"Why am iI going here again?" Toph graoned in frustration.
"You know how important all of us to go to the pole for this occasion" (Mrs Be Fong)
"Tell me about it" answered her flatly
As they landed on the dock, Toph went out with her servant held her hands. She now wear boots. She cant see after all. She dont want her sole to froze for no reason after all.
She wear thick coat with shawl on her neck. She remembered her first time she went there with her friends. with Ujie.
"Where are you leading me?" (Toph)
"You'll see"
"As if i can actually see" she replied sarcastically.
"OWh, sorry, but you will no. in time. when we are there." answered Luna her personal servant.
after a few minutes of walking Luna spoke "We're here"
"Where is here?" (Toph)
"Shh, dont ruined the surprise."
She then lead to inside a building. Then a women inside show to some room and aske her to lie down.
"What's the meaning of this?" Toph asked in confusion and scared. She cant see. she cant bend. she felt helpless now.
"Just relax. trust me. everything gonna be just fine" (Luna)
Her nervous still did not fade away. not all at least. she mumble on her own until she flet a woman came to her.
"Ready?" the woman asked
"Ready for what?" asked toph
"oh, just nothing. you just sit back and relax. calm yourself"
the woman then bended some water and began to pour to her the blind girl's eyes. She gasped and ylp a bit but then calm. it felt great. After a few minutes, the women stops.
A moment after that, she felt something. A sensation she never felt before. For once she opened her eyes and she saw light. she can see!
She rose and saw a person standing. Being blind for a whole lifetime make hard on her. she could not recognize anything.
"Well?" asked the women beside her. she assume it was the healer
"I.. i... can see..." she mumbled and then tears began to her eyes. but she smiled. she hug and thanked the healer. Then a women on in front of her. she recognize her voice as Luna.
"Wow, i never thought in my life i could have sight!" she scream in joy and excitedness. then came a man and a women.
"Toph!" they called almost instantanously
She heard the voice and assume the person was her mother and father. "Mom, Dad!" she ran to them and give them a big hug. Tears in her eyes came down heavily.
"So, this was your really intentions? bringging me all over to heal me sight?" asked Toph in sob.
"Actually its not our we just follow. its an idea from someone. and you probably want to meet him." Toph lift her face as her mother held her hands towards the door.
A boy came out from the side. "Hi, good to see happy" It was Ujie's voice.
She was stunned. It was Ujie all along that plan all this? she cant hold it any longer. she ran and hug Ujie tight and clung to him. Ujie return the embrace. They in that long hug but felt like forever.
The moment she pulled out of the embrace she saw Ujie's face. big round green eyes, short brownish yellow hair, round face, slightly v shape jaw. Just as her picture when she touches his face back then when she was blind.
"You do this only for me?"
"Yerp, no other way better to picture it." he said with big grin. "Wow, your eyes are muh more beautiful when it is full of sight."
"Thanks" she said while blushing.
"By the way, since you have eyes that worked, how bout i show you around, sightful bandit?"
She chuckled at that and replied "whatever you said pansie boy" and they off to 'see'. out of the house, she give a quick peck on UJie's cheek. She leaned her head on Ujie's arm and grab it with her both hands.
Ujie felt very happy for her. He had so much to show her around
They walk, they laugh, Ujie expalined, Toph asked, they sigh, She confused, they ran, laugh again and thats what they do for the next few hours. She just excited to see the world. SHe looked like an infant taken to a mall for the first time.
"Whats that?" that is called fire wood. its from tree"
"What that says?"
"Its says that that was the poles warrior post."
"oh. and What that on your pocket?" (Toph)
"its my cookie" Ujie says sarcastically but said it with usual tone. but his face smirk.
"is it good?"
"I guess, you not just going to learn to read words, but to learn to read people emotions as well." (Ujie)
At first she didnt understand at this but then, she gets the point. "You gotta stop doing that. seriously."
"sorry" thats all what can Ujie say.
"Whats these" Toph was looking on a piece of metal that is pointy and tried touch the tip,
"Careful with that!" Warned Ujie but its too loate, she already cuts herself on her tip of ther middle finger.
"Auch!" The now sightfull girl gives a squeal and hold her finger. blood gush out of the bruise.
Ujie take her hand and wipe out the blood. "You should be more carefull with what you touch. Pointy object tend to cut your skin. He then scope a small amount of snow and sooth it to the cut.
"Thanks" toph felt her finger stinging like because of the cut and cold. Then it fade away as it numbed. The bleeding also stops.
"sight is complicated you know."
"So, how am i going to absorb all these?" (Toph)
"well, for the important one need formalities. you need a class to teach you. like reading, writing, distinguish color, material and other stuff.
For the others such as reading emotions, recognizes faces, familiarise places, defy safe and danger.
"So much for fun for sight." Toph sighed.
"In time. Im sure its pretty useful and you will like it. dont be afraid. THink it as a gift and challenge. You dont just throw away a gift, and i know you dont walk away from challenges" (Ujie)
Toph smiled a bit. "Yeah. That will do."