"Katara, why do you insist on dragging me here? You know I hate the mall," Toph protested as she, Katara and Suki entered Victoria's Secret.

"Because, we're all going to the pool later, and I want to look cute," Katara said, sifting through the racks of bathing suits.

"I hate the pool. Its too crowded, and its full of a bunch of boys who are all possible rapists and only want to stare at your body," Toph whined.

"I know,right? Who could A be?" Katara said, answering a question Suki had said about 'Pretty little liars'.

"Are you even listening?" Toph said. She began to get a little nervous, considering the nightmare she had the night before.

"Toph, please don't be difficult. I'm sure you'll have fun," Suki said. Toph thought for a moment, and she had to admit that the idea of Aang with his shirt off wasn't something she wanted to miss.

"Okay, fine. I'll go. But I won't like it," Toph said. She started looking through the store, searching for something Aang would like. Hmmm… she thought. What color should I get? Definitely not pink. Who the hell would design an entire series of clothes just about the color pink?

She grimaced at some of the skimpier bikini's they had in the store. She found a dark green one piece, thinking it was safe enough, but it wasn't her size. Damn this tiny body! She thought.

"Need some help?" a store clerk asked.

"Nope. Just looking." Toph said, not even looking up.

"Okay, well our junior sizes are over there, and if you need any help, my name's Jill."

"Thanks, but I think I've got it." Toph snapped, walking over to the smaller sizes. Bikini, bikini, BIKINI! I swear, its like they want us all to look like sluts.

She looked through all the sizes. "Small, extra small, petite, here we go," Toph said, looking for anything that would look good on her.

Hmmm…Aang likes orange…no, I'll look like a traffic cone. Lets see, blue? No way, what am I, Katara? How about yellow. Yeah right, I can see it now. Here comes Toph, the big banana. Black? Oh great, I sound like Mai. Purple? Stupid. Blue? I already tried that one. Dammit! Why is this so difficult? Red? Now I sound like Zuko. What the hell is my color? Toph thought angrily.

The petite sizes were limited, but something caught her eye. Perfect, she thought. Aang, you're lucky your worth all this.

XXXXXXX

Down at the pool, people were splashing and having a good time. Some one was blasting a radio, and there were burgers on the grill.

"This is so lame," Toph said for the thousandth time. Suki and Katara were sun bathing, both of them in a sleepy state of mind.

"Toph, you didn't even have to come," Suki said rolling over.

"I only came so you two would shutup about it. I have a pool at my own house that I don't even use," Toph said, from beneath the umbrella. She didn't want to get a tan. She wanted to stay curled up on her beach chair, hidden from the sun, and watch Aang from behind her shades.

"You really need to cut loose," Katara said. She was reading a magazine. It wasn't her shift to be life guard.

"I mean, you've got this mega hot bathing suit, and you're all covered up. Whats wrong with you?" Katara asked.

But Toph wasn't listening. It looked like she was relaxed, leaning back on one of those beach chairs, but hers was propped up a little, watching. She rested her head back, so it looked like she was sleeping.

Aang was playing with Sokka, trying not to get dunked under the water. Toph gazed at Aang's new muscles, he must have been working out for weeks, even though they weren't as large as other boys, they still showed. Her body began to tingle, she dug her nails into her thigh.

What the hell is wrong with me? I shouldn't be thinking of Aang like this! But WOW….he's too cute. Toph thought . She was tired of this never ending war between her and her emotions. They were starting to control her. She had to make a certain time to think about Aang, when no one was around. When no one noticed how her breathing began to change and how she started to shake with anticipation.

Toph closed off her eyes, and some of the feelings went away. She still felt the tingly ness on her arms, her legs, all over her body….

"Toph, are you even listening?" Katara said.

"Oh, sorry. Must have dozed off, what did you say?" she asked, careful not to open her eyes.

"I said are we still on for the movies tonight. I wanted to see something 's playing at the dollar theatre?" Katara said, wondering why her friend was trembling.

"Just the really old stuff." Toph said. "Karate kid, Eclipse, Avatar, things that have been out for a while that people never got to see."

"Let's go see Avatar. I love how the jungle lights up whenever someone walks on it," Suki added.

"That movie was pretty good. It was long as hell, but it kept my attention," Toph continued. A few boys from their school walked by, taking long looks at her, an elbowing each other.

"What the fuck are you looking at?" Toph said, crossing her arms over her chest.

"TOPH!" Suki and Katara yelled inunison.

"What?" Toph said. One of the boys pulled away, dragging his friend with him. The three girls burst into a fit of giggles.

XXXXXXX

Aang heard someone laughing, and turned towards the familiar sound. His jaw dropped when he saw her again. The angel. Something tugged at his memory, something very familiar about the angel.

She was resting in the shade next to two other people, but Aang hardly acknowledged them, they werent as breathtakingly beautiful. It was like she was made of porcelian, a tiny china doll. She had on a dark green bikini, her lean stomach exposed.

Aang's eyes settled on her legs, laying gracefully on a chair, so short. He continued to gaze with wanting, up her body to her face. She looked so gorgeous, but she wore sunglasses, so part of her face was hidden. Something tugged at his memory, those sunglasses, those tiny legs,…it was like he had seen her before.

At the dance. And she'd nearly threw up on him. The realization hit him with enough force to leave him breathless. Or maybe that was Sokka, dunking him under water again. But as he kicked and tried to resurface, he realized the girl was Toph. He was suddenly thankful for the cold water in the pool.

Aang stood motionless, trying to rip his eyes away from her. He couldn't believe it was his best friend looking so….so…hot!

"Aang, hello? Earth to Aang!" Sokka said waving his hands in front of Aang's face. He was spacing out.

"AANG!" Sokka yelled directly into Aang's ear, and splashing water in his face.

Aang coughed and sputtered, wiping the chlorine from his eyes. "What?" he said irratated.

"You just spaced out. What's with you, man?" Sokka asked.

"N-nothing, Sokka. Its nothing."

XXXXXXX

Katara, Suki, and Toph walked into the theatre. "Three tickets to Avatar, please," Katara said.

"Hey, guys," Aang said from behind the counter. Toph's heart began to beat wildly in her chest.

"Hey Aang," Katara replied. "We were just about to catch a movie, wanna come?" Katara asked. Toph hated the way Aang's eyes lit up whenever Katara so much as spoke to him. Like she was the freaking queen of england or something.

"S-sure, I just got off my shift anyway," Aang said, taking off his Macho Movies hat.

They walked into theatre number two, just as the previews started. Katara and Suki sat down, And Toph slipped into the seat next to Katara, just in case something happened during the movie.

"Hey, uh…I was going to sit there," Aang said when Toph stole his seat by Katara.

"Just sit next to me. Whats the big deal?" Toph asked. She was getting annoyed with Sugar Queen always being in control of him.

"Nevermind," Aang said defeated. He took his seat next to Toph. They watched previews for several movies. Katara and Suki squealed when the trailer for New Moon came on.

"Ugh, here we go. More vampire crap," Toph said to Aang.

"Ssshhh!" Suki said. "Here comes the best part!"

Jacob jumped off his porch, and leaped over Bella, turning into a werewolf before he hits the ground.

"Jacob's a werewolf?" Toph asked.

"Of cousre he's a werewolf. Didn't you read the books? Or watch the movie?" Katara said.

"Uh, I watched about 6 seconds of that piece of crap called a movie, then I burned the book. It was too long," Toph said.

"Well, I thought it was good," Aang said. "I think Stephenie Meyer portrayed the mind of a teenage girl very well. She reached into her characters and brought them to life on the page."

Toph stared at him for a moment, wanting so badly to kiss him in the poorly lit theatre.

"I have no idea what you just said. Don't tell me your one of those screaming twilight nerds," she said trying to clear her head.

"It was a good read," Aang said with a shrug. Another trailer came on. This time it was a boy hidden by a cloak. He blew out candles with a mere flick of his hand. The title said M. Night Shyamalan's: The Last Airbender.

"Ooh! I cant wait until this comes out! I loved the show!" Aang exclaimed.

"Ah, that show is for nerds. I mean seriously, who would watch it?" Toph said standing. "This is lame. I'm sneaking in to see something else."

"Toph, no. That's stealing," Katara said. She stood and walked after her tiny friend. Aang and Suki followed.

"Its only stealing if you get caught. All these movies are on DVD by now. And besides, its not like I'm taking anything," she said. She saw a poster with a little pale girl on the front. She had pigtails, and a dark red, velvet necklace on. She was frowning.

"Lets go see Orphan," Toph said.

XXXXXXX

"If you leave it here, it will die. Is that what you want?" Esther asked Danny, her new brother in the movie. She smashed the bird wih a brick.

"There," she said, tossing the bloody brick to the side. "Its in heaven now." She turned to leave.

XXXXXXX

"That was scary," Aang said.

"Are you kidding? That was the best movie I've ever seen! Did you see it when she pushed that little girl? That was classic!" Toph said. She enjoyed the movie so much, she recorded some of it on her phone.

"It was rated R," Katara said.

"Aw, don't be such a goody-goody, it was awsome, and you know it."

Katara couldn't help but smile. She liked the movie a lot, even though some parts made her uncomfortable.

"I thought it was pretty good. I'm going to have to see it again. This time with Sokka. You and Zuko should come too, Katara. We can double." Suki said.

"That sounds like fun. I cant believe the ending. It was so scary, no one saw it coming." Katara said. Aang didn't like the fact that Katara was with Zuko. It wasn't fair that he got everything. Money, a cool car, and now, Katara. It wasn't fair. Aang saw her first.

"My name is Esther," Toph said with a fake Russian accent.

"Toph that's pretty good," Aang said.

"I don't think mommy likes me very much," she continued.

"Alright, that's enough," Aang said, getting nervous.

"I have a surprise for you, mommy!" she said.

"Toph, You're freakin me out."

"I love you, daddy."

"Seriously Toph, stop it."

"Would you like to play?"

"TOPH!"

She burst out laughing. "You should see your face!" Toph said. Your beautiful, handsome, face.

"That was creepy. How did you do that?" Suki asked.

"That's the story of, that's the glory of love…." Toph sang, in a russian accent. Aang covered his ears.

"Lalalalalalalalala!" he said, trying to drown out the voice of Esther.

XXXXXXX

"I'll see you later Aang," Toph said dropping Aang off in front of his house.

"Yea...Hey Toph?" Aang asked.

"Hm?"

"Do you think i'm...average looking?"

Toph laughed at the irony. She composed herself when she saw that Aang was serious.

"Yea, I mean, your not freakishly gorgeous, but your alright. Why?"

"I dunno. I guess...Nevermind."

Toph grabbed his shoulder before he got out of the car. "You know Aang, Zuko may have the skin and eyes of one of those retarded gay vampires, but you've got everything else. Katara doesn't know what she's missing."

Aang smiled and pulled his friend into a hug. Toph gasped and inhaled deeply, taking in his scent.

"Thanks, Toph," he said getting out of the car.

She sped away in her dark green mustang. "I love you, Aang" she said, watching him enter his house through her rearview mirror. "I love you so much."