Memories- Part 1- Toph
Toph stood outside her parent's door, listening to them argue.
''Toph is not an object! She has thoughts and feelings, we can't just hide her away!'' She heard her mother say.
''Toph is delicate and needs to be protected! Think of what would happen if we revealed her to the world!''
The blind earthbender fumed, but still stood and listened intently.
''Think of what would happen if we didn't reveal her to the world! She has no freedom as it is—'' Lao Bei Fong cut off his wife.
''She has too much freedom!Anything could jump in here at any time and do something to harm our daughter! Not to mention those Earthbending lessons, who knows what goes on there! She isn't protected enough!''
Toph heard her mother sigh heavily. ''Lao, she needs to live a normal life. She's not weak!''
''She's blind, a child, and barley even an earthbender! She can't possibly take care of herself! She is too weak!'' Her father's angry shouting rung through the spacious building.
Toph turned her head to her feet, her worst fears confirmed. She let a single tear run down her cheek, the last one for many years.
''I'm not weak. I'll prove to him that I'm not weak.'' Toph told herself silently.
That night, she traveled to the Earth Rumble Arena under the Blind bandit alias. She won against all her competitors that first night, fighting what her father considered her weakness. And so, it began.
Author's Notes: This is part one of a group of drabbles called Memories. It's about all the Avatar's character's pasts. It is based upon information we already know about them, I just made a situation out of it and portrayed it in a different manner. Sadly, these will have almost no romance or anything like that. Aang will probably be next.
Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender, nor am I making any money from writing these drabbles.