Without the glow from the stars, the trail was pitch black. Zuko could hear Toph's shuffling footsteps.
"Umm, Zuko? Could you create some light? I can't see."
Zuko quickly opened his palm, and a small flame illuminated the trail ahead of them, "There you- Wait."
Toph's laughter filled the night's peaceful silence, as Zuko mentally kicked himself. He should be used to Toph's blind jokes by now. Still he fell for it yet again. The firebender couldn't help but smile.
"Not funny, Toph," Zuko stated.
"Don't worry," Toph began, "I don't think Katara is looking for anyone with a good sense of humor."
Zuko didn't blush this time. Instead he just rolled his eyes. "That's why she's the Avatars girl," Toph chuckled lightly. Zuko continued casually, "so what did Katara say about me?"
The firebender's casual tone wasn't fooling Toph for a second. "So you do care!" Toph exclaimed, loudly. "Well, she said that she thought you were intriguing and a little mysterious plus you had a body of a god."
"What?!" Zuko was caught off guard and in total shock until he noticed Toph's smirk. "Toph," he groaned. The earthbender's smirk turned into a hysterical laughter.
"That was payback for burning my feet!"
"Whatever." Zuko rolled his eyes. He knew the young girl would never give him a straight forward answer, and he knew the having a serious conversation with her proved to be impossible right now. Instead he just silenced his forsteps and enjoyed the warm night.
Toph noticed the silence and noted Zuko's retreat for answers. "She hasn't told me anything about you, but I came to my own conclusions."
Zuko stopped as the sight of the house came into view. He turned and faced her. "Toph, I don't think playing match maker is your calling. You can't just assume that Katara likes me. She will fall in love with Aang once he beats my-"
"Zuko!" Toph interrupted, "I think your meditation is paying off." Zuko gave her a confused look. "It actually took me a while to notice your slight heart rate increase infront of Katara. You can control your feelings. Katara, on the other hand, lets her heart beat get way out of control. Which is kinda obvious to a blind earthbender who sees with vibrations. I thought it was rage at first, but Katara has truly forgiven you now. So would you just shut up an go join the party already?!"
Zuko took a step towards the house. As he turned Toph punched him in the arm. "Good luck."
"There's no different angle, clever solution, no trickity trick. You've gotta face it head on!"
Sorry for the short chapter... I just wanted a quick lead up to the party :3
I hope it made you laugh.
