A/N- OMG! A one-shot, then a chapter update?! The summer does things to you…XDDDD That, and I have no life. LOL Okay, all you need to know about this chapter is two years have gone by since the last chapter. So now Kikan is six, Daini is four, and there is yet ANOTHER baby! 8O Katara and Aang have been busy. XDDD Name and bending ability will be revealed later. R&R PLZUMZ. Or you'll make me cry. Like this- T____________T
The Way Life Should Be
Screams could be heard from the Western Air Temple echoing loudly off the canyon walls it was built upon. Laughs, both a child's and an adult's, usually followed. It was like a pattern of thunder and lightning.
"Got you dad!" Kikan yelled, tagging his father from behind by clapping a hand to his unsuspecting back. Before Aang had even turned around completely, Kikan was already running off down one of the wide hallways with the speed of an airbender, giggling ecstatically as he did. Aang grinned and started to run off down the same hallway, before getting an idea and changing his course to head down a different one.
He stopped just behind the corner, waiting for the right moment. Not too long after, the sound of Kikan's tiny footsteps came running down the hall straight towards Aang. He grinned to himself and waited for Kikan to run a little further down the hall. The pattering of his footsteps quickly reached near where Aang was hiding and he jumped out, grabbing the speeding airbender in his arms earning a squeal of surprise and delight from the boy. Aang lifted Kikan up to his eyelevel with a chuckle before putting a finger on his nose, making Kikan go slightly cross-eyed in an attempt to follow it.
"Got you, Kikan." he said, then dropped his son to the ground and ran off down another hallway, laughing loudly. Kikan caught himself with airbending before he landed on the ground. Even though he was only six, this kind of thing was already second nature to him. However, it had conveniently bought Aang a good amount of time to run off. Kikan picked himself off the ground, for he hadn't quite gotten the hang of landing on his feet yet, and sped off after his father.
Katara was having a relaxing day all to herself, just peacefully waterbending. She smiled to herself as she bent the water, thinking of all the memories that had taken place around this very fountain. In fact, it had nearly been destroyed at one point. Aang had repaired it though when they had moved here, along with cleaning the temple. Katara had helped him clean the buildings, but Aang had fixed the whole fountain by himself, not even letting Toph help him. Of course, the results were stunning. They had to be after months of work. He'd even taken the time to do little carvings in the sides; probably the reason why it had taken so long. Once he'd finished, he'd brought Katara who was three months pregnant with Kikan at the time to see it. She'd been amazed at her husband's artistic ability and skill, for he'd never shown he had any until this moment. Then Aang showed her a very special place on the fountain. It was right at the base and it was a drawing of him and Katara holding hands. It wasn't as good as the carvings, in fact, it looked like something Sokka did, but it meant a lot to her anyway. She remembered laughing with Aang about it and she laughed to herself even now. She realized that she'd dropped the water she was bending while she was remembering and quickly regained her composure, bending the water back out of the fountain.
Her concentration, however, was ruined again when someone ran smack into her knocking the water, and her to the ground. When she opened looked up to see who her attacker was, she found her husband giving her a sheepish look from above.
"Sorry, love." he apologized, grinning a little. Katara smiled and raised an eyebrow.
"And just what exactly where you doing that caused you to come crashing into me?" she asked. Aang shrugged.
"I was just playing Airbender Tag with Kikan." he replied.
"I see." Katara said. Aang smiled adoringly down at her.
"Did I tell you how much I love you today?" he asked in an almost-whisper, brushing a lock of hair from her face. Katara blushed and felt like a kid again. They were married and she didn't really blush anymore, but whenever she did, it was at the most unexpected moments caused by the simplest of gestures.
"No, you didn't. But I know." she told him. Aang smiled and brought himself to his feet dragging Katara up with him just as Kikan's laugh became audible.
"Uh-oh, I'd better start running." he said. He gave his wife a quick kiss and whispered a "Love you." in her ear before bolting off inside the temple again. Katara watched him leave, giggling to herself, and saw Kikan skid around the corner, robes fluttering and hair disheveled from running around.
"Hi mommy!" he yelled before rushing off after Aang, who's robe just disappeared around a corner. She smiled and shook her head, listening to the laughing echoing around the temple. Nothing could be better than a relaxing day of waterbending with her two favorite boys chasing each other around the temple, laughing playfully as they escaped from the other.
Her thoughts were interrupted when Aang came running back through one of the doorways with Xai, the youngest on his shoulders with Kikan and Daini close behind. Kikan and Aang had fairly abandoned their airbending so the others could catch them.
"Come on, Katara! Everybody's playing except you!" he called to her with a laugh. Katara grinned and ran to join the chase, not caring that the water splashed to the floor. Yes, this was definitely the way life was supposed to be.
A/N- Well that was long. At least, longer than the others I think. XDDDD So, like it, love it, hate it? Do I deserve to be whacked with a rake, buried in a hole and be deprived of writing supplies forever?! I MUST KNOW! 8D Yeah, I'm crazy today. :P BTW, Xai is an airbender. And if you're wondering how to pronounce the names, they are…Xai=Shy (don't ask me why it's pronounced like that, I don't know either) Oh, and Xai has no meaning, I just made it up. It sounds cool. ;
Kikan- There are two ways, Keekan, or Kykan. The first one sounds better to me.
Daini- Also two ways- Dienee, or Dienie. (ie is pronounced as in, DIE.) So…reviews? Anyone? Anyone?