The curtains eventually re-opened, and it showed the streets of Ba Sing Se. Actor Katara and Actor Aang, both looking a little older, and walking while holding hands.
"That was so much fun!" Actor Katara gushed. "I really had a great time with you."
"And me with you." Actor Aang said, smiling. "Though I didn't like so much the way you reacted when the girls at the other tables tried to bait you."
Actor Katara frowned. "I just don't like feeling jealous."
"What reason do you have to be jealous?" Actor Aang said, when the music started up. "After all, when people ask me about you, here's what I say:"
Actor Aang:
Oh her eyes, her eyes
Make the stars look like they're not shining
Her hair, her hair
Falls perfectly without her trying
She's so beautiful
And I tell her every day
Yeah I know, I know
When I compliment her
She won't believe me
And its so, it's so
Sad to think she don't see what I see
But every time she asks me do I look okay
I say:
When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile,
The whole world stops and stares for a while
Cause, girl, you're amazing
Just the way you are
Her face, her face
I could stare at it all day if she'd let me
Her laugh, her laugh
She hates but I think it's so pretty
She's so beautiful
And I tell her every day:
Oh you know, you know, you know
I'd never ask you to change
If perfect is what you're searching for
Then just stay the same
So don't even bother asking
If you look okay
You know I say
When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile,
The whole world stops and stares for a while
Cause girl you're amazing
Just the way you are
The way you are
The way you are
Girl you're amazing
Just the way you are
When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile,
The whole world stops and stares for a while
Cause girl you're amazing
Just the way you are
The audience clapped as they kissed. The real Katara blushed. "Is that really what you think?" she asked quietly.
Aang blushed even more as he said "Yes."
Then the two exited, as Actor Suki and Actor Toph walked on. "Oh, they're so cute together!" Actor Toph sort of mocked.
"You don't need to be jealous." Actor Suki started.
"Jealous?" Actor Toph laughed. "Of what?" A plucky tune started up as she sang along.
Actor Toph:
They say a bird needs to fly
And a fish needs to swim
A general out in the battle, needs his battle plan
But a woman don't need a man!
The audience laughed merrily as she continued.
Girls enjoy a tender waltz
They blush at sweet roses
But all I see
Are blistered feet
And that flowers decompose-s!
Romance is for people
Longing for companions
But I'm happy the way I am
Because this woman-
Don't-need
A-MAN!
The music changed temporarily, something softer and more sentimental, as a short guy walked on, wearing a little outfit (Actor The Duke). Actor Toph looked at him softly.
"Isn't that the Duke?" the real Toph questioned. "The one who let me throw up in his helmet? The one that hugged me at the speech?"
"Looks like it," said Katara, wondering what that meant.
Actor Toph (softly and sweetly):
A woman don't need a man
But I need you, I need a hand
Someone to help me along the road
I need a friend, to help me try
To be more than I am
The music ended on that, and Actor Toph walked up to him, asking something, which he said "YES!" enthusiastically, then ran off. Actor Toph strolled back to Actor Suki, who asked "What did you ask him?"
"To be my assistant – for Sifu Toph's Earthbending Academy!" She said proudly and confidently.
The real Toph wassurprised, but liked the idea. "My Earthbending academy…I like the sound of that!"
The curtains closed, and the audience clapped
AN: That's the end of that chapter! Just so you know, I am not a huge Toph/anyone shipper. But here's my view on her and her relationships:
She thinks Aang is a good friend. She definitely had a crush on Sokka (Word of God). She might have had one on Zuko, but you don't know. And The Duke probably had a crush on her. Whether or not those feelings are returned…it's all in the future now. (I like this ship better than other ones, because you can actually back it up. See the fic 10 Times The Duke Didn't Win Toph Bei Fong's Heart and vid Toph's Feeling Singled Out).