So basically I was trying to fall asleep while listening to a Tokka fanmix called Inevitable (by x on livejournal), and this popped into my head. I had to jump out of bed and scribble this out (on the back of the paper I had used to decode the code from Artemis Fowl: Time Paradox XD;; yeah, I'm a geek) at two in the morning by the light of my iPod. I haven't really written much in ages, so I apologize for how rough it is, but hey, I'm really an artist, I don't write. I'm just going along with random explosions of inspiration here and hoping something interesting comes out of it.
263 words.
Fuck you and your untouchable face
Fuck you for existing in the first place
And who am I that I should be vying for your touch
I said who am I
I bet you can't even tell me that much.
"Untouchable Face" –Ani DiFranco.
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"It's just... When I'm around you, I feel like such a girl," Toph spat the word out like it was a clean and therefore terrible thing. She scowled. "I hate it."
"Really?" Sokka replied, lazily tipping back to stare up at the fluffy clouds (that one looked like Boomerang. That one looked like Appa). "That's what I always liked about you, Toph."
She felt the flush spread across her cheeks, felt her heart skip, and hated them both. "...Really?" her voice squeaked out tinged with hope, and she hated that too.
Obliviously, Sokka blundered on and managed to say exactly the wrong thing. "Yep. You've never seemed like a girl to me, Toph."
The blush evaporated, along with the rest of the blood in her veins. The gentle breeze ceased. All noise stopped as the animals in the surrounding trees suddenly decided that away seemed a good place to be.
Sokka frowned (That cloud looked like a skull and crossbones). "Hey Toph, was that an earthqu—"
And she socked him straight in the eye.
"OW!" He shrieked, jumping to his feet and leaping around in pain. "What the HELL, Toph—!"
"FUCK you!" she screamed, voice climbing to octaves better left unheard in her fury.
"—What?" He stopped jumping to stare at her, confusion and hurt she couldn't see written all over his face. "Why?"
"For..." she searched madly for a good answer. "For... EXISTING!" and with that she stomped off, leaving a very puzzled boy blinking his one good eye in her wake, with nothing left to do but...
"...Kataraaaaaaaaa!
—End—
This song really is really perfect for Toph wanting Sokka from far away, and being bitter over Suki, and even being frustrated with her parents and I didn't explore even half its potential. Ah well. Don't mean to be a review whore, but reviews would be nice. How am I doing?
Disclaimer: I don't own Avatar: the Last Airbender or any of the lyrics used to inspire this story.
Next drabble: Learning How to Smile by Everclear.