Day 3 Prompt: Bedtime
"Excuse me, my good fellows." The two policemen in front of him stopped immediately and spun around to meet the voice. Two arms shut up in a salute, backs straight and eyes to the front. Sokka chuckled lowly. "At ease, at ease." Toph must've really trained them well. Or scared the living daylights out of them. Sokka likes to think it was a good mixture of both. "I was wondering if you two know where I might be able to find Chief Bei Fong?"
"Councilman S-" the older looking of the two started.
"Just 'Sokka' if you will."
"Um, alright. Sokka…sir, the chief left a little early today."
"Right, sir, not too long after lunch." chimed in the younger second.
Sokka raised an eyebrow. Admittedly, that was his exact reason in finding the metal bender. He was planning on telling her to go home and rest. She had been working much too hard and too long of hours lately. Also, the fact she was nearly six months pregnant meant she really needed to take care of herself better.
"Hmmm, is that so?" he muttered to himself, then "Thanks to you both for your help, have a good evening."
"Sir!"
"Sir!"
Another double salute and the police duo were marching on their way once more. Sokka shook his head at the sight and decided to pay Toph a home visit to check in on her.
He'd been worried about her since the mysterious disappearance of her…well, he wasn't sure what he'd call him. Toph never introduced him as her boyfriend or anything else of the sort. He was just…there. They lived together, he got her pregnant, and then *poof* he was gone. His friend didn't want to talk about it and everyone agreed to let her share the details in her own time. That was almost two months ago.
Sokka left the city building and made his way to the tiny apartment around the corner that housed the young chief. He pulled out the spare key hidden in the rock next to her door and made his way in.
"Toph? Are you home?" Silence. He continued past the foyer and into the living room where he found her. Curled on a small sofa, still in her uniform trousers and white shirt, her small rounded belly sticking out just barely, was Toph Bei Fong. Sokka smiled and carefully picked her up so as not to wake her and walked to the bedroom. He gently laid her on the bed and tucked her in. Putting one hand on her belly and the other on her forehead to move her bangs, Sokka leaned down and pressed his lips to the earth bender's temple.
"Good night, Toph. Goodnight, little one." Then slowly, and quietly, Sokka left Toph to her rest. Once the front door closed shut Toph mumbled, "Goodnight, Meathead."