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Zuko had never been a creative person. He was always straight foreword and rarely thought things through. Many times when he should have listened to his uncle, and knew that the old man was right, he still did things his own way. That was just the way his was.

She wasn't quite the same, she was straight foreword and rarely thought things through, but she knew when she was receiving wise advice and usually heeded to it. She was creative with her earthbending, the way she moved seemed like a dance and the attacks she produced with earthbending was awe striking as it was dangerous. That was the key difference between them. Zuko would never admit it, but he enjoyed watching her practice earthbending.

One would never imagine that Toph could be graceful in way, it was not traditional graceful, it was so very Toph. There was something about her that made you want to watch her for hours and that was what Zuko did. He pretended to be relaxing on the grassy hill just a little ways from her, and because he knew she couldn't see him, he watched her with no discretion.

He wondered if she could dance, and then concluded that she most likely could. She could hear the music better than anyone and could feel the steps of others. Perhaps one day he would ask her to dance. He chuckled at the thought, imaging Toph dressed up and dancing like a proper lady. It would never happen; if it did it was surely a sign of the apocalypse. He heard footstep beside him, and looked up towards the girl of his thoughts. She was looking down upon his with a questioning expression, before sitting down.

"What's so funny?"

Zuko mentally debated whether or not to tell her his thoughts. More than likely she would be offended and it would result in a fight. Although he loved fighting with Toph, for she pushed him to his limit, he did not feel like fighting today.

"Nothing," he replied, shaking his head slightly.

She gave him a look that told him she didn't believe him, but she said nothing and laid back into the grass with her arms crossed behind her head. Zuko followed the action and stared up at the bright, blue sky. A comfortable silence fell upon them as they simply enjoyed each other's company. After a few moments, he heard gentle snoring beside him and turned his head towards the sleeping earthbender. A small smile quirked his lips and he too closed his eyes and soon feel asleep under the warmth of the sun.


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