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Sokka stormed back into the bar. His eyes were red and wet and his face was flushed. "Where's Katara?"
"She went to get more drinks-Are you okay, man?" Zuko asked, worriedly looking at Sokka across the table.
"Do I fucking look okay? What a stupid question, Agni, Zuko, would you be okay?"
Zuko buttoned his lips ad stared at his empty glass, trying to will it to fill its self.
Katara came back and handed out their drinks. "Wait, where's Toph?"
Both men glared at Katara. "I don't fucking know," Sokka growled.
"Look, why don't you stay at Zuko's tonight. Toph probably went home, and it's okay if you don't want to see her."
"Yeah, Tara's right," Zuko said. "Come over if you'd like."
"Well, it's okay to not see her now, but soon, you're going to have to see her."
"Tara, shut up, you're ruining it."
Sokka put his head in his hands and exhaled loudly. "I'm twenty six years old. I don't want a kid."
Katara looked at Zuko and whispered, "Don't buy any liquor, just take him to your house, and let him sleep in your bed, he'd be better off getting a long sleep, rather than getting him to drink all his problems away."
"Fine," Zuko said, standing. "Oi, Sokka, quit crying and get up."
"I'm not crying," Sokka said, looking up at Zuko.
"Get up, we're going to my house."
"Thanks," Katara said, looking up at Zuko.
Zuko nodded and kissed Katara on the top of the head.
"Zuko, we're not dating anymore, don't do that," she scolded. But Zuko ignored her, so she went over to her brother and hugged him tightly. "Sokka, it's going to be fine. Eventually, everything is going to work its self out, and it'll be okay, okay?"
"Okay," Sokka said, pulling from his sisters grip to follow Zuko.
Zuko had already hailed a cab, and was waiting for Sokka in the cold. "Hurry up," Zuko called, getting into the car.
Sokka followed him in. After Zuko told the driver the address, Sokka turned to Zuko. "Do I have to marry Toph now?"
Zuko looked at Sokka, "I don't know, I've never been in this situation. But, hey, on the bright side, at least it's Toph, and not some random stranger."
"Zuko, you're not good at this."
"Well," Zuko said slightly annoyed, but trying his hardest to be patient with Sokka. "I don't see why you would have to. It's not the thirties, people having kids when they're not married isn't that big of a deal."
"Yeah, but-"
"And, do you really think you'll be able to have a wedding in time to please Toph's parents without them realizing their daughter has swelled to the size of a blimp? And, to top it off, what do you think a pregnant, hormonal Toph is going to read into this?"
"Uhm, that I love her and the..." Sokka gulped audibly, "baby?"
Zuko make a buzzer sound with his mouth, "Not exactly, Toph's going to think that you're marrying her, not because you love her, but because it's what you're supposed to do. And then, Toph is going to kill you. See?"
"Oh Agni," Sokka moaned. "What am I meant to do?"
"Wait until Toph calms down, and then have a serious discussion about what you're going to do. Ask her what she wants, and all that jazz."
"Alright," Sokka said slowly.
"Do what I say and you're golden."
"Oh yeah, I thought you said you'd never been in this situation.
"I haven't, but this is what I'd do."
"So there isn't a baby Zuko running around here somewhere?"
"Nope, not here, there, or anywhere."
The driver arrived at Zuko's house that was just far enough away to be quiet, but close enough to still be called part of the city.
"Thank you," Zuko said, paying the man with a twenty dollar bill and leaving the taxi before he waited for his change. Sokka followed him, and they walked to Zuko's house.
"Your sister told me to put you to bed," Zuko said, shrugging off his jacket and throwing it on the couch.
"I am tired," Sokka admitted.
"You can take my bed if you want, I'll sleep on the couch," Zuko said. It was still pretty early anyway.
"Thanks," Sokka said.
"Yeah whatever, just let me get something to sleep in from there."
"Okay," Sokka said. They both walked upstairs, to Zuko's bedroom. Zuko rifled through his things to get something to wear, and changed in record time.
"G'night," he called to hi best friend as he left his room.
"Thanks again," Sokka called.
"Yeah, it's fine, man. We're practically brothers."
When Zuko got downstairs, he checked his phone from any new messages. He had a text from Katara, which was probably something about being sensitive with Sokka, which he'd already failed to do.
Hoping for a text from Yori, Zuko was miffed when he didn't get one and decided to have an early night.
oooooo
"Hey," Sokka said, padding into the living room, barefoot and only wearing a pair of boxers.
"Hi," Zuko said, squeezing his eyes shut, trying to go back to sleep and resume his dream.
"Your phone's been ringing, how have you not woken up, it's so loud."
Zuko snatched his phone from the coffee table. He had three missed calls from Yori an one from Katara. He redialed Yori's number (which, Agni, he had memorized) and waited for it to ring.
"Heeeeeeellooooo?" Yori sung out.
"H-Hey, Yori, you tried to call me?"
"Yeah! Are you stuttering Zukie, that's so cute," she cooed.
"Zukie?" he asked.
"Yes, you heard me correct. Now, anyway, I wanted to know how busy you were today."
"Well, do you remember Sokka from school?"
"Yeah... why?"
"Well, something's happened, and he's staying here, and I don't know if I can do anything today."
"Ugh how lame." Zuko could almost hear her pouting.
"Sorry Yori."
"Okay Zukie, I'll see you later then."
"Yeah, bye Yori. I'll call you later and see when we can meet next."
"Yeah, alright, I'll hear from you, then."
"Bye," Zuko said. He hung up the phone.
"Hey, thanks for letting me stay here," Sokka said, hastily putting on his jeans.
"What do you mean, where are you going?" Zuko asked.
"My house, Katara told me yesterday she went home and Toph was sitting outside of her apartment door, crying and then told that she and Toph are going to be going back to our house. So I'm going to rush over there and wait for them to get back so I can talk to Toph."
"Someone's eager," Zuko said, watching his friend clumsily dress himself.
"Shut up Zuko, now will you drive me or not?"
"Was that your way of asking?"
"Just put some pants on and get into your car."
oooooo
Toph gingerly opened the door. Katara's voice was shrilly going on and on behind her. "Katara," she said, mostly to get the girl away from her, "Do you think you could make me some tea?
"Yeah, of course Toph!" Katara said happily. Katara almost screamed when she went into the kitchen and saw Zuko's hulking frame leaning on the counter, drinking a tall glass of orange juice.
"Oh holy-"
"Shit?"
"I was going to say smokes. What are you doing here?" Katara hissed in a quiet voice.
"I drove Ponytail," he said simply.
"You should leave, they're going to want to talk in private."
"Then why are you here?"
"I brought Toph over!" she said, then realizing it was the exact same reason as Zuko, she added, "And she asked me to make her some tea."
"Don't you think if she knew I was here she would have asked me?"
"Yeah, well, she doesn't, and she asked me."
Zuko rolled his eyes and downed the rest of his orange juice.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Toph asked, looking st Sokka who was sitting on their bed.
"Toph-"
"Sokka, you need to leave before I really flip out on you. I haven't been feeling well lately as it is and I don't need-"
"You're pregnant, of course you're not feeling well," Sokka said jumping off the bed and walking over to Toph. He swept her hair out of her face.
Toph pulled away from his advances, "Sokka stop it!"
"Toph?" he asked, walking over to their bed, pregnant girlfriend in tow, and plopped down.
"What?" she growled.
"What do you want to do?" he asked in the sweetest voice he could muster.
"So, when are you seeing your lovely new girlfriend?" Katara asked, clearing her throat as she turned on the electric kettle.
"I don't know," Zuko said, I was supposed to see her today, but I told her Sokka had something important."
"So call her back and tell her that you can make it now."
"No, I'm just going to wait until she calls me again.
"Toph it's okay if you don't know what you want to do with the baby-"
"I'm going to keep it!" she said, trying to squirm out of Sokka's grip.
"It's not a doll, Toph-"
"I never cared much for dolls."
Zuko and Katara idly twiddling their thumbs and waiting for a fight to break out that they could referee.
Before Top could say anymore in the matter, Sokka captured her lips in his.
A/N - Read and review!
Also, this end bit with Toph and Sokka was shit. I'll make their interactions better from now on. And I'll probably not be writing at two thirty in the morning.
That might help.
Plus, read and review.
AISH, I for got to disclaim.
Disclaimer: I don't own Avatar or anything like that~