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Kyoshi had done it again and Rangi was at her limit. Kyoshi the oaf that she is decided to get herself injured while interfering with Rangi’s job. And that job was to protect kyoshi even if it meant getting hurt in the process.
When they had gotten back to the avatar’s mansion that is when they began to bicker or what the servants liked to call a lover quarrel.
“how many times do I have to tell you not to butt in? It’s dangerous!” Rangi although a few feet smaller then her lover held herself high and refused to budge , she had her finger pointed at the avatar like a mother scolding their child.
“but-“ Kyoshi tried to interrupt her arms out in defence, part of her didn’t really understand why she had to defend her action. she was the avatar, why was she being scolded for protecting her lover?
rangi with her pointed finger and hand on one hip raises her voice slightly “you’re the avatar!! Kyoshi, you can’t get hurt!” Kyoshi blinks a few tears away “let me do my job!”
Kyoshi scoffs, sure it may be Rangi’s job to protect her but she’s the avatar, master of all four elements and the bridge between humans and spirits. A measly punch isn’t going to bring her to an early grave.
“and what about you? You think it’s fine if you get hurt?” Rangi stares for a second before a frustrated growl leaves her lip, she mumbles something about not understanding her point and Kyoshi watches the angry fire bender stomp her way into their home, Kyoshi’s is surprised the place hasn’t lit up in flames.
reluctantly she follows they have to finish this conversation and she’d rather do it sooner then later.
she finds Rangi upstairs in their bathroom, setting clothes out for herself, her lips are tight and Kyoshi already knows from experience what this means, she’s too angry to talk right now but that doesn’t stop Kyoshi
kyoshi grabs her own night clothes and a cloth, they undress then re-dress in silence but the air is hot with tension, Kyoshi wipes away some of her makeup and with each wipe she feels herself weaken from the silence as if it’s like a deadly attack, she can’t take it anymore.
“honey please… you know I trust you, that’s not what this is about” Rangi makes a sound, a small huff that leaves her nostrils. She looks at Kyoshi through the mirror while untying her hair and Kyoshi watches back as the black top-not falls and relaxes against her shoulder.
before kyoshi can finish cleaning herself up Rangi is already sitting in the bed combing through her hair .she sighs and dumps the dirty cloth to one side before walking over to the bed.
she doesn’t invite herself in instead she props her leg up resting it waiting for Rangi to say something “ Rangi please let’s just talk about it” Rangi places the comb to one side before turning her full body to kyoshi
“promise me you won’t do it next time” Rangi looks up to see small tears in kyoshi’s eyes again and she hates the idea of making her cry but she also hates the idea that kyoshi is getting hurt when it’s her job to protect her.
“no! I don’t want to!” Kyoshi Brings up her hand again but the fire bender ignores it and interrupts her a second time “kyoshi don’t you understand how important you are-“
“I-i can’t live without!” She raises her voice, Rangi blinks a few times watching as kyoshi’s lower lip trembles, she doesn’t know what to say “ you’re my bodyguard and I appreciate everything you do for me”
Kyoshi sits down covering half her legs under the blanket. “ but you’re my girlfriend Rangi! I don’t want you to die protecting me!” Kyoshi breathing picks up like she’s about to cry “ I can’t lose you Rangi”
“I can’t lose you either , I just want to protect you” Rangi says softly “ but it is my job to protect you Kyoshi”
“and who protects you, is it wrong that I want to protect you?!” She wipes her eyes “ is it wrong to protect the person I love?!”
some tears spill over and Rangi takes her thumb and wipes them away, she feels her own eyes begin to water “ no it’s not but I protect you out of love and a duty to you, you’re so important not just to the world but to me as well” she strokes Kyoshi cheeks “ I can’t lose you, I can’t bare to give you to the next generation Kyoshi”
Kyoshi gives a sad laugh “ spirits, we’re so stubborn” her sad laugh turns into a silent soft cry “ I’m sorry I interrupted your job ”
“I’m sorry too, for scolding you when you were just trying to protect me” Kyoshi nods a few times before giving Rangi a strong hug. They lose balance and their upper bodies land against the mattress, both let out a watery laugh “let’s sleep okay and we can talk more in the morning”
“sure” Kyoshi settles down “ but I want to be hugging you tonight” Rangi playfully rolls her eyes but turns her body to allow kyoshi to wrap her arms around her and to bring her close as humanly possible.
they settle down together, a steady breathe escaping them. With Kyoshi head resting on Rangi’s back, her arms wrapped around her chest and Rangi holding onto the arms that don’t let her move they fall into a deep much needed sleep.
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The end