Aang slowly opened his eyes to find himself looking up at the clear blue sky. The fort that they had been in, was now reduced to nothing but rubble. When he felt his legs would carry his weight again, he pulled himself very carefully to his feet. He didn't trust his legs to move yet, but his eyes darted around looking for any sign of Toph.

Out of the corner of his eye he caught sight of a small pale hand that stuck out form a pile of stone. It was the bracelet around the wrist that gave away who the hand belonged to. It was the bracelet he had given to her eight years ago. Forgetting about his distrust of his legs, Aang ran towards the hand. Falling to his knees when he reached it, he started to move the stones out of the way. As he continued to do this he called out her name, letting her know he was there. When he made removed the rubble from her, he placed his arm under her neck, pulling her head up to rest on his shoulder. One last time he called out her name, this time he whispered it.

Her eyes stared to twitch, before they opened properly. Aang never took his eyes off of hers. For the split second when her eyes fully opened, Aang saw a flash of the deep green that was there before, before her eyes returned to jade. Toph slowly pushed herself up to sit on her own. As she did her face brushed against Aang's check. Her breath on his face, sent a shiver down his spine.

"Are you ok." He had never heard so much concern in her voice before.

A smile crossed his face for a second, before he answered. "I'm fine." placing his hands on her shoulders, he pulled her closer kissing her before resting his head on her shoulder. "How are you."

She didn't answer. Slowly she pulled away "Ozai."

She was on her feet, and making her way towards the former fire lord, before Aang could stop her. He followed her, watching her stumbling a little made him aware how unsteady he was walking as well. With one quick movement of her arm, the rubble that had covered Ozai was blown off. Aang reached her side as she was about to fall to her knees. He followed her to the ground. Placing her hand over Ozia's chest, where his heart should be, she bent the piece of shrapnel that was moving through his blood to stay in the one place, to keep it from his heart.

She didn't say anything, but Aang figured out what she was doing. The tension in her arm. Let him know that she was bending. The blood on his robe let him know, that Ozai had been hit. Lifting his gaze from her hands up her arms he noticed that they had a few cuts and bruises on them. Looking down he noticed that he too had his fair share of cuts and bruises from what had just happened.

Her eyes looked like they were about to close again, so Aang finally stepped in. He placed his arm under hers, and pulling her arms into her chest. He then pulled her in towards his chest. Her arms were pulled pinned between his arm and her chest. So she could no longer use them. Aang rested his chin on her shoulder. Her back was pressed against his chest, he could feel her heart beat racing.

"You can't keep that up forever." He again whispered into her ear.

"It's my fault, what am I going to tell Zuko. I can..."

"You have to let it go." his quiet voice, calmed her down.

They both knew that if Toph stopped bending the metal, Ozai was going to die. As she clenched her eyes shut, a single tear rolled down her face. It wasn't just for Ozai, it was for Azula, Zuko and in a way for herself and what she was scared she had lost.

"It's all my fault."

"No it…."

"Yes it is! I was wrong. I should have listened to you."

"Can I get that in writing."

She shook her head. Ignoring his attempt at a lightening the situation. "You can't fight all the time."

"You can't run away all the time either."

Aang held Toph tighter, as he pulled her to her feet leading her out of the rubble. He wanted to go on and tell that, that was why they needed each other. To balance the other. He just wanted to get her away from here as soon as possible before they talked anymore. Out of habit Toph's hand reached up, to take hold of the pendant on her mother's necklace. Her hand dropped to her side, the second she touched the pendant. There was only half of the pendent attached to the black material that tided around her neck.

Almost knocking Aang over Toph turned round to go back, and start searching for the other half of her necklace. Aang followed her, he didn't have to pull her away again. This time her body gave out and she almost feel over. In one quick movement Aang had her in his arms, pulled out his glider and flew them back to the fire nation capital.

Toph was still out of it when they returned. Katara looked her over even though she was clearly just suffering from exhaustion. Once she had told him that Toph was going to be ok, he filled the others in on what had happened. He left out the fight they had, had before they left. He hoped if he ignore it, then so would Toph. After all it was all a lie anyway. Zuko had remained very calm. He let out a quiet sigh of sadness, for his sister and father. Then he put it out of his mind. He had a family of his own now, that was what was most important to him. A small part of him would always wonder what could have been, but that was pointless.

After he had rested, Aang was about to leave to go back to the fort. He planned to bury Ozai's body, and look for the missing half of Toph's necklace. Zuko surprised him by going with him. A small burial was held for the former fire lord at sun set. Attended only by the fire lord and the avatar. The two people he had seen as his greatest enemies. It a way that was fitting, as they were the people that has known him the best.

The first thing Aang did when they returned as the sun fully set was go to his and Toph's room. She was sitting by the window, as he entered the room. The second he was in the room, Toph was on her feet. Before he had a chance to say anything she had thrown her arms around his neck. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean what I said." As she spoke he wrapped his arms around her. "It's all my fault. I lied and two people died, and you hate me..."

"Toph, calm down." Aang slowly pulled his head of her shoulder, so he could look her in the eyes. "You are even cuter when you get wound up like that, but you have to calm down."

Taking a deep breath Toph lowered her head. She was shocked that he was treating the whole things o lightly. That had to be his way of dealing with it. Being in no position to argue with that as her way had literally blown up in her and his face, she couldn't say anything. That was why she was acting the way she was now. It was unlike her, but acting her way clearly hadn't worked.

"I know you didn't mean what you said." As he spoke Aang used his right hand to left her head up, to face him again. "I love you." Slowly he lowered his head down to reach hers.

"I love you."

Toph's hands slide up Aang's arms to wrap around his neck, as his hands travelled up her back. After a few minutes they broke apart. They rested their foreheads on each other's, each with a small smile on their faces.

"It's going to be ok."

He didn't have to say anything more, they both they what he was saying. For the second time that day Toph's hand reached for the pendant that was in half. Aang noticed this, he reached in to the pocket in his trousers and pulled out a piece of silver, and a piece of bronze.

"I was thinking you could fix your necklace with this." Taking her right hand in his, he placed one of the pieces in her hand. A faint smile appeared on her face as Toph ran her fingers over the engraving on the piece of bronze.

"This is from master gyatso tag." As she spoke her left hand reached out to touch the tag Aang wore around his neck. When she had it in her hand she could feel that it too was now in half.

"Well, I was thinking that you could fix my tag, with this." He placed the piece of silver in her hand. She didn't have to feel the engraving to know that it was the missing piece from her necklace.

A huge grin crossed her face. "How did you find this."

"It took a while." Still holding the pieces of their necklaces in her hands, Toph through her arms around his neck again.

She whispered in his ear. "Yin and yang."

He knew she would understand what he was trying to do with the necklaces, but he kind of hoped she wouldn't say anything about it. It sounded very mushy said out loud. He pulled his head back, so he could look at her. "Yeah. Earth and air."

"Light and dark." Toph couldn't help but continue the conversation, know that it was embarrassing Aang. "The avatar and the fate..."

"Aang and Toph."

He stopped her from continuing, he wanted her to know that he didn't just see them as something that was fated. Something that he only wanted because it was meant to be, set out by someone else. It wasn't about what had happened in the past, right now it was them, just them. No fate, destiny or spirits controlling them. They were just two people that loved each other, that made each other whole.

"Two half's of a whole."

She whispered this into his ear, then pulled back to return the kiss he was about to initiate. As they kissed Aang pulled Toph closer, and lifted her off the floor carrying her to the bed. Toph still held the two pieces of their necklaces in her hands.

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