I don't own Korra.

"So have you heard who's coming for dinner tonight?" she asked him from their usual spot by the pond and under the tree. Bumi shook his head in response. "Your uncle."

Bumi sat straight up with a worried look on his face. "Not Uncle Sokka! I was hoping we wouldn't have to deal with him so soon."

Bumi loved his uncle, but the man could be quite peculiar. Especially when it came to his nephew's love life. His uncle took a special interest in him since he's the only non-bender.

"My dad said that he invited him weeks ago. Why neither of us knew this I have no idea." she said, shrugging. They both sighed at the same time and smiled.

"Well I guess we'll just have to deal with it and hope we can manage to hide it from him as long as possible." Bumi said. He stood up and looked around to see they were alone.

"Are you ashamed of me?" she asked in mock hurt. She reached her arm out and he helped her up.

"If you heard his version of 'the talk' you would know why hiding it is for the best. I still can't look at his boomerang without cringing." He was visually shaking.

"Fine. I'll take your word for it. You can't hide forever though." she said. They started walking towards the dining hall.

"Maybe not, but I can hide it until we're not in the Fire Lord's palace.

-

They entered the hall to find everyone else already seated. The princess took her seat next to her mother, and Bumi sat down next to her.

"So nice of you two to join us. I was beginning to worry I would have to send out a search party." said the Fire Lord. The man to his left seemed to be the only one amused by the comment. Said man seemed a bit intoxicated.

"Sorry dad, I hadn't realized what time it was. And I didn't know Uncle Sokka was here already." she said in their defence.

"It's all right, young ones. Back when I was your age the fun of life was randomly wandering off and doing whatever I wanted." said Sokka. "Have I ever told you about the time I recited poetry in Ba Sing Se?"

"We've all heard the story countless times!" Kya stated from her seat next to Tenzin. The rest of the children all murmured their agreement. Sokka frowned for a moment before moving on.

"So how is my nephew doing?" he asked Bumi. "How did that situation with that girl go? You know, the one you asked for my advice on?" He wiggled his eyebrows in a suggestive manner at his nephew.

"That's actually a really interesting story, Sokka. You see-" Aang started before he was cut off by Bumi.

"No it wasn't, Dad. I'm totally over her." he said quickly. He felt a kick from his left side, but saw that his girlfriend was peacefully eating when he turned back.

"Ah. No matter then. Your Aunt Suki wasn't the only woman I loved. There was once a princess-" he said before being interrupted.

"We've heard about Yue before." Tenzin said. "'And in the end she turned into the moon. If anything bad happens to you when you are out and night, she might just save your life.'"

The table laughed at Tenzin's account of his uncle's story. Even Sokka was smiling at his nephew. "I guess I tell that story a lot. The point is, young Bumi, that many more opportunities will present themselves in the future. It could be someone in this very room in fact."

Bumi's face paled at his uncle's words. His sister was barely holding back her laughter and his brother was stoic as ever. The princess looked a bit nervous, but she hid it rather well.

"That's really just an old man thinking aloud though. You have always been so cute together..." he began to trail off when Suki elbowed him in the rib. "What was that for?"

"You're making them uncomfortable. They're children, Sokka." she said. He glared at her, but he knew the subject was over.

"Fine." He turned his attention toward his niece. "So how are you enjoying the Fire Nation, Kya?"

"It is wonderful. The spa here in the palace is simply divine." she answered dramatically.

"I couldn't agree more." Sokka replied. "It has taken years off my face, but work just puts them back on." He laughed at his own joke, but found he was the only one.

"Well this has all been well and good, but I have work to get to." Zuko said as he stood up. Sokka got down on the floor and threw his arms around the Fire Lord's ankles. "Sokka, let go."

"Don't leave me." he whispered, almost to quietly to hear. Then he stood up again. The princess snickered at his actions. This did not get past her father.

"Do you find something amusing young lady." he asked. She didn't respond, but it quickly became apparent that Sokka's drink was more than it seemed when Zuko took a sniff. "Cactus juice? You spiked his drink with cactus juice?"

"We totally did." she answered with a massive grin, taking credit on her behalf as well as Bumi's. "We should run right now."

Bumi nodded, no idea whatsoever what was going on. They took off immediately.

-

The next morning Bumi encountered his uncle by the duck pond. He tried to escape unnoticed, but he failed.

"Bumi, just the man I wanted to see." Bumi walked over and sat next to his uncle. "I heard from your mother that you have been lying to me. Dating the princess of the Fire Nation? Are you insane?"

"There's nothing wrong with her!" Bumi yelled in response. "I probably should have told you, but I didn't want to deal with this!"

"You don't know what this means! Zuko owes me a hundred yuans now!" he said cheering.

"Huh?" Bumi asked, too confused to form a coherent sentence.

"Zuko and I made a bet four or five years ago that the two of you would end up together. If Lin and Tenzin end up together I get 90 yuans from Toph. I know you kids so well."

"I hate you."

"You're just jealous that you didn't bet on yourself when you had the chance."