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Aang and Toph: Part two

The duo had to wait an excruciating amount of time before they could start the search for Fire Lady Ursa. Not only were the rebels picking up again but King Bumi demanded that they stay a couple more months to go over a couple more plans for the United Nations. Aang groaned against Appa's saddle while Toph was inside her house speaking to her parents. It had been two weeks since Iroh sent a new letter. He immediately replied back when things got too heated and that they travels would be delayed. Thankfully Iroh had intercepted some more information about a lady in the far western coast close to the Fire Nation Boarder who owns a medicinal shop. It was the most recent sighting of her or at least what they hoped was her.

"I wonder what's taking her so long Appa?" They flying bison groaned, responding to Aang's question intelligently. The air bender chuckled and softly petted the animal behind him. Momo flew out of the Bei Fong's house and Aang could feel the earth tremble as his companion strode out after him.

"URGH!" Aang immediately jumped up and ran to the aggravated earth bender. Over the past six months he was able to approach Toph more effectively. He didn't fear her overbearing personality and strength. Instead he saw the vulnerable and sweet girl that hid underneath her layers of rock wall.

"Toph what happened." She threw her hands up in frustration before tensing and turning around to her father who was now running out of the house.

"Toph you cannot leave again! You are needed here!" She rolled her eyes and moved into a earth bending stance, constricting her muscles and leveling herself in the right position to surround Aang, Appa, and her in a rock wall. It was impenetrable from the outside as her father shouted over hoping that he could reach his daughter. "Toph I don't want to lose you again. You're always running into trouble!" Toph grabbed Aang's arm looking down solemnly.

"I thought he would understand this time," she whispered. "Let's go Twinkle Toes." Aang nodded silently and helped Toph onto the front of Appa, reigns tight in his hands while the young earth bender rested against his chest.

"You sure you don't want to leave on a better note with your father?" She shook her head sighing sadly.

"After all of this you would think that he would stop babying me. I swear he won't let it go." Aang sighed before calling Appa to rise.

"Appa yip yip!" The bison took off, moaning and drowning out the pleas of Mr. Bei Fong in its wake. "What was the problem today? I know it wasn't just about you leaving. Something's got you on edge." Toph chuckled.

"Well Twinkle Toes aren't you as perceptive as ever? Yes there is more. He wants me to marry."

Aang chocked on the air flying against their skin at the words the left her mouth. "Marriage!? But, but you're only 14!" Toph shrugged against him.

"Doesn't matter. I'm a Bei Fong and he needs to know that our name will go on. Or that it will be replaced with one far greater. He wants to marry someone but I didn't bother to remember his name." Aang felt his heart drop to his stomach at the harsh reality. Although they had all wished to be older before, it was actually quite frightening how quickly it was happening. He used to think about a family all the time when he was with Katara, but now that they were done he didn't know what to think about.

"I see, what did you say" she 'humph'd' before pinching the air benders leg.

"No way! Obviously! Like you said I'm 14! I don't plan on getting married any time soon….plus, I already like someone remember?" Aang sighed in relief.

"Yeah I remember, think he misses you? I mean we have been gone for a long time." She shrugged.

"I don't know, could be. Could not be. He doesn't even know I like him so I wouldn't expect anything yet." Aang nodded understanding her position.

"Are you going to tell him any time soon?" She smiled but he could see only feel that she relaxed more into his chest yawning.

"Soon, very soon."

Their travels to the location Iroh had given them had taken some time even with air travel. When they reached the area Aang landed Appa in a clear patch of grassland not too far from a village. "Whoa, talk about isolated, Fire Lady Ursa obviously knew that she needed to stay away from the cities from Ozai."

Aang nodded in agreement, "But close enough to hear what was happening in the Fire Nation. This area is one of the few territories the fire nation and the Earth kingdom had issues with. Ultimately Zuko chose to give it to the earth kingdom." Toph stretched after sitting in the saddle for so long.

"So what's this place called?" Aang smiled.

"Hira'a"

Aang and Toph left Appa and Momo in the fields while the moved towards the village. There were many people out at a market in the middle of the village plaza. They split up and began asking around for a woman named Noriko, they explained her appearances and to their surprise it only took one person each to find out that Noriko did indeed live here. They raced back to their meeting place eager to tell the other of their news.

"I FOUND HER!" They shouted simultaneously. Aang laughed while Toph groaned in irritation.

"Damnit, seems like everyone knows this Noriko, but the question is 'is she really Fire Lady Ursa?'" Aang shrugged and pointed to a house on the far end of the village edge.

"That's good news Toph, our travels already took us longer to get here but now we have time to get her to come back. Finding her is hard but convincing her to come back is going to be harder or it could be extremely easy." Toph nodded and followed the young air bender to the house in which the other villagers had directed them too. It was averaged sized, enough for one person and some visitors. The outside was furbished with numerous plants and herbs whose vines reached the top of the house, laced in intricate patterns through years of growth.

"If this is really where she lives then she has lived here for a long time. Or the previous owners had an interest in plants." Toph nodded in agreement and rolled her shoulders.

"Aang, I'm sure you already know but there's a lady in there. I can feel her." Aang sighed before knocking on the door.

"Yeah, guess it's time to see." They waited patiently for five seconds before a women who barely looked the age of 21 walk out. Her brown hair was tied up in a knot and several strands fell beside her face.

"Hello? How may I help you today." Aang gazed into her bright blue eyes thinking of how similar the woman looked to Katara. He coughed in his hand before introducing himself.

"My names Aang, I'm the Avatar. This here is my friend Toph Bei Fong, we are here looking for a lady named U-Noriko, we heard that she has a wide knowledge of medicinal plants that we might need." The young woman gasped before tugging them inside the house beaming with excitement.

"The avatar! What an Honor!" She turned to Toph smiling happily "and the Master Earth bender Toph Bei Fong! How did I not recognize you! Please come sit down!" The two benders looked at each other before taking a seat in the dining room. The young woman began to make them some tea before Aang finally spoke up.

"Uhm, you are Noriko?" Toph gave him a look and he shrugged. Obviously she wasn't Noriko since she was too young.

"Oh no, my name in Ling. I'm Miss Noriko's assistant. She went off for a healing session at the Faa' residence, she should be back soon." Aang sighed in relief that they wouldn't have to wait too much longer. Ling brought the tea to the table and served it to them.

"Thank you Ling, this smells delicious." She smiled happily and sat down flattening out her apron to appear more presentable.

"You are very welcome Avatar Aang." Aang smiled uncomfortably.

"Just Aang is fine Ling," the young woman blushed but acknowledge the request. Toph took a calm sip of her tea. A vibration echoed beyond the front door. A woman, slightly taller than Ling and carrying items was walking towards the house.

"Aang she's here." Ling looked to Toph with confusion. The door opened and a middle aged woman with long dark brown hair and deep chocolate eyes came into view.

"Ah Ling do we have guests?" Ling nodded enthusiastically standing up and introducing the pair.

"Yes Milady Noriko! The Avatar and Master Earth bender require your presence, It's a great honor to have served them tea!" Noriko smiled warmly at her young assistant and gazed upon Aang and Toph.

"Well, what do I owe the pleasure? I am Noriko the herbalist of Hira'a." Aang stood up before taking a deep breath.

"As Ling kindly mentioned I am Avatar Aang, and my companion is Master Earth bender Toph Bei Fong. Lady Noriko we wish to speak with you about some private matters." Noriko made no appearance of disrupt or anger, instead she smiled kindly and placed her basket on the table.

"Of course Avatar Aang, Master Toph. Ling could you leave us? I believe your father, Ikem is waiting for you to return home." Ling bowed politely before leaving the residence. When the door shut Noriko removed her coat and sat opposite from the young benders.

"I believe this is about my children isn't it?" Aang nodded and Toph crossed her arms.

"So you are Fire Lady Ursa then?" Toph asked, Noriko smiled sadly before nodding her head.

"Yes, I was previously known as Ursa, here I am Noriko." Aang slammed his hands onto the table.

"THIS IS GREAT! I CANT BELIEVE WE FOUND YOU! OHHHHH Zuko will be so happy to see you! Oh and Azula too! She's been talking about you a -"

"I cannot go see them Avatar Aang." Toph raised an eyebrow questionably.

"Why not?" Ursa sighed sadly burying her head into the palms of her hand.

"What good would it do?! I was a coward! I left my children in Ozai's care and look what happened! My son was burned, my daughter went mad and here I was making a new life for myself alone! I should've taken them with me. Why on earth would I go back? They deserve so much more and I could only hope that you would never come looking for me."

Aang sat down slowly listening to the near silent whimpers of the woman in front of them. He sighed before talking.

"But your son is now Fire Lord, friends with the avatar, and creating a United nations with the others. Your daughter, is now sitting by her brother like she was supposed to…gave up her bending…to prove that she was better than what her father made her to be." Ursa looked up at him, eyes stained red from tears, "and all they want is too see their mother. They know your alive Lady Ursa, and they want you to go home. So please, wont you come back with us?"

"They want me to come home?" Toph smiled placing her feet on the table hands behind her head.

"So much that they can't even focus on the task at hand. When we heard you were alive from Uncle we knew that we had to find you and bring you back. Plus Sparky and Princess are just itching to get out of work to come find you themselves." Ursa looked at he with confusion.

"Uncle…Sparky?...Princess, who are these people?" Aang laughed while Toph groaned closing her eyes and leaning her head back so she faced the ceiling.

"Those are the nicknames Toph gives to Iroh, Zuko, and Azula." Ursa smiled warmly and laughed at the explanation.

"I see so Zuko is Sparky then?" Aang nodded, "And Azula Princess? What wonderful nicknames for my children. I assume Zuko has a temper then?" Toph snickered.

"Like you wouldn't believe, doesn't help that Sugar Queen likes to give him a hard time." Aang shook his head.

"Another friend, Katara of the Water Tribe. She's very close friends with your son. As well as us." Toph rolled her eyes.

"Yeah but more so." Ursa chuckled more and held a hand to her heart.

"If they truly wish to see me again then I won't stop until I have seen their faces again. However I have so much here. It will be awhile till I am ready to leave this place."

Aang nodded smiling enthusiastically. "Of course, is two months enough time?" Ursa nodded thinking about what needed to be done in her head.

"It should be, why the two month limit though? Surely we are in no rush." Toph giggled.

"Actually we are, Twinkle Toes over here wants to get you back before Zuko's 18th." Ursa gasped and quickly grabbed a notebook and scrambled down notes.

"Of course! What a wonderful surprise, or at least I hope so. Please Avatar Aang, Master Toph. Could you both assist me with the shop and preparing to leave? I will not be able to do it alone."

Aang smiled brightly hands on his hips in confidence. "Of course, we have a birthday party to make!"

URSA HAS APPEARED!~ So what do you guys think so far!? I contemplated over making Ursa a pain in the neck to find and then giving Aang and Toph trouble by not wanting to leave. But when I though about it I didnt want it to be like that. She misses her children just like any mother would and I wanted her to be exicted to have the chance to mend the relationship between her and her children.

So hopefully you all enjoyed this as much as I enjoyed writing it! Next chapter will be the last half of Katara and Zuko's (maybe) present lets see who can figure it out ahaha. If you have an idea let me know in the reviews I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Zutara coming soon I swear I just need the right build up ahahah!
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