Type Of Story: Fill in (After the Ember Island Players)

Shipping: Toko

TRUTH OR DARE

It was a rainy day. No firebending training today. It was noon, but most of the group was just getting up. The play they'd gone to see last night had left them all shocked and most of them had had trouble getting to sleep.

"Hay, Zuko. Truth or dare?" Toph questioned. It was actually a very smart idea on her part to employ such a game. It was a way to pass time, and there were plenty of questions to be answered after that joke of a play. Katara and Suki, eager to get certain things off their chests, dragged Sokka and Aang over to the pair and sat in a circle.

"No."

"Truth or dare?" Toph persisted in a somewhat winy tone.

"Fine...Truth." Zuko sighed, sitting up.

"Do you like Katara?" Toph met his eyes, though they all knew she couldn't see.

This question had caught Zuko and the others by surprise. Why would something like that trouble Toph? Two more people were particularly carious for the answer. Katara held her breath. What if he did think of her like that? She wasn't really to sure about her feelings for Aang, but she knew she didn't like Zuko like that. Aang stiffened up, his teeth grinning. What if Zuko like her? What if she liked Zuko? No! They'd just became friends, him and Zuko. He didn't want to fight him for her, though he would if he had to.

"No." Zuko said. Toph sighed in relief, telling the others it was the truth.

"Good." Katara said. "I don't like you like that and I'd hate to hurt you in that way."

"Thanks." Zuko smiled. "Suki, Truth or dare?"

"Dare." Suki said.

"I dare you to pick truth your next turn." Zuko ginned in triumph. Suki rolled her eyes.

"Sokka," Suki asked, wanting him to meet her green eyes for this. They seemed to beg him to pick truth. "Truth or dare."

"Truth."

"The Moon-spirit, Yue. Do you love her more then me?" Suki asked. There was a period of silence.

"I don't know..." Sokka spoke quietly. Suki seemed on the verge of tears. "Katara, truth or dare?" Sokka mumbled.

"Dare." Katara said. It was about time one of them have some confidence. Hopefully, Sokka wouldn't pick something stupid like that.

Sokka smirked. "I dare you to...Kiss Zuko." Katara's eyes widened. Aang and Toph both tensed up. If ether of the older teenager's tried anything more then a simple 'truth or dare' kiss, they'd both attack. If Katara mad a move, she'd answer to Toph. Likewise with Zuko and Aang.

After a moments hesitation, the pair leaned foreword to one another. They're lips touched. It was a simple, quick kiss, devoid of passion or feeling. They parted with no other contact, and without a word.

It was Katara's turn next. Aang silently prayed that she wouldn't pick him. He didn't like this game. Besides, what would happened.

"Toph. Truth or dare?" Katara asked.

"Dare."

"I dare you to kiss Zuko. And it has to last a whole minute" Katara smirked. Zuko rolled his eyes in annoyance and Toph blushed wildly. She'd been having strange feelings when she was around Zuko lately, like she used to with Sokka. Did she like him? Maybe she did. He was cool and really hot (She felt his figure through the earth) and they had a ton in common, too.

Zuko and Toph where sitting next to one another, so it would be easer access. Toph trembled, forgetting to lean. Zuko let out an exasperated sigh as he lifted her chin with his index finger and his lips took hers. Toph's unseeing eyes widened. Her heart pounded in her ears, her limbs lost all strength for just a moment, and a burst of excitement seemed to find it's way into her veins, coursing with her blood.

Zuko had felt only a few tiny sparks, but really nothing more. It was like when he kissed that girl Jin from Ba Sig Se; it was pleasurable and it felt good, but he couldn't. He couldn't love her.

With Jin, the reason was because he did care for her. Zuko had felt a small ping of something with Jin, but if he'd stayed with her, he'd only live a lie until she found out. And she'd hate him for his heritage, just like Lee. There were many reasons he couldn't be with Toph, though he wanted to subconsciously. First, he was Fire Nation and she was of the Earth Kingdom. Such a union was not unheard of, but extremely rare. That had only happened a handful of times in history, and it had never, NEVER, worked. If it was his destiny to become Fire-Lord after his father's fall (though he really didn't want the job), what if the children were Earthbenders? The Fire Nation couldn't be ruled by an Earthbender. Besides, he had a girlfriend, or...had one. Zuko guessed that Mai would hate him now. Still, the most obvious obstacle was age. She was twelve years old and he was seventeen. Five years apart? Never! It was anything but proper, Zuko was no pedophile.

They parted the instant the minute was up, just to stop the others from thinking like that. Zuko pulled back, but Toph, apparently forgetting they were being watched, leaned upwards, making the kiss last a fraction of a second longer.

Katara near fell down in a mixture of shock and amusement. True, being a devious little devil wasn't really in her normal character, but now there was finally someone in the same bout as she (Zuko). The others were all surprised beyond words as well. No one had expected such an action from Toph, least of all Zuko.

Zuko kept a stoic face, though anything at all could have broken it, as though he'd felt nothing at all. Toph blushed once more and it was all she could do to stop herself from ginning stupidly. When Toph began to feel the grin break through, she covered her lips with her fingers. This was so scary. Toph was losing the control which she normal held so effortlessly. This wasn't something she could fight was bending or fists, and that made it all the more scary. So, what do you do when your scared and know you can't fight? Run. Toph got up and bolted away without a word, probably headed to her room.

Team Avatar watched their youngest member flee the game they were playing. Toph would have been next, so they skipped to Aang and played regularly after Zuko demanded that a rule be made; No more 'Kiss Zuko' dares. In the back of his mind, Zuko wondered if Toph's 'distress' was his fault, though the former prince kept these thoughts well hidden. Growing up with Ozai for a father had though him how to suppress his emotions, which he was quite good at.

Katara felt a ping of guilt. She hadn't meant to upset Toph, she just wanted a little fun. Maybe after the game, when there was time, she'd go talk to her.

In her room, however, Toph was anything but upset. If anything, she was grateful that the walls of every room were soundproof because she couldn't stop herself from happily laughing every five minutes.

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I see my readers have good taste. Toko is one of my favorites! I'm sure you all can relate to Zuko, trying to stop herself from loving or liking a certain someone for whatever reason. If you want lots more Toko, go to my other story 'More Than Friends', but don't forget to come back for more of this one! Review.