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“Just call her to confirm. That way you can guilt trip her if she’s wavering.” Izumi responds as she waves off Kya’s incessant what if scenarios whilst making her way over to the large bookshelf in her study to find a reference to a bylaw.
“Foiiiinnneeee.” Kya responds as she drops her cheesy romance novel on the coffee table and pushes herself up off the lounge set, heading towards the phone sitting on Izumi’s desk. After dialling the number for Lin’s assistant, she perches herself on the edge of the desk waiting to be connected.
Upon verifying who the caller was, and checking the Chief’s schedule, Kana places the caller on hold and heads over to the Chief’s office to knock on her door.
“Chief, I’ve got the Fire Nation Royal Palace on the line.” She informs her boss, who glances up from the report she was skimming through.
“Put them through.” She says as she scribbles a note on the notepad beside her.
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With a nod of her head in acknowledgement, Kana returns to her desk to update the caller, “Hello? Are you still on the line?”
“Yes, I’m still here.”
“Perfect. I’m just putting you through now. Please hold.” Kana responds to Kya.
“Patching through now, Chief.” Her assistant calls out and closes the office door once she hears the phone ring.
“Beifong.” Lin answers after she tucks the receiver between her head and her shoulder, so that she could flip the page of the report.
“What chu wearing?” Kya purrs down the receiver as she entwines her fingers with the phone’s line.
Without skipping a beat, the Metalbender replies in her no nonsense, gruff, Chief voice, “Limited edition Republic City Chief of Police uniform in black with gold trim,” as she continues skimming through the report, not paying much attention to the question or the caller as she was still engrossed in the findings.
Dumbstruck that Lin actually answered her without reprimand, the Waterbender was at a loss for words and failed to answer the woman, as the vivid image of said woman clad in her police uniform and commanding tone sent a shiver down her spine and a warmth spreading to her core.
“Hello? You there?” Lin speaks again into the receiver, after adjusting it so that she was holding the phone. “Hellooo?” she repeats as she places the report down, giving the caller her full attention now.
Still no response.
Completely forgetting what she called the Metalbender for and in her panicked state she slammed the receiver down on the hook and clasped her hands in front of her face, shying away from the phone.
“Shit.” She mutters to herself as she hears the line cut and the sound of the dial tone fills her ears, “stupid line must be playing up again,” returning the receiver onto the hook.
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Meanwhile on the other end of the line…
“So? Did you get through to her?” Izumi queried as she made her way back to her desk while flipping through to the page she was after.
“Uh… yeah.” She responded while still dazed.
“Annnddd? What did she say?” the Firebender prodded.
“She said that she was wearing her uniform.” She replies in an aloof manner, as the Fire Lord shoots her a quizzical look.
Riiiinnnggg, riiiiinnnnnngggg!
The shrill sound of the telephone cut through the air and temporarily paused the conversation between the two women.
Placing the book down on her desk and eyeing the younger woman, Izumi pushed her glasses back up before answering the phone.
“Izumi speaking.” She answered in her formal voice.
“Hey, it’s me. I was just on a call with the palace and the line cut all of a sudden. Were you after me?”
Relaxing as she heard Lin’s voice over the receiver, she reverted to a casual tone, “It was actually Kya.”
“Oh? Is Kya with you?”
“Yes, she was the one who called.”
“Oh, right. Sorry, wasn’t paying attention to the voice on the other end of the line.” The younger woman apologises, “Should’ve known that it was her, as you don’t exactly ask what I’m wearing when you call.” She chuckles at the thought.
“Is that something that you would like me to partake in?” the Firebender responded with a smile teasing at her lips and her eyes alight with amusement as she turns to regard Kya.
Clearing her throat from the sudden turn of conversation, the Metalbender responds, “Um, I’m not - that’s not the point of this phone call!” She splutters and abruptly cuts herself off, feeling a little flustered. “Did she actually have a message for me or was this a call for pleasure? I’m a bit flat chat today and she knows that we don’t do this while I’m at work.” She said cutting to the chase.
“She did have a reason for the call, though I am intrigued as to what you said to her. You’ve left her in a bit of a stupor.”
“She asked me what I was wearing, so I told her that I was wearing a limited edition Republic City Chief of Police uniform in black with gold trim.”
“Mhm, and did you say it in your Chief voice?”
“Uh, yes?” Lin responds a little perplexed as to why the conversation was still being steered to what she was wearing.
“No wonder.” She responds with a gentle laugh, “I’ll have to sort her out as you aren’t here.”
“Zumi?”
“Yes?”
“The original point of the call?” Lin offers in a slightly exasperated voice as she tries to take control of the conversation once again.
“Ah, yes. Kya was wondering if you will be attending the Mid-Autumn festival gala this year at city hall? I have managed to adjust my schedule and will be making my way to Republic City to make an appearance at the gala, and will also use this time to check in on the Fire Nation embassy while I’m there. Kya of course, will be joining me.” She answers in a semi-bored tone. “Irrespective of your attendance, please note that we will be staying at your residence for the duration of our visit.”
Leaning back into her chair, Lin processes the information before replying with an air of playfulness, “Is that right? And how long will your visit be?”
“A total of five nights.”
“Hm.” She hummed in response, “And what happens if I decide not to be present at either locations during your visit?”
Slightly taken aback by the Metalbender’s response, the older woman seats herself in her chair before dropping her tone of voice to a low and sultry one, usually reserved for their private quarters, “Well then you will have been a very, very bad girl, and will be punished for your actions.”
Biting back a smile and trying to stave off the slight giddiness from the possibility of some long overdue playtime, she quickly responded, “I’ll think about it” before hanging up on the Fire Lord.
With a scoff, the older woman leaned forward to drop the phone back onto the receiver, before pushing back into her chair, shaking her head in amusement at the bratty-ness of the younger woman.
“Well?” Kya asked in anticipation, having snapped out of her daze.
“She said that she’ll think about it.” Izumi said as she vacated her chair and walked towards Kya, grabbing her by the middle of her dress and pulling her in for short but searing kiss. Having brought back the warmth in her core, Izumi abruptly broke off the kiss and pushed the woman back to her original position and letting go of her dress. Using the same hand that just released the Waterbender, she lightly trailed a finger from the mocha skinned woman’s chest up her neck and to her chin and then tapping the side of her jaw twice with two fingers, eliciting a groan from the needy woman.
“Come, we need to take care of your situation.” She said in the same low sultry voice that she had only just used with Lin, before swiftly turning to exit her private study and to head to their bedroom.