"Aito, wake up," Ren poked at his brother. The sleeping twin peaked one eye open and sat up annoyed.

"What?" He coughed into his hand and held the blanket around him. His freckled face was red as his blue eyes looked exhausted.

"You need to drink more water, you've barely ate anything today," Ren gave him a cup of water.

"Where's papa?" Aito drank the water rubbing his eyes. 

"Down stairs, he got into a fight again I think," Ren shrugged but aito's eyes waters a little.

"I want papa," he sniffled. "I don't feel good still,"

"He wants you to go night night so you feel better," ren nodded. Aito got up and ren held his brothers hand to lead him back to their shared room. He smiled tucking his brother in bed and handed the twin his stuff platypus bear. Happy to help.

"Yell if you want anything toto," ren whispered as the blue eye boy nodded, nuzzling his face in his blanket.

Ren hummed a tune as he closed the door feeling like a big boy for helping, he grabbed his own blanket and grabbed his stuff rabbit kangaroo to play with.

"Sokka get out! I'm not going I have bigger issues!" Zuko bursted through the door, making ren gasp and dropped his stuff animal.

"Zuko we didn't know but we really need You for this, you know better than anyone about the fire nation and especially the royal family," Toph groaned.

"Go find my uncle!" Zuko yelled.

"Papa?" Ren gulped as the adults all stood in their living room with him.

"Get the hell out of my home," Zuko growled to the adults as ren went over and hugged his father's leg.

"Why are you all yelling?" Ren asked softly.

"I'm sorry that we were yelling, my names Suki," the red head knelt down to the four year old.

"I'm ren," he frowned and hid half his face against zukos leg.

"Zuko if it's the kid that you have to worry about, we'll have the camp for all of us-"

They all froze hearing a harsh cough from the other room and ren immediately ran to the room as Zuko followed close behind.

"Papaaaaa!" A weak voice cried as Sokka and Suki peaked at the room seeing Zuko holding another child.

"Twins?" Sokkas jaw dropped as blue eyes peaked over zukos shoulder as he looked afraid.

"Aito, can you breathe okay?" Zuko pulled him back and felt his forehead.

"My chest hurts," aito coughed into the blanket he kept around him as he had goosebumps.

"Shh it's okay," he sighed rubbing his back as aito whined leaning against his shoulder.

"I also have twins, not just Ren, they come first, I'm not leaving to die in a war or to get involved with the rebellion when they need me more," Zuko glared at them as he went to get a cold cloth to keep on his son to try breaking the fever.

"What happened?" Suki asked walking up to him to see aito.

"He gets sick a lot easier, it happened a lot to me when I was a kid, it's the flu so he's a lot more emotional too," Zuko rubbed his back gently as Ren hugged his leg.

"I told Toph the same thing, you know about the twins Toph, you knew," he glared over at her.

"I know," Toph sighed guilty.

"Why don't we come in the morning? He needs rest," Suki smiled gently up at him.

"You're going to anyways," he rolled his eyes.

"But I'm letting You guys know, my boys come first, they're my boys, and I'm all they have," Zuko told them seriously and they nodded.

"You're a good dad," Suki understood and looked back at the others.

"Appas close by, we'll talk in the morning," she insisted and the other two nodded.

"Alright, take care little men," Sokka waved at the children as Ren waved back smiling a little and aito looked away nervously.

-

Katara drank the rest of her sake as she bounced her leg anxiously.

"Twins, Zuko has twin boys! Children of his own! Hes a dad," Sokka walked out the door letting it sink in.

"Really?" She asked looking up at them.

"Yea but one has the flu so I guess we came at a bad time," he sat with his sister and they all looked at Toph.

"Toph..." Katara crossed her arms upset.

"What?" The blind girl asked.

"I told you no Zuko, and if he has kids then why the hell would you go back?" She asked clenching her fists a little.

"I told you we needed him and we can find a babysitter," Toph shrugged a little and they all groaned.

"The moms not there, the boys don't have another parent to have raise them, they need him more than we do," Suki sighed shaking her head.

"We'll talk about it in the morning, Tophs a little right, we really need Zuko, but with the kids it's not as easy," Sokka rubbed the back of his neck and they nodded agreeing for once.

"You knew?" Katara asked looking at Toph seeing she was the least surprised.

"Yea when I came by last week," Toph crossed her arms nodding.

"Aito wasn't this sick then either, I didn't know that, they're sweet boys but if they want a future without all this apocalyptic life and to possibly be open fire benders then we need their old man," she explained tilting her head to the side.

"They're fire benders?" Katara asked surprised.

"I'm guessing one of them will at least, royal family got strong genes," she shrugged.

"Let's just head back," Sokka shook his head motioning to get moving.

-

"Papa who are they?" Ren asked as Zuko sat on the couch with aito in his lap sleeping again with a cold cloth on his forehead.

"Old friends, but don't worry I'm not leaving you two," Zuko pulled him close Ren hugged his arm nodding.

"It's getting late, You should be sleeping too," zuko stood up and held his hand out for the four year old. Ren yawned nodding that he was tired finally. He lead his boys to their shared bedroom and laid aito on his bed across the room from Ren's.

He flipped the cloth on aitos head and put a thinner blanket over him, he felt the side of his face and pursed his lips. Zuko let out a sigh and went over to Ren who was grabbing his stuff animal bear.

"All set?" Zuko knelt down to him as Ren flopped on the bed.

"All set," he smiled up at his father.

"Come get me if anything happens okay? You're doing amazing helping me take care of your brother," Zuko kissed his forehead and Ren smiled at the praise.

"Do you have a brother pops?" Ren asked hugging his stuff bear to his chest.

"Nope, had a sister," Zuko took his hair out of the bun and combed it out, he didn't mind having long hair that was past his shoulder blades.

"Where is she now?" He asked.

"Shes not very good, not someone I want you to be around, my family wasn't very close before but now that I have You two..." Zuko stroked his hair as ren started to doze off.

"We stick together," Ren nodded smiling.

"Absolutely, you always look out after your brother and he always needs to look out after you, even when im not here I need you both to have each other's backs," Zuko told him calmly and Ren looked a little worried.

"Why? Where are you going?" He asked.

"Down stairs," Zuko smirked and Ren giggled shuffling to get comfortable in the bed.

"Good night Ren, I love you," he got up from the floor.

"Night papa, love you too," Ren laid on his side.