Day 1 of swimming lessons..well not yet close though
I couldn't fall asleep. I tried to but I just couldn't. So I just lay in Appa's soft fur. As I felt my hands through his fur, I closed my eyes, but I could tell I wasn't sleepy. I thought of how I could of even helped Toph learn how to swim. 'I was sure it wasn't going to be easy. But, Toph trusted me and I wouldn't give up. So...how do you make a blind girl see? In the water? So she sees with vibrations..and um...there ISN'T any vibrations in the water. Nothing. Nothing but waves. Like small ripples that goes throughout the water. It's not like I can hear them. But can Toph? Does she even know that? Or is she just afraid?' I laughed at this statement 'Mmm...Toph. Scared? Never thought it was possible. But she was a twelve year old girl! And I STILL get scared of stuff at my age. Even though Toph might be like a hard rough rock, everyone has a softspot. And I wouldn't judge her for that. I do like her. I really do. But does she like me? I'll see.' I said smiling as I turned on my side. 'But I think im supposed to be married with Katara. Since the fortune teller said she would marry a powerful bender. And that's me! The avatar! But, there IS a lot of powerful benders. And on the other hand, the first time I ever saw Toph, Hue said that 'In the swamp we see people we lost, people we loved.' LOVED. LOST. wait. LOST? Like Katara and SOkka! Katara saw her mom and Sokka saw Yue. They both died. Does that mean that- THAT? Nope! Not gonna happen. Besides if she did. Im here now and I'm gonna make the best of it. I dont want to worry about this. Sereously I dont. And, I am the avatar. So maybe I just saw someone I was supposed to meet. Since I didn't even know her. And I was the only person to have a vision of someone I never saw. So I had nothing to worry about. Anyways, waves in the water.' I closed my eyes and visualized me in the river. 'Everytime I go underwater I feel the river's pattern of waves. It's not like I go to the river and there is no movement. And sometimes, I can tell Katara is near me because I can hear the river's rythm interrupted by other movements. Maybe that's a way I can help Toph! You dont have to see the ripples and waves, you just need to concetrate on feeling and hearing. Of course! It's not like Toph can do anything but feel and listen. She is going to love me for this! Or love me more!' I said with a grin. I finally was going to sleep when I realized, when I got a better view of the sky that it was already morning. 'Might as well start swimming lessons for the day.'
Toph ----------
A few hours later
I was sort of having doubts that Aang can teach me, but I didn't think it was impossible. I turned over on my stomach inside my tent. As I felt around with my feet, I could sense that Aang was tossing and turning. I didn't want to interupt him since we WERE the only ones up and it just wouldn't feel comfortable for him. Was he having a bad dream? I wouldn't know. Man, I need to fall asleep. I though about my first kiss. Of course everytime I would hear my parents kissing sometimes and I would think of it as gross. But now I got a sudden interest in boys. Well, not BOYS but Aang. He was just so caring, always willing to help and I was so MISS INDEPENDENT. But, it's not my fault. I was born that way. And maybe that's what interests Aang about me. Im almost sure he used to like Katara since they do have a lot in common. But I never actually known them to like eachother. So Then. Mmmmm...cant sleep...but must. I closed my eyes but it's not like it made a difference. I would always see the same thing. Total dark. I do remember one time of me having a dream that I could see. And yes I do have dreams. The problem is in my eyes not my brain. I didn't see it but I heard that I can see. Doesn't make sense huh? Well, too bad because it does to me. Im not going to let other people tell me otherwise. I dont have to take that sort of crap from other people. Huh? I felt the ground with my hands and realized that Aang was walking toward my tent. Shoot! I dont want him to think I was up all night! Or was it night?
"Toph! Time to get up!" Aang said loudly,
I rolled over to my side and declared I was too tired.
"I dont feel like it!" I said with a smile, (And remember I'm still inside my tent)
"Now or never!" Aang said,
"Never!"
"Okay! But then I guess I'll have to go swimming all by myself! With no one else to bug me or calling me stupid names like 'Twinkle Toes!"
With that comment I was wide awake. I dug my hands in the earth and gave a huge yell,
"WHAT?" And then I felt Aang running and laughing. Man, he's a fast runner! Of course I knew he was playing but I couldn't turn down me beating Aang to the river.
So, I made my tent collapse using my earthbending and we were off! I laughed as I jumped over Sokka with him mumbling under his breath.
As I was running, I felt him stop. So I slowed my running. As I followed the vibrations I sensed Aang was sitting down.
"Great you here!" Aang said with a victorious smile on his face.
"Yea, yea, yea, whatever, let's just get to work." I said crossing my arms,
"Okay, then. Today's first lesson is learnig how to float." And Aang strted to remove his clothes. I followed his leage until I was in my underclothes.
As Aang went to the water, fear started to cover me. I couldn't do it. I couldn't.
