-Kissing Part Two-
A/N – Thank you zutarababe for actually responding to my question! Shame on the rest of you.
Oh yeah and, REVEIW WITCHES! (And reviews from Wizards are also acceptable)
"Good morning, Toph," my mom said, knocking on my door.
"Can I help you?"
"Do you want a ride to school today?"
"No, I'm taking my rollerblades today."
"Are you sure Toph?"
"Yes mother."
"Well, come down for breakfast."
"I need to take a shower."
"Don't take too long," she said, walking away.
After I showered, I put on a tank top and some jeans.
I walked downstairs into the dining room.
"Is that what you're wearing to school?" my father greeted me with.
"Yes dad."
"No, you're not, put on a real shirt."
"Why am I all of a sudden not eating Captain Crunch on a counter top in the kitchen?" I asked, taking a muffin from the basket.
"So Toph, how was work?" my mother asked me, buttering a scone.
"Good. Iroh was nice."
"Was Zuko there?"
"Yes."
"Really?" my dad asked.
"Yup."
"Did you two talk?" my mother asked.
"I'm going to school now."
"Your MOTHER asked you a question."
"Yes mom, we did."
"Good. You can come home whenever, as long as it's before curfew. You're off punishment."
"Are you sure," I whispered, getting a sweater from the closet and leaving.
Then, I put it and my bag on the stoop. I squeezed past the Lexus' and grabbed my rollerblades.
"Hey Toph," Zuko said with my bag and sweater in my hand.
"Hey," I drawled out, taking off my sneakers.
"What's up?"
"I'm going to rollerblade to school."
"You can rollerblade?"
"Yup," I said, lacing up, "I've always wanted to be in a Roller Derby, knocking people out of arenas is right up my alley!" (A/N – Yeah, this sounds a lot like the Blind Bandit…)
He smiled.
"Why are you here?"
"Do you want to walk to school together?"
"Rollerblading!" I said, kicking up a foot, and when I put it back down, the other one slipped from under me, and I fell flat on my ass.
"OW!"
"Toph, are you okay?" Zuko asked, rushing over and helping me up. He held onto my hand, even after I was fine. "Are you sure you can rollerblade?"
I slid along after him as he walked out past the cars in the driveway.
"Yes Zuko, I can."
He was holding onto all of my stuff.
"I'll take that," I said, holding out my free hand.
"I got it," he said.
I narrowed my eyes and said, "At least give me my sweater back, so I don't freeze to death."
He handed it to me.
"So, how was your night?" he asked me.
"I got grounded."
"Why?"
"I talked back to my mother. But she got ungrounded me this morning."
"Is that it?"
"Huh?" I said, looking up at him, and then I remembered his story about this dad. "Oh yeah…"
"I'm just messing with you." he slung his arm around my shoulder. "Aren't you going to ask how my night was?"
"Nope."
"Well, Iroh talked to me all night about being 'safe'."
"Safe?" I asked.
He gave me a look, "You know—"
"Oh," I skated from under his arm, "I get it! EWW!"
"Yeah, but it was mostly disgusting because he's like, ancient."
I grinned. "Can I ask you something? And this is going to sound all weird and needy, like I want you or something—"
"Where are you going with this?"
"Who is your girlfriend?"
"Mai."
"Mai? I asked, incredulously, "That emo chick?"
"She's not emo," he said, "She just likes black."
"I can't believe you're dating a friend of Azula's to begin with."
""Toph—"he asked.
"Yeah?"
"Never mind," he said, putting his arm around me again.
I was quiet for a bit.
"Toph, do you want to blow off first, maybe second period?"
"I can't."
"Oh, that sucks. Maybe another time."
"Maybe."
When we got to school, and found Aang and the Eskimos chatting by the front doors.
"Hey," I said, skating up to them.
"Hey," Aang said, glaring at Zuko's arm around my shoulder.
Aang came over and hugged me.
"What are you—"
"You sounded like you really needed a hug yesterday on the phone."
"Oh my god," I whispered.
"Just hug me back!" he whispered.
I did, and when he let go, Sokka said "Hey, Toph, you told me you would tell me what happened yesterday, today!"
"Maybe tomorrow."
"Toph! You promised!"
"No I didn't!" I said.
"Nothing happened yesterday," Zuko said.
I skated back and forth.
"Aang, what's your problem?" I said, looking at him. He was glaring at Zuko.
He blushed, "Uhm, nothing. But do you want to hang out after school?"
"I have work today, it's Tuesday!"
"Oh, what about before? We can blow off last period."
"Ooh, Aang, you want to ditch school? Well I can't say no to that, it'll never happen again!"
He smiled, "Meet me at Aapa at the beginning of last period, okay?"
I nodded.
The bell rung.
2:00, I was waiting in the parking lot, sitting on top of Aapa.
"Hey," Zuko said, coming up from behind me. "What's up?"
I jumped a little bit, "Hey," I said.
He sat on the hood of Aapa next to me. "What's up?"
I shrugged, "You?"
"I know it sounds creepy, but I've been thinking about you." he said.
"Yeah, it does sound creepy," I said, sliding off the hood.
"Can you just listen?"
"What?" I asked.
"I think I might—"
"Hey," Aang said, "Let's go Toph."
"Can I talk to her for a second?" Zuko asked.
"No, let's go."
He took my hand and led me into Aapa.
"Come on."
I smiled, putting my feet out of the window. "What's wrong?" I asked.
"Nothing," he growled.
"Seriously, Aang, you're acting like me. Can you please tell me what's up?"
"It's Zuko," he growled.
"What did he do?" I thought about it for a second, "Oh Aangie! You're jealous!"
"No I'm not," he took a violent turn.
"Calm down Aang, you're going to get us both killed."
When we got to his house, he took me up to his attic bedroom, with the brown wooden walls and slanting ceilings. It was very cozy and quiet, since Aang's dad's room is on the first floor, and there's a whole floor between them.
"Is your dad here?" I asked.
He shook his head, "Work. Do you want to watch TV?"
I shrugged, "Sure."
I got the remote and sat down on his bed, across from his TV.
"I love it here," I sighed.
He smiled, taking off his shoes, "Good."
I flipped through a bunch of channels.
"Toph, your shoes please."
I kicked them off, and into a corner.
He sat down next to me and I laid down behind him.
"I'm so confused!" I confessed.
"What about?" he asked, turning a Lysol commercial on mute.
"Zuko—"
"Can we not talk about him please?" he asked.
I sat up, "Oh jeez, Aang, just because you're my best friend doesn't mean—"
He kissed me, wrapping his arms around me.
"Aang," I said, pulling back.
"Shh…" he whispered. He kissed me again, and ran his fingers through my hair. He began to kiss my neck. I put my hands up his shirt and held onto his bare back. He began to kiss my neck again and put his hands on my waist. His rough fingers ran up and down my spine. He slipped his hands under my shirt and did the same to my bare back. I grabbed his face with both of my hands and hissed him, pinching his ears. He ran his hands over my hair again and then put them on my waist. They slowly slid down my jean clad legs. I bit down on his lower lip. He put his hands under my shirt and when he got high enough, I jumped back.
"Yeah," he said, "That was weird."
"Yeah," I said, narrowing my eyes.
"I think I'm going to go home."
"If you want, I can drive you."
"No, I'll blade home," I said, getting my shoes.
"I'll come with you to get your stuff from out of Aapa."
I looked over at him, when did his shirt come off? I thought.
I looked at myself. My shirt was almost off, and my hair was a mess. I pulled my shirt down and my hair back in a bun.
"Ready?" I asked, opening his door.
"Yeah," he said, following me, making sure not to accidentally touch me.
He opened the van for me to and I got my stuff. I put on my rollerblades.
"Bye Aang," I said.
He nodded. But before I could leave, he came over and kissed me again, pushing me up against the van.
I dropped my sneakers. I put my hands on his chest. He put his hands in my back pockets. He began to nibble on my ear.
"Aang…?"
"Yeah," he asked, cupping my chin.
"It's still weird."
"I know! What the hell?"
He stepped back.
"I guess it's because I always thought of you like a brother… or, you know, something like that."
"Yeah," he furrowed his brow.
"I've got to go, I'll call you tonight."
He nodded, looking slightly confused.
"Do you want to try again?" I asked.
We kissed.
"Yeah, yeah, it's weird!" he exclaimed.
"Bye," I called, skating off.
A/N – Okay, that was a really, really weird chapter, but I think its part of the story… Kind of, and trust me, the story is Toko though. Just making that clear. And I don't know if I already said this, but someone asked; Toph can see.