Sokka had stayed in town and would take Toph out to lunch whenever she wasn't on a call, which was actually pretty often. Sokka started accompanying her whenever Zuko visited, they would always talk about business but it wouldn't last long as Zuko attempted to have one of his normal conversations with Toph. Sokka walked off to look at some of the street venders that were new to the town, Toph and Zuko continued to head towards the War Ship that waited in the bay.
"So, what have you been up too?" Toph asked
"Well things are going better, Mai left me. Shocker right?" Zuko rolled his eyes knowing that it was never a surprise.
"You are in a good mood for being dumped for the millionth time. Who is she?" Toph smiled up at Zuko who suddenly couldn't contain his smile.
"It's Suki" Toph stopped in her tracks, she didn't expect that answer. She was thinking that maybe Ty Lee or June and her shirshu, Toph liked June they both shared the same type of personality.
"Wow, I honestly did not see that one coming." Toph caught up to Zuko quickly "At least she seems to be making you happy, is she happy too?"
"She seems to be, she hasn't told me other wise." Zuko chuckled and rubbed the back of his neck. "Looks like you are the last one without a child"
"Suki's pregnant?! Oh my god, you have been one busy Fire Lord haven't you?" she laughed and bumped him with her elbow "how did you manage to get Suki to settle down and become Fire Lady?"
"Heh, it wasn't easy nor was it planned."
"You knocked her up and then asked her to be the Fire Lady didn't you?" Toph laughed
"You know everything don't you?" Zuko shared a laugh
"You read like a book Hot Pants" Toph shook her head as Sokka came and caught back up to them. It was probably a good thing Zuko shared what he did while Sokka was away, it was hard to say if the Councilman was over his break up with the Kyoshi Warrior or not.
"Well it was nice to see you both again, maybe we can have a meet up at Ember Island one of these days and just relax." Zuko gave the two a warm smile.
"Maybe we will, talk to Aang about it Zuko." Sokka wanted to go back to his time with Toph
"See you soon Zuko." it wasn't often that the Chief used his actual name but Zuko shrugged it off and boarded the War Ship and departed once again.
Sokka walked with Toph back to her apartment, and watched as the sun started setting. He wished that Toph could have seen the beauty before them, he missed the adventures that they use to have together and even though he was now a Councilmen and she that Chief of Police things shouldn't be all that different.
"Sokka you don't' seem like yourself" Toph looked over her shoulder at the councilmen who was off in space.
"I'm sorry I was just thinking about our old adventures, I really do miss those times." Sokka caught up to Toph as they turned down a street.
"Those were good times" Toph unlocked her apartment door and walked in, Sokka followed close behind her.
"I have to go back to the Northern Water Tribe tonight." Sokka looked at her face for any reason to stay.
"Well I guess when you need to go some where you just need to go." Toph didn't show that she wanted him to stay and was afraid that he was going to leave eventually.
"Yeah I guess." Sokka turned back to the door "see ya"
"See ya Sokka." Top waited for him to leave so she could sulk all night. Sokka didn't want to leave things like this and acted before he thought about what he was doing, he walked up to her and lightly cupped her face in his hands and placed a kiss on her lips. Toph stood wide eyed and before she could return the kiss he had released his hold and vanished out the door, she blinked a few times and let her tongue drift across her lips savoring the taste he had left behind.
"So that is what you taste like Captain Boomerang." Toph smiled to herself and slowly got prepared for bed, but she didn't know if sleep was going to come to her now.