The next day Haru was excited to go to Asami's house and couldn't keep still.
Lin smiled at his anticipation, but Toph wasn't all that phased.

"Come on grandma you gotta get dressed we're going to Asami's house for dinner." Haru said helping Toph out of bed. Toph yawned and stretched her body; she wasn't as young as she used to be.

"Alright, alright, I'll get dressed. What's so great about this Asami girl anyway?" Toph asked her grandson.

"She's the awesomest girl in school."

"Do you like her?" Toph smirked.

"Duh, she's my friend." Haru stated as if it was obvious.

"I mean do you like-like her?"

"Like-like? What do mean grandma?" Haru asked confused.

"I mean when a boy likes a girl and he has this sudden urge to—

"MOTHER!"

Haru and Toph looked up at the doorway where Lin was standing with a loose fitting dress. Lin was furious.

"He's only four years old! He doesn't need to know about this stuff! What's the matter with you?!" Lin shouted.

"Kid's gotta learn someday." Toph said as she waved off Lin, but she wasn't having any of it.

"He is my son, therefore it is my responsibility to tell him these things when he's older, not you."

"Good luck with that, now if you'll excuse me I'll be getting ready. Haru when you're older ask your mom about the birds and the bees." With that Toph nudged Haru out of the room and closed the door, leaving him and Lin in the hall. The two looked at each other and blinked.

"You look pretty mommy." Haru smiled looking at his mother. He understood how cranky she could be and wanted to cheer her up. It worked.

"Thanks sweetie."

After about 10 minutes the Beifong family was ready and they drove through the city to the Sato Estate. They pulled up to the Mansion and Haru gasped at the sight of it.

"Whoa! Grandma Asami's house is huge!"

"I'll believe it when I see it." Toph smirked. Haru looked at her quizzically.

"Is that what you call sarcasm grandma?" he asked.

"Mother what are you teaching him when I'm not around?" Lin was surprised he knew what that word meant.

"The bare necessities." Toph laughed as she got out the automobile. She stomped her foot into ground sending out a vibration throughout the whole estate.

"Haru wasn't kidding, this place is huge." Toph stated.

"Told you so." Haru smiled.

Hiroshi and Yasuko walked out of the house to greet them, while Asami ran to them.

"Haru!"

"Asami!"

The two of them ran to each other and hugged.

"I'm so glad you're here" Asami said excitedly.

"Me too." Haru replied.

Toph walked over to Haru and nudged him.

"Asami, this is my grandma Toph." he said proudly. Asami's eyes widened and she quickly bowed and curtseyed.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Chief Beifong." she greeted.

"No need for all the fancy stuff, I'm here to stuff my face and go to sleep." Toph said bluntly.

"Mother, that's no way to greet our host, you know better." Lin scolded.

"I know, I know, I was just kidding. It's a pleasure to meet you too Asami. Haru has been talking about you nonstop." Toph smiled.

"Grandma!" Haru whined in embarassment.

"What? It's true." Toph chuckled. Hiroshi and his wife walked over to meet them.

"Welcome everyone, we're so happy you could make it. Please come in and take a load off, dinner will be ready shortly." Hiroshi stated.

"I hope there's plenty of meat on the menu, for making us wait." Toph whispered to Asami and Haru. The two children giggled at this.

They all entered the mansion and walked to the living room to rest.

Asami and Haru took off their shoes and ran to jump on the couch, but Lin quickly grabbed Haru in midair and held him to her eye level.

"Haru where are your manners?" Lin scolded.

"It's aright Ms. Beifong, no harm done. Asami could you take Haru to the play room ? Shu will come get you when dinner is ready." Yasuko said.

Asami smiled at this and looked at Haru who was currently being held in the air. Haru looked at his mother with a pleading look on his face. Lin sighed and slowly set Haru down. Haru then hurried off after Asami to the play room. Lin smiled lightly as he ran off and then turned to the Sato's.

"You've raised a fine boy Ms. Beifong, you must be very proud." Hiroshi stated.

"Yes, if only his father was still around to see him." Lin said sadly.

"Might we ask, what happen to his father?" Yasuko asked.

"Well, I'm sorry it's just to painful." Lin said looking away.

"We understand, if you can't tell us." Hiroshi stated.

"No it's fine, it's been so long but it doesn't make it any easier. Haru's father, Stoick, was on a mission to find a crime lord that was responsible for the destruction of his island, a Lavabender named Drago Bludvist. Before Fire Lord Sozin set out to conquer the Earth Kingdom, a clan of Dragon riders opposed him and fought against his plans.

Sozin sought help from a tribe of Dragon hunters that had a device capable of tracking down every dragon in the world. He used this device, the Dragon Eye, to find the Riders so he could end them and their dragons. Before he could finish them off, they stole the Dragon Eye and found refuge far way from Sozin and the rest of the world. Drago's tribe went in search of the Eye during the Hundred Year War and they finally found it on Stoick's island, Berk. Drago must have set off the volcanoe on the island and killed everyone except Stoick. He found the Eye and took it with him.

It was when Stoick joined the Metal bending police that Drago resurfaced. He banned together with the Triad gangs and plotted to finsh Stoick off. One night Stick recieved an anonymous tip that Drago was the one to kill his people and that he was in Republic City, Sure enough Stoick left to find out. When he got their there must have been a struggle for the Dragon Eye and Stoick collasped the tunnels onto everyone, including himself so that Drago couldn't fufil his plan to conquer the world with dragons. I was six months pregnant when he died." Lin explained sadly, she quickly wiped a tear.

"We're so sorry for your loss. I can't belive people like this Drago exist!" Hiroshi stated. "Did you find Stoick's body?"

"Yes, along with the Dragon Eye in his hand. Stoick had that thing in a death grip, no pun intended." Toph stated.

"What about Drago? Did you find him as well?" Yasuko asked.

Lin clenched her fist tightly at the mention of Drago, it filled her with disgust.

"No." Lin said quietly.

"Even though there were many survivors, there were just as many that didn't make it. We dug up all the bodies but not one fitting Drago's description. We've sent out search word to all four nations. No sign of him." Toph said.

"Unbelievable that monster!" Hiroshi said angrily.

"Haru is all I have left of Stoick. If I lose him I don't what I'll do." Lin said quietly.

Suddenly Shu came to the living room.

"Ahem, I'm sorry to interrupt, but dinner is ready."

"Thank you Shu, could you bring the children from the play room?"

"Right way sir." Shu bowed and went to get the children, while the adults went to the table.

Dinner that night was wonderful. Hiroshi offered to build a forge at the back of the Beifong estate so that Haru could begin forging things out of metal. Lin was very hesitant, but with a little prodding and begging from Toph and Haru, she agreed.

After dinner the adults spent he rest of the night talking while Asami and Haru played together with blocks.

"What do you wanna be when you grow up Asami?" Haru asked.

"I don't know, I'm not sure, what about you?" Asami replied.

"I wanna be blacksmith, but I wanna the bestest Earth-bender ever and build stuff to help people too."

"That's awesome." Asami said excitedly.

"It sure is."

Haru looked back and saw his moim at the doorway.

"Hi mom, me and Asami built a castle." he said showing her.

"It looks amazing sweety, but right now it's time to go home." Lin replied.

"Awww but we were having so much fun." Haru said sadly.

"Don't worry we'll be back to visit." Lin said to comfort him.

"Okay."

Haru looked at Asami and waved.

"Bye Asami"

"Bye."

She ran over to Haru and gave him a big hug. Lin smiled at the sight of it. The two families said their good-byes as Lin, Toph and Haru entered their car and drove off.

"Such nice people." Lin stated as she drove. Toph simply shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly.

"Yeah they're alright with me."

"Wow mom that's actually saying something coming from you." Lin chuckled.

"What can I say, those pig hen noddles were amazing!" Toph said picking her teeth.

"Typical." Lin said rolling her eyes.

"And that Asami girl is really good to Haru." Toph stated. Lin looked at her mother a bit confused but slowly nodded her head.

"Yeah." Lin was unsure what her mother was trying to get at.

"Maybe we could arrange for them to-"

Lin's eyes were as wide as saucers when she understood what her mother was trying to say.

"Mother you can't be serious! You've of all people."

"What? It'll be good for the both of them." Toph argued.

"He's just a boy! And who are we to decide that for him, what if he wants to marry someone else?" Lin replied.

"Oh come on did you see how they were? Something like that lasts forever." Toph sated.

"No I will not arrange my son to marry someone without his say so." Lin said firmly.

"Fine." Toph relented.

The drive back home was silent. When they got home Lin picked Haru up from the back seat and carried him into the house, then upstairs to his room. She tucked him in bed and kissed him on his forehead.

"Goodnight sweetie." she smiled. She turned off the lights and slowly closed the door.