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Chapter 10

Toph got up extra early. Something she had been doing lately, just to clear her mind. She sipped the tea and grimaced. She really didn't like the taste of the tea, but it left a wonderful sensation down her throat. As she was walking over to the window, she looked out at the sunrise coming up, glazing the grass with a wonderful mixture of red and yellow. She continued watching it and Aang came in and wrapped his arms around her waste. She looked up at him and smiled. She imagined what his face would look like at this moment. She pictured the way his face looked at the pond and tried to fit it with a content expression. She imagined his lips curling slightly into a small smile; his pools of grey looking at her, as if looking right threw her tough outside and into the softer part of her. He hugged her tightly against him rocking slightly.

"Hey Toph…" he said, he stopped rocking and looked down at her soft figure and her porcelain like completion.

"Yeah?" she said her smile never leaving her face.

"I was thinking last night about you and me, and I was wondering if you wanted to go on a vacation with me. Just the two of us, well with Appa of course, we'll go wherever you want." He looked at her with an awaiting look on his face. Of course she couldn't see it but she could feel his muscles tighten and him stiffen up. She turned around and pecked him lightly on the cheek before giving her answer.

"Of course I would" she said He smiled and they continued to watch the upcoming sunrise, later going on a walk together to plan out their vacation. How long, where they would go, and what they would do.

He opened his eyes, the corner of his vision fading with colors of red and blue. He was in a cot his hands in front of him fell in an uncomfortable position. His head was pounding and he tried to move into a more comfortable position in the dark, but his hands and feet were bound. The memories from the day before came rushing back to him. Zhao selling him, the new servant, and him being shipped off to the next slave trade point. Sokka looked around the crowded room. His eyes landing on the slave a few cots away, the young boy somehow looked familiar to him, but it was to dark to put a name to him. He slowly let his mind drift into sleep, his body relaxing a few minutes later.

Azula was standing on the deck looking out over the ocean, her black hair falling over her amber eyes, with her arm on her chin she leaned on the railing of the ship. She had been up there the whole trip only moving to sleep, or eat. Her thoughts were of Sokka and if he was alright. She was worried out of her mind for him, but along with that worry came determination. That determination helped her but it didn't seam to be enough through her eyes. She needed to save him as fast as she could but the time it spent to find him seemed endless.

"Princess Azula?" asked a servant who had been sent to deliver the important message.

"Yes?" she asked not taking her eyes off the deep blue sea. Her stomach tightening as she remembered Sokka's eyes. 'Just as blue as the ocean' she thought.

"We have tracked down the slave 27601; he is on his way to the next earth Kingdom and we have set our course in his direction." At this Azula took her eyes off of the blue ocean and into the eyes of the young servant girl. She was pretty, her hair a golden brown color reflecting the light in just the perfect way. Azula gave her a sweat smile and decided this girl should be given a better life than this.

"If you don't mind telling me," She started looking the girl in her soft green eyes "I was wondering where you were from." The girls expression was a mixture between serious and confusion.

"The earth kingdom city of Omashu" she said her eyes fading a little. Azula assumed it was from the memory of home.

"Is your family still there?" she asked the girl continued answering

"Yes… I gave up my freedom so that my family would be safe from the Fire Nation soldiers Princess Azula" she said. Azula smiled a bitter sweat smile.

"Thank you for you honest replies. I am happy to tell you that has earned your freedom." Azula smiled at the girls face as the words slowly settled in. Her face grew into a smile as tears slid down the girl's face she bowed deeply and Azula found herself hugging the girl. The girl surprisingly hugged back.

"We'll stop at your city." Azula said "Tell the captain" she said. The girl ran off to tell the good news.

Azula thought about the kindness she had just shown. She settled on a thought, it was a good feeling. She decided that she would be nicer and more lenient with servants. As she thought harder she realized that, that little girl was probably one of many servants' stories. She was happy that she helped this girl even if she couldn't help all of them.

A few hours later Azula decided to head out for bed, awaiting the arrival of the earth kingdom slave trade point. She had watched the young girl reunite with her family and the joy it brought. The family had thanked her by giving her their most prized position. A gold bracelet, she had insisted that they keep it but they refused to let her leave without the bracelet so she took it. Its wonderful designs were perfect for her. She smiled she definitely liked being nice.