Appa grunted quietly as the foursome drifted through the night air. All were sleeping and even Appa was starting to doze, all but one that is.

Toph was wide awake; she sat gripping appa's saddle letting the cool night air comb through her bangs. Her milky blue eyes were watering slightly and she would have liked to think it was just because they were dry but she knew that wasn't the case…

flash back

"Big headed jerk!"

"Well at least I'm not stubborn!"

Sokka and Toph were yelling at each other more fiercely than usual, Katara and Aang had both tried to break them up but it was no use.

"Who you calling stubborn!?"

"Oh I'm sorry PRINCESS, did I offend you?"

"Don't call me that!!!" Toph shrieked and bended a rock at his head.

"ow! Jeez Toph why do you have to be so harsh! Can't you just act like a girl for once!?"

"Can't you not act like an idiot for once!?"

"I'm not an idiot!" Sokka was growing red in the face and was getting a headache from trying to think about what to yes next.

"No Sokka you're a genius, with all those amazing plans and ooh with that boomerang! Oh yes how MANLY is that!!! Why don't you quit pretending to be so tough! I'm a girl and I'm tougher than you!!"

Sokka had enough he took a step closer and stood tall.

"Well at least 'I'm not some pampered stubborn and grubby little BLIND GIRL!"

Toph began to shake and tears ran down her cheeks,

"Ya I may be blind but im a better person than you'll ever be! Sokka I HATE YOU!!!"

And with that she ran off, Aang and Katara had tried to comfort her but she had pushed them away, she was too miserable for even momo to comfort her.

end flashback

Toph sighed and went back to blankly gazing into no where.

Sokka felt horrible, like the most idiotic jerk in the universe and maybe he was. He couldn't believe he had staid that to Toph, Toph! Of all people, he knew deep down there was something about her that made him so seductive towards her. He made him feel important and strong and comforted him whenever there was a full moon. (He suspected Katara of Toph sudden knowledge of what happened in the South Pole.) He didn't understand why he felt that way but somehow he knew he did.

Sokka heard Toph toss and turn which was unlike her. When she started to sob Sokka sat up and slowly crawled over to her, he tried to be quiet but she heard him coming before she had the chance to ask who it was he wrapped is arms around her protectively.

"I know your mad and you don't want to listen to me but please…just hear me out okay?" he hadn't intended on asking her permission but she nodded her head rubbing against his chest.

"Okay to start I might as well say im sorry, I mean god Toph I donno what possessed me to say that but you have to know that I would never pompously say that to you. I would never do or say anything to hurt you I care about you so much Toph I don't want to see you hurt. I know you probly hate me but im just so sorry…" he took a deep breath before he finished,

"And I want to tell you, you were right, everything you said about me was true, but nothing, nothing I said about you was. Just consider that." He began to release her but Toph stopped him.

"Sokka?" she said quietly.

"Yea…?"

"I'm sorry." Sokka didn't want to argue with her he sat closer to her and just watched her for a minute. Than he leaned closer and gently pecked her on the lips. Toph's face grew hot and red and she gently leaned against him. His heart hammered in her ear and she began to doze. His arms snaked around her in a protective grasp.

"Sokka?" she whispered.

"Yea Toph?"

"I don't hate you…" he closed his eyes.

"Thanks Toph." He began to drift asleep.

"No I mean I really don't hate you." He opened and eye and smiled.

"I no Toph"she began to sleep to the rhythm of his heart but before she did she swore she heard him mutter something, but It might have been her imagination because it couldn't have been what she heard.

"I love you too Toph."