I'm not a Zuko/Toph shipper -but if there's anyone for Zuko... maybe- but they're so similar! and here's another of my "possible far future episode things".
It's obvious by Zuko's training by Iroh he'll be the one to teach Aang firebending. How else is he going to avenge his father?
Should I continue? Hit the review button with a yes or no.
Do I have to say it? I don't own Avatar. (aw, don't rub it in)
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Zuko wasn't impressed with being the Avatar's oldest instructor but after his father had Iroh killed, he had to do something and this was the only way. After that day he'd finally have to be humble enough to accept that he could not beat his father alone, nor could he allow his sister to inherit the throne.
He wasn't impressed with the company either... and although the young blind girl reminded him of himself - in that she never had it easy either... not like his scrawny prodigy... he could hardly say the stubborn earth bender was good company.
"You let twinkle toes take a break?" She said, screwing up her nose and facing him.
"I wanted a break" he said, half challenging and turned his face away walking towards the cliffside.
"Well he has two weeks left. You don't deserve a break" the corner of her lip went up in a smile as she felt him halt under the soles of her callused feet.
"You don't know what I deserve" snarled the disowned prince as he gazed out in the horizon, having no where left to stomp away.
The girl didn't stop. "No, I do." She sent a large wave of dirt under his feet, he felt himself lifted by the mound. Not enough to do anything but to make her point.
She came from a rich family as well.
This time it was his turn to spin on his heel and face her.
Clenching his fists, he squinted up his eyes at her in pain of what he just went through.
His uncle.
His mother.
Losing everyone who he ever cared about. All at the hands of the father who sent him away to live in shame.
"You don't know me" He uttered, every word caressed with spite.
"And you don't know me" she said "so that makes us even."
She hit the ground with her left foot this time and brought the mound he was standing on up a little higher.
He grit his teeth in anger and charged, sending fire shooting out at her barely missing her face, as she ducked away.
Katara and Aang, coming back over the mountain stood with shocked faces at the battle.
Aangs face tightened up, this time as a stubborn earthbender himself. He threw down a foot and watched the earth crack from under them.
They both jumped away. Toph a little red in the face. Zuko hiding his.
Aang looked at both of them ready to give them a serve before Katara did, but someone else spoke first.
"What's the matter Zu-zu? Giving up, seeing as how you're regularly outmatched by girls."
A cheap shot.
And Toph found herself in a circle of angry flames, feeling the heat on her face, fueled more at the anger and impaitence she had looking for a fight.