Toph's Mistake

Chapter 10:

Back To Normal

Darn! I almost had it all finished! But then I guess it was deleted. So now I've got to start all over again, except for one piece in the beginning. Oh well.

I'm not going to be responding to everyone's awesome reviews this time, but that's only because I would really like to finish and post this chapter quickly. And I lack the time to do so. I've been really busy lately, I apologize.

I'm going to be starting a new story soon for Avatar. I'll tell you more about it after I finish this chapter (ending authors note).

Thanks so much for reviewing everyone! You were all fantastic reviewers!

Within a half-hour, they had managed to reach the village. They were at the center of the village, where a small fountain stood. Aang and Katara sat on the side of it. Sokka and Toph had gone ahead to grab supplies and such.

Katara carefully unwrapped the bandage on her hand, and then turned around to face the fountain. Then she stuck her hand in the water, and concentrated on healing it, and making the pain go away. This seemed to work, for the water, as well as Katara's hand began to emit a glow. A minute later, the glow disappeared, and Katara knew it was time to take her hand out. Then she looked at it carefully, trying to find any scars, but lucky, there were none.

"I know I've seen you do that before, but it's just so incredible." Said Aang.

"Yeah, it comes in handy at times like these." Katara noted.

Aang nodded in agreement. "It sure does."

"Maybe later I can try and clean this off and give it back to Sokka." She thought aloud.

"Good idea, Katara."

Sokka and Toph had finally gathered enough food for the group. Toph carried one basket on her head, and another in her arm. Sokka carried the jug of water, and another basket. They began to make their way back to the Inn.
"Sokka! Toph! You're back!" Katara said happily as the two came into the room.

Toph immediately set down the baskets she had on the ground, and then sat down cross-legged on the ground next to them.

"And with plenty of food," Sokka added, setting the jug of water down and the other basket that he was carrying onto the ground.

"We were wondering when you would be back." Aang said.

"Sorry we took so long," Toph said, "Snoozles over here," She said, jabbing an accusing thumb towards Sokka, "Couldn't stop drooling over the meat. I had to drag him away."

"I wasn't drooling over it, Toph." Sokka insisted.

"Of course not, Snoozles. How stupid of me to think that." Toph replied sarcastically, "You were just standing there with your eyes wide and your tongue sticking out, while the person behind the stand selling them tried to bat you away with a big heavy stick."

Aang and Katara laughed, finding it possible to imagine the scene that Toph was describing.

Sokka gave Toph a cross look, then looked away. "Who wants to eat now?" He asked, changing the subject.

"I do!" Aang cried, raising his hand up high in the air excitedly.

"I'll take something too." Katara said.

"Go ahead and pick anything." Sokka told them.

The two nodded, and picked a couple fruit out of one of the baskets. Sokka and Toph took their pick as well.

"I'm so glad that things are back to normal." Aang said after swallowing a piece of fruit.

"Agreed." Katara said with a nod. "Hey Toph, have you learned your lesson?"

"What lesson? That being sick stinks?"

"No! The lesson about not eating strange wild berries that you don't know." Katara explained.

"Oh, that lesson." Toph replied, "Yeah, I learned my lesson there."

"Good." Katara said with a smile and a quick nod.

Shortly after their meals, the group decided to lie down and sleep. It had been a long day.

Toph woke up first, since she didn't need as much sleep as everyone else. She'd had plenty of sleep while she was sick. She placed a hand on the floor. No vibrations. At least not in the room. And that's when Toph realized that everyone else must still be sleeping. Suddenly, a mischievous grin crept across her face. If anyone had been awake, they would have known she was about to do, and that the grin she was giving was not a good one. Listening carefully to the even breathing that only accompanied someone fast asleep, she decided to have a little fun. Blind girls, after all, can have fun too.

"WAKE UP! WAKE UP! FIREBENDERS ARE ATTACKING!!" She yelled throughout the room.

Aang immediately jumped up, screaming, and running around the room. "WHERE? WHERE?"

Toph began to laugh hysterically, and laughed even more when Katara woke up.

"QUICK! GET ME SOME WATER!" She shouted.

Toph laughed even harder, and then Sokka woke up.

"FIREBENDER'S?!? WHERE? LET ME AT 'EM!!" He shouted.

Aang suddenly stopped running around, yelling and panicking, and looked around. "Wait, there aren't any Firebenders!"

Toph laughed some more before settling down, "I can't believe it worked!" She said with a chuckle.

All 3 of the rudely awakened travelers turned to look at Toph. Katara spoke up first.

"That wasn't funny Toph! What if it had been a real group of Firebenders attacking?"

"Then I probably would have done the same thing." Toph told Katara. "Besides, it was pretty funny from my point of view!"

"Hey, why don't we just forget about the whole thing?" Aang suggested calmly. He wanted to stop this argument before it turned into a fight.

Katara looked at him, taking a deep breath, and nodded. "Ok, Aang."

"So weren't we going to get going as soon as we woke up?" Sokka asked.

"Yeah, we were. Thanks for reminding us, Sokka."

"I just want to get out of here."

"Fine with me." Toph said in agreement.

"Okay, why don't we start packing up then?" Katara said.

The others nodded, and they began to pack up everything.

After a short walk out of town and through the woods, the group found Appa and Momo waiting right outside of the cave for them. Aang smiled, happy to see them both again.

"Hey Sokka," Toph called while Aang got reacquainted with his big furry pet. Katara stood nearby, but she was too busy watching Aang with an amused grin on her face to notice what else was going on.

Sokka walked over, looking slightly fearful. Toph never called him over to speak alone unless she intended on physically hurting him in some sort of way. "What is—"

Before he could make his way over completely, let alone finish his sentence, Toph and Earth bended a rock up out of the ground, and sent Sokka flying straight up into a tree.

Aang and Katara turned, hearing Sokka yelling as he flew. It took them a moment to realize what had happened, and where Sokka had gone off to. But then they noticed Toph in her Earthbending stance, and Sokka stuck in the tree, and both of them knew what had happened. Obviously, Sokka must have done something to tick Toph off. Aang and Katara both broke out into laughter.

"Next time, if it involves picking me up, DON'T SAVE ME!" She shouted towards him.

Sokka groaned. "Great. Now I'm stuck up here. Can somebody help me get down!" He called.

Aang turned, and ran towards the tree, "Sure thing, Sokka!" Aang bended a large wave of air, which managed to knock Sokka out of the tree. The only problem was the landing.

Sokka landed, his face hitting the ground. "Ow." He muttered, and then he slowly got up, while spitting out the grass, and dirt. Slightly sarcastically, he added, "Thanks, Aang."

"No problem, Sokka!" Aang replied cheerfully.

Sokka got up now, and dusted himself, and then stretched.

"Okay everyone. Enough fooling around." Katara told them after getting over the giggles after what had just happened. But now she was taking charge once more, and becoming serious again.

"Katara's right," Aang said. "Let's get going."

"Okay, no problem." Toph replied. She walked up to Appa, and lifted herself up to where she could get onto Appa easily, using her Earthbending. Toph got onto Appa, and the rock automatically lowered. Then she waited for the others to get onto Appa.

Aang, Sokka, and Katara got onto Appa then, and as soon as everyone was situated (Toph, who didn't like to fly, was holding onto the saddle), he said the infamous words, "Yip-yip!" and they were off.

A few minutes after they had gotten onto Appa and taken off in the air, Toph spoke up.

"Remind me to never eat those types of berries again."

You can go ahead and sob now. It's the end. But don't be too upset! I'm going to be starting another Avatar story soon! But I'm trying to think of a title, and get some time to actually write it! Haha. I've been busy, and there's a play in my school that I'm doing. But I will write another story, and very soon. So please look into that!

Also, two things:

1-I'm sorry this took so long to put up! It got deleted a few times because my computer is….stupid. So, sorry. And, I didn't really have a lot of time on my hands.

2-Sorry that I didn't reply to the reviews. No, it's not like I lost my appreciation for my reviewers, I swear! I was just eager to put up the chapter before you all brought out your knives and pitchforks and such. Also, I was sorta lazy, as well as lacking time.

Thanks,

Tres