Author's Note: Hello, and welcome to day two of Tokka Week 2012! The prompt of the day is parents, so I decided to do something about Toph facing her parents, particularly since I know a lot of people will do stuff about Toph and Lin.

Enjoy!

"I can't do it. I can't do it. I can't-"

"Toph, you can do this. I know you can." Sokka said, cutting her off as he placed a hand on her shoulder.

"I can't do this. They'll hate me. They'll never forgive me. They'll disown me." Toph's eyes were wide. A million different scenarios were playing through her head, each more horrible then the last.

"Toph, your parents love you. And nothing- not even you running away- is going to change that." Sokka said gently.

"They sent people to lock me up in a metal box!"

"Because they thought we had kidnapped you! Toph, you're never gonna know unless you talk to them." Sokka said. "And even if they reject you- which they won't- you've got all of Team Avatar right behind you, not to mention the entire world. You're a hero, Toph, and if your parents aren't proud of you now, then they're not worth it." He pulled her into a hug. She wrapped her arms around him tightly, burying her face in her chest. It honestly scared him a little to see Toph of all people so scared. She hadn't even been like this when they had been hanging off the airship and about to die.

"What if they hate me?" Toph asked, looking up at him, her sightless eyes filled with fear.

"Toph, if your parents can't accept you for who you are after you saved the world, then they're not worthy of being your parents."

Toph turned and faced the doors of the Bei Fong estate. She squared her shoulder and took a deep breath.

"Come on, Snoozles. It's time to face my parents."

Author's Note: Normally I don't put these at the end, but I didn't want to spoil it by saying how originally I was going to have her actually meet her parents, but then I decided meh, I don't have the time, patience, or mood. In the future I may do a different Toph-facing-her-parents oneshot that goes more in depth and actually has her with her parents, but that'll probably be completely Toph-centric. There aren't enough of those stories around.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed! Until tomorrow then!

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