Toph roughly tugged the comb through her pin straight raven hair. She had a hard enough time getting ready in the morning being blind, but with her hair a mess, and center of balance completely distorted from just waking up, it was nearly impossible. She fell back onto her king-sized bed, letting out a sigh of exasperation.
What's the point of even getting out of bed today? She thought to herself. To a certain extent, she was correct. After the war had ended, time seemed to slow down. Sure, there were many royal banquets, award ceremonies, and things to that extent by the dozen- and they were fun for her. She was able to see her best friends again, which meant the world to her. Katara, Aang, Zuko, Suki, and of course..Sokka. Although the legendary five were her best friends in the world, she always considered Sokka something more. Toph always knew her feelings toward him were different than those toward other boys, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. She was a very closed individual, not easily read. Sometimes she herself couldn't figure out what was on her own mind. And as much as her friends would have liked to believe, they also did NOT know what was going through her complex mind. She had been through so much as a child, such as the utter rejection of her abilities from her parents, running away, and probably most importantly-her blindness. Being so young and dealing with so many obstacles, Toph learned the art of maturity rather quickly. She did so through her bending, learning discipline and how to stay calm in times of hardship. She was usually always the relaxed one during the adventures that Aang and the others shared.
Along with being calm, she didn't enjoy speaking about her she did not think of them often, they somehow managed to creep up and haunt her from the back of her mind. Toph not speaking of her emotions was something that the others, minus Katara, respected. Although well aware of Toph's emotional scarring, Katara did her best to squeeze as much information out of her as possible. If anything, Katara's feeble attempts made Toph want to not talk more, if that were even possible. Toph felt that if not during the right time, speaking about personal issues was a sign of weakness. The only time she could remember doing something along those lines was when her and Katara were fighting due to the fact that Toph had recently been dubbed "The Blind Bandit" after stealing a gigantic number of things while inside the Fire Nation. A fight ensued soon after, and according to Toph, Katara "overreacted". While it seemed the future between the two powerful benders was bleak, Sokka and Aang decided to take matters into their own hands. After many failed attempts, Sokka decided to sit his blind companion down and talk to her about what she was feeling. Toph explained the situation with a colourful image and beautiful emotion, and the conflict was later resolved.
The only reason she had spoken to Sokka about such a subject was because of the feelings she felt toward Sokka. She assumed that they weren't feelings of love or lust, but something different. But Toph had never felt those sort of feelings before, so she couldn't quite put her finger on it. But something about him made her feel safe. But those feelings were gone. They had to be. Toph shook her head, as if trying to rid her body of its confusion. She soon decided that as much as she didn't want to, she had to get out of the house for at least a few hours. If she didn't, her rich parents' servants would never leave her alone. After regaining her sense of balance, and about fifteen minutes of preparation(she never liked to spend much time getting ready) Toph was out the door ready to spend the day in the city of Ba Sing Se.