The Meaning of Life
Chapter 10
Cheesy Goes Good With a Dramatic Hospital Scene
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He didn't look up right away. He kept his head in his hands his fingers tangling his mess of chocolate hair. Toph slowly made her way over, steps deliberate and lacking the normal strut that she proudly showed. With a small sigh from the heinous green pillow Toph sat down, hand between her knees and head tilted slightly in Sokka's direction.
For a while they sat and nothing else, the only sound a TV crackling in an upper corner with a cooking show playing. She opened her mouth many times but her will seemed unable to find something to saw. She searched every archive in her mind but nothing came to mind when comforting a friend whose sister was 'critical'. She shuffled closer to Sokka, feeling the arm of the chair digging into her side. Sokka head moved slightly in her direction and a blue eye gazed at her for a moment.
He wanted to say thank you from coming, but somehow that didn't seem appropriate. So he didn't break the silence but felt content with staring at her. Opaque eyes stared off into space while blue watched them carefully, for a moment they slid in his direction and blinked slowly before returning to the black space waiting for them.
He returned his gaze to the palms of his hand, they were wrinkly, probably from the tears he had tried so hard to hide. Through the small crack in his hands he could see a small coffee table with numerous mouth old magazines scattered haphazardly over the top. A pamphlet stood out against the weight loss ads.
'Getting Past the Death of a Loved One.' it read in blazing red ink, Sokka's throat caught and he whimpered slightly, biting his lips to hold the tears.
Suddenly two arms wrapped around him and the back of his shirt began getting wet. Toph's crying was muffled in his shirt obviously they both didn't like people seeing them cry. Awkwardly he lifted his head out of his hands and moved Toph's so she sitting on his lap now soaking the front of his jacket. She clutched him like he was the only thing keeping her from breaking down completely.
They sat, Toph still crying for the second time in her life; her break-up with Sokka, Haru's attempted rape and now Katara in hospital could even break through her rock exterior. Sokka slowly rocked her back and forth, stocking her hair and doing the best to comfort her and as a result comforting himself.
"Toph...thanks." he said into her hair. She looked at him, her puffy red eyes still leaking tears, and smiled a smile that only Toph Beifong could manage. Showing emotion may not have been her best trait but when something really got to her core she became, what she later described as, a blubbering girly-girl.
"No problem Snoozles." she said as he wiped away a few tears from her face. Now or never...a voice whispered in his ear. They were right, take the opportunity Sokka...Just take it. He tilted her head up ad she was still smiling.
And they kissed.
Fin.
Possibly the cheesiest ending I have EVER written but hey they only kissed twice! If I have to blame anyone it's the fact that I watched 'Sense and Sensibility' which has the most romantic ending ever and a swoon every time.
Depending on how people react to the ending I may change it so no worries if you were disappointed, I can change it!
WITH THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY!
So blame Jane Austen...
I may write an epilogue it all depends, I mean I'm going tomorrow and may not have internet for 2 weeeeeeeeeeeeeks which is torture for someone who depends on it like a drug. But hopefully I'll find some and What I did on my Summer Vacation will be posted in 3 days.
Till then!
B. L. Williams
P.S Katara's fine if anybody cares :D