Wow hehe I've been away for a long time. A REALLY long time. Oh well I guess the past is in the past…no? Fine then I guess you can yell at me then jeez whatever. Anyway, I do not…repeat do not own the characters of Avatar The Last Airbender because if I did I'd be rich.

Matters into my Own Hands

Part 1

Normal POV

Sokka and Zuko continued their very heated battle. Zuko brought Katara home from their afternoon date and she invited him for dinner in her home. He gladly accepted and they had a nice evening. That is until Sokka came home and challenged Zuko to what he called a "man" challenge. It really was just a battle in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3. Zuko, having the game himself, accepted gladly. Unfortunately, neither boy wanted to admit defeat so they kept playing…for 5 hours…(what lives).

"Dang it Goku!" Sokka screamed as he lost to Zuko.

"Haha I told you Vegeta was better." Zuko smiled as he put a tally for his victory. On the chart they were tied 52 wins apiece.

"Rematch!" Sokka demanded.

"Fine but this time, we have to be the sons of our favorite characters." Zuko said hoping to bring a little spice to their fight.

"Okay, but be more specific," Sokka started, "do you mean kid Gohan or teen or…"Zuko then punched him in the gut.

"Do you really think I care?" Zuko said angrily. "Just pick a freaking version of him."

So then the two continued fighting with Teen Gohan and Trunks with a sword being selected. A lot of curse words and screams were heard throughout the fight. Bear in mind that it was around 3 in the morning and they were still playing and being loud with a big sound system to make things better. Just when Sokka was about to win the doorbell rang making him and Zuko lose their focus.

"Battle postponed." Sokka said as he walked towards the door. He unlocked the door and surprised to see who it was.

"Hey Sokka."

"Aang?" Sokka asked in disbelief.

"Can I come in?"

"Yeah sure buddy." Aang walked into the room to see Zuko anxiously waiting for Sokka. Seeing Aang made Zuko's face get calmer as he greeted his friend.

"What are you doing here?" Zuko asked.

"I should be asking you the same thing." Aang said with a smirk. "Dragon Ball Z. Really guys?" Aang asked while shaking his head.

"It's a man game." Sokka said defending his gaming addiction.

"I bet I could beat both of you." Aang said with a smirk.

"BHAHAHAHAHA!" Sokka and Zuko both laughed. Aang took this as a challenge and decided to challenge Sokka first. He defeated him with ease while being Goten and then beat Zuko with Kid Trunks. The two older boys were not very happy.

"Pfff…beginners luck." Sokka said trying to keep his dignity.

"Yeah you cheated." Zuko stated. Aang didn't pay attention to either comment. He knew he had beaten them both fair and square but knew that he had to explain why he was really here.

"Hey guys, can you tell me more about Azula?"

"What do you want to know about her?" Zuko asked. He had a really serious and suspicious look on his face.

"Well, Toph is hanging out with her and I just want to know whether or not she is in trouble or not."

"Don't let Toph hang with her." Zuko said sternly as Sokka continued to play his video game.

"Why not?" Aang asked curiously.

"First of all, I need you to know that she didn't kill anyone." Zuko said and Aang was a little shocked. It was as if he read his mind. "Secondly, she is a mentally insane girl with a passion for evil."

"Wow…she sounds like she has…serious problems."Aang said.

"Well she isn't as bad as she may sound." Zuko started. "She just grew up with the wrong crowd and never got the help she needed." Aang took what Zuko said to heart. All this time he figured Azula was just a crazed lunatic but he was wrong. Looking over his shoulder, he noticed Sokka sleeping while sitting in the chair with a Wii remote in his hand.

"We better get out of their house." Aang stated as he headed for the door. Zuko followed and they walked their separate ways to their separate locations.

When Aang walked in the door he noticed Gyatso asleep on the couch. Aang smiled as he turned off the light and headed for his bed. When he opened his door he was shocked to see Toph sitting on his bed.

"What are you doing here?" Aang asked out of shock. He closed his door so as not to awaken Gyatso. Toph didn't have any emotions on her face.

"I was waiting for you." Toph replied in a very serious tone. "We need to talk." Aang then took a seat next to her.

"What's the problem?" Aang asked. "I thought you were going to hang with your other friends?" Toph then turned to look up at his face.

"I was but I decided to take your advice."

"Why the sudden change?"

"Well I figured you could keep me company tonight but you were gone when I came." Aang realized Toph didn't really answer his question. He decided he would ask her at a different time.

"Well, I was at the mall until 10 and then I just hung around the park." Aang told her.

"You weren't at the park half an hour ago." Toph said suspiciously.

"No, I was at Katara and Sokka's house." He said. He noticed Toph looked drained and tired. Her head then rested on his shoulder. He wasn't exactly sure how he felt about having a girl in his room this late or at all.

"That explains why you were gone." Toph stated.

"How did you get in my house though?" He asked her curiously.

"I walked through the front door. Evidently you did lock the door on your way out." Aang mentally slapped himself.

"Don't you think you should get home?" He asked her.

"I don't want to because then I will get yelled at for sneaking out."

"You can't stay here because then I will get in trouble with Gyatso." He retorted. Toph knew he was right and agreed to go home. It was 5 a.m. when she left and returned to her own home. Aang waved goodbye to her and she did the same. He then closed and locked the door. He was insanely tired and decided to go to sleep.

Around 10 a.m. he woke up. He still felt tired but went downstairs. He walked into the kitchen and saw a note on the fridge. He read it out loud.

"Dear Aang, I have gone to the supermarket to buy groceries. I left you ten dollars so that you can get yourself breakfast. Please be safe and I will return around 12 no later than 1. Love Grandpa." Aang concluded taking the money off the counter. He walked over to the tv and turned it on. He was too lazy to leave the house for food and decided he get some later.

"Wow you're really lazy." A female voice said. Aang turned and jumped in his seat as Toph walked towards the seat.

"What are you doing here?" Aang asked. "How did you get in without making any noise?"

"Well, I'm here so that we could go get some breakfast and you don't need to know how I got in." Toph retorted. Aang, not feeling energized enough, decided to leave it alone and question her later.

"I don't feel like getting up." Aang told her. She then punched him on the arm as hard as she could. Aang gripped his arm in pain and turned his face towards her.

"Feel like getting up now?" She asked with a wicked smile.

"Why do you have to hit me in my own home?"

"Because, you have been a total pain and need to get up."

"Alright you win we can go and eat." Aang said giving up. Toph laughed with triumph and walked over towards the door. Then, the phone rang.

"Hold on let me answer this." Aang said as Toph sat back down and waited for him.

"Hello?"

"Yes, is this Aang?"

"Yes may I ask who's calling?"

"The name's…Ozai."

DUNDUNDUHHHHHHHHH! Yeah imam end it like this because it does clearly say part one so there will be another part of course. Hope you enjoyed and the second part won't take as long as you think…hopefully…