Toph's Snow Chap 3

Chapter 3: Dinner

Disclaimer: I own nothing! Except my OCs and the plot.

Previously in Toph's Snow

"So is there anything special I have to do now that I'm…you know?"

"No. you can pretty much do what you've been doing, just try to eat a little healthier, avoid jarring motions and get plenty of exercise. I suggest you take up walking; you won't be able to use your bending during the last three months so you'll have to walk or ride a carriage where ever you go. I have a book with all the specifics, I could read it to you if you would like?"

"No that's okay, I trust you."

Katara got up and put the rice, mashed potatoes and peas on the table and set the kettle on for tea. Then she put on heat protection gloves and pulled the fish out of the oven, placing it onto the table carefully. Just as they were about to eat Aang walked in.

"I'm home! And guess who I brought with me? I hope you cooked enough for an extra person." Katara heard Toph whisper, oh no, under her breath as the new person walked in.

Third Person Sokka

When Sokka walked into the room there was complete silence until Satomi shouted her usual greeting to him.

"Hi Uncle Sokk!" She insisted on calling him Sokk even though she could pronounce Sokka.

The mysteries of little kids.

"Hey kiddo." Sokka said giving her a hug as she stood up in her chair. Aang had already occupied the seat next to Katara, so the only chair left was next to the other person at the table. Sokka was halfway into his seat when he noticed who the person was, Toph.

She had slouched in her seat, making herself look small.

"Hey, Toph." Said Sokka. Toph just nodded her head and turned so that her back was facing him. She swung her hair over her shoulder, further blocking her face.

Her hair was styled the way Sokka liked it, part of the front of her hair was pulled into a small bundle on top of her head, her bangs and the rest of her long, curly hair hung free. She was wearing one of her everyday outfits, the ones she wore when she wasn't teaching. A light green mandarin collared shirt that hooked on the front over her right breast, a darker green belt tied into a bow in the back, brown, laced arm braces, pants the same color as her shirt that tucked into brown, laced leg braces with pieces of fabric the same color as her belt coming out of the bottom of it to cover the top of her feet, which otherwise remained bare.

Sokka had missed Toph. Since they got together a month ago, they hadn't talked much. She had left sometime in the early morning of that night and had been too busy since then to talk to him. He had dropped by her house several times but she had always had an excuse for not talking to him. There had only been one time when she hadn't been able to make an excuse and that had just turned into an argument.

Flashback

Sokka walked the half mile between his and Toph's houses quickly. She had been avoiding him lately and he was determined to put an end to it. He knocked on the door of Toph's house, built completely out of earth, except for the front door which was made out of wood. He heard footsteps coming toward the door. She opened it and folded her arms across her chest.

"What do you want Sokka, I'm busy."

"We have to talk. You can't always get out of it by being 'busy'."

"What is there to talk about? I don't see a problem."

"Just tell me why you left? You haven't done that in a while, it's like we're going backwards aga…"

"I don't have to explain anything to you!" She said her voice close to a shout. "What are we anyway?" She asked in her normal voice. "I mean…we're not your normal couple. We don't go out in public, except to taverns. We don't take walks on the beach or go to plays, like other people. We just hang out, drink too much sake (AN: Japanese rice wine.), have sex then go our separate ways the next day. We're just using each other and ruining our friendship. If you can call this a friendship, it would be different if there was love involved in all of this but there isn't." But I do love you! Shouted Sokka in his head. You're the one who is doing this to us!

"Just leave Sokka. And don't come back." She closed the door in his face. Sokka thought he heard a sniffle from the other side of the door, but figured it was just his imagination. He went home, and didn't come back.

End Flashback

Katara cleared her throat, and Sokka looked up. They had all started passing the food around the table while Sokka had been caught up in his memories. He grabbed the dish Toph was holding out to him.

"So what did you do today Aang?" Katara asked.

"Well, I followed a rumor of an airbender living here in Ba Sing Se to the house of a girl named Tomoko, and her sister Natsuko. They live with their grandparents because their parents were killed during the war."

"Did they turn out to be airbenders?" asked Katara as the rest of us ate our food.

"Yes. The two sisters had discovered their powers but had been warned by their grandparents to never use them. So when I came asking around about airbenders they nearly killed me. After I finally convinced them that I was the Avatar, they listened to what I had to say and will now be coming here for lessons."

The rest of dinner was spent with idle conversation, jokes from Sokka and the occasional outburst from Satomi that usually made everyone laugh. When we had all finished eating, Toph excused herself from the table. Katara got up and went with her.

"Well I better get going." Said Sokka as he got up from the table.

"Come by more often." Said Aang, "We could use your sense of humor."

"I will." Said Sokka as he walked out the door.

Haha, you guys thought there would be an awesome argument in this chapter didn't you. There was an argument it wasn't the one you were looking for was it. Don't worry there will be some arguing soon…maybe. You won't know until I post it. Go evil me!

Jaa nee!