My fourth and final chapter! I hope you guys enjoyed it ! And do plan on making a second longer fanfic but I'm not sure if I will post it on here or on my tumblr! Thanks for the reviews and everything!

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"I can't believe it, she's really gone," Katara says as we walk back to the picnic table we currently had been sitting at.
"I wonder where she is going to go," I wonder lying my head down on the table exhausted, super exhausted.
"She was asked to go on a mission for two years with the Kiyoshi Warriors," it's Aang's voice joining us, I'm not sure why but once I hear him coming towards us I feel…disappointed.
"Oh," Katara replies meekly Aang sits down beside me, "how do you know?" Katara asks him.
"Well once she called off the wedding and ran away I ran off after her," Aang starts the story and even though I'm totally interested in what he says I can't stop myself from yawning, I'm able to feel Aang's eyes on me.
"Go on Aang, I want to know what happens next," I tell him stifling another yawn he just clears his throat and continues.
"Once I caught up with her I noticed she wasn't crying and I was confused if someone I loved said a name that wasn't mine I'd be heart broken," He begins, "so she told me she expected this and that she already had a plan, her offer to go on the mission."
"How terrible that she actually expected him to say," Katara pauses probably looking at me and stopping her though not that it really mattered I knew it was a big deal.
"Look guys, do you mind if I have a few minutes alone? I really want to think," I say pushing myself out of the table, once I hit the ground I begin to think of running away.
"Um sure, Katara I'm sure Sokka would like to talk to you, he went into the dressing room and hasn't been out since the wedding was called off," Aang tells Katara who was probably nodding, once I was able to hear the sound of emptiness I decided what I wanted to do and made a run for it.

"How do you feel huh Sok monkey knowing a girl is going to beat you," I teased him as I began to quicken my pace, he always wanted to race, something about proving that he was right to one day join the police, I thought he could do it whether he could run or not but whatever it gave me a reason to spend time with him.
He starts to laugh, "I don't see a girl I just see you!" he shouts and I can't help but laugh too quickening my speed, "wait Toph!" he shouts and next thing I know we are colliding into each other, I feel myself hit the floor first him falling on top of me. I could feel his heat and I can smell him (do not judge me it's not as if I can SEE him…plus guys always smell good) my face I know is bright red and his probably was too, flustered I use all my strength to push him off.
"God Sok monkey, gotta learn to control yourself," I joke as he takes my hand and pulls me up laughing as well.
"Toph, you know you're my best friend right?" he says so seriously I get scared.
"Duh, you're my best friend too," I say shyly he puts his arm around my shoulder.
"So one day when I get married you'll be my best man?" he laughs and it takes all I can not to through him on to the ground, sometimes he really did treat me like I was a guy and to be honest it hurt.
"Sure Sokka whatever you say, look I better get going meeting my mom for dinner in town," without allowing him to say another word I began to run away tears streaming down my face.

The memory dissolves quickly as I wake up and I'm by myself again just taking in the fresh air, I wonder if anyone even noticed I was gone…I told Katara and Aang I only wanted a few minutes alone and I although I knew Republican City like the back of my hand I had to admit I felt really lost, but not just physically wise, mentally wise and emotionally wise too.

Suki was leaving, which meant Sokka was open for me to have and according to her I was what he wanted but there had to be a length before you do anything drastic and I wasn't ready to do anything drastic with Sokka just yet, not right away even if it was what he wanted and well what I wanted. Except I didn't really know what Sokka wanted just want Suki thought he wanted, but there was still the whole him saying my name issue that I should probably address with him.
I push myself off the floor and began to walk in a direction, "oh wait…I'm lost," I sigh before sitting back down feeling like a 12 year old again.
I wish I could see even though I had gotten so used to not seeing but it would be nice to know what the stars and the moon looked like.
"It is really beautiful out here tonight," his voice makes me jump so high I almost reach the sky myself.
"Sokka what are you doing here?" I ask placing my hand over my heart trying to calm my breathing, I should have known he was coming, I always know when someone is coming.
"Katara came running into the dressing room shouting 'Toph is gone! Toph is gone!' she was practically in tears while I was confident I knew where you went and I was right," He says proudly taking a seat next to me.
"Impossible because as far as I know I'm lost," I snap at him suddenly feeling angry, I wanted to yell at him, I wanted to slap him and badly enough I wanted to kiss him.
"Well I guess when you get lost you get lost in the same place because this is exactly the same spot I found you in when you ran away the night of your 18th birthday dinner you remember that?" he asks and I try to remember, I try to remember the details but I can't which means it was something I wanted to push from my memory.
"Nope don't remember," I say probably a little too sharply, if he noticed it doesn't effect him because he just continues.
"Oh it was one of the worst days of my life," he laughs, if it was so bad why is he laughing?! Laughing at my pain…asshole.
"If it was a bad day for you why did I run away?" I ask, I really wanted to remember what happened at this birthday dinner, I don't know how I could even forget.
"Toph, you are like my other half when you are sad I get sad," he tells me putting his arm over my shoulder, I shake it off, "can't say I don't deserve that," he mumbles.
"Look just finish telling me the story and then we can talk about what happened earlier," it was probably not a good idea, but I was in fact exhausted and I didn't really want to yell.
"Deal. Katara, Aang and I had been preparing an amazing birthday dinner for you we even invited your parents but it was suppose to be a secret, well word got out to you and you became so excited about seeing your parents except," he pauses and suddenly I begin to remember what happened.
"They didn't end up coming," I whisper remembering the hurt almost like I felt today and the need to run away, guess that was my answer to everything as I got older, who would have thought.
"Yup and you were devastated, so devastated you didn't even want to talk to me," I can hear a hint of hurt in his voice, "well anyway you ran away and ended up here, I ended up finding you and convinced you to come back to the party and we ended up having a fun time."
I remember a little bit about the party probably drowned it out because of the parent thing.
"The moon looks really beautiful but of course it does Princess Yue is up there," he starts up again, "you know I know you have questions about what happened today and I have answers but I guess I'll just explain myself the best that I can."
"For a long time I've been conflicted with how I felt about you, I've always loved you but I always thought it was in a friend way because you had always been my best friend but that night of your party when I saw you so…broken I realized seeing you so hurt effected me too,"
"When Katara told me you ran away I became scared even though I knew you'd be fine, you never let anything get you down, I took it upon myself to find you and when I did I had never been more relieved," he pauses and I can feel him looking down at me I don't move my head towards where he is I just keep it straight up, "ever since then I had been confused about my feelings for you; I would toss and turn at night thinking about you and Suki, she had been training new Kiyoshi warriors I had barley seen her, so I would come outside and talk to the moon, Princess Yue, I know she wouldn't judge me like other people would, I'd tell her what I was feeling and then I would go to bed feeling better.
"it worked for awhile until Suki came back and I was conflicted all over again, we began to spend so much time together I had began to love her again and so I thought my feelings for you had subsided, that is until I decided to finally propose to Suki, which was the worst thing possible" I began to shiver, the cold finally hitting me, my stomach was also in knots, even though I was glad Sokka was finally explaining, I was still feeling anxious.
"When I went to go see you with the ring, I was secretly hoping you'd object, maybe you'd tell me you loved me so when you didn't I was a little upset but you ultimately made my decision for me, I was going to stay with Suki,"
"When I finally did propose and you didn't come to the dinner, I was hurt beyond belief and then when I got the news that you were going to skip the wedding I…well had a breakdown, not that I would admit that to anyone, except the moon that is, and then I was confused all over again."
"Sokka," I start softly, "if I would have known how bad it hurt you I would have chosen to go to the wedding a long time ago but I just, I couldn't," and then came the waterworks, I've cried more today then I've ever cried.
"I understand, I was fully ready to marry Suki that is until I saw you at the wedding, everything came flooding back and then like an idiot I said your name," he laughed, a genuine laugh, I couldn't help but smile at it, "Saying your name was never intended but in my head it was like a game of volleyball, 'Suki, no Toph' bouncing back and forth, "Sokka you are marrying Suki, but I love Toph" finally it stopped on your name and I said in my mind 'Toph, I love Toph,' and just like that instead of saying Suki's name when Aang asked I said yours,"
"I never wanted to hurt Suki, honestly but the moment I said your name I knew I couldn't take it back and she knew I couldn't either," now I could hear the hurt in his voice again, the laughter and humor from before gone.
"Together we agreed to call of the wedding and although secretly it was what I wanted to do the whole time I just didn't know it yet, so now here I am, here you are and there Princess Yue is, maybe like it should be," once he's finished we just sit there in silence, him staring at the moon and the stars, me staring at…nothing.
"I think we should figure everything out tomorrow, I'm really tired and we should probably go back to the reception let Katara and Aang know you found me," I say breaking the silence, he is up quicker than I am and I can feel him helping to pull me up, "thanks."
"You sure do look beautiful in this light," he gushes and I know I'm blushing.
"Not too soon Sok Monkey, wait awhile," I joke as we walk to find Aang and Katara and although I want to hold his hand I fight it, somethings do take time and whatever is going to happen with me and Sokka is definitely going to require sometime.