When You're Gone
I always needed time on my own
Finally... Toph sighed as she closed the door of her room in the Bei Fong estate.
It has been two years after they defeated the Fire Lord and Zuko reigned as the next Fire Lord. And it has been two days after they dropped her off at the huge location of the Bei Fong's. She almost got grounded for running away but she was excused because she helped save the whole world.
She never knew that time flew so fast that now she was back here, back at her old boring life... servants serving her, gaurds gaurding her twenty-four-seven, parents... parenting... this was just boring. Simply boring.
But something bugged her... like something was missing... or was it someone?
Yes, it was a someone. Give up? It's Aang---er Twinkle Toes. Whatever.
I never thought I'd need you there when I cried
Tears started to fall from her sea-foam green eyes... she and her father just had a big fight. The biggest fight you'd ever imagine.
They were fighting about her 'future' husband. She never liked the boys mentioned, he liked them. She didn't like to get married to other people who just don't love her back, but she needs to.
At times... she wished Aang was here.
And the days feel like years when I'm alone
She needed Aang. He wa always there to comfort her when in need. Two days have passed. Two long days. Two long days without Aang.
And the bed where you lie
is made up on your side
Midnight fell. She gingerly walked through empty halls and stopped at one of the bedrooms. She stopped at the bedroom where Aang slept while they were staying in her house.
She stepped inside and touched the blanket's fabric. The certain blanket that he used. She kneeled on the floor and traced her fingers on the bed. On Aang's bed.
When you walk away
I count the steps that you take
Do you see how much I need you right now?
Tears once again fell. She closed her eyes and reminisced the time they left for South Pole.
She felt his light footsteps getting lighter and lighter by the second. She wanted him to stay but they couldn't.
Unbeknownst to them, Toph let out a tear while they walked away.
While he walked away.
When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
She snapped back and cried harder. He was gone. They were separated.
Toph didn't want that to happen, she prayed about it when they were younger. She prayed that there won't come a day that they'll get separated.
But it happened.
And it was painful. She still felt that in her heart. She felt heartbroken.
When you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too
She missed the figure that always annoyed her but made her happy at the same time.
She didn't exactly know his face but she missed it too.
When you're gone
All the words I need to hear to always get me through the day
And make it okay
She remembered the times when she felt bad, he would make jokes. She always laughed at this.
His antics made her day everyday.
I miss you
In short, she missed him.
I've never felt this way before
She never loved a boy before... it was unlikely that she would be in love with the annoying one.
She was tough, she was brave, she never feared walls... steel walls.
She had hard characteristics and it was unusual that she has developed soft feelings for someone. It was rare for her to feel that.
Everything that I do
Reminds me of you
She remembered a while ago that she got told just because she laughed histerically and unlady-like. She also got told because she always made jokes to brighten up the room but instead she made it duller as everybody in the room will look at her weirdly.
She did that like Aang would do. But he didn't do the making it duller part. He always made everything bright.
And the clothes you left
they lie on the floor
She remembered everything while she cried so hard. She laid her hand on the floor and felt something smooth and soft. She felt it and vibrations made it clearer for her. It was Aang's forgotten clothes. He must've forgot about it.
She picked up the orange fabric and fingered it.
And they smell just like you
I love the things that you do
She held the cloth near her nose and inhaled its scent.
It had the mix of dirt, fresh air, snow and... charcoal?
Oh yes, he once stepped on a bed of charcoal and stupidly hopped on one foot yelping out a big "OW!"
This made her smile a little but the tears kept going.
When you walk away
I count the steps that you take
Do you see how much I need you right now?
Then she remembered the time in the desert when he walked away.
She felt guilt inside her. Making him mad and all that.
But at some points, when he wasn't there, she felt... vulnerable.
When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too
When you're gone
All the words I need to hear to always get me through the day
And make it okay
I miss you
She remembered all these and buried her face into his clothes. The tears soaked on the cloth. She never cried like this before... the way she cried so hard for someone.
We were made for each other
Out here forever
I know we were
Yeah Yeah
After thoughts filled her head, questions started to fill in.
Did fate entwine them just so she could teach him earthbending? Or just so Toph could find real love?
She cried harder of the thought that she was just a material girl.
Toph felt something strong towards Aang, she knew she loved him and fate just did that. But the big question is... does Aang love her back?
All I ever wanted was for you to know
Everything I do I give my heart and soul
I can hardly breathe I need to feel you here with me
Yeah
Though she was hard on him, she hoped that she just did that because it's for him. Earthbending was her passion and she applied her heart and soul to that particular field.
She became hard on him because earth represented strength. She just wanted him to know that it wasn't for her fun, it was for his own good.
Tears streamed more. She started to hiccup because of crying so hard. She wanted him... she needed him... she loved him... she missed him... badly.
She wanted his warmth, his comfort. She missed him so much that she kept crying.
More tears flooded as she buried her face further into the monk's clothes.
Unbeknownst to her, someone was at the bedroom door.
"Toph?"
But Toph kept crying. More tears came out... and more. She hiccupped between cries and it came out as muffles because the cloth covered her face.
Hearing her cries and hiccups, the figure hugged her tightly in a protecting way.
"There, there, Toph..."
Toph looked up and saw... him.
"Aang?"
When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
Toph hugged him back but her hug was tighter than his. Her hug gestured that she won't let go. But Aang never hesitated.
When you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too
Toph let go of the clothes that she held a while ago. The two figures just hugged each other while they sat on the guest's bedroom floor.
She cried on his chest but Aang didn't mind the tears soaking his top.
The words I need to hear will always get me through the day
And make it okay
Aang held his mouth next to her smaller ear and whipered...
"Everything's going to be okay... I'm here."
Toph cried harder and mumbled something between her tears and hiccups, "Never let me go, please?"
Aang understood it clearly. "I won't."
Just hearing his voice, she cried harder. Hearing his words in his voice touched her.
I miss you
"I..." Toph started and tried to speak between her tears. "I... missed... you."
"I missed you too, Toph. That's why I came back."
The two shared a tight hug while Toph cried her whole heart out. Through the night... under the moonlit floor.
At the door, another figure stood there, watching. "I know your heart's content, dear Toph" her mother whispered while she watched her fifteen year old daughter cry on her loved one.
Aaaw... I was crying while I was typing this one. I was even playing the song. Aaw... I don't have a relationship, mind you!! Hoped you enjoyed it!! If you review, I love you!!! YES!!!! I LOVE REVIEWING PEOPLE!!!! Guys... tell me what you think and no flames please.
Song: When You're Gone by Avril Lavigne
I do not own A:TLA, sadly. If I owned it, I would have made this pairing happen a long time ago and Aang would have a crush on Toph and not Katara!!!! KATARA STINKS WHEN PAIRED TO AANG!!!!! (Sorry... I'm not a Kataang shipper, I have a very bad nerve for Kataang. So if you're going to get mad at me because I hate Kataang, then why did you even bother to read this?!! You just wasted your time!!!)