I was sitting by my teammates, feeling the earth beneath my hands and my feet. I felt Katara walk up to Aang, and I felt them come into contact. It lasted quite a while. I could tell by the vibrations what was happening. She had held him in her arms, and was kissing him. I traced my bottom lip with my index finger, feeling them part. I didn't know what it was like to be kissed or to kiss. With my love lost the moment they discovered their feelings for each other, I felt like I'd never be able to kiss anyone. The one person I would have kissed was kissing another, never to be mine and always to be his.

It didn't matter to me, anyway. I showed attitude, I acted rudely and continued with my normal life. As long as she was happy, I wouldn't mind what she chose, even if it wasn't necessarily the choice I wanted her to make. In the end, it was her decision. But I still wanted to tell her how I felt. It still hurt me to carry my feelings in secret.

I stood up, felt the ground beneath my feet and let the rocks and dry soil lead me to her. I looked up, knowing full well she was taller than me, if only by logic of age. "Katara," I said, feeling her turn. I could tell that she was facing me by how her feet seemed to point in my direction. "I wanna talk to you about something."

"Oh... well, sure, Toph," she answered, before stepping toward me and causing the ground to ever so slightly shake underneath me. "Why don't we talk over here?" I felt her walk, and I followed. She sat down on a rock, and I dropped to the floor, sitting and crossing my legs. "What did you want to see me about?"

"You love Aang," I said to her. I wasn't going to hide my feelings. Not anymore. I had hidden my feelings since I met her. When I first heard her voice and felt her touch, I just thought, 'I kind of like this girl'. But when we started to get to know each other better, my feelings changed. "I know you do, but I still need to tell you this." Her motherly behaviour was a sign of concern, and yet she wasn't incredibly strict like my mother was. She gave me room to breathe, and room to bond, so bond I did. "I'm sorry for keeping this from you for so long." My heart was pounding as I was about to tell her my feelings. About the love I lost the moment she realised that she liked Aang. I grew fonder and fonder of her through the months, and fell in love. "I've loved you for some time. Not like I how I love my friends, but how I would love my lover."

I felt that she was shocked. Her movements changed pace, her heartbeat became inconsistent and I knew that she had no idea about my feelings before hand. But I felt her grow calm. "Toph, I'm sorry that I can't be with you, but one day, you'll find someone who can."

I didn't believe what she said. To me, that lost love was the only love I'd ever have. But I was a child, thinking childish thoughts.