"Miss... It's time to wake up!" Ahe began to shake the young girl back and forth. "Your parents need to see you!" Toph pushed the servant away and rolled over so her back was to her. Ahe shook her head and took the blankets away. "C'mon, you need to get up."

"I don't need to do anything except sleep!" Toph retorted.

"Listen." Ahe took the girl's arm which was quickly yanked away from her grasp. "You're not with the Avatar anymore! You live in a strict society controlled by your parents. Now, either wake up or suffer the consequences!"

The blind girl sat up, "What can they possibly do to me? They're forcing me to get married. As far as I'm concerned, my life can't get any worse."

"They can choose the worst husband in the kingdom instead of the best... Remember: Whomever they choose, you're stuck with for the rest of your life."

"Not if I kill him." Toph grinned.

"You have to be kidding!"

"And if I'm not?"

Ahe sighed and threw a dress at Toph. "Get ready, your parents are waiting for you."

Toph slid out of bed and waited for the door to close. When it did, she shedded her night clothes and put on the dress. What could her parents want from her today? The door opened again. "Well, what do you think?" Toph spinned around, making the dress flow around her.

"Look wonderful, miss. Except for that hair."

Her blind hands felt around her messy bun. "It's just hair..."

"I know, but your parents will not be pleased-"

Toph began to stomp out of the room as she yelled, "To hell with my parents!"

The door slammed behind her as she walked down the corridor. Her feet slid across the cold rocks as her steps echoed down the hall. Toph was gone for more than a year, and yet, she remembered every room and crack in this prison.

The blind girl went around the last turn and took a big breath. "Hello Fumi."

"Hello Miss Toph. How are you this fine morning?" He stood by the door which seperated the family.

"Fine. I heard my parents wanted to see me. I figured I might as well get this over with." She stopped two feet away from the servant. "Are they ready?"

Fumi laughed and bowed to the girl. "Ready as they ever are, miss."

He extended an arm and slowly opened the metal door. The male servant continued to bow as the teenager walked past. "I'll see you later." She whispered as the door slowly shut behind her.

"Good morning, daughter." It was her mother's voice. "Please, sit."

Toph forcefully moved her legs to the wooden chair that she has sat in many times before. She 'looked' around the room, it was just her mother and her... no father. "What is it?"

"At least use a proper greeting." She sighed.

"Fine. Hello Mother! It's wonderfulto see you this morning! You look so beautiful. I absolutely love what you have done with your hair-"

"Toph." Her mother shook her head. "Enough of your nonsense."

"Then tell me what you have to tell me!"

Her mother rose from her seat. "Fine." She slowly walked down to her daughter. "I've figured it is time to tell you something about me and your father."

Toph smiled, "Did you adopt me?"

"Don't joke about something like that!" She sighed. "No. The truth is, I know what you are going through with this wedding."

"That I absolutely hate it?"

"What's to hate? We're ensuring you a solid future!" Her mother lowered her voice. "...I was your age when my parents called me to them, much like we did to you the other day." Toph's expression remained uninterested. "And they told me that I would marry some man named Lao Bei Fong."

"So you and dad had an arranged marriage?"

"Yes."

"Haven't you learned from your mistakes? Just look at you two... You're the example I shouldn't marry someone my parents chose!"

"That's enough! I'm very happy with your father!"

"Really? You sure don't know how to show your over flowing joy." Toph stood up and began to walk away. "Are you really happy with him?"

Her mother stood there, watching her daughter leave. "Go to your room!"

"I am going to my room!" The teenager ran into the hall and used Earthbending to slam the metal doors.

"Another successful meeting with your parents, I assume." Fume laughed as she stormed past him.

"Oh yes, very successful."