Earth and Fire, Zuko ant Toph fanfic
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Avatar.
Characters © Avatar: Last Airbender - Viacom
Story © Aquafreak
Something has been bothering Zuko all the time. Yes, he's the fire lord. Yes, he's with the Avatar and company. Yet, he still have those sleepless nights. It's not about his uncle Iroh, or even his Miss perfect sister Azula. He's sleepless because of what he have done to Mei. He broke her heart. And he wanted her back. But he can't. If her uncle, the warden of the Boiling rock (known as the High Security prison of the Fire Nation), he's damn dead.
He just simply watched the fire roaring about. They're in the Western Air Temple. All of them are asleep. Well, not all of them. Toph's not there.
" Where's Toph? " Zuko thought. Suddenly he heard the ground quaking below, by the forest. He's the one who can hear it. He 'borrowed' Aang's glider for a while and went to the forest. At least he has the smarts to use the glider.
" No good, NO GOOD! Why is my earthbending weak? " Toph asked to herself. The ground's quakes can see the fire beneath the earth's crust. She had made massive destruction. This is her training style. She earthbended again using the attacks that she knew. " Why did my bending powers weaken..? "
" Maybe you needed new moves. A motivation, perhaps. " a familiar voice said. It's Zuko.
" Who are you? I don't need your advice! " Toph said angrily then she stomped the ground. A fist-like figure came to uppercut Zuko and he flew to the direction where Toph is facing.
- Western Air Temple -
Katara woke up, hearing Zuko's scream. " Hunh? What's that.? Zuko..? You having a nightmare? " She rubbed her eyes and saw Zuko flying. But she thought it was a bird. " Whatever. Maybe I'm having hallucinations.. " Katara said as she slept.
- back to Zuko and Toph -
After a few minutes, Zuko landed the ground face first.
" Owww...I shoulda stayed there after all...fuck..." he said.
" ZUKO! " she hurriedly ran to Zuko, checking his body. " I-I'm Sorry Zuko! I didn't knew that it was you! Are you okay? "
" Do I have to answer...? OW! " he replied, yelping in pain.
" I'll make it up to you tomorrow morning... Umm... why are you here? "Toph asked.
" I was the one who will ask that. I'm just checking on you. "
" In midnight? "
" I just unexpectedly woke up. And I heard you earthbending here at the forest. So I 'borrowed' Aang's glider. "
" I'm always okay. I'm just training myself. I feel that my earthbending is weak... "
" No it's not. " Zuko said, looking around Toph's wonderful earthbending results. " I find it very destructive... "
" Like yours? "
" What 'yours'? "
" Your firebending. I find it cool. "
" I think you needed new moves..for earthbending.. sadly, I'm a firebender and I have no idea what are the maneuvers for that. "
" Nah. It's okay. I felt a little stronger after giving you my kind of uppercut. "
" Let's go. If Aang and the others found out that we're not there... "
" I know. I'll just...going to do this.. " Toph said. " You better be not near my range for now. "
" O-okay..." Zuko said, as he went backward.
With a deep breath, Toph started earthbending. Zuko was just watching her do her thing. After a few minutes, a stairway is seen.
" Wow. " he said, clapping his hands.
" You going or not? " Toph said, offering a hand.
" I sure do. " Zuko said as he took Toph's hand and they ran at the stairway.