Hello Fanfictionites. I'm back with more modern times. Remember, Taang isn't the only pairing but is the main one so keep that in mind. Sorry for not updating in a while but you no how it is sometimes. This is Aang's point of view and it will change so be watchful. I don't own Avatar blah blah. ONWARD!

First Day of Realization

I awakened from my sleep around 7 a.m. I didn't feel like getting up because my back was still in pain because of the flip Toph gave me the day before. Yet, I knew I had to because school was today. With that thought in mind, I got up from my bed with a loud yawn. I seriously have to workout more.

After taking a shower, eating breakfast, and grabbing my book bag, I head out the door. I look at my phone to see Sokka sent me a text saying that he will see me at school along with Katara. I am really happy that I have great friends like them. As I walk down the street, about 10 minutes from my home, I see a very unfriendly face. It was Zuko. Oh, how I despise Zuko. But, if Katara likes him, then I will have to deal with him.

"Hey Zuko." I say with my nice smile. Zuko turns around and looks at me with his golden eyes.

"Hi Aang." Zuko says with a casual tone. He then walks over to me and ask me a very weird question. "You and Katara are close right?" He asked me. I nodded and he continues, "Well, I was thinking of asking her out and I need you to find out if she likes me." He finishes looking away from my direction. I couldn't believe what was just said to me. He wants ME to do something for HIM after all the pain he caused me. Well, I said I would be nicer to him and this is a start.

"Zuko…Katara is crazy about you." I tell him as the school's block soon comes into view. "She talks about you all the time and if you ask her out it would make her day." I finish. He looks at me and smiles. He then gives me a pat on the back and we walk into school together. Well, we were almost there until my arm was grabbed my a very strong person. It can't be…

"Hey Twinkle Toes." Toph says while crushing my bones. Oh, I see how this day is going and it's not gonna be good for me. I wave Zuko off as I confront Toph.

"Hello Toph." I say as she let's me go.

"You're still running track right?" she ask me with a devilish smile. I didn't know whether or not to answer this question or not so I just said the truth.

"I'm not sure I have to try out but I am pretty sure I will be put on the team." I reply to her. She then puts back on her devilish smile. I then realize that she has a nice evil smile and her jeans do fit her body perfectly. Wait WHAT? OH HECK NO! I am not going to think of Toph in that way. Still, I can't help the fact that it's true. I will just have to live with the fact that I am a boy and…

"OW!" I shout as Toph hits me in the arm. "Holy sh …OW!" I scream again as Toph hits my arm once again.

Toph's POV

HOW DARE HE SPACE OUT WHILE I AM TALKING TO HIM! Oh he will pay. I then smack his arm to get his attention.

"OW" he shouts. "Holy sh…OW!" he screams again as I hit him.

"Pay attention then." I tell him. Then I notice something about him that I never saw before. He is actually really cute, fast, and strong. Wait WHAT? OH HECK NO! I can't start liking him now. I already have a plan in mind. But, he is really nice so maybe the plan can be postponed for a day hen he acts like a fag. Yeah that's a good idea.

"Toph…hello?" His voice then breaks me out of my concentration. "Are you ok?" he asks me. He's so caring. STOP BRAIN DANG!

"Yeah I'm fine." I lie to him. I can tell he doesn't by it but, he lets it go.

"Well, we better get to class." He says trying to change the subject. "We don't want to be late on our first day." Twinkle Toes says with a slight laugh.

"Yeah let's go." I tell him as I walk away towards the front door. I didn't want to admit it but…I think I am starting to…like…Twinkle Toes. How wrong does that sound?

Aang's POV

After Toph left me standing, I decided to also walk into the school. MAN IT"S HUGE! There was no way I was going to find Sokka and Katara in this crowd. Luckily, I found Zuko waiting for me in the auditorium. Even more luckily, Katara and Sokka were with him. But, the two siblings looked like they were arguing.

"No way, I won't stand for it!" Sokka shouted to Katara who slapped his face.

"You can't tell me who I can and can't date!" she replied even louder. "Zuko, I would love to go with you to the movies." She said with a smile. Sokka threw his hands in defeat and just told Zuko to be good to her. As I get closer, Katara runs up and hugs me and Sokka gives me a nice handshake.

"You finally made it." Katara says with a smile as she continues to hug me. I nod and then we all take our seats together near the middle of the row. Teachers and faculty came around and gave everyone their schedules.

Toph's POV

After walking into the auditorium, I immediately see my friend Ty Lee. If you thought Aang was always happy, you haven't met this girl. Ty Lee was going to be a sophomore and her father was my butler. She and I became very close over the years. She even use to say that I would eventually come to like Aang because of me always teasing him. Who would have thought that she was right.

"TOPH!" she screamed and wrapped me in a warm yet painful embrace. And I thought I was strong. "Where have you been?" she asked me. "Were you messing with Aang again?" she finished. If you ever saw Ty Lee's face, you would no lying to her is impossible. Even for me, Top Bei Fong, it is impossible.

"No, Aang and I actually came to a nice standing with each other and are friends…I guess." I told her. I then realize the hug became even stronger.

"OH TOPH THAT"S GREAT!" she shouts. "I knew you liked him." She says with a smile. I then feel heat rising to my cheeks from that last statement.

"I don't like Aang in that way." I tell her. She, of course, doesn't by it and just laughs at my statement. She and I then sit down as the adults begin to pass out everyone's schedules. I then realize that Aang is sitting in front of us. Looking over his shoulder (I had to sit up real close to him because he is taller than me), I see he and I have 4 classes in common. 4 out of 6 classes together is a good number to me. And we had homeroom together. OH NO! I AM STARTING TO LIKE HIM! CRAP!

"Welcome students to Bending High." The principle announces. "My name, to you new students, is Mr. Roku and I am your new principle." I heard him say. I didn't pay attention to the rest and I just thought of Aang. I thought of all the times I got him in trouble even if it was my fault. The weird thing about it was that Aang never told a teacher it was my fault. If I were smarter I would have thought how awesome he was before. My loss I guess.

After leaving the auditorium, I headed for homeroom which was room 313. I walked fast so I could see Aang sooner… wait NO! I DON"T LIKE AANG! I had to keep shouting that to myself to then realize that I did. The reason I would always tease him, get him in trouble, or humiliate him, was because I liked him. A lot. I arrive in homeroom to see Aang sitting alone. He didn't know anyone and neither did I. Might as well stick together right?

Aang's POV

I left the auditorium with Sokka because Zuko and Katara left to do who knows what. I didn't stay with Sokka long for two reasons. 1. He and I were in two different homerooms. 2. Suki came and took him with her to do who knows what.

I then made my way to homeroom to find everyone with their old friends. I didn't know anyone, so, I decided to sit alone in the back. No one even seemed to notice I was here. Then I saw her. Toph came up to the door. Oh how she looked intoxicating. The weird thing is that I actually miss her constant teasing…wait NO! I DO NOT LIKE TOPH! I wasn't sure if I wanted this to be the truth or not. The fact was that I did like Toph. I liked her a lot.

I then noticed that she was making her way over to me. Now I feel nervous and I don't know why. I have known her for 8 years and I never felt this way before. Oh well, can't worry about it now.

"Hey Twinkle Toes." She said to me. For some reason, I find this name really cool and special. Weird.

"Hey Toph." I said to her. I then noticed she was looking at me intently. That is really weird unless she is trying something devious. Oh, I hope so. "Are you ok Toph?" I asked her. "You seem a little…preoccupied with something on your mind."

"No I am ok just a little…umm…flustered." She said to me. What is agitating her? I have to find a way to help. I notice that she sits at a desk right next to me. I then do something I never thought I would in a million years. I take her hands in mind.

"Toph, I know we haven't been friends long but, if you have any problems, I am always listening." I tell her with a smile. I think I even saw a little red come to her cheeks.

Toph's POV

When Aang put my hands in his, my heart blew-up! He is so awesome. Then he tells me I can rely on him at anytime. How awesome can he be? I think I'm blushing. Hopefully he can't see it. I mentally smack myself for not seeing how cute, smart, funny, and caring he is. I was such an idiot. Wait…he stopped talking. I have to say something.

"Thanks Aang, that means a lot to me." I tell him. Then I do something that is way out of character for me. I kiss him on the cheek. My heart jumped and I think I saw a hint of red on his cheeks.

"Your welcome Toph." He said. "If you ever need anything, I am not far away." The teacher then has to walk in. That old hag couldn't wait 5 more minutes. Aang gives me a note. It has his phone number on it. I put the number in my phone when the teacher isn't looking and I give him mine on the back of the note. I see him put my number in his phone as well.

The rest of the day went by pretty well. Every class we had together, Aang and I sat together and we talked, shared notes, and even made jokes about teachers. Well, I was making the jokes and he kept laughing silently in fear of the teacher. I felt like this was Heaven on Earth. I'm not sure if Aang was having as much fun as me but, I did know that he was having some fun. Soon lunch came around and I told Aang I would see him at the lunch table. He said ok and we departed. I went to see Ty Lee and I made a mistake. When I told her of my day she giggled.

"I told you Toph." She started. "I knew you liked Aang from day one." I wanted to punch her but decided against it. She meant well. Yet, I had to do one thing. I grabbed her blouse and brought her to my eye level.

"If you tell anyone or even give any hints that I like him," I started. " you will NEVER do another flip ever again." I finished and let her go. She kept smiling but I knew I got the message across. She then left to go hang with her fellow cheerleaders while I went to go find a certain boy. MY Twinkle Toes.

Aang's POV

Toph and I have hung out all morning. It was awesome! If the rest of freshman year is going to be like this…I don't ever want to grow up. I even got a kiss from Toph. AWESOME!

Toph and I then separate and I am happy for only one reason…I have to tell everyone that she is a welcome friend to me. As I made my way to the lunch line, I see Zuko already having my lunch in his hand. Man, I owe him. After reaching my friends' table, I sat down and said hi to all of them. I was then bombarded with questions like, how was the first day?, or did Toph torture u? I almost forgot to tell everyone that she was going to be joining us. They all looked at me with weird expressions but they said ok. Well, everyone except Sokka but Suki changed her mind.

I looked back every once in a while to see when Toph was coming. I eventually saw her coming 10 minutes into the lunch period. Katara and Zuko left to go outside and sit under the big tree. Probably to make-out where Sokka wouldn't see. Yeah, that sounds reasonable. Toph came and sat down and I introduced her to Sokka and Suki.

"Sup" was her hello. I love her not caring attitude. It's so cute.

"Hey Toph," Suki started. "pleased to meet you."

"So I guess you aren't trying to kill…OW!" Sokka was cut off mid-sentence by the wrath of Suki.

"Sokka, stop being so rude or this is over." Suki warned pointing to her lips. I guess Sokka really enjoyed their kissing sessions because he stopped. We all talked for a while until it was time for classes to start again. Toph showed me her schedule and we have 2 of the same classes in the morning and 2 in the afternoon. Plus, we have homeroom together two. Well, time to go to class.

Toph's POV

After leaving the cafeteria, Aang and I went to the last three classes of the day. Two of which we shared. He and I had became inseparable. I really enjoyed the fun we had together. I wished it wouldn't end. But, unfortunately, the last bell rang. Crap. Oh well, there is always tomorrow. Aang walks to his locker with me behind him, then we go to mine.

"Umm, Toph can I ask you something?" he starts speaking. I turn my attention towards him. "Do you want to…umm…hang out with me later?" he ask me. I was shocked and I knew what I wanted to ask him next.

"Are you…umm…asking me out?" I asked him. I sure hope so.

"Well, you don't have to call it a date if you don't want to." He explained. "You can just say that it's just to best friends hanging out." He stated. I'm his best friend? AWESOME! Well I'm not ready to admit that I love him yet. No matter how much I want it to be.

"Ok Twinkles," I tell him. "This can just be us hanging out. Are we going to go to your house or mine or somewhere else?" I asked him as I closed my locker door.

"I don't care where." He tells me. "We can go to the park or anywhere you want to go." I think about this for a moment then I decide.

"Ok, let's go to my house then." I tell him as we walk out the door. I decided my home because my parents aren't home, the maids and butlers won't bother us much with the right 'persuasion', and I have a lot of things in my house to do. Plus, maybe I can kiss him with no one watching. YES TOPH YOU RULE!

"Ok then, let's go." He says. He stops walking when he realizes I am not with him. "What's wrong?" he asks me.

"I don't live that way." I tell him with a giggle. I see him blush out of embarrassment and we walk another way that leads to my house. If this is how the rest of high school is going to be like, then the rest of the year will be heaven on Earth.

What did you guys think? I made it pretty long to make up for my lack of writing earlier. Hope you liked it.