Finally! A new chapter! Yay! I just got my braces, so i've been putting off chapter two :/ I know, I know... Bad me ;)

Anyways! This chapter had a small amount of swear words- so caution.

This chapter is filled with tons of drama! (: mmm... drama! Haha, anyways- I hope you guys like it! I'll try to write a new chapter this week(end) hopefully. Happy hump day fellow ATLA fans 3 -lol-

Release the disclaimer fish!

"She doesn't *glub* own the *glub glub* series of *glub* ATLA *glubba glub*"!

But this story is 100% fanfiction written by me!

Sokka sat still. The silence slapped him in the face and he stuttered before finally spitting gentle words out of his mouth.

"You really love him, don't you?" Sokka asked. The words left a bitter taste in his mouth.

"Yes."

"When did you meet him?" He asked sadly.

"Almost four years ago." She said pulling one of her legs onto the couch. She dangled one foot off the couch and let her toes brush the cold stone.

"Wow…" The room became quiet and the cold air begged for sound.

"I waited for you." Toph said breaking the harsh silence.

"What?" Sokka looked up from the floor to see the beautiful bender swiping a quick tear away.

"I was stupid. I waited for you. Hoping that maybe one day, you would come visit me. Say you loved me. It was a stupid dream. I should have known." She spat the last few words out. Those words hit Sokka like a bitch 'I should have known'.

"Toph-" Sokka began to say reaching for Toph's hand. She pulled her hand back fast and scowled in the direction of the water tribesman.

"I'm going to go to my room now." She said flatly as she stood up and smoothed her dress out. She blew her bangs out of her face and walked down the hallway. Sokka cringed as the stone door slammed harshly.

"Damn it." Sokka cursed at himself.

It seemed like years before Katara eventually returned. Sokka practically threw himself at Katara for relief. The time she was gone was harsh. Sokka remained on the couch like an idiot.

"Where's Toph?" Is all Katara seemed to be concerned about.

"In her room." Sokka said helping his sister unpack the groceries, "I thought you were just going for milk?" Sokka asked angrily.

"That's all I would have gotten if I would have known my being gone was going to result in a tantrum." Katara said impatiently. Sokka shut up and continued to unload the items and put them away.

"She's getting married." Sokka said suddenly. Katara look at her brother who she presumed crazy.

"Oh shut up." She said still watching her brother. "She's only 19."

"Go ask her then." Sokka said throwing his arm backwards signaling towards Toph's door.

"I think it's a terrible idea! She's so young. She's not ready! Is she an idiot or something? I can't even believe her." Sokka said ranting in a low, yet angry whisper. Katara looked at her brother, her eyes widened even more. She cleared her throat.

"Thanks Sokka." A voice said from behind the warrior. Sokka spun around to find a tired, angry, and sad Toph standing in a night robe.

"I-I-I didn't mean it…" Sokka said lowering his head.

"Yes you did." Toph spat as she let several tears slip down her porcelain cheeks. Toph was crying. Toph never cried.

"Toph…" Sokka said holding back several tears. He reached forward to touch Toph's arm. Toph threw herself backwards trying to avoid his touch. She shook her head.

"Don't you dare touch me." Toph said angrily. Sokka retreated.

"What happened to you?"

"What happened to me?" She yelled, "What happened to YOU!"

"What do you mean!?" Sokka shouted back. Katara stood to the side watching the scene unfold. She had no place to tell the two young adults what to do. She wrapped her arms tightly around herself.

"YOU JUST DISAPEARED OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH!" She stiffened her stance and took her voice up a notch.

"Maybe I would have come seen you if you even made an effort to contact me! After the war, you came back here! AND WE NEVER HEARD FROM YOU! Even Katara and Aang have only seen you twice! Come to think of it, not even in two years!"

"I WROTE!" Toph yelled as she curled her small hands into a fist.

"You did?" Sokka asked lowering his voice by about 20 notches.

"Every week…" Toph said also lowering her voice. She ran her fingers through her dark hair.

"I-I-I never got them?"

"Ever get mail from "Lin Bei Chong"?"

"I throw out mail if I don't know who it's from…" Sokka admitted as he rubbed his neck. "Why didn't you use your name?" She shrugged her shoulders.

"Who is Lin Chong?"

"Just forget about it. Okay?" She said pulling her arms tighter around herself.

"You can't just use random names Toph." Katara chimed in.

"It's not a random name Katara."

"Then who's is it?"

"NO ONE!" She yelled angrily, "Just forget about it!" She turned on her heals and exited the house quickly in her robes and everything.

"I'll go talk to her." Sokka said reluctantly.

"I'll finish the groceries." The water bender replied with a hint of sarcasm.

"Toph?" Sokka shouted out, hands cupped around his mouth. "Where are you?" He walked along the creek behind her house. He continued walking until he eventually found Toph. She was leaned against a tree with her knees pulled tightly to her chest. He approached her slowly.

"What do you want?" She said lifting her head from her knees.

"To make sure you're okay." He said sympathetically.

"Just peachy Snoozles."

"No, you're obviously not." He lowered himself to the dirt and sat beside her. Keeping distant to respect the new Toph's boundaries. "What happened to you? Really?"

"A lot." She said quietly burying her face in her hands.

"Like what?" He asked beginning to worry a little bit. He knew Toph was a strong, independent woman… But anything could happen to her being out her alone. Anything.

"You can tell me anything." He said slowing reaching out to put a hand on her knee. This time she did not pull away. She shivered when his hand touched her.

"I have a daughter." She choked back tears and let a small smile stretched across her face. Sokka's froze. His whole world just collapsed in on him. A daughter? Toph's daughter? Toph a mom? He took several moments to completely analyze what he was being told. "Her name's Lin. That's who the letters were addressed from. I put her name on it because if my name was on it… I thought maybe you would think it was a joke. Since I can't write. Jai's been writing them for me." She smiled at the mention of her daughter's name.

"Ho-How old is she?"

"4 months old." She smiled. Sokka sat quietly. His next question lingered on his tongue. Whether or not to ask it was contemplating.

"Is she Jai's?" Sokka asked quickly. Regretting it the second after he said it.

"Yes she is." Toph answered admittedly. "That's where she is now."

"Does anyone know?" Sokka asked. The blind girl hesitated before finally answering with regret in her voice.

"No."

"What?" Sokka asked surprised. "You didn't tell any of your friends? Not even Katara?"

"No." She replied simply. Sokka was surprised. He kind of felt hurt inside. Why did she keep this a secret? The first born Jr. Gaang member… And she was Toph's. The youngest of the group.

"What were you thinking?" Sokka asked trying not to raise his tone of voice.

"I wasn't." Toph said with sorrow peeking through her words.

"I bet she's strong." Sokka said trying to change the subject.

"She is."

"And smart."

"Of course." Toph smiled.

"And sweet." Sokka said a small blush nipping at his cheeks.

"Yes."

"And beautiful." He said finally.

"I bet." Toph replied a little sad at the fact she couldn't answer the question one way or another.

"She is." Sokka said squeezing her knee a little.

"How would you know?"

"Because her mother is the most beautiful thing alive."

Like it? I think there's going to be a little angst next chapter (: And you'll meet Lin!(: Okay- follow for more of this delicious story! Bye now(: