Bending the rules- A Tokka fan fiction for Tokka week. I do not own ATLA or their characters. So I will be writing a beside story for my two chapter story of Beneath dark waters and Undeniable secretes… so, I will suggest that you read that story first before going to this one. This is limited because it will only contain 7 stories. So yeah hope you like and REVIEW! XD

Sokka let himself inside Toph's apartment. He quickly found her with two year old Lin on her lap, playing some sort of game. He smiled, it all seemed perfect.

"Lin?" Lin's face light up, noticing for the first time that he was there. She jumped out of Toph's arms and headed to Sokka, hugging his left leg. He gently tapped her head, grinning. "Can I borrow your mother for a second?"

Lin nodded. "If you promise to give her back." She held her pinky to him.

Sokka raised an eye brow but still intertwined his finger with hers. "Promise." She started to giggle. "Now got to your room."

Lin started to scream as she ran to where he told to. On the floor where Toph laid her eye brows creased. Sokka sneered, pleased that she didn't see him doing so because then her suspicions would grow. He marched to where she was then joined her as he sat.

Some seconds flew by. "Did you teach Lin to negotiate in promises lately?

"Well," she said prolonging the word, "she has to have a small right in something's, doesn't she?"

"I can't say…" Sokka hummed.

"Did you think I wouldn't notice the bottle you have behind your back?" she shot back.

Sokka sighed defeated as he brought the bottle covered securely with paper to his front. "I would guess not."

"What is it?" Toph asked, taking it from his hands.

Before Toph could open it Sokka retrieved it. "It's for celebration."

Toph groaned miserably. "I said 'what is it' not 'what it was for' but thanks for the unnecessary in the moment information."

"We are," Sokka began slowly as he ignored her previous comment, "going to celebrate the two small years I have spent being a 'parental figure' to Lin. It's like an anniversary."

Toph's face seemed to contradict as she looked down. But for countless years Sokka had known that this face meant thoughtless and some type of happiness. "Thanks Sokka…" Her words drifted through the reserved space. "I wouldn't have guessed that you'd remember the day."

Sokka placed a hand on her shoulder. "How could I forget?"

"So," her tone changed to conversational, "what are we celebrating with?"

Sokka's grin grew large by the second and he tried so hard not to laugh. It would draw Lin out of her room that was the least he wanted.

"With… wait for it… Cactus juice!"

This time Toph's face fell out of shock and surprise. "What? Isn't that illegal? And didn't you burn the last cactus you had?"

"Oh, dear, dear Toph," Sokka's voice was teasing as her wrapped an arm around her shoulder and pressed. "What you don't understand is: you can bend earth and you can bend metal but I'm a council man. I can bend the rules." He started to laugh uncontrollably.

"I can also bend spines for the insulting words you just used." Toph included with a grin.

"But you won't." Sokka finished.

"This time. This time." She repeated

"Let's have a drink!" he offered standing up and snatching some glasses from the sink. He came back and poured the juice. He handed one to Toph.

"A toast?" She asked raising her glass before ever taking a sip.

"Of course." Sokka brought the glass to her, the hit echoing a DING. "To Lin."

Toph smiled crookedly, then added, "To us."