Author's Note: Tadatada! Haha here's chapter 10! Now, this is a little more confusing (with like 3 twists in it!) so if you don't get, tell me! Now, have some fun and read! I'm trying my best with weekly updates. Don't be afraid to tell me how i'm doing. Comments and reviews appreciated, but not required. :D

Pipinpadaloxicopolis (The Fourth)

Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to Avatar: the Last Airbender or any of the characters/ideas inside of this Fanfic. All property is trademark of Nickelodeon. Avatar was created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. This story is for entertainment, not profit. But i hope you enjoy!

Toph laughed as she sailed out the window. Katara could be so careless sometimes. She just jumped out a window! And Katara couldn't even tell!

But she didn't care. She wanted to get out anyways. She wasn't much of a talker herself. Of course, Katara would find out. Katara always found out. At least she wouldn't be facing her when she did.

As she turned around, she saw Katara exit the Palace. "Toph!" she cried out. Toph laughed at Katara's failed attempt to find her. "Toph! Where'd you go?"

"Katara! This isn't enough!" Sokka yelled behind her. "I need 20 more!"

"What are you going to buy with 20 MORE copper pieces?"

"I only have 20! And I need 40!"

"For what?" she screamed, furious with her brother.

Annoyed with the conversation, Toph left. 40 pieces could buy a lot, and she didn't want to listen to a long ramble from Sokka.

"For what?" Katara screamed. "I have more important things to do, Sokka!"

"Uuhh, nothing…" Sokka whispered.

What is he hiding? "This doesn't have anything to do with your dumb bet with Zuko, does it?" Katara asked. "You had better not meddle on Toph and Aang's relationship!"

"We're not going to meddle! We're just going to watch all sneaky-like from not-too-far away! And I need 10 extra for food," Sokka explained.

Thinking, Katara pulled out 30 pieces. This could be my chance to find out what she was going to tell me! "Tell me everything you see, got it? And bring me back the change!"

Smiling, Sokka snatched the bag of money from Katara. "You… are the… best.. sister… ever!" He turned around and ran back inside the Palace.

Weirdo, Katara thought, headed for the carnival.

Toph ran down to where the festivities were still being held. She saw Zuko and Aang talking, eating some kind of noodles. Toph began to chuckle. She saw an immediate opportunity. Katara said to take her anger out with earthbending.

Zuko's bowl was right under his face. With a little bit of effort…

"Hhahahaha! Zuko!" Aang laughed. Zuko's face was buried in the bowl. Behind a tree, Toph laughed her lungs out. She had earthbended a slab of rock under the bowl, hitting his face with her free hand. She had to be careful with her cut left hand. "What…what did you do?" Aang exclaimed, still laughing.

"MmMmhhm!" Zuko muttered through the food. The bowl fell from his head, revealing his noodle-covered face. Aang just laughed harder when Zuko's face was as red as his scar. "Iieey donnon't knonoow!" he mumbled through the food. He shook his head, removing the food from his face. "Aang!-"

"I didn't do it!" he chuckled innocently, raising his hands. "But the look really completes you!"

Angry, Zuko stomped towards the palace. "I'll show him to… my food… who does he… is!" he mumbled.

It was the perfect prank! Well planned, with food, and someone with you. But because Aang knew Toph so well, he knew her hands were written all over the joke.

Aang, still laughing, called out, "Toph! I know it was you!"

Toph's face blushed. It was amazing sometimes that Aang could notice the little things like that. She walked out of the bush.

Aang joked, "I bow to you, princess, for an awesome prank!"

Toph chuckled. "Nothing a little earthbending can't do!"

Aang looked at the girl. She's so cute when she laughs, he thought, staring at her. Then, he remembered the incident. Not only the failed kiss, but her hand. "What about your hand?" he said, taking the handicapped hand.

"I'll be fine. I probably just shouldn't earthbend with it. Who knows what could happen?"

"Well, let's not take any chances," he said. "I care about you're safety. I care about you," he smiled. Slowly, he started to lean towards her. De ja vu, much? Okay, Aang, don't mess this up.

Not again! she thought. She hadn't told Aang anything yet. She couldn't do it. Thinking fast, using her brain, for the best distraction she could think of… she sneezed.

Aang looked confused, stopping in-between their faces. He backed up a bit to get a good look at Toph. "You okay? Are you sick?" You messed it up, Aang! Bringing her out here in such a drafty area! What were you thinking?... wait; she came here. Oh, well! Somehow it's your fault!

Toph mentally slapped herself. You sneezed? What kind of distraction was that, Toph! "No, no I'm fine! Probably just a little dusty out here. Now, come on; let's There's a whole festival to see!"

"Um, okay!" Aang said, hiding the disappointment in his face. Did she not want to kiss me? he thought. Was she faking the sneeze? And the pain? Trying to push it away, and try later, he followed Toph into the festival.

"Zuko, dear, what did you do!" Mai laughed, taking off all the food on her husband-to-be.

"Nothing!" he yelled. "Where's Sokka?"

"Counting some money in the kitchen," she said, still chuckling. She kissed him before he left to find Sokka.

"Did you get it all?" Zuko asked, meeting Sokka. He pulled out 30 copper pieces himself.

"Yup!" he exclaimed, pouring out the money. Zuko followed, placing all the pieces on the table. Sokka tucked the 10 pieces for money in his pocket.

"So here are the rules: If they kiss, you get the 'jackpot'," Zuko said, gesturing towards the money, "but if they don't, I get the money. We both have to stay together to find them, it has to be on the lips, and we can't force them. Got it?" he stated.

"Hhhmm, that all seems fair, BUT!" Sokka said, "how long does it have to be?"

"Longer than a peck on the lips, but shorter than a make-out," he said, not caring about his words. Sokka let out a small giggle. "What?" Zuko asked.

"…you said 'make-out'," Sokka laughed immaturely. Zuko just sighed.

"What do you mean?" Feng Xiu asked. He had been arguing with the man about their plans.

"Think about it!" he commanded. "If we kill the Bei Fong Family, the Avatar would become devastated, making him easy to capture. Then, we kill him."

"Won't he only be re-born?" Feng asked.

"It wouldn't matter. We'd have enough time for our plan; The Earth Kingdom Revolution."

"Which is?-"

"YOU FORGET EVERYTHING!" the man yelled. After the death of the Bei Fong family and the Avatar, we start the Earth Kingdom Revolution, take over all of the nations, and make me the ruler."

"But… what about me?" Feng asked shyly.

But he wouldn't stand for that. "I am Long Feng! I do what pleases me!" the man screamed. He earthbended a slab of rock towards Feng Xiu, who was hit in the stomach. He was flung towards a tree, hitting his back against the bark. "I will control Gaoling, then Omashu, Ba Sing Se, then the world!"

"Of course, master," Feng Xiu said. He was trembling in fear, afraid of the man before him. He grasped his stomach, which began to bleed through his green clothes. "Anything else, father?"

"Don't call me that," Long Feng said. "Just because you're my son doesn't mean I have to treat you like you are."

"Yes, sir," Feng Xiu said, correcting himself this time. He knew he wasn't going to be treated fairly; he was pretty sure of that.

"Now, go think about my plan, and bring back any discoveries you find."

"Yes, sir," Feng Xiu whispered, leaving out his 'discovery' about Toph's blindness disappearing. It could have been a mistake, and he didn't want to make a 'mistake' with his father.

"Good boy," Long Feng dismissed, waving his hand in a different direction. Feng Xiu left, head pointed to his feet, walking slowly away.

His life was completely confusing. He had many fake names. He had foster parents. He was some unknown siblings, living somewhere. His father was evil, but he never met his mother. He was born to be bossed around, but he seemed to never care. He grasped his bleeding stomach. It wouldn't have happened if he had actually cared.

Long Feng was his real father. His mother ran away as soon as Feng Xiu, whose real name was Honu Feng, was born. His dad was always obsessed with power. When he tried to take over Ba Sing Se, Honu Feng hid deep inside the Palace, trying his best to be unseen by the Dai Li. Not that he had a problem with them or anything- they were just creepy.

When his dad was imprisoned by the Avatar, he let out a secret sigh of relief. He hated his dad; he never treated him like his son. But when the Dai Li started helping his father, he remained hidden. No one knew Long Feng had a son, and Honu Feng wanted to keep the unknown reputation. If his father was evil, what would other people think of him?

After the war was over, Long Feng gave him to a couple as his foster parents. Although Honu was legally Mr. and Mrs. Feng (where he was re-named Feng Xiu), Long Feng met often with Feng Xiu. Long Feng created a devious plan, to take over the world, similar to The Phoenix King's plan. Instead, earthbenders would take over. They were the biggest nation, after all.

Feng Xiu never meant to be 'evil'. He never believed in the same things his father believed in, but he was too afraid to go against him.

Mumbling, Feng Xiu continued thinking about his past- unknowing that he had made his way to the festival.

Not watching where he was going, he ran into someone. "Whoa!" he said, stumbling back. The person he ran into fell on the floor.

"I'm so sorry!" he said, helping the person up. When he grabbed their hand, he realized it was a girl. Such a gentlemen I am, he thought sarcastically.

He lifted her up, now standing. "I'm so sorry, I wasn't watching where I was going." This time, he got a good look at the girl.

"It's fine," she laughed, brushing herself off. "I'm Katara."