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Clash of the Benders

Chapter 13

"AH!" Sokka ducked, narrowly avoiding a swift punch from the blind girl. "What the- How can you even see? We're on a mat!"

Toph shrugged. "They must've incorporated some kind of metal in these mats because I can see you just fine, String Bean."

He coughed. "Man. That means I'll actually have to fight you."

She grinned mischievously. "Bring it, honey bun."

"Remember, first one to step out of the boundaries or is unable to fight loses," Asuma interjected from the side lines.

Both nodded before circling each other. Sokka flashed the girl a smile and charged her, fist clenched together. 'I don't want to hurt her, but I also don't wanna look like a wimp,' he thought with a grimace. As he threw his fist in an attempt to look like he hit her, but really not, he was surprised to have her grip it and stop all possibility of movement.

"Sorry, Meat Head. Not happenin' today." She pushed, sending the boy tumbling backwards across the mat. He stopped himself from rolling right at the edge of the mat then turned and raised an eyebrow.

She shrugged. "My daddy thought that it would be best to teach his helpless blind daughter hot to fight. Although I was perfectly content with my bending, he insisted that if my 'magic' ran out, I would have nothing to defend myself with." She gave an annoyed huff, making her opponent laugh.

"I always knew there was something about you Tophy." He cringed when she glared at him heatedly. "Heh, sorry."

"Come on, Sokka. I'd rather not be here all day long." She grinned at his pursed lips.

"Yeah, yeah, here I come." He launched himself once again, this time aiming for a sweep kick. She detected this and jumped and flipped out of his reach. The boy pushed himself up on his feet and sent a kick to her side. She blocked and, latching onto his leg, threw him back to the other side of the mat. He did a back hand spring and landed on his knees.

She grinned. "Not bad, Sokka. This isn't going to be as boring as I thought it was going to be."

He pouted. "Gee, thanks Toph. I'm glad you don't think I'm a total failure." A few snickers ran through the crowd but he silenced them with a pointed glare.

When she didn't respond, he turned around only to dive out of the way to avoid a powerful kick aimed at his head. Without missing a beat, the blind girl followed in pursuit and punched at his stomach. He caught her hands, put them over her head, and spun her around with both arms behind her back. He then lowered her to the mat gently and applied as little pressure to her as he could. The strategist leaned his head down to whisper in her ear. "Does this mean I win?"

She snorted. "As if." With as much strength as she could muster, she hooked a leg around his back and pushed to roll them over. When she was above him, she rolled herself backward so that her hands were once again in front of her. But he held fast.

Toph spun her leg to kick his arms away, but Sokka jumped to his feet and turned to her, causing their hands to criss cross. With a grin, she pulled him close and placed a peck to his cheek before rocking to lay on her back and kicking him over her. He landed with a loud thud.

Right off the edge of the mat.

People cheered, namely the girls in the class. The boys came over and patted his shoulder saying things like "Man, I feel you" and "She used her feminine powers on you, dude". But he didn't hear a word, Toph's kiss still the only thing on his mind as he sat in a heap on the floor with a blush and a giant lopsided smile.

Katara rolled her eyes and pulled her brother up. "Snap out of it, Sokka."

He shook his head and kept staring after the blind girl. Suddenly, she turned and walked toward him, hand outstretched. "Nice job, Sokka. No hard feelings …right?" He knelt to look at her face after she ducked her head.

She yelped when he placed a hand on her cheek, when his thumb caressed her face softly. With a soft smile, he whispered, "Not at all, Toph."

The younger water bender smiled before walking back to Sakura to give them some privacy.

"Next up is Sakura-san and Katara-san!" Lee exclaimed, seating himself right in front of the mat, eyes trained on the pinkette.

Sakura squirmed uncomfortably as she and Katara walked to the opposite sides of the mat. Katara gave her a wink which she responded to with a smile.

"READY?" the teacher's assistant called. "BEGIIIIIIN!"

Good? Bad? Length? Yes, Toph whoops butt. But Sokka does to. Remember it wasn't an actual fight, he was just thrown out of bounds. In no way, shape, or form am I saying that Sokka is weak. He's one of my favorite anime tacticians (Shikamaru being the other). Just thought that I'd clear that up.

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-Tsunei-chan