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Chapter III:

Toph was appalled, sickened, dismayed; none of these words were good enough. She couldn't believe she just kissed Aang, and in front of Sokka. She never should have said she would do that, who was she to question black magic? She was sitting on her bed; she realized the sheets seemed very soft. She rubbed them, it reminded her of the incident and she shivered. 'I have to go make a pact with his. And possibly break a couple of his bones in the mean time.' She thought as she stretched her arms and stood up, unfortunately the floor was made out of wood, so she made her way slowly towards the room were she heard Aang saying something to himself. She walked into his room just as he said. "– Katara." she froze, she always suspected it but she wasn't sure. So she waited, but no more words came from the room. There was however the faint sound of Sokka falling over in his room down the hall. Then she heard someone start to open there door and she ducked into Aang's room. She heard Aang whirl around and let out a short, pathetic scream. Then even though the floor was made of wood, she could feel Aang's heart beating rapidly, and she could hear him breathing. "Oh, Toph, you're here, after what just happened, umm…" then she heard him take a deep breath in. "Toph, please don't hurt me but I don't like you, well not in that way anyway." She had came a little closer and could feel him shaking, 'what a wim-'then she realized what he had just said. 'I don't like you that way?' what the heck could he mean? For some reason she couldn't think of anything clever to say. So all that came out was "what?" she felt Aang stop shaking. "What do you mean what: the night on the boat?" Toph was utterly confused. She punched him in the shoulder. "Start making sense twinkle toes." She was getting annoyed, "the night when you told me you loved me and kissed me, the night after you through my headband off the boat. I suspect it was to get us alone." Toph was shocked, she sat down on Aang's bed and put her face in her hands but she fought the urge to cry. She felt the bed move and assumed Aang had just sat next to her. "Umm… Toph, know I'm confused." She wanted to punch him in the head for not going with Katara and Hokoda that night when she thought he had. Tears started rolling down her face. "I thought you were gone." She said into her hands. "…" Aang seemed confused. "That night on the boat, I thought you went out with Katara and Hokoda to get a new headband, and the person on the ledge was…" she faltered her mind spinning with what she just found out "…Sokka" she said this in barely a whisper; hoping Aang wouldn't hear her and drop the subject. Then Aang said. "Oh so you-"he was interrupted by a knock on the door. Toph couldn't let anyone see her in here with Aang, alone; they would think they were on a date or something. Then an even worse thought popped into her mind 'what if its Sokka?' she could not take the chance she stood up frantically, then she tripped over Aang's staff which he had left dejected on the floor. Toph stood up and heard a closet door open. Then felt Aang guide her into his closet.

"Aang I need to talk to you." Said Sokka standing awkwardly in Aang's bedroom door. Sokka noticed that Aang was standing over by his closet, but Sokka didn't really take that in; his mind was already to full of everything else. He went and sat on Aang's bed, and then Aang came over and sat on the chest in front of the bed. "What's wrong Sokka?" Asked Aang. Sokka was having second thoughts about telling Aang, but he couldn't just leave now, could he so he took in a shaky breath and just came out with it. "It's sort of about Toph…" okay, less out with it then Sokka had planed, but he continued hoping he could get it out this time. "…and Sukki." Little closer to what he was aiming for, but Aang seemed confused so Sokka kept going, wondering if there was still time to bail. "It's- just I'm not so sure anymore." Aang still looked confused, but Sokka figured it would click in a minute so he waited. Then Aang said scratching his head, mystified. "I'm not sure what you mean, Sokka." Sokka was mystified he thought he had been perfectly clear, but Aang looked truly baffled. Sokka took a second to make sure no one was coming down the hall and said. "I think- I think, I'm in love with Toph."

Aang Gaped at Sokka. There was a bang sound from his closet, Toph must have fainted or something. Sokka stood up "what was that?" he started walking over to the closet. "RATS!" Sokka gave him his usual quizzical look. "Rats. I think the Michs' have rats." But Sokka had the curiosity of a cat. He stepped closer and closer to the closet. Aang had to think of something, what if he found Toph; he would think they were in love or something outrages like that. HE would be responsible for killing Toph's love life, and he would probably spend his whole live being beaten up by a furious Toph. As just as Sokka pried open the door in his closet he whipped it shut with one powerful breeze of air. Sokka stepped back, his nose almost being slammed in the door. "What was that for!" Aang wasn't very good lying, but he was a master at bending the truth. "It's my closet, and I don't want you going through my stuff." It was kind of pathetic but Sokka seemed to but it. He went and sat back on Aang's bed. "Do you have a dead body in there or something?" "Not yet" murmured Aang as he sat on the chair at the desk. "So you love Toph now?" Sokka paused "ya. I mean I think so." Aang had one more question, it had been bugging him at the back of his mind ever since Sokka had walked in. "why are you telling me this?" And he really meant it. Its not as if he had any luck with the lady's, his first two kisses had been from someone he didn't love, and they hadn't even been in control of their feelings. 'Well, I couldn't ask Toph for advice now could I?" that made sense to Aang. "And Katara's never been able to keep a secret; when we were kids, I told her I liked this girl in our class, well she told her, and I never heard the end of it." Aang didn't believe Katara would do that but Sokka continued. "So you were really my only real choice." Aang slumped in his chair. "Gee, thanks." Sokka had been staring at his feet, he looked up. "Oh. I'm sorry Aang, I'm just really tired-" there was a slight pause "maybe we should continue this tomorrow?" Sokka stood up open the door and left Aang's room. Aang sighed. "I thought he'd never leave." He went over to his closet, he opened his closet and a limp Toph fell into his arms. 'Wow, she's a lot heaver then she looks.' He flopped her down on his bed and had a great idea. 'I'll go get all of her things and we can switch rooms.' So he did just that, he went to Toph's room and placed all her stuff in his room and sat back on his new bed. 'She has a lot of stuff!' he flopped down on his bed and fell asleep.

Katara woke up; the morning light streaming though her open window. She got out of bed, grabbed a towel of the nightstand, which Cho lee had put out for her the night before and walked down the hall towards the bath room. The light was on but there didn't seem to be anyone in there so she walked in. she went in taking her hair down from her ponytail. She placed her towel on the toilet and looked up; Aang was standing there brushing his teeth. He must have noticed her in the mirror because he started chocking on his tooth brush. "Eck, eck, eck. Kat- Katara, I um well- I ah-." He dropped his tooth brush in the sink. Katara looked at Aang through the mirror; she could see herself turning red. "It's okay Aang; I'll just come back later." She hastily grabbed her towel and started turning the door handle when she Sokka whistling on the other side of the door. She turned and looked at Aang. "If I open the door he might get the wrong idea." She said this just loud enough for Aang to hear. He stood there, oblivious to what she meant, she gave him a 'seriously' look in the mirror and he seemed to get it.; his eye's got as wide as saucer's, and his ears started turning a vibrant shade of pink. If the situation hadn't been so grave, she would have laughed. Sokka knocked on the door. "Aang if you don't hurry up, I'm kicking you out." Katara had no idea what to do. She ran quietly around the bathroom looking for a hiding place. Then Aang walk over to the door and pretended to barf. "Blah, Sokka, you should, gag, go see if second bathroom. Eeeuuuggghhh." There was a sound of someone backing up slowly behind the door. After about a minute Aang opened the door just a crack then opened it all the way. "I'll go now." He walked out the door and Katara saw him walk into the wall beside him door. Then he quickly zipped into his room. Katara's thoughts where all mixed together in her head, just like they had the night before.

Sokka walked out of the second washroom, drying his ears. He walked past a room that had been empty when he had walked by the first time, the door was open just a crack, Sokka heard Cho lee and Hun talking "-Zuko." Sokka froze, how did they know about Zuko, and then he realized everyone in the fire nation knew about the scared and banished prince. He had zoned out for a moment then heard Cho lee say, "-paid a lot!" Sokka didn't know what they were talking about now, and then Hun said. "I don't care; these kids are just too nice!" Sokka accidently shifted his weight and the floor let out a loud long, "cccrrrreeeeekkkkk…." There was silence on the other side of the door. Sokka ran towards the stairs; just to go crashing into Aang. Sokka whipped around and started laughing hysterically; Sokka gave Aang a silent look hoping he would get it. 'Pretend we've been walking down the stairs and nothing strange is going on, ill explain later." Either Aang got it or he was just trying to fill the space, because he laughed, loudly, and awkwardly. "HA, HA, HA, HA." Sokka thought Aang could really use acting lessons, but as they passed the room, he didn't hear anything that would convince him they didn't buy it. So he walked on and entered the dinning room with Aang still trailing off with his loud laughing. "Okay, you can stop now… seriously." Aang looked at him. "So what happened?" Sokka looked around; making sure no one was listening. "I think there working for- and I don't have much proof-"Aang put his hands on his hips as if to say 'spit it out, and I'm a girl'. Sokka smirked to himself then got back to the matter at hand. "-I think their working for Zuko…"

"Eeeuuurrrrgggg" Toph rolled out of bed, she didn't know what time it was, her phone had died, and her charger was still on the boat somewhere off the fire nation coast. After a brief inspection of her friend's rooms she realized she was the only one on the sleeping floor, she guessed they were down eating breakfast in the earth floored downstairs. Toph felt her way along the wall making her way slowly down to the dinning room. When she placed her first foot on the nice, soft earth Toph felt amazing, she 'saw' everyone sitting at the table, then someone got up to her left from the table, from the way their feet barely touched the floor she knew it was Aang, she walked passed Aang. She brought her hand up and felt him flinch, but all she did was brush her hair back slightly. She knew it was a rat's nest but, she didn't care. She went and sat down next to who she presumed was Katara. "So what are we doing today? I heard the boat shop isn't open today either." Toph looked at Katara suspiciously. "How do you know that?" Toph heard a piece of cutlery clink against a plate; she guessed Katara put her fork/spoon down to answer. "They told us last night Toph, don't you remember?" Toph had been trying to forget about last night, she had almost succeeded but Katara had to be so Katara like as to mention it, again! "Ya right whatever." She heard someone on the opposite side of he room push there chair back. "I'm going to the boat shop to see if I can pre-order the boat so you can get it first thing tomorrow." It was Hun; she felt his vibrations soften down the room and heard the 'ding' of the bell on the door sound as he left the shop. 'so what will we be doing today then?" said Sokka, with mouth full of something, Toph guessed eggs by the way is fork still clinked against the plate. She had been thinking the same thing. "We'll I'm need to do some chores, so you all can stay here, explore the town, anything really." Toph wasn't sure but she thought maybe Cho lees voice sounded a little, off. She heard chairs being scooted back and sensed people walk away, she finished breakfast; alone sitting on a hard wood chair. She stood up and headed up the stairs, she had to go slowly 'stupid wood' thought Toph as she glided her fingers across the smooth wall, but just as she counted the 12th stair she heard someone start falling down the stairs. She stretched out her hands, her first mistake. She hadn't realized that holding the wall had been helping her stay standing, when she let go she toppled, off balance. Now if someone wasn't falling into her, she probably wouldn't have fallen, but no such luck as she tumbled down the stairs the voice next to her, entangled in their own screams Sokka said, "TOPH!"

Sokka stood up; Toph was blinking from underneath him, holding the back of her head. Something must have really been wrong with her because, instead of killing him on sight, err, hear she blinked again and said, "Ow?" she sat up. Sokka was really worried she was hurt. "Toph, how many fingers am I holding up?" he held up 3 fingers in front of her face then realized that was about the stupidest thing he could have done. "I have a better question, why am I such an idiot around you?" Sokka didn't actually mean to say this aloud but, too late. Toph propped herself up on her elbows. Her eye's looked even more glassy then usual. "I should be asking you that." Sokka had no idea what that meant but before he could think of it she plopped back down, banging her head against the earth floor. He looked Toph over, she was worst then he had realized; her skin was clammy, she had a gash on her head from hitting the stairs, and her mouth was dry. Sokka picked her up, hoping all the times he'd helped his dad carry dead seal leopards back to the village had paid off. He carried Toph up the stairs and opened her door to her room with his foot, as he walked in he heard someone scream. He glanced around the room; Aang had been hanging on his head with his feet on his bed and was flipping over. "-Sokka!-"Sokka had no time for Aang's ramblings, but he had to know why Aang was in Toph's room. "Why are you in Toph's room?" he was re-opening the door "-umm… well, I umm" Sokka was racing down the hall to Aang's/Toph's room. He placed Toph down on her bed and unbuttoned her outer shirt. Aang slowly walked into the room. He stopped at the door, Sokka glared at him. "Go get Katara-" Aang didn't move, he seemed paralyzed, "-Now!" Aang disappeared out the door with a whoosh of air and down the hall. Sokka looked back at Toph, for the first time he wondered why Toph could survive an attack from Zuko, but get battered and bruised by falling down a flight of stairs. The colour was draining more and more from her face, he could hear her breathing heavily. There was a skidding sound from behind him; he looked at the door just to catch a glimpse of Aang sliding in his socks smashing into the wall in the hall. Then his sister came in, when she looked at Toph her expression; which had been slight concern was now penetrated by a touch of terror. "Sokka! What happened?" Katara knelt next to Sokka but closer to Toph's head; she placed her head on Toph's chest. Sokka caught his breath, "she felt down the stairs." Katara looked at him as if he'd just told her she had a watermelon on her head. "Makes sense." Mumbled Katara to herself as she pulled out her water pouch. Katara started healing and Sokka fought the urge to bite his finger nails. After about 2 minutes of nothing Toph began to stir, Katara took her water away, back into her pouch. "She should be good, she'll probably wake up in 10 minutes, and do you guys want to go?" Katara stood up and started to leave, Sokka saw Aang follow her, typical. "I'm genna stay here, I'm the one that bumped her, I want to be here when she wakes up, and we'll be back later." Aang shrugged and Katara murmured something which made Aang giggle. They exited the room leaving Sokka all alone with an unconscious Toph. Sokka placed his head on Toph's leg. "I hate you, because I love you." It was a saying his friends had taught him back at the South Pole. Then he heard Toph say in a sleepy voice. "Mutual…" Sokka wasn't sure if she had heard him and was commenting or if was just something random she said. The voice in the back of hi mind said 'well of course it was just a random thing' but then Toph propped herself on her elbows. "Sokka-"her voice sounded dreamy, as if she was just waking up. Sokka placed a hand on her head, she felt better, but still slightly warm and clammy. "Lie back down, you hurt yourself pretty bad." Toph did as he said and with her eye's closed said "Sokka?-" Sokka had gone over to get a chair, as he was pulling it up to her bed, "ya, Toph." "I think I love you." Toph rolled over. "I think I love you to." He looked at her and realized she was sleeping, but he didn't even hesitate to lean close into Toph and kiss her cheek. "I know it."