Author's Notes: This was a little idea I had ages ago and finally took a [poorly attempted stab at. If you haven't seen School Time Shipping, then you're not going to get this, since it's based on that completely. Anyway, I don't think it's all that great, but it's something. I'll have a new chapter up tomorrow, too, in case anyone's interested!

Please enjoy, and review!

Alisa

Just Him and Her

Remedy

Sokka dropped his head into his hands and sighed for what seemed like the millionth time that day. He was in a fix: The Golden Dragon Dance was in only a few short days, and he still didn't know whether to ask Suki to the dance, or Princess Yue.

He peeked between his fingers and found his two affections having another tiff over him, Suki's golden fans flashing and a bright moon hanging over Princess Yue. They were both yelling threats at the other while several of the Freedom Fighters watched in amusement from nearby.

"I have to choose," Sokka said to himself, raising his head and staring hard at the arguing girls. "Suki?" She paused from hitting Princess Yue over the head with her fan and flashed him a smile. "Or Princess Yue?" She looked up from squishing Suki with the moon and blushed sweetly under Sokka's gaze.

Looking determined, Sokka clasped a hand over his eyes, pointed his finger between the two girls, and cried, "I will choose someone!" Performing a sloppy pirouette from the front of the classroom, Sokka opened his eyes and found his finger pointed directly at a curious Pipsqueak.

Sokka gave a small yelp and quickly sat back down at his desk, looking utterly defeated. How was he ever going to choose?

"Don't ask either of 'em."

He looked up, startled, and found that Smellerbee had taken Aang's empty seat next to him. She was gazing up at him with wide brown eyes and a look of honest concern.

"What?" Sokka asked.

"I don't think you should go with either of them," Smellerbee repeated, gesturing to Suki and Princess Yue.

"Why not?" questioned Sokka, sounding indignant.

"You should go with the person you like the most," explained the Freedom Fighter, "but since you can't decide who you like best, you shouldn't go with either of 'em."

Sokka huffed. "Then who am I supposed to go to the Golden Dragon Dance with?"

"With a regular friend—maybe your best friend," mused Smellerbee. "I'm taking Longshot, since he's my best friend." She pointed to where Longshot was shooting arrows at a target painted on the ceiling.

"But then who am I s'posed to take?" whined Sokka. "Ty Lee and Mai and Azula are my regular friends, but I don't wanna take them!"

Smellerbee didn't even bother to look around the room before suggesting, "Why don't you take Toph? Isn't she your best friend?"

"Well… yeah, I guess," Sokka admitted, "but wouldn't it be weird if I took Toph? I mean, she's… Toph."

Smellerbee shrugged lazily. "I guess you could always wait until one of your girlfriends finishes off the other…"

"Wha—? No!"

"…Or you could take Pipsqueak."

Sokka quickly got up and marched over to Toph, who was flicking pebbles at the back of Haru's head. He cleared his throat and a pebble hit him.

"Toph, can I ask you something?"

She rocked back on two legs of her chair before saying, "What's up, Snoozles?"

"Toph, d'you want to go to the dance with me?"

Her chair dropped back to all four legs with a dull thunk and she blinked. "What about Suki and Yue?" Toph questioned.

Sokka sneaked a glance to where Suki and Princess Yue were sitting in a huffy silence, their arms folded and their eyes sending daggers.

"I think it would be better to take my best friend," he said simply.

Toph returned to balancing her chair on two legs and said casually, "Okay."

"Okay, yes?" he wondered.

Toph sighed. "Okay, I'll go to the dance with you, stupid."

"Oh. Okay!"

Sokka flashed a grin at Suki and Princess Yue, who both smiled back prettily, completely unawares of his choice. He thought that was probably for the best, as those fans really hurt and he wasn't quite sure what moon powers could do to him.

Dropping into his chair, Sokka rested his chin in his hands and sighed for what seemed like the million and first time that day, a contented smile on his face. The Golden Dragon Dance was coming up in just a few short days, and he figured that he had picked the best girl of them all.