Revenge

(four funerals and a wedding.)

Disclaimer: I can't tell a lie. I don't own Avatar the last airbender.

Thanks for the reviews. Seeing as this is the second or third last chapter (depends if you will read the lemon), do you best and write a review, be it a tough or a nice review. It's the only way I will learn, and it will make me a lot more motivated. So please review.

It's finally here, the wedding!

Chapter eleven: The wedding

Toph didn't cry much, the only times she did was for the horrible things done to her, and even then she held it back more then any woman could. But today she cried for something else, it was so weird to cry for this, something mellow, it wasn't her style, then again she couldn't help but shed a tear or two. OK, perhaps a bucket of tears or two, but it was her best friend after all. Katara ran with Aang down the ile and toward the exit of the temple. There, Aang carried Katara on Appa, they waved to their friends one last time, and flew off on their honeymoon.

"I thought you were to tough to cry." Sokka said with a voice that sounded both sad and happy.

"I thought you'd never fully approve of them." She replied, wiping away her tears.

"She's in good hands..."

"... Yeah, she is."

"Party at the palace!" Haru yelled.

Sokka and toph smiled softly and ran to the palace with the rest of the crowd.

At the palace Sokka sat with Toph at a table, together with his father and grandmother. Sokka and his father were constantly playing stupid force games like arm wrestling, to prove who had gotten the strongest. Sokka won three times out of five. They were nice people, and she laughed inside a bit at the fact of the loud cheering from "Gran-Gran" last night, but she had to speak to Sokka in private, so somewhere she wished they'd leave them alone, little did she know 'Gran-gran' sensed this.

"You know it has been to long Sokka, you should come to visit more often." Hakoda spoke.

"Yeah, I know but we've still got a lot to do, restoring balance and all that, but I don't want to talk about work right now." Sokka said

"But why don't you take a vacation while Aang and Katara are taking one? You and Toph should come and visit during their honeymoon!"

"Yeah, I can picture it now, not being able to see for a month." Toph interrupted.

"Oh, right." Hakoda apologized.

She could smack herself one right then and there, remind Sokka of a reason why they can't be together while she is going to try and convince him of the opposite? Stupid, stupid, stupid!

Katara's grandmother was a very wise old woman so she understood Tophs feelings and desires, for her she pretended to fall asleep so Hakoda would take her home to rest and wouldn't come back either. After they left it was quiet at the table. Toph was trying to figure out how to tell Sokka.

"Look, Sokka, I've got to ask you something."

"Oow..."

"What?"

"Hold that thought for one second. I've got to go."

"What? Why? Where?"

"I have to go to the toilet because of that stupid drinking contest with my father! Now don't stop me again or I won't make it." He ran as he had never before.

Toph took this opportunity to reorganize her mind. She'd tell him, and then what? How was she even going to convince him to be with her instead of Suki? Sure she had heard from many men that she was pretty, like the bartender last night, but she had heard that Suki was down right gorgeous. And perhaps Sokka wanted to be with Suki either way, they did have all that history. Should she stand in the way of her friends happiness?

Then it hit her, she heard Suki pas by her a few seconds ago and she was heading for the toilet. She was going to talk to him now! Toph got up and desperately tried to get there first. But the dancing people all seemed to be in her way. She failed and stopped at the door. Feeling miserable she leaned against the door and putted her hands on her face. How could she have let this happen? Then she felt the vibrations of Suki moving her head closer to his head and putted her lips on him, both their heartbeats rose. She placed her hands on his back and moved her hands around. Toph just wanted to disappear in the ground. That is until she felt him push Suki of.

"No, Suki, I can't do this."

"Why not?" She tried to kiss him once more but this time he pushed her of before their lips could meet again.

"I'm waiting for someone else."

"Whoever she is, I'm here now, and who knows how long you could wait?"

"Toph is worth waiting for."

"Toph? Oh, I see..."

"I'm sorry Suki."

"I'm not." As quick and seductive as she can be she placed her lips on his once more. After she removed them she continued "I don't care what she wants, because I want you."

"I do care for what she wants."

"She'll never be able to love you as I can, it's your loss!"

Hurt and perhaps even broken she ran out of the toilet and met Toph in the hallway. They stared at each-other, but Suki had a look in her eyes that wasn't friendship anymore, then Suki ran toward the exit of the great ballroom. (Haru saw this and followed her, but that's a different story for a different time.) Sokka exited the toilet a little bit later then that. He stopped and saw Toph.

"Hey Toph." He didn't even look surprised to see her there.

"Hey Sokka." She replied, not sure to be happy because Sokka had chosen her or to be sad because they might never be friends with Suki again, she had never been Toph's best friend but she did respect her as a person. The damage was done and it would be her friends that would have to suffer the consequences the most. Especially Sokka, she did mean a lot to him, even if he chose Toph.

"Want to dance?"

She laughed a little bit. "I can't dance, I'm blind meatboy!"

"Don't worry, I'll lead."

Ballroom dancing was quite the experience for Toph, she had to fully depend on someone else, even-though it was Sokka, it still felt strange. But he didn't let anything bad happen so she figured he was a pretty good dancer. She felt safe, this close to him. She blushed and didn't feel this alive in a long time.

"I love you Toph..."

"I love you to..."

He placed his head in her neck, on her shoulder, burying his face in her dark hair, there he lightened up and felt happy, he softly kissed her neck. And they danced slowly, in small circles. They had the night, it was all theirs.

A/NThe next, and too bad final chapter if you don't read the lemon, will be called 'Uninvited guests', I'll try to post it at the latest within one week. As always please review!