Hi. About a week ago I got a PM from someone that had read all 15 parts of this story and liked it. I havnt read this story over since I finished it, due mainly to the way it all ended. I was really disappointed with the way the story had turned out. I guess I was just to into it that I couldn't see the big picture. That is why I have decided to go back and rewrite the story all 15 parts.

This time I am going to do it for myself, but at the end of each chapter I will ask two or three question. To see how you think the story is going and if there is anything that you would like added, or less off.

Any comment is very welcome good or bad. However no flaming please. I am very well aware that my spelling can be bad, I am going to make sure that that will not affect the story in any way. So you don't have to tell me the spelling is bad.

The sun was starting to set, the evening was still warm as the summer had not yet ended. The gang where still in Ba Sing Sa resting after the end of the war. In less than two days they would be splitting up, going their separate ways. Everyone felt the same fear, pain and loss in their hearts about that fact. They had bee through so much together, to hell and back and now they wouldn't be able to see each other ever day.

Toph seemed to be the most changed she was quit. And spent a lot of her time on her own. Everyone was worried about her, but there is only so many times you can have your head bitten off or boulders thrown at your head before you take the hint and leave it alone.

Sokka had been the first to get the hint and leave her along. Zuko never tried he knew better than to push her. Katara had just given up at dinner that night, when she had ignored her then slammed the door in her face when she had tried to get Toph to come down to eat

Aang hated to give up, a new trait he had learned from Toph herself. So after he had eaten, he had gone to bring her some food. He found an empty room, with a open window. As he walked over to the window he saw Toph sitting under the cherry blossom tree in the garden.

He had always known that Toph was very small, she was the only member of the gang that he was taller than, but right now he was sure she looked smaller.

In one quick move he air bent himself down to the ground a few feet in front of Toph

"Hey"

He spoke he before he hit the earth, so that he would didn't shock her by just appearing in front of her. She didn't react at all, not even a flinch.

Silence exactly what he had expected. Now he was closer to her, she also seemed paler than normal. Which was hard to imagine.

"So…… are you looking forward to the ball tonight" he new that it was the wrong thing to say the minute it started to come out of his mouth but it was to late then.

"Cant wait" to his surprise the statement was made with a slight smile rather than a rock to the head, and dripping with sarcasm.

"Stupid question I know" he rubbed the back of his head, waiting for a hit that didn't come.

"It's ok at least you have tried to speak to me. It is like everyone else has been avoiding really taking to me, and just fussing over me in case I get upset that I am going to be left behind in a few days"

"You can always go home" again the words where out before he had a chance to stop himself. That was getting to be a problem with him. Again thou to his surprise she didn't lose her temper with him.

"You don't know do you" for the first time since he had appeared in front of her, her sightless eyes faced his direction, as she took a pause" I thought for sure Sokka would have told you be now. I am impressed" again she was sort of smiling to herself when she said this, like it was her own privet joke.

Aang had a sudden over whelming need to be part of this joke too" What are you talking about! Told me what"

Toph let out a small laugh before she answered "I got a letter from my father. well Zuko got it, hawky brought a letter from him the day before you left the ember islands. He didn't know what to do about it so he spoke to Sokka cause you weren't around and katara would have gone all motherly on me. They decided it would be best not to tell me till I could do something about it, but after it was all over I was hurt and couldn't do anything so he left it till we got here" she stopped, as she picked up on a change in Aang's hear rate. Taking in a deep breath she let him have a minute.

One image flashed in Aang's head as Toph spoke about the end of the war. Azula had escaped and in the process of getting her back, Toph and been hurt. It was nothing very serious, but it was the fear that they could come this close, be so near the end and then lose someone. That was the most painful thing he could have thought off at that point. It made them all realise how lucky they were, that he had all come through this mostly in one peace. Alive at least.

"The letter said that if I didn't come back immediately then I would be disowned. Since I havnt gone back, and have no plan to go back anytime soon, I guess I am no longer lady Toph Be Fong" a slight grin had slowly began to cross her face as she spoke.

The whole time she had been speaking Aang felt an anger building up inside him, so much so that he didn't realises he had started clenching his fists so strongly that they were now trampling. His eyes were focusing on a single cherry blossom

Toph of course didn't see any of this, but she felt it move quickly and clearly than any one else. Just as the cherry Blossom feel from the tree to the ground, Toph got to her feet, passing the falling flower on the way. She took Aang's right hand in her left one, as she stood by his side. This was what Aang had done for her, same hands as well. That all felt so long ago. When they had been hiding in the fire nation.

"Its ok. Calm down. I never wanted to go back any way" it was her voice that brought him back to himself. She was trying to as flippant as she could, but he could hear the hint of pain in her voice. Even if she never wanted to go back to her father's house ever again, it must still hurt to be told that one of the people that are meant to love you no matter what, want nothing to do with you again, because you turned out to not be the person they wanted you to be.

"You can come with us. Me Appa and Momo and tra…"

"No I have a job to do. After tomorrow I am going to be the earth kingdom ambassador. I have work to do, and so do you, all powerful avatar"

He couldn't explain it but he felt his heart sink to the ground as soon as she said no. Not even the mocking tone she used got the slightest smile.

She was his friend who had given up everything to help him, had nearly been killed trying to help him do what he had to do. Because she said it was what she had to do as well, And he couldn't even do such a small thing for her now. He felt that it was his fault Toph was now in the position she was in. she would never blame him for it, that was what hurt the most.

"Don't think that you are going to get rid of me thou" she had an uncanny knack for knowing just what to say to him. No that wasn't it was knowing what he was feeling and then saying something, she did it with everyone.

"In autumn once I have been to Omashu and the fire nation I want you to take me to the air temples. Cause if they are all like the western one, then they are going to need a lot of work before they are ready for your airheads"

She had long since let his hand go. She was now free to knock him on his forehead to make her point.

"Ok deal" who would have thought a knock to the head was what Aang needed at that minute.

"I am going back now or katara is going to make getting ready for tonight even worse"

The ball that was being held that night was a celebration of the end of the war. It was going to be the last time that everyone that Aang had meet or the last few months would all be in the same place. Not that any of them knew that for sure at the time, but they had a feeling that was going to be the case.

As she walked away, for the first time since the final battle Aang saw her in full, he saw how much she had really changed, she was taller but yet smaller, she seemed weaker. That was her other big advantage in battle he noted, so no one saw her as much of a treat.

He wondered if he had changed that much to. He made a mental note that when he saw the rest of the gang later that night, he would look and see if they too had changed since he first meet them. He had a feeling he was going to be very surprised by what he saw.

It was inevitable that they would change. The life they had lived was bound to change people. War changes people and they had all been born into war. They had a lot of scares most that cant be seen and wouldn't ever really go away.

Thank you for reading. Here are the questions for this chapter. If you would please answer them that would be great.

One. If you read this story the first time round, is there anything that you would like to change or add to it. I will really take on board anything you have to say about this.

Two. Again if you have read the first time, would you read the whole thing again.

Three. If this your first time reading the story, then what do you think so far.