"Mom!"
A little girl with pale skin, brown hair, and bright amber eyes ran towards her mother.
"What's the matter, Ursa?"
The nine-year old sniffled. "I fell and hurt my arm. Will you heal it?"
Katara looked at her daughter's elbow. It was scratched, but bled only a little, and wouldn't scar.
"I won't heal it, but I'll help you." She wet a cloth and began to wipe the dirt and blood away.
"Why not?" Ursa exclaimed
The Fire Lady looked into her daughter's eyes.
"Ursa, this is only a little wound. Someday, when I'm not around, you'll be hurt and I won't be there to help you. Understand?"
She shrugged. "Kinda..."
Katara sighed. "There will be pains, my dear, that even I cannot heal."
She looked up, a face full of innocence.
"Like what?"
The waterbender smiled sadly at her.
"Like a broken heart, or when you trust someone..and they betray you. Like when someone you love..is gone, or someone..hurts you." For a moment, the young woman's eyes looked far off, as if she was thinking of something else.
Ursa looked skeptically at her.
"But, my dear, you have to remember to always pursue your dreams. You may be hurt, you may cry, you might be..scarred. You can't ever give up hope. What doesn't kill you will make you stronger."
She nodded and hugged her mother. "I understand, Mom."
As the child ran off, the Fire Lord, who had been listening the whole time, walked over and held his wife.
"You don't need to worry about her, Katara." He said softly.
She shrugged. "I know. But I just..do."
Zuko raised an eyebrow at her.
The waterbender smiled.
"Mother's intuition, I guess."
aww. life lessons from mommy katara. xD
ha, you get it? Ursa? That was Zuko's mom. and yes, she is a firebender.
so. I know I said this one would be with toph or iroh..but I got sidetracked. lol
should i write more about this family?
xoxo ddk12.