A/N: Sorry I didn't update yesterday- this wisdom teeth thing really wiped me out. I've got school coming up, and I'm super busy this fall, so the updates might start to get a little less frequent. I apologize.
Parents- Year 3774 Toph- 32 Zuko- 36 Rated K+
"I wish I could have understood, when you were younger. Your father and I, we always loved you. We were just… too stubborn and stupid to realize that you had changed." Poppy Bei Fong laid a hand on her daughter's shoulder.
Toph smiled. "I can be pretty stubborn too. But, I'm not as angry as I used to be. I think I can begin to understand, myself. Not wanting to let go of the past, or not wanting someone to change. Hold on-" She paused for a moment. "Lian, how many times do I have to tell you that you can't run around outside naked! Go get some clothes!"
Poppy put a delicate hand over her mouth and laughed quietly.
"Ugh." Toph shook her head. "Sometimes, that girl- anyway, I think I'm beginning to understand. I mean, I don't know what I'm going to do when these kids grow up! It's ridiculous, I still feel like they're all babies."
"It's hard to accept that your babies grow up." Poppy smiled softly. Toph felt the spring breeze and the soft ground beneath her feet and sighed. Some days, she felt so lucky.
A sudden crash echoed in the house, startling them both. "Excuse me one minute." Toph said in her sweetest tone. The door to the house slammed, and was quickly followed by yelling. "What is going on in here? I swear- Just take them somewhere, okay? I'm trying to have a heart-to-heart with my mother!"
"Okay, have a nice chat!"
Toph stomped back outside. "Sorry about that."
"He seems unfazed by your yelling." Poppy said, a giggle in her voice.
"Yeah, well, I do yell a lot…" Toph mused. "It's how I show affection."
Poppy enveloped her daughter in a hug. "This is how I show affection. I love you, Toph. And I want to thank you for giving me a second chance at being part of your life, even though I don't deserve it."
"I love you, too, Mom."
A/N: Okay, just for reference, the kids are (in order of age)-
Tora (girl), Lian (girl), and Shen (boy)
More information will be revealed later, so stay tuned! haha