Sokka woke up from the light steaming in through his curtains. He groaned as the harsh midday light pierced his eyes, making his already aching head throb. He sat up and glanced around his room.
Which he soon discovered wasn't his room after all.
'What am I doing in Zuko's room?' He wondered. 'Why was I sleeping in Zuko's bed? Ahh! He and Mai have done it in this bed!' He jumped off the bed quickly and backed away from it until he was leaning against the door.
'Okay, as long as the bed doesn't move towards me I'll be fine. I just spent the night in Zuko's room because…oh Agni…what happened last night? Why can't I remember? Okay Sokka, just calm down. It was the third anniversary of the war's end last night so I must have gotten a bit drunk, that's all. That's right, Toph and I snuck off to the pub during the speeches. We just got drunk, that's all, I must have thought that Zuko's room was mine. Thank Agni Zuko and Mai weren't there doing it when I did…wait…what if they were? I would be scarred for life and I can't even remember it!'
The door behind Sokka began to open. Sokka jumped away from it and watched as Suki walked in. "Oh, sorry," she started, "I was just wondering if you had-" she looked at him and her eyes narrowed. "You," she said menacingly and started stalking towards him.
"Hi Suki!" Sokka said cheerily, waving at his girlfriend. She ignored the wave and kept glaring at him. He backed away from her cautiously. "Uh…Suki?" He tried, "What's wrong?"
"What's wrong? You're asking me what's wrong! You slimy, idiotic, meat-brained bastard!"
'Ouch.' He thought, 'She really needs to tell me when she has her special moon times more often then at times like this I would know to avoid her.'
"Did you really think I wouldn't find out? You know, I do have contacts in the fire nation. There are people here that tell me where you are. You can't keep any secrets from me Sokka."
He ran over to the other side of the bed. "But," He stammered, "I don't have any secrets from you. I tell you everything."
"You liar!" Suki cried. She threw a pillow from Zuko and Mai's bed at him.
He ducked, "But I'm not lying, even ask Toph, she'll tell you."
"Don't you dare!" Suki said through gritted teeth. "Don't you dare mention her name around me! I saw what you did last night!" Sokka looked at the ways to get out of the room. There were only two ways, either though Suki (not favourable) or over Zuko and Mai's (really disgusting and naughty) bed.
Crazy fuming girlfriend? Or the firelord and lady's love bed?
Sokka silently said a little prayer to Yue, and launched himself over the bed. He squealed as he jumped off it again and ran towards the door. Suki followed close behind and he closed the door on her face. "I'll get you Sokka!" She yelled from behind the now-locked door. "I'll get both you and that little earthbending minx of yours!"
Sokka ran as fast as he could through the halls. Good for him, Toph's room wasn't far from Zuko's. He burst through the door of her room and found her still sleeping in her bed.
"Toph!" Sokka shook her roughly, keeping an eye out for Suki, "Toph, wake up, quickly!"
A small fist punched his arm hard, causing him to fall to the ground. "Idiot! Shut up!" The little earthbender's voice came out as a mutter. "I have a headache, go away."
"So did you get as drunk as me last night?" Sokka asked simply. Toph faced him confused. "What happened last night?"
"I take that as a yes, and frankly, I was hoping you'd be able to tell me what happened." Toph shook her head, "I can't remember anything after we left the hall," she mumbled.
Sokka sighed, then grabbed Toph by the wrist. "Well, Suki knows, and she's in the process of hunting us down now, so, we need to get out of here." He pulled Toph towards the door, and peeked outside for any sign of Suki. They went into the hallway and made for the kitchens. Toph swore underneath her breath and pointed behind them. Sokka followed Toph's finger and saw Suki. He quickly pulled Toph and himself behind one of the fire nation banners and waited.
"Sokka! Toph!" The two of them jumped at her voice, which was clearly showing hatred. "Crud," Sokka heard Toph whisper, "Run." They burst out from behind the banner and ran.
"Come back here you two! You're both going to be so dead when I get you!" They ran into the kitchen, past some startled cooks and took cover in a pantry. Toph kept her ear against the wall, listening for Suki, while Sokka suddenly took a great interest in a bowl of fire flakes.
Toph turned around to find her friend with his head in the bowl. She groaned and slapped her forehead, then grabbed his arm. "C'mon," she whispered, "Suki's gone out into the courtyard, let's go."
Sokka regrettably left his fire flakes and they ran back out into the hallways again. On the way they caught up with Aang and Katara, or more so, interrupted a kiss the two were sharing. Sokka scowled at his little sister and her boyfriend making out in the middle of a hallway but soon focussed back to the fact of his girlfriend (probably now ex-girlfriend) hunting him and his best friend down.
Toph found a large closet and directed Sokka towards it. They both went in there and, pushing clothes out of the way, made spaces from themselves and sat down. They sat there in silence for a little while, listening out for Suki.
"So…" Sokka started, "remember anything yet?"
"No, you?"
"Nah."
"Well," Toph said, "I kinda do remember something."
"What?"
"You threatening a guy at the pub because tried to make a move on me."
"Really?"
"Yea," Toph frowned, "It was really embarrassing, you were yelling so loud that I had to knock out the guy before he knocked you out."
"Oh, thanks."
"No problem."
They continued to sit there in silence, Toph played with her meteor bracelet while Sokka thought up a tune. He started whistling the tune and drummed his fingers on the floor of the cupboard. He was soon cut off by a small hand covering his mouth.
Toph was listening intently. Sokka followed her lead and heard the voices of Katara and Zuko outside. They were talking about the two friends that were hiding in the cupboard, asking each other questions about the behaviour of them recently.
Sokka felt Toph's hand stiffen on his mouth.
"Where are they?" Sokka jumped as Suki's voice disrupted the conversation between the Fire Lord and Avatar's girlfriend. "I swear I'm going to kill them once I find them!"
"Where are who?" Katara asked.
"Your, sleazy cheat of a brother and that dirty brat earthbender! Do you know what they did last night? When they left the party?"
Zuko (surprisingly) kept his cool. "They went to the pub," he deadpanned, "Like they do every other time something formal is going on." Katara bristled at the knowledge of the two trouble-makers skipping out on formalities again.
"Oh yeah, they went to the pub alright. I followed them," Suki growled, "I found them eventually, stone drunk, making out in the courtyard." Toph jerked her hand away from Sokka's mouth and they both jumped back to opposite sides of the cupboard. The thump was heard from outside the cupboard.
"What's in there?" Suki asked. Katara and Zuko quickly blocked her from moving any closer to the cupboard. "Momo," Katara said quickly, "he found some…mothballs in there and tried to eat them. He's probably just figured out that they don't taste nice. Hehe."
Zuko jumped in. "I'm pretty sure I saw Sokka and Toph running down to the garden, they probably went to wreck the fountain again."
Suki nodded silently, and, after a quick glance at the cupboard, made her way to the palace gardens.
Katara opened the cupboard doors, and she and Zuko glared at the two problematic teenagers as they stumbled out through the doors. Toph and Sokka sighed, still keeping a good distance away from each other and faced the two in front of them.
"So," Katara said sternly, "I guess you know what you're in trouble for then, aren't you."
"Sneaking away from the party, or getting drunk again and making Suki go nuts?" Toph asked. Zuko and Katara exchanged confused glances with each other. "None of those," Zuko growled. Now it was Sokka and Toph's turns to look confused.
"Why didn't you tell us?" Katara exclaimed. "You finally realize each other and didn't tell us?"
"Well, we would've if we had remembered," Sokka mumbled, "and not have a crazy girlfriend chasing us."
"So are you guys finally together now?" Zuko sighed, "Because if Katara, Aang, Mai or I have to do anything else to try and get you together, it's going to be keeping you locked together in a dungeon until you start being boyfriend and girlfriend. A wooden dungeon."
"Um," Sokka started, "Don't we get a say in this at all?"
"No." Katara and Zuko chorused. "We'll give you a while to figure out what you're going to pick." Katara continued and they both walked away.
"I thought we were the ones that were supposed to make crazy plans on the others," Toph muttered.
"We were just ambushed," Sokka said in awe, "So, what are we going to pick."
"I really don't want to be stuck in a wooden cage with you for ages."
"Me neither. So I guess…"
They stood in silence.
"Should we-"
"No."
"What about-"
"No."
They continued to stand there.
The silence was soon disrupted by an awfully familiar voice. "THERE YOU ARE!"
"So I guess our first moments of being girlfriend and boyfriend are going to involve running away from your ex right?"
"Yes. Yes they are unfortunately."
They took hold of each others hands and ran.
OoOoO
So Sokka is around 18 and Toph around 15 in this. Not old enough to legally drink (sadly), I know, but she's a rebel anyway. It was originally going to be Katara chasing the two, but then I was told what the whole "Hell Hath No Fury" saying was, plus I hate Suki.
Hehe, cheeky Zuko and Katara helping get rid of Suki.
Anyway, I hope you guys like it.
