It's strange how life works.
One minute you're fighting bad guys on an airship with your friends, trying your best to defeat the evil. The other you're hanging from the edge of the very same airship, desperately clinging to your best friend's hand.
I don't really know how it happened, other than that it happened fast.
When did this stop being just a fun adventure that I joined in on to escape my parents, and when did it become a dangerous journey that would decide the fate of the whole world?
I tighten my grip on Sokka's hand, scared, but not as much as I should be. After all, I'm Toph Bei Fong, the greatest earthbender ever. I don't fear death. At least that's what I tell myself. Maybe I didn't fear death when it was something far away, but now, death is a high possibility.
The wind whirls around me, making my dangling feet shiver. I can't see anything anymore other than Sokka's clammy, trembling hand, but I can hear the fire nation soldiers running about on the airship and Sokka trying to fight them off the best he can.
I can hear Sokka's strained voice telling me that this is probably the end – not only because of the fire benders, but gravity are pulling on us – and my wide-opened eyes all of a sudden fill with tears. I'm scared, and I suddenly realize that death is no longer just a "high possibility"; it's unavoidable.
For the first time in my life, I actually feel blind and vulnerable.
My entire world just became Sokka's hand.
And it's slipping.
A/N: As we all know, Toph and Sokka make it, but Toph doesn't know that here. This was based entirely on a gif image I found of a slowed down version of Toph's face when Sokka says "I think this is the end". It's heartbreaking. I wrote this very quickly, and I apologize for any wallbanging mistakes -bows- Reviews make my day, people~!