A Realistic Tokka Story

Sympathy

For Tokka Week #4

Sokka went back to Toph's room after he told the Prince what Sokka felt about the proposal. Sokka felt incredibly sad and disheartened. He slipped under the covers of Toph's bed, and she wrapped her arms around Sokka's chest. Her arms lulled him to sleep, and he slept till dawn. With the onset of a new day, Sokka opened his eyes. Light was glittering through Toph's windows in between the curtains. Sokka was awake, but he didn't get out of bed until Toph stirred awake which was sooner than he thought. Sokka wanted to cry as he was basically giving up his fiance, to some rich prince. To Sokka, he thought he was abandoned Suki, leaving her to the dogs. Sokka wanted to save her, to pull her out of the dog's reach, but he knew sooner or later he would let her go, sending her back to where she started. He didn't love Suki anymore, and he knew that he hadn't loved Suki for a while now.

"Sokka, you awake?"

"Yeah. I'm up."

"Good morning..."

"Good morning."

"What did you have to do last night?"

"What do you mean?"

"I heard you get up, and I felt you go to the prince, and I think you two talked."

"He wants to marry Suki."

"...What?"

"He wanted my permission to marry Suki."

"What did you say?"

"I told him yes, and that Suki doesn't seem to be happy around me anymore, and all I want for her is to be happy."

"Ohh Sokka... I'm so sorry."

Sokka got out of the bed, and hung his head low. He didn't like giving up on people, especially his fiance.

"Her betrothal necklace... it looked so good on her."

"It's beautiful."

"I hand made that, just for her."

"I like it too."

"May I have it back?"

"You could always have it back. I was just holding on to it for you."

Sokka went to her vanity and pocketed his betrothal necklace. Toph and Sokka stayed in her room. Sokka was almost to tears at Toph's vanity, and Toph felt helpless in her attempts to cheer up Sokka.

"Come on, let's get some breakfast."

"Yeah, maybe some food will do me right."

They walked out of her room, after she put on some clothes, and walked to the kitchen.

"Sokka, are you going to tell Suki?"

"Yeah, I think that would be the right thing."

To Sokka's unlucky luck, Suki was at the kitchen eating her breakfast. Toph separated from Sokka, saying that she'll save him a seat right next to her.

"Suki."

"Oh, good morning Sokka."

"Do you remember me telling you that the prince wants to marry you?"

"Of course."

"I told him that he could."

"Oh Sokka! Thank you, thank you! But why? Do you not love me anymore?"

"Neither of us are happy around each other anymore. I want to see you happy. And if that means you marrying the prince, then so be it. What are you going to say to his proposal?"

"Yes, I'm going to say yes."

"Oh."

"Sokka, I will always love you. But you are right, in that we aren't happy with each other. But you seem happy with Toph. I would hang out with her more often."

"Thanks Suki."

Sokka walked away. His heart has torn in two. One piece for Suki, and the other for Toph. Sokka skulked back to Toph, who was eating a plate of jerky, Sokka sat down next to her, and she wrapped him into a hug.

"Sokka, I'm so sorry. Let me take you out to dinner tonight. I'll wear my best dress."

"Okay, that sounds good."

Toph and Sokka ate their breakfast, and they went to the usually meeting after lunch. After the meeting, which had an announcement by the Prince that he was going to propose to someone special that night, Sokka and Toph went back to her room, so she could get ready. She wore her best dress, which was the black and white one she wore at the ball. Sokka loved seeing her in that dress, as it made him happy to see a beautiful person look even more beautiful. They went to a fancy restaurant and they sat at a booth, which was reserved for Toph as she was a regular at the restaurant. The just got their drinks when they heard the clink of metal on glass.

"Everyone your attention! I have an announcement!"

"Is that the prince, Sokka?"

"Yeah it is."

"Everyone! Four days ago, I found a beautiful woman. Today, I'm asking for her hand in marriage. Suki, will you marry me?"

"Ubau! YES!"

The positive answer was greeted with a thunderous applause. Sokka dropped his head, tears falling free from his face. Toph put a rubbing hand on the back of his head.

"Sokka, don't you worry about her. She doesn't deserve you. She was the one who left you. Don't have any sympathy for her. She's the one who ran away. She was the one who gave you up. It's her fault that she let a man like you fall through her fingers."

"But Toph, I was the one running away from her. I went to the ball to see you, to get away from her. By pure chance she followed me. Toph, I love you."

"I love you too."

I DID IT! I got past sympathy, quite well I think so. Ubau means rob in japanese, which I think suits the prince very very well, also that's a cool name. Legacy will be the last prompt, and the last piece in this book. I hope I end it well enough for everyone to be happy! Thank you for reading, and yes I know this one is short, but it's sweet!

EDIT: I proof read and fixed a lot of errors, thanks for reading!

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