Hello everyone! A big thanks to Charizardag, DayMoon89, EpicAndStrange, fanofdeliciousflavor522, and Angie188 for reviewing, story alerting and all that good stuff. Here is day two of Taang week 2011! I do not own Avatar: the Last Air bender or anything associated with it.
The second prompt is Marker. This one is in modern day. Toph can see, there is no bending and they are 16 years old. I had a little trouble with this one. I had to re write it three times before I liked it.
Please read, review, enjoy!
2. Marker:
"Did you like the movie, Toph?" Aang asked his unusually quiet girlfriend on the other side of the couch in his living room. The credits rolled on the old rabbit antenna television set before turning to static; courtesy of an out-dated VHS.
"Toph?" Aang noticed Toph was fast asleep on her stomach, her thin arm dangling off the side of the couch. Her normally tough and ridged facial lines were smooth and relaxed; a rare sight for Aang to see. Her faint, quiet breathing could be heard. He felt his eyes move from her face to her small yet curvy frame all the way to her bare and calloused feet. Toph's green tee-shirt had ridden up, reveling the small of her back.
Aang stood up and turned the TV off. Making his way back to the couch, he noticed a black permanent marker lying on the coffee table. The sixteen year old picked it up and glanced between the marker and Toph's back.
"She's gonna kill me," he thought with a smile as he uncapped the marker. Aang quietly tiptoed to where Toph was lying on the couch. With gentle strokes he drew an over exaggerated and flourished heart on the reveled part of his girlfriend's back. Inside the heart he wrote AANG in neat uppercase lettering.
"Paybacks a bitch, Toph" Aang thought, smirking as he capped the marker. This seemed to him like a good repayment for most of Toph's recent bossiness and abusive demeanor. The girl began to stir and Aang quickly returned to his previous seat, pretending he had never moved.
"What time is it?" Toph grumbled, sitting up. Her long, black hair fanned around her face and stood out in almost every direction.
"Around 11:30 pm," Aang glanced his weathered watch on his wrist.
"Crap, I'm gonna be late for curfew!" Toph stood up and grabbed her sweatshirt and ran to the front door.
"Are you gonna drive or what, Twinkles?" Toph impatiently asked before opening the door. Aang took his car keys from his pocket and followed Toph out the door.
It wasn't until later did Toph called him on an angry rampage. Apparently someone had drawn his name in a heart on her back. Her mom mistook it for tattoo. Toph threatened Aang with every profanity she knew and told him he would regret everything.
It was totally worth it.
Alrighty. Well, you know the drill. Review! Feedback! Constructive criticism is much appreciated.
-SmileyBAM