Warning! I never said I was good at writing romance. In fact, I SUCK AT IT! But I might as well practice. Pointers for romance would be nice :D

I don't own Avatar or its characters, just the ocs.

Goju never planned on being a father.

He always said that he was the roaming, free-spirited type. It's not that he hated the idea of settling down and having a family, it was because that would conflict with his roaming and mercenary work, and he refused to leave a woman and child behind to fend for themselves. Goju did mercenary work for the Earth Kingdom during the war, and continued his trade even after the end. There were still plenty of bandits to beat up, places to explore and young ladies to save. But after that day, Goju scratched that third item off his list.

He was hired one day by a wealthy noble to rescue his niece from a group of bandits. After saving the damsel, the noble paid Goju and tried to seal the girl away to protect her. The girl however, had other plans. She managed to slip away from her uncle's estate into the inn Goju was staying in. There they talked and Goju learned the girl's name: Kaila.

They were both twenty years old at the time. Goju and Kaila are both coffee dark skinned with raven black hair and brown eyes. Not anything really special.

He soon fell for Kaila and she tagged along with him. One day she saw a bump in her belly and Goju knew his life would never be the same.

Goju approached General Fong, his commander in the war, to ask about a place where he could live. He was hesitant at first, due to Fong having lost part of his sanity during the last few months of the war. But Fong seemed okay mentally, enough to have a conversation with.

"Why are you asking me?" Fong asked. "I'm a general, not a real estate agent."

"I just thought you might know a place where veterans could find homes." Goju replied. "I have a baby on the way and I'm engaged."
General Fong's jaw drops. "I never thought you'd be the type to settle down. What about your mercenary work?"

"Dead." Goju said. "And in its place will be a child. I guess the spirits wanted things to change."

"I can't help you, but I have someone here at the fort who can. Follow me." Goju did as he was told and met with a person who sold him a plot of land several miles away from Ba Sing Se.

Kaila later asked if there was a reason to moving so close to the Capitol.

"I protected that city, willing to risk my life for it," Goju explained. "Even if it was mainly for money. But being so close makes me feel proud of what I accomplished, and I could protect it should the need arise.

As they left a large building in Ba Sing Se where the move was final, Kaila's water broke. Goju picked her up and rushed her to a medical building, where he sat outside a small room and heard painful screams for over a day.

After spirits knows how long, the doctor came out and told Goju to visit his daughter. As he stepped inside, his eyes filled with tears and his heart swelled with joy, the latter having not happened since he was a young lad. The only physical characteristics that could be noticed at that time was the skin and eyes- both just like her parents.

"The spirits truly have blessed us this day," Kaila said. Goju put his finger on the infant's forehead and she sneezed.

"What shall we name her?" He asked his fiancé. (It said I misspelled it because I forgot the accent over the e….)

"Gaila." Kaila said. "She is a fusion of us, she will have a fusion of our names."

"I love it." Goju said.

Gaila

Born 9th month, 16th day (Because I doubt they use the same months as us) 112 AG