When the Moon says, “I love you”: Fan & Sword excerpt
-Sokka sings his daughter a lullubye when she can’t sleep
“Where is she?” Sokka finished wiping the wooden table.
Little feet ran in, “Daddy!” The little six year old smiled at her father. She had a missing tooth which made her look even cuter. Sokka picked up his daughter and spun her around. “Put me down!” Yukari shrieked as she playfully smacked her father’s face.
He put the small child on his hip and tickled her neck, “Hey! You’re supposed to be going nigh nigh you silly child!”
Yukari giggled and brought her arms around her father and cradled her head into his neck. “Daddy?” Sokka flinched. He was lost in his thoughts.
He swayed with his little girl as a record played in the background, “Yes baby? What is it?”
The child took her thumb out of her mouth. She was six years old but sucking her thumb brought her comfort, “When’s mommy coming home?” She snuggled into her father more and peaked up at him curiously.
Sokka’s heart sank a little, “I don’t know baby.”
“Aww.” Yukari stared up at him for awhile and smiled her sweet little Yukari smile. Yukari got Suki’s smile and Yumie got Sokka’s hugs. “Daddy?”
She giggled, “I can’t sleep. Can we have ice cream?”
Sokka shook his head, “No. You already brushed your teeth and mama will get mad.” Yukari pouted.
Thirty minutes later Sokka and her had eaten a big bowl of ice cream topped with fruit, whipped cream, and candy together.
Sokka finished washing the dish, “Okay you spoiled little lemur bat,” Yukari giggled and held her arms up for him to carry her, “Let’s brush your teeth again!”
After brushing their teeth together Yukari smiled her manipulative but adorable smile, “Daddyyyyyyy.”
“Uh oh.” Sokka thought. He smiled, “Yes sweetheart?”
She giggled and fluttered her eyelashes to look extra cute, “Can you read me a story?”
Sokka sighed, “Okay baby. ONLY ONE.”
Three stories later, Yukari still couldn’t go to sleep, “Yu Yu, you need to sleep.”
“Hmmm,” she stuck her lip out just like Suki would when Sokka didn’t give her what she wanted, “No.”
“Yukari.” Sokka said firmly.
She snuggled into her blanket and giggled, “Daddy?!”
“What.” He said, narrowing his eyes at her.
She peaked her little blue eyes out of the blanket and giggled again, “Can you sing me a song? Pleaseeeeeee.”
She gave him her sheep-puppy eyes and stuck her lip out, “But daddy. I like it when you sing. Mama always sings me a lullaby.”
“Baby, I don’t know any lullabies.”
Yukari grumbled and pouted again, “Yes you do.”
“Don’t lie to me!” She stuck her lip out and pleaded with that adorable pouty look she clearly learned from Suki, “Pleaseeeeeeeee?!”
Sokka sighed, “Okay fine.”
Yukari sat up and clapped, “Yay!”
Sokka shook his head and laughed. He couldn’t resist her at all. Not one bit. Why? Because he knew that moments like these would fly by and be gone forever. “Daddy?!”
“Yes baby?” Sokka asked, patting her head sweetly.
“Can you also play your guitar?” She snuggled into the blanket and smiled at him.
Sokka got up, “Alright. Just for you my little lemur bat,” and got his guitar from the living room, “Okay.”
Sokka and Suki had written a lullaby for Yukari when she was a baby about the moon loving her since she was named “moonlight.” Sokka kissed her forehead and tucked the blanket over her and started to strum the guitar and sing softly.
When the daylight ends and the moon ascends,
I would rather be just the moon and me.
When I feel her pull, then my heart is full.
And the night is softly, sweetly calling:
Yukari giggled and Sokka smiled sweetly at her and continued to serenade her to sleep.
It's a dream that's coming true
when the moon says "I love you".
He tapped her nose and she giggled again.
“Daddy, sway me.” Sokka put his guitar down and picked Yukari up to carry and sing to her just like he did when she was a little baby.
It's a dream that's coming true
when the moon says "I love you".
How it can feel when love is real.
Sokka danced into the living room as she started to nuzzle herself in her shoulder and doze off.”
It's a dream that's coming true when the moon says "I love you".
Sokka tilted his head and watched her doze off.
It's a dream that's coming true when the moon says
(The Song is from The Adams Family musical if you wanna hear it💓)
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