Title: Toph Bei Fong–a keeper of secrets–
Prompt: #10 Secrets
Summary: Toph doesn't like people who keep secrets. She also doesn't like secrets. Especially if they have to do with skanky, fat, floozy–ahem–girls like Suki. Or Zuko…
Disclaimer: I don't own Avatar: the Last Airbender.
Written for the LiveJournal Group Capstara's 37 Days of Capstara.
Toph Bei Fong–a keeper of secrets–
Toph Bei Fong–an earthbender of epic proportions– does not like people keeping secrets from her.
No, she really doesn't.
Some examples are of the following:
Suki. Who the hell was Suki? Like most things, if they were deemed important, Toph would most likely hear about them. Most things…most likely. But she never once heard the name Suki pop up with an explanation behind the name. All she knew was Katara would say something incredibly girly, like, "I wish Suki was here instead of all these boys." Then her heart beat would speed up and she'd stutter out, "no offense, Toph, it's just that–"
Yeah, yeah, yeah, little Tophie might as well have been born a boy. She wouldn't know the color pink if it hit her in the face.
Oh wait. She still wouldn't know the color pink.
But besides stupid little comments like the above, Suki was just a name. Toph had assumed she was a random girl they helped–because that's what Team Avatar does, help (insert eye roll)– and then she moved on from it. But then stupid Suki showed up at Serpents Pass with her feminine steps and her girlish laugh and the way she sped Sokka's heart up when she was around.
It brought her back to question one. Who the hell was Suki?
But then it didn't matter because she went back to her Kyoshi Warriors–("What a stupid name." "Uh, Toph, Kyoshi was an Avatar." "Whatever Twinkletoes.")– and everything else went back to the way it was.
Secrets like that she minded, but could deal with.
But Katara keeping secrets? Holy King Bumi, the world was ending.
…no pun intended.
It all started when they were discussing what happened back in Ba Sing Se, in the Crystal Catacombs. Aang was still passed out and hidden away so they couldn't get the dirt from him, of course, so Sokka and Toph turned to Katara.
"Nothing. Nothing happened. Zuko let Azula shoot Aang and then Iroh helped us escape. End of story." Katara said nonchalantly before going back to brushing her hair.
Sokka shrugged and made to leave, "Okay. Well, thanks sis."
Toph grabbed him by the bottom of his shirt and pulled him back. "Don't be thanking her just yet, Snoozles." She turned to the waterbender. "You were in there forevveerr with Ponytail, don't think we're just gonna let–"
"You can't call him that."
Toph let go of Sokka. "What, Snoozles?"
"No, Ponytail. He doesn't have one anymore."
Sokka's eyebrows furrowed and he stroked his chin in the thoughtful way that only he could do. "Zuko without a ponytail..hmm. So he was completely bald?"
Katara blushed. "No. He had really nice hair."
Toph stamped her foot and shoved a finger in the direction of Katara. "Look here, Sugar Queen. Obviously you're hiding something about Hairboy–"Hairboy?" "Not my best, I know"–and I'm going to get to the bottom of it!"
Katara's heart started to thump faster and her weight grew heavier, "There's nothing to tell." She said through gritted teeth.
"You're lying!"
Sokka placed a hand on Toph's shoulder and whispered, "Toph, don't. She doesn't look so good."
Katara's breathing was faster and she angrily fisted both hands on her hips. "Leave me ALONE!"
"MAKE ME!"
Angry, loud, bitter tears built up in Katara's eyes and she bended them into a waterwhip to usher the two unwanted people out of her room. As the door slammed shut behind them, Toph discovered two things.
One. Some secrets were better left unsaid.
Two. Don't fight with an upset waterbender in the middle of an ocean.
And, Three. Hairboy is a terrible nickname.
Note to self: Find out more about their past adventures: inevitably learning about Suki…oh! and Zuko.
A/N: oh alpha & omega, my apologies for completely, like, dissing this fic. As you can probably guess, school has been hectic and so has home life. But I've finally found time to update :) And even though Capstara Week is waaaaay over, I'm seeing it through to the end!