Pai Sho III

"This one is called a Lotus Tile. Your uncle Iroh loves this piece. It can only move two spaces in one turn." Aang picked up the Pai Sho piece and handed it to the infant sitting on his lap. His daughter grabbed the piece with an innocent smile and then threw it back at the board.

"Hey, I like that piece too." The child laughed at him. "Oh you think that's funny huh Ani?"

The door opened and slammed closed. "I'm back!" Toph yelled loudly. Ani made a funny noise just as loud as her mother.

"Try being louder Toph." Aang said back, using his indoor voice. Toph nudged Aang's head as she sat down next to him.

"How are my two little girls doing?" Toph asked. Ani laughed. "She has my sense of humor."

"Oh…that's great." Aang said with a hint or worry in his voice. The last thing he needed was another wise-cracking Earth Kingdom girl giving him a hard time. "How was your walk?" He asked his wife.

"Good." Toph's hand slapped the table and she felt the Pai Sho board. "What are you doing?"

"I'm teaching Ani how to play Pai Sho."

"She's six months old."

"The sooner she learns, the better she'll be."

"There's no way she knows what you're talking about."

"Sure she does! She's a smart little girl. Aren't you?" Aang kissed his daughter's cheek and Ani giggled.

"You're just teaching her cause you know can't beat me at this game and you want her to be able to when she gets older." Toph pointed out.

"…what's your point?" Aang said and Toph rolled her eyes. "I can't believe we got a daughter." Aang said.

"Told you we would."

"What are you talking about?"

"I remember someone saying they wanted a son."

"I do."

"And now you…wait, what?"

"Don't get me wrong. I love this little angel." Aang picked his girl up and bounced up and down. Little Ani laughed each time she came down. "But…having another kid would be…"

"Stop!" Toph nearly yelled. "I still have nightmares about childbirth. I don't want to think about having more kids for a while."

"Oh." Aang grinned and continued to play with Ani.

"What do you mean 'oh'? You didn't go through it. You weren't even in the room."

"Hey, I was there when I needed to be." Aang said. Toph laughed. "What? I meant after it was over. When the doctors brought her out of the room. You got a dirty mind Toph."

"Yeah, and that dirty mind is probably why this little girl is here right now." Toph grabbed Ani's toes.

"I still can't believe she's really ours." Aang said, being serious.

"Me neither." Toph said, looking at her husband, who leaned in to kiss her.

Interrupting, Ani began to squirm on Aang's lap. "You okay sweetheart?" Ani's little nose crinkled as she sneezed. WHOOSSH!!! All the Pai Sho tiles scattered across the room in a gust of wind.

"Aang, what just happened?" Toph asked, not seeing it.

"WHOOOHOO!" Aang picked up Ani and spun her around. "My daughter is an Airbender! She just sneezed out a hurricane! I'm proud of this little girl, I love her, I love her, I love, love, love this little girl!" Ani screamed laughing as her father spun around.

"Great, another airhead in the family." Toph said, rolling her eyes again.