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Sado took a long slow breath as he slid to the ground. He turned, helping Korra down before turning back to the cave the dragon bird had said Toph was living in.
"It's alright," Korra said. "You don't need to be nervous."
"I know," Sado sighed. "Still am, though." He took a deep breath. "Okay. Let's go."
Korra nodded and they walked into the cave, Sado lighting their way with a small flame. After a couple of minutes of walking, they stopped as they reached a room where toph was waiting. She looked like all of the pictures Sado had seen of her, including her hair and clothes. Not her uniform as a police officer, but her normal clothes for any other time. He smiled, feeling his eyes burn slightly.
"Sado," Toph smiled, walking over and hugging him, tears running down her face. "You look so much like your grandfather."
"Thank you," Sado smiled, ignoring Korra's skeptical expression. "I'm sorry I took so long. Things just kept popping up."
"You're on Team Avatar," Toph smiled. "Of course they do. That's a part of being in the team." She turned to smile at Korra. "It's nice to see you again, Twinkle Toes."
"twinkle Toes?" Korra asked. "Again? Have we met?"
"She used to call Aang Twinkle Toes," Sado said.
"Oh," Korra said.
"Feel free to sit down," Toph said, raising a foot, stone seats forming around the room.
Sado and Korra sat down and Toph sat down as well, smiling.
"I was afraid you'd turn out like your father," Toph said after a few moments of silence, eyes watering again. "Your father was..."
"It's okay," Sado said. "You don't have to talk about it."
"Your grandfather was so broken after your father died," Toph continued. "It took him months to speak again, even to me. He was always so afraid that you'd be more like your father. He blamed himself for the way your father turned out."
"I don't think it was anyone's fault really," Sado said.
"No," Toph agreed. "Your grandfather always prayed that you'd turn out alright. That you'd be able to grow up well, and you'd have our family supporting you."
"I..." Sado stared at the floor but Toph chuckled.
"I know," Toph said. "Your grandfather would be so proud to have you here, and to know how great a man you've become. And he'd torment you relentlessly for boning Aang."
"It's not Aang," Sado said, blushing crimson but hardly surprised by the comment.
Toph simply chuckled. "He really would be proud. You're so much like him. You devote everything you have to family, and defending your loved ones. And you'll do whatever it takes to do it. Aang may have been the one that started the team, but it was your grandfather's devotion that made it a family. It was your grandfather that made it so that our grandchildren still think of each other as family."
"I wish I could have met him," Sado said. "At least, while he was alive. I met him in the spirit world. He wanted me to tell you that he loves you and misses you, and that he's watching."
"I'll be sure to give him a show later," Toph chuckled, Sado and Korra both grimacing, Sado restraining a gag.
"That's gross," Sado said. "That's really gross."
"What?" Toph asked. "You wouldn't enjoy watching your girlfriend?"
Sado and Korra both blushed profusely again. Toph laughed.
"You don't need to be embarrassed," Toph said. "If you knew half the things your grandfather and I-"
"Okay, time to train with Meizha!" Sado said, jumping up.
Toph laughed. "You pansy. Fine. Go. I'll just give your girlfriend some advice while we wait."
"I think I'm going to go train too," Korra said.
"Nope," Toph said, a stone restraint suddenly attaching her to the chair. "Meizha's training is just for Sado."
"Well then, maybe you could train her," Sado suggested. "Compared to you, her earthbending could use a lot of work. And she's still learning to metalbend."
"Sure," Toph said. "I could kick her butt for a little while."
"Go easy on her Grandmother," Sado said.
"Maybe," Toph shrugged.
Sado sighed, giving Korra an apologetic look before going outside to train.
"Your grandmother's...one of a kind," Korra said after they had finally escaped for a bit after having been subjected to nearly two hours of Toph humiliating them about their relationship, having the time of her life doing it.
"Yeah, I don't know why I expected this visit to be more emotional than this," Sado said.
Korra chuckled, leaning on his shoulder. They'd been there almost a week and still Toph somehow managed to find new parts about their relationship to embarrass them about. Sado was actually impressed by it since she had already gone through the inevitable phase of asking Korra how it felt and how often they did it, just to embarrass them both. Probably her favorite pass time seemed to be pretending to try and tell them stories.
"i feel like this might be a long few months," Sado said.
"Definitely," Korra nodded.
Sado chuckled to himself. "I love my family. It's always so...unique."
"Yeah," Korra laughed. "If we're not being arrested by one, we're being teased about our sex life by another, or you're being beaten about the head with a stick by another."
"Hey, I did pretty well in the last sparring match," Sado said.
Korra laughed. "Yeah, you lasted almost a full minute longer than normal."
"Yup," Sado grinned. "A whole three minutes."
Korra laughed, slipping her hand into his and he smiled. And there they sat, watching the sun set.
"You're sure you've got everything?" Toph asked.
"Yes Gram, we've got everything," Sado assured her for the millionth time.
"And you promise you'll be back to visit?" Toph checked.
"Of course," Sado smiled. "Assuming nothing comes up with the team, we'll be back once a month."
Toph nodded, staring at the ground. Sado sighed, turning and wrapping his arms around her, Toph hugging him back.
"I'm so glad you're you," Toph said. "Please take care of yourself."
"I will," Sado promised. "I love you Gram."
"I love you too," Toph smiled, stepping back. "Be good to each other. Even if you fight, don't let it tear you apart."
"That might not be a problem," Sado smiled. "We haven't fought yet."
"You will," Toph said. "Your grandfather and I were the same. But whenever we did, it was bad. It didn't matter if it was something big or something small. Everyone would swear it was the end of our relationship because of how bad the argument would be. But we'd always make up again not long after. Your grandfather would always apologize, even when we both knew he was right. Because we both knew I never would, but someone needed to. Korra, Sado has given everything he has to you. You had better not hurt him."
"I won't," Korra said.
"And if you do fight, be more understanding than me," Toph said. "If he's arguing with you, there's always something wrong. And be patient. Men are a bit slow."
"I promise I'll do my best," Korra said.
"See you next month," Sado said.
"Goodbye you two," Toph smiled. "Bring great grandchildren next time."
Both blushed and Meizha took off before they could respond.
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