Inspired by the song: Another Round by the Foo Fighters.
Lin sat on the cool, damp grass with her acoustic guitar in hand. The island proved to be quite soothing as Lin watched the ocean waves in the distance while slowing down her racing mind and calming her anger. She and Kya had just had a heated argument over dinner about moving onto Air Temple Island with it ending when both women stormed out, in front of all the airbenders no less. Lin could smack herself for being so foolish, arguing over moving onto the island in front of Tenzin, who had just offered his home for both herself and Kya. Not only was she now embarrassed about her earlier actions but she felt guilty for even starting the argument. She should have just thanked Tenzin for the offer and then discussed it later with Kya but no, she just had to do it then.
Trying to take her attention off her thoughts, she started strumming. She can't remember how long ago it was when Kya originally bought the guitar for herself, only to be bored with it within a week and then giving it to Lin, who gladly took advantage of the opportunity, practicing every single day since she received it. It was something that kept her grounded and her emotions in check. If she had a bad day, she would play songs with a little more bite to it but if she had a good day, you could often find Lin serenading to Kya, which always brings a smile to Kya's face for it reminds her of the days when she traveled but it was also something now only Lin and herself shared deeply.
Continuing to strum along to the melody, Lin began singing along,
"When she goes storming out
I run for cover
Rolling like thunder clouds
Hanging above her
Ring in the witching hour
Spells that I'm singing
Rain come and drown me out
Sinking deep below
Can you go another round?
I will follow you down and out
Lets go another round
I will follow you down and
We could just lay around
Stare at the ceiling
Want to forget about
One for the feeling
Room for photographs
Box full of letters
Come on make it last
Nothing else matters right now
Can you go another round?
I will follow you down and out
Lets go another round
I will follow you down and out
Can you go another round?
I will follow you down and out
Lets go another round
I will follow you down and out
Lets go another round
I will bother you down and out
Lets go another round
I will follow you down and out"
"That was beautiful Lin."
Lin quickly turned around to see Kya standing only a few feet away, a small smile on her face. "Oh hey, I didn't realize I had an audience," Lin says, a frown on her face, before looking back out to the ocean and playing her guitar on the ground.
"I could hear you playing from the Temple and I can't put up the opportunity to hear you play," Kya says as she sits down next to Lin to see a blush forming on Lin's face.
"You could hear me?" Lin asks, obviously more embarrassed than before.
"Yeah, everyone could," Kya adds and laughs slightly when she sees Lin's face turn another shade redder, "Relax, you're really good. Everyone enjoyed listening to you."
"Everyone could hear?" Lin repeats, earning a nod in response. Groaning, Lin flops backwards on the ground so she is laying down with her arm over her face, "I can't begin to explain how embarrassing this night has been for me."
Kya straddles Lin's waist and pulls Lin's arm off her face so Kya can look her in the eyes, "I already told you, you play beautifully and I'm not kidding, everyone really enjoyed it up there."
Lin frowns, "Kya, I've made a total fool of myself tonight. I argued with you in front of everyone over something we shouldn't have even discussed here, insulting Tenzin and everyone else who lives here in the process. Then when I try to get away from everyone to play in solitude where I can release all of my emotions, everyone ends up hearing me anyways."
Kya simply shrugged in response, "You're right, we should have discussed it back at home but you didn't insult anyone. Yes, you made it quite obvious that you don't want to live on the island but with good reason. I promise you, no one was offended, everyone understands, including me. You have work and living here would make things difficult. It was selfish of me to expect you to move onto the island just because I miss my family when it's detrimental to your work and I can simply visit more often."
Lin looked at Kya with incredibility, "How are you so calm right now? We were just screaming at each other over this fifteen minutes ago."
"I don't know, how are you so calm?" Kya asked with a smirk.
"I played my guitar."
"Well, I guess your guitar can have a calming effect on other people too."
Lin's eyes softened, "Kya, I'm sorry for arguing with you and it's not selfish to want to be with your family. Family is important and I should have taken that into consideration."
"I'm sorry too, I guess we're both guilty of being foolish," Kya grinned before leaning down and sharing a kiss with Lin.
Lin's eyes widened, "I think I just thought of a solution," Lin smiled broadly.
Kya looked at Lin with a brow raised, "I'm listening."
"What if we did move onto the island but we kept the apartment for when I need to go in early or I need to stay late for work. That way we could live here without it interfering too much with my work," Lin suggested.
"I think that's a great idea," Kya smiled.