Aang stood stuned as his bride, Toph Beifong, walked slowly towards him. Toph's hair was dark like the midnight sky and was pulled back into a bun, with a crown like band keeping it together. Accomanied by her pale skin that looked like it belonged to a porcalin dool. Her wedding dress, a cream colour that faded together with a deep green as it neared the bottom, flowed like water around the perfect figure she came to a stop, Aang glanced at the necklace that Toph wore he noticed the multiple gems that seemed to mimic the unique, cloudy green eyes she had. The gems were nothing compared to her eyes though, Aang seemed to get lost looking deep within them.
Meanwhile Aang presented himself in traditional Air nomad robes, showing off the colours of yellow and orange that represented the most important teaching of his culture. Freedom. However Aang's slim but lean build was shown very well as the loose clothes revealed Aang's right arm and part of his chest.
The music began to fade and with that the cermony has offically began.
The vows of promise was exchanged as well as the rings, everything was beautiful and going well. Except for the fact this was all forced, Toph couldn't think of anything worse than getting married. She was still young and she knew nothing about the man in front of her, other than he was the same age, an airbender, in the same position of being forced into marriage and he was called Aang. There was something else, she wasn't told but she could some how sense it, and she could bet even her parents didn't know this detail that the airbenders wasn't telling about Aang. That's right, she was sure. Aang, who was now her husband, was also the avatar.
"You may now kiss your wife", Aang felt Toph tensed at those words. Aang cupped her cheek with his left hand so everyone couldn't see that he kissed just to the side of her lips instead. Aang wasn't going to force this woman, to kiss him or anything else. They may be married but he will not take her freedom and he would not force her to love him.
*At the after party
Aang and Toph were seated at the head of large table surrounded by high monks and noble earth kingdoms men and woman. Lao sitting directly next to Toph and Poppy next to him. While Aang requested for Gyatso to be seated next to him, even though Aang avoided sitting down for to long. At first he was wandering round talking to different air nomads,then moving onto some water tribe attendants, then earth kingdom and last of all fire nation. Aang seemed happy making many new friends. Mainly two water tribe siblings, a earth kingdom warrior and started getting along with a grumpy looking fire nation crowned prince.
Toph wasn't alone though she was cheerfully talking to the fire lord, Iroh, who was kind and spoke to her like an equal, not a blind child or a wealthly snob, but as a friend. Which was accompanied by one of the Earth kings, Bumi, who was a laugh and said he was an old friend to Aang. Even though Aang is sixteen and Bumi was twenty. Later one of the water tribe girls ,that Aang was talking to, introduced herself, "Lady Beifong, it's a pleasure to be attending your wedding. My name is Katara of the Southern water tribe." Katara spoke dipping into a low curtsie. "I'm thankful you could attend, Lady Katara" Toph replied with a bowed head hoping the girl would get bored and move on.
Katara sat in Aang abandoned seat earning a few disapproving looks from the people around the table. "Only a few weeks ago I was just a water tribe peasant, now I'm the wife of the crowned prince Zuko. A princess, and I'll tell you something. I hate it." Katara admitted looking over to Zuko, who was still talking to Aang. Toph now looked in Katara's direction, "You was forced into marriage too?" Toph asked, soon regretting giving Katara more reason to stay. Katara smiled "Yes. Even now I know very little about my husband, but Iroh has informed me he is kinder than he looks." Katara once again glanced over at her husband and continued "I've talked to Aang and he is very kind hearted". Toph looked away at the name of her husband. Katara leaned forward and her voice turned into a whisper "What do you know of air benders? I can tell you something I know." Katara stood from her seat but still her whispers reached Toph's ears. "Air benders value Freedom above all else. So maybe you shouldn't fear in losing your freedom just yet Toph."