The cold air brushed her soft cheeks. Toph continued to shiver, her face tinted pink due to the cold. She sniffled and growled in annoyance.

"Come on Toph. It isn't that bad." Katara told her friend.

Toph fought back fiercely. "Easy for you to say. You've actually lived here."

Toph sensed someone scoot closer to her. "Here. Have this blanket." She took it quickly and wrapped it around her tiny figure.

"About time, Snoozles. I was about to freeze my feet off."

Sokka raised an eyebrow. "Well if you would actually wear the boots we offered, you wouldn't have to worry about your feet."

"I refuse to cover my eyes." Toph buried her feet deeper into the blanket. "How much longer, Twinkle Toes?"

They had been flying for the past three hours. In total, it took the group about a week to reach the South Pole. A celebration was being held for team avatar, minus Zuko who had firelord duties to attend to. Thanks to the help offered by the Northern Water Tribe, the South Pole was finally nearing its completion after four years since the war ended. It was time for celebration and, of course, Katara and Sokka were to be honored guests, along with Aang and Toph. Once the group had received the invitation, they left right away.

"I can already see the village. You were right, Katara. The improvements are amazing." Aang informed his friends.

"Sokka and I have visited a couple times and each time we come, things get better and better. I can't believe it's practically done!" the waterbender exclaimed.

"The only thing I can't believe is that there is no earth in this place!" Toph added.

Sokka only shrugged. "Toph, the entire place is ice. Deal with it."

"Don't tell me what to do!"

Appa started to descend. "We're here!"

The bison landed on the ice next to two awaiting figures. Aang jumped gracefully off of Appa with Momo on his shoulders. Katara and Sokka slid down Appa's legs and ran towards the two people.

"Gran-Gran! Dad!" the siblings yelled together. The four embraced tightly for a couple seconds. They released each other.

"Oh my, look how much you have grown." Gran-Gran complimented Katara. The waterbender was now eighteen and was the perfect beauty. Her coat hugged the prominent curves she had and her face beamed gracefully.

Hakoda quickly grabbed his son by the shoulders. "You are quite the warrior!" Sokka had grown a couple inches, now standing as tall as his father. His face was now toned and masculine, along with his arms and legs. The twenty year old was no longer the scrawny boy when he first met Aang.

"I've been working out." Sokka informed the group as he flexed.

Aang came from behind and wrapped an arm around Katara's waist. He was now taller than his lover. Thanks to rigorous training, the sixteen year old avatar was more muscular. Yet, he maintained his skinny figure. "Katara is quite beautiful."

"Welcome back, Avatar Aang." Gran-Gran greeted formally. Aang bowed politely to show respect.

"Wait a minute. I thought you said there was going to be four of you?" Hakoda questioned.

Sokka instantly remembered. He turned back towards Appa and yelled upwards towards the saddle. "Toph, come down here!"

A demanding voice answered back. "No!"

"Come on, Toph. Don't be ridiculous." Katara screamed back.

"The only thing ridiculous is you, Sweetness!"

Katara's face reddened and started making her way back towards the bison. Aang, however, stopped her. "Let's let Sokka handle this Sweetie."

Surprisingly, Katara complied with her boyfriend's wishes. "Let's just go inside and warm up."

With that, the four headed towards a nearby ice cottage. Sokka was left by himself, standing near Appa and put with the task to retrieve his best friend. He sighed and hurriedly made his way back into the saddle. Toph was still in the same position, wrapped in her blanket. Sokka eyed her for a minute. The master earthbender was no longer a child. Being sixteen, her womanly figure was starting to appear. Like Katara, the blue coat she had on hugged her curves. She was taller now, but was still the shortest out of the group. The blue she had on at the moment really seemed to make her eyes the star of her appearance. Her face was becoming more woman-like and Sokka could finally see that his best friend was quite beautiful. He would never tell her that thought, in fear of being punched into the ground. Her milky green eyes shined like emeralds. Sokka would stare from time to time; just long enough before Toph would notice him staring. Toph had a blue water tribe coat and warm pants on. Even her headband was switched to match, packing her hair into its usual bun. There was only one thing missing: boots.

"Stop being stubborn. Just put on the boots, Toph." he urged her.

The girl spun around till her back was faced away from him. "I told you I despise shoes."

"Then tell me. Would you rather wear warm, comfortable shoes or have your feet chopped off after they have frozen solid?" Sokka asked forcefully.

Toph just continued to be difficult. "I'd rather leave this frozen wasteland."

"Will you stop being so challenging?"

"Not until I'm warm."

Sokka slapped his forehead and quickly thought. "Well, the quicker you put on the shoes, the quicker we can get to the fire inside the cottage!"

Toph's face remained in a scowl. She sat like that for a good minute until she turned around and scooted closer towards Sokka. "Fine." She stuck out her feet to him. "Put them on."

"You aren't helpless. Put them on yourself!" Sokka said as she pushed her feet away from his face.

Toph sighed. "I have a case of laziness. If you don't put them on, we will be up here forever."

Sokka groaned and aggressively grabbed the boots that sat at the edge of the saddle. He took one of the boots and slipped it onto Toph's right foot. His hand brushed against her bare skin and he had to admit that it was pleasantly soft. He took the other boot and slipped it on her left.

"There. Now can we go?" Sokka asked annoyed.

The earthbender smirked. "Let's go, Snoozles."

The two slid down Appa's tail. The instant contact that Toph made with the ice she gasped silently. It was slippery and it was so foreign to her. She stood carefully in one spot and remained unmoved.

Sokka, who had instantly started walking towards the cottage, stopped when he sensed that he wasn't being followed. He turned around and found his best friend still mounted to the same spot.

"Toph, come on!"

Toph's words came out nervous, and Sokka caught it. "Uh, ok."

Sokka tilted his head. Toph walked clumsily and slowly in some direction that was not towards him. She seemed lost. The water tribe warrior approached her once more.

"The cottage is to your left, Toph."

Toph's cheeks blushed slightly with ebaressment. She quickly shook it away and scowled. "I'm just walking around, alright? We were on Appa for the past three hours. My legs fell asleep." She turned to her left and started walking. Her steps were the same, clumsy and slow. Soon enough, Toph had passed the cottage altogether. Sokka ran after her.

"What is wrong with you? You passed the cottage already."

"I did?" She had tried to say it to herself, but Sokka caught her small voice. Finally it clicked.

"You can't see can you?" he questioned stupidly.

Toph scowled once more. "Meathead, how many times do I have to tell you that I'm blind? You can be such an idiot sometimes."

Suddenly, a gloved hand grabbed her own gloved hand. "I guess I'm going to have to help you see around here. Don't worry, I know where to go anywhere in the village."

She had squeaked at the touch. Thankfully, Sokka hadn't noticed. "Whoopdie doo. Lucky me." She tried to maintain her strong demeanor. Sokka hauled her towards the cottage. Along the way, he looked back and couldn't help but smile.

"Are you blushing?"

"I am not! It's just really cold! Can we just get to the cottage already!" she fought back.

Sokka looked back forward, unaware that Toph only turned a deeper shade of red.