zhang tui, zhang la
"Tui!" called a voice. "Tui! Come quickly!" It was a small girl, dressed all in white. Her hair was shining silver, and she had dark black eyes, that shined like dark mirrors.
"Tui, can't you hear it?" she called.
Then came the reply to her question, "Hear what, La?" It was a tall boy, decked out in black. His raven black hair was pulled back in a long ponytail, and it flowed carelessly in the breeze. His eyes were a placid grey-silver, full of meaning and wisdom. Yet, his shadowy figure was not one of fear, but of peace.
He knelt on one knee and held the small girl's hand. "What's the matter, La?"
"It's a cry. Someone's crying, Tui. No one is supposed to cry here," explained La.
"A cry..." wondered Tui.
"We must find the cry," La ordered as she tugged on Tui's hand. The pair searched for a long time, until they came to the gate near their exit into the human realm. By the little pond where their mortal bodies danced, sat a small soul. It was the soul of a small girl; much smaller than La. La could see tears running down the soul's cheeks.
She stopped walking at once, in front of Tui, "This is the cry, Tui."
"A lost soul," Tui stated. "A very young lost soul."
La proceded to walk towards the lost soul.
"What are you doing, La?" asked Tui.
"I must stop the cry, Tui. No one is supposed to cry here, " she explained. La knelt down and grabbed the soul's hand. "Why are you crying, soul? Are you lost?" she asked.
"I cannot find my mother," whimpered the soul, "I was with her, but now I'm not."
"Mother is not here," said La. "Mother is on the other side of the gate." La pointed to the pond, and in it's reflection the soul saw a woman with dark brown hair. She was holding a lifeless baby, and crying. She saw other people as well, and they too were crying.
"They are crying because you are lost, little soul," explained Tui. The dark clothed boy stepped closer towards La and the soul.
"So much crying," said La, "No one should cry here. How can I make them not cry, Tui?" The soul looked at Tui, and trembled a little.
"It's alright, little soul. We're going to give you a gift that will make everyone happy again," he assured.
"We are!" smiled La, as she clapped her hands together.
"Sure," replied Tui, "No one should cry here."
"Alright," said the soul. Tui stretched out his hand and wiped away the soul's tears.
"La, hold the soul's hands again," Tui ordered. La held the soul's hands to her own tightly, and then in a flash of light the soul was gone.
Tui and La looked into the pool where their mortal bodies danced once again, and saw a baby with moon white hair, just like La's. And all the people who were crying tears of sadness were now crying tears of joy.
"Tui, they're still crying. You said we'd make them all happy," said La in her confusion.
"But they are happy, La," explained Tui, "Sometimes it's alright to cry."
a/n: this is the revised version with information according to AvatarSpirit . net that says that the Moon Spirit is La and the Ocean Spirit is Tui.