Author's Disclaimer: I don't own a thing belonging to "Avatar: The Last Airbender!" Nada thing.
Author's note: The chapter summary came from CharlieBarrow (mention of Azula). And I find I can't write for Sokka. At least not fairly or well. Sorry, Sokka fans. He is a pain for me to attempt to do!
Re-edited and uploaded to correct an age. I know I kept chapter one up where Izumi is said to be three or four, but I didn't want to re start a new story by chapter one again. As in this re-edit and going on, Izumi will remain age seven for the time being, so Azula and Ty Lee's children will be six. Enjoy!
"Tumbling Boulder: the Toph Files"
Chapter two "Break up and Fire Lord's Request"
Sokka was at the palace. Fucking great.
Toph had greeted him amicably, and she HAD missed him, but seeing him chase after Suki put a pit in her stomach. She had to play the aloof friend and wait for the downfall. And then was the time to swoop. Then and not before.
"Suki!" Sokka called from down the hall. Toph sighed and stalked off in the opposite direction. She felt terribly for the Kyoshi Warrior but Suki could handle herself. Small stabs of strange thoughts that may have been insecurity warped through Toph's mind.
What if Sokka didn't take it well? What if Suki bailed on the break up and just felt too sorry to go through with it?
'I want her so badly,' Toph thought suddenly. It was true. She wanted to touch Suki's hand, hold her, and comfort her. And when she was ready one day, fuck her into the ground. Her alpha ego insisted on this, but Toph reverted to the more rational side of her mind. Easy. Then this omega could be HER omega. She just had to prove she was the strongest.
And NOT be around for the sniveling. Toph hurried down the corridor, far from the chi signatures of her friends. One was hesitant and the other a riotous mix of tears. Blah.
Toph spent the rest of the afternoon practicing her metalbending. A gaggle of Kyoshi Warriors watched and a few giggled when Toph tugged a few of them by their metal head dresses.
As the sun began to sink in the distance and the palace servants went about their tasks, Toph was aware of a familiar chi signature. Suki walked strongly, without any hesitation or trepidation. Toph squared her shoulders, allowing her fine clothes to stretch across her strong torso. Her steps were confidant but darn if her heart wasn't hammering like thunder.
"So. How'd it go?"
Suki barked a short snip of laughter and walked with her. "Not well. I mean, I did it, but he didn't take it very well. Poor Sokka…."
Toph had to disagree, if he couldn't keep this omega satisfied, but she didn't say that out loud. She accepted Suki's hand on her arm and patted it idly. Her cheeks enflamed in a blush. "He's not going to walk off the palace roof, is he?"
"For Kyoshi's sake," Suki mumbled. "He better not!"
Toph was quiet, wondering if she'd overstepped. But Suki squeezed the crook of her arm and she was reassured. "Good….well…. how are you on all this?"
Suki cleared her throat beside her. "I'm just so tired of it all. Come on, I need a drink."
Toph's spirits soared. She had been about to suggest the very same thing. A few of her Kyoshi Warriors came out to the garden to share a few cups of sake but Suki shooed them away back to duty.
"Just cause you're the Fire Lord's captain," one of them teased. Suki relaxed, one ankle crossed over her knee beside Toph.
"Back to work."
Toph smirked as the garden cleared of Suki's underlings. "Way to crack the whip."
"Thanks," Suki said. They sat on the stone walkway, legs extended and leaning back against a stone bench. Toph knew it had to be uncomfortable for Suki, but that she knew it was comfortable for an earthbender to be touching skin to stone. Toph's bare feet pressed into the cobblestones, feeling the faint chi signatures moving nearby.
"Well, I'm not gonna say I'm sorry….but fuck it, you did good, Sukes," Toph drawled. She blinked as she felt her glass refilled and both women sipped their sake, relaxing. Suki giggled beside her. The fabric of her robe moved against Toph's bare calf. She blushed.
"Thanks, I think." Suki sounded amused. Toph turned and found Suki's hand with hers. She clinked glasses with her.
"Come on, give yourself credit. Sokka can get over it all and move on. And you can too."
"Yeah, but to what," Suki sighed. The sound was music to Toph's ears. She coughed and sat up straight. Her shoulders squared.
"There are many possibilities. Whatever you desire, the world is yours." Toph almost cringed as her words, honeyed and unnatural, left her mouth. But Suki didn't question her. Her hand settled on Toph's wrist, and she almost dropped her glass in surprise. "Really, you're too good for Sokka. Guy's great and all but come on."
"Hey, I thought we were all friends," Suki protested. Toph settled her weight on her hand and leaned to the side. She was dangerously close to pressing into Suki's side and discreetly, she inhaled the warrior's perfume. When Suki brushed against her, Toph couldn't help rolling her arms, letting the musculature of her biceps capture her attention. Suki inhaled sharply beside her and Toph smiled, outwardly and inwardly, as she felt a spike of involuntary interest from the omega's chi.
"We are! It's just, if the passion's not there… move on."
"I wish I were as strong as you," Suki admitted wistfully. She poured more sake into Toph's glass and Toph sipped eagerly. She knew her face was flushed but she couldn't help it.
"Solid like a rock," Toph mumbled. Suki touched her wrist again.
"Again with the bad jokes. Come on, Toph," Suki giggled. Toph's mouth felt so dry and she cleared her throat. Behaving like an inexperienced whelp wasn't going to win her Suki's affections. She was lucky they were friends first because she felt like she was failing badly.
"Yeah, you've had enough of 'em."
"But….well…" Suki stammered. She longed to see why the earthbender's chi was erratic and all over the place since she'd arrived. It was so unlike Toph's usual cool demeanor. If the alpha wasn't going to say what was on her mind, she'd get it out of her. A slow plan formed in the Kyoshi Warrior's mind. When she laughed, she felt Toph spike beside her with interest. And it did feel good to be chased. Is that what Toph was doing? Suki intended to find out.
Toph started, spilling her cup all over the floor when one of her feet was collected into Suki's hands. That was how she 'saw', and to have one of her most her sensitive body areas massaged between Suki's nimble fingers was enough to force a sudden shift. Toph spread her knees and gasped as she leaned back on her hands as pure pleasure was pressed into her feet. "Suki!"
"Come on…." Suki's voice was soothing and teasing at once. Her fingers moved up the arch of Toph's foot, massaging the somewhat hard flesh. She smirked when Toph's toes spread and the earthbender began gasping. She hoped Suki couldn't see the bulge pressing against the seam of her pants, but her spread position didn't leave much to the imagination. "Let me repay you….for being there for me. Got to show a favor to an old war veteran, right?"
"You're a veteran of the War too," Toph gasped. She leaned back on her hands, her fingers scrambling at the rug. "Whaaat….." Toph had to literally almost kick herself to keep from shouting an obscenity in place. Her cock ached, pressed up against the seam of her trousers. And even with her tunic half in the way, of it, Toph had the dread feeling Suki could see and notice her predicament. Her cock throbbed.
"Don't you like having your feet rubbed?" Suki's voice was soft and teasing. Toph swallowed. Hard.
"Not often!" she said and could have kicked herself. But Suki didn't let her go but moved to her other foot. Toph fell back onto her elbows, gasping despite herself. She knew she looked a fool, but Suki was turning her on with just that rub.
"I could just put you down then…." Suki made to put her foot on the floor. Toph growled. She was pleased when she felt Suki's chi perk up at the show of aggression. Toph cleared her throat and fell back onto her elbows, turning her face in Suki's general direction. Her bangs fell into her milk-white eyes.
"No. Go on." The corner of Toph's lip curled up in a smirk when Suki continued rubbing her. She sighed, enjoying the ministrations. Her cock throbbed, and she tried not to imagine what Suki looked like naked. Or at all, if she was being honest. Her hands ached to know every curve the warrior had and map her body firsthand. Her hands would cup and squeeze her breasts, test the weight in her palms, her thumbs would circle stiff nipples and then when she lowered her head to them, Suki would gasp so loudly….
"Never knew someone who liked a foot rub so much." Suki's teasing words made their way through the red haze in Toph's mind. She coughed.
"Yeah well, earthbenders like 'em," Toph muttered in response. Suki giggled and set her down. Toph almost jumped out of her skin when she leaned against her strong shoulder. "Sukes?"
"I like when you call me that. Sukes."
Toph's heart was hammering loudly in her chest. She cleared her throat. "We should get more drink."
"We should….we could…."
"Suki!" one of the Kyoshi Warriors approached rapidly. Toph cursed in her head. Her fingers clutched her glass hard.
"What is it?"
"Tell Zuko we're busy," Toph drawled in response. Suki swatted her arm lightly. Toph's skin burned at the touch. "Yowch."
"It's not the Fire Lord. Well, it kind of is. Fire Lady Mai wants you to help get the princess out."
Toph tilted her head curiously at the wording. Suki explained even as she got up. Toph wanted to drag her back down but got up too. DAMMIT.
"Out?"
"Princess Izumi has taken to opening one of the hidden passages outside the royal apartments and hides in the corridor. No one knows why she wants to do that," Suki said, tone amused.
"I'll help," Toph sighed. The princess-getting-out-of mess turned out to take up quite abit of time and Zuko apologized to the both of them profusely.
By the time they were walking back to Suki's rooms with the Kyoshi Warriors, both Toph and her friend were all but sobered up.
"Goodnight."
And, indeed, it was a long one for Toph.
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Toph grumbled as she sipped tea. It was the following morning and the palace servants had her set up in a private dining room. Toph had no idea who was going to join her. The royal family had to be together but that was okay. She needed time to think. She and Suki had drunk quite a lot the night before and only would Suki finally relent to Toph walking her to her shared chambers. Kyoshi Warriors off duty had been talking behind the door, and the urge to press Suki up against the slab of wood and kiss her was overwhelming. She had barely passed the urge to take what she wanted.
What had followed was a hasty goodnight and a long night indeed. Toph had shifted at some point and she'd had to take herself in hand to get rid of the problem. When a possibly open omega had seemed to show interest in her….. well, it was never hard for Toph to find companionship with her reputation as awesome as it was. This current frustration was a foreign concept.
"Dammit…" Toph mumbled to herself. Well, she hoped for a quiet moment to sort her thoughts and plans of action.
"Tooooooooph!"
Or not.
Toph cringed and sat up straight. She raised an eyebrow in Sokka's direction. "What's going on, Sokka?"
Sokka gave an anguished sigh and scraped a chair opposite Toph across the table. "Suki. Why is she so mad at me?"
"What happened?" Toph grumbled even though she knew. Sokka sulked opposite her, chi a whirl.
"She said we have to go our separate ways. But I don't want to. Maybe she doesn't want to, not really!" Sokka exclaimed, sudden hope gushing with his words. Toph heard his chair scrape back and she cocked two fingers forward. Sokka was yanked back down into his chair by the metal in his belt buckle. "Hey!"
"Sokka. When an omega says let her go, let her go," Toph growled. Sokka quieted, and even if he was pouting, he WAS listening. At least he wouldn't charge off to demand Suki take him back. Good. It was a stereotype that betas were mainly flighty, but Sokka was not helping the mindset. By and by, Sokka got up and left her alone in the dining hall, saying he needed to go back to his room.
Toph preferred it.
Besides, there was a flurry of motion and Toph could feel several people walking toward the dining hall. She blew her bangs out of her face. "Hey, Zuko."
"Good morning, Toph." Zuko's voice held the polite inflections of the Fire Lord. A giggle sounded and Toph winced as his child made her way toward her. She bobbed a bow.
"Good morning, princess," Toph mumbled. Zuko took his daughter's hand and led her away. "Where's Suki?"
Sokka whined opposite her, but Toph ignored him. Zuko coughed as his chair scraped forward.
"Doing her morning captain checks. We'll see her in a bit of course."
"Of course," Mai demurred. Toph smiled to herself. When Suki did emerge suddenly, Toph stammered to herself and sipped her tea quickly. She should have felt her coming sooner. She had to do something because she felt clearly off her game.
"Morning, Suki."
Toph liked to think she could hear a blush in the warrior's tone as she said a good morning back.
"How did you sleep?"
'Pent up and without a sheathe,' Toph's inner alpha snarled. Toph rubbed her arm where she sat.
"Abit too deeply if I can be honest."
"Me too," Suki admitted. Toph heard her take the chair beside Princess Izumi.
"Suki!" one of the imperial soldiers charged up, spear against his shoulder. He paused and bowed at the waist. "Could you come with me?"
Suki flowed to her feet and Toph got up as well, curious.
"What is it, soldier?"
"It's the Water Tribe man," the soldier reported. "He's on the roof and, well, it doesn't look too good."
"Sokka!" Suki made his name sound like a reprimand. Toph sighed raggedly. The sides of her brow were pinching with the start of a headache.
"I'll help you handle this," Toph said. She and Suki moved beside each other and Toph followed her friend's movements.
When the group made their way to the royal courtyard, a figure was noticed on the low roof nearby. It was a good fifty feet but would still cause a nasty break if one fell off, and Sokka was teetering on the edge, legs swinging.
"Sokka, come on, you need to come down," Zuko called. Mai nodded.
"We can talk this over, right?" she called up. Toph sighed raggedly. She stood in front of Suki.
"Get down here, knucklehead!" she called. Sokka snorted down at her.
"You know why! Suki, why?" he called.
Suki drew her fan and smacked the flat of it against her gloved hand. "Sokka, this isn't the way to handle things! Stop acting like a child and come down!"
Sokka crawled further up the roof. "I swear, everyone just loooves to yell at me…"
Toph huffed a sigh of exasperation. She yanked the Water Tribe man closer to the edge of the roof and followed his yelping toward the source. She spread her knees wide and bent a column of earth to jut up to the roof's edge, yanking on the metal in Sokka's belt to tug him onto it. Once onto the pillar, she covered his boots with pockets of hard earth to keep him into place and lowered it to the ground.
The soldiers and Kyoshi Warriors that had followed the procession to the courtyard clapped evenly. Sokka crawled onto the ground, blushing. Zuko strode forward and helped him to his feet.
"Come on, that's rough, buddy," he mumbled to him. Sokka complained to Zuko but Toph tuned them out. She and Suki moved away, separated by a wave of Kyoshi Warriors.
"He'll be alright in a day or two," Toph promised. At least she hoped so. Suki sighed beside her.
"We just need to get away from all this."
Toph's spirits raised but she teased Suki evenly. "Oh, a vacation? Where?"
"Ember Island. Lord Zuko can explain better," Suki said.
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"Yes, Ember Island. You'll have funds enough to stay at the best luxury hotel on the beach," Zuko was saying. Toph waited as he shuffled what sounded like scrolls and papers around. She waited for the rest of the plan and wasn't disappointed with the reveal.
"But?"
Zuko sighed across from her and pushed a chair back with his weight. It squeaked.
"You know me far too well. I want you both to check on my sister's activities."
"I thought Azula moved there to stay, well, away from here," Suki asked.
"I hoped so. But there have been….reports. Many firebenders have flocked to her. And I don't want another, well, seven years ago from happening."
Toph sighed, remembering the harrowing stay and the assault on the Fire palace. Izumi had been a baby and Azula had attacked with her Kemurikage. "I don't think Azula would be foolish enough to try something like that again."
Zuko sighed. "I…I hope not."
Suki moved beside her and Toph blinked as she heard the sincerity in her voice. "We'll check on things, Zuko. I won't have you worrying."
A sigh from across her. "Thank you, Suki."
"Do you want us to approach her little school directly or watch from afar?"
"I say we go directly," Toph suggested. The idea was appealing, and she looked forward to any scuffle.
Suki giggled beside her. "Well, this will be an experience."
No Sokka. No Zuko. No distractions but a study on the Fire princess. Toph let a smirk stretch her lips.
End for now
End notes: Do you want to see Toph succeed? Drop a review and let me know. Stay strong, my lovelies. Got a little chapter out before Christmas, it's a holiday miracle!
Sincerely, pen
12/23/2018
