Modern day… Toph can see, if you want to complain you can because I really don't give a flying-

"Hey you cannot say that in a K fic."

"Ok… maybe I will make it T then!"

"You still shouldn't say it."

Well if you didn't guess I changed the rating of the story, I just feel it gives me a lot more leniency… and I know where the line stands for a M rated fic… so I don't accidently cross up a rating level and get abused!!

This is for all the guys that wanted Aang to teach Toph to swim, as I have told you guys I have done something completely different!!

Imotel doesn't own avatar… but he didn't do something in 93, I however cannot remember because I was 3 at the time.

I would say that they are just starting high school or grade 8 over here in Australia… which puts them at 13 – 14, same as the series… if you want to tell me the other equivalents I will happily put them in here

Swimming

"I have no idea how you dragged me into this twinkles, but I will make you pay for it," Toph complained, she was standing in on the brink of the deep end at the community pool still fully clothed, minus her shoes.

"I don't know why you got in, you keep telling me that you hate the water," Aang paused for a moment, he was over the edge and treading water in front of her unlike Toph he was just wearing some random pair of board shorts, "I think it was because I practically drenched you with that bomb dive."

"O yeah, that's right… I still haven't thanked you for that," Toph replied, launching herself at Aang, who quickly stroked backwards, staying just millimeters in front of her hands, all the while smiling stupidly at her.

This went on for a short while, slowly Toph became tired and aggravated that Aang stayed that little bit to far away, after five minutes Toph gave up completely and started to head towards the edge of the pool. "Toph, come on. Don't get out," Aang paused, racking his brain for ideas to get her to stay in; "I could help you catch me."

Toph immediately turned to face her friend, "how would you help me do that," Toph was curious as to what he had in mind.

"I could, I don't know. Maybe help you to swim better?" Aang didn't mean for it to sound like a question.

Toph again looked at him weird, before she could question it Aang spoke again, "Come on, with all that you have taught me about Hung Gar, it is the least I can do to thank you," as Aang finished Toph started walking back towards him.

"If something happens to me you do know-"

"That you are going to kick me over the pool?" Aang finished for her.

"No, I was going to say stick my foot so far up your ass that you will be forced to kiss it, but that works as well," Toph laughed, she had some up with another way of making Aang twitch, even though he knew that she would never do it, she was a crazy person.

"Ok, now that you have me nervous I do have to say that if you wear that shirt it is going to restrict your ability to move," Aang took a quick step back just in case she decided to go along with her threat.

"No, the shirt stays on," Toph was self conscious about her body, she did her best to hid it but puberty had hit and even though everyone said that she was beautiful, she couldn't help but have that nagging voice in her head.

"Ok then, but it is going to make swimming a little harder," Aang could somewhat understand why Toph wanted didn't want to take her shirt off, but when Toph nodded her head he knew that she accepted the fact that it may be harder.

"Now the moment you say something remotely girly I will leave," Toph warned.

"Ok. I have seen you swim before and the main problem I can see is that you thrash in the water, what I want you to try and do is feel the water," Aang said, demonstrating while he did so.

"Ok, I'm out… I honestly thought that you would last longer than that," Toph said while she was heading of to the edge of the pool.

"Come on Toph, can't you give me one more chance," Aang said while swimming after her bfore hopping out of the pool and standing in front of her.

Toph tried to jump out, but Aang just pushed her right back in. after this happened a few times Aang decided to be kind and offered his hand to Toph, to help her out. Toph took this as an opening and pulled Aang right back into the water before starting to get out again. Aang quickly got up and rubbed the water out of his eye, seeing Toph hop out he quickly wrapped his arms around her waist and pushed off from the edge, dragging Toph back into the water. Toph retaliated by turning around and driving her shoulder into his stomach and lifting him up so he was almost completely out of the water, after pausing for a bit Toph threw Aang into the air as high as she could, Aang came down with a splash, getting Toph in the process.

"When will they realize how much they like each other," a tan skinned woman said from the stands while watching Aang and Toph battle in the water.

"About as long as it took you to realize that you like Zuko," her brother replied and received a punch in the arm for his comment.

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This is the set up for most of my modern day stories… I do not want to have to repeat myself on any of this stuff, also their will be continuity over the course of the story, at least I will try as hard as I can to keep some storyline present.

On another note their have been quite a few taang oneshots that have been written, recently after reading someone 150 different shots I got that ambition to attempt to at least make 10, who knows after that. If you can guess who that person is I will dedicate a one shot to you.