Hey guys! Back with chapter 2 trying to pick up the pace a bit in the next few chapters to the plot of the story as stated in the summary. To the people who reviewed and liked my first chapter much appreciated! I'll be trying to update at least weekly, as I did this time, unless I have a lot to do. I'm in in the middle of college apps so I need to be going on those. Ugh college work. Anyway here's the next chapter.

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Early morning sunlight poured in through small cracks in the blinds of the window. Sokka slowly opened his eyes, groaning and looking at the alarm clock next to him.

6:00. Time to get up, thought the tribesman bitterly.

After attempting to rub the sleep from his eyes, he looked to his side and smiled at the sight. Toph was still fast asleep, one hand on his chest and her head laying comfortably on his right shoulder.

What I wouldn't give to wake up like this every morning for the rest of my life, he stated in his mind. Well, technically I do. But in a more meaningful way. It's time to give her the full commitment she deserves. Lin, too.

"Mmm."

Sokka glanced down at the woman stirring out of slumber. He watched amusingly as Toph stretched beside him and wrapped her arms around his chiseled chest, laying her head down on it. She opened her eyes and directed her sightless gaze straight into his. The earthbender had a natural talent it seemed, in directing her eyes to those of others without even knowing. Her milky gaze could pierce his very soul.

"Good morning, pretty lady," he whispered softly with a chaste kiss to her nose.

She gave him a small smile as reply.

They rested there comfortably in each other's arms for another several minutes, neither wanting to rise from this blissful position. Toph gingerly placed her finger against the stone headboard of the bed, sending out a small wave of bending to sense where her daughter was. Once she sensed the youngest Beifong still in bed, the older Beifong sighed deeply as she snuggled further into her lover's warm torso. The councilman rubbed up and down her spine soothingly.

They enjoyed these quiet moments together in the morning, just laying in a peaceful silence while they waited for Lin to wake up.

"Toph?" he whisped nervously.

"Hmmm?" she purred contently.

"We've been together for a long time now. Are you, happy with me?"

The Police Chief suddenly raised her head and rested her chin on his chest.

"What kind of question is that, Snoozles? Like you said, we've been together for a long time. Of course I'm happy with you. So is Lin."

"Just asking. You make me happy, and you mean the world to me. And I adore Lin," he told her in a hushed tone as he rubbed her arm. He tried to calm his racing heart, yet knew it was useless in the master earthbender's presence. Especially since she was laying directly on him.

"Sokka your heart is beating a mile a minute. What's wrong?"

"I just want to make sure you know what you both mean to me," was his nervous reply.

Toph raised an eyebrow but her normal rough exterior softened. She would only do this with her little badgermole and this man she loved.

She brought her right hand up to cup his cheek. "Meathead. You were there for me during childbirth. You stepped in as the support and comfort I needed. Because of you, Lin has never had to know what it's like to lack a father's love. I know you love us. What brought this on?"

Sokka could feel his heart swelling with several different emotions at once. Love for this woman, pride in knowing he'd helped so much, and pure joy at her words. Silently, he pressed his lips to hers. Toph was surprised but quickly wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed back.

The Water Tribe warrior kissed her with every ounce of love in his heart and hugged her tightly. The metalbender finally released their lips to breathe.

"You're really bipolar this morning, Councilman," she laughed. "And we don't have time to chop the morning wood."

He looked down at her. Her dark hair was tussled from sleep, her lips plumb and swollen from their aggressive lip lock, her cheeks flushed. She was radiantly beautiful. Time had done nothing to diminish her lovely features.

He pressed his forehead to hers and answered without hesitation, "I just woke up thinking about what's most important in my life. I love you, Toph."

The woman's heart swelled at his statement. She simply hugged him and reciprocated, "I love you too, Sokka. I always have. Always will."

He took a deep breath before continuing, "Toph, I've been thinking. We should talk about-"

A knock at their door yet again interrupted Sokka's words.

Lin called from the other side, "Mom? Sokka? Are you guys up?"

Quietly sighing at the abrupt end to their heartfelt moment, the swordsman kissed the top of his love's head before answering his child. "We're up kiddo be out in a few! What do you want for breakfast?"

"Qui Xi cakes with dumplings?!" Was the exuberant 11-year-old's answer.

"You got it, kid," said the girl's mother. "Go get a shower, Sokka will have it ready when you're done."

As Lin patted down the hall, Sokka looked at his partner expectantly. "I will, huh? Pretty sure it's you turn, Beifong."

As they finally rised from the warm confines of their bed, Toph turned around and punched him hard in the arm. He didn't wince anymore, but rubbed the spot nonetheless.

"She likes your dumplings, Captain Boomerang. Besides," she smirked. The bender moved her lips to his ear and continued, "I'll make it worth your while. When I get home, we can pick up where we left off last night."

The stunned warrior shivered slightly as Toph trailed her finger down his well defined torso.

Obviously content she still had this effect on him after all these years, the expert metalbender pulled on her robe and opened the door to exit the room, making sure to sway her hips seductively from side to side as she left.

The councilman watched her from behind. I'll never get tired of that sweet ass, he thought hungrily.

Shaking his head from dirty thoughts, Sokka quickly pulled on his tunic and after making the bed, hurried to the kitchen to make Lin's favorite breakfast.

Contrary to popular belief, he secretly loved cooking for his girls.

As he finished setting the table, Lin walked in, clad in her green outfit and hair back with a green headband. She quickly came to hug the father figure in her life. "Morning, Sokka."

Sokka put an arm around her as he finished setting a glass on the table.

"Hey squirt," he answered as he affectionately patted her back. "It's served. Eat up, the school satomobile will be here soon."

As Lin sat down and enjoyed her meal, Toph, now ready and dressed in her uniform, sat down as well, serving herself some steaming tea.

Lin hugged her mom, bidding her good morning.

"Morning, Badgermole," smiled Toph as she ruffles her daughter's hair. She turned to her boyfriend. "I'll keep an eye on the satomobile. Go get ready Sokka, we both need to leave soon," she said before raising the steaming cup to her lips.

Nodding, the meat-loving tribesman went to go prepare for the long day ahead.

Sokka stood in their bathroom, damp with only a towel around his waist, looking into the mirror as he shaved.

I remember how badly I wanted facial hair when I was younger, recounted the man. Dad told me to wait a few years. I remember when I tried to copy Haru's mustache. Ha! Gran Gran went ballistic!

Thinking of his wonderful yet long dead grandmother caused a sad ache in his chest.

Gran Gran lived a long and fruitful life. She even lived to see Tenzin and Lin grow into children, for spirits' sake.

As the warrior finished shaving, he stopped and looked at his goatee.

Not shaving this. Part of my manliness, he mentally chuckled as he stroked his beloved facial hair. It was as much a part of his identity as meat and boomerang were.

After he grabbed all his belongings for the day and strapped his sword to his waist, Sokka quickly scarfed down some dumplings and tea as he heard Lin call out her goodbye as she left for school.

He and Toph walked to the police station, hand in hand, not caring who saw them. For the first few years of their relationship, Toph had been hesitant of public displays of affection, worried people would think the chief was becoming weak, especially since she had recently become a single mother. But as time passed and Toph learned to trust again, she stopped caring what people thought of her relationship with the councilman. She still proved to be the badass earthbender she'd always been when provoked by the city's criminals. Both she and Sokka had also proven they could be romantically involved and still work together in protecting the city, personal feelings aside. In the beginning, the leaders of the Republic had been pressuring them to end what they had for the sake of their duties and the people of the city had been uneasy of the new romance. But after many turbulent hardships, everyone finally came to see that the Chief of Police and Head Councilman could still do their jobs effectively. Most now were even happy for the war heroes, especially those who knew of the painful divorce Councilman Sokka had undergone years before and how Chief Beifong's ex-husband had left during her pregnancy. Many good citizens of the Republic believed their heroes, who worked so hard to protect them, deserved to find happiness in each other.

Once they reached the door of the precinct, Sokka quickly kissed her lips and said, "I'll see you tonight, Toph. Go kick some Triad ass."

The leader of the Metalbending Police Squad chuckled. "Oh you know it, Snoozles. That sneaky son of a bitch is going down. Have fun in court. And try not to push your sword pupils too hard."

He raised an amused eyebrow. "Oh you mean like you were with Aang when you trained him and with your other students?"

Toph smirked. "Exactly. Now off with you. Since you'll be home by six I told the driver to drop Lin off at home after her training session."

The swordsman nodded and kissed her cheek once more before turning around to leave when he heard Toph enter the station. He began to trudge to the Court House. Sokka and the other councilmen were needed to run a trial today.

The trial was painstakingly long and complex. The defendant, Feng, a middle class earthbender from Omashu who'd lived in the Republic for the last two years, had been arrested with multiple counts of sexual assault of non-bender women in the rural areas just outside the city.

This angered Sokka to no end. However, he kept a cool, impassive face for the duration of the trial as he carefully heard testimonies and mentally analyzed the evidence presented by the prosecutor.

"As you can see, Council, the defendant's signature move as they call it was leaving a large rock on top of the women who were found unconscious or in a state of shock due to his rough and brutal treatment of them during and after the assaults," said District Attorney Zhon confidently.

"I ask for you to also consider, gentlemen," began the defense attorney. "These women are from rural areas outside this city. Dozens of earthbenders live in these parts, even more so now with the recent immigration influx from the Southern Earth Kingdom. Any one of those men could have committed these crimes. There is too much reasonable doubt. My client has an alibi for each night the victims were attacked," he said triumphantly, crossing his arms over his chest with a satisfied smirk plastered on his face.

The annoyed prosecutor glared at the man. "Each of the five victims identified the accused as their attacker. One of them, Ms. Wen of Ba Sing Se, described in great detail the large scar on Mr. Feng's chest. She has never opted to being with him sexually, nor has she ever even met him prior to her attack. Not to mention this type of rock has been stated by witnesses to be seen regularly at the defendant's house, for he enjoys the rock's texture and has a rather unique fetish for it. As far as alibi, the ex-girlfriend of Mr. Feng recanted her statement and said she'd only lied because he threatened her."

Now it was the prosecutor who smirked and the defense attorney who looked defeated. The defendant only sank lower in his chair.

As it seemed the defense had no counter prepared, the council left to make their verdict. The evidence was, quite frankly, overwhelming and pointed to that the accused was indeed responsible. The eight councilmen debated their options and analyzed everything carefully. After finally coming to an agreement two hours in, they returned to the courtroom.

Councilman Chan, a Fire Nation representative, stood up and spoke. "The council has reached a verdict that will now be delivered by Head Councilman Sokka."

Sokka gave him a nod of thanks and stood up as the other man sat down.

"After hearing testimony and carefully analyzing evidence, there is no doubt in our minds of this verdict. We have deliberated carefully and meaningfully. We find the defendant, Feng of Omashu, guilty on all five charges of rape. We sentence him to 45 years in the maximum security Republic Nation Correctional Facility." He held up his gavel and brought it down with force, emphasizing their decision.

Feng shot up from his seat outraged. "What! How the fuck can you do this to me?! I didn't even know those stupid bitches! I'll get you all for this! I swear to Agni I will! I'll assault your families how about that!"

Councilman Chan motioned for the guards to take Feng out of the courtroom, his attorney close behind.

Sokka sighed and sat down, running his hand down his face.

I love helping the court and I am the one who set up this system, but this is going to be a long, draining day.

Finally clearing his head and drinking some tea, Sokka stated, "Next case."

On the streets of the city, Toph wasn't fairing much better. Her informant, an ex-con who used to be a smuggler, had given a tip about the major points of where newbie triads usually hide out.

As they approached a rundown apartment building on the edge of the slumps, Toph silently motioned for two of her officers to approach. Lightly tapping her foot on the concrete floor and sending out a wave of bending, she sensed three bodies in the room, two earthbenders, one non-bender, most likely the stealthy criminal.

She motioned for them to kick down the door. One of the officers nodded and using Metalbending swiftly busted the door open. The three men looked up with shocked faces, then became angry, charging at the police force.

While her officers fought the earthbenders with ease, they were trained in Metalbending after all, Toph charged after the man dressed in red robes who escaped through an open window.

The man was light on his feet and almost inhumanly fast. Toph had a hard time keeping up as the thief swung onto the next building roof top. Yet she grasped her metal cables and sent out a powerful wave of bending that shook the building. Once the man tumbled over, the Police Chief threw her cables out and bonded his hands behind his back in an excruciating way. He yelped in pain, cursing hotly under his breath.

Toph grinned with the job well done and picked the man up by his collar.

"You've caused a lot of trouble these past few months," growled the Chief. "But now I've got you. Nobody causes a panic in my city and gets away with it."

The thief growled at the blind woman before him, struggling to say, "You haven't won anything, bitch. You caught me off guard. You and your little squad can't stop the Triad."

Instead of being insulted or angered, as he had expected, the smirk on Chief Beifong's face only grew wider. The man was thoroughly confused until realization at his words struck him.

Toph tightened her hold on the collar of his shirt. "Now you've only confirmed you're part of the Triad." She leaned down to whisper, "And after I get through with you in interrogation, we'll see who the little bitch really is."

The Triad-in-training only gulped heavily in fear at the woman's words. He'd heard of the Police Chief's legendary fury in the Republic's underworld. Many became paralyzed with fear by her sole presence and her sightless gaze haunting them.

It boggled his mind how such a petite woman, let alone blind, could be so intimidating to even the most hardened of criminals. Most were just as fearful of her as they were of the Avatar- the freaking Avatar! And that guy was not only the freaking Avatar and had singlehandedly defeated that psychopathic Ozai when he was thirteen, but he was huge! Avatar Aang's powerful presence always felt like a figure towering over you. This woman managed to achieve the same through sheer attitude, confidence and reputation.

Satisfied with making him squirm, she lifted him up and took him back to the squad's satomobile. The two earthbenders were already inside it, as they were no match for the troops she personally trained. Toph grinned with pride at the fact.

Once they hauled the three fugitives to headquarters and let their commissioner know of the capture, Toph and Lieutenant Ton Li went to work with interrogation. Chen and Lee would take charge of interrogating the Triad's accomplices. She and the lieutenant needed information only this thief, whose name was Kauz, could provide.

Toph and Ton Li sat down in front of the suspect. He was indeed a tall man, almost twice Tooh's size, yet not quite as tall as her second in command. He was well into his thirties, with hazy green eyes, short, sandy hair and a light complexion. He was still dressed in the blood red outfit the guard and the old woman's grandson has described the other day.

Kauz crossed his arms over his chest defiantly and glared at the law enforcing duo.

Using her seismic sense to sense this, Toph only rolled her eyes at the man. After years of practicing this every time Sokka made a bad joke, she'd finally mastered it.

Ton Li cleared his throat. "Kauz of the Du Lan District of the Earth Kingdom. 35-years-old. A record of petty theft and trying to steal lands from a nobleman. You came to the Republic nation ten years ago. You were working as a craftsman. Then once you came to the city, you quit work altogether and now rob. It's been said you're being initiated for entering the Triad."

The criminal, still keeping his arms crossed, simply glared harder at the officer.

"Help yourself out," stated the lieutenant, trying a different approach. "You've been robbing valuables for months. You tried stealing from a Fire Nation import- they could have you extradited to be tried there as well. I can tell you right now Fire Lord Zuko's laws on robbery of this magnitude are very harsh, escpecially when it has to do with stealing things citizens need. You'll get up to twenty-five years in a Fire Nation maximum security prison."

Toph basked in their silent victory when she felt Kauz's heart race with anxiety and fear at the mention of spending his sentence in the Fire Nation. Although the war was long over, fear of firebenders still existed within some people. The Boiling Rock also maintained its brutal reputation.

"I have nothing to say to you," said the Triad defiantly as he tried to hide his worry for his own fate.

After almost two hours of Ton Li trying to reason with the man or put him on edge, Toph finally decided she should intervene. She normally let Ton Li deal with interrogations, for the lead Council often claimed she was too rough on suspects and once even made a criminal mute in shock and fear. However, this was necessary in some cases.

After the fugitive voiced another string of fresh insults at her second in command, the Chief stood from her seat and bended a casing of metal from the floor around her prisoner.

Caught off guard by this, Kauz yelled in surprise.

"Lieutenant," stated Republic City's defender. "Record anything that is said from here on out. I'll handle this."

Recovering from his initial shock, Ton Li gave his boss a salut. "Right away Chief." He swiftly walked out of the room to obtain materials to record the rest of the interrogation.

"Now," she said. "You're on my turf. The lieutenant is an excellent officer, but he doesn't always know how to beat information out of wimpy bitches like you. Fortunately, I do."

Just then, Ton Li walked in, nodding that he was ready to copy everything down.

Toph turned her attention back to the thief in question. "Now, I'm going to ask you a few simple questions. You'll answer me in the same sequence and with straight forward answers. One. How did you come in contact with the Triad? Two. Who are you working for to join the gang? Three. Who is at the top of the food chain for your little group? And where do I find him?"

Kauz gulped but attempted to keep a brave front. "I'm not telling you anything lady. You and your lapdog there can go fuck yourselves!" He spit in Toph's direction, having hit about two feet away from her.

The Chief frowned and simply remained silent. She let out an exhausted sigh and with the flick of her wrist, the metal trap around the prisoner tightened significantly. It was not enough to do any real damage, but it hurt nonetheless.

"You don't disrespect me, or my officers again. You hear me!" yelled the fierce woman.

"Y-Yes! I'm sorry!" came the breathless reply.

"Good. Now talk. Or I swear to Agni, if you wear out the little patience I have left, I will bury you so deep into the ground that all the earthbenders in the world won't be able to dig you out!"

Looking pleadingly at Ton Li, who simply starred at his superior with equal disbelief etched on his features, Kauz whispered, "O-okay, I-I'll talk, just please don't hurt me, Chief."

Toph loosened the confinement slightly, but kept him in place. "I'm waiting."

Taking in a shaky breath, he began. "I came to Republic City a year ago. In the town where I was living I was tired of earning just 50 yuans a week. I had bigger dreams. When I came to this city, I heard about the Triad. I went to one of their lesser commanders in the slumps. He beat the shit out of me, but then said I had to prove myself. He gave me jobs, stealing around the city to get into the Triad. His name's Yongo, a guy from the Fire Nation. He's usually around the slumps, but his main territory is around the old warehouses near the docks. I'm supposed to meet him next week with the stuff I was supposed to steal from the Fire Nation ship, help sell it and do a few more jobs, then he said I'd possibly get to meet his boss. The top dog is a wealthy man, that's all I know I don't know his name or where he is. I wasn't going to know anything more until I proved my loyalty to their organization. That's all I know I swear! Please take this thing off me!"

Satisfied with his answers, Toph bended the metal off of the man, who fell ungracefully to the floor.

She beckoned Ton Li to follow her with his notes and called some troops to take the thief to his cell. On their way of dragging him out the door, Toph told him, "That wasn't so hard, was it bitch?" and laughed as he groaned from mental and physical fatigue.

"Alright have some officers start asking around and finding more information on this lily liver Yongo. But tell them to be careful and discrete. We don't want to start an uprise once the Triad learns we finally have a lead."

Ton Li nodded.

"Let's see if we can't use this dumbass to our advantage," thought the Chief out loud.

The lieutenant was taken aback by this. "What do you mean, Chief Beifong?"

"I'm saying we use him as bait. We'll let Kauz go to his meeting with this guy. We'll follow closely behind. Once we have them caught with evidence, we'll jump them. I need this Yongo guy, he knows more than this petty thief. I need to work my way to the top of their chain of command. Now, go inform the Council of the plan and tell any involved in today's capture to tell no one of Kauz's arrest or that of his little friends. We'll keep them in custody until further notice. And be sure to keep your records of the interrogation in a safe place," ordered Toph.

"Brilliant idea, Ma'am. I'll tell them at once." Ton Li saluted her and briskly exited her office, closing the door behind him.

Beifong signed and served herself some wine she kept stashed away in her office for stressful days. She took a sip as she thought of who could possibly be the leader of this lethal organization that shook her city to its very core.

Sokka was present in about two more lengthy trials that day until he finally left after lunch to teach his class.

The councilman made haste in reaching the Martial Arts Training Centre, a place where any non-bender could learn to defend themselves or take classes. A place he designed himself.

Finally, after sitting in that court for hours, I get a little action, he thought excitedly as he touched the sword strapped to his belt.

After the Centre had been completed over a decade ago, Sokka had decided to pass on his knowledge and skills of the sword to younger warriors. It was a way to honor his old master's memory. Piandao's top student also developed a style of his own with the sword. Since he was considered to currently be the greatest swordsman alive, many young and eager warriors wanted to learn from his hand. He taught a weekly class of sometimes over thirty students. He did it for free, for as his Sifu once said, the ways of the sword belongs to us all. Though the council did pay for maintenance of weapons, equipment and the centre as a whole.

Once he changed into his training clothes, the warrior walked into the main training room where his eager students awaited.

As Sokka inspected the sword of Yun, his top student, a few of the newbies were whispering amongst themselves.

"That's Sword Master Sokka. He has the only black space made sword in the world. Rumor has it he used it to kill firebenders during the war," whispered one boy.

"He was Piandao's best pupil. He's considered the best in the world. We're literally learning from a legend," said the other in awe.

"The steel is in excellent condition. Well done preserving your blade, Yun, you may soon be ready for a stronger material," praised the swordsman.

Yun, a short but determined, handsome Earth Kingdom teenager grinned at his Sifu and bowed respectfully. "Thank you, Sifu. It's an honor to study the art of the sword under you."

Sokka chuckled as he handed the sword back to his pupil and motioned him to get with the rest of the class.

"Good afternoon, students," he said in a commanding voice to get their attention. Nodding in approval of their undivided attention, he continued, "For those of you who are new to this training, we'll have a brief introduction. I'm Sokka of the Southern Water Tribe. Many of you may know me as the Water Tribe Councilman of the city or as a known swordsman. This class is every Friday afternoon, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. My expectation is everyone to do as they are told. I founded this training centre eleven years ago, because I believe any person can become a true warrior. Being a non-bender doesn't mean you're weak. Everyone has potential, you just need to reach it through hard work and discipline. I reached my prime status through hard work and the guidance of my honorable master. I follow his example in passing down my guidance and my knowledge to all of you. This training is difficult and takes many years of practice. I trained for ten years to have the skills I now possess. But if you apply yourselves, put your very hearts into it, and heed my instruction carefully, you will succeed."

The class clapped briefly as their teacher unsheathed his sword. They watches in amazement at the sight of the well kept black blade of the legendary space sword.

Sokka had gone back to Wu Long Forest a few weeks after the war's end to look for his beloved weapons. It took two weeks, but he finally found his sword stuck in a tree where it'd fallen off the airship and boomerang on the ground. He'd made sure to keep them in top condition ever since.

"Now, the most basic, yet most important thing to remember," he voiced as he swing the blade around. "Foot work is the basis of mastering the sword. Your foot work is the foundation of how you will build up to mastering this art. Foot work will tell you what your opponent may do next once you know how to read body language in battle, and predict future movements. Sloppy foot work will get you killed or you'll trip on your own feet. The basis is know your stances and how you will balance and keep momentum."

The master turned as he demonstrated. "Try to watch my movements. In your minds, see if you can predict my next stance. Remember, your opponent will not slow down for you to see what he's doing, you must be sharp in memorizing this."

Sokka took a deep breath and focused his mind on the sword. He began to move, doing simple forms. Using the moves he learned in the Fire Nation all those years ago, he began slicing his sword slowly through the air, going from once fighting stance to the next.

After one stance of wide legs and a left attack, he moved gracefully to a double step and right attack.

As he began to do more complex forms, he moved with more speed and his warrior mind kicked in.

Soon, Sokka was going so fast the sword wasn't even visible to the eyes of new students. Only a few of his top students, Yun, Lee and a girl named Chenla could make out the blur that was the black blade.

After several minutes of intense concentration and complex movements, a combination of Piandao's and his own, Sokka broke his stance and whipped some sweat off his brow. The students were silent and noticed with amazement he wasn't even out of breath.

"Who can tell me what most of the first attacks were?"

One girl raised her hand. "It was the classic signature move of Fire Nation swordsmen, the crouching tiger-lion."

"Very good, Ming. It was one of the first I learned with my Sifu. Now as I moved to more complicated forms, what did it look like?"

Most of the class was at a loss. Most did not even see the blade, due to the expeditious force Sokka moved it with.

Yun raises his hand. "That would be a combination of waterbending and airbending movements you developed, Master."

Sokka smiled. Yun was definitely going to be a great master one day. "Very good. Yes, it was a combination that took me years to develop as my own style. I practiced with my sister, Master Katara, and my brother-in-law, Avatar Aang. They taught me the movements of their chi flow when they bend air and water. You can learn from benders even if you yourself are not one. Now pair up and practice some basic forms."

After half an hour of basics and working with the newer pupils on proper foot work, Sokka voiced it was time to practice with him personally.

"Anyone not comfortable enough to spar with me may keep working on stances. Those who feel they are ready may step up."

After he left more then ten students on the floor or completely exhausted, Sokka decided it was time to have Yun come up.

They bowed to each other as they began. Yun sliced his sword towards the shoulder of his mentor. Sokka quickly dodged and turning, their blades met. In another swift attack, the student attempted to break Sokka's stance by flying the blade one way where he thought the warrior would be distracted and with great speed, forced it the in the opposite direction. However, the master swordsman had too much experience with such a technique. He quickly jumped and dodged the boy's sword.

Sokka finished by pouncing behind the boy and knocking him off his own feet with space sword, making his top pupil lose momentum and fall on his ass.

As he helped the boy up, he clasped Yun on the shoulder, eyes bright with approval.

"Excellent work, Yun! If I weren't experienced, you would've knocked me down for sure, that was a good maneuver. You just need to pay more attention to your surroundings and never underestimate your opponent's awareness. But keep training and you'll be a fine master one day."

Yun smiled and bowed.

The rest of the young warriors had been stunned by the display of the teacher and student duo. Sokka truly was the master the world said he was. And Yun was on his way to becoming one with such skill.

The rest of the class was devoted to students working together and sparring.

Sokka continued to help those who were having difficulty with basic stances.

Tired and a bit sore, the councilman was overall satisfied with his class. Many were improving greatly. While others were slower in learning, they gave it their all and as a Sifu he could not ask for more.

Entering the apartment, Sokka spotted Lin packing a bag. The girl turned around when she heard the door close.

"Oh hey Sokka!" She stood and embraced him. "How was class?"

"Good Lin they're doing good. Where are you going?"

"Oh! I called Mom but forgot to tell you. Since it's Friday night, I'm sleeping over my friend Sangi's house. We're going to hang out with Bumi, Kya and Tenzin at the Square, get some take out and just have fun. Aunt Katara and Mom both said it's fine for us all to go. Sangi's mom will be with us. Tomorrow we're going to train together!"

"Alright have fun. You're leaving now?" asked her father.

"Yup! I'm having dinner there."

The sound of a satomobile horn interrupted their talk.

"There they are!" she hugged Sokka again. "Sorry Sokka I know we agreed to spend some time together when you got home but I gotta go. I'll be back by lunch tomorrow! Love you!" she called as she ran out the door.

"Have fun Lin and be careful!" he called back as the child exited.

Chuckling, he went to the kitchen to eat some left over dumplings from breakfast.

As he chewed, an idea struck him.

Wait. I have tomorrow off from the council and Toph doesn't have any police work unless something happens. Lin's gonna be out til tomorrow.

A smirked crept onto Sokka's face as he finished his meal. Mmm we can have some alone time. She did promise this morning.

After a shower and a quick nap, Sokka got to cooking Toph's favorite dinner; stewed centini with komquats and cow-pig meat medium rare. He also pulled out his hidden bottle of her favorite Fire Nation red wine, a gift from Zuko during his last trip to the Fire Nation a year ago.

As the hopeless romantic councilman finished setting the table and lit some candles to set the mood, he heard Toph come in.

Tired and starved, the metalbender didn't bother waiting until she went to the bedroom and bended off her armor right there, moving the heavy metal to rest on the couch, opting to put it in its proper place later.

Sokka smiled when she sniffed the air.

"Hey baby," he teased.

Toph chuckled. "Hey Captain Boomerang. You're making cow-pig meat?" she asked hungrily.

His smile widened as he wrapped his arms around her from behind. She stood there contently in his hold. "Even better. I'm finishing the meat, but I made all your favorites. And I have some of the red wine you love." He tenderly kissed her earlobe.

"Hmmm. Sounds great and I'm starving. What's the occasion?" excitement was evident in her voice.

"Well when I got home, Lin was packing and told me she way going to spend the night at Sangi's house and would be back tomorrow for lunch. We don't have work tomorrow unless something urgent happens. So while Lin has fun with her friends, I figured we could have some fun of our own," he whispered to her, his hot breath on her ear.

"I agree, the kid needs to have a little fun I've been pushing her pretty hard in her earthbending training lately. And we need some fun," she grinned.

"Go wash up," he said. "Dinner will be ready in fifteen minutes, we'll eat and have a night to ourselves."

Toph went to wash up and change into a simple gown while he finished serving and poured the wine into their glasses.

Once they were both ready, they began to eat. They talked about everything, the crook being caught, his confession, the trial, how well his students were doing and such.

After they'd finished their delicious meal and shifted to sitting on the couch, enjoying another glass of wine, Sokka was laughing hysterically with tears in his eyes. "I can't believe he actually said that! Poor Kauz, he was probably about to piss himself!"

Toph let out a laugh as she recounted, "That's the best part! After I scared the asshole half to death in interrogation, he was put in the holding cell with his accomplices, who knew he had told me everything. Officer Han told me he literally did piss his pants!"

The two burst out laughing wildly. Sokka had tears rolling down his cheeks as Toph was holding onto her now hurting stomach. They had been laughing at this poor guy's expense for over half an hour.

Once the laughter died down, they sat in a comfortable silence while Toph brought the glass to her lips, enjoying the delicious wine.

Sokka refilled his glass one last time and downed the entire thing in one gulp.

Aft a few more minutes, Sokka finally broke the silence. "You know, you're really sexy when you're scary and demanding like that."

Toph finished and set her empty glass down, turning to face her lover. She smirked in the direction her seismic sense saw him. "Is that so?"

He scooted closer to her. "Oh hell yes. When you bend so fiercely or use that demanding voice of yours, most people find it intimidating. But I just find it extremely arousing," he answered huskily, moving a little closer.

"Well Councilman, the night is young, you lavished me with a great dinner and wine. And I do owe you from last night," she said, seduction laced in her voice.

"Yes you do, Chief," he said.

She could feel his breath hot on her face, their faces centimeters apart. Not being able to take this tension any longer, Toph grabbed the back of his neck and crashed her lips against his. He groaned at the sensation of their connected lips and only kissed her harder.

They stayed that way for a while, kissing with growing passion and intensity.

Even after a decade together, they were still ardent lovers.

Their tongues fought for dominance as Toph pulled out Sokka's signature wolf tail and wracked her nails roughly through his hair. He groaned at the mixed sensation of pain and pleasure on his scalp.

Sokka began moving his hands up under Toph's gown and began to rub her creamy thighs and move his callous fingers in a circular motion near her sex.

Breaking the kiss, Toph moaned and her milky eyes were even more clouded.

He smiled and moved to nibble and kiss her neck. But just as he was doing so, she pulled his head up to meet hers.

"You. Me. Bed. Now," she commanded as she stood abruptly to go to the bedroom.

Laughing heartily at her statement, he obliged her request.

Once they shut the bedroom door, Toph planned carefully when to do this using her bending and jumped on Captain Boomerang, wrapping her legs around his waist and her hands around his neck.

He almost stumbled over with the added weight, but quickly regained his composure and held her firmly. He loved this adventurous and lustful side of Toph.

Her lips found his and they kissed again, only this time slowly and sweetly, simply enjoys each other's taste. The fire of desire cooled down a bit to give room to some romance.

He carried her to the bed and laid down, still on top since her limbs were wrapped tightly around him.

He kissed down her neck, licking, kissing and biting down softly on her sweet spot. She groaned at this contact and rolled over on top of him, kissing along his jawline.

The tribesman gasped as Toph bit down softly on his earlobe and slowly rocked her hips into his.

Republic City's Police Chief grinned when she felt Sokka's arousal grow and press against her inner thigh.

The ache between her legs grew as well. She leaned down and kissed him again, slowly and sensually.

He ended the kiss and starred up at her. "How did I ever get so lucky to find someone like you, Toph?" he whispered as he brought up his left hand to caress her cheek. "I never thought I'd love someone again this much. I love you so much."

Feeling tears come to her eyes at his statement, and not needing to feel his heart to know he was sincere, the woman embraced him tightly, blinking the tears away. After waiting so long to be with him, Snoozles was now hers, and had been for years. She'd never expected her sentiments to one day be returned. Nor had she anticipated to feel this strongly for so long.

Raising her head, she answered him. "I love you too, Snoozles. More than you know. I've always wanted this, you know."

They kissed passionately, slowly rekindling that lustful flame within them.

Each time they had sex, no, made love, they reconnected physically as well as emotionally.

Being blind, and not very good with words, Toph expressed her emotions through touch. Each times she punched someone in the arm, it meant she appreciated their friendship. Hugs meant she loved someone like family and would do anything for them. Her tender kisses to the head and soft hugs were only for her daughter.

And these soft caresses and gentle kisses were the most intimate of her touch. These were reserved only for him. They convoyed how much she wanted him and how much she loved him. Sokka responded in kind, never being one too good at expressing his feelings through words, like Katara.

Sokka sat up and removed his shirt. Toph trailed her fingers down his torso. She loved the feel of his toned chest. Having felt it so many times during their private moments, she knew the feel of every muscle, every hair, and every scar by memory.

He again shivered at her touch and began to kiss down from the nape of her neck to her collarbone, mapping out the curve of her skin with his tongue.

The Chief stopped him and began to leave a trail of kisses down from his chest to his waist. She could feel his heart speeding up at the sensation.

Smiling, she undid the string that kept his pants together. Sokka slipped off his pants and reached up to quickly pull Toph's nightgown over her head, tossing the discarded cloth next to his pants.

Noticing she wasn't wearing anything else except a lacy thong, he smirked, rolled on top of her once more, and started suckling and kissing her breasts. Her nipples were firm in the cold air and painfully stiff from arousal. Sokka fondled the left breast with one hand and licked and worshipped the other with his mouth.

Toph pushed her bosom closer to his mouth, urging him to continue his pleasuring. Understanding what she wanted, the councilman took one nipple into his mouth while he continued to fondle the other.

Toph moaned throatily; Sokka's hands gave only half the pleasure his hot mouth did.

As the warrior felt warmth spread through his loins, he came up and pressed his lips to hers in a searing kiss, pressing together their naked chests.

Toph dove her hand into his boxers and grasped his member firmly.

Sokka groaned into her mouth. "Oh shit Toph."

Smirking, she tugged at it playfully, then fondled him from tip to base.

After a few more moments of sweet torture, Sokka pulled her hand away and slid her thong down her legs, tossing it aside as well. He smirked at how wet she was.

Sokka dipped a finger inside her, making her moan loudly.

"Well, well, seems we're ready here, Chief," he joked.

Regaining control over herself, Toph replied, "You're damn right, Meathead. Everything off. Now."

He quickly pulled down his last article of clothing and pounced back on the bed, hovering over her. "Your wish is my command, my lady."

Toph wrapped her legs around his waist. "Shut up Snoozles, and just fuck me already." She commanded hastily.

He leaned down and slowly pushed in until he was completely buried inside her. They stayed in this intimate position for a moment before he began to slowly move in and out of her. Wanting to savor the moment, the Water Tribe native rocked in and out of his lover slowly, bending down every now and then to kiss her lovingly.

Moaning at how tight and hot she felt around him after a few gentle thrusts, Sokka gradually began to thrust harder and faster.

The woman groaned at his new pace, gripping tightly onto his shoulders and thrusting her hips against his, meeting him half way.

After a few more thrusts, Sokka began to hit her other sweet spot. Toph let out a loud, sensual moan.

"Right there, Sokka. Harder." Her toes curled as that first delicious orgasm hit her.

He obliged and growled as she wrapped her legs around him tighter, forcing him deeper inside her. He plunged into her like a raging bull, fulfilling her needs.

After a while of letting him have his way with her, Toph flipped them over so she was straddling his hips. She smirked down at him. "My turn."

She began to move up and down his length at a rapid speed, making his eyes roll to the back of his head in pleasure.

Sokka grabbed her hips and helper her find a pace that suited them.

The pair went on like this for another hour, basking in the pleasure of their coupling.

Soon their moans increased in fervor and their breathing became ragged.

"Shit, Toph. You feel so good," he commented in a strangled voice.

Toph rocked her hips faster. "S-Sokka, I'm gonna-"

"I know, me too," he gasped.

The swordsman bucked his hips upward a few times, hitting her spot over and over until his body gave out and he spilled into her, Toph following suit.

He pulled out of her and they collapsed on the bed, exhausted. The air was hot and they were both panting and sweating.

The couple laid there for a while in silence, attempting to catch their breaths.

Once they both recovered a bit, Toph rested her head on Sokka's chest and he ran his fingers through her sweat soaked hair.

"Damn Snoozles. That was the best in a while. Even better than last week," she said.

He grinned. "Fuck yeah, Toph. We needed a good release."

Toph kissed his lips sweetly. "I love you, Sokka. Sleep well," before drifting off to sleep, snuggled up to his side.

Sokka kissed the top of her head. "I love you more than you realize."

He draped the blanket over their bodies and wrapped one arm around his lover while resting the other under his head.

The tribesman starred into the surrounding darkness pensively.

I think we are ready, he thought. I know our love for each other runs deep. I want to spend the rest of my life with this woman. That's it, no more dancing around the matter. I'm finishing the necklace. And I'm going to ask Toph to marry me.

Wow...this was kind of a really long chapter. I just have so much fun writing and I'm drowning in my Tokka feels lately I just HAD to get this out! I hope you guys enjoyed this and the little Tokka lemon ;) haha. It's currently 3 in the morning yet here I am writing sweet Tokka smut. Off to bed!

Please review as always. Next chapter will start to go more into that mysterious face from Sokka's past so stay tuned for that!

~Foreveralways