Sigh The update for Dilemma of two dreams is finished, but I'll wait until it's about 20:00 h here in Belgium, and after that I'll practice my manga a bit. So for the moment I'll write a drabble, just to make sure I won't get bored!
Noise
It was late, and Zuko and Katara were both reading a book. Their child, Haru, walked in and held his teddy bear close, sucking his thumb. Katara gasped when she saw him and rushed over to him.
'Haru, baby, why aren't you asleep yet? It's bedtime for little boys like you.' Haru didn't answer her, he asked an other question instead.
'What were you two doing yesterday? You were very noisy…'
Zuko nearly choked in his tea and Katara gasped again. While her cheeks turned red, she took the child in her arms. 'Uhm… What are you talking about, sweety?'
'It's true!' he said. 'You were making really really much noise, and mommy kept yelling daddy's name. You sounded angry, was it because daddy was been naughty?'
Katara's heart wanted to say "He sure was, VERY naughty!", but her mind chose something else instead.
'Just go back to bed, sweetheart.'
'Oh! Oh! Me get it!' he said, sounding a bit sad. 'Daddy was hurting mommy, a lot I think, because you kept making strange noises.' Haru started to imitate the "strange noises" and moaned and groaned loudly, though he didn't knew what he was doing. Katara nearly cried out and laid her hand on his small mouth, making sure no one else could hear this.
'We were just, uhm… You know, we were…'
'Making you a baby sister!' Zuko said, interrupting her. Katara wanted to react to that, but Haru was faster than she was.
'A baby sister? How?'
Zuko stood up and squattered down in front of his son, laying a hand on his shoulders. 'I told you babies live in mommy's belly for a while, but you probably want to know how they get in there.'
Haru nodded and Zuko continued. 'Well, we need to call your sister first, making sure she crawls in herself. So we had to make very much noise, just to make sure she could hear us, since she lives in the earthkingdom.'
'Oh! Now I get it!' Haru said happily. Katara laughed a bit as they saw the child heading back for it's room, feeling a lot wiser now.
Some day, EVERY child asks these tough questions. So I thought I could use it in a drabble. Hope you liked it and please review!: )
