*
Seeing her house again, Yai felt a surge of relief. She collapsed onto her bed and nuzzled her face into her pillow. Jiao was staying over at their house the night since his father was working in the main temple.
Feeling a hand gently running through her hair, she didn't need to look up to know that it was Jiao. She could distinguish his touch from anyone else's. Smiling into her pillow she turned her head to look at him, "What's up?"
He leaned down, kneeling in front of her bed and running his fingers through her hair admiringly, "You know you were always there for me Yai, no matter what. You stuck by my side, kept me calm, even helped me train and became my sparring partner."
She sighed, "All in my lifetime's work."
He leaned in, placing a kiss on her cheek, "Thank you Yai."
She turned on her side, reaching out to hug him and squeeze him close, "Anytime Jiao. I'm always here for you."
"Yai…" He crawled into her bed with her, hovering over her and looking down into her bright brown eyes.
She blushed, watching him as they were both fully clothed, though she could feel him sinking down slowly to be on top of her. She'd been with him as he worked out and knew his bodily structure by heart. Of course, there were a few parts of him that she'd never really seen before. And right at that moment, she got downright curious. The most of him she'd seen was him with a towel on, "Jiao?"
He rested his forehead against hers, staring into her eyes intently. She's always been so…pretty. She was so different looking than anyone else in the Southern Air Temple. A rare flower in a strange location. Attractive was an understatement to this beautiful rose of the Earth Kingdom.
She blinked and blushed more when she felt Jiao press his hips into hers and tried to get her curious mind off what she felt pressing against her. No, she would focus on his eyes or the blue arrow on his forehead. It seemed to be pointing down at her for some reason, "Jiao?"
He laid on her completely, reaching and taking her hand, lacing their fingers together, "Mhm?"
She sighed in relief, knowing that they would just cuddle and wouldn't take things to any other steps. She thought of what he said on their way to Omashu, give him time, "I'll give you all the time you need. But remember that I'm waiting for you."
He smiled, sliding back to rest his head on her bosom, closing his eyes, "Okay."
If he did want to bond our souls tonight…no…I'm not ready for that yet. I want to feel it all and be at peace before I do anything. And Jiao…I want him to be at true peace and have his mind made up about loving me.
*
Demoska waited longer. Her loneliness transcended everything else. Helping other people and working as a healer in its own odd way was keeping her spirits up. Seeing over the injured, she knew that none of them were Jigako and could be eased that it was never him that came in.
Most of the people she was taking care of hadn't even been in a battle. They were just by themselves traveling. Next thing they knew flames sprouted on their bison and while putting it out, they were ambushed by firebenders. These were innocent people who didn't even have the intent on fighting. Then again, that's how all of the Air Nomads were. They were a peaceful people. However they defended themselves when they needed to and the Fire Nation was forcing them to be defensive; all of the temples.
They were attacked a few times, but the Elders and a phenomenal Master airbender in particular, Monk Gyatso, defended them strongly. She remembered him from Monk Jiao's coronation and she remembered him being personal friends with the Avatar. She'd only run into him once and they had a very short conversation, but she'd remember it anyway.
She told him about her situation. How she was here yet her friends and mate were out in the world. Her mate at the Western Air Temple, her friends coming back from the Earth Kingdom. She missed them all, but knew they would all come back fine.
He liked her optimism and proclaimed that a person who had a distinct inner peace could hold onto optimism so strongly in midst of hard and trying times. She bowed to him and thanked him.
The conversation made her smile. Beforehand she worked and went around with a plain face, her worries often showing in her eyes. She decided from then on to bring her optimism into her healing. She was able to make some of the dying smile and laugh. She kissed the foreheads of the living, wishing in front of them that they heal and live long lives.
She had been walking alone when suddenly a voice stopped her.
"Hey girlie."
She turned around and ran to hug Yai close, "I've missed you so much! My goodness! You have to tell me all about your trip! Tell me about Omashu!" She rested her forehead on Yai's and placed each hand on the side of her head, rubbing her thumbs over her cheeks.
Yai sighed contently, "If you let go of my face first, I'll tell you all about it."
"Where's Jiao?"
"He had something to do for my mom. But he'll be here shortly."
The girls started walking and talking. Demoska listening to Yai's story about the awesome Earth Kingdom city, and about the creepy king. About things she'd learned the Fire Nation had been doing.
Demoska added onto it by talking about the things she'd witnessed and telling her the stories of some of the people she continuously worked on healing.
"So did you get any news about Jigako?"
Demoska sighed, "The last thing I heard was that he was fine, but that was almost two months ago."
Jiao came up to them from behind, "Well you'd better start recalculating."
Both girls turned around to object Jiao's seemingly negative comment, but froze and blinked when they saw Jiao wasn't alone. Jigako was standing there with him.
Demoska rubbed her eyes and then ran and embraced her lover, "I missed you so much!"
Jigako smiled, hugging her tightly, "I missed you too."
Jiao walked over to Yai, shrugging his shoulders, "Your mom had a special assignment for me." He tried to imitate Monk Kannin's voice, "Help your brother unload and get settled back in his true home. Then have some tea."
Yai giggled, "Sounds like her alright." She nudged him, "I'm proud of you."
He quirked a brow, "For what?"
She shook her head, giggling and then looked to the couple smiling, "I felt so bad for Demoska being here by herself. She missed him so bad I know she'd do anything to see him back here."
Jiao just watched them embracing silently.
The four walked, all telling their stories of where they'd been and what they'd seen and done.
Jiao and Yai started off with telling them about the great city of Omashu, then Demoska about her time and work. Jigako telling them about the Western Air Temple and being in battles.
"Oh, before I forget." Jigako reached into a traveling bag he'd had on his lap, "I want to show you something Demoska."
She lifted a brow, "Oh?"
Jigako pulled out his journal and flipped it open to the entry of his doodle, showing it for her to see.
Yai and Jiao leaned forward to get a look at it as well.
Yai giggled, "Wow Jigako, you really can't draw to save your life."
Jiao chuckled, "Looks like I am the creative brother."
Demoska waved them off, "I think it's sweet." She kissed Jigako's cheek, "I love your drawing."
Jigako blushed a little, smiling.
Yai yawned, "I didn't know you guys wanted a baby."
Jiao blinked, "Yeah, why'd you keep us out of the loop?"
Demoska blushed, "We've wanted one for the longest."
Yai nodded, "Oh wait. If you guys have a baby, then Jigako wouldn't be able to travel. He'd have to stay here after it's born to help you take care of it."
Jigako corrected, "Of him." He smiled, reaching and taking his lover's hand, "We want a son."
Jiao seemed distant as he asked, "I'm gonna be an uncle?"
Demoska smiled, "Well we're still trying, but yeah. Someday."
Jigako looked to his twin brother kindly, "We've already decided on a name for him."
Yai snickered, "And what if you get a girl?"
"Then we'll name her after our mother." He looked to Jiao.
Jiao looked back at his brother, putting a smile on his face, "In her honor huh?"
"In her honor."
The all went silent, into their own thoughts.
*
17 year old Jigako and Jiao smiled widely at 19 year old Demoska and 17 year old Yai.
Jigako wrapped his arms around Demoska's waist, holding her close to him seductively, whispering into her ear, "Are you ready?"
Demoska gulped, "Uh…Jigako…I know you wouldn't let anything happen to me my love but…but are you sure this is really…SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFE!" She shouted as they took off, her grasping onto her lover tightly, "Oh my goodness…oh my goodness…oh my goodness!"
Jiao took stance, "Alright Yai, hold on tight."
"I could have gotten my own glider." Yai huffed.
Jiao laughed, "You're too down to earth to want to air surf on your own! Hold on!" He ran ahead and jumped off the edge, Yai holding tightly onto the glider wings.
"WOO HOOOOOOO!"
Demoska started screaming, "How…how do you control this thing!?"
Jigako laughed, "Let the air currents take you. It's fun see?"
Demoska looked down towards the ground, which seemed to be very very far down. She decided to try and calm herself, trusting that her lover wouldn't let her fall. As she trusted both him and the wind, she started to laugh, "Oh Jigako this is wonderful!"
Jiao swooped near them on his glider, "All first time fliers please hold tightly and steady. Jigako let's do a dip!"
Jigako smiled and nodded.
Yai gulped, "What's a dip?" She screamed as they started going downwards vertically. It seemed almost like they were free falling. She forgot she was holding onto a glider's wings and ended up grasping them tighter instinctively.
Demoska began to laugh loudly, "You guys were right. This is fun!"
Jigako smiled, kissing Demoska's forehead, "This is something I love and always wanted to share with you. I'm glad I could."
Demoska nodded, "I'm glad we could do this before you went away again."
"I have to leave for the Eastern Air Temple tomorrow."
She laughed, "I'll definitely remember this. Always!"
He laughed, "It looks like Yai will too."
Jiao chuckled, "Yai why are you still scared? You don't have to hold onto the glider that tight."
She shouted, "Are you kidding me? I feel like I'm gonna fly off and fall you jerk!"
Demoska giggled, "Jigako, can we fly a bit lower than them?"
He obliged, looking at her as she started shifting herself in his hold, turning to face him. Closing her eyes, she kissed him sweetly, "Thank you."
He kissed back, "You're welcome." His eyes brightened even more as an idea came into his mind, "Demoska you trust me."
She nodded, "With my life."
Jigako laughed a little, "Then trust me when I believed that you're gonna love this."
She widened her eyes as he let go of the glider and they started free falling, "Jigako! Wha!? Are you crazy!? Without the glider!!"
He held her body close to his as they fell, hushing her with a reassuring deep kiss, "Trust me. Trust the element of our people. We will not be harmed."
Yai looked down, seeing Jigako and Demoska falling minus a glider, "Jiao! Look! We gotta help them!"
Jiao didn't go off his own course.
Yai started shaking the gliders wings, "Did you hear me!? We gotta help them!"
Jiao laughed, "He knows what he's doing Yai. Want me to show you?"
Yai gulped, watching them fall and shook her head, "N-no thanks. If he's got it under control then that's okay with me…"
"Good." He swooped them higher, the sunset shining its orange rays over them. "Yai I want you to do something for me."
"Yeah?"
"Look at the view." He smiled.
Yai looked and her mouth fell open.
"But keep your mouth closed in case there's a bug flying."
She shut her mouth, looking at the colors in the sky as well as the earth so far below, "It's so beautiful!"
"Isn't it? I wanna do this again, but next time we'll see the sun rise. It's a real sight to behold."
She felt the warmth of the sun's rays, enjoying the experience fully.
Jigako smiled, "Hold onto me tightly, love." He let go of Demoska as she clung onto him for dear life, the current carrying his glider back to him. He grabbed the handles and they swooped upwards.
Jiao looked over to them as the gliders were now next to one another, "When are we heading back in?"
Jigako thought, "After the sun sets."
Jiao nodded, "Cool with me."
Yai was mesmerized, looking at the sunset from up in the skies. It gave her the feeling that everything was going to be alright.
*
Demoska reached up, running her fingers over Jigako's head, then tracing to his face, "This time I think we did it."
Jigako smiled, kissing along her neck, "You believe so?"
Demoska smiled lovingly, "When you come back from the Eastern Air Temple, you'll come back to me carrying our baby. I have this feeling that we finally did it."
Basking in loving emotions, he pulled out of his lover and lay by her side, running his hand over her stomach, "I can't wait to get back." He kissed her lips, "I'll be gone for a really long time, you know that right?"
Demoska nodded, "All the more time for our baby to start growing in my belly." She giggled, "I'm really glad you took me gliding today."
He nuzzled her cheek, "I've always wanted to. I'm glad I finally was able to do it."
"It was fun. And I felt so…free."
He got an idea, something he grew experienced at over the years. Sitting up, he got back above her, sliding down and to where he wanted to be, "Another gift to you before I leave."
She got excited again, trying not to be too loud at the feel of him licking along the place that bound them a few minutes ago. Her cheeks turned bright red, "J-Jiga-ko…" No matter how many times he did this, it was always a surprise and one of the greatest sensations he could ever make her feel.
Taking a hold of her inner thighs, he smirked before delving in to feast.
*
Yai was training by herself late that night. She would always follow Avatar Roku's training instructions diligently, now to the point where she added her own creative twists to enhance and personify her skills.
Though he hadn't come back to see them in years, she knew she had to train, especially after hearing that the Fire Nation scaled another attack on the Eastern Air Temple.
She knew that when they had Jigako over there, the temple had lost people, but they fended off their attackers without fail. She knew that the Air Nomads, everyone, was starting to see her in a new light. Acknowledging her as more than just a Nun. The Elder Monks called for her, a citizen around the Air Nomads and among them, asking that she demonstrate her earthbending. She did, taking her time and keeping calm, not sure why now they would want to see it.
They applauded and afterward, explained to her that she shouldn't have been a nun. She should be helping the monks defend the temples. She accepted their apologies and their revoking her title as a Nun and noticed among them Monk Gyatso, who seemed very interested in the fact that all this time, they had an earthbender living amongst them.
Before she left, Monk Gyatso pulled her aside to have a word with her.
She remembered the conversation, every word.
It was his idea for Yai to lose her position as a nun and have her as an ally. As he explained to the other Elders, the Earth Kingdom was proud and strong and as they watched her demonstrations, he saw in her the pride of her people. He asked who trained her and when she spoke of her mother Monk Kannin and Avatar Roku, he smiled and nodded, explaining to her that he was one of Avatar Roku's closest friends.
He told her that he used to sit with Monk Kannin for tea quite often when she wasn't traveling around the world on her bison when they were younger.
He told her that she had more than the potential to be great. Using this to explain why being a temple Nun was not her destiny.
She smiled, saying of how she loved to train and fight.
Monk Gyatso laughed, "Temple Nuns are peaceful. They work with healing, caring, tendering, watching over people. Our people have tried to make you like us, but that is taking away from your blood born right. You have a peace in you as we do and you know all of our ways and customs, but you would eventually grow restless living as a nun because it stands against the true you. You love battle and confrontation. Our Monks have only fought the Fire Nation to defend our homes, but your element, earth, is hard, solid and head on, offensive. It is the opposite of air."
"So what is my destiny Monk Gyatso?"
"I cannot tell you your destiny because I do not know it. You have to find out for yourself. Only the universe knows where it wants you to be and when."
Yai smiled. She thought it a good thing that she was no longer a nun. Honestly, she didn't like the outfits too much. Dresses and skirts were so not her. While in Omashu the year before, they ran into a woman getting rid of her clothes. The woman was glad to give them to Yai. Since then, Yai no longer dressed like an Air Nomad, but wore clothes made in Ba Sing Sei. The woman from Omashu brought them from a fine shop a long time ago and never wore them, outgrowing them ultimately.
Green was Yai's favorite color among brown, badge; any color that could be seen on earth itself. The green for grass and plants.
Most of the outfits were pants with extra garment that hung from the waist down. She had only one dress, a green dress with gold designs on it of a tree and blowing flower petals in the wind. She told herself she wouldn't wear that dress until she had an occasion special enough for it.
That night as she trained, thinking about her own destiny, she was interrupted by a breeze. Knowing that it had to be made by an airbender, she looked up to see Jiao sitting on an air ball, looking down at her.
"Hey." She lowered her palms, lowering the earth she raised during her training.
"Hey." Ever since Yai started wearing the clothes of her own people, she stood out even more than she did before.
She wiped her sleeve over her forehead, "What's up? Where've you been all night?"
He looked up, "Ah around." He sighed, "Hey…you wanna go gliding again?"
Yai blinked, "Um…"
"This time we can see the sunrise instead of the sunset."
She nodded, "Okay…"
When they took off into the night, she wasn't as afraid as she had been the first time, even though she still had her discomfort to flying. Gripping the wings of the glider, she looked toward the east.
Jiao laughed, "Wait for it!"
She looked with interest then yawning, "It's early in the morning. Wake me up when the sun rises." She giggled.
Jiao chuckled, "No way. I'll pull a Jigako if you fall asleep. You have to see it from beginning to end. It's even more amazing than the sunset!"
She was about to protest, knowing that he meant he'd let the glider go, but a twinkle in the distance caught her attention. Looking over to it, she felt happy. Happier than ever as she watched the sun start rising in the east. The view was so beautiful. The light overcoming the darkness. Day dominating over the night.
After Jiao took her home, she sat up writing in her diary about the occurrence, smiling to herself.
Whatever was wrong with Jiao, watching the sunrise with me calmed him down. I'm just glad that he's okay now.
*
Jiao sat, thinking to himself about how he still had feelings for Nun Demoska. Thinking of becoming an uncle, he narrowed his eyes. He wouldn't go his entire life without confronting Demoska and letting her know how he felt all this time. He may have found peace with his brother over the years, but that jealousy still lingered, it was merely dormant. He wasn't jealous at all about how people thought Jigako was the better brother since he was getting sent away all the time.
He counted on Jigako to get to the Eastern Air Temple on time. As he counted on him to get back home later than it actually took.
Demoska and Jigako never knew that for a long time, he'd been watching them. He'd been studying his brother. His movements, his countenance, his attitudes, what made him different even though they were twins. They looked alike in every single way. He looked in the mirror thinking to himself.
Watching Demoska and Jigako sometimes made him sick.
Most of the time he would just put himself in his brothers' shoes. It was fairly easy to imagine himself as Jigako.
At first, knowing they made love all the time was upsetting all on its own. But when he actually saw them the first time in their secret place, his world turned upside down.
Demoska. His hands became fists.
Tonight will be the night…
*
She'd been sitting in her and Jigako's secret place for a while, just watching the peaceful romantic scenery. Jigako had been away longer this time and she gave no sign of being pregnant, even though she was sure that this time she would definitely be carrying a child.
Hearing footsteps she widened her eyes in surprise. No one knew about this place all except one person. She turned, excited. She knew that Jigako would be returning soon, seeing him, she smiled, getting up and rushing to hug him as he hugged back, "Oh Jigako! You came back early!"
Jiao wore his clothes the way his brother did, walked like him, and even though they sounded eerily similar when they spoke with their differences, he'd perfected talking like him, hugging her, he smiled, "Yes…I came back early."
"Jigako, I have bad news." She sighed, "I'm not pregnant."
Jiao knew very well that for some reason, no matter how long they tried, they couldn't conceive. He himself was still a virgin. He tried to think of what Jigako would say.
Moving to face him, Demoska put her finger on Jiao's lips before he could say anything, "It's okay. We'll just try again Jigako." She kissed him, "You know I have to inspect your body for injury." She winked.
Jiao had to fight a blush. He had more than a fair idea of what an inspection meant. It meant that if he didn't tell her that he wasn't Jigako, he wasn't going to be a virgin anymore. He had to make the choice and seeing her looking at him with those eyes of hers, he made his choice, smiling wickedly on the inside, "I've been looking forward to this inspection Demoska."
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A/N: So it occurred to me that people can't precisely picture what everyone must look like. I mean, I made very little descriptions. So here's some fun facts about the characters:
- Demoska: In my mind, is a tall lanky girl standing about 5ft 9in [by the time she's 18] with the Air Nomad's tanned skin. Straight jet black hair down to her waist with bangs. Her eye color is Aang's and yes, she has the blue arrows, though due to not shaving her hair, her bangs cover the blue arrow on her forehead mostly. At first, I imagined her looking sort of like Rosette Christopher from Chrno Crusade, but changed my mind at the last minute. I wanted a unique black-haired beauty. [She's actually designed after my college roommate.] She was meant to be the dramatic, dainty, damsel, girly one. I love how she talks! It's a bit medieval in a way but very proper. I do hope that people like her, considering I wanted to create my own character and make her as non Katara-like personality wise as possible. I think that turned out very well. For the record, it's not that she's a freak or sex addict that she gets so many explicit scenes, it's just something she and Jigako constantly do to show their deep love for one another. It's respectful and honorable for love to bloom within the Air Nomads. They value love greatly [and depend on love in order for their race to keep going], but they don't think it appropriate for youths under 16 to start falling in love, let alone have sex, which was why Demoska and Jigako had to hide their true relationship due to Jigako being 'under age'. [It had to be awkward for them to be together around other people seeing as to how they're always wanting one another. Sexual tensions at dinner tables, hanging out, and during sleepovers much?] 16 is the '18' for the Air Nomads, this idea springing from the episode in which the Elders didn't want to tell Aang he was the Avatar until he was 16. You'd think that with monks and nuns all around, their '18' would be older ne?
- Yai: I didn't want to make her a Toph rip off, if you know what I mean. But I like how she came out. I personally am charmed by her. She's not totally masculine all the time and not as dainty and "Middle Ages" as Demoska. Rather, she's one dedicated girl isn't she? Pictures of an older Toph inspired her character. I actually was going to do this story about just Jigako, Jiao, and Demoska and came up with Yai at the last minute, but I'm very glad that I added her into the mix. People are probably wondering what her role could possibly be since its sort of obvious by now that Demoska is Aang's mother. Kukuku, you'll just have to wait and see. ;] As for her looks, she's very short compared to everyone else and always has been. At 17, she stands an even 5ft 6in and stops growing. She has dark brown hair down to her shoulder blades, rosy lips, and oblique light brown eyes. Her skin color is actually a few shades darker than that of the Air Nomads rather than lighter and yes, she has the blue arrows too but she gets them later than everyone else. Her body structure tends to have more curves than Demoska, who has the figure of a plank in comparison [figuratively speaking]. When she gets older, she's a bit busty at the chest with a C-cup. [No wonder Monk Gyatso revoked her Nun title? Just kidding.] Sounds like a beautiful rose of the Earth Kingdom no? It's only mentioned briefly, but she had a ton of suitors [monks and non-monks] at her doorstep wanting to be her mate, all of whom Jiao chased away.
- Jigako and Jiao both...look exactly like Aang. As Katara pointed out, Aang was the spitting image of the drawing Zuko discovered in chapter 1. [And no, writing the Jigako/Demoska scenes didn't give me mental images of our loveable little Avatar.] Though as they get older, the brothers will develop more differences. There's a deviantart picture that gave me the idea to come up with the brothers in the first place. A picture of future Aang by Windy-Asylum [http: //windy-asylum. deviantart. com /art/Avatar-Aang-94174816]. Take the spaces out of the link after you copy and paste and it can be viewed propery. I love her works! I came up with Jigako first out of everyone in this story from looking at this picture.
Please don't hate Jiao now. xD He's my favorite of the 4 friends in all honestly.
I love the concept of 'The Brothers'. They have their little brotherly moments together here and there that are just cute. And I wanted them to be opposites in personality but get along at the same time. Twins are rare in the Avatar world [we've only see 2 sets of twins. Lo and Li fron the Fire Nation and the twins in the episode The Fortuneteller] and I'd figure for some reason even more rare among the Air Nomads. For some reason in Avatar, twins and bending just don't seem to mix well. In 'The Fortuneteller' one twin can earthbend and the other can't. Lo and Li both can't firebend at all. So I wanted twins who could both bend and they be incredibly good at it. Don't worry, I've kept in mind that Monk Gyatso was known as the greatest airbender, so technically, the twins would be number two in skills under him by this point.
About Jigako being a candidate to become an elder [just to patch things up]. As Demoska's Master, Nun Mina, mentioned briefly, you can't become an Elder Monk and be sexually active. [In this story, a Monk becomes an Elder when they're between the ages of 60 and 80]. The Elders [including Monk Gyatso] are all virgins who gave up that part of life in order to properly detach themselves from the world. So why is Jigako so special? His personality is what interested them so much. He has a mind far beyond his age and this peaceful sereneness to him that attracts people. It's something Demoska loves about him especially. The boy has never felt angry in his life. The only negative feeling he's ever felt has been sadness; other than that, he's always peaceful. The Air Nomads live for peace, as it is the core of most of their teachings.
- Monk Kannin: This female monk I think, as I read over my story, is a cross between Avatar YangChen [in looks] and Iroh [in personality]. The woman loves her tea! And rather than Jasmine, she's a Chamomile fan. ;D I imagined her to look like the female monk statue that you see in the episode 'The Guru' as Aang unlocks the 'truth' chakra. Heck as a background I'll say that it IS a statue of Monk Kannin. [Nickelodeon don't sue me. o_o; I don't own that statue!] She may act like a nice elderly lady, but she's actually young herself. She found Yai as a newborn when she was 22 so at this point in the story, she's going into her early 40's.
- Monk Natu and Nun Chigai -- Demoska's parents. Aang's family tree, on both sides, consists of incredibly tall people. [Oh the irony!] As Aang's direct grandparents on his mother's side, they're both over 6 foot tall. =D Oh yes, it definitely means that Aang won't be shorter than Katara for very long.
- Monk Jagu and Aara -- Monk Jagu is Jigako and Jiao's father. And yes, even he towers over at 6ft 7in. Jigako and Jiao both stop getting taller at an even 6ft. His only real issue is that since Aara died, he'd become very strict on the boys when they're at home but at the same time gives them way too much personal space to leave and do as they like. He's not a neglectful father at all, rather he loves his sons very much. His strictness is just shown through overprotectivenss to the point where Jiao prefers to be everywhere else but home most of the time. Aara, Jigako and Jiao's mother, was the only one who wasn't very tall. In fact, she was 4ft 11in. She'd have to look up to see her lover. She died in an accident when the twins were 4, so they both remember her for who she was slightly.
- Yes, everyone and I mean everyone in this story is a vegetarian. Except Katara, Toph, Zuko, Mai, and Sokka. xD Plus Zuko's random generic palace servants. [Avatar Roku and Sozin too, if you want to get techinical. They like their fillet mingon for dinner too.]
- How do the Air Nomads get the blue arrows on their skin? -- Heck even I can't come up with an answer for that. I mean I don't think they're tatoos. That'd just be incredibly...painful if they were! ._.; Plus I can't imagine Air Nomad tatoo artists at every temple. [xD] They're some kind of permanent skin paint in my opinion put on them as children that seems to grow, adapt, and stretch as the body grows.
Okay I've gone on long enough. ;3 But I hope these fun facts cleared up anything that may have been confusing.
Chao till the next chapter!
