Tophs POV
I was walking in the park I just gotten into another fight with my dad.
"You can't be with him. He could do something to you."
"Dad how can you say that? Mom's his counselor! She really knows him!"
"Well I don't know him!"
'That's because every time you get the opportunity to you back out or something!"
"Young lady don't talk like that."
"Dad you always think you have control over my life. Well you don't!"
"I do until you turn 18!"
"Enough. You two need a break from each other. Toph why don't you go take a walk with Zuko."
"Good idea."
I sat down on a bench to think. He always criticizes me. Like what I wear, what I like, what I do.
"Hey Toph what's up?"
"Nothing Zuko. Me and my dad had a fight."
"Oh. Sorry Toph."
"It's okay. It seems like we always fight."
Then Zuko sat down.
"I remember having fights with my sister. But I guess it's not the same."
"It sort of is. But its best to talk to someone afterward."
"Yeah it is."
"You know my mom says I can still see you. She and I understand each other.'
"That must be nice."
"You're nice."
"You're nice to."
Then our lips meet. We had our first kiss!
"Toph Bei Fong!"
Oh great. Dad.
"What are you doing?"
"Dad calm down. It was just one kiss."
"Toph we're going home now!"
"See ya Zuko."
"You to Toph."
We had a major fight when we got home. It wasn't pretty.
"He's 16. Your 12. You shouldn't be with him!"
"You're 4 years older than mom!"
"That's different!"
"How's is different!"
"It doesn't matter. He's probably using you."
"dad he's my friend!"
"For now he is."
"I can't believe you. You're my dad. You're suppose to support me. Not criticize me."
"I do not criticize you!"
"Yes you do! You hate the person I want to be."
"The person you want to be? What is that?"
"Being me! I want to be who I am!"
"Alright enough. Lao Toph's right. You also judge her too much. Toph let me talk to you father. I'll talk to you in a minute."
"Hopefully you'll realize that you are a wild child. And by being that you are humiliating our family name. And mostly me!
How could he. I ran to my room and shut the door. I put on my MP3 player in to its speakers and listened to the song Perfect by Simple Plan.
Cuz we lost it all.
Nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry I can't be perfect
Now it's just too late and we can't go back
I'm sorry I can't be perfect.
"Toph can I come in?"
"Yeah mom."
I stopped the music.
"Toph your father didn't mean what he said. He's just upset. I'll try to talk to him. I am a counselor."
"Thanks mom."
"Why don't you go spend time with Zuko?"
"Good idea."
Zukos POV
Toph and I were taking a walk. We were talking. Mostly about the fight with her dad.
"Zuko you're so lucky you don't live with your dad."
"Well sometimes I do and sometimes I don't."
"What are you talking about?"
"Well when I was little he wasn't like how he is now. We had a bond. But when Azula started learning faster in firebending something just took over him. And I miss that bond I had with my dad."
"So I guess since you lost that bond with your dad you looked up to your uncle as a dad huh?"
"Yeah. He's was there whenever my father wasn't. Like when I got my scar he helped take care of me. I'm gonna tell you something crazy and I've never told anyone. There are times where I can't remember what my dad looked like."
"What do ya mean?"
"Well for most of my life my uncle has been there for me. And now at times when I try to picture my dad I can only see my uncle's face."
"The truth is I don't hate living with my dad. It's just the criticizing and the judging. I want to have a bond with him like everyone else. But it feels like he doesn't care."
Then Toph started crying.
"Come here. You need a hug."
As I was hugging her I look and saw her dad as if he heard everything. Then he just walked away. I pulled Toph closer.
'Don't worry Toph everything will be fine."
"Thanks Zuko. I needed someone to talk to."
"No problem."
My cousin gave me the idea for this chapter. I thought it was a good idea.