I'm a little ashamed of this series, probably because I stick so much to Canon. *blush* Anyway, tell me if you like it! Love, Katie
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Encouragement
It had started out innocently enough. Sokka had been pouting because he had gotten into an epic fight with Suki that everyone in the Jasmine Dragon heard every word of.
It was when Toph decided that she needed to cheer him up that everything went downhill.
"Hey Snoozles," she said as she sat down next to him on the veranda outside The Jasmine Dragon.
"I don't have time for you right now, Toph."
"I heard your little fight," she answered honestly.
Sokka blushed.
"You heard that?"
"Everyone heard that," she remarked smartly. This however did not cheer Sokka up. He growled at her like an angry Platypus Bear.
"Go away."
"Don't be like that. I know she loves you."
"Y-you do?"
"Yeah, I can't understand why though."
Of course, Toph could understand perfectly why Suki loved him. It was for the same reasons she herself loved him. But, since she wasn't one to be a drama queen, she didn't let the real depth of her feelings for the Water Tribe warrior show. Instead she hid them behind the façade of rough and tumble.
He laughed again, his light laugh made Toph feel warm inside, like she had slipped into a comforting bath.
"I know, right? Both of the girls I've seriously dated have been better than me."
"Don't say that Snoozles, you're a pretty upstanding guy when it comes to girls."
"I was pretty mean to Suki back there," he admitted quietly. The heat in his face had started to rise.
"Yeah, you were. But, you'll apologize and she'll forgive you like she always does and this won't really matter. Will it?"
He laughed again.
"Yeah, I suppose not."
She reached across the table and hit him on the arm like she usually did.
"Now go and apologize."
"Thanks, Toph." She noticed that his tone was no longer filled with hesitancy, but again was filled with confidence like the Sokka she knew and loved. He quickly pressed his lips against her cheek and disappeared into the Tea Shop to find Suki.
Her skin tingled pleasurably where his lips had touched. When she could no longer feel his vibrations she let a small, contented sigh escape her lips.
She'd have to encourage him more often.
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A/N So what is the concensus? Should I post more of these? I have several more written, but you decide! :)
