and there." Lin swallowed. "Anywhere but the island. I'm sure it didn't look good after I left."

"What else is Uncle Aang supposed to think when he comes out with me in a fighting stance facing Tenzin on the ground. Mom and Aunt Katara came out after that and I thought, hey, I was already going to get in trouble, so I let Bumi taste what Tenzin got."

Lin couldn't help but smirk at her sister. "Nice."

"But you know," Suyin started. "I don't appreciate taking the heat for everything."

"What did Mom do?"

"Take away my metal cables for the week. I can't practice dancing until I get them back."

Lin just looked back into her bowl. "Sorry."

Suyin grabbed the bowl and pulled it over to her. She took the chopsticks and began feeding herself. "Which is exactly why I sold you out."

The older of the Bei Fong sisters slammed her fist on the table. "Su!"

"Oh please, they were going to figure it out eventually. Bumi isn't a very good liar and we all know Tenzin was going to tell the truth in the end. I'm surprised Mom, Aunt Katara, and Uncle Aang fell for the 'we were making out' story. Everyone knows that you like Tenzin." Suyin spoke with her mouth full of her sister's noodles.

Lin fought off the blush as hard as she could. "I do not!"

Suyin's eyebrow rose. "Really? Then I guess the way you reacted to what Tenzin said has nothing to do with your crush on him."

"I don't have a crush on him."

"Whatever helps you sleep at night, Lin."

"Anyways," The oldest out of the two of them said. "What did you tell them then?"

"The only thing I knew about this whole thing. You and Bumi said it to cover up for something. It made sense to Mom and Aunt Katara because they started freaking out over some letter. I sorta stopped listening after that."

"Damnit." Lin pinched the bridge of her nose and closed her eyes.

Her younger sister continued to eat her meal. "I'm sure you guys are going to be able to talk it out soon."

The eldest Bei Fong didn't open her eyes. "Was she following you?"

"Of course she was. She always does whenever we're out at night without letting her know. She should be here in like five minutes. I got kind of lazy to pay attention to where she was exactly when I got closer to Chang's. I don't know how Mom deals with big crowds. All the vibrations and bustling. It makes my head ache." Suyin grabbed the bowl and began drinking the soup. She ignored her older sister's glare.

At that moment, the chief of police entered the establishment wearing a long coat tied at the waist. Toph's hair was down, making her unrecognizable considering she never went out without her hair up in its usual bun. Lin just watched her mother approach the table, a seat already ready for her.

Toph sat down in the third chair and sniffed at the air. "Don't tell me you finished all of the noodles."

Suyin placed the empty bowl on the table. "Too late, Mom."

"Whatever." The chief of police slumped back into her chair. "I'll just have some-"

There was tea set down by one of the waitresses before Toph could even finish her sentence. She gave no indication of surprise.

"Well, well, well. Looks like someone was expecting me."

Lin just rolled her eyes at her mother. "You're welcome."

The master earthbender poured herself a cup of tea and took several sips. The bustling of the restaurant was the only thing filling the silence of their conversation. Su was the first one to start the conversation back up again.

"So, what is this letter I'm hearing about?"

"It's nothing." Toph answered back at once.

Lin scoffed at her mother's response. "Nothing? Only a letter from my father, obviously."

The chief of police set her cup down, seeing that this conversation was going to get intense really fast. "He is not your father, Lin."

The youngest Bei Fong looked at her mother in surprise. "What? So is he mine?"

"He is not your father either, Su."

"Whoever, sent you that letter hasn't seen you in sixteen years. I'm fifteen, Mom. Plus it's obvious that you and this Satoru character were together. All facts point to one sign: this man is my dad."

Toph continued to hold in her anger, instead letting out sarcasm. "Wow. Well aren't you an excellent detective."

"Good enough to be on the police force?" Lin asked suddenly.

Toph just answered under her breath. "We'll see."

"So she's right? This man is really her dad?" Suyin asked slightly worried. "It makes sense to me."

"No!"

"Stop lying to us, Mom."

The restaurant shook from Toph slamming her foot on the ground. The customers looked around trying to find its source. All three of the Bei Fong family remained still, trying to not attract attention to themselves. After several minutes, the climaxing sound of conversation around them returned. Suyin looked at her sister and found her scowling at her mother. She couldn't blame her.

A finger came at both of the Bei Fong sisters. The two flinched back, their usual response. "Listen you two. I don't want you guys exploring this any more than you have. You will not read my private mail again. You will not give a second thought about your fathers. And lastly, you will not go looking for them. There is nothing worthy to see, I'll promise you that."

"Whatever." Lin had mumbled under her breath. Su didn't know if she said it on purpose or didn't want their mother to hear it. Nonetheless, Toph had super hearing for a reason.

The chief of police had picked her cup up once again and sipped. "Even if you did try, you wouldn't know where to start."

The eldest Bei Fong sister scowled. "I have my ways."

The crumpling of paper entered both Lin and Su's ears and they found an envelope between their mother's two fingers. Toph had put it away just as fast as she had brought it out. "Even if I am blind, I still know that mail has addresses on them. I'm a detective too, you know. It's literally in my job description."

Not one of her daughters spoke out.

"Well then. It seems like we're done here. Be home before twelve."

And with that, Toph left her girls. She was not surprised when she felt them make their own way home five minutes later.

There you go! We got some not jealous Tenzin (so he says), indifferent Bumi (or does he have feelings?), and two defeated Bei Fong girls. I hope you enjoyed reading! I was supposed to be working on my other story but I was too excited for the next chapter for this one. Reviews are like watching Lin and Suyin fight in the finale. I feel so honored. (: