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Moving on, I bring you the newest and last chapter! (I know, it's a little sad isn't it)

Be warned, this hasn't been beta read yet. So I apologize for any mistakes. Let me know if you spot any.

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Having arrived at the docks via a painfully slow ferry ride, Korra got her thoughts in order.

'Knowing Lin, she'd never miss a day of work. So first stop, the Police Headquarters.' She then tore off through the crowds that littered the docks.

Lin being the detective she is deduced that Korra was probably doing some kind of spiritual mumbo jumbo with Tenzin. Lin had always been the kind of person to get things done by acting. She'd never seen the need for "quiet time".

Having unlocked her Sato Mobile, Lin chuckled softly at the thought of Tenzin and Korra butting heads over whether meditating was necessary or not. 'Tenzin really has his hands full with that girl.' She then set off for the docks to catch the next ferry.

Her destination, Air Temple Island.

"Not here? What do you mean 'not here'? She has to be here." Korra had not anticipated that Lin would "take the day off".

"I'm sorry Avatar, but that is what Lieutenant Saikhan told me. I'm sure she'll be in tomorrow." The Chief's attendant was trying his best to comfort the forlorn girl in front of him.

"No, no, no, no. Why today of all days!?" Korra sat down on her haunches hugging her knees. "Ugh! This sucks."

Seeing how dismayed the tanned girl was, the attendant decided to cheer her up a bit.

"Buuuuut, I guess if it's really important you could just go to her apartment."

"Yes! That's what I'll do!" Korra's cheerfulness was short lived "But I don't know where she lives." The pout had returned.

"A-hem" The man brought Korra's attention back from pouty land, "I suppose since you really need to see her, I could give you the address. And you could discuss whatever super important information you have, with her."

It suddenly dawned on Korra what he was implying. "Oh Spirits, thank you, thank you." She leapt over the counter hugging the surprised man.

"No problem, it is my duty to help the Avatar. But let's keep this between us; I don't want the Chief knowing that I let 'classified' information get out." His sentence ended with a bit of nervous laughter.

Korra fully understood where he was coming from. Lin's wrath was not something you'd want to be on the receiving end of. "I wouldn't dream of it. Your secret is safe with me." Korra then ran out the door with the address the attendant had scribbled on a small piece of paper.

Lin was going over the conversation that she was about to have with Korra. And quite oddly, she was at a loss for what to do.

'What am I going to do? Tenzin is probably going to want to know why I came by so suddenly, and Korra is probably going to think I'm delusional for reading too much into this.' Lin furrowed her brow, 'Maybe it's a Southern Water Tribe custom? Or...or a...' she couldn't think of any likely excuses.

The silver haired woman let out a troubled sigh as she neared the docks. This was completely unlike her. Lin handled everything with an almost deadly efficiency, always knowing what to do in any situation, but this, this was something very different from her usual pace of things. And the last thing Lin needed was the Avatar having a silly crush on her. All she could hope for was that it she misinterpreted the whole thing.

If there was one thing that was certain, it was that this wasn't going to be fun.

Having double checked the address written down on the scrap of paper with the one embossed on the building's side. There was no mistaking it, this is where Lin lived. It was a very simple block of flats that stood about four storeys high with two apartments on each storey. There wasn't anything extravagant about them at all; a small balcony garden was all that distinguished the block from everything else around it. Korra knew that from the address on the paper Lin's apartment was at the top.

'This isn't the kind of place I would expect Lin to stay in.' Korra thought as she examined the plain, but unblemished walls.

Finally making it up the stairs, she came face to face with Lin's door. As her tan knuckle was about to make contact, something stopped her, something very foreign to her.

"Huh, getting nervous now hey?" Korra mumbled questioningly to her own body. Her knees were shaking and a lump had appeared in her throat. Now that she was actually standing in front of Lin's door, anxiety had taken over.

'W-what do I even say? I'm sure she'll be pissed if I just barge in and start confessing all sorts of things to her.' The tanned girl now stood frozen outside the green door, hand stretched out, not knowing how to proceed.

'Maybe I'll come back later. I mean she did take the day off for a reason.' She turned around to walk away, but mid-step something pounded in the back of her mind.

"No. No I'm not gonna run away." determination crossed Korra's face, "I will face Lin. Right now!"

With a new found courage, she knocked hard on the door waiting for Lin to answer. Nothing. She knocked again. Still nothing. Korra was now getting a little impatient.

Knocking again and calling out, "Lin it's me, Korra. Can I come in?" not even a beetle-cricket.

"Come on Lin. I'm sorry. Can we at least talk about it?" Korra's voice had steadily grown in to a shout.

"If you're looking for the lady who lives there, she left a little while ago." Came a quiet voice.

"Huh!?" Korra spun around to see what looked like an elderly janitor mopping behind her. "Oh. Sorry, I didn't notice you there. Wait, you said that Lin isn't here?"

"I don't know if the lady living there is Lin, but I saw her leaving about fifteen minutes ago." The man didn't look up from his mopping duties. "She left in one of those fancy Sato things that are all the rage nowadays."

"Oh come on!" Korra let out an annoyed shout. "Do you know where she went?"

"Why would I? I'm just the janitor. It's not like anyone talks to me. No one ever asks me 'Hey Shuu, how are you doing today?' or 'I'm heading out now, I'll catch you later Shuu' Hmph, who cares where they're going."

Korra just nodded.

"Yeah...Well... I gotta go now, so I'll maybe see you later."

"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Leave just like everyone else." he muttered.

Korra ran as fast as her legs could carry her.

'Think Korra, think! Where would she be going now?' coming to a stop she thought hard, but nothing came to mind.

'Oh, I could just do that.' She scanned the area for the tallest building nearby. Spotting an old clock tower, she made a bee-line for the top. 'I can get a better view if I'm up high.' The tiles crunched under her feet as she paced around the worn rooftop, hunting for any signs of Lin.

'Come on, where are you?' A deafening horn tore Korra away from her concentration. 'Wha—Oh, it's the ferry. Man, that was loud, but I guess we are pretty close to the docks.' Suddenly a pin dropped, 'What if she's going to Air Temple Island?'

Without a second thought Korra tore off towards the harbour, racing across the rooftops. Nearing the docks she spotted Lin's parked Sato Mobile, but Lin was nowhere to be seen.

"Lin! Lin, where are you!?" No answer. "Hey! You there!" Korra beckoned to one of the boat attendants who were on break, "Did you see a silver haired woman around here earlier?"

"Hmmmmmm... Oh yeah, I think I saw her. Kinda tall and angry looking. Man, am I glad I won't be on the receiving end of those looks." The young man chuckled. "She got on the ferry that just left for Air Temple Island. The ferry will be back in an hour if yo—" he was cut off by the sound of a body crashing into the water.

Korra didn't have time to wait. The icy water bit at her skin, but she didn't care. Lengthening her strokes, Korra bent the water around her. With each powerful pull she gained speed and was soon gliding across the water. Her muscles were aching and on fire, the cold water did nothing to ease their pain, but left her hands and feet numb. None of this mattered, Korra kept on swimming.

The ferry just arrived at the island and much to Lin's dismay; Tenzin had come down to greet her.

"Lin. It's good to see you. I didn't know you were coming over today."

"Good morning Tenzin. Yes, sorry for the sudden drop in, I have some business to attend to today."

"Come; let's go inside, I'll have Pema prepare some tea. Perhaps I can help you with whatever business you have here?"

"I appreciate the offer, but no thank you. I have business with Korra, is she here?"

Tenzin was a bit taken back when he heard Lin use Korra's name instead of the usual "Avatar".

"Uhh, not at the moment, I gave her the day off and she left early this morning for the city."You didn't have to be an all wise spiritual mentor to see that Lin was irritated and he feared the worst.

"What has Korra done now? If you need compensation for any damages she's caused, I'll pay them. I just need to know what she d—"Tenzin was cut off by a loud yell.

"Lin! Lin wait!" It was Korra.

The pair looked over to see an extremely wet and a very out of breath Korra running towards them.

"Korra? Why in Spirits name are you wet?" Tenzin walked over with a worried expression "And what this I hear about you having business with Lin? Did you break something again?"

"Wha— No, this has nothing to do with anything like that. Anyways, I need to talk to Lin." Korra said peering over Tenzin's shoulder and spotting Lin standing a few feet away.

Tenzin wasn't too pleased about being brushed aside and was about to further the matter, but he saw the look of urgency in Korra's face. Letting out a sigh, he stood aside allowing Korra to proceed.

Korra went up to Lin with determination.

"We need to talk."

Lin was a bit surprised at the young woman's tone, but was glad to see that Korra had the same idea.

"Yes we do." Was all Lin said.

"Buuuut, maybe we can go somewhere a bit more, you know, private." Korra said as she gestured her head over to where Tenzin was standing a few feet away trying to figure out "discreetly" what was going on.

Seeing no problem with this Lin nodded in agreement and Korra led her away.

The walk was, to say the least, uncomfortably quiet. A heavy atmosphere surrounded the two like a huge blanket. And both of them were well aware of it. They tried to disperse awkward silence with small talk, but the lingering feeling just sat there unmoving.

Mercifully they had reached their destination, and what a sight it was. Korra had led them to a small secluded lagoon. The mid morning sun struck the surrounding trees leaving a dappled shade. The sand was cool since the sun hadn't had time to warm it up with its golden rays. Small waves lapped gently at the shore and all you could hear was the soft crunch of sand beneath their shoes. In short this place was perfect for a confession, and that is exactly why Korra chose it. She wanted this to go without a hitch.

"Listen, Lin" Korra twirled the sand around with her feet trying to find the words she needed, "About last night. I—"

"Korra. Last night was nice. I haven't enjoyed myself like that in a long time." Korra perked up at her words.

"I know Lin. I-I feel the same way abou—"

"But what you did last night was completely inappropriate." The words stung Korra like a whip. "I believe it is best that we carry on with our lives and forget everything that happened last night."

Lin's words hit her hard. Korra opened her mouth to protest, but nothing came out. She was absolutely floored by what Lin had just said. 'Forget everything?' She didn't want to think about it.

It hurt Lin to say those words and it hurt even more seeing how Korra was reacting. All she wanted to do was hold Korra and tell her everything was going to be alright, but she couldn't. This was the easiest way to settle things.

Lin then made the mistake of looking Korra in the eyes. Her eyes were rippling with confusion. She couldn't take any more, so before all that she had done went to waste, Lin turned to leave.

"I'll see myself off."

Korra was lost in her thoughts. What was happening? Where is Lin going? Lin was getting farther and farther away. Korra reached out grabbing Lin's hand from behind.

"No! You don't get to decide this on your own!" Her voice was raspy and tears rolled down her cheeks. "What about my feelings? I've never felt this strongly about anyone. I told myself that I didn't care if I was rejected, but this..." she grabbed at her heart, "this hurts too much."Korra's voice dropped to a barely audible whisper, but Lin heard it.

"Korra, why can't you see that this is best for both of us?"

"Best for the both of us? Or easier on you?" Korra sounded angry, "You can't keep shutting everyone out!"

"Enough!" Lin's voice was cracking,"We are done with this conversation." She tore her hand away from Korra's grip and proceeded back up the beach.

Not three steps later, Lin felt strong arms wrap around her mid-section from behind.

"Lin! Please, wait!"

"Let go Korra! Stop messing around." Lin tried to pry the Korra's arms away, but had no success. The girl held on as if her life depended on it. She didn't want to lose Lin.

Both women struggled to gain control of the situation. Eventually tiring themselves out, they fell to their knees. They just sat there in silence for what seemed like an eternity.

Breaking the silence, Korra whispered as she leant her head against the older woman's back. "Why won't you let me in?"

Lin just stayed quiet and unmoving, feeling her back grow damp from Korra's tears.

"Is it so bad that I feel this way about you?" Korra tightened her grip around Lin's waist. "Do you not feel the same way? Please just answer me, Lin? That's all I need to know."

That was it; Korra's broken sounding voice tore down the metal armour that surrounded Lin's heart.

"Damn it Korra! Why do you do this to me?" Tears flowed freely down Lin's pale cheeks. "I kept telling myself that there was no way that you could have feelings for me. That the kiss meant nothing, that it was all a misunderstanding or something."

Korra was a bit surprised by Lin's outburst, but didn't say anything and just held onto her more tightly.

"I gave up on feeling like this years ago, but here you are forcing your way into my heart with that stupid persistence and beautiful smile of yours."

Korra no longer held onto Lin, she felt as though she was just being a burden to her. Feeling that she was free from Korra's grip; Lin stood to face the girl who was still on her knees staring at the ground apologetically.

"I-I'm sorry for the trouble I've caused you. I didn't mean for it to get this out of hand. It's just that I feel so..." she trailed off staring at the sand avoiding Lin's gaze.

A few moments of silence passed, and Lin was the first to speak.

"Korra..." Lin knelt down in front of the sullen woman, "Is it okay for me to love you?" Lin asked hesitantly as she extended a hand to cup the tan girl's cheek.

Korra flinched at the unexpected touch, but then eased into Lin's warm hand. Bringing her head up she was greeted with soft green eyes that yearned to be closer. "Yes." was her simple spoken answer, "B-But you have to do something for me first."

Lin waited for Korra's request, but nothing came. She searched her timid blue eyes for an answer, and then it clicked.

Lifting Korra's chin, Lin leant down, closing the distance between the two, kissing Korra softly and deeply.

Breaking the kiss, Lin leant her forehead against Korra's, "Are you sure you're okay with this? I mean I can be a real pain in the ass sometimes, I get grouchy, I always have work to do, so I proba—" Lin was cut off by Korra's laughter.

"Really? You interrupted the kiss to ask that?" She couldn't help but laugh at Lin's concerned ramblings.

Calming down, Korra took Lin's hand and squeezed softly. "I Love you..." Korra placed a soft kiss on Lin's forehead, "And nothing will change that."

"I love you too." It was a whisper but Korra heard it and just smiled.

"Now, come on." She said standing up offering her hand to Lin, "I happen to have the rest of the day off and I do believe I owe you a date."

Smiling, Lin took Korra's hand, "That sounds like a good idea. And it just so happens that I also have the day off."

And there you go. My attempt at being sweet and romantic with a bit of sadness.

The ending absolutely destroyed me, I had no idea how to end it. So I hope I didn't disappoint? :)

I'll probably write some Korrasami stuff next. Look forwards to it!