Here's the last chapter. I freaking LOVE all of you who reviewed and especially those of you who have reviewed on every chapter of my story. You know who you are and I'm giving you mental hi-fives in my head ;) LINZIN happiness to all!

"Korra?" asked Lin slightly panicked. Hearing the alarm in Lin's voice, Tenzin rushed outside his tent. "What's happening?" Before she could answer, Korra turned her head towards Lin and stretched out her hand. Lin was unsure but allowed Korra's hand to touch her brow. Korra's glowing eyes faded as Lin asked," What was all that about?" Korra smiled and gestured to two figures standing nearby.

"Well, aren't you gonna stand up and give your mama a hug?" asked Toph with a smile. Lin was so surprised. Her mother was here! She realized quickly that Korra must have brought her into the spirit world. She threw herself into her mother's outstretched arms and they hugged closely. "You can see?" asked Lin. "Of course, silly. Everyone transformed to the picture of health when they enter the Spirit World," her mother replied. "I've missed you," said Lin, sadly. "I know," Toph answered gently, stroking her hair," I've missed you as well." They pulled away as Lin asked," How am I here? What's going on?" "Patience. All in good time," replied Aang as he stepped close. He greeted Lin with a hug. "I see you've regained your spot as Chief of Police." Toph beamed at her daughter," That's because she's not gonna take no for an answer!" "Well, she is a Beifong," laughed Aang. With a slightly more serious tone Aang said," Reach out you're hand Lin. Place it for a moment on Tenzin's brow like Korra did with you. There is something that needs to be discussed." She obliged, finding an odd sensation as she was able to stick her mortal hand in Tenzin's direction while she was still in the spirit world. He looked startled but allowed Lin to touch his brow. As she lowered her hand as Tenzin's tattoos and eyes began to glow and his spirit appeared alongside Korra and Aang. "Father," said Tenzin, amazed. "Son, it is good to see you again," said Aang as he pulled his son into a sturdy embrace. Even Toph gave Tenzin a short, but backbreaking, hug.

"Why are we here?" he asked. "We are here to remind you of your lives when you leave this cave. It seems this little detour has uncovered unresolved issues," said Aang. "Many emotions have run rampant today. You and Lin are struggling with hidden feelings that need to be resolved." The pair looked at each other. "I love her," declared Tenzin, taking a step towards Lin. Korra gasped, not expecting him to come right out and say it. Tenzin wasn't usually so upfront. Aang and Toph didn't seem the slightest bit phased. Lin was also turning pink. It seems she has been doing that a lot ever since they entered the tunnel. Tenzin turned to her and said passionately," Lin, I love you. I'm sorry I left you all those years ago. I was the last airbender! I needed to start having kids right away and I thought you didn't want to have any and—." "Easy, son," said Aang as he put a hand on Tenzin's shoulder. His eyes were full of sadness as he continued," The legacies we unintentionally forced the both of you to carry would've made it a difficult relationship." "If I had known we both still had feelings," said Tenzin desperately," we could've tried! We could've tried to make it work!" "Maybe so. It seems that it would have, if you had stuck together just a little longer," said Toph," But we know how you felt. We have been watching over you both since the day we died. My baby girl was watched by everybody so closely ever since she was born. Everyone expected to grow up and take my place. It was a feeling you had known all your life, right Lin?" "I never thought about doing anything else," said Lin. "And Tenzin, you were the last of your kind. The immense pressure of immediately starting a family to pass on the airbender genes weighed heavily on your shoulders." "Toph is right," said Aang. "Pema was ready. She didn't have a career to think about. Since she was much younger, she could've continued having your children for a longer time. Like Toph said, if you two had held on a few more days, the relationship would've stayed." Lin was giving them warning glances but they were unintimidated. "It's time to tell him," said Toph softly. "What? Try to tell me what?" said Tenzin.

Toph and Aang's gazes were reassuring to Lin as she sucked in a deep breath and said," The day after we broke up, I found out I was pregnant." Tenzin and Korra's jaws dropped. Tenzin was speechless. "I told only two of my most trusted colleagues and they helped arrange excuses for me not to go on missions. I did a good job of hiding my belly until it got to the fourth month. I decided I needed to leave no later than the end of the fifth month. I took leave off, claiming an uncle in Ba Sing Se was sick and wished for me to be with him in his last month's of life. From there, I traveled to a friend's house in a nearby village where I stayed for the rest of my pregnancy." Tenzin was silent a moment longer before asking, still somewhat stunned," I have another child out there?" Lin smiled and said in a quiet tone," Children." Tenzin went pale. Two children he didn't even know he had. Korra had been standing there silently the whole time, not sure what to say. She was pretty sure she would pass out from all this drama. "What are their names?" Tenzin asked in a low voice. "The boy's name is Feng and the girl's is Mei Li," Lin responded. "Why didn't you tell me? I have a right to know!" Lin looked ashamed for a moment before her face hardened. "You left me Tenzin! Tell me how you would've felt if I found a handsome man willing to drop everything he is doing; put his life on hold, just for me!" He had already seen the way men look at her. They graze their eyes over her curves and try to get lucky with her. She wore a mirthless smile on her face when she new she had him. "Do they know anything about their father?" he asked. "They know exactly who you are. Ever since they were ten, they knew." Tenzin was shocked and hurt. "Before you say anything, I tried to encourage them to meet you. They told me they didn't want to meet the man that had left me. They thought if you loved me, you would've stayed," said Lin. "You let them choose if they wanted to see me or not? They were just kids and probably didn't understand!" replied Tenzin, trying to remember his father's methods for calming down. He took a few deep breaths to control his emotions. Lin gave him a harsh look. "My mother had always let me make my own decisions in life and that's what I plan to do with my own," she said menacingly. Toph threw Aang a smug smile. Aang took a step towards the pair and said," Tenzin, remember what I taught you on how to view things from another's perspective? Think of how Lin felt that day you left her and finding out she was pregnant the next day." He then turned to Lin and said," Imagine if for the past sixteen years, you had no idea you're children existed. Think about how much you love them and how you wished you were there when they were growing up." Lin's face turned into a pout. Tenzin had turned to her and said," I'm sorry. I know there is no way I will be able to make it up to you. I just wish I was there to help you. I've been with Pema for three of her births and I feel guilty you had to go through that alone." Lin's face softened. "I guess that makes us even, then. I did manage to keep them a secret all this time," she said. He drew her into an embrace and each of them new they could've stood there, for the rest of time, wrapped in each other's arms.

Toph cleared her throat. "You still have one more thing to tell him," she said to Lin as they pulled away. "I don't know how much more of this I can take," sighed Tenzin. "You'll like this one," Lin promised as she said," One of the twins, your son, is an airbender." An airbender. Tenzin got excited all over again. "Does he know?" Lin nodded. "He has been reading airbending scrolls and practicing. He's very smart and a lot like you. He's even visited AirTempleIsland to learn from the Alcolytes." Tenzin was hurt that his own son had been to the island and not wanted to meet him before. Despite that fact, Tenzin couldn't wait to meet him. He could teach his son so much! "Yeah, yeah, another Twinkle Toes. Tell him about the girl," said Toph excitedly. Lin gave a light chuckle and said, "She's —" "An earthbender!," said Toph, finishing Lin's sentence triumphantly. "And a really good one, too. Just as good as her mother and grandma!" They all shared a laugh at Toph's excitement.

"So… What happens now?" asked Korra after the laughter had died down. Tenzin and Lin looked at each other, then looked at their parents for an answer. Aang shook his head and said," You must follow your heart. Your love is strong." He placed a hand on his son's shoulder and said," You'll know what to do." Toph smiled and said," There is one thing that is for certain." Aang smiled to and continued," We Avatars know the past and present, but can only catch glimpses of the future. I have seen in the future, your souls will be reunited, happy and together in the Spirit World. Pema will understand. You can feel emotions much more fully in the Spirit World." Tenzin and Lin smiled and looked at each other. "I hope that eases your minds and make the decision easier," said Toph. "It does," said Lin and Tenzin at the same time. "You must be getting back soon," said the late Avatar.

Toph pulled Lin aside. "I want to take this chance to tell you I'm proud of you, Lin," said Toph to her daughter. "I know it wasn't an easy life and that you felt pressured to follow in my footsteps but I'm glad you did." Lin smiled. "I'm glad I did, too. I spent all my life living in your shadow, but when you left, I never really knew how big that shadow was. Or how much I wished you were there to tell me what to do," said Lin, holding on tightly to her mother. They pulled back and Toph said," Okay, enough sappy talk." Lin punched her mom in the shoulder, but it only resulted in laughs from both of them. "That's my girl!" said Toph. Meanwhile, Avatar Aang spoke with Tenzin and Korra. "I'm proud of you Tenzin. You excel in teaching the people that are willing to learn the ways of the Air Nomads. And I miss you, Kya, Bumi, and your mother very much." "We all miss you, too, father. Thank you for your insight and wisdom," Tenzin replied. Tenzin and his father had always had a strong relationship. They related to each other through airbending. Much like earthbending was a way for Lin to connect to her mother, airbending was a way for Tenzin to feel connected to his father. Aang beamed," Take care in training Korra. She's almost there." Korra smiled excitedly and bowed towards Aang. Tenzin and his father embraced as mother and daughter rejoined the group.

"We will always be watching over all of you," said Aang as their figures dissipated. Once again, the trio was back in the cave. Korra looked from Tenzin to Lin then back at Tenzin before she fell backwards in a snoring heap. All this new information she had heard had wore her out.

It was close to midnight and the crescent moon shone brightly. Lin scooted closer to Tenzin as he wrapped his arms around her. "I've missed you," he said, his voice almost a whisper. "I missed you, too," said Lin.

He settled down and thought about how different she was from Pema. He loved them both in two very different ways. With Pema, their love was quiet, easygoing, and an overall peacefully harmonious relationship. But with Lin… Oh boy. Their love was fierce, passionate, exciting and strong, and on the coldest darkest nights, they had always found a way to be in each other's tender and loving embrace. Being an earthbender, she had a very thin, muscular figure. Despite how thin she was, she was never considered delicate or breakable. Pema on the other hand had a soft body. It wasn't like she was chubby, she was in fact quite thin also. Her muscles weren't as defined as Lin's. Tenzin treated Lin like a strong, independent individual. But when she wasn't looking, he had always tried with everything in his power to make sure she was safe. (He had never forgiven himself when he broke that unspoken vow twice; when she got those scars on her face and when she had leapt off Oogi to save his families lives) He felt like he doted on Pema more. It wasn't a bad thing, but he felt she just wasn't as capable as Lin to protect herself. He had treated her like a delicate flower since the first day he met her, being careful not to crush or break her. If Pema was his delicate rose, then Lin was his golden one. Beautiful, unbendable, unbreakable. Just like her spirit.

He breathed in the soft smell of her hair and said," You know I love you with all my heart. But I cannot abandon Pema and the kids. They need me, especially since my family is still very young." It broke his heart into thousands of tiny pieces to tell her this so it surprised him when she looked up with those beautiful green eyes to find love and understanding in them. "I know. The fact that we will love each other fully for this life into the Spirit World gives me comfort." He chuckled. "I knew under that tough shell, you're just a softie." Lin huffed. "Yeah, well don't get used to it. And you're the only one who knows so let's keep that between us." He smiled at her and said," Thank you for understanding. I wish I could say 'If only I didn't have children' but I love them to much to wish for anything else." "Yes, your children are quite extraordinary. And maybe I'll try talking our children into meeting you," she said. His heart pounded at the thought. Meeting his sixteen year old children was a thrilling idea. "I would love that," he said sincerely. Tenzin bent his head down to capture her soft lips with his. They laid down and spent the night awake, talking about all of the things that had happened since they had broken up, all of the words left unsaid, and shared memories of their children. There was also kissing involved and holding each other tightly. When pink streaks started to paint the sky, Tenzin and Lin woke up Korra and Bolin. It was hard, but Korra managed to clear a path for them all the way to the city of Omashu. Tenzin and Lin walked slow knowing they would have to resume their normal lives very shortly.

When they arrived at the Palace, Korra and Bolin made a mad dash to where Asami, Mako, and the police officers were standing, talking to Earth Kingdom representatives. Mako embraced Korra and swung her around before placing a happy kiss upon her lips. Bolin and Asami also embraced which caused Bolin to turn bright red. Hugs were exchanged all around and the four friends immediately set about telling each other what had happened when they had split. Lin and Tenzin knew Korra and Bolin would keep their promise to not say a word about what went on in the tunnel. The two boasted they had earthbended nonstop to create new tunnels to help them escape. Mako and Asami defeated the Chi Blockers with the help of the police. They had been in the palace two days, trying to help the officials set up groups to find the missing people of their group. They were all greeted with the most gracious of hospitalities the EarthKingdom had to offer. After some much needed hot baths, a banquet was set in their honor. Lin and her men resumed their protective roles and business was discussed between Tenzin and the governors. Even though no more words of love were spoken, they were okay with that. She was happy because she knew she owned his heart and he was glad the he owned hers. It might take a while, but they'll be together eventually and both were content to wait. For now, though, both could move on with their lives, and be happy doing it.

A sappy story, I know, I couldn't help myself. Sorry, but I'm not sorry :D I took forEVER trying to find names. I finally choose Feng because it meant 'wind' and Mei Li because it meant 'beautiful' or something like that. And I can't be the only one who loves how Lin's name means 'fine jade.' Take a look at this: . Or not. It has a description of her personality that is perfect. Anyways, I was thinking about making a sequel but i don't know yet. Review and tell me what you think! Also, quick question, does anyone know why Linzin sounds so much better than Tenlin?