Betrothal

Written by 1JennyFan

... "Will you marry me?"

Those were the words of her dreams. Unfortunately, she didn't hear the words come from his lips: at least, not to her.

Laying on her bed at Ba Sing Se, the blind earthbender remembered a few days ago, when she could feel the extra weight on the Kyoshi warrior's neck. A necklace.

Sokka had proposed to Suki.

Not to her.

Toph sighed at the memory. Now she could never tell him how she felt; it would look too foolish. She only wished she told him sooner, before Suki officially joined the group. Then they would move away, and she would never have to resort to going back to her ridiculous home in Gaoling. Then, just maybe, things would be different...

"Hey, Toph."

That was him.

"What's eating you?"

Like she could tell him. "Nothing," she lied.

Sokka quietly sat on her bed. "C'mon, Toph. I can tell something's bugging you. What's up?"

"Nothing's bothering me." she growled.

"You're not gonna tell me? I'm your best friend, you can tell me anything," he said sincerely.

The girl didn't say anything this time.

"I was wondering something..." Sokka started. "Where are you going from here?"

Toph looked in his general direction. "What do you mean?"

"Well, the war's over, right? So I was wondering what you're going to do now."

"Go back home. Where else?" Sokka could tell in her voice that she was disappointed.

The young warrior wrapped a comforting arm around the girl's shoulders. "Look, I wasn't sure if I should tell you this or not, but you can come with me and Suki to the South Pole if you want to."

"Really?" Toph had a tone in her voice that made Sokka think she was a little too excited about the suggestion.

"Yeah sure. I wasn't sure if you'd like the idea though, because of the snow and all. You might get cold..."

"So what? It's still better than staying at my old house, having to face my parents."

Toph then noticed didn't mention anything about her blindness. Figures. He forgot I was blind again! What made matters worse was the fact that she couldn't see anything in snow. Well, at least that gives me more of a reason to grab onto his arm, she secretly thought, smiling and turning her head to the side.

"Alright, then!" Sokka exclaimed, interrupting her daydreams. "I suggest packing soon. We're leaving in a few days," he added, starting to leave.

However, Toph still had more questions. "Wait!"

The boy stopped and turned around to listen.

"Why do you want me to come, anyway? Wouldn't you want to spend the time with Suki?" She gulped at her name.

"Well, I wanted to make sure you were happy. It's the least I can do for someone that I care about." With that, he smiled gently and closed the door, leaving her in privacy.

She sighed again, but it was more content this time. At least the boy she loved wasn't out of her life forever.

A/N: PLEASE review! This collection is a suprise birthday present for one of my best friends, so I want to make sure it's not OOC or cliche'! Thanks!

1JennyFan