"We'll figure this out together." she smiled, "Now go get Suki. She knows what to do."
Aang settled her on the bed and ran out of their small apartment in Ba Sing Se and around the corner to Sokka's house.
He didn't bother to knock on the front door, he went straight to the bedroom that the two shared. There he knocked softly, not wanting to wake up the twins.
"Suki?" Aang whispered, "Suki, Katara..."
Suki sprang to the door and motioned for Aang to stop talking. They tiptoed down the stairs and out the front door.
"What is it Aang? It's four in the morning!" She rubbed her forehead with her fingers, "Do you know how long it took me to put the twins to sleep? By the time Kyo stopped making the walls shake Yue had the sinks overflowing! I'm telling you Aang,
having babies that can bend is..." Aang could tell by her disheveled hair and the mud caked onto her forehead that it wasn't easy going.
At that moment Sokka came out the door to join them in the street. Aang and Suki flinched as the door swung shut behind him. They soon still for a moment, everyone holding their breath. A shrill cry split the air, quickly joined by a second and Suki's shoulders hunched forward. "Gotta go." she looked pointedly at Sokka, "Before someone floods the house or sends a boulder through the window. Again."
"I'm sorry!" Sokka defended, "You know he got earth bending from your side of the family."
"Wait, Suki! Katara needs you."
"Is it time?"
Aang nodded and started to sweat. "Don't worry about it. Sokka?" Suki spoke, "You're on baby duty," she winked at him, "I'm just glad we don't have a fire-bender!"
Sokka sulked into the house, "Take care of my sister, Avatar. I don't have to bend to do some serious damage with my boomerang."
"Don't let your children knock your house over. I may be the avatar, but that doesn't mean I'll be able to repair the damage they make, if they're anything like you."
Aang started dancing around anxious to get back to his wife. "Relax Aang, it'll be hours still. How far apart are the contractions?"
"Uhhh... There's supposed to be a break in between?"
Suki looked at him, "How long has she been in labor?" they started sprinting toward the house.
"I don't know! I woke up and found her like that!" he was starting to get REALLY nervous.
They ran up the stairs into the room where Katara lay on the bed. She sat with her knees up to her chest and her arms folded across her belly. "Took you long enough."
"Sokka..."
"I don't want to hear it! Just get me off this filthy bed. I'm afraid you missed all the action. My water broke while you were gone."
"What does that mean again?" Aang asked.
"It means your wife's gonna have a baby today!" Suki smiled.
"Boy am I glad I can't see anything in here! I can't imagine that it's a pretty sight," Toph spoke from the doorway.
"What are you doing here?" Katara laughed as Aang scooped her up in his arms. Suki worked quickly to remove the dirty sheets and replace them with fresh ones.
"I heard your moaning from down the street Sugar-queen."
Come on people! give me some motivation to keep writing. 8) Please review!
