Toph sat in the saddle with her knee's pressed to her chest as she tried to focus on not being a hundred feet up in the air. She already thought of every song she could think of, every fairy tail that her parents told her about the spirits. But it wasn't helping her become less afraid of what lied ahead.
The sun was setting, and Toph shivered as the cold wind bit her nose. The silence strengthened as the time progressed. Toph was mad at Aang because, he forgot to pack her shoes before they left. So now Toph's feet were currently turning numb as the wind got colder. The sun started setting as well so it should be getting below freezing any time now.
"Aang, you remembered to bring me a blanket right?" Toph asked breaking the silence. She was getting annoyed of it.
"Yeaah...Suure...I uh, think." Aang coughed awkwardly.
"Aang. We're going to the South Pole. There's nothing but ice and snow! It's all read getting cold, and you didn't bring me any shoes. Now I don't have a blanket?!" Toph said annoyed now.
"Relax Toph! We'll be there any time now. I'm sure they'll have heavier and warmer blankets there to use anyways. Same with shoes. Besides you'll need snow boots anyways." Aang said.
"Whatever. But I'm freezing my butt off now." Toph said still annoyed.
"Well, you can come sit on appa's head if you want to. His fur should keep you warm."
Toph huffed at his solution but climbed up on Appa's head anywayys. Once she got there she grabbed on for life. As time passed, Toph gained the courage to loosen her death grip on Appa's fur. Toph moved so she was sitting on Appa's neck, and leaned back to his shoulders. It was much more comfortable than her other position.
The silence was getting now also.
"So aren't you excited at all to see them?" He asked.
"Of coarse I'm excited, I just hate the conditions. I'm terrified about going down to the north pole because I know I'll be completely blind there. If we get attacked, I could be completely vulnerable. What's worse is I wouldn't be able to help you guys," Toph said in a small voice. "Toph it's-"
"So what does sugar queen have planned for my visit?" She asked cutting Aang off. "Huh?"
"I know Katara won't let these next two weeks go by without planning a whole list of ridiculous stuff for me to do. Sokka probably would stay up all night thinking about it." Toph stated. She didn't really care what it was that they had planned, she just wanted to get her mind off of flying. Aang laughed at how accurate her description was.
"Well...uh..Katara is going to want to catch up, and Sokka, he um is just really excited to see you?" He sounded hesitant. Like he wasn't telling her everything. Her eyes narrowed. "They don't know I'm coming. Do they?" She hissed. Aang winced as Toph caught on. He feared she would. "Well uh-"
"You said they were begging for you to bring me." Her voice had a powerful venom in it.
"Well, they were...a few months ago." Aang said his voice getting small by the end of the sentence.
"Hold on, do they even know that you're coming?" She asked.
"Well...Kind of." Aang answered.
"I am going to shove you off of Appa if you keep lying to me." Toph said.
"I'm not lying! I visit them all the time, and it's never really planned. Katara, Sokka and I have the whole thing arranged already. We arranged it after the war. There ready." Aang said.