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Ardea sat on her light pink bed covers, bored out of her mind. She didn't have her mom there to play with her since she was still in Ba Sing Se on Avatar business, and her father was at his newest assignment at the police station, a job that he got when she was just a few months old.

So of course she was home alone when she was supposed to be at Air Temple Island. Ardea never really liked staying there, so when she was normally sent there she snuck out to either her house or the pro-bending arena to watch her Uncle Bolin. People who she just met usually say she was like her father, but in all reality she was just like her mother personality wise.

So Ardea, being the rebellious little three year old she was, got off her bed and headed towards her door. She then walked across the hall towards the front door. She was determined to go to the tree that her parents talked about all the time in the bedtime stories they tell her.

They told her about their wedding in front of the tree, the tree were they fell asleep under and her mother waking up to see her father sleeping right next to her and his head right on top of hers. Ardea often laughed at her parents stories about when they were young and how awkward her mother was when it came to love.

When she finally got to the park, she didn't expect for it to be so crowded. She only expected to see only a few people, but instead, there was a crowd of people.

Ardea being curious ditched her mission for the tree and went over to the sea of people that kept getting bigger.

"Non-benders are you tired of being under the tyranny of benders? Then join Nazar, he will help you!" A strange man said through a big megaphone. Ardea pushed and shoved through the crowd through the crowd. She made a face at what the strange man said. Non-benders were under the tyranny of benders? That man was crazy. She looked at the man, her golden eyes peering into him.

"What are you talking about? Bending is the coolest thing ever!" Ardea told him hotly, not knowing that years ago her mother said the exact same words.

"Oh, and you are probably thinking about knocking me off this podium with some firebending?" He asked.

"Maybe I am or maybe I'm not, but you can't do this! I thought we got over this problem, years ago, when all the Non-benders and benders found out that Amon was a fake!" Ardea told him, her golden eyes studying him.

"Yeah right," the man told her. "Non-benders are still being treated like crap from the benders!"

Ardea looked at him strangely again, when just then the police sirens began wailing throughout the city. Ardea looked from the man and looked at the road to see the police cars coming closer and closer. She had to get out of the park, if her dad was in one of those cars, then she will be in the biggest trouble. Ardea snuck out from the disappearing crowd and made her way back to Air Temple Island.

"Oh, so you're just going to go running to your mommy?" The taunted, Ardea cringed slightly, her mother was still in Ba Sing Se, and all she pretty much had were they Air Bending kids who weren't really kids anymore, and her cousins.

"No, I am going to Air Temple Island!" Ardea told him, which just made him laugh.

"What are you going to do there?" He asked.

"Why should you know?" Ardea said quite hotly. She turned on her heel and made way back to Air Temple Island, only someone bumped into her.

"So, the Avatar's daughter has snuck out of Air Temple Island?" Ardea looked up to see the face of Chief Bei Fong. Ardea cringed; she knew that her father will hear about this.

"Oh, hi Chief," Ardea said, trying to sound enthusiastic. Lin rolled her eyes and lifted the three year old over her shoulder.

"Where are you taking me?" Ardea asked, pounding on her back. Lin once again rolled her eyes and continued walking.

"I'm bringing you to your father, who else?" Lin told her. Ardea made a scared face, her golden eyes widening.

"Oh, please no! He will kill me if he found out that I was out!" Ardea yelled, pounding on the chief's back harder. Lin shook her head; this little girl had the exact personality as her mother, but she was little like her father as well.

"Sorry, kid, but your father told you to stay at Air Temple Island." Lin told her. Ardea made a face, before squirming her way out of the chiefs hold. Lin felt the little girl squirm so she of course tightened the hold on her. Ardea frowned, but being the stubborn one she was she continued to squirm until, finally Lin got to her father.

"Mako, I found your daughter." Lin told him. Mako faced her and looked at his three year old who was helplessly squirming in the chief's hold.

"Ardea, didn't I tell you to stay at Air Temple Island?" He asked, obviously annoyed that his daughter didn't stay where she was supposed to stay.

"I got bored." She answered bluntly, "I want mommy!" Mako sighed and grabbed his daughter from the chief.

"Mommy is going to come back soon after she settles the problem, Ardea." Mako told her, lifting her onto his shoulders. Ardea pouted and crossed her arms.

"Come on, it's time to go home." He told her, walking towards the apartment. Ardea looked around as they walked, occasionally spotting parents with their kids having fun. Kids with their father and mother, Ardea knew fairly well that her mother would come back.

Once they were back at the apartment, Mako put his daughter down and watched her run into her room and slammed her door shut. He sighed and knocked on her door to only hear her talking to herself. He opened her door a little to see her talking to a picture of her mother that she snuck in her room after she left. When he saw it she told him she just didn't want to forget what she looked like.

"Hi, Mommy, today I snuck out of Air Temple Island and went home because I wanted to get home. Then I went to the park to see the tree that you and Daddy talk about, but I got side-tracked and saw a guy with a big megaphone saying something about a guy whose name is Nazar"

Nazar, Mako had heard about the guy, apparently he was the new Amon. Mako cringed, his daughter could be endangered, and what about Korra? When will she come back? She said she would be back soon like in a few months, she assured him three, but she has been gone for five. Ardea was getting restless and asking him when her mother was coming back.

Mako sighed and went out to check the mail, closing his daughter's door before going out. Korra promised to write him, but the last letter he got from her was two months ago, his daughter of course kept pouting whenever her mother didn't send them a letter back.

When he finally got to his mailbox slot he checked it, to a thick piece of paper. He quickly grabbed it and saw it was from Korra, he ripped it opened and read it.

Dear Mako and Ardea,

I'm sorry that I haven't been writing, it's just I've been busy here is Ba Sing Se. But good news, the situation here is under control, and it has been solved, so I will be coming home soon. Maybe in a few days, so don't worry.

Ardea, I got you something as well so don't you worry I know how much you like presents. And Mako I also got you presents, and don't worry Tenzin and I didn't kill each other. I can't wait to see you again! And I also can't wait to see the look on your face Mako when I tell you some really good news!

Love always,

Korra

Mako folded up the letter and grabbed the rest of the mail. Sure the letter was short, but it was a sign of reassurance that Korra was fine and coming home soon. He ran back to his apartment, knowing that Ardea will be happy that her mother wrote back.

When he got back to the apartment, he opened the door to see the expectant face of his daughter. She was smiling sweetly at him, her golden eyes looking at him.

"Daddy, what's for dinner?" She asked rocking back and forth on the balls of her feet, her hands folded.

"How about noodles," he told her, going to the kitchen. "I got something from your mother today."

"Really, let me have it!" She begged jumping up and down, reaching for the letter. Mako gave his daughter a smile and gave her the letter.

"Can you read it?" He asked. Ardea studied the letter, trying to make out the shapes. She shook her head and gave the letter back to her father. He chuckled and grabbed the letter back and sat on the floor. Ardea smiled and climbed onto her father's lap.

Mako read her letter, her smile never disappearing from her face. Once he was done, he closed the letter and Ardea clapped her hands together.

"Mommy is coming back in a few days!" She exclaimed hopping up and down. "And she got me something! I hope it's a new dress or maybe a doll!"

Mako laughed, his daughter had her mother's personality, but when it came to clothes or anything girly, his daughter was the first to react to it. She would want it. Her mother would never think about such things.

"Maybe it is kiddo." He told her ruffling her long black hair. She scrunched her nose and pouted.

"Daddy" she complained, flattening her hair. Mako once again laughed and got up off the floor. He then went to the cabinet and took out the pan. He placed the pan on the stove and turned it on; he then grabbed the packaged noodles from the food cabinet and placed them onto the pan.

"Ardea, will you get the plates and set the table?" He asked. Ardea obliged and grabbed the plates and set the table, she then grabbed the chopsticks and put them right next to plate.

"All done, Daddy" she announced sitting down in a seat. Mako nodded and stirred the noodles some more before taking the pan from off the stove. He then brought the pan over to the table and brought the pan over to his daughter's plate. He then tipped the pan over and watched the noodles fall onto his daughter's plate.

When he thought it was a good amount, he brought the pan over to his plate and put the rest of the noodles on his plate. He then put the pan in the sink he then sat back down at the table. He then grabbed his chopsticks and broke them apart and began to eat his noodles. Mako looked up from the noodles to see his daughter was having trouble with her chopsticks.

Mako chuckled and plucked the chopsticks from his daughter.

"Hey!" She complained, wanting the chopsticks back.

"Like this, Ardea." He told her, showing her how to hold the chopsticks. She smiled and reached for the chopsticks. Mako put the chopsticks into her hand and watched her as she tried to pick up the noodles. When she finally got the hang of it and picked some noodles up she smiled and put the noodles into her mouth.

"Look, Daddy, I did it!" She exclaimed, swallowing in the process. Mako smiled at his daughter's victory and patted her on her head.

"Good job, sweetie." He told her, smiling. She smiled brightly. Once they were done, Mako cleared the table and told his daughter to get ready for bed.

She nodded and went into her room to get ready for bed. Mako smiled, he couldn't wait for Korra to come home from Ba Sing Se.

Few days later

Korra walked up the steps to the apartment; some scratches were on her arms but it wasn't anything to worry about, but of course Mako will worry about the scratches. She smiled. She was going to be reunited with her family again after five agonizing months.

When she reached the door, her hands moving to the rather small bump that she had been hiding from the crazed Equalists, she sighed and opened the door, not expecting to be tackled by a very energetic three year old.

"Mommy, you're back!" She hollered, hugging her. Korra patted her daughter's head and hugged her back.

"Good to see you, too, Sweetheart" Korra said to her, kissing her head. Ardea snuggled closer her to her mother, not wanting to be separated from her again. "Careful, Sweetie, careful!"

"Mommy, I missed you so much!" Ardea told her.

"I missed you, too, Sweetie, now come on let Mommy see Daddy." Korra said to her daughter. Ardea scrambled off of her mother. Korra smiled at her daughter and got up. Once she was up, Ardea went to hold her mother's hand. Korra smiled at her and took her little girl's hand.

"Mommy, you look bigger than the last time I saw you, have you been eating a lot?" She asked innocently. Korra chuckled and patted her head.

"Nope, come on let's go inside." Korra said changing the subject. Ardea nodded and tugged on her mother's arm. "Slow down, Ardea, Mommy is still tired!" Korra told her. Ardea slowed down but only for an instant.

When they got to the room that she and Mako shared, they stopped. Ardea made a 'shush' face and opened the door to the bedroom. Ardea crept into the still dark room her golden eyes squinting through the darkness. She waved her mother over and continued to creep around the room before she found the bed.

Ardea smiled wickedly and climbed onto the messy bed and started jumping on it. She could hear her father groan from the sudden movement, and she could also hear him getting up, but that didn't stop her from shouting.

"DADDY, WAKE UP!" She yelled.

"Ardea, I'm up, quiet down before you wake the neighbors!" Mako told her, rubbing his tired eyes. "What is it?" He asked, igniting some fire.

Ardea pointed to her mother and giggled. Mako's jaw dropped and pushed the covers off of him. He then ran over to her and kissed her lovingly.

"I missed you so much!" He said to her in between kisses. Korra laughed and kissed him back.

"I missed you, too, so how was Ardea?" She asked, looking at her daughter, "I hear she is a lot like me when I was gone." She said.

"She was fine, only once did she sneak out of Air Temple Island…that I know of." Mako said. Korra smiled and picked up her daughter.

"You make me proud every day!" She told her, kissing her cheek in the process. Ardea giggled and hugged her mother. "Oh, right, presents!" Korra remembered, putting the three year old down.

Mako noticed something was off about his wife, but he couldn't tell what it was. Was it her personality? No it was the same. Was it her body? Yeah something seemed off about it, it was a bit too large in the lower abdomen. And all of a sudden it clicked for Mako.

"Korra, is there something you're not telling me?" He asked her. Korra looked up from the sack that she left with.

"Oh, yeah, I'm pregnant, five months along." She told him Mako sighed, he could never experience the growth of his child through it all.

"And why are you telling me this now instead of writing me about it?" He asked, still pretty tired.

"Because, I wanted to tell you in person, you dummy!" She told him, going back to the sack. "Ahh, here we are a new playmate for Ardea!" Korra said, giving the doll to her.

"She's pretty!" Ardea exclaimed. "Thank you, Mommy!"

"You're welcome, Sweetie." Ardea smiled and kissed her mother before running into her room to introduce her toys to the latest addition. Korra smiled as she felt a pair of strong hands rest on her shoulders.

"Hey" he whispers into her ear.

"Hey" he whispers back.

"You're home early; I thought you said that you wouldn't be back until late afternoon."

"That's what I thought, too, but Tenzin woke me up at five in the morning, saying we needed to leave now, I wasn't the happiest camper." She told him, resting her head on his shoulder, "How was Ardea?"

"She snuck out of Air Temple Island only once… At least once that I know of." Mako smiled at Korra, "She is just like you in some ways."

Korra yawned, "Yah… just like me…" She rested her head on Mako's shoulder.

"Mornings are still evil, eh?" He asked. She smiled a little and nodded.

"They always will be." She said closing her eyes.

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End of this chapter! Hoped ya liked it and I am sorry that it took so long, I was very busy and I would've had it done sooner, but my mom told me that I couldn't bring my computer on the vacation so yeah. I would like to thank all of the people who reviewed my story so far and a special thanks to my editor: Lucy Ashley from Fairy Tail, she is the one who added the little fluff at the end so thank you so much for that! Any way please review and I'll see you next chapter which will be in a few days. And in a few weeks I'll be starting school again, so my updates will be less frequent, sorry 'bout that. Anyway, please review!