Rubber Turtle Ducks
Korra bit back a laugh as her daughter splashed around in the bathtub. The little girl had recently discovered she could waterbend, and she wanted to spend as much time around water as possible. It didn't matter if it was a puddle, the swimming pool, or just a sink full of soapy water – her daughter wanted to bend it.
"Look, mommy!" the little girl giggled and flailed her arms around. "A whirlpool!"
Korra nodded appreciatively at the small whirlpool that her daughter had managed to make in the middle of the bathtub. Water would have splashed over the side, but Korra was surreptitiously doing some bending of her own to ensure the water stayed in the tub.
As much as Asami loved their daughter, the two of them had agreed that it was probably for the best if Korra handled bath time, at least until the girl had gotten less messy with her bending. Asami could only do so much against a young waterbender with a whole bathtub of water to play with.
"Do you have my rubber turtle duck?"
Korra nodded and reached over to put the toy in the bathtub. It was a fairly ridiculous-looking thing, bright yellow and with an obnoxiously wide smile, but her daughter loved having it in the bath with her. It had also proven to be a great way of teaching her the importance of control. Some careful bending could have the toy moving back and forth through the bathtub like a real turtle duck. Too much bending, and the toy would either tip over or end up out of the bathtub.
Her daughter's brows furrowed in concentration, and the turtle duck began to bob back and forth, moving around a few islands of bubble before drifting into the side of the tub.
"Not bad, kiddo." Korra smiled. "You've gotten much better."
"Thanks, mommy!" the girl grinned. "Come on, you play too!"
Korra nodded. A flick of her finger had the turtle duck drifting back toward her daughter, bobbing up and down on a small wave. Another flick of her finger had it turning in small circles, cutting a path through one of the bubble islands.
"Mommy, you have to go around the islands." The little girl huffed and steered the rubber turtle duck away before it could run through another island of bubbles.
"I guess you're right." Korra grinned. "Want to see the turtle duck fly?"
Her daughter clapped as a small bit of airbending lifted the turtle duck out of the water and set it in a lazy flight path around her before landing back in the water.
"Yay, do it again."
Korra chuckled. "Okay, but after that, you need to get out of the water. Otherwise you'll turn into a prune."
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Author's Notes
As always, I do not own Legend of Korra. I am not making any money off of this either.
My inability to come up with a name for Korra and Asami's daughter continues. Anyway, who wouldn't like a rubber turtle duck for bath time?
As always, I appreciate feedback. Reviews and comments are welcome.