"Yue, are you?" Hahn wanted it to be, but knew the glowing light said otherwise.
"No" Yue didn't look at him.
"So what she said is true?"
"Very" she nodded.
"So why are you here?"
Her hand touched his chest indicating where his heart is. "Your heart is cold"
"So"
"You won't be happy going on the way you do. I know what your father did. I know how your parents berated and neglected you"
Hahn rolled his eyes at the lecture. "Where is this going?"
"I have something for you that always softens the coldest of warrior's hearts. Some just take longer than others"
"What is it?"
"Not it. Him"
"Him?"
"Reiko is a kind person. Taking in a stranger without even knowing what they could be hiding. I want you two to raise my son Koray. The moon and the ocean's son. He is with Reiko"
"Hahn!" Hahn heard Reiko call him and Yue was gone.
"Yue! What the hell is going on?"
"Look at this" Reiko held Koray in her arms and Hahn studied the infant boy. His eyes were ocean blue, his hair a sandy yellowish color, and his skin very pale. If he hadn't conversed with Yue, he would think this child very ill. But he is not a normal child, but a spiritual incarnation. However, he is not the Avatar. Yue's voice rang in Hahn's head and he would keep him for her sake.
"We're keeping him"
"Huh?" Reiko looked perplexed at his sudden fondness for the unknown boy.
"His name is Koray" Hahn told her firmly and took Koray in his arms. Reiko gave an anxious glance at Hahn but he nodded and she left. At that moment Yue reappeared.
"Koray is six months old. He is a waterbender" that was the last of the moon spirit for tonight and she was gone once more. Koray starting wailing and Hahn figured he was hungry. Not exactly an expert on the opposite sex, he figured Reiko could take care of it.
"Reiko"
"Hmm"
"He's hungry"
Instead of taking Koray as he expected, she said, "Follow me" not knowing what she was doing, he wanted to stop and question her but Koray's louder balling made him remain silent and follow the fire nation woman. She stopped in the kitchen and examined various foods and Hahn couldn't take it any longer.
"Reiko, didn't you hear me?"
"Of course I did"
"Well then?" he was waiting for her to take Koray, and let him nurse.
Reiko eyed him as if he grew twenty heads then smiled after a few seconds, "I can't nurse. You had to have given birth recently to be able to" Hahn blinked, obviously not comprehending her statement, but did not complain. Reiko cut a banana into tiny bits and Hahn held him on the counter top near her. She placed one piece in his mouth and saw his jaw moving as well as his eyes flicker in delight. They repeated this until three quarters of the banana had been eaten.
"I don't get it. Why do you want me to help? Women at home never wanted me to help them with things like this" Hahn paled at his own words, realizing his "manliness" was at stake and he had to save it. "Not that I wanted to anyway"
Reiko smirked. "Mm hmm. You looked pretty calm and content back there" She laughed quietly as Koray slept soundly in Hahn's arms. "Even he likes it"
Hahn sighed, wondering if his defense walls were really crumbling because of her. "Where do you want to put him?"
"He's either in your room or mine" Reiko knew what the sexist water tribe man would say.
"He can sleep with me" Hahn walked away to his room to set Yue's son on his bed, and caught a glance at Reiko having to grip the counter for support. Little did she know he wouldn't be coming out for quite a while. So she sunk in the chair and wondered what to do with this mysterious child Hahn was so insistent on keeping.
A/N: Koray's yellowish hair is actually what we would call blonde. But remember in the Avatar world, blonde hair doesn't exist, so the description is based on looks.
