A/N: This one's a little bit different because it's Sokka's POV. I really like this pairing. :3

Finding the Birthday Girl

Tophlee: TophxTy Lee

Holding a small box, Sokka awkwardly stood in the middle of the room. He lopsidedly grinned; hoping one of his friends would point out the birthday girl he knew. Ty Lee was turning seventeen (along with her six sisters), and after knowing her for years, he still couldn't tell her apart from her siblings.

He made a mental note to have mandatory nametags at the next party. Slapping him on the back, Toph stepped next to him. She said, "I bet you still don't know which one is Ty Lee."

"Maybe we could brand them. They all look identical," mumbled Sokka under his breath. He glanced around the room full of Ty Lee's family members. "Even her mom."

Toph said, "Oh, c'mon. They may look the same, but they all have different voices. Ty Lee doesn't even walk the same way. She's lighter on her feet."

He scratched his head. None of the seven sisters had anything to define them from the others in his mind. They were identical septuplets! How was he supposed to know which one was Ty Lee?

It's like an army of girls in pink, he thought.

Toph pointed to one of them, "Alright, Sokka. Try to guess which one she is. Is it her?"

The girl took a sip from her glass, smiling as she talked to Katara.

"Uh, yes?" guessed Sokka.

"Nope, that one's left-handed. Ty Lee is a righty." She pointed to a group of three of the sisters standing in a corner with Mai and Suki. They ate shish kabobs and joked around, "How 'bout them?"

He shrugged and nodded, not bothering to speak. He figured he was wrong anyway.

"Nope again. They're eating meat. Ty Lee is a vegetarian like Aang. That also rules out that one next to Iroh, so you're down to two. Any more guesses?"

Sokka saw that one of the girls was slow dancing with a Fire Nation noble and the other was sitting alone in a corner, looking a bit forlorn.

He pointed to the dancer, "That's gotta be her."

Toph shook her head. "Wrong. That one is married, actually. But I didn't think you'd notice that. She's wearing a ring so big that even I can feel it."

She moved away from him to go to the corner. Sokka watched the Earthbender sit next to Ty Lee, perking her up immediately. He saw the acrobat's hand come to rest on Toph's knee as she leaned forward to say something. Toph slipped her hand in her pocket and pulled out a jade necklace. She hooked it around Ty Lee's neck as she blushed.

Why is she so red? he wondered. Tired of standing alone, Sokka went to the corner with the two girls. He handed Ty Lee his small box saying, "Happy Birthday!"

Ty Lee smiled and opened the present, revealing a stuffed Tigerdillo. She said, "Thanks, Sokka. It's so cute!" She put the stuffed animal in Toph's hands so she could feel it.

Toph squeezed it gently, "It's super soft. Good choice, Soks."

Ignore the nickname, sighed his internal monologue.

"Thanks," he said. He stared at them for a moment, but mumbled a short goodbye and walked away when they didn't say anything else. He felt like he was intruding on a date with those two.

Handing him a shish kabob, Zuko and Aang watched the party with Sokka.

The girls' heads were very close together now and they held the Tigerdillo between them. Ty Lee chuckled at something and kissed Toph on the forehead. Her lips lingered long enough for Toph to reciprocate with much more passion. Much more passion. Their hands roamed over each other's hair, necks, and shoulders.

"Whoa," gurgled the boys.

"Are Toph and Ty Lee's sister, like, together?" asked Aang, leaving his mouth ajar.

Sokka said, "Actually, Toph told me that one's Ty Lee. And it looks like she would know."

The Avatar said, "I still have trouble telling them apart." Sokka agreed.

Zuko folded his arms, "I've been calling them all 'birthday girl' so I don't get them confused."

Luckily, it was easy to find Ty Lee the rest of the night. She was the one that carried a stuffed Tigerdillo, wore a jade necklace, and had a pretty Earthbender by her side who kissed her neck when no one was looking.

Or at least when she couldn't feel Sokka, Zuko, and Aang watching with wide grins.

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