Hope you enjoy, it. And I hope I didn't take too long to write the next chapter
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Chapter Two: Fear
Toph was awake, but was deciding if whether or not she should open her eyes and get up. That dream had troubled her and hasn't been receiving a good's night rest these past days.
That dream sent chills down her back, maybe she should search for this little girl, because as far as she knows she doesn't have a daughter, 'Unless I've have amnesia.' Toph grunted from frustration and disgust, "She was at least three years old!"
Toph heard Aang stir from his sleep and chuckled, "Guess I'm awake now." She got up and quickly put her things away, she wanted to be as far away from the campsite before Aang woke up.
Ever since the argument, he's been wanting to 'prove' his friendship by accompanying her on her morning exercises. All she wanted was alone time. Toph had noticed some earthen ground on her short hike the day before and decided that was where'd she go.
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Aang looked into the sky, he was so bored that he stooped down to the level of drawing pictures in the dirt with a stick. These past five days had been hard on him; he'd try to talk to Toph but she's so distant it's hard to make conversation.
And now she wasn't here which meant she didn't want him to be around. After waking up and seeing she wasn't there it felt like rejection. It was depressing.
'And she complains about the lack of friendly conversation; it takes two to tango you know.' Aang pouted.
'Then again, she hasn't really been herself lately, I wonder why.' Aang looked down on his drawing his eyes widened; Why would he draw that sign? A symbol of death. Aang was had a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach.
Aang felt a drop of water on his head and looked up. He didn't even noticed those dark clouds, he stood up quickly and looked into the forest as it began to rain heavily, "Toph!" Fear grew heavy in his heart.
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Toph curse aloud as a branch of a tree slapped her across the face sending her onto the ground. Why did she have to exercise for so long!? Was she really holding up that much anger? Or stress? And now that her body was exhausted it wasn't helping her with anything.
Not even a cursed tree branch. The fact that it was raining didn't help much either the scattering rain messed with her 'seeing' All the rain drops messed with her vibrations, she'd be one sorry person if an enemy ever knew her weakness, in fact nobody in her small group even knew about it.
However now was not the time to mull over this if she walked slowly she could concentrate on the vibrations a few feet away from her. Toph slowly with her arms in the air moving around as if grouping herself, she felt like defenseless lost soul. She hated, feeling this pathetic.
How long would she have to walk like this. Toph stumbled and fell on the ground her face now dirty with mud, "Great!." She stood up and noticed she was out of the forest; the rain was heavier.
Toph frown, it was really heavy the rain really stung like needles on her exhausted body. Regardless she would have to continue to travel, she began walking moving her arms around.
Thunder sounded in the air and Toph yelled and crouched into a ball on the ground. Great! Let it thunder so her fear of it could activate. Toph screamed as the thunder got louder and louder.
It was then silent except for the sound of the rain, Toph opened her tightly squeezed eyes. She had to moved no matter how tired and scared she was. She slowly got up and moved forward, 'This rain.'
Toph suddenly felt the ground beneath her begin to sink in. It could only mean one thing; a cliff. Toph gasped loudly and closed her eyes ready to take the fall.
Suddenly two arms wrapped around her waist and pulled her back, "Toph."
Toph eyes widen, and the arms loosened once they were on solid ground. Toph turned around "Aang?" It wasn't that she didn't know who he was it was that she was confused as to how he knew-
Thundered sounded loudly in the air again; Toph screamed placing her face in Aang's chest and wrapping her arms around him.
"Toph?" Aang looked at Toph with concern.
"T-Thunder." On cue it sounded again and Toph squeezed Aang's shirt. Aang eyes widened as he realized she was scared of thunder. And just as quickly as his eyes widened they soften as he wrapped his arms around her smaller frame, "I'm here for you."
Toph felt Aang's body heat engulf her she was feeling pretty weak and very cold at the moment and all she wanted to do was close her eyes. And she did however passed out and her body went limp. Aang picked her up and walked into the forest where it was raining less.
Aang looked down at Toph worriedly and sighed. 'Why didn't she just stay where she was? Why didn't she just come home earlier?!'
"Geez Toph! Look in the state your in." He soon found a large tree with its large trunk and large leaves Aang sat down, under it and started a small fire. 'Hopefully the storm will pass soon.'
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