Hi guys! I'm still on the train. Writing. It's probably the most boring experience ever. So I'm using Tokka to make me happy and entertained. C:

Enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: Avatar: The Last Airbender and its characters belong to Nickelodeon, Michael, and Bryke.


Toph's POV

"Guys, wake up! We're here!" Aang yelled excitedly.

Toph's eyes flickered open. She felt a blast of cold, icy wind hit her cheeks. "It's freezing!" She exclaimed, wrapping her arms around herself.

"Welcome to the South Pole!" Sokka said, with a hint of sarcasm in his voice. Toph rolled her sightless eyes.

As Appa swooped down, she felt a familiar wave of nausea, clinging fearfully to the side of the saddle. The big furry beast roared, gently landing on the ground.

"Home!" Sokka said happily, hopping off of the bison, along with Katara and Aang.

"Hello, I need help here! I'm blind, you know!" Toph yelled to her friends, waving a hand in her face.

"Oh right!" Sokka yelled back. "Sorry!"

The sixteen year old climbed up into the saddle, and picked her up bridal-style, taking her by surprise. "What in Yue's name are you doing?!" She yelled, feeling her cheeks go warm. The only other time he had done that was when Zuko accidently burned her feet and she was unable to walk.

"I'm helping you get down. Isn't that what you wanted?" He asked, not seeming to have a clue as to why she was yelling.

"No, you're picking me up. I just wanted some help getting down onto the ground." Toph muttered, secretly okay with him holding her. "But … whatever."

"Well, your majesty…" Sokka remarked, resulting in Toph punching his arm.

"You two fight like a married couple." Katara pointed out, kind of laughing under her breath.

"No we don't!" They both yelled simultaneously. Toph's face was hot with embarrassment against the cold, and there was a change in Sokka's heartbeat, so clearly he was as embarrassed as she was.

"That's the only thing they can agree on!" Aang teased. Toph and Sokka both grumbled angrily, in response to Aang's comment.

"Since you're not wearing any real shoes, I'm going to have to carry you all the way back to camp unless you want to walk in the snow." Sokka told her.

"Alright then." Toph said, leaning back. "I get to be lazy."

Sokka, Aang, and Katara all began trudging through the snow, and Toph kept feeling Sokka's glance on her, but didn't bother to say anything.


Sokka's POV

On the way to the tribe, Sokka noticed Toph's cheeks were very rosy, probably caused by the cold, but he still felt that maybe it wasn't just that. After about thirty seconds of walking, they finally reached the tribe, and dozens of familiar faces had already started running out to greet them, Gran-Gran being one of them.

"Sokka, Katara! You have no idea how happy I am to see you!" The old woman rasped cheerfully. She seemed to be a little bit older than she had been before which worried him, but the watertribe boy was still extremely happy to see his grandmother.

"And Aang, it's nice to see you again. I'm so proud of you all!" She paused, turning her glance to the girl in Sokka's arms. "And who is this?" She asked, looking up at Sokka. He noticed the amused smirk on the old woman's face as she did so.

He felt his face go warm. "Uh, th-this is Toph. She's blind, and uses her feet to see and earthbend, so she couldn't walk on the snow and I was just helping her."

"Ah, I see. How interesting. Well, I'm guessing we should get her some clothes then? And Aang too?" She pointed out. "We wouldn't want our guests to catch a cold!"

Sokka, Katara, and Aang walked into the border of the camp. "Thank you, Gran-Gran." Katara said, smiling happily.

"Is there any possible way I could find some shelter for Appa?" Aang asked, scratching his bald head.

"There most definitely is. I'll show you a cave where he can stay right after I get you two into some suitable clothing." Gran-Gran told Aang and Toph.


Aang and Toph were dressed in some parkas and thick boots, and Appa was tucked away in a cave with a warm fire by his side, along with Momo to accompany him.

The thick padding on Toph's boots made it so she couldn't 'see' any more. The blind earthbender was extremely irritable, and now Sokka had to put up with it. "I hate this stupid water tribe…" She growled under her breath, teeth clenched.

"Listen, Toph, I know you don't like it, but you'll have to deal with it." Sokka repeated for the third time, extremely annoyed.

"Get off my case, Snoozles. It's your fault that I'm here!" She hissed angrily. Sokka rolled his eyes, and yawned.

"You should at least try to get some sleep instead of complaining." He stated bluntly, feeling Toph's fist slam into his arm.

"Don't tell me what to do!" She snarled, and then flipped over in her sleeping bag. Aang, Sokka, Katara, and Toph were all sharing a tent, but Katara and Aang were already asleep. Honestly, how did they sleep so well? "I hate this stupid iceberg place! I'm freezing!"

"I am too. Deal with it." Sokka murmured, closing his eyes. Toph kicked him in the stomach, making him yelp. "What was that for?!"

"I'm trying to make you shut up." She hissed, kicking him again.

"Ow! Stop!" He yelled, throwing a pillow at her. Toph growled, turning around and punching him in the chest. "OW!"

A slight smirked spread across the blind girl's features. Oh, it is so on.

Sokka forcefully pulled her out of her sleeping bag and tickled her sides, making her giggle. "S-Sokka stop-p i-i-it! Ehh!" She squealed, and squirmed around as Sokka tickled her in a loud laughing fit. Sokka was laughing as well.

"Toph, shush." Katara mumbled quietly. "You too, Sokka."

Sokka moved his hands away quickly, and the both tried to stop laughing, but it almost seemed impossible. They both placed hands on their mouth, still laughing hysterically. When they had finally calmed down, Toph got into her sleeping bag and curled up, still smiling a bit.

"Now go to sleep." Sokka joked, and she rolled her eyes, scooting in the slightest bit closer to him. He felt himself blush a bit, and closed his eyes, still half smiling. It wasn't long before they were both pulled into sleep.


After the few days that the Gaang had spent in the South Pole, it was time to leave. Everyone said goodbye, and the next thing Sokka knew, they were up in the air on Appa, flying back to Ba Sing Se. The water tribe warrior had noticed Toph was being strangely distant and snappy, and it was only towards him.

She was being nice to Aang and Katara, and Sokka could pick up on that very easily. She was clearly doing it on purpose.

They had flown over Kyoshi Island once again, and Sokka sighed, leaning back on Appa's saddle. "Spirits, Sokka. When will you ever stop moping?" She groaned irritably.

"Toph!" Sokka heard Katara say.

"Whatever." Sokka murmured, looking down. He honestly thought Toph understood back when they were at The Jasmine Dragon.

There was a long silence, and Toph didn't even bother to say anything. Sokka eventually fell asleep, even if it was daytime, still feeling hurt about everything that happened.

But when he woke up, all hell broke loose.

Opening his eyes, he heard Appa roar loudly, feeling wind and water on his skin. He quickly looked around, then felt Appa jerk to the right, watching Toph's body slam into the side of the saddle. "TOPH!" He yelled, quickly crawling towards the limp little frame.

"Sokka?! Toph?! What's going on?!" He heard Katara say somewhere behind him. Thank the spirits she was alright, but right now, he had to focus on keeping Toph safe.

Appa jerked once again, causing Toph to slide to the other side of the saddle. Sokka and Katara both quickly crawled after the limp blind girl, and Sokka grabbed hold of her to make sure if Appa turned again, she wouldn't fall. "Where's Aang?!" Sokka said, looking around quickly.

"I'm right here!" Aang yelled from the other side of the saddle. "Is everyone alright?!"

"I don't know…!" Sokka said, turning his attention back to Toph, quickly shaking her to wake up. "Toph, come on, please!" He yelled, getting angrier by the second. "To—"

Appa swerved once again before Aang could crawl into the front and grab the reigns, making Sokka and Toph fall over the edge. Katara caught his hand just in time, Toph still in his other arm. "I don't think I'll be able to hold on!" He yelled, feeling his stomach tie in a knot.

"Throw Toph up here! Then we can pull you up!" Aang yelled next to Katara. Sokka nodded, using all his strength to get her up onto the saddle. Right before Aang was able to grab hold of the blind girl, Appa swerved again, causing Sokka's grip on Katara's hand to slip.

"SOKKA!" He heard Katara wail as he began falling into the darkness, still holding onto Toph. He knew this was the end, but he still felt he needed to protect her.

He turned so that his back was facing towards the water, and so that when they landed, Sokka would be the one to break the fall, not Toph.

Holding onto her tighter, Sokka felt tears form in his eyes as he slammed into the water below him, everything going black.


Yeah, I'm mean. Sorry about that x'D Well, um. Chapter 3 will be worked on soon. R&R!