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4. Ask Alice
Sokka's PoV
"Tell me…tell me what I did wrong, first." I begin, desperate to start fixing my female challenged ways.
" Well," She says, slowly. "It was forgetting an important day, and then lying about it."
Well I could have told you that.
"Well duh! But what did I do wrong?"
"Sokka," Toph says impatiently. "The month-iversary may seem stupid to you, but to her it's important! It's a symbol of your commitment. Treating it like any other day is a big no-no." She takes a deep breath. "And plus, you did lie to her. Boyfriends shouldn't lie to their girlfriends." She's sounding a little bitter.
"Ok…"
"So next time don't forget! And don't lie to her."
"But how can I remember?"
"Write it down, bird brain! It's called a calendar."
"Oh." Somehow, that seemed like the obvious answer after she said it. Why couldn't I have though of that?
I look back at her, waiting for more. She looks a little conflicted. Finally, quietly, she starts again.
"Do you…do you remember the day you first kissed her?"
I remember quite well, actually. I was in a dress.
"Sure. You see, she was teaching me how to—"
Toph put her hand up, a signal to stop. "I don't want to know. Do you remember the date you first kissed her?"
Actually…yeah, I do. I had had it all planned out, we were stopping on Kyoshi Island for a day, and by the next day, the 11th, we were supposed to be on our way to the Northern Water Tribe. However…Aang had other plans.
"It was the 11th of November."
Toph's PoV
"Oh."
Why did he have to remember that? WHY couldn't he have forgotten?
Curse you, gods of Karma.
"Well, then, you're in luck. Today is the 11th."
"…but it's May."
"That's why you say," I put on a deep voice "Gee Suki, its been, like, a year and six months since we first kissed."
He stares at me, mouth probably hanging open.
"I know. I'm a genius."
"Yeah." He sounds impressed.
I grin. Finally, he's recognizing my true potential.
"So that's all I have to say? Just, 'its been a year and six months since we first kissed?'"
"No…you'll need to something else."
"Like what?"
"Like something, you know, romantic." I grumble.
"I'm not a very…romantic person."
"I hadn't noticed." I say flatly.
"I don't appreciate your sarcasm in this situation."
And I don't appreciate that you're asking me these questions, but do you see me complaining? No. Because you "needed me." You're such a sucker, Toph.
I take a deep, deep, breath before continuing.
"You need to, you know, appeal to her…you know." Oh no. No! I can't even speak! Come back, faltering voice, please. And it doesn't help that this topic is beyond humiliating.
"Her…what?" He's honestly lost. Bless him, the goon.
"Her…you know…her…fantasies." I cringe.
He blanched. His voice cracked. "Fantasies?"
"Yeah, you know," I say quickly. "Nothing too hard. It's just every girl has a dream about a guy doing something sweet."
"Oh. But how do you know what Suki's is?"
"Well, there are some common themes. A guy playing them a song on guitar, kissing them in a really sweet way in a wicked spot, just stuff like that."
"I could try to play guitar, I guess." He says slowly. " I probably wouldn't be very good though."
"It's the effort that counts."
Sokka's PoV
"That's good." I breathe. This was not as hard as I thought it might be.
But then, I thought of something. Toph had said every girl had these…fantasies. So that meant Toph did too? How weird, I didn't think Toph was like that.
"So…is that your fantasy, too?"
She went deathly pale, beet red, and then green in the course of five seconds.
"In a way, I guess." She said, sounding forced and still looking ill.
"Oh?" I'm curious now. "With who? Who's in your fantasy?"
Toph's PoV
Oh.
My.
Freaking.
Zeus.
If awkward was a liquid, I would have drown in it.
This was my chance. To say "Sokka…you're the one in my dream. I think…I think I'm in love with you."
And then, he sweeps me into his arms, and we kiss passionately.
And then we shove Suki off a cliff together…While Sokka and I are holding hands, of course.
He's looking expectant, I'm guessing. I can feel it.
I take a ragged breath.
Sokka's PoV
She draws in a ragged breath, and looks at her hands.
"Um, well…" she says softly. "You are."
Holy mother of boomerangs.