A/N:My first Avatar fanfic to be posted. (I wrote others that won't be posted) I love ATLA and it's VERY important to me. I wrote this for a friend at first then decided to post it. please review. Spoilers for LOK
As soon as her feet touched the ground and she felt the second rhythmic heartbeat she knew she was about to be a mother again
She can't. She already had Lin and her job forced her to send Lin to Aang and Katara most of the time. She remembers when Lin asked if Katara was her real mom and the one time she called twinkletoes daddy
she knew that Sokka was her unborn child's father. She wasn't engaged in any sexual actions with any other person but him. And he was married for Kyoshi's sake! He was miserable and her turned to her as a friend (a best friend) and she complicated things even more
But she can trust him to support her, right? Once he knows she's pregnant with his child he'll surely be there to help out
She wasn't the only one pregnant with his child, she discovered three days after making the decision of telling him. Katara told her and then Sokka called on the weird phone box thing that was given to her as a gift
"We finally sorted out our troubles, Toph. The healers say it's going to be a boy but we can't be a hundred percent positive. We're happy" She could hear the pure bliss in his voice "We finally fell in love again"
she should be happy his problems are over. So why was she shattering?
"Great, Snoozles. That's great" She sounded angry. Why did she always draw the short straw? Her daughter hated her, she hadn't heard from her parents in years, all her friends are happy and making changes in the world while being iconic world leaders and here she was. Alone and lonely
"Is everything okay?" He asked curiously and she scoffed "Is this about the other night?" If only he knew "Look Toph, we were drunk and having problems"
"No!" She snapped "YOU were having problems and I was there for you!" When was anyone ever there for her? She almost added
"What's your problem?!" He raised his tone
"Breaking my heart once isn't enough for you, is it? You come back time after time and make me fall for you just so you can pull away on the last heartbeat and shatter me" She wanted to tell him, so so so badly. She knew she will if she kept talking and he will be forced to choose her, to come and raise the child neither of them wanted. Him loosing a friend is one thing, him giving up his family will destroy him. "I hate you" She whispered just loud enough for him to hear her
So once again, she picked the short end of the straw, and she hung up
Katara was the healer who delivered her baby girl, Aang held her hand through the whole process only letting go when Katara laid her baby in her arms.
"She's beautiful, Toph" Katara said
"She has the prettiest green eyes" Aang added
"Can she see?" Toph asked worriedly, her voice breaking a little
Aang held up a finger and watched with a smile as curious green eyes followed it. He smiled "Yes, she can"
Toph sighed in relief and for a few minutes she felt calm. she was surrounded by her family.
But someone was missing
'Sorry your daddy wasn't here to welcome you into the world, baby girl' she wanted to tell her daughter
"Hey Toph" came a voice from the entrance of the room. A voice she knew for so many years. She sensed him come closer and felt him touch her shoulder, his other hand stroked his daughter's cheek "She looks just like you"
"I'm sorry" She whispered and felt his lips on her forehead
"It's okay, Toph. You're my best friend. I can never ever stay mad at you"
He pulled her close and she rested her head on his chest, their daughter cried in discomfort from their awkward position. Sokka gently took the baby into his arms and rocked her gently
If only her knew, she thought
