R&R please. That is all.
" Hey Katara, where's Toph? " Ty Lee asked, doing some acrobatics.
" She's right he- She's gone! "
" Maybe she hid at the bushes. " Aang said.
" Maybe she's gone outside for fresh air. Let her be. " Zuko butted in.
" Look, we're getting invited to a formal ceremony. Beast Boy, I need you to behave. " Raven said.
" Uhh...Rae...I think the one you're talking to went outside. " Cyborg said. " He'll be right back shortly. "
Toph just ran away, outside the palace grounds and into the rough streets. Beast Boy chased her by foot, but he's getting tired. He changed himself into a Pterodactyl and appeared in front of the Earthbender.
" Why...why are you running away? " Beast Boy asked.
" Do you really need to chase me? "
" Because I wanted to know why. "
" You won't. " She smirked, then bended a fissure leading to his feet that made him experience a painful split.
" OW! I'm not going to harm you, I just wanna know why did you disappear from there! "
" Come with me. "
They walked to the forest, away from the crowds. She stopped and bended a rock which they can seat on.
" The view is great, huh..."
" Yeah. It's...awesome! "
" I wished that I could see things around me with my eyes...and not with my feet. "
" You're...blind? "
" Yeah. I'm born blind. But with my Earthbending I can see through my feet- but only when it's earth beneath my feet. I don't know how to swim, and I hate flying. "
After that, silence crawled. The only sound that they can hear is the crashing of the waterfalls. Toph just played the water with her feet, and the green shape-shifting boy just watched her. At last, Beast Boy managed to kill the awkward silence.
" Why did you ran away earlier? "
" I wanted to run away from my marriage. "
" Marriage? I thought the marriage is Zuko and Mai's..."
" Yeah. But after that is mine. "
" Let me guess...you and Aang? "
Toph blushed violently and bended a rock towards him. And he was badly hurt.
" It's not me and Aang! I would be married with a rich, Earth Kingdom suitor that looks like a douchebag! Even though I wanted to cancel the marriage, I can't do anything! And by anything, it excludes Nothing! " she said in an angry tone. She was so upset that tears fell from her eyes. Beast Boy got up from the ground and embraced her in sympathy.
" I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be a little personal to you. "
" I know. You're just trying your best to make me okay, just like the others do. " she replied, and hugging him back.
-Few Minutes later-
The two are just throwing pebbles made by her at the lake. They're enjoying it though, and he said something to make her cheer up.
" You know...I just met you hours ago, but you resemble someone I know. "
" Yeah? "
" She's named Terra. She's a blonde-haired girl about my age- " he was cut off by her.
" How come that we resemble each other when her hair is blonde and mine is black? "
" Let's just forget that this moment! Anyways, she also manipulates Earth as you do. but the only thing that differentiates you both is your personality. She's an insecure lass with a low self-esteem while you're headstrong, and you are as hard as a rock. You know, at a glance. "
" You know, we better go back to the palace. Maybe your and my teammates are worried sick about us. "
" Oh yes we are! " A familiar voice was heard. " So this is where you've been all time? "
" Robin? Glad it's only you. "
" No...we got company. "
" We almost ditched the Announcement tea because of both of you! " Zuko said angrily.
" Well, I'm sorry. It's my fault. I just ran away like crazy and Beast Boy just chased me. "
" We still have time for the tea, Zuko. Don't be such a sourpuss. " Mai said.
" Mai's right. "
" We better head home. " Raven said.
" We still need to fix the ship so we can go to Azarath. Raven, try your best to do what you did ago when I was stuck in 3000 B.C. "
" I'll try. "
" ...After the tea. " Aang said, butting in betweent the two titans.
" Right..." she sighed.
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