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Katara jolted out of bed at the wee hours in the morning, as watery blue eyes groggily scanned the familiar surroundings around her. It wasn't the warm sunlight which danced acrossed her face that woke her up nor was it the blazing rays of the sun causing her eyes to wince slightly in pain when she opened them.
It was the sharp shrill that pierced through her ears as Katara picked herself up; crawling on the bed towards the cradle at the end. Rubbing her eyes as she peeked through the cot watching the grouchy little tyke who was tossing and turning demanding for attention.
Katara yawned widely as she scooped up her baby in her arms hoping that the crying would stop but unfortunately it didn't. Katara was really wide awake now as she unsuccessfully tried to coo the baby back to sleep.
"Why won't she stop crying?" Katara groaned. Maybe she's hungry Katara thought, lifting up her robe. She guided the baby's mouth and watched her suckled hungrily. That must be it……smiling at her newborn. Soon watching her little eye lids closing as Katara wiped off the tears on her small face, rocking her back and forth as she fall into a deep slumber.
The moment was however interrupted by a knock on the door.
"Come in!" Katara chirped as she watched three figures entering the room, quickly adjusting her robe. It was Aang, Sokka and Toph!She beamed as they made their way towards her.
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"Let me see her! Let me see!" pep Aang who seem to be very jumpy in the morning. Already sixteen he was still the same only much taller than usual and much better build.
"Pipe down Aang!" scolded Sokka "She's still asleep" as his gaze fell on the small body in his sister's arms.
"It's okay Sokka…." Katara assured him as she straightened herself up, still feeling a bit weak from delivering.
"Can I carry her?" Aang asked hopefully never taking his grey eyes off the baby. But snapped out of trance when he heard Sokka protested.
"Oh sure……And risk waking her up again?" Sokka added sarcastically, practically waving his arms as he continued "We could hear her crying from DOWNSTAIRS!"
"Would you just relax Sokka?" Katara said exasperatedly who was getting a little annoyed at her brother's childishness "Babies cry all the time." She explained bluntly.
With that, she carefully handled the baby to Aang; ignoring her brother in the background making hand signals of "NO!" and protests.
Katara just rolled her eyes as Toph sat beside her.
"See?She's alright..." Katara commented evenly watching Aang carried the sleeping form in his arms as Sokka scowled.
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The girls were catching up with the constant chatter going on by the bed. Sokka grumbled dragging his feet towards Aang.
"Not a morning person, are you Sokka?" Aang said, staring pointedly at the water tribe boy whose face turned into different shades of purple, a mixture of anger and annoyance.
"What do you know?" Sokka snapped back at the bald monk "Besides you're holding the baby wrongly." pointing it out on purpose.
"Really?" asked Aang almost timidly, fearing that the water tribe boy was right.
Unbidden, a pair of small eyes were watching both of them.
"Yes! And look you woke the baby up!" Sokka cried dramatically, not knowing that both Katara and Toph had stopped talking with their full attention at the boys now.
Aang looked down to see the pale skinned baby staring back at him with her big blue eyes cocked her head to her side as though she thinking since when did mum had a hair cut? And what's up with the blue thingies?
The crying came back.
Aang begin to panic and was about to comfort her when he felt the load of the tiny body slipped away from his grasp and on to Sokka's instead.
"Awww…..did he hurt you?" the water tribe boy baby talk as he pinched her cheeks lightly. Surprisingly the crying stopped as big blue eyes stared into his as though she was studying the person who was carrying her.
"See Aang, she likes her uncle Sokka, don't you?" Sokka announced loudly for everyone to hear as he turned to smirked triumphantly at Aang but was shocked to see the boy having a laughing fit.
Sokka stared at him quizzically; arching an eyebrow.
Abruptly looking down when he heard the baby in his arms giggling too. Blue eyes widen in horror as he groaned.
Subsequently, the baby he was holding had found its way back to her mother.
Aang couldn't help but bit his lower lip trying to suppress the laughter that was rising in him as he watched the expression on Sokka's face. Sokka merely grumbled under his breath as he stared down at his clothes to see the present his baby niece had given him. Oh joy…he thought sarcastically.
Aang and Toph were snickering behind him as they watched his failed attempts of drying his clothes off before finally giving up as he yelled for his sister.
"KATARA A LIITLE HELP HERE WOULD BE NICE…."
Only to find that she too had her hands tied up at the moment, narrowing his eyes as the foul stench filled through his nostrils. Things just couldn't get any better….as blind earthbender patted his shoulder, assuming it was comfort he loosen up a bit but immediately frowned to see her grinning from side to side and said cheekily "I'm guessing that she likes you huh, Sokka?"
She just had to rub it into his face…
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