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Hope you enjoyed that last One-shot! Here's another I hope you all enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own Avatar…that MUCH is obvious… (WHY DO WE STILL HAVE TO WRITE THESE?)

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The Duke is usually not in the spotlight. And for good reasons...

He tended to come up with thoughts not everyone would agree with and say things that shouldn't be said. For example, how Haru appeared to look very wise and cool with his mustache. No one really agreed with it…except Haru of course.

Or how Toph is probably a really nice person on the inside. Everyone laughed at that comment.

Usually, the Duke's comments were a basis of good humor, but sometimes…they brought up some problems.

It was during an argument between Zuko and Katara, something that was not very often seen but was not surprising, that The Duke said something that caused a wide commotion everywhere.

"Hey, look I found a cool little mole thing out in the field!" The Duke exclaimed, "Zuko can I keep him?"

"Uh…I don't think so…go ask Katara." Sure enough the child ran up to the waterbender. "Hey Katara look what I found, he's so cool looking! Can I keep him?"

One look at the kid's face and the little animal in his grasp and she got a smile. "Sure you can, The Duke."

"...Don't you think we have enough animals? I don't think he should have it." Zuko said to the girl after seeing The Duke run around happily showing off the little animal he found to the rest of the camp. "Why not?" She asked, indignant. "Well unless you want to feed a ten ton bison, a lemur, your brother's bottomless stomach and a mole, it'd be best he let it go."

"Hey!" Sokka exclaimed, "I heard that!"

"It's still true anyway." Toph said with a shrug smirking when she saw Sokka's face scrounge up into what must be a glare. "I think letting him have the little animal is a good idea, besides, it's not like the little mole will eat that much." Katara said ignoring her brother.

"Katara, you have to be consistent with them," Zuko said before he was interrupted. "Since when did you care about consistency?" Katara scoffed. "Since I realized you let The Duke have almost anything he wants, you're letting everyone walk all over you!"

"Oh, REALLY NOW?!" everyone sighed as the two began to full out argue.

"They really should try to get along…" Teo had said while the two shot arguments at each other. The rest of them nodded, "Aang shouldn't you try to do something?" Haru asked, eyeing the two worriedly from a distance.

"I have…this morning, yesterday, the day before…but they're just too stubborn to take my advice!" Aang said letting a hand come up to a temple. "I don't think it's too bad." The Duke said when the two were screaming 'FINE's at each other trying to hold on to the little animal in his hands earning many strange looks.

"It's like how my parents use to argue, they always ended up making up anyway." Almost everyone froze.

"What do you mean The Duke?" Teo asked. "It's like you know how Katara is the mom of the group, and Zuko is the dad…even though they fight a lot they always make up anyway."

By this time everyone froze, even Toph had stopped moving and stood stock still. Sokka dropped his boomerang, Aang's eyes were wide, Haru and Teo stared at The Duke like he was mad and Zuko and Katara stood in similar positions of shock.

"WHAT?!" Everyone exclaimed.

Toph laughed, and laughed much to everyone's expense. "It's Mommy Katara and Daddy Zuko!" blushes exploded on both Katara's and Zuko's faces.

"What, no, how could you even say that?!" Katara and Zuko chorused.

"Yea, The Duke…I don't know about you but Zuko isn't the 'Daddy' type." Sokka said, shuddering as the two argued about saying the same things as the other.

"I don't know he reminds me a lot of what I could remember of my dad! Like yesterday when he put me on his shoulders so I could get a mango from a tree!"

"Well who would've thought…?" Teo said with a smile and he laughed nervously when he got angry glares from Aang, Katara and Zuko.

"I am not the dad!" Zuko exclaimed. "I don't know," Toph said in between laughter, "You two fight like an old couple anyway!"

"SHUT UP TOPH!"

"Mommy Katara and Daddy Zuko!!" She shouted as she ran. The two ran after her, yelling.

"You know, The Duke…" Haru said as he watched the whole spectacle, "You really should keep quiet sometimes."

...That's a very good reason...

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Haha…true that, Haru…True that! well review!

Mido-Ao