A/N: Zutaraness is guaranteed in this chapter!!! Also thanks ell25 so much for your review! It totally made my day! So this chapter is for you!! Anyways I was thinking that I could write a one-shot for the 20th reviewer of this story. Sooo If your the 20th reviewer just email me the name of a song or whatever you want the one shot to be about and I'll write one and add it to my story When The Day Met The Night. Thanks for reviewing!!!
Previously:
Just as I was about to lean back against the bench I heard light footsteps heading this way. Was it mother? She and I and the only ones that come out here. I looked up curiously. But It wasn't Ursa who stepped out into my view. It was a girl. I stared at her from where I sat hidden by a bush. How did she get over here? She wasn't a servant. I could tell that easily by looking at her. She was too graceful and light on her feet...and as much as I hated to admit it...she was pretty too. Her back was faced away from me as she crouched down on her knees and held out her hand over the water. Was she feeding the Turtle ducks? I leaned around the bush to get a better look not knowing that I was kneeling in mud. The ground under me shifted and I lost my balance.
"Damnit" I growled falling into the freezing waters of the pond.
I made Toph 1 year older so she's 13 now!!!
SOKKA POV
"I wouldn't drink any of that If I were you."
I turned to see a girl who looked a little younger than me leaning against the wall.
"Why?"
"Cause' I added something to it." She said nonchalantly pushing herself off the wall and approaching me.
"Uh...Thanks for the heads up." I said scratching my head. "So what's your name."
"It's Toph." She said brushing her black hair out of her eyes. They were a unusual shade of green Hmmm I wonder why they're like that.
"I'm blind."
"Huh?"
"I know you're looking at my eyes. That's why they're this weird color...at least that's what people say...I guess I don't really know what color they are." She said acting umaffected but I could tell that she was bothered at how different she was.
"They're like a soft, light green color." I said answering her statement.
"Oh...Well...What's green?"
"Uh...well It's like...um...blue and yellow mixed together."
"Uh huh...Well that makes complete sense now. Since I don't know what green is and all." She said sarcastically.
"Oh yeah I'm sorry-"
"No. That's okay. At least you took the time and tried to explain. Not even my own parents did that. They found out I was blind and dumped me with a bunch of special teachers." She said dismissing my apology.
"That's rough."
"S' not so bad. They think I'm incapable of anything so It really easy to sneak away."
"Miss Toph! There you are!" A guy called running up to her.
"Oh God no..." She groaned as the man approached.
"Who's he? Your boyfriend? He seems a little old for you." I said appraising him as she pulled me behind a corner to hide from the poor guy.
"No! He's the farthest thing from it!" She yelled punching me in the shoulder. Ouch! This tiny girl packs a punch! " He's my...guardian..."
"You mean like a babysitter?" I asked smirking.
She growled and swung her fist at me again but I ducked.
"HaHa! You missed me, you missed me now you gotta-"
"Don't even finish that sentence!" She said grimacing.
"What's so bad about kissing me?" I demanded fake pouting.
"Well for starters I don't know what you look like and frankly your voice is kinda...high-pitched...for a boy anyways..." She said dryly.
"What?!?"
"I take that back. You voice is squeaky even for a girl."
"Yeah well...Yeah well...You're really short for a teenager!" I retorted.
"Yeah well I hate to break it to you...but I'll do it anyways. I'm only 13."
"Really? Hmmm I thought you were 14 or 15."
"Um...Okay. You know you never told me your name." She pointed out sitting down on the ground.
"My name's Sokka." I sat down beside her.
""Like Sock-a?"
"No! Like S-o-k-k-a."
"That's what I said."
"No you said it totally different."
"Did you just say totally?"
..."No"...
"Yes you did."
"No I didn't."
"Sokka I'm blind not deaf."
"Riiiight."
KATARA POV
I stretched my hand over the water bending a small tendril of It around my hand when I heard a cry. I whipped my head around just in time to see someone fall into the pond. With a yelp I fell back onto the dirt then scrambled up on my feet. What on earth just happened?!?
Just as I stood up so did the figure that had fallen into the pond. I looked up and my eyes met two golden ones. We both stood there a second. Me in shock and the boy probably in embarassment. Unnerved I averted my eyes. How did he manage to intimidate me when he was soaking wet? He made his way out of the water wringing the water out of his shirt and muttering curses under his breath. With his back turned it gave me a chance to see exactly who had disturbed my quiet time alone. It was a boy who looked to be a little older than me maybe 15 or 16. Suddenly he turned around and I realized I had been staring at him awhile. Blushing I broke the silence.
"A-Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. Just wet." He said pushing his black hair out of his eyes.
" Umm..If you want I can bend it out." I offered unsure of what else to say.
"Oh...so you're a waterbender." He stated and I nodded standing there awkwardly.
"Are you going to do it?" He asked sounding impatient and...uncomfortable.
"Do what?"
"Waterbend the water out of my clothes."
"Oh! Oh right. Sure um yeah." I took a couple of steps forward until I was just a few feet away from him. Taking a deep breath I reached my hands out and pulled them back toward my body removing the water from his clothes. I twirled it around me once the let it drop back into the pond.
"Can't you do anything about my hair?" He asked gesturing toward the dripping mop of black on his head.
Just as I was about to bend the water out of his hair a drop fell directly on his nose making him sneeze. But it's what happened next that shocked me. A flame shot out of his mouth and since I was standing directly in front of him it hit me in the chest knocking me backwards...into the pond...
I shrieked just as my back hit the water making me inhale a mouthful of water. Sputtering I stood up the water stopping just above my knees. I stepped back up onto the ground wiping the water from my face. I looked up to see that boy shaking with silent laughter and glared at him.
"What is your problem?!?" I demanded crossing my arms.
"My problem?"
"Yes! First I help you and you pay me back by knocking me into the pond!"
"I did not!"
"Yes you did!"
"No I didn't!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"Uggh! That's it I'm leaving! Wait no I was here first so you leave now." He said pointing his finger at me.
I smacked his hand away from me. "You can't tell me what to do! Besides I evidently wouldn't have come here If I knew that you were already! What were you doing hiding behind those bushes anyway?" I asked raising an eyebrow.
" Well...What were you doing in the Royal gardens?" He countered avoiding the question.
"These are the Royal gardens?" I asked looking around at my surroundings.
"No, It's the royal potato farm." He said sarcastically rolling his eyes at my ignorance.
"Well I'm sorry I don't know every minuscule detail about the Fire Nation Palace like you so obviously do! What are you a servant here? Do you have to comb Princess Azula's hair? Or better yet do you have to tie Prince Zuko's shoes?" I snorted out a laugh.
"Actually I can tie my own shoes."
It took me a second to comprehend what he said but when I did I froze. No way. It can't be...
"P-Prince Zuko?"
A/N: Okay I know Toph is kinda out of character but I wanted her & Sokka to connect sooo...yep I hope I accomplished that. Did you guys like the Zutaraness? It was mostly negative Zutaraness but oh well!! :D
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