Hello again everyone! Wow, I have never had such immediate positive feedback to one of my stories before, so I thought I would repay everyone with a quick update and a second chapter. I would like to give a shoutout to these users: Somebody Knows, and hernandezsilvaerick, who gave me my first reviews. (Also side note to this hernandezsilvaerick, I will try my best to get inspired for my other story: Loves Simplicity!) Thank you both so much. Also, a shoutout to user Olria for being my first story favorite and follower! Your support means so much to me guys, and it is the reason I continue to write. Anyways, here is Chapter 2 of: In Another life Dedicated to these users. It is short and sweet. With Hints of Kataang.
Chapter 2: Of Naptimes and Friendships (Katara's POV)
"Lin! Tenzin! Come inside please. It's naptime!" I called to my three year old son, and his two year old playmate.
The two had previously been concealed behind the curve of the hill leading down to Yue Bay from the temple. When I saw two little heads peak out from behind the hill, one full of bouncing black curls, and the other shaved close to the head, I couldn't help but chuckle. Over the past two years, Lin and Tenzin had become fast friends, and now were practically inseperable.
Toph had asked me to babysit Lin for five days of the week, and then she could handle her for the weekends, since she could bring LIn into the office and have her personal assistant watch her when she would go to meetings and such other kid un-friendly events during the day. With the fact that they were around eachother constantly working in their favor, Lin and Tenzin bonded almost instantly.
They bonded most especially over their common enemy: naptime. This was the one thing where the normally reserved Tenzin would argue with me, or as well as he could argue, being only three and having just learned to talk in complete coherant sentences, and Lin was far too energetic to want to take the time out of her busy toddler schedule to attain some much needed shut eye.
They would scream and cry and refuse to close their eyes, until eventually it would be too close to bedtime anyways to put them to sleep.
However, it had become a little better ever since I began allowing them to take their naps together. Now, I just lay them both on a mat in the sitting room, close the blinds and turn off the lights, and they simply fall asleep next to eachother. Of course, there are faint whispers and giggles at first, but eventually they settle down to sleep. No complaints escaped their lips anymore. In fact, If I am not mistaken, they actually look forward to naptime now.
Today was no different. The two toddled over to me, I scooped up each one in my arms, and placed them onto their individual mats in the sitting room.
"Baa-er?" Lin looked at me expectantly.
"Yes sweetie, I have your badger mole right here. I grabbed Lin's favorite stuffed animal off the throw couch, and placed it in her waiting arms. Then I grabbed Tenzin's respective stuffed bison, and handed it to him. I placed a kiss on each of their foreheads, saying, "Now get some rest little ones. Not too much talking like yesterday." With that, I turned to walk out of the sitting room, and closed the door, pausing for a second to listen for little voices.
"Goo'nit 'Inny." Tenzin half-whispered, half-shouted.
"Goo'nigh Ten!" Lin replied.
I smiled to myself, as those were the only words I heard before reopening the door and seeing each one fast asleep on their respective mats. They must have worn themselves out today.
About an hour later, my husband returned home, which I knew due to the screams coming from my two eldest children, who had remained on the shore all day, and Aang's laughter. I came out to silence them, reminding them that Lin and Tenzin were asleep in the other room.
Aang walked over, although hindered by Kya and Bumi, who clung to his shins. "Sorry sweetie." Aang admitted, placing a sweet kiss on my temple. "How was your day?"
"Relativly easy, surprisingly enough. And you?" I asked.
"Oh, you know. Just the usual compaints about street layouts and damages from drunk neighbors." Aang chuckled, while scooping up Bumi and Kya and giving each a kiss on the forehead. Squealing, the two miscreants, jumped from his arms to head down to the beach."By the way, have you seen my important documents folder?" He questioned.
"Oh, Yes. I believe it is on the desk in the sitting room. If you are going in there, can you check on Lin and Tenzin for me? Be sure not to wake them."
"Of course I can. I'd love to see the two little lovebirds."
I rolled my eyes and went into the kitchen to start dinner, when I heard Aang in the doorway. "Tara, you have to see this!" In a flash, his arrowed head had disappeared in the hallway again. I followed him, intrigued. He was standing in the doorway of the sitting room, looking back over his shoulder to usher me along and faster.
I joined him in the doorway. "What is- oh! That is adorable!" I squealed.
Inside the sitting room, Lin and Tenzin were still fast asleep, but not on their own mats. The two had pushed their mats together, and now Tenzin lay on his back on the floor, with Lin sprawled out on top of him, head resting on his stomach.
"What did I tell you Tar? Soul mates!" Aang beamed, looking at the two respective toddlers on the floor.
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