Chapter Two

Disclaimer: Sorry, I don't own A: TLA. Sadly.

Toph covered her eyes, worried, tired, confused and lost.

Katara clenched her teeth in fear, an angry Toph was not good.

Her scream immediately woke Sokka up, along with Aang.

"What happened?" Sokka interrogated the scene.

Toph was on her knees, covering her eyes. She had never felt so…weak. This pained her and her pride.

"Toph, what's wrong?" Aang asked, concerned for his friend.

Sokka quickly looked straight at Katara, with an angry look at his sister.

"Katara?" he raised his voice a little.

Katara exhaled sharply and replied,

"I just wanted to see if I could cure her blindness."

Aang looked shocked and Sokka shook his head angrily.

"Did you not hear Toph say no? She said no, and now look at her!" Sokka was infuriated, pointing at the once mighty Earthbender now hurt.

"Toph, I'm sorry! I'm really sorry!" Katara nearly begged for forgiveness.

Toph made no sounds, no words came out of her mouth. She slowly slid down her hands and the three could see her eyes.

"Toph…" Aang gaped.

"No way," Sokka said in disbelief, shaking his head.

Toph's eyes were not the pale green film that they had become accustomed to. Her eyes were green, but not a bright green. Compared to her old eyes, they were much "brighter" than before.

Katara was astonished.

Toph looked up at Aang and said nonchalantaly as if nothing happened and remarked,

"You're bald?"

Aang nodded.

Toph blinked rapidly. This was too overwhelming. Twelve years of being blind and now she could see colors.

She hated it.

"Toph, are you okay?" Katara already knew the answer.

Toph snarled.

"Oh yeah, I'm perfectly fine! Everything is dandy and all right! No big deal!"

Katara felt automatic guilt the size of Appa- and the weight.

Toph felt disoriented. All the faces…colors, trees and her own clothes…

"Augh!" she clenched her fists hard, fingernails leaving marks in her skin.

Sokka, Aang and Katara backed off a little. Last thing they wanted was to set Toph off anymore. Toph looked around, seeing things.

She was speechless. Not from joy however.

"…Toph?" Aang tried to break the uncomfortable silence between Toph and them.

"Yes, Aang?" she said in a normal voice.

"Umm…are you…?" Aang approached the same question that Katara asked.

"…" Toph was looking the other way, her back facing Sokka, Katara and Aang.

Aang stopped the futile conversation right there and tried to think of a way to distract Toph from her newfound sight.

"Katara?" Sokka asked.

"Yes?" Katara replied.

"Why'd you go and do that?" he just had to bring that up again.

Katara shot him a dirty look and turned back her attention to Toph.

That was the problem.

She wasn't there.

So you found out what Katara did. Wait a sec, you should've found out in chapter one. -slaps head- Man, I'm dumb.