Tokka Week – Promise
By Sanna Lan a.k.a. San-chan Reincarnated
Disclaimer: Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened. A:TLA is Bryke's, not mine.
A/N: This was probably the hardest to do... I had no ideas. Actually, I had too many ideas... couldn't decide sulks But in the end this one prevailed XD I don't know if its any good, though.
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He still remembered that day clearly.
The day before the Black Sun, or actually late in the night. Thanks to everybody's efforts, Aang had finally managed to fall asleep. Unfortunately, he was the only one. Katara was tossing around in her sleeping bag, worrying about Aang and the invasion and the world. Momo and Appa were... eh? Practicing their samurai skills? Nah, that was just me, they were sleeping, too. Toph and Sokka were huddled in front of the dying fire, whispering. They were talking about their futures, what they would do when the war was over, when the Fire Lord was vanquished.
Sokka was listening to her worries. She was afraid –she would never admit it to anybody but him –that they wouldn't even make it that far and that, even if they did, her parents would no longer accept her excuse for not coming back home and she would have to leave them. She was afraid of losing her only friends.
"No. That will never happen.", he reassured her. "I know! Let's make a promise."
"What promise?"
"Let's swear we'll always be best friends!"
Toph was about to say 'How childish' but, hearing the childish excitement in her friend's voice, she couldn't help but to smile slightly. "Okay. I swear it."
"I swear it too."
Over the years he tried to keep that promise. He almost broke in once, when he came back from The Boiling Rock. He was so occupied with Suki, he almost forgot about his best friend. A near-death experience and a broken leg reminded him kindly, and they were best friends again.
So when they had to part ways and go back 'home' they still were best friends.
Whenever they got together for a drink and a laugh they still best friends.
When Suki broke up with Sokka because 'he was too immature for her' and he got drunk out of his mind and she was with him they still were best friends.
When her parents tried to engage her to some rich guy –and failed –they still were best friends.
When they almost destroyed Ba Sing Se by 'accident' they still were best friends.
When they started making out in front of the bars they still were best friends.
When they moved together they still were best friends.
But when the head monk said 'You can kiss the bride' and he complied, he couldn't help but to wonder if he hadn't broken his promise.
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A\N: I can't believe it's over! Tokka week was just so amazing! I really loved it. So I guess I have to thank all the awesome people that made this possible:
Thank you Bryke for making A:TLA and Tokka.
Thank you Twilight Rose2 for starting this awesome week!
Thanks too to my step-dad for giving me the ideas for Days 3, 4 and 7 (even if I didn't use that one, it was still awesome).
Thanks to my friends for listening to my rantings about a show you barely know.
And thanks a lot to my reviewers!
I'll go read your Weeks now...
