Murmurs
"Sokka hurry up!" Toph demanded.
"Just one second. Katara gave me this enormous shopping list and we're not even done half of it," he said. "This is so not manly!"
"What? We've been here for an hour!" she said.
"Well, blame my sister. She was supposed to be the one buying food, but nooooo. Katara had to "support" Aang in his diplomatic sessions," Sokka grunted.
"By support, do you mean exchanging spit whenever and wherever they could," she asked in a smug voice.
"Please, I do not want to be reminded of that fact. I repeat: DO NOT WANT TO BE REMINDED!" he shouted.
"Fine, fine, just hurry up," she sneered.
"Yes honey, whatever you say dear," he mocked. "OW! Hey! What did I do?" As you can guess, he got punched by Toph.
"Stop being an idiot. People can hear you," she grumbled.
"What? You're afraid that people will find out that the Blind Bandit has fallen in love with the greatest warrior in the face of the earth?" he questioned.
"Ok, there are many things wrong in that sentence. One, the Blind Bandit is afraid of nothing. Second, you are not the greatest warrior Snoozles. Just stop and look around you," she said.
"Way to boost my self-esteem," he said. "What do you mean look around? I see people waving at us… Wait! I see hot girls waving at us!" "Ouch! Ok stop doing that!"
"They're not waving at us Snoozles. They are waving at you. Listen to them," Toph mumbled.
Sure enough Sokka heard voices praising him for his heroic efforts in aiding the end of the war. More specifically, a group of girls. However, he doesn't like hearing what the people had to say for Toph.
"Oh look at the way that girl clings to Sokka. She must be blind. That's a shame," a girl with an umbrella chuckled.
"What was her name again? I think it was Toph. Funny, it sounds like tough, but I bet she's anything but," her friend joked.
"How in the world did she stop the war? She's a tiny blind girl. She must have just given the Gaang a heavy burden," another girl claimed.
"Sokka deserves better," her friend agreed.
"I know right? Perhaps he would like a girl who can actually see and is not an invalid. A girl who won't cause any problems and a girl who is beautiful. For short, a girl like me," the leader of the group declared.
Sokka looked over at Toph to see how she's holding up. He wasn't surprised at what he saw. Toph was calm and showed no emotions at all. She held up her head high. However, Sokka knew Toph better than anyone else. He knew that deep down she's hurting. Toph always said that she doesn't need anyone's approval and she knows who she is. Sokka admires her for that. However, knowing Toph for so long made him realize that something is wrong. No matter how tough she is, Toph is still human. She still has feelings. He knows that those words made her hurt. Sokka will make those people see.
"Sokka can you walk any faster? At this rate, we'll be home by next year" "Snoozles? Any one home? Meat- mph. "What the heck are you doing?!"
"What? Is there something wrong with kissing my girlfriend?" he asked.
"Ok, Meathead. What are you doing?" Toph barked.
"Just showing my affection to my beloved. "Wait, where are you going? Toph wait!" he yelled.
Sokka tried to catch up to her, but man is she fast. Using his long legs, Sokka sprinted through the crowd until he caught up with her. They stood underneath a cherry blossom tree.
"Toph what's wrong?" He inquired.
"As if you don't know," she breathed.
"I… I thought you would be happy," he whispered.
"Next time you're going to do something stupid, warn me," she grumbled.
"Toph we both know that what those girls said hurt. Don't pretend you don't care because I know that somehow you do," Sokka said.
"Oh, so you know me better than myself?" Toph exclaimed.
"No… Not like that. Look… I like you a lot Toph. Heck, I love you. I don't want anyone saying those things about you. I don't want anyone mocking you. I just want to shut them up. I just want the world to know that you're the only one for me," he proclaimed.
"That was the cheesiest thing I've ever heard," she laughed.
"But…" he muttered.
"But, thanks Sokka. I guess I do need that after all. Let's just make one thing clear. I don't care what other people think about me. I know who I am," she said.
"Yeah, you're Toph Bei Fong: the greatest earthbender and metalbender alive," he said.
"Exactly! So don't ever forget that," she agreed.
With that, they sealed their love with a kiss. Everyone and everything around them was forgotten. Everything revolved around them. And if anyone knows Sokka and Toph, this kiss will be anything but chaste.