Disclaimer: I don't own ATLA. Whoo! It has been a while but I hope my readers out there stayed loyal while I traveled.

Toph winced as Aang and Zuko yelled at one another across the long conference table. General Iroh, who'd arrived quickly from Ba Sing Sei, sat next to her, sipping his tea calmly while his eyes darted back and forth between the Avatar and his nephew.

"How long have they been like this?" he muttered under his breath to her.

"Since yester day when I brought in the ex-Fire Lord and Azula," she replied softly. He nodded and drank again, refilling his cup and eyed Toph's cup but it remained full. Toph sighed irritably; their shouting was getting really annoying and she wasn't feeling well anyway this morning and those tow buffoons were acting like…

"ENOUGH!" she roared, jumping to her feet. Both young men looked startled and turned their angered gazes on her.

"Look," she snarled. "Everyone makes mistakes and this was a pretty big one but incase nobody has noticed, it was resolved! You're both action like idiots by shouting at one another instead of acting to prevent things from getting any worse!" Iroh felt a smirk creep on his lips but hid it until Toph stormed from the room, leaving slight indents in the metal floor.

"You know…" he started. "She's right."

Toph walked quickly through the Palace halls, her anger boiling until she reached the main doors, breathing deeply as the fresh, cool air slapped her in the face. She walked slower until she reached the stonewalls holding the large palace and leaned against in, trying to calm herself.

"Toph?" Captain Yuan called. He strode up the main stairs on to the open area in front of the palace, returning from his meeting with Fire Nation generals somewhere in city. He kissed her quickly, his green eyes boring down into her pale aqua eyes.

"How was the meeting?" she asked nonchalantly, hiding her turbulent feelings. He sighed, hugging her and led her back into the palace, towards their rooms. Toph felt awkward holding his hand but said nothing, too busy arguing with herself.

"I just got a letter from your mother and she says everything is ready for the wedding. We are to return to Gaoling a week from tomorrow to wed," he announced happily. Toph's brow automatically furrowed, pulling her hand away from Yuan's.

"That soon?" she gasped softly. He nodded, sitting at the desk within his room. She sat on his bed, feeling the air around her starting to constrict, as the future loomed closer and closer.

"Is there something wrong?" he asked. She shrugged, playing with her sleeve before speaking.

"There are some issues here I still have to resolve…Diplomatic issues that could take a while that are very taxing," she stated, choosing her words carefully. "I doubt now is the best time to have a wedding." He put his brush down, regarding her seriously.

"Would you like to postpone the wedding?" he suggested. "Until these 'issues' are resolved?" She nodded, smiling faintly.

"How much?" he asked, pressing his fingers to his temples.

"A couple months." He blinked with surprise.

"That's a very long time," he commented. She nodded and walked to him, standing behind him with her hands on his shoulders.

"I know, but things are a little complicated now and we just met. I think, if we wait a little longer, it will be better for our relationship and make it harder for me to hate you in the future?" she said with a light tone. He chuckled softly, stroking her arms. She shivered slightly, waiting desperately to draw away but could not without drawing suspicion. She closed her eyes, pretending it was Zuko holding her and petting her arms.

"Fine. I will write to your parents with the news," he said suddenly, pulling Toph out of her daydream. She flushed and kissed his cheek and disappeared through the doors without a single word. He sighed and returned to his letter.

Before she knew it, Toph was knocking on Zuko's door, desperately hoping he would be there. After a few seconds of silence, he opened it slowly, wearing normal

clothes instead of his royal robes. He looked surprised at seeing her.

"I thought you were angry at me," he said.

"I was but now I have something to tell you."

"What?"

"Yuan postponed the wedding," she announced. His face broke into a smile and he hugged her fiercely.

"Wait, I thought you said we couldn't be together any more, that we had to grow up," he said, drawing back a little. She smiled, kissing him before answering.

"All still true but we have a little more time now," she whispered, pushing him back towards the bed while bending the door shut behind them.

Note: Sorry for the short chapter but I promise there'll be more soon. Also, please R&R! Also, if you guys can guess where I was while traveling, I will update a chapter for all my stories ASAP...challenge accepted for anyone who can guess, specific country not continent!