Makes Me Wonder

Chapter 4

AN: Well I'm freakishly late….You guys can throw things at me…I deserve it. Just make them soft things please, I bruise like a peach. Enjoy the next chapter!

Disclaimer: Yeah….I don't own Avatar…But with the way Nick is showing episodes I wish I did…

"Sokka what in the world did you just say?"

"Ummmm I'm not too sure actually…"

"Well you better think fast because you just did something major."

"I know Katara….Just give me a second all right?"

"For some reason Sokka, I don't think you are going to get that luxury"

…

It seemed as if in a matter of seconds the entire wedding party had turned from calm regal guests to angry saber tooth mooselions ready to tear Sokka apart. Whispers tore through the ceremony and even a couple of distressed shouts towards the Water Nation teenager we heard. Still amongst all of the commotion Toph had managed not to show even an ounce of emotion, instead she continued to stand rigidly still clutching her fathers arm.

Sokka gulped nervously….Perhaps this wasn't the best way to go about saving Toph…But he really didn't have any other ideas at the moment.

"SILENCE" The priest from before bellowed through the crowd. In an instant the mass of guests hushed themselves, though Sokka could feel a faint whisper of a few of the angered members. The priest walked down the aisle and stopped abruptly in front of Aang, Katara, and himself, and pointed directly at Sokka. He couldn't help but tremble in the man's presence….He was just that intimidating.

"Please excuse my older brother, he's sort of an idiot at times and doesn't know when to keep-" Katara was instantly silenced as a flew in her face….

"I was not addressing you young lady" The man stated simply before looking Sokka dead in the eyes. Katara fumed.

"What is the meaning of such an ill ridden request young man? Don't you see this girl is about to be wed?"

"Well….Yeah…But"

"And why do you condone such a union?" The priest asked raising an eyebrow at the boy.

"Well Toph's just-"

"And don't you under the importance of this event?"

"Importance? What impo-"

"Lady Bei Fong is blessed to be committing herself to such a successful-"

"Oh don't even say it!" Sokka found himself shouting. Katara and Aang couldn't help but wince…This sentance wasn't going to end well "Toph could do ten thousand times better than that big headed hog monkey of a jerk!" In response the priest gasped and growled as well as the entire wedding party and Lao Bei Fong. Sokka also noticed the groom scowl matching that of the priest's. The teenage boy couldn't help but to shift nervously in place at the sudden reactions.

I'm just digging myself a huge piranhas filled hole….Or maybe a hole filled with angry firebenders….Or Firebending piranhas…

Silently hoping that Spirits wouldn't curse him for all of this he continued. "Toph is smart, and brave, and strong, and she's my best friend. If she has to marry anyone I'm not going to let it be him!"

Yep he was going to get struck down….If not by the Spirits, by the mob of guests who looked as if they were going to attack any second.

"I-I care about her!" he finished in a sort of frightened jumble of words. Despite the quiver in his voice, he stood his ground and continued to stare right at priest.

As if struck by his words the small earth bending bride unlatched herself from her father and bolted off in the opposite direction. At this movement the entire wedding party erupted into panicked shouts and worried frustration, most of it aimed towards Sokka. He found himself running in the same direction as Toph, forgetting all the other faces around him. Katara looked to Aang, worry etched on her face.

"Do you think they'll be all right?" She found herself whispering softly. Aang tried to smile reassuringly but failed. He laughed nervously.

"Sokka's smart, and he really cares about Toph"

"I know, and that's what I'm afraid of…"

"Toph….Toph where are you?"

"Come on Toph, it's just me….Where are you?"

"Toph, I'm sorry now come on out."

Sokka wandered around the Bei Fong estate in a sort of panic, the need to find Toph before her father did tearing at his mind. He didn't want to think what would happen if he didn't find her first. Sokka being kicked out of the wedding would be the least of their worries.

Luckily knowing the earth bender for quite awhile had enabled the warrior to have at least a vague idea where to start his search. He supposed she would run away to somewhere she felt safe and the only place she would feel like that was around her native element…

He turned the corner and found himself standing in a small garden that he had never seen before, differing greatly from the courtyard he and Toph had spent time in before. The area looked as if someone had spent an immense amount time planting different types of exotic flowers around and the premises, each blossom differing from the previous. Though the area was certainly a sight to behold Sokka reminded himself that he had no time to be distracted. Luckily he didn't have to look too much farther for the girl of the moment; the bride sat in the middle of the flower garden in a heap of cloth covered in….Dirt…

Well that was expected…

Toph looked as if she was nearing tears, from what Sokka could see her small face was scrunched in an odd way and her nose was sniffling every couple of seconds. It seemed as if she had noticed his presence though, for she was now too occupied with tearing at the bottom of her dress. Sokka watched silently for a few moments until a small voice called upon him.

"If you're just going to stand there looking dumb, could you at least make yourself useful and help me?!"

"How did you know I was th-"

"Barefoot remember? That and I'm blind not deaf…I could hear you from across the estate"

Sokka laughed nervously and walked over to the girl, falling to her side. "So what are you trying to do?"

"What does it look like I'm doing? Getting this dumb dress off!" Toph's tugging finally paid off, with a loud tearing noise the edge of her dress ripped and fell beside her.

"Why are you doing that?"

She didn't respond immediately, instead she placed her hands on her head and pulled at something that Sokka wasn't aware of. Suddenly a small pin hit Sokka between the eyes.

"Owww! What in the world are you-ow! Hey Toph-ow!" Pin after pin hit the boy until it seemed as if Toph had ran out of ones to tear from her hair. Sokka rubbed his face with a groan. When he looked back up it was a mess, but Toph's raven hair was down, running past her shoulders and down her back.

"Maybe now he'll realize I don't want to get married" Toph huffed "Actually I probably should just burry myself underground for a couple of hours to be safe, or maybe just say I was already wed to some guy in the fire nation, or even worse pregnant! (Sokka suddenly choked on the air he was breathing in) Heh, that'll make him let me go-"

"Toph will you calm down for two seconds?!" Sokka found himself yelling. Immediately Toph slapped her hand across his mouth. It was amazing that the two hadn't been found yet.

"I'll calm down if you shut your mouth!" She hissed dropping her hands. Sokka took in a long breath, placed his hands upon her shoulders, and sighed before speaking --at a much lower volume.

"Look, I already said this; I'm not going to let some jerk marry you if you don't want it."

"So you weren't lying?"

"Why would I lie about something like that?"

"Not that…" Toph looked away, a crimson blush staining her features. "If I had to get married…Would you actually…You know…"

Sokka suddenly became very aware of what he had stated in the presence of Toph...Truthfully he had never put too much thought into marriage, his thoughts always between meat, sarcasm, and keeping Aang an arms width from his baby sister. He doubted his choice of words was the smartest way to solve things but it seemed as if that is how his brain worked.

"If that's what you want" He answered simply. He let out a yelp as the girl launched herself upon him, her face buried against his chest. She stayed that way for a second before looking back up at him.

"Actually I don't want to get married to anyone" She stated with a grin. She reached up and with amazing accuracy she placed her lips against his. Sokka felt the heat rise up into his face as he returned the kiss, but as soon as it had started Toph pulled back. "But thank you for the offer"

She makes me wonder why girls are so confusing…

AN: There will probably be one or two more chapters! See you soon!