"And stay out!" A man with long black hair tied half up, physically shoved an earth bender to the dirt outside of a pub as people were yelling in the back.

"I'll tell everyone about this so called sanctuary! I'll get those soldiers!" The drunk slurred as he couldn't get to his feet yet.

The bar owner slammed his foot into the man's ribs and set him back more.

"Call those soldiers and I'm coming for your head, I know everything about you Jin," the young man crossed his arms glaring down at him.

"Get lost, you're not welcomed back," he told him coldly.

"Ah I won't be back Lee, this place is shit anyways," the drunk spat blood on the ground.

"Your shit! Go away!" A four year old tried running out to attack the man but the young man grabbed the back of the kids shirt to hold him back.

"Ren I said watch your language," his father told him with a sigh.

"He called our pub shit, let me at him pops," the four year old tried to run but his father grip was strong.

"Better get going Jin, this kids past his bed time, he's rabid," the father said unamused and Jin flipped them both off as he stumbled to leave.

Ren used both his little hands to flip the man off behind his back.

"Stop with that," the black haired man picked up his child and threw him over his shoulder as ren giggled a little. Still flipping the man off now that his dad couldn't see.

"Yuna he got lose," he sighed sitting the child on the counter of the bar as people cooed and laughed at the child. The star of the bar for the night.

"You got back up why complain?" The earth bender that was his bartender smiled.

"No more jerks tonight!" Ren stood on the bar raising his two fists high. Everyone yelled cheering for the child as his father covered his face embarrassed.

"Bedtime for you," he placed his son over his shoulder again.

"Ren ren ren!" The bar crowd cheered as he was taken away and cheered with them.

Ren cackled as he was put down to go up the stairs to their home as his father closed the door behind them still hearing his customers cheer his son's name.

"You sir sure now how to rile people up," Zuko chuckled as his four year old ran up the stairs.

"Did you see how scared that jerk was pops? He knew we would kick his a-" "I said no more cussing," Zuko placed his hand over the child's mouth.

Ren offered flipping his father off.

"No more middle finger either, what's wrong with you?" Zuko placed his other hand over rens hand.

"Fiiiiine," ren threw his head back.

"Thank you, now go get ready for bed, is your brother still sleeping?" Zuko asked patting the top of his head.

They both heard a cry from the side in the bedroom and harsh coughing following.

"Papaaaaa," a weak voice sobbed and Zuko immediately went into the bedroom where there was two beds but one had another four year old.

"Hey baby, I'm here," Zuko knelt down to him as the child sat up coughing so hard he couldn't breathe well.

"Papa it hurts!" The boy reached for him and Zuko didn't hesitate to pick up his other son. His twin boys were his whole world.

"Shhh it's okay, shh shh just breathe," he rubbed his back as the little boy clung onto his whimpering, Zuko soothed him as ren brought his brother a cup of water.

"Thank you, you're such a good boy," Zuko smiled taking the cup and tried to get the ill boy to drink water.

"Papa why is aito so sick again? He got sick last month too," ren hugged his leg with worried gold eyes.

"I don't know why, sometimes we all just get sick, aito I think you should sleep out here so I can keep an eye on you, ren you okay to sleep in your room alone?" Zuko asked placing his hand on the gold eye twins head as aito tried to sip on the water.

"Yea, can I go hang with auntie till aito goes back to sleep?" Ren asked, not tired at all.

Zuko thought about it but he finally agreed so he can focus on his sick child.

"You stay behind the bar with Yuna, I'll come get you once aito is settled, I'm making chamomile," he sighed and ren nodded running back down stairs.

"I'm cold papa," aito shivered in his arms but Zuko felt his head and knew he was burning up from the fever.

Zuko rubbed his back to calm his son down and grabbed a blanket to wrap him up and hold aito on his lap.

"This reminds me when you were just a baby, cradle you in my arms and rock you to sleep," Zuko hummed as aito cuddled close.

"I'm not a baby," aito mumbled. His blue eyes looked up at his father pouting but Zuko smiled.

"You're a little ol baby to me, always going to be my baby," Zuko teased and kissed his head.

"I'm not, I'm a big boy," aito sniffled and coughed weakly as he whimpered again.

"My body hurts," he started to cry again.

"I know, your fever just won't break buddy," Zuko sighed rocking him in his arms sitting on a rocking chair he kept since they made their home above the pub.

He hummed a little tune to the boy trying to get him back to sleep, wiping his wavy dark brown hair from his forehead.

Zuko smiled when the boy finally fell asleep and gently set him on the couch next to them, not going to far to make them tea to help aito rest and hopefully make ren sleep sooner too.

He heard foot steps running up and saw ren bolt through the door.

"Auntie said she needs you right now pops," Ren whispered yelled to him seeing his brother sleep.

"Is she okay?" Zuko whispered back and left aito to sleep.

"I think?" Ren took his hand to lead him back downstairs as Yuna was waiting.

"Lee that blind girl is back asking bout You," she called to him as Zuko put his hair up in a messy bun as some pieces fell around his face.

"Again? Dammit, I don't have time for this," he sighed shaking his head.

Ren walked with him but stopped when he saw the anger on his father's face seeing people he didn't recognize.

"Stay close little man," Yuna told him quietly.

"I want to help," ren mumbled.

"You stay close or a badger mole could eat you," she warned and the four year old gasped at the possibility.

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•minutes before•

Toph waited outside of the meeting point she told Sokka and Suki to meet her out by, Katara too.

"A pub? Really Toph?" She smiled hearing who it was.

"Sokka, nice of you to join me for a drink," Toph stretched her arms up.

"Did you reach out to Katara and suki?" She asked.

"Yep, man I miss them, I haven't seen Katara in a few months and suki it's been a while too," he blushed a little thinking about his girlfriend.

"Your still with her?" She asked and perked up feeling familiar foot steps coming to them.

"Well look who showed up," Suki walked over to them as she was in earth kingdom clothes to blend in. Katara was behind her.

"Suki!" Sokka squealed running over to hug her. They've been dating long distance but they loved getting every chance to see each other, he picked up his love and spun her around.

"Easy boy," Suki kissed his forehead as he set her down.

"Wow see your girlfriend every couple weeks but no love for your sister?" Katara teased but he spun around and hugged her tightly.

"I missed you too " Sokka whispered in her hair and she hugged him back tightly.

"You still stink," Katara mumbled burying her face in her big brothers shoulder.

"You too," Sokka chuckled letting go. He grew a goatee like their fathers but kept his hair short in its wolf tail, he was so much taller now and built on more muscle.

"How's dad?" She asked smiling.

"He misses You too," Sokka messed up her hair. "But he's good, still fighting strong,"

"So we're all back together," Suki hugged Toph as they stood in front of the pub.

"Yea let's go grab a drink and talk," Toph smiled at them and sokka took the lead to open the door for the girls.

"Hey, is Lee here?" She asked walking over to the bartender.

"He's upstairs, just kicked some dickhead out but he's busy right now," yuna shrugged a little.

"You know the owner? Nice," Suki smiled.

"Just four sakes," Toph told yuna. Sokka saw a little boy sitting on the edge of the counter as he was eating a snack. He had darker tan skin with gold eyes and black hair, he easily was fire nation but the bartender looked more earth kingdom. Maybe it wasn't her son.

"Ren, go get your father," Yuna tapped the boys shoulder.

"Okay auntie," the little boy jumped down and ran through a door to go up stairs.

They went to a table on the side by the window as they had their drinks.

"So what's the plan? You got all of us here?" Katara sipped the drink as she sat next to Toph.

"Well almost all of us," Toph rubbed her arm as the door on the side opened.

"Lee that blind girl is back asking for you,"

Suki and sokkas eyes widen as they were faced to the man who walked out with a child and knew that scar and attitude.

"Toph what the fuck are you doing here again? I made it clear-"

Kataras heart dropped as she looked up seeing a shocked Zuko looking at the four of them.

"Zuko," Katara breathed.

"You took us to zukos pub?" Sokka hissed to Toph as the oldest looked frustrated with his hand over his face.

"Now we have everyone here," Toph smiled.

"Hey buddy?" Suki offered a smile.

"I am not in the mood for this," Zuko finally looked at them.

"I'm going outside," Katara got up quickly and pushed past Zuko but he took a few steps away from her.

Zuko watched her leave with the door closing behind her. He looked paler like he saw a ghost, his heart beating faster.

"Long time no see?" Sokka squeaked a little.

"I have changed my mind, what do you think you're doing?" Zuko looked back at Toph unimpressed.

"I brought back up?" Toph perked up a little obviously not reading the room.

"I told You I can't and aito is really sick right now," he sighed shaking his head.

"Dad yuna says a badger mole is going to eat me!" Ren sprinted over and hugged zukos leg tightly as yuna waved innocently at them.

"It might," Zuko shrugged.

"Dude You got a kid?" Sokka covered his mouth.

"Is that his mom?" He pointed at yuna, she did have more turquoise grey eyes similar to sukis though.

"Uh no... their mom isn't in the picture," Zuko frowned.

"Ren this is an adult conversation, make sure aito isn't awake," he rubbed the top of his boys head. Ren looked at the adults nervously and nodded before running to the side door.

"We have a lot to talk about," Toph patted next to her for Zuko to sit.