Wow…..I only write like once a year XD I'm sorta pathetic…lol. Anyways I was bored and decided to draw earlier today and came up with a pic that I just had to write about! Check out my Deviantart account (link in my bio) for the pic!

Disclaimer: If I owned Avatar senseless romance and fluff would rule the show…Enough said….

Much Love!

-Crystal Rose

"What was she thinking? I mean how could she do this!?"

"Sokka I think you need to calm down and-"

"I mean I know she's smarter than this! She's Toph for crying out loud!"

"Sokka just sit down for a second-"

"She can make a mountain fall, cause a catastrophic earthquake, beat hundreds of fire nation soldiers, but she couldn't say no to THIS?!?!"

"SOKKA CALM DOWN"

….

Two water nation teenagers stood in a small yet elaborate room deep in the heart of the Earth Kingdom. The girl, about sixteen stood at a nearby mirror pulling her hair up and out of her face while the boy, now seventeen paced around in a mixture of nerves and anger. The two were currently visiting the location for a very special occasion, though in this case special did not necessarily mean happy.

"You should be happy for her Sokka" The younger sibling reasoned as she turned from the mirror and watched her brother continue to pace, his footsteps echoing against the wooden floor.

"How can I be happy?" Sokka retorted sharply without looking up from the floor on which he was pacing. "You do remember she's only fourteen right?"

"Sokka I know, but it's not our decision"

"And obviously it's not hers either!" Sokka sighed and finally deterred from the path he had been traveling for about twenty minutes. He took a seat on a small, yet surprisingly soft bed and rubbed his temples. Katara couldn't help but to feel sorry for her brother, he seemed really worked up about the young earth bender. It had been over a year since she had returned back home to Gaoling after Ozai had been defeated and this was the first time since then that they were to see each other. Strangely the invitation to come to the Bei Fong's estate had not been issued by Toph herself but instead her mother. The woman hoped that her closest friend would be able to attend her daughter's wedding.

Wedding….That word just doesn't sound right…

There was no question between the two siblings that they were going to attend but the entire trip from the South Pole was filled with Sokka's rants about how this wedding was the stupidest thing he had ever heard.

Now there were only a few hours before the ceremony and Sokka was even worse than before.

"Maybe you should get ready Sokka, it won't be too much longer now" Katara watched as her brother looked away from her stubbornly and muttered something that she could not understand. She couldn't help but roll her eyes. "I'm gong to meet Aang okay? Please be good and not mess this up for Toph okay?" In Sokka's mind he knew this was Katara's was of telling him to stay as far away from the bride until she was officially married but instead of replying he fell totally backwards on the bed and closed his azure eyes. Katara frowned but disappeared from the room.

It's only been a year! How could she do this? Didn't she want to do more with her life than obeying every whim of some pigmonkey of a husband?

Sokka grunted and rolled off of the bed and onto his feet. For a moment he debated continuing his pacing around the room but quickly decided on another route… He quickly slipped out of the room and into the hallway. He assumed that his destination was relatively close since he had seen at least a dozen maids rushing around from the moment he had arrived. As one of the doors opened he hid behind a potted plant and watched as several of those maids rushed out and down the hall chatting about how beautiful the young mistress inside looked. Taking that as his cue the water tribe warrior rose and pressed an ear against the door. At hearing nothing on the other side of the door he knocked softly.

The sound of silence met his ear once more and he sighed and tried once more.

"Toph? You there?"

Nothing.

Dejectedly he turned away from the door and thought for a second. Without even meaning to his hand traveled down to the knob of the door and turned slowly. The door silently opened and he looked into the large room before him. It was extremely large and cluttered with various objects draped around. In the middle of the room it looked as if a large basin of water had been pulled in for someone's bath and near the back in a large bed laid a small teenage girl, her black hair flopping messily around her face. By the looks of it she was asleep, covered in drapes of white fabric and facing away from him. Without realizing it Sokka let out a small gasp, his best friend looked as beautiful as ever.

"Wow…." He managed softly "Wow…."

The fourteen year old looked like a small doll lying there, unusually clean but still a familiar as ever. He noticed that though the rest of her body was spotless her small feet were still covered in a layer of dirt. He chuckled lightly noting silently that Toph would probably never let anyone touch her feet.

"Wow..." He repeated once more.

"You know any more words Snoozles?" The small form muttered sleepily, still not facing him. Slowly she turned over and gave him a small grin. "I'm trying to sleep you know, but you're still a major lead foot" she noted before lunging herself upon the older boy for a hug. Sokka grinned widely and returned the embrace with a laugh. He couldn't help but to feel a little bit better now that he was able to see his friend though in the pit of the stomach he still felt bitter. After a few moments he spoke, trying to sound as serious as possible.

"So it's true Toph?"

Toph pulled away and felt heat rise to her cheeks. She had a feeling she knew what he was to referring to and nodded slowly. "What does it matter?"

"What do mean what does it matter?!" He exclaimed "You're getting married in a couple of hours!"

"So what?" She reiterated. Sokka suddenly felt himself getting himself worked up once again.

"You don't care?!"

"I don't have a choice Snoozles!"

…..

The room went silent for a moment as both teens stared at each other. Of course Toph's useless eyes were focused on his right arm more than anything else, but Sokka didn't find it necessary to correct her gaze. Instead he noted how a year had barely changed the girl. She still looked the same as when she was dropped off at her home, if anything she looked younger covered in her oversized white robes.

"You look…Er…..Nice" Sokka managed despite the rising blush on his face. Toph snorted and looked away.

"Don't lie to me, I look stupid"

"You don't look stupid….Just….It's a bit big on you."

"It was my mom's I think. She seemed bent of me wearing it. Something about traditions…"

"Oh…"

The room went silent once more and Sokka noticed the thin white veil sitting on a nearby chair….It was really happening…She was getting married.

"Why?" He asked softly "Why are you letting them marry you off like this?"

"I already told you dunderhead, I have no choice"

"Sure you do, just earth bend yourself some big tunnel and escape!" Sokka joked. Toph narrowed her eyes at the boy, signaling that his suggestion was not amusing. Sokka gulped and placed a hand over hers carefully. "You could always leave with us….Katara and Aang are here too. We can leave now of you want"

"Sokka…."

"No really, no one will have to know! It'll be just like old times right? The Runaway returns!"

"Sokka…."

"Heh, I'm sure you'd like the South Pole….Well other than the fact that it's covered in snow and you may not be able to see that great but we could-"

"SOKKA"

…….

Sokka looked over to the girl who now had tears in her eyes and his stomach wretched. It wasn't often he saw the strong willed, tough as nails teenager upset enough to cry and when he did he felt as if the world had suddenly stopped spinning. It was just something that wasn't supposed to happen….

"Toph…"

"Do you think I'm happy about this?! Do you think I want to get married to some snobby rich brat who has never cared to meet me even once!? The only reason I'm doing this is because it's what my parents want!"

Sokka stood frozen as the girl choked a sob and used her oversized sleeve as a tissue.

"You don't love him then?"

"Duh you idiot! I don't want t get married to him! I want- I want-"

"What do you want?" Sokka whispered trying not to concentrate on her glistening eyes and the tears threatening to pour from them.

"I want-"

"What do you want to do Toph?"

"I want-"

"Just tell me and we can do it"

Without any warning the smaller girl lunged herself upon the water tribe boy once more. But instead of embracing him, he was met with her bright pink lips against his own. Her aim was pretty good for being blind…

Well that was unexpected…..

Within a second the kiss had ended and Toph had hopped up from her spot blushing madly.

"Well that was unexpected" Sokka breathed. He placed a hand to the spot his lips had been touched. He looked to Toph who looked as if she had just surrendered to the fire nation.

"Toph? You okay-"

Before he could fully express his concern his cheek was met with her hand and a loud crack was heard. She had slapped him….Hard….

"OWWW What was that for?!"

"GET OUT SOKKA!!"

"What? Wait! You were the one who kissed me!"

"Just GO!"

"Not until you-" Sokka had to dodge as the small girl threw various objects in his general direction. As he ran out the door he heard it slam loudly behind him.

"What just happened?" he muttered to himself, his hand now on his sore cheek but his mind still on his lips.

She makes me wonder why I haven't gone crazy yet...