i enjoyed writing this one :) when i reach 100 chapters, i will be introducing a new ship that many will be happy with. Anyway, read, review and enjoy

Item: Birthday

Pairing: Toph and Suyin

Prompt by: YOLO1882

Birthdays weren't Toph's thing. She couldn't see the decorations, she couldn't read the cards, the gifts were always terrible, and she hated singing happy birthday. But when it came to her daughter's, Toph would do anything to make them happy on their special day, given that it was the only days in her life that she experienced true happiness.

After sending Lin to school with Katara and her kids, the metalbender walked to her youngest daughter's bedroom and opened the door to feel Su slowly waking up. She smiled as she leaned down and blew a raspberry into the three year olds cheek, causing her to giggle at the ticklish feeling against her skin. "Noooo! Stop it!"

"Fine, I'll stop, only so I can eat you instead." Their playfulness continued for a few more minutes until their stomachs rumbled. "Come on kiddo, time for food. What would you like to eat on your special day?"

"Bacon and pancakes!"

"Sounds good."

Once the two Beifong's were fully dressed, they went to a local café only a few blocks away, where they ate on special occasions. A cheerful waitress walked up to the duo and offered a large smile. "Hello Chief Beifong. What can I get for you this morning?"

"I would like a plate of pancakes for the birthday girl, and all the bacon you have."

"No problem."

"Hold on, what I think you heard me say was give me a lot of bacon, I want all of the bacon."

"Uhhh. Okay. It hopefully won't be too long."

"You know, taking all the bacon for yourself is mighty greedy Toph."

"I thought that was you meathead." Toph shuffled over in the booth, allowing her best friend to sit down.

"No work today?"

"It's the kids birthday."

Sokka looked at the little girl in front of him, who was currently emptying out little packets of sugar onto the table and smiled. "Hello Su. How old are you now?"

"I'm three uncle Sokka!"

"Wow, three. You're a big girl now. Soon you'll be able to metalbend just like your mother."

"I already can!" Picking up the spoon, Su bent the metal using her hands. "See!?"

"Yep, that's metalbending if I ever saw it. How about after breakfast, we go shopping for a birthday present for you?"

"Yeah!"

"I hope you're paying because I'm not."

"Oh, Toph, you can't put a price on a child's happiness."

"No, you can't put a price on Lin's happiness, but this kid needs to have a price."

"Don't exaggerate."

"One thousand yuans Toph. It's like she has no concept of money."

The metlabender shrugged as she helped her daughter set up the finely crafted tea set, made of the best wood the Earth Kingdom had to offer. "I tried to warn you but oooh no. No price is too grand for the great Sokka."

"Well there is now."

"Mum! You have to play with me."

"Alright Su. Just give me a second." The metalbender turned to her old friend and gave him her signature smirk. "You wanna play tea party with us?"

"I would love to but I have a late meeting. Maybe this weekend on your day off."

"Alright. See you later Sokka."

"See ya Chief."

Toph smiled as she walked over to her daughter's new tea set and took a seat on one of the tiny chairs. "Alrighty kiddo, how do we play?"

"We have to be fancy."

"I can do fancy." Toph picked up one of the cups and sipped from it.

"Nooooo. You have to hold your pinkie out. Like this." The three year old stuck out her tiny pinkie as far as she could and pretended to slurp.

"If my mother could see this, she'd have a fit. What do we talk about?"

"I dunno. Lin-Lin usually tells me a story."

The Chief cocked her head to the side. "A story? What about?" Su chose to stare at her feet in an effort to avoid her mother's sightless gaze and hopefully the question. "Suyin, what does she talk about?"

"You beating up the bad guys." She said, blushing slightly

"Huh. Me beating up the bad guys. I've got a better story. Have I ever told you about the Melon Lord?"

It had been one hour since Toph told Su about the Melon Lord and the birthday girl had yet to come out of the tree she climbed up. "Come on Su. It was only a story."

"NO!"

"If you don't come out of that tree on the count of three, I am going to come up there and drag you out. One," Toph took a step back as she counted down, "two, three." The metalbender launched herself using a pillar made of earth, to where her daughter's voice was coming from and safely tackled her to the ground, smiling again when she heard her laugh. "See, that wasn't too hard."

"Mum, will the Melon Lord come back?"

"Nah, uncle Aang made sure of that." Toph let out a yawn and pulled Su into her side, feeling both their heart rates slow down. "It's so nice out here, perfect for a nap." Snoring soon filled her ears, making her heart melt. "Happy birthday, baby girl."