Hey! Merry Avatarded Christmas! I got the update on time. Go me! This one isn't as much romantic as it is cute. Next part of this focuses the romance. So big needed to split it in two!

Toph and Sokka Under the Mistletoe Part 1

Toph's P.O.V.

"Are we there yet?" Fireflake asked for the gazillionth time. We had been traveling all day and the sun was already set.

"Like I said four seconds ago," Twinkletoes replied weakly before shouting, "NO WE ARE NOT! THERE YET!"

"Sweet Mother of Yue," Gloomy muttered, "Shut the hell up already!"

"If you don't like our company, you didn't have to come." Meathead whined from his seat beside me.

"Sokka has a point." I said more to myself then Mrs. I-can-stab-you-with-my-dagger-collection-if-you-piss-me-off.

"OMG!" Sweetness yelled, "You just called someone be their name! You're in L-O-V-E love."

"I…I Am not." I argued, shuffling in my seat and making my leg brush Sokka's.

"Are too!" Sugar Queen remarked, "I know love when I see it."

"Unless it's directed towards you." Airhead muttered, pulling on the rope between Appa's horns.

"Excuse me?" Sweetness asked, turning back towards Twinkles.

"I'm just saying, I liked you for over a year and you were pretty oblivious." Airhead replied.

"Ahh…" Sugar Queen started then sighed, "You're right, I guess, I have nothing to hold against you."

"Except for that time in the serpents pass when…" Snoozles started before I shut him up by putting my hand on his blabbering mouth.

"Uhh…How long til Gaoling?" I asked trying not to remember the day I kissed Suki on the check. My bad.

"How long does it take to land Appa?" Airhead said, looking down, "Ladies and gentlemen who can see -no offense Toph- I present to you the fine city of Gaoling."

"FINALLY!" Fireflake and Sokka said.

"Jinx, you owe me mango juice." Sokka said victoriously.

"Dammit." Fireflake muttered, going back into his gloomy state.

"Wow, they sure went full on Christmas time! Look at those lights!" Sweetness exclaimed, "Oh…no offense Toph."

"None taken. Oh, don't worry they have a fireworks show too." I said sadly, "Just another reason to hate the place."

"Which one's your house again?" Twinkletoes asked me. Sokka's stupidity is rubbing off on Twinkles. What does Sugar Queen see in him? Airhead is becoming an Airhead, yay…?

"Maybe it's the biggest house in the city." Fireflake said sarcastically, "It's not like Toph's dad is rich or anything."

"Oh." Twinkles said with realization, "You don't need to get so snappy. Spirits, I haven't been here in over three years okay?"

"Just land Fluffles already." Gloomy droned, "The fireworks are about to start and I don't want to get hit by them."

"Fine Angsty McEmopants." Airhead replied sourly, before commanding Appa to land.

"The fireworks are starting." Mai said un-enthusiastically, "Yippee!"

Right as I felt Fluffy touchdown to land I heard a loud BOOM. I -sadly- screamed and clung to Sokka for dear life. It was embarrassing for the both of us. The loud noises kept coming and I kept squeezing tighter and tighter. Poor Snoozles, his arm must hurt like heck.

Near the end of the show Sokka said, "It's a shame you can't enjoy them, the fireworks are quite beautiful."

I was about to respond, but then the finally went off and my highly sensitive ears just barely picked up Sokka whisper, "Just like you."

And I fought to keep down the heat rising in my cheeks.

Third Person P.O.V.

~At The Bei Fong Estate~

"Mrs. Bei Fong." A guard addressed the spouse of Toph's father.

"Do you have any news on Toph?" Poppy asked, immediately standing up from a fancy embroidered chair.

"I am afraid not." The guard said sympathetically as Poppy started to cry, "But we do have news on your husband."

Poppy's mood brightened just the slightest, regaining hope that her ill-stricken husband was getting better.

"The medic said that we would need an amazing healer to get him back to full strength," The guard continued, "he is afraid that your husband is on the brink of death, I am sorry."

As Poppy started to weep there was a knock on the door, but the woman was too absorbed in sorrow to notice.

"Uh…Lady Bei Fong?" The guard asked worriedly, he never spoke hysterical before, "Someone is at the door."

"Well, go answer it." Toph's mom snapped. She had been doing that alot, talking. She was so use to her husband or father talking, she never had too much social contact.

"Yes, Ma'am." The guard said and bowed deeply to her. She could get use to it though.

Sokka's P.O.V.

~A Little Earlier~

"So, Toph…" I asked while we were walking to her house, "Ready to see your parents?"

"Yeah, ...I put this off long enough." Toph said confidently, "I need to start taking my own advice, facing it head on like a rock."

'That's what I admire about you Toph' I thought, starting at her and how she easily knew where she was going even in her blindness. 'She may act tough but she looks so graceful, like the way her mouth moves. Wait a minute is she talking? Crud!'

"And then my mom was all like-" Toph ranted, 'Never mind. I think I'm safe and can go back to staring at her.'

"Sokka?" Toph asked me. 'She says my name so perfectly. Oh, wait she's asking me something.'

"Huh, what?" I said sounding ditzy.

"You've been doing that a lot you know." Katara answered for Toph.

"Doing what?" I replied nervously.

"Staring, …at Toph." Aang finished.

"Smoochie, smoochie! Somebody's in love! " Zuko teased in a sing-song voice and everyone but me and Toph laughed their heads off.

"We're here." Mai said after we settled down.

"Toph? ...Do you want to knock?" Aang asked.

"Nah, I'll let you do it Twinkles," Toph said quickly, "I'll hide behind Sparky and Gloomy here."

"Okay…?" Aang said and knocked on the large door.

We waited a few seconds and a large guard appeared by the gate. "I am sorry, no guests are welco-" He started before he saw and his expression got angier. "THE AVATAR! You are definitely not welcome here!"

"Why not?" Aang asked confused and used to people praising him.

"Because you kidnapped Toph Bei Fong and-" The guard started before a rock about the size of a fist fit him in the head.

"Look jerkface, he did not kidnap me! I ran away!" Toph said revealing herself from behind Mai and Zuko, "Get your facts straight, geez."

"Miss Bei Fong!" The guard said bowing, "I meant no offense. Come in, Come in. I will notify your mother this instant."

"And that's why I hate guards." Toph said as the man ran off into the depths of the house.

As soon the guard entered the last room we heard a muffled scream and a woman ran out of the room. She saw Toph and ran to her, squeezing Toph like her life depended on it. "Tophykins I missed you sooooo much." She cooed.

"Tophykins?" Mai said with a smirk, what good blackmail material.

As soon as Toph's mom was done glomping her daughter she looked at me and practically squealed with delight.

"Who is he? He is quite attractive, is he your boyfriend?" Toph's mom asked hopefully, Toph blushed the hell out of her face and looked like she was going to explode.

'Toph's boyfriend. I like the sound of that.' I thought.

"No mom." Toph answered, quickly dousing my spirit, "He's just a good friend -FRIEND ZONED- a sweet little guy, just like Momo -MOMO ZONED-. There's nothing going on between us."

"Ooh." I heard Aang whisper to Katara behind me, "That's gotta hurt."

"Yeah, remember when I said that to you?" Katara responded.

"Yes!" Aang replied, "How could I forget?"

"Did I hurt you that much that it scars you to this very day?" Katara said sarcastically, "I feel so special, "THE ONLY GIRL WHO CAN MENTALLY HURT THE AVATAR" I like that title."

"Oh, ha ha really funny." Aang pouted, crossing his arms and pressed his back to the wall.

'Burrrn' I thought to myself. "So what brings you here?" Toph's mother asked.

"Your daughter was hoping to stay here for a week to spend time with you." I said a little to formally.

"Such a gentlemen." Toph's mom gushed, "Are you sure you don't like him."

After a long period of blushing, Toph's mom invited us to dinner. My stomach grumbled at the thought. Other than Toph, meat was on mind.

"Please make yourselves at home." Toph's mother welcomed.

"Uhh…thanks…mom." Toph said awkwardly, "Hey…where is dad?"

"Oh…he is…not doing so well…the doctor said he will need the greatest healer around to save him." Toph's mom said, a single tear fell from her eye.

"That might not be a problem" Toph said smugly, "Katara here is the best healer in the world."

"I wouldn't call myself the best in the world." My sister said shyly.

"You healed Zuko, Toph's feet, Sokka's leg and brought Aang back to life for crying to the melon lord!" Mai said.

"You. Brought the Avatar. Back. To. Life?" Toph's mom said slowly, processing what she just heard, "Please heal my husband. I beg you! I will give you anything you desire."

"Uhh…" My waterbending sister replied, "Let's say I do heal your husband, you have to make him apologize to Toph and grant her freedom."

"Okay maybe not anything." Toph's mom said standing up, "I don't think I can make that happen."

"I don't know, anything can happen when you're us." Zuko said.

Lao's (Toph's Dad FYI) P.O.V.

As I fell unconscious once again I let my mind look over my memories. The good ones: My childhood. Meeting the girl of my dreams. Marrying Poppy. The disappointing ones too, Toph my amazing daughter, with her blindness and bluntness. She must hate me. My mind searched endlessly for one good time with Toph, but there was none. Not from memory loss, no, it was because there never was a good time I share with Toph and that makes me such a terrible person…

I will get it updated as soon as possible I was being rushed, x-mas shopping and all. Well you can't spell dissipate without diss right? Sorry, I promise the next chapter will be long for it's sake. MERRY CHRISTMAS (or hanukkah)!