Birthday Party – Pixies Three


"Tonight we're going to celebrate!" Sokka announced, raising his arm in the air heroically. They had reached a town in the morning, and Sokka was all hyped up about their birthdays; he rushed to the bakery before anything else. "First – the cake!"

Toph shrugged and sighed happily at his antics. It had been a long time since she had really enjoyed a birthday celebration. Since the war her birthdays had been excuses for nobles to get together, for old women to parade their eligible sons in front of her. Once the world found out the Bei Fong family had a daughter, it was like the money signs flashed in their eyes.

"What kind of cake do you like best?" Sokka asked as they stood together in front of the bakery display.

"Mm, I like chocolate."

"I like strawberries," Sokka said. He rubbed his face as he thought. "Would it be possible to get a chocolate strawberry cake?" he asked the attendant.

She was a pretty young girl, and she smiled invitingly at Sokka. It seemed unlikely that he was this surly little girl's boyfriend anyway. Maybe they were distant cousins or something. "We can certainly do that," she replied. "Just give us a couple of hours and we'll have it ready for you!"

Sokka smiled winningly back and nodded. "That sounds lovely," he told her.

Toph grinned and rubbed her hands together, ignorant of the two exchanging smiles across the counter. "That does sound delicious! This is why I say you're the great ideas guy Sokka."

"Sokka? Are you Sokka, Sokka of the southern water tribe?" the girl asked, and Toph immediately regretted saying anything.

'Here we go again,' she thought, and she moved towards the door. "I'm going to go wait outside," she said. "I'll find some streamers or something."

"So what's the cake for?" the attendant asked. "Is it your birthday?"

"Why yes it is," Sokka replied. "Toph and I are celebrating our birthdays tonight!"

"Oh, that's Toph Bei Fong?"

Sokka nodded. "In the flesh," he said proudly.

The attendant stared after her. "She's awfully small isn't she?"

"Well, yeah…"

"Hard to believe she's such a powerful bender."

Sokka shrugged, beginning to feel defensive of Toph. "Well, you know, Aang was a little shrimp when he saved the world. When we saved the world. Size isn't everything. Anyway, I should probably let you get to work on that cake," he said, and he went out after Toph.