A/N- Okay, I remember promising myself that this chapter would definitely be longer, and demmit it will be! 8D This one takes place about…one…two…three…um…four years later. So, baby Kikan is now four-year-old Kikan. :D All you need to know about this one is that Aang has to leave for a two day trip (which is equivalent to forever for Kikan), they live at the Western Air Temple (can't you just see them living there?), and Kikan has a two year old sister who's name will be revealed later. O R&R PRETTY PLEASE!!!! 8DDDDDDD

Aang started down the steps from their home at the Western Air Temple, bag slung over his shoulder and Momo flying behind him. He was just about to board Appa, who was waiting patiently for his master, when he swore he heard little footsteps behind him and turned to see Kikan trailing along behind him. When Kikan saw his father looking down at him with a raised eyebrow, and an amused half-smile on his lips, he gave him the biggest, most innocent smile complete with the large puppy dog eyes. Aang kneeled down to eye level with him.

"Alright, what are you up to?" he asked.

"Coming with you, daddy!" he replied spreading his arms enthusiastically. Aang frowned and sighed knowing what was coming next. Kikan had tried to pull this kind of thing before and they'd had this conversation a few times already; this was going to be one of those moments.

"Kikan, we've been through this already. You've got to stay here with mommy and Daini." he told his son firmly. Kikan pouted. Oh no, not that face. Anything but The Face, Aang thought to himself. He always had a weak spot for Kikan's pouty-face.

"But-but dad, I wanna come with you!" he started to whine. Aang put his hands on the boy's shoulders and gave him a reassuring smile.

"I know. But do you really want to sit around a big table in a hot room for hours on end with a bunch of old crabby guys?" he asked. Kikan giggled.

"No. I still don't want you to leave though." he said, hanging his head sadly. Aang tilted Kikan's head back up.

"Come on, you know I don't like it when you're upset." he told him quietly. Then he pouted and made big eyes.

"'Cause it makes me upset too." he said in a sad tone. Kikan laughed at his father's ridiculous sad face and Aang smiled ruffling the dark hair on Kikan's head.

"You behave now, okay? And help mommy with Daini." Aang instructed. Kikan nodded and hugged Aang as best as he could with his tiny arms. Aang embraced Kikan and rubbed his back reassuringly, the other hand holding the back of his head, pressing his face into his shirt.

"Mommy is sad when you leave." Kikan mumbled into Aang's tunic. "She misses you more than I do." Aang breathed a sigh.

"I know. I miss her a lot too. A really, really big lot." he replied. They hugged for a while, but Aang eventually had to let go. He would miss his family so much even if it was only two days. He'd stay here with his wife and children if given the choice, but the world needed him too. Mai's word echoed in his head. The ones she'd said to him before Kikan was born. 'Katara and your child,' children, he corrected himself, 'are your world.' She was right, and he knew that, but it didn't mean he could go neglecting the rest of the world. After all, keeping balance was his job too. He shook himself from his thoughts and looked down at Kikan who was looking back up at him. There weren't any tears in his eyes. Kikan rarely cried. Maybe it was because he understood a number of things a four-year-old usually didn't. He was a truly intelligent kid with exceptional talent at controlling his element. It reminded Aang about his past as a child and how he'd also mastered his native element at such a young age.

"You're going to leave now, aren't you?" Kikan asked. His tone clearly said he was disappointed. Aang nodded.

"I'll be back before you know it. You'll see." he reassured. Kikan nodded solemnly and gave Aang a quick hug around his legs, (because that's as far as he could reach) before releasing him once again. Aang jumped on Appa and shot a quick glance at Kikan still standing in the same spot watching him sadly. Aang shook his head with a smile.

"Tell you what buddy; I'll take you with me one of these times. Okay? You'll get to see the Fire Nation and Fire Lord Zuko. All that stuff. He has a son too. He's a little older than you, but you'll get along fine." Kikan's face lit up and he nodded excitedly. Aang snapped Appa's reins and said "Yip, yip!" before soaring away.

Kikan couldn't contain his excitement anymore and ran inside giggling excitedly.

"MOM, MOM, MOM, MOM, MOM!" he shouted as he burst in the door. Katara looked up from the dinner she was preparing.

"What, dear?" she asked putting the spoon down. Kikan gasped for breath.

"Daddy says he's gonna take me to the Lord Nation and I'm gonna see the Nation Lord of Fire!" he said in a rush, grinning ecstatically. Katara assumed he meant the Fire Nation and the Fire Lord. Then Kikan ran off to his bedroom shouting for Daini so he could tell her. Katara shook her head and returned to cooking dinner. He must've fallen for the pouty-face, she thought with a laugh.

A/N- One quick thing, Daini means second. Like, second child. Get it? Great. R&R PLEAZUMS!!!!!!