p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;" /spanspan style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"Confessions Part 2/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"Katara stood up from where she had landed. She noted that the ride was really rough and the landing was even rougher. She brushed herself off and began to drink in the scenery of lush vines and odd stones. She recognized it at one of the air temples!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"She thought to herself, "what am I doing here and which Air Temple is this?" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"Her thoughts were put to rest when she moved and saw a ledge; she looked over the ledge and gasped! Great big waterfalls that seemed to go for miles and miles, she was at The Western Air Temple!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"She finally gathered her bearings knowing that she had to confess but who was around to confess to? The Western Air Temple seemed deserted, almost hollow since she had been back here with her late husband./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"Kataras thoughts were shattered when she heard a low voice, almost inaudible, coming from the back of the temple. She moved toward the sound, getting toward the back where they used to camp when Zuko first came along. The sound was closer, now sounding like rocks were being smashed together. She took a step into the old campsite and stopped dead. There was Toph, looking exactly as Katara had remembered her; the Blind Bandit outfit and all. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"Toph stopped what she was doing, catching the sight of Katara. She had a sullen but mean look on her face and her voice reflected that as well/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;""If isn't Sugar Queen" Toph said, "Why are you here? This was supposed to be my happy place to Earthbend!" Toph's voice grew louder with each word, Katara noting that she still had her sarcastic bite under her tone./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"Katara quietly told Toph, "I was sent here by some sort of guide or spirit to help me confess…/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;""Confess what!" Toph cutting Katara off rather coldly/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;""My secrets" she finished sadly./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"Katara was taken aback that Toph was to be her first confession, but she was more in shock as to how cold and ruthless Toph had sounded and from the looks of it, Toph was getting impatient./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;""Well, better make this quick, I want to Earthbend" Toph had remarked defensively. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"Katara moved toward Toph, when she was stopped by Toph telling her not to go any farther. The Waterbenders eyes were starting to fill up with stinging tears, Katara tried to bite them back but couldn't./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;""I have missed you Toph!, I've missed your sarcastic remarks and the way you used to know if I was lying or not." /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;""My confession is that I thought of you as brave from running from your family, brave for helping save the world from the Fire Lord, brave for being you and never compromising who you are" Katara said all this through tears as she always wanted to tell Toph this./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"Toph, who never regained her sight even after she had passed on, smiled./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;""You know, there were times, you were very motherly and it got on my nerves but deep down inside, I always welcomed it. I felt secure when you were acting like a mom" there wasn't any sarcasm or snootiness in her words and Katara detected that Toph was sincere./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;""I know you weren't lying and I do miss our adventures especially at certain times when you would scold Aang, thinking that nobody was around"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"Katara tried to hide a small blush between her cheeks thinking about yelling at Aang. She admitted to herself that happened a lot at first when they started their romance. She had yelled at Aang before and he rarely yelled back, instead listening to her and taking notes to correct whatever he did wrong. He did the same thing when they were together until the night she called "The Fight" happened./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"She snapped from her thoughts and moved toward Toph. She grabbed Toph and gave her a huge hug stating, "Thank You for being a good friend throughout all these years"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"Toph smiled and said "You too, Sugar Queen, I value our friendship"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"Their hug was broken by the sound of strong wind gusts, which Katara picked up on, that were the signal of The Avatar State./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;""I have to go Toph, please take care of yourself and we'll all be together again"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"Toph gave her another hug and a good punch on the shoulder and said "Take care Sweetness"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"Katara started walking away, thinking of all the good memories with Toph, she smiled knowing that she made a lifelong friend all these years ago./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"She moved out of the campsite and was met with the cold, hard stare of The Avatar State./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"It spoke coldly, "let's get going, there is still a lot to do"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"It moved slowly creating an air current which was launched at the ground opening up a portal. Katara is hesitant to continue but knows she has more confessions to make. Understanding this she closed her eyes and took a deep breath and jumped into the portal./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"It spoke, this time softer, saying "Katara still has to confess a great deal; this next confession will be challenging./span /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"Katara stood up from where she had landed. She noted that the ride was really rough and the landing was even rougher. She brushed herself off and began to drink in the scenery of lush vines and odd stones. She recognized it at one of the air temples!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"She thought to herself, "what am I doing here and which Air Temple is this?" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"Her thoughts were put to rest when she moved and saw a ledge; she looked over the ledge and gasped! Great big waterfalls that seemed to go for miles and miles, she was at The Western Air Temple!/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"She finally gathered her bearings knowing that she had to confess but who was around to confess to? The Western Air Temple seemed deserted, almost hollow since she had been back here with her late husband./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"Kataras thoughts were shattered when she heard a low voice, almost inaudible, coming from the back of the temple. She moved toward the sound, getting toward the back where they used to camp when Zuko first came along. The sound was closer, now sounding like rocks were being smashed together. She took a step into the old campsite and stopped dead. There was Toph, looking exactly as Katara had remembered her; the Blind Bandit outfit and all. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"Toph stopped what she was doing, catching the sight of Katara. She had a sullen but mean look on her face and her voice reflected that as well/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;""If isn't Sugar Queen" Toph said, "Why are you here? This was supposed to be my happy place to Earthbend!" Toph's voice grew louder with each word, Katara noting that she still had her sarcastic bite under her tone./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"Katara quietly told Toph, "I was sent here by some sort of guide or spirit to help me confess…/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;""Confess what!" Toph cutting Katara off rather coldly/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;""My secrets" she finished sadly./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"Katara was taken aback that Toph was to be her first confession, but she was more in shock as to how cold and ruthless Toph had sounded and from the looks of it, Toph was getting impatient./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;""Well, better make this quick, I want to Earthbend" Toph had remarked defensively. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"Katara moved toward Toph, when she was stopped by Toph telling her not to go any farther. The Waterbenders eyes were starting to fill up with stinging tears, Katara tried to bite them back but couldn't./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;""I have missed you Toph!, I've missed your sarcastic remarks and the way you used to know if I was lying or not." /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;""My confession is that I thought of you as brave from running from your family, brave for helping save the world from the Fire Lord, brave for being you and never compromising who you are" Katara said all this through tears as she always wanted to tell Toph this./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"Toph, who never regained her sight even after she had passed on, smiled./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;""You know, there were times, you were very motherly and it got on my nerves but deep down inside, I always welcomed it. I felt secure when you were acting like a mom" there wasn't any sarcasm or snootiness in her words and Katara detected that Toph was sincere./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;""I know you weren't lying and I do miss our adventures especially at certain times when you would scold Aang, thinking that nobody was around"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"Katara tried to hide a small blush between her cheeks thinking about yelling at Aang. She admitted to herself that happened a lot at first when they started their romance. She had yelled at Aang before and he rarely yelled back, instead listening to her and taking notes to correct whatever he did wrong. He did the same thing when they were together until the night she called "The Fight" happened./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"She snapped from her thoughts and moved toward Toph. She grabbed Toph and gave her a huge hug stating, "Thank You for being a good friend throughout all these years"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"Toph smiled and said "You too, Sugar Queen, I value our friendship"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"Their hug was broken by the sound of strong wind gusts, which Katara picked up on, that were the signal of The Avatar State./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;""I have to go Toph, please take care of yourself and we'll all be together again"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"Toph gave her another hug and a good punch on the shoulder and said "Take care Sweetness"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"Katara started walking away, thinking of all the good memories with Toph, she smiled knowing that she made a lifelong friend all these years ago./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"She moved out of the campsite and was met with the cold, hard stare of The Avatar State./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"It spoke coldly, "let's get going, there is still a lot to do"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"It moved slowly creating an air current which was launched at the ground opening up a portal. Katara is hesitant to continue but knows she has more confessions to make. Understanding this she closed her eyes and took a deep breath and jumped into the portal./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"It spoke, this time softer, saying "Katara still has to confess a great deal; this next confession will be challenging./span /span/p