Everyone met up at Iroh's tea shop, everyone saying their goodbyes with hugs and pecks on the cheek. Mai and Zuko decided to stay for one more day to spend more time with their favorite tea lover and Jin decides to stay to work at the tea shop, while everyone else agrees on this adventure. The plan, made by both Sokka and Aang, was to drop everyone off at their destinations after a day or two of relaxing and resting. Toph, eager to go home, reluctantly agrees with the plan and takes off with her fellow friends. While flying, everyone but Toph were talking as a group about their adventures. Sokka every once and a while talked about him and Toph's near death experience and how he was afraid to lose her because boomerang wasn't coming back. Suki glares at him so he changes the topic to the once of his time at Kyoshi Island and meeting Suki and the creepy foaming man. Haru, noticing Toph's distance, scoot until he's beside her.

"Are you okay, Toph?"

She stares beyond the distance and nods her head, turning her head away from him.

"You sure?"

Toph gives him another nod and rests her head on the edge of the saddle, trying to keep the tears from leaking her eyes.

Sokka, who is watching her, sees her eyes glistening with tears but none fall. He wishes he could come over to her and hold her as she cries as she lays her head on his chest. But for now, he'll leave her alone, afraid that she will punch him and the living daylights out of him. Still, he continues to watch her and slowly, his breath is slowly getting sucked away by her beauty. How had he not noticed it?

The warrior's thoughts disappear after a sharp jab is felt on his arm. It was Suki, who hold a strange emotion on her face that looks like jealousy. Why would Suki be jealous? Is it Toph? Is it Ty Lee? He didn't know, but he felt that Toph was her target to take her anger out on, so it was his duty to prevent that from happening.

It wasn't long for Appa to become exhausted at the amount of people riding him, so he lands in a nice camping spot with a clear lake and a nice view of a nearby mountain with a waterfall. Everyone, excluding Toph, stares at the scenery in awe and all but the warrior and the blind earthbender jump from the saddle and waddle around in the sand. Toph, about to make her way down the furry creature, stops and her eyes go wide. Sokka's large hand rests a=on her shoulder and he yanks her down. Because of her natural strong stance, she only stumbles but cries out in pain when she steps on Sokka's laid out boomerang, the sharp, flat edge cutting deep into her foot.

"Ow!" she cries, falling on her bottom and holding her left foot. She wouldn't let her tears come out, but she did let out a small, tear less sob. Sokka, who remembers she hurt the same foot only yesterday.

"Toph! I'm so sorry!" He tries to reach out for her but she starts scooting away from him, yelling at him to leave her alone. Of course, feeling guilty already, tried to do the best he could. She continues to back away until her back hits the opposite edge of the saddle, then she tries to wipe away the blood from her foot.

"What do you want?!" she screams at him.

"I just want to talk!"

"About what?" venom laces in her angered tone.

"Look, I know you heard what I said when I was with Suki this morning and I'm sorry."

"You think sorry is going to help! Last night you told me I was pretty and important to you. Then this morning you say I mean nothing to you and that I'm bratty, and no one wants a blind person when you personally told me that you like the fact I am blind. I get it! I mean nothing, so leave me alone!"

Sokka sits next to her as Toph tries to calm herself down. "I regret everything I said and I'm pissed at myself because I said these horrible things. I think you are so pretty and I'm upset with myself that I let myself say that, even if you didn't hear me. And I promised myself that I am going to protect you and be there for you when you need me to and never hurt you."

"Well it seems you're going off with a bad start," jokes Toph. He smiles at her and pulls her into a tight hug, giving her another kiss but this time on her forehead. She pulls him back into a hug and nearly crushes him, something she did on purpose. He pulls away and look her in the eyes to see the vulnerable glint in her eyes only meant for him to see.

"Promise?" she asks.

"I'm promise," he says, pulling her into another hug. "I promise with all my heart that I will never, ever let anyone get in between our friendship. And I am going to have a little talk with Suki."

She smiles and punches his arm and hears him complain about showing her way of caring and compassion. Soon he calms down and carefully carries her down Appa and scoops her into his arms. He begins to walk toward the group of excited teenagers and stops after Toph's somewhat soft voice catches his attention.

"Sokka?"

"Yes?"

"Do you really think I'm pretty?"

"Of course Toph. All the stars in this universe put together is nothing compared to your beauty."

He looks down and spots the the light pink tint in her cheeks and the small smile on her pink lips. Just looking at her at that moment made his heart beat faster and his stomach flutter, but he ignored the feeling, scolding himself. She's my best friend, of course she wouldn't like me like that! Besides, she might like someone else. Someone her age. She shouldn't like me. I'm her best friend. I'm three years older than her. She's a earthbender. And she's a princess. But technically, I can be considered a prince, but still! Why would she like a non bender like me? She goes after the tough and strong men and I am definitely not like that. But look at her, her jade green eyes staring at a place no one but her self can see, her body perfectly fitting into my arms, and her perfect teeth flashing as she smiles with her beautiful pink lips. Ugh! It's just impossible. I'm not falling for her! And I will not allow myself to!

Toph can feel Sokka's heart beating faster for some odd reason. Maybe she was heavy and he was tired. But it wasn't a long journey to reach the waterbender, who already notices the eathbender's bleeding foot.

"Again? What happened?"

"Sokka left his boomerang out and my foot feel and rubbed against it. It was my fault if I wasn't so unfocused and tired."

Suki watches her boyfriend carry the earthbender and she couldn't control the anger flowing deep within her veins. She just wanted to grab her fan, threaten Toph until she is permanently gone from Sokka's life. But Toph was her friend and she couldn't think of doing these things to her. Maybe I shouldn't be so upset, she's my friend and I shouldn't treat her the way I've been treating her. I really care for her. She's like a little sister I've never had and I don't want to ruin that. Besides, I should let him go. He cares for her and she cares for him, even if she is too stubborn to admit it. The spark we had back when we were slightly younger has faded and he and I are so far away from each other. He's not the one for me and I must tell him that tonight, it's best off that way. Besides, someday I will find the one I will spend my life with forever. I love them both and I don't want to ruin their wonderful friendship. I notice they are inseparable and have many things in common like their ways of being sarcastic and that's perfect. Together they will have beautiful, sarcastic children. Just apologize and the guilt will go away. Apologize. Apologize. Apologize.

3 comments this time :).

I sort of like this chapter. I don't want Sokka falling in love with Toph immediately but I do want him to recognize her beauty. But in this chapter, he's developing a crush on Toph but not completely yet, he's questioning it at the moment. And I don't want Suki to be the villain or the antagonist (even though I'm not a fan of her, but I still like her) because I have a villain that will come soon. But anyway, I just want Suki to forgive and forget and also let Suki somewhat become a matchmaker because she is starting to secretly ship the pair. Join Suki and join the ship! (I honestly think that last comment was stupid!)

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