A/N: So, so, how'd you guys like the new version?! For new readers, ignore this part. It's a long story. Anyway, I've been doing a lot of thinking and finally came up with this chapter. And I forgot to mention! People that like to draw and like this fan fiction, you can do fan-art for it. :D Just show it to me because it makes me feel special. And so, enjoy this chapter please!
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Zuko glared at the many people walking past him. Oh, God, how he hated Toph right now. How much he wanted to just kill her…
After Zuko met up with the others, the five of them (yes, Katara can come too) were dragged off by Toph and Sokka to the mall. Again. They paraded around for a bit, randomly going into shops and looking at the overly priced stuff that no one could EVER afford because we're all poor. Eventually they went into Hot Topic, looking at all the cool stuff. Toph found a black mini skirt and practically forced Zuko into it, making him walk around the store in it. Now he knows how Sokka felt… basically like shit.
So now here he was, waiting for Toph and Aang with Sokka. She had dragged the air bender off somewhere. Hopefully not to torture him some more…
/ Scene Change /
"Toph, why are we outside?" Aang asked. Toph looked over at him and smiled.
"You know, to get some air," She replied after a minute. Aang sighed, wanting to go back inside. He leaned against the wall, sliding down onto the ground. Toph quickly sat next to him and stared at him.
"What…?" Aang asked after a minute. Her staring at him was making him uncomfortable. She smiled, leaning towards him.
"Do you like anyone?" She asked slyly. Aang blushed; remembering the last time Toph had asked her that. He nervously sighed, leaning his head back against the wall.
"Toph, you already asked me this remember?" He said with a small chuckle. Toph pouted, crossing her arms.
"Yeah, but that was like a month ago! You have to like someone now," She almost pleadingly said. In order for the next step in her plan to work, Aang had to answer this. And if it wasn't Zuko he liked, she'd just have to change that. Aang sighed, giving trying to hide it anymore.
"Yeah, I guess you could say I "like" someone," He mumbled, face turning slightly pink. Toph happily squealed, clapping her hands together.
"Oh, I want all the details!" Toph exclaimed, scooting closer to Aang to their legs were touching now. He looked at her, smiling softly. To Toph, that smile looked so incredibly… sad. Her face faltered as Aang looked away from her.
"I doubt they like me back. It's kind of… complicated, Toph," Aang slowly and carefully said. Hey, he never said that he'd actually tell her who he liked.
"How so, Aang?" Toph asked, her good mood now gone. She wanted to hear what Aang had to say.
"It's just… embarrassing sometimes. I screw up all the time and do and say stuff that seems like a good idea at the time but it's not later on. They're hard to read sometimes, so I can't tell if I'm doing something wrong…" Aang feebly said. He looked down at his hands, avoiding Toph. She sat there, thinking about what Aang had said. The plan seemed to mean nothing at the moment.
"So… what are they like? I mean, can you at least tell me a little about them?" Toph asked, trying to smile but it hurt to force it. Aang looked back up at her, smiling.
"They… always keep me guessing. I mean, it pisses me off sometimes because I want to know what to do, but at the same time it makes me excited to keep guessing. They have a temper, too, but that's ok. At least then I know if I do something wrong. They're funny, nice, smart, entertaining, and know how to make me feel better. I just wish… I knew how they felt," Aang had excitedly said, then ending slowly and almost sadly. Toph had thought during his little speech that Aang would jump up and dance in the street, but that'd be bad because he'd get hit by a car. How could talking about this one person make Aang so happy?
"I… know how you feel, Aang," Toph said after a minute, smiling softly at Aang. Aang smiled back at her.
"So, that means you like someone?" Aang asked, grinning. Toph's face went crimson, somehow managing not to freak out.
"That, my friend, is another story for another time. Now, let's go back inside," Toph said, pushing herself up. She smiled very evilly to herself when Aang wasn't looking.
Oh, she got plenty of information. This plan should work out just fine…
/ Scene Change /
"God, it's about fucking time!" Sokka exclaimed as they walked into Toph's house. Zuko walked in after him, looking apathetically around the room. Her house was a small, one story house. It was crowded, but it was cozy. Her living room and dining room connected together. They kept walking through the house and down the short hallway to the room at the very back. Toph opened it, walking into what Zuko had at first assumed was her room. But as he kept walking, Zuko almost tripped down a set of stairs that came from no where.
"Whoa! Toph, where the hell are we going?" Zuko exclaimed at he caught himself on the railing. Toph looked up at him.
"Um, to the basement? Where else would we go?" She said, turning and going on her way. Zuko grumpily followed. At the bottom, he saw a large room with a couch, a chair that looked like a mushroom, and a bar. The floor looked like old 70s shag carpet. He sat down on the couch next to Aang and Sokka.
"Won't your parents get mad that you have guys down here?" Zuko questioned, tensing and worrying that her dad might come down and kick his ass.
"Huh? Oh, no, I convinced my dad that I was a lesbian so I could this kind of stuff," Toph answered. Zuko stared at her, wondering how they were friends and how stupid her dad could be.
"So what are we doing?" Sokka asked while rubbing his eye. Toph grinned, fishing through the bar for something.
"Oh, just a few games…" She said after a minute, holding up an empty beer bottle. Zuko looked back and forth between her and the bottle.
Oh, hell no.
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So, here it is. Yeah, I don't have much to say. Please review!