Mai's POV
Today, I'm going to be released from the hospital after yesterday of the birth of my son, Teji Agni. After I gave birth to Teji, my group of friends came to see him. Suki and Ty Lee went ga-ga over how cute he is and how he looked so much like his parents. Well, Teji does share the same exact resemblance of his father, only with my eyes. I find it sweet when Aang told Katara that maybe someday they'll have one of these. Sokka made a comment that he looks squishy, which resulted in a smack on the head by Toph, who then told me that she too is excited about having her baby while rubbing her swollen belly. I forgot to mention that she too is pregnant and is only six months along. Sokka and Toph are engaged, and they're planning to get married after their child is born. Toph is now living with Sokka after her father kicked her out when she told him that she's pregnant.
Anyway, Zuko and I got released from the hospital after we got checked for any damage. Azula and Ursa helped us climbed into the car without hurting us, and we headed back home. When we arrived, we realized that Teji wouldn't stop crying. He's been crying ever since we got to the car! I tried rocking him to sleep, but it didn't work. Maybe he's hungry? Zuko handed me our son's bottle, and I feed it to him. We both sighed in relief when feeding him the bottle calmed him down.
Zuko said," For a moment there, I thought our son would never stop crying."
"I know, me neither." I replied. "He's cute, and besides he was just born yesterday."
"Yeah, he was born on November 23rd at 2:13pm. Man, I can't believe you went into labor after I left school yesterday."
"It was totally unexpected!" I told him. "Our son was looking forward to coming to this world!"
Zuko commented, "I know. But I'm glad it's you, who had my child. I couldn't think of anyone who can do it better than you can, Mai."
He pulled me into an embrace, being careful not to crush Teji. Then we heard him whimper, and we looked down at our son, who is snuggling closer in my arms. Zuko kneeled down a little so that he is eye level with our little Teji, and cooed at him," Aww, is little Teji sleepy?"
Teji opened his eyes to look at his father, who then smiled like he never had before. I asked, "Would you like to tuck our son to bed?"
Zuko looked at me nervously, saying, "Oh umm... okay.."
I carefully handed him our baby, making sure he doesn't slip through our fingers. We don't want that. When Zuko got Teji craddled in his arms, he started humming a song, putting our son to sleep. He has such a sweet singing voice. When Teji is finally asleep, Zuko carefully placed him in his crib and put a blanket over him. He placed a kiss on our son's forehead and quietly left the room, closing the door behind him.
He went to our room and climbed into bed next to me. He said," You know, I'm glad that we're able to work things out. I'd never thought we could work out an unexpected pregnancy, but it worked out in the end now that we have our son", placing a kiss on my lips.
"I'm glad that it worked out too." I agreed. "Do you think we'll make great parents?"
Zuko shrugged. "I don't see how, but I know that we can do this. Besides..." He placed another kiss on my lips. "... If we could handle an unexpected pregnancy, then we could handle parenthood."
I smiled at his words. "I guess we could, after all, I managed to hide it from everyone except our friends. Well, good night, Zuko."
"Good night, Mai."
We pulled the covers over ourselves and went to sleep.
OoOoOo
Ever since our son was born, we've been trying to keep our son under control. Teji's been crying every two hours, waking us up at night when we're trying to sleep. Teji pukes all the time. I also find it funny when he puked all over Zuko's shirt, and Zuko was pissed that it ruined one of his good shirts. I thought Teji is the king of puking until I saw Toph and Sokka's son. I almost forgot to mention that Toph and Sokka have their kid two months after Teji was born, and they named him, Seto. He's cute, but he's not as cute as Teji. No offense! After that, they got married. That was a wonderful wedding!
Anyway, Seto is now the king of puking. I found out while I was at Sokka's house. Zuko and I were bringing our son along with us. While we were eating in silence, Toph was about to feed Seto when he puked on the table... close to where Zuko and I were. I could've swore that it went over five feet. I even found hilarious when it landed on Sokka's shirt when he sat across from his son. Zuko and I were glad that our son isn't like that.
Teji grew up so fast while we were taking care of him. He now learned how to talk and walk. He even started calling me, 'mommy.' Isn't that cute? I know I sound crazy right now, but hey, I'm a mother. So what? I went to a community college for two years and finished off my college years by going to Yangchen University, where I'm doing a major in art. Zuko already graduated from there by the time I start my second year there. Ursa was so kind enough to take care of Teji while I went to school. When I finally finished up my college years, I got my bachelors degree. I decided to work as an artist at a studio that is only about 30 minutes away from my house. My boss loved my art and think I should have them displayed at a museum, and I was like, "cool."
After Zuko got his degree in cooking, he was thinking about opening up a restaurant since he loves cooking. So, he spend thousands of dollars for the construction of the restaurant, and he even asked me to draw out the design since I have artistic skills. I don't know when it should be done, but it might take a while for the construction workers to finish.
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Three years later...
"Mommy, wake up." My three year old son cried, jumping on my bed.
I woke up to his whining and sat up, grabbing my son. Teji laughed as I bought him closer to my chest.
Teji tugged at my sleeve. "Mommy Mommy, come on! Gwanma is making breakfast. Come on, Mommy!"
I crawled out of bed and chuckled as he dragged me down to the kitchen. He may learned how to talk, but he messes up on his r's and some d's. When we got to the kitchen, I set Teji in his high chair and took a seat next to him. Ursa served us two plates of pancakes, greeting us with a smile. I smiled and took the plates, handing one to my son. After I gave Teji his pancakes, he started playing with the syrup. Ursa and I were laughing non-stop when he covered himself up in maple syrup, saying that he's the syrup monster.
I said," Okay, my little Teji, time for a bath."
Teji put on a terrified look on his face after I said that. He hates taking baths. I took him out of his high chair and there he goes, kicking and screaming as I take him to the bathroom. While I was filling up a tub full of warm water, Teji was struggling to reach for the doorknob. Ha, he has no way out now that I locked the door. I heard a knock and went over to the door to answer it. I opened the door to reveal Ursa, who is holding a stack of towels.
She suggested," I just thought you might need some fresh clean towels since the other ones are due for a wash."
I looked at the disgarded towels that are lying on the floor, and they looked rather disgusting. One of them has mud on it from when Teji and Zuko had a mud fight yesterday... well not exactly a mud fight. It's more like playing cat and mouse. Zuko had chase Teji around the backyard since he refuses to take a bath. Zuko did caught Teji alright, but the downside is that they fell into a mud puddle. Teji was taking this as an opportunity to escape, but Zuko grabbed him and held him there, laughing at our son's antics. When they got inside, they were covered in mud from head to toe, so they have to take a bath together. Teji was very excited when he heard that he's going to take a bath with his daddy. I even got pictures too! Those towels are definitely due for a wash.
I said," Okay, here they are."
Just as when I was about to get them, Teji bolted right out the door, leaving his clothes behind. After I handed Ursa the dirty towels, I started to chase after my son, who is running around the house naked. Silly little boy! I tried to corner him in many places, but Teji managed to escape from me before I would catch him. Then I heard the front door open and I looked to find Zuko walking in, wearing his chef uniform.
Zuko asked," What's going on?"
"I was going to give Teji a bath, but he refused. So he took off his clothes and started running around naked", I replied, searching for Teji. Then I saw him peeking out from behind a wall and jumped out, screamming," I AM NAKED MAN!"
Zuko chuckled. "More like naked BOY!"
Teji then started running again, and Zuko and I had to chase after him. For a three year old, he's pretty hard to get. As we were chasing after him, he led us to our bedroom, where I think we finally cornered him. I quickly closed the door behind me so he couldn't escape. Zuko was close to catching him but once again, he slipped away. Just as he was about to make an exit, he skidded to a stop when he realized that I shut the door.
I smiled down at him. "Teji, you're trapped. Now let Mommy take you to a place where you'll be fresh and clean."
Teji knew what I meant and tried to run away, but I managed to capture him before he goes into hiding. He started squirming as I was carrying him back to the bathrrom where he'll take his bath. When we got there, Zuko was sitting in the tub with a grin on his face.
I sweatfropped at the sight, saying," Umm Zuko, are you...?"
"Don't worry, I'm wearing trunks." Zuko reassured me. "Since I'm dirty, how would Teji like spend bath time with Daddy?"
Teji cheered after he said that. "Yay, I am gonna be with Daddy!"
I carefully placed him in the tub, only to be splashed by our son. I cried," Teji, no splashing!"
Teji continued to splash until Zuko grabbed him and started washing him with the soap. After he did that, I grabbed the shampoo bottle and started washing his hair. His face started to scrunch up as soapy bubbles started running down his face. Good thing I bought the tear-free kind, or Teji would be screaming if he got soap in his eyes. I rinsed out the shampoo and got started on the conditioner. After I rinsed out the conditioner, I pulled out a stool and sat down on it and watched as Teji played with the toys Zuko pulled out. He loved his toy ship, and sometimes he imagines himself as a pirate. I heard him laugh along with Zuko, who is created waves with his hand. A frown appeared on my face when I remembered somthing. In the past two weeks, I've been feeling nauseous and dizzy. So, I went to the doctor and took a test. When I got the results, I was shocked and that's when I started to worry about how Zuko will react. Now that Zuko is enjoying his time with his son, I think I should tell him what's up.
I started speaking," Zuko, there's something I need to talk to you about."
"Sure. Do we need to get Teji out?" Zuko responded, letting his son go do whatever in the water.
I shook my head. "That won't be neccessary. It's nothing serious."
"Okay. So what's on your mind?"
I asked him," Zuko, remember in the past few weeks I've been feeling ill?"
Zuko nodded. "Yeah, did you go to the doctors?"
"Yeah, I did. I took a test and got the results fifteen minutes later." I answered. "I don't know how you're going to take this but... I'm going to have another baby."
Zuko looked at me in shock, saying," No way! You serious?"
I nodded. "Yes, I'm serious. We're going to have a new member coming in this family."
Zuko climbed out of the tub and hugged me, getting me soaked. He lifted me up and spun me around, cheering," I can't belive it! We're going to have another baby! We're going to have another baby!"
Teji looked up at us in confusion. Zuko put me down and went over to him, telling him," Did you hear that? Mommy and I are going to have another baby. Aren't you about having a brother or a sister?"
Teji put on a surprised look on his face, nodding his head as if saying yes. I'm betting that since he is a boy, he would definitely prefer a brother. Teji stood up proudly and cheered," I am gonna be a BIG bwothew!"
Zuko chuckled. "I see he still messes up on his r's."
"Yeah, he's got a lot to learn before he starts going to school next year." I crossed my arms over my chest, smirking proudly.
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Nine months had already passed and I already went into labor. Heading to the hospital isn't bad like last time 'cause Zuko is with me this time. When we arrived at the hospital, I once again scared the receptionist lady and had a doctor take me to a room. This time, they took to a different room that has stuffed animals and colorful wallpaper. Why couldn't they just take me to a room where Teji was born? The doctor told me that I'm going to need two people here with me when I give birth. I freely choosed Katara, who has been there the first time, and my husband, Zuko. After what's been six hours, I given birth to a baby girl.
Here I am sitting up in my bed, holding my baby girl. She looks so beautiful. She has black hair, fair skin, and pinchable cheeks. She has her hands curled in fists, gently pressing them to her cheeks.
Zuko complimented," She looks just like you, Mai."
I looked at him and replied," What? She kinda looks more like you."
"No really, she looks like you. If you look closely, you'll see that she looks EXACTLY like you!" Zuko stated as he gazes down at our daughter.
I did the same, and I realized that Zuko is absolutely right. She does look very much like me. Then I heard her whimper and I gasped when I notice that she has gold eyes, just like Zuko's.
Zuko chuckled. "Looks like she has my eyes."
"She sure does."
We both turned our heads when heard the door open, and entered the room came Ursa with Teji. Teji climbed onto the bed and asked," Who's that?"
I answered," That's your new baby sister. Aren't you proud that you're a big brother now?"
Teji looked at me, and then he replied," I'm a big brother now."
We laughed at his statement, and went back to looking at the girl, who snuggled close to my chest.
I asked," What do you want to name her?"
Zuko thought for a moment, and he replied," How about... Zelda?"
"Zelda... that's a pretty name. Zelda Agni. That sounds perfect!" I commented.
Zuko offered her his finger and she gripped it in her tiny hand. He chuckled. "Looks like she already knows I'm her daddy."
I smiled. "Hi Zelda, I'm your mommy."
Zelda cooed in response and started sucking her thumb. I couldn't help, but wonder how our kids are going to turn out when they become teenagers. One thing I won't forward to is seeing them start dating boys and girls, and I know that Zuko wouldn't be happy with that either. I guess I got to enjoy all the happiness my kids bring in. Zuko and I continued to look at our kids until our friends and family came in.