AU: Ok First Story... Don't be nervous..., As you may have figured out this is my first story and i wanted to do it about the Taang shipping, because let's face, Toph Rules!, so enjoy, oh and one more thing mmm... English is only my second language (the first one being spanish) and that's the reason why there's still some typos and grammar errors, so don't be so harsh on me, and finally i'll remember to all pf you that there's a serious heat wave and the last thing we all need (specially me) is more flames and I'll appreciate some help to correct future stories, Ok?, thanks

Disclaimer: Let's face it everybody wants to own Avatar the Last Airbender, but we don't and that's a shame.


Study Nights

Chapter 1 - Problem


TOPH'S P.O.V.

God How I hate Algebra!

I don't even know how it can help me in my future career!, Of course I know that every derivative from the matter is going to and already is an important part of our lives… blah, blah (I'm starting to sound like Gramps), it's not like I'm going to use them the whole time, ·sigh· sometimes I wish to go back to grade school and use plus, minus, and all the other easy math symbols, but the there will be no challenges at all and I'll be pretty bored about it.

Now I'm rambling… the real reason why I'm pissed is because of the fact that I keep getting bad grades on this class and I'm in danger of Fail the entire semester because of that. I already talked to Mr. Pakku (Prof. Catfish) about the problem, and he told me that either I should go to Summer School or I have to find a tutor so He/She can keep me away from Failing this year, Oh!, and he told me about a Surprise test the next week and if I approve it with an A he can do something about my grades (He could be a little harsh sometimes but he still can't resist from helping a student in problems), I almost hugged him to death but then I realized that this news could only get me more stressed and more desperate to find the right person.

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It's been two days since I've been looking for someone to help me out, I started with my closest friends, but everyone keeps telling me how busy they are and their reasons for not come and rescue me in my time of need, or lame excuses if you mind.

Let's start with…

1. - Sugar Queen:

"I'm so, so, so sorry Toph, I'm going to have a Biology test next week too, and I haven't Study yet"

(I "borrow" her journal every week and she's going out with Sparky during the weekend)

2. - Birdie (Suki):

"You know I can help you out any other day Tophy, but I'm going to practice with the cheerleaders this Saturday and I have to work on my History essay"

(Well…. I guess that's just bad luck)

3. - Sparky:

"I'll love to help you but I already have some problems with the matter too and I'll be a very inefficient help"

(…..Liar….)

4. – Snoozles (Yes, I'm that desperate!):

"Weeeell… actuallyyyyyy…. I'mmmm…. Gooooiiiinggg…tooo….ah, screw it! I'm going out with Suki, besides I already failed the entire Semester"

(At least he was being honest, but Birdie's alibi has just been compromised)

Right now I'm walking through the park from school, my head down, just like my hopes of approve that stupid class, I don't know who else ask and time's running low, what I'm going to do?, I won't be able to see my friends anymore!, besides I'm going to keep hearing my teacher's lectures over and ov-

NORMAL P.O.V

The green eyed girl's silent meditation over her problems is suddenly disturbed by the presence of a couple foreign arms around her neck and a male voice yelling right in the ear

"HI, TOPH!"

Almost immediately she took the stranger's arms by the wrist and by repositioning herself closer to his body, making him lose the balance which made easier to her the task of throwing him to the ground, leaving in the process their respective school bags on the ground as well.

Once she recognized her supposed attacker who was now in the ground she yelled at him "Aang I already told you a thousand times before to never do that again!"

"Sorry" He said with a hint of pain from his almost expected fall "I couldn't help it"

Once calmed down she sighed and said "One of this days you're going to make me kill you by accident"

"No you won't, you'll miss me a lot" getting up on his elbows little by little until he was sitting on the ground

"Maybe" She responded "If that happens then I won't have anyone to fight with" while telling this she sends a straight punch to one of the boy's arm "Ouch!" Once she saw him flinched a smiled appear in her face for the first time in days.

"Why don't you fight someone your own size, the kindergarten is a few blocks from here you know" Then he started to laugh on his own bad joke causing him to be again with his back on the ground, occasioned by the same person who put herself on top of him "Don't make fun of my size!" although the joke was very lame she was still offended by it.

"Okay, Okay you're right" the smile faded and was replaced by an apologetic face "I shouldn't have brought that up…"

"That's what I wanted to hear…" She felt again that sensation of victory from earlier, until he continued with the argument "…I forgot that you still have to grow a few inches to get in"

Her best friend's laughter only made her frustration to grow up, to the point where she responded with anger "I told you to not make fun of my size, of course I can get in the kindergarten any time I want!" and without thinking apparently

When she finished the sentence, there was a little silence between both of them which was almost immediately replaced by their combined burst of laughter

They didn't stop for a few minutes and just shrug off the people that watch them with a questioning look and just stayed like that, without any care about the world around them, everything was perfect

"Toph?" But it had to end somehow "Can you let me go now?"

The green eyed girl considered for a moment the idea of letting him go, but she won't let that happen "No, that's your punish for laughing at me", while telling this she tried to sound the more serious possible, obviously that was impossible because every 2 words a small chuckle could be heard coming out of her mouth

"Ok, it'll be your way" His friend didn't understand the meaning of that words, but she eventually find out the moment he started to get up, even with the extra weight of his friend's body, this sudden moment caught her by surprise because of the fact that this was the first time Aang has ever overpowered her in brute strength

"You said something about a punishment?" He continued and couldn't help to smile his usual smile, even tough he could get up, the only way he could positioned both of their bodies was with he sitting on the ground and his companion sitting on his lap.

"Toph, something's wrong?" He said very slowly, his concern was evident in the moment he took notice of a small hint of red in the girl's cheeks, little did he know the reason was because the position they were, she on his lap and her tiny slender arms find his way around the greyed eyed boy's neck to avoid falling down because of the earlier moment, but the biggest reason was the fact their faces separated by only a few inches and she could feel his warm breath "You're all red"

"NO I'M NOT!" that was her answer once she took notice of how warm her own face was, to cover this she took back the arms around the boy's neck and use them cover her own face with them to avoid his gaze.

"Okaaaaaaaaaay, you're not then, now can you get up please?" He was previously accused of being to naïve for his own good, and now apparently that was a true accusation, because he didn't seem to notice how awkwardly Toph's moves were when she was getting up, once she was he did the same thing and started to dust themselves off, then she started the conversation

"What were you doing here anyway?", When they finished, now both of them were sitting in a near bench "Just walking, I get out of school earlier and got boring, that's when I saw and couldn't resist the temptation of surprise you"

"Typical, always putting yourself in dangerous situations" They were smiling again about the comment "You know me too well… anyway…" his smile was replaced with a concern look "What were you doing here, you're always in your house after school"

She was caught by surprise again, this time because of his unexpected preoccupation "Just thinking… besides the house is completely empty, my parents are on a business trip and I get to bored", "Well, that's new" he responded "what?, my parents on a trip?, it happens all the time" "No the fact that you were thinking"

Instantly he felt another punch in the same spot as the last one "justkiddingjustkidding!" he said with pain and raising his arms to avoid another punch "What were you thinking about?"

TOPH'S P.O.V.

What was on my mind…? Oh yeah! I'M GOING TO SUMMER SCHOOL IF I DON'T FIND A TUTOR SOON YOU AIRHEAD!

Of course the though never crossed my lips, he doesn't even know what the problem is about, in fact he doesn't even know there is a problem, I'm going to tell him about the whole thing

"Ok listen, I have a problem…"

I tell him about the problem, summer school, the test and my unavailable friends.

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….

Why he doesn't say something? It's very strange on him to be this quiet; he usually has a cheery face and a- WHAIT A MINUTE! He's going to pull another joke on me?, because if he does!...

"I'm shocked!" Wait, what? He stands up and continues "Why didn't you ask your best friend for help! Uh" I CAN'T BELIEVE HE'S ACTUALLY YELLING AT ME! If he thinks I'm to let him do that he's so wrong! I get up as well and start yelling at him

"BECAUSE TWINKLETOES THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A… really good idea…" I mentally slapped myself at least a 100 times when I realized how stupid I've been to forget the fact that the person in front of me, my best friend, is a freaking genius! I mean he always get the best grades and has a complete scholarship!

Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!

"Sooo…" Oh, and now I forgot he was here too! Seriously what is wrong with me?

"Sooo…" I answer back; I swear to my inner self is going to take a good ass-whooping after this "…You don't want me to help you?"

I stood there while I let his words sink in, my brain is still processing the idea but my lips have a different opinion about it while I mutter an almost silent "…sure…"

"Great! Shall we start tomorrow after school?" "…sure…" Honestly! Why this keeps happening! "OK! …You know is getting pretty late and I must go now, do you want me to walk you home?" Before my body continues working without his master I was finally to regain control of myself and answer coherently "Don't worry I'll take a cab"

"Oh… Well I'll better be going; grandpa is going to be furious if got home late again" He then takes his backpack and starts running in an opposite direction from mine "I'll see you tomorrow!"

"Be Careful Twinkletoes!" I told him one last time, before see him disappear in the trees, then I went straight to the edge of the park were all the cab drivers are

I walked to the closest one waiting for the driver to come, I wait a bit and no one was near only the usual crowd and a few animals, I consider leaving and taking another cab but this was the only one, finally I sighed in defeat and consider in taking the bus until…

I heard someone snoring from inside the cab, when I looked inside I saw what I assumed was the cab-driver sleeping soundly in one the seats, he was around his earlier twenties, tanned, black hair and had old leather jacket and hat on him, I though about leaving him sleep but I really wanted to go home

"Hey…" I knocked on the glass, causing him to stir a little, and then I knock harder raising my voice "Hey!"

He gets up abruptly taking a pocket knife pointing to something imaginary in front of him, I wasn't scarred because I knew that he was just surprised and wouldn't hurt me, not saying that it would be difficult to kick his ass if he tries something

"Back off gator-monkeys!" Gator-Monkeys? This guy is really on something… nevermind

"Excuse me Sir…" I caught his attention "Oh, sorry ma'am" notices the knife on his hand and quickly put the thing back on his pocket "Do you need a ride somewhere?"

At least he was polite "Actually yes" "Ok, get in" he gets out of the car to open my door

I put my bag next to me and try to relax in the old leather seats, when I saw his identification on the back of the seat I take notice that his name was misspelled 'JAK' instead of JACK "Yeah I know" he told me back from his seat noticing that I'm staring at the glued thing "That was a Typo, Where to lady?"

I shrug off his first comment and gave him the requested address

On the long road I couldn't stop thinking about what happened earlier between me and Twinkletoes, why didn't I ask him for help earlier?, that should have got me out from so much troubles, I always have breakfast on his house and we always walk to the school together for Christ sake! But nooo during these past days we had to talk about how I want to become a wrestler (not that I want to) and how much he wants to have a stupid arrow tattoo

I couldn't help to think about the incident too, I never been so embarrassed in my life! Good luck for me that the Airhead is too naïve to notice it…

…and… I hate to admit it but…

It felt… nice

I felt something that I really like about the situation been with him so… close… maybe I should have… ki-

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? AAN- I MEAN TWINKLETOES IS JUST A FRIEND! HE DOESN'T THINK ABOUT YOU THAT WAY… or does he…? NO! NO! NO!

"Lady? Lady?" I guessed that was Jak's voice "Uh, what happened?" "You're Okay I was starting to think that I was going to have to get rid of another body" Another body? This guy is seriously hi? "Don't worry I'm just kidding, I've been telling you for the last 23 minutes that we're already in the direction you gave me, but you just kept staring at the window" NO WAY! I'VE THINKING ABOUT THE MATTER FOR THAT LONG!

Calm down… calm down…

"Better?" he asks me, maybe he saw my freaked out face; I only nod to tell him that I'm Ok "That's great, It'll be 82.75$" WHAT?

"What?" "Sorry…look at the clock" I SWEAR THIS PEOPLE ARE GOING TO MAKE HAVE A HEART ATTACK!

I paid him, took my bag and get out of the vehicle to the gates of my house while I was opening with my keys he call me from his car "Thank you, have a nice evening" i can almost sense a hint of satisfaction in his voice so whe i saw the cab speed off into the night I yelled at him angry, because of the fact that he took all my money

"BITE ME!"


Yeah i know... I just wanted to add myself to the story just to steal Toph's money, can you blame me? so what do you think? click on the thingie that says review and please tell me I really appreciate a constructive review, Thanks for reading by the way.