A/N- Yay! I finally finished this chapter! I've hardly been home lately, so that's why it's taken me so long. Thank you all my wonderful reviewers!

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Toph's POV

A few nights later, the cries of Hanako awoke me in the middle of the night. I untangle myself from Aang's arms and silently get up. I hurriedly walk into the next room where she is crying.

"What's wrong baby?" I ask her leaning on her crib.

"I had a bad dream mommy," she manages out through the sobs.

"Aw, it's alright sweetie. It was only a dream. Do you want to talk about it?" I ask her, kind of hoping she'll say no.

She's silent for a minute. "Mommy… what's my real daddy like?"

I'm stunned at her question. On Aang's wish, we've been teaching her that he isn't her real dad, but it never occurred to me that she would want to know what her real dad was like. Aang's always been so much like her dad, sometimes I even forget they're not really related.

I can tell she's waiting for me to answer the question, but how do you tell a three year old that her real dad was a bastard who forced me to….well… get pregnant with her.

This is probably the first time in my life I've chosen my words carefully, and not blurted out anything that came to mind.

"Well… I don't really remember much about him." Lie. "He was a… different kind of person." Not in a good way. "He was a take charge person." That one's true.

"Why isn't he here now?" she asks.

"Because I don't love him. I love Twinkle… I mean Aang," I tell her bluntly.

"Why don't you love him?" she asks.

"He wasn't really nice to me. He offered to stay with me for you, but I was afraid he wouldn't be nice to you either," I tell her.

She's silent again. She's thinking. "Is daddy nice to you?" she asks.

I smile. "He's always been nice to me. For the five years I've known him."

"Mommy, I'm glad you're with daddy," she says happily. "Can I sleep with you two?"

I pick her up in my arms. "Of course sweetie."

I carry her to our room. As I sit down on the bed, it creeks and Aang wakes up.

"Wazzz goin' on?" he asks incoherently, rubbing his eyes.

"Daddy!" Hanako cries as she crawls from my arms into his. He chuckles lightly.

"Hey Kitty," he says as he hugs her. I lean over and kiss him lightly on the lips.

The bed creeks again as he lays her down to sleep. "What's going on?" he asks me, not in a mad voice, but a curious, happy voice.

"She had a bad dream, and then started asking about her real dad," I say quietly. He gets slightly depressed at that.

"She wants to know… know about her… her real dad?" he asks meekly. I feel bad for him.

I crawl around Hanako to the other side of Aang and snuggle close to him. I know he likes it when I'm close to him. He wraps one arm around me while the other is around Hanako.

"Don't worry about it Twinkle Toes," I tell him a little harsher than I intended to. I sigh. "She loves you."

I can tell he's looking over at her. His heart rate starts to slow as he falls asleep. I rest my head in the nook of his neck and fall asleep, hoping he might get over this.

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Aang's POV

I wake up between my two favorite girls. It puts a smile on my face. I'm still a littlee depressed about what Hanako was talking about with Toph last night, but I can't blame her for being curious. I was when I was little and living with Gyotso.

Careful not to wake either of them, I creep out of bed and get dressed. Just then, I hear a knock at the door. I go to answer it.

"Aangy!" a girl says and throws herself into my embrace before I can even see her face.

"Umm… hello?" I say warily. She pulls away.

"It's me, Koko!"

"Oh hey Koko! I didn't recognize you," I tell her. "Come in."

She rushes in just as Toph comes in with Hanako in her arms. She glares at Koko but doesn't say anything.

"Toph, meet Koko," I tell her happily.

"Hi," she says dully. I'm a little curious as to why she's being so rude, but I know Toph can be like that sometimes, so I shrug it off.

I turn back to Koko. "Why don't you eat with us?" I suggest.

"Of course!" she says cheerily.

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Toph's POV

I don't like Koko. She's the girl from my wedding who called me a blind whore.

We're all sitting around the table eating, or in Hanako's case, taking her food and playing with it. I can tell Koko's staring at Aang, but he's dumbly unaware of that.

I lean over to Hanako and wipe the extra food from her face since there's more on her face than on her plate. She giggles like this is some kind of game. I smirk to myself as Aang stares at me with a goofy smile on his face. I smirk more as the other girl gets furious.

I turn back to him and he turns his head away fast as if hoping I hadn't noticed. His heart rate picks up as he blushes. Jeez, he's acting like a like a little kid who's taking secret glances at the girl he has a crush on. Though it is kind of cute.

I grab my plate and Hanako's and am about to stand up when Aang takes them from me. "I got it Sweetheart," he tells me sweetly. He takes Koko's plate and his own too and goes into the kitchen.

Instantly, the smile on my face drops. "What's up with you?" Koko asks me. But she doesn't mean that as a conversation starter. She means it as an insult. "You act all high and mighty because you happen to be married to Aangy. Well, you should know that Aangy could have any woman in the world. He could leave you any moment."

As much as I am painfully aware that Hanako is sitting next to me, I can't turn away from this. It's not in my nature.

"Well, if he can have any woman in the world, then why is he with me?" I ask her bitterly.

"Because you had that kid," she says pointing to Hanako, "and he's too nice to leave anyone in a bad situation like you are. You're forcing him to stay here with you!" she says, he voice rising.

Hanako starts crying and Aang rushes in. "What's going on?" he asks as he picks up Hanako.

"You're trapped here Aangy! That's what's going on! It's a wonder that you ever survived three years with that brat and slut! I'm here to get you out of here!" Koko yells.

He shifts Hanako in his arms and walks up to her. "How could think that? I love both Toph and Hanako. They mean the world to me," he says surprisingly calm.

I cross my arms over my chest and smirk as Aang stands up for us.

"No! You don't love them! She has you tricked!" she exclaims, pointing to me.

He backs away a little. "Toph, could you please escort Koko to the door? I think she should go home and rest a little," he tells me as he walks out of the room.

I smirk and crack my knuckles. I open the door with Earthbending, pull a rock in front of her, and push her out the door. She screams as I do so. I shut the door and rub my hands together, getting the dust off of them. I couldn't be more satisfied at the moment.

A/N- Well, this chapter is more of a set-up for future ones. But I guess that's what all chapters are. Please review.

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