I actually did it! I did something today, even though I should be doing two htmls, chemistry and math homework, studying for history quizes and tests next week, etc...But i figured I could do this first, even though i was hoping it wouldnt take so long. Welp, my focus has just returned from nowhereland in the last week, so you can imagine how weird things have been.
Anywho, this story is one i started within the last week and finished today. Yay! It didnt take a few months like the others are!
K. It's called sleep, something i would rather do that htmls. This is less than a week since Kya was born, and Aang doesnt really know what to do.
Sokka knocked quietly on the door, surprised when it almost immediately swung open and a very tired Avatar looked dead on his feet. He could see that Aang hadn't shaved his head since the last time they saw each other, which had been a few days before, the day the airbender's daughter was born. By the looks of him, Sokka guessed that Aang hadn't slept at all in the last three days, and that the crying he heard now was quiet considering Aang didn't even seem fazed or concerned by it.
The Avatar yawned as he greeted the councilman and thanked him for coming so quickly before ushering him into the front room.
"You look horrible. When's the last time you slept?"
"I dunno. Sometime last night?" the Avatar shrugged as he turned and began walking towards the hall. Sokka gave him an incredulous look and followed. "At least, I think I got some sleep last night. I kept waking up to get Kya to stop crying. Or I tried to at least. I was up all day yesterday, most of last night, most of today, and the last hour or so."
"Why isn't Katara helping?" Sokka asked. "Where is she? I'm sure she'd-."
"She needs to rest," Aang shook his head. "I told her to go to bed without me. She does so much already, plus somehow taking care of Kya on top of it all now, and the least I can do is let her get sleep, even if it means losing my own."
Sokka stepped in front of him and put his hands on his brother-in-law's shoulders as they reached Kya's room, opening the door slowly and quietly stepping in, "I get that, and you seem okay right now, but you're weird when you don't sleep." He gave the airbender a reassuring smile, but when a shrill cry pierced the air again and Aang sighed and made a move to walk around him, Sokka stopped him, resisting the urge to clamp his hands over his own ears to drown out the noise. "How does Katara sleep through that?"
"I wish I knew," Aang sighed. Before he could try to move past him again, Sokka shook his head and made his way to the basinet, where a red faced Kya was still screaming. He sighed before lifting her out, and cradling her close.
"Hey Squirt, remember me? It's your Uncle Sokka." Almost immediately Kya's cries quieted and she stared up at him with tear filled eyes. Aang just watched, perplexed, as the councilman calmly talked to her and she didn't make any noise.
"How'd you do that?"
"Go to bed. Get some sleep. I can take care of her tonight," he replied, eyes never leaving Kya, who now had hold of his finger and was watching him curiously with her bright blue eyes. When the airbender opened his mouth to thank him, he lifted his hand to stop him, "No need to thank me. Just remember that I'm doing this out of the kindness of my heart the next time I need help with something." Aang rolled his eyes.
"But how'd you-," the airbender began.
Sokka pointed to the door with a free finger, "Go to sleep, Aang."
The airbender let out a sigh and smiled thankfully, "Thank you Sokka. Goodnight."
When Katara woke up a few hours later, she was mildly surprised to find Aang asleep beside her. What was even weirder was that he was actually asleep instead of worrying constantly about their daughter. She smiled and snuggled up to him, content to stay there for a few more minutes, until she realized that he was really there and asleep. At that, she bolted upright and scrambled out of bed.
Upon his insistence, she had reluctantly agreed to let him take care of Kya at night so she could rest, but she didn't like that Aang had only had an hour or two of quality sleep in the few days since Kya's birth. But he was sleeping, and Kya wasn't crying. As much as she enjoyed the change in events, it definitely had her scared.
Aang stirred when she moved and groggily blinked up at her. He looked out the window to see that the sun was just beginning to rise outside and stretched. "Morning Sweetie," he sighed contently and closed his eyes again, only to open them quickly when he heard her run out the door. "Katara?" He got up to follow her out, but she collided with him at the door, looking frazzled and nervous.
"Aang, where's Kya!?"
"Sweetie, she-," Katara didn't wait to hear his response before bolting down the hall. She didn't stop until she reached the front room, where Sokka was sleeping on the couch. She let out a breath she didn't know she had been holding when she saw Kya asleep in his arms and walked over to retrieve her.
Aang put a hand on her shoulder before she could get too close and whispered, "Please don't wake them up yet. I asked Sokka to come last night, and she's actually sleeping. I was beginning to think it was impossible."
Katara turned around to face him and almost laughed, reaching up to run a hand through the stubbly hair on his head, "You must have been absolutely desperate."
"What makes you say that?" he asked, playfully swatting her hand away.
"You asked Sokka," she wrapped her arms around his waist and looked at her brother and daughter sleeping peacefully, "You know you could have just woken me up, right?" He nodded tiredly. "Then why didn't you?"
He shrugged, "You were tired."
"You are tired. Aang, go get some sleep and I'll start breakfast," she turned toward the kitchen.
"I can help," Aang began following Katara, but she pointed to the hall.
"Bed. Now," she said before smiling softly, "No one needs a sleep deprived Avatar."
"If that's the case, we should ask Sokka to babysit every now and then," Aang joked, scratching the back of his head as he walked away. "He's actually pretty good with her."
Katara seemed to consider it for a second before smiling, "I'll see what I can do." She could hear him laugh quietly and decided that she would accidentally make more than enough for breakfast.
Habit forces me to write down here, but i'm not going to do it so much. Well, have a nice day, week, month, etc. I'm not sure when the next chapter will be up, but hopefully soon. It all depends on what it depends on. Reviews are greatly appreciated, and thanks for reading. Ciao!