I'm BACK. This is the last scene of Toph on her birthday, but i had to add this, cuz it moves along the Tokka plot.

FYI: i finished writing my outline for the plot. I know what will happen and that this is going to be 20 chapters long. So enjoy while you can.

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Disclaimer: If i owned Avatar, it'd be freaking awesome. Alas, i do not...

"And then he said…no you guys listen…he said, 'why don't you buy your own blubber?'" the water warrior cracked up, wiping the tears from his eyes.

The Aang and Katara laughed politely at Sokka's lame joke – the fifth he had cared to share that night. The lanterns hung low, as if tired by the festivities. Sokka was quite proud of himself for pulling together a nice party for Toph – she had been surprised which made Sokka feel even more accomplished.

Speaking of Toph, Sokka looked around to find her not in the clearing. The boy thought he spotted movement in the forest so he headed that way, skirting around Aang who was shouting at Momo for feeding Appa appleberry juice. Something about the juice making Appa drunk…

Sokka shrugged off the activities from the clearing as he entered the thin forest. The tall pine trees loomed above the boy as he looked for his blind friend.

Said friend stood a couple meters away, leaning against a small rock, her eyes closed. Sokka smiled, knowing that although she looked vulnerable with her eyes closed, she could see him coming closer, and besides, she could beat his butt any day. What a comforting thought.

"The party scene just too much for you?" he asked, walking up and leaning on the rock next to her. The cool surface was calming in the mild evening. Sokka stood there, shoulder to shoulder with Toph, and for some reason he felt calm – calm at least for his excited and sometimes intense emotions. Everything seemed so composed, including Toph, who still had her eyes closed.

She smirked in response to Sokka's question and shrugged.

The smirk lingered into a smile, but Sokka was too wrapped up in his own thoughts to notice.

I think the last time I was this happy was when I ran away with Snoozles, Twinkle Toes, and Sugar Queen. I do not really remember a time before this when I was this contented. It even seemed as if the earth agreed with me, for all was deathly peaceful when I heard Snoozles walk into the small patch of trees.

We kinda just stood there in silence, which is normally awkward for the two chatterboxes that we can be. But something about the night seemed so different than before. Till this day, I still cant put my finger on it.

There was just something about that night; you have to remember that.

"Did you have a good birthday," the boy asked, curious to how Toph felt due to the birthday celebrations he put together. Of course, her simple nod was not good enough for Sokka. "We got you didn't we? I'm just the sneak master, I know," he continued, playfully punching her shoulder.

He never expected the ground beneath him to protrude rapidly, making him fly into the air. Sokka landed in front on Toph, picking himself up with little grace. "I guess that's just the way earth benders say thank you," Sokka grumbled, getting a smile out of Toph.

The water warrior noticed this and grinned cheesily, always one to woo the girls. Sokka realized the implications of his flirting – as it always started when he was interested in a girl. But Toph couldn't even be counted as a girl, could she?

But the way he looked at her that night. There was just something about that night that made everything different.

Sokka sighed, contented. "Well I'm glad you had a great birthday. Happy thirteen springs, Toph. You can officially challenge Katara as title of 'woman' in the group. Of course, I have no competition…c'mon its Aang for Koi's sake."

And that's when it happened. It was just an opportunity and Sokka was just on his instincts. It was just the way the night fit the mood and the mood fit the night. It was just the way Toph was leaning at that perfect angle, her head up, as if looking in the air in defiance…

Another silence had fallen over us; but once again, it was not an awkward one. But that's when it happened. I was just thinking about my other birthdays; how I had hated them and been all dressed up and out of place, when I felt it. Or I thought I did. A brisk peck on the cheek. I couldn't tell, he hadn't changed position, so I hadn't expected it.

But I'm not even sure if it was real, because by the time I snapped out of it, he was calling over to Aang and running back to the clearing.

It may have never happened, just a figment of a girls dream…I mean, every other girls dream, not necessarily mine…

There was something different about that night, as Toph became a little more like the girl she was. She leaned into the rock, as if melting in it (but only leaving an indent where her earth bending body shaped into it). "What a perfect night," the girl whispered, but no one could hear.

Ok yes, Tokkaness. But you have to read on to see how things turn out.

Here's a game to see if you can guess.

What will happen in next chapter?

a. Toph and Sokka keep talking as if nothing happened

b. Toph and Sokka fight.

c. Toph and Sokka start going out

d. Toph and Sokka are confused about what to do next.

muahahaha. have fun guessing.