Title: Morning
Author's Notes: Only warning I can think of is if you have not see Zuko Alone or the recent episodes, then there may be spoilers.
Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender. It is the sole and legal property of its creators, producers and writers. I am in no way affiliated with the creators, produces and writers or Nickolodeon. I am just a fan.
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Every morning the woman would sit in a remote corner of the buzzing teashop.
The boy would stop to pour her favorite tea and leave her to watch him as he busily worked. They had a mutual pact, the two of them. No one would speak a word to the other, other than the usual pleasantries.
Then would come the rush of elation as she would place a few coins into his hand before she left, longing for the morning come once more.
Xia knew that she had no son.
Li knew that he had no mother.
But they both knew that when the war had ended that the one would embrace the other as mother and son.
As Ursa and Zuko.