Summer Romance on Kyoshi Island

Summer, the season of fire, is everyone's favorite season-except for Toph. She hated the sand. It was to shifty for her to feel vibrations. She also couldn't swim. If she did go in the water, someone usually went in with her, which made her feel like a child.

The gaang was sitting on the beach when Katara came over to them.

"Suki and I found some fresh watermelons and made everyone watermelon juice!"

Everyone took one and sat down again. The heat was unbearable and everyone was sweating. Then Katara exclaimed "Let's have a beach party!"

Everyone else agreed. Except Toph.

"C'mon Toph. We wouldn't let the Unagi get you." Sokka said.

Suki punched him the shoulder.

"Yeah Sokka. Knowing a sea monster is in there really makes me want to go in now!" She stomped her foot, sending a wave of sand into the air.

"I don't want to go in! I'm blind! I can't see! That means I can't swim! I feel like a child just standing there in the water up to my waist!"

"Someone could help you in the deeper water." Suki piped up.

"Yeah!" Aang said grabbing her hand. "C'mon Toph! Please!"

Toph looked down and blushed. "Ok…."

In The Water

"Well" Toph said. "This isn't so bad." Katara helped Toph into the water. Aang had swam off toward the elephant koi fish to ride them. Suki and Sokka had went to go get some beach balls.

"Wow!" Aang said as he came back "I had so much fun!" Katara left to go practice water bending leaving Aang and Toph alone.

"Um….how was riding the koi?" Toph asked.

"Fun. Like I said before." he said.

"Oh yeah." she stumbled on a piece of wood. "Ouch!"

Aang put his arms around her waist. She blushed furiously.

"You were about to go underwater" he said.

"Thanks."

Then an awkward question arose.

"Toph?"

"Yea?"

"Do you like me?"

"As a friend, yeah."

"No, I mean as something more." He leaned over by her ear. "A crush?" he whispered.

Toph froze. She could feel his eyes of her. She knew she's have to tell him.

"Yes, I like you, Aang. As a crush. Maybe even more. I don't know. But now you know? Just don't tell any-"

She was cut off when Aang kissed her. Just like than. He'd spun her around so they were facing each other and kissed her on the lips.

"That's good," Aang said after the kiss. "because I have a crush on you too."