Why
A/N: The continuation of sorry and with me. (its right after with me) Its more of a switching POV, than the other one that was just Toph. Remember, the only way to see what I see in this chapter is to listen to the song, which this time is Why by Secondhand Serenade. I promise you, it just makes more sense that way. This was the song I was listening to while I wrote this. Trust me… Also, italics is the song, bold is thoughts or memories, and normal is the real world (actions.) Enjoy!
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Sokka leaned against the earth wall Toph has pinned him to, thinking. Not about a way to escape, not about a way of revenge, but about her. Everything they had gone through, everything he had done to deserve this. He did deserve it. He pictured her face, so perfectly in his mind's eye; her long raven hair, her blushed cheeks, her deep gray eyes. Then he remembered the reason he was pinned to the wall; what he had done.
"I promise to love you until the end of my life. To be loyal, and faithful, and to never stop loving you. Toph, will you marry me?"
"Ye—Yes."
"Toph Bei Fong of the Earth Kingdom, do you take Sokka Kuruk of the Southern Water Tribe to be your husband?"
"Yes, I do."
"Sokka Kuruk of the Southern Water Tribe, do you take Toph Bei Fong of the Earth Kingdom to be you wife?"
"I do."
"You did what?!"
"Toph, I'm sorry, it was just one night and I—"
"Get out Sokka."
"Toph…"
"When you proposed, you said that you would be loyal. That you would be faithful. Lies! Now get out!"
The buttons on my phone are worn thin
I don't think that I knew the chaos I was getting in.
But I've broken all my promises to you
I've broken all my promises to you.
Sokka banged his head against the stonewall behind him. How could you be such an idiot?! You made those promises, ad you couldn't even keep them. Now look where that's gotten you! You tried to find her, you sent Hawky everywhere, but what did it matter? She didn't want to see you, should couldn't even bear your freaking vibrations! If you couldn't take all that came with marrying her, than you shouldn't have proposed! Why did you, if you knew that was the case?
Because I love her.
Why do you do this to me?
Why do you do this so easily?
You make it hard to smile because
You make it hard to breathe
Why do you do this to me?
"I'm leaving Sokka."
"What?!"
"I'm sick and tired of this. We're together until you go out and do something stupid, usually getting drunk and then finding Ty Lee or Suki. Then you beg for my forgiveness, and when I finally do forgive you, you leave and do it again. I can't handle this on off relationship. I'm going to stay with Zuko, so don't even try and stop me. He'd burn you to a crisp if I asked him to. At least he listens to me."
"Toph!" But the door was already shut. She was gone. And so was a part of Sokka's heart. Just gone.
He cried that night. And ever night he had to sleep without her, alone. A single tear, for that part of him that was missing; that was her.
A phrasing that's a single tear,
Its harder than I ever feared
And you were left feeling so alone.
Because these days aren't easy
Like they have been once before
These days aren't easy anymore.
The image of her face came back to his mind. That smile, that laugh. Things were so great back then, when they would go out on adventures, trying to save the world but still taking the time to be kids. We're not kids anymore though. They had so much fun back then. But once they were free of that responsibility, things seemed to go down hill. The fighting, the cheating… That was all your fault! You made her scream, you cheated on her! She kept every promise she ever made, and you broke every single one you swore to keep.
No…No I didn't. There's one promise I never broke.
"I still love you Toph, doesn't that count as something?"
"…"
"Toph, please… My life is nothing without you. Please come back."
"…"
"Toph…"
Sokka argued with himself… It was probably why Toph had pinned him to the wall. To make him think…to make him regret.
She's made me suffer so much…
I deserved every bit of it! Just as much as I deserve being stuck to this damn wall.
But I fought for her. I'm still fighting for her. I love her.
Ya, but does she still love you?
Why do you do this to me?
Why do you do this so easily?
You make it hard to smile because
You make it hard to breathe
Why do you do this to me?
To me, to me, to me...
Every time I see her face, I can't seem to draw breath. She takes it away. She's the only person who will ever make me smile again. The only person that can make me laugh, that can make me feel whole. I will never feel again, never love again, without her.
She makes me feel sick to my stomach, like every sin I've ever made towards her comes back to punch me in the gut…
Sokka smiled. Even the memories of Toph could make him do that. How many times had she punched him, just to tease? And how many bruises did he have, that only she caused?
So stupid…To ever let her go. I regret it every single day.
As long as you love her, you've never truly given her up. She's part of you, and even when she's gone, she always will be.
I love her…
I should've known this wasn't real
And fought it off and fought to feel
What matters most? Everything
That you feel while listening to every word that I sing.
I promise you I will bring you home
I will bring you home.
I love her so much… I'm never going to give up on you Toph. Never. You're my life. I promise, I will find you. I will find you and bring you back to me. And I'll never let you go. I promise, and this is one promise I will NEVER break. Toph…
"I still love you. And I'll always love you. I promise."
"Is that so Snoozles? You still love me?"
Sokka struggled against the rock spears that clung him to the earth. So many times had he imagined her talking back to him, but never had he heard her voice so clearly.
"I love you with all my heart Toph. You're the only person I could ever love. You're my life."
"Prove it," her voice seemed to be only a whisper in his ear now, and he struggled against the rocks that held him down, trying to get to her.
"I would die for you. I'd throw away my own life, just to be with you for a minute. Nothing matters to me any more. As long as you're on this earth, I will be too. And if you ever leave it, I'll be right behind you. I could never live without you. It's hard enough to breath when I see you, can you imagine what it's like for me when you're not there? I'm surprised I haven't had a heart attack yet."
Her laugh. He heard her laugh. So clearly, that it seemed only inches away. Tears fell down Sokka's face, but he ignored them and kept struggling. He couldn't stand to be away from her. More tears fell.
"I promised that I would always love you Toph. I never broke that promise. I never will."
Why do you do this to me?
Why do you do this so easily?
You make it hard to smile because
You make it hard to breathe
Why do you do this to me?
The warrior finally broke away from the earth wall, leaving bits and pieces of his clothing behind. But he didn't care. If only he could hold her in his arms, or see her smile; then and only then would he be able to live for a bit longer. To see her once more.
The stonewall that had held Sokka for so long sunk down into the earth, and the earthbender Sokka had loved for so long stepped towards him.
"When I said "I do" that day, I made a promise to myself. That no matter what happened, I would fight for us. But I gave up. I broke my own promise…" Tears were falling down Toph's face, but she seemed not to notice. Sokka looked into her eyes, the soft glaze her tears caused only seemed to make her eyes sparkle even more.
"You hurt me so much Sokka. I thought I could never forgive you, after all you've done. And so I left. I needed time to myself. But you…you never stopped fighting. You freaking would give up, would you Snoozles? You followed me everywhere, sent Hawky after me. And I just kept moving. But I never…"
Her tears continued to fall, and before she could break down and fall to her knees, Sokka was there, holding her in his arms, the way he had imagined so many times. He brushed away her tears, holding her to his chest as she sobbed.
"But I never stopped loving you."
Her tears continued to fall, and his went down with them. The earthbender looked up at the warrior, who was starring down at her.
"I love you Toph. I always will. I promise."
He held her face in his hands, and leaned down to kiss her. Their tears mixed, but nothing else mattered. His lips pressed against hers, and they held each other close. All that mattered was that there was no space between them. And there never would be. Never again.
Why do you do this to me?
Why do you do this so easily?
You make it hard to smile because
You make it hard to breathe
Why do you do this to me?
To me, to me, to me...
A/N: Well? What do you think? Was this better than the others? You better have listened to both songs, otherwise it won't matter as much. I really hope you liked this, I had to stop writing somewhere in the middle, I didn't want to get tears all over my laptop. I know that the last song was a lot more powerful, but this song means a bit more. They're together, and that's all that matters. I really hope everyone had fun during Tokka week, and I can't believe its already over. We should make Tokka week monthly or something. Well, I hope you enjoyed this. Please tell me what you think.