A/N: Bumi is bored at dinner.
Submission for:
Avatar: The Last Airbender Fanfiction Challenges: Alphabet Challenge: B - Ba Sing Se, Bumi, Bosco
Disclaimer: I do not own AtLA.
Bumi sat at the table with his hand under his jaw, looking as undignified as a king could. Every few months, Earth King Kuei would host a small private dinner among the leaders of the Earth Kingdom in his palace in Ba Sing Se. One glance around the table told him that the other dignitaries were just as enthused as he was. These dinners were always so boring. He missed the days when it was just him and Aang riding down the mail carts. Now he was an old man, leader of a city and being bored to death by the droning of Kuei.
His eyes shifted to Kuei's right where he saw the king's prized platypus bear snoozing by his master's feet. It was almost rumoured that Kuei did everything with that bear, even took baths with it. Bumi grimaced at the thought. He didn't need that mental image with his dinner.
Bumi studied the bear in interest. He was a nice little fellow and he too seemed just as bored as Bumi, probably having heard the story about Kuei and his missing sock ten times.
Bumi smirked as he picked up a piece of his turtleduck and made a small clicking noise. The bear's ears piqued up as one eye opened. Bumi clicked again as he waved the piece of meat close to his knee. The bear's head raised off his expensive green pillow as he eyed the meat hungrily. Bumi spared a glance at Kuei who was still wowing the crowd with his discovery of the sock in his sock drawer all along. Riveting.
Bumi threw the meat towards the bear who snatched it out of the air before putting his head back on his pillow instantly.
"Bosco? Are you alright?" King Kuei said, his story halting as he noticed the movement to his right. Bumi stared up at the ceiling innocently as the bear just looked at his master in confusion. Kuei shrugged before continuing his story.
Smart bear, Bumi thought with a grin as he picked up another piece of turtleduck. The bear's eyes were focused on him now, waiting for him to throw the meat. Bumi smiled as he threw the meat again and the bear gobbled it in one bite.
"Bosco?" Kuei asked again. The bear just lolled its tongue out of its mouth. Kuei pat the bear's head before he turned away and said, "Bumi, how are things in Omashu?"
Bumi looked towards King Kuei and gave him a wide grin. "Things are getting along swimmingly. This month, we've-"
Bumi didn't get to tell the guests about Omashu's rice production as the large bear suddenly rushed over to Bumi. Bumi screamed as he was knocked out of his chair and onto the floor. The large bear just nudge his chair aside and proceeded to dig into his plate.
Bumi raised himself off the floor to see all the dinner guests staring at the large bear in his place. King Kuei was frozen at his place at the head of the table, still in shock that his bear was acting out.
Bumi just smiled and pat the beast's large head, "At least you know someone loves your turtleduck."
