One Night Eclipse
Chapter 6: Dinner
"So what happened?" Toph asked as she waited for Sokka down the hall. She saw him walked towards Katara's room, and knew he was going to go take to her. She also knew Zuko was in there too. Sokka walked down shaking his head.
"She says she's fine, but I also saw Zuko with her," He told his blind friend.
"What was Sparky doing?" Toph asked, but Sokka shrugged his shoulders.
"I'm not sure, but I'll just give her and Aang some space," He said, but his mood quickly changed. "Let's go see if we can find something to snack on in the kitchen."
"We just had breakfast," Toph complained as she followed her friend to the kitchen. The day went by fast to some and torturously slow to others, but when it was dusk everyone had to go to the dining hall for dinner. Katara dragged her feet as she went down the many halls. She had thought about this for most of the day. She thought about how she could get out of it, but she couldn't. It was just dinner, but she knew a curtain airbender would be there. She couldn't look at him without feeling guilty. Guilty that she had caused his pain. She knew they would look at her, and Aang. She knew there would be an unwanted tension in the air, but something told her to go. So she swallowed her pride, and walled down the halls. When she was at the door to dining room she took a deep breath. She placed her mocha hand on the crimson door, and opened it.
She had heard talking before she opened the door, but as soon as everyone else saw her the room went silent. She looked around to see some of her friends looking at her, or at their un-served plates. With silent steps she sat next to Suki. She stool a quick glance at Zuko, and she saw him staring at her. The room was silent, and the tension was so thick you could cut it with a knife. When she looked down the table again she noticed two people were missing.
"Where's Toph and Aang?" She asked breaking the silence.
"I'm not sure I haven't seen them all day. The Kyoshi warriors and I were guarding the gate so they couldn't have left," Suki said. She had already been informed about all the day's events.
"The last time I saw Toph we were in the kitchen getting a snack," Sokka put in. The room went silent again as everyone had their own thought on the subject.
"Well there in the palace somewhere," Fire Lord Zuko concluded. "Toph is probably earthbening, and Aang might be with Appa. We don't have to worry."
"Worry! What if he goes in to the Avatar state again?" Sokka shouted making Katara wince. Suki gave her boyfriend a swift elbow to the ribs. Sokka yelped, and held on to his hurt side.
"He won't go in to the Avatar state again," Suki said, and gently looked at Katara. I hope he doesn't. Katara thought as she took a sip of her tea.
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- Alec
