Chapter 3
In Effect
Aang was exhausted; he had stayed up most of the night to get back at Toph. He thought up plan after plan but he finally came up with a good one. His initial thoughts were to do something drastic and have the whole school know the contents of her diary. But Aang felt it would be strange to share Toph's love poems about himself to the entire school. Besides, that plan would satisfy the student body more than it would himself.
"Sure this plan was selfish, but I don't care, the wrath of Toph had been upon me full force for years now." Aang thought to himself. "And this plan is much more satisfying anyway. I will be able to watch the small brat's tough façade crumble before me and get to see her for what she truly is. A GIRL!"
Well she's obviously a girl, but she has never acted like one, and she's also a helpless romantic. HA! Who would have thought; Toph, a romantic never in a million years would anyone have guessed that. The confrontation that I have to make sure that we have afterwards will be truly embarrassing and awkward for her. I suspect that she will finally get off my back for good!
The bell rang, time for lunch.
It was meatloaf day, which was a bummer because Aang was a vegetarian. But he got some anyway because he knew that Sokka would want seconds. Aang will just get his salad from the salad bar.
As he was walking towards the table with all of his friends Toph came up beside him and snatched his tray of food from his hands.
"Thanks for the food, nerd. Ah, gross you can keep your nasty salad." Toph said then tossed him the basket of lettuce and fruit back, and started walking away.
"You know Toph you might want to stop picking on me so much, people might start to think that you love me or something." Aang said with a smirk so unmistakable that even a blind person would be able to know that it was there.
Toph stopped dead in her tracks, and whipped around so fast that the meatloaf almost fell off of her tray. "What did you just say?" she asked, bewildered.
"Just looking out for you Toph, don't want people to get the wrong idea." Aang said. The smirk was now gone and had been replaced by a strong poker face.
"Shut up Twinkletoes." With that Toph walked off.
Lunch was almost over. Aang had finished his salad and was trying to tune out Sokka's annoying whining about how the school gave out small food portions and that he was still hungry. Aang averted his eyes from Sokka and found Toph a couple of tables down sitting with The Duke. Their eyes locked and they shared that awkward moment when two people lock eyes at the same time by accident. (A/N: You know exactly what I'm talking about.)
The moment was brief, and after, Toph made a motion with her arms telling Aang to fist himself.
"This is it," Aang thought "it has to be now."
Aang signaled her with his pointer finger telling her to wait a second while he went through his bag. Toph was clearly confused.
"What was he doing?" she thought; and then she saw it. Her whole world came crashing down upon her. Aang had taken out the one thing that she had hoped to keep secret. He held it out in front of him for her and everyone at his table to see. Her diary.
The absolutely shocked expression on Toph's face was priceless. Add the fact that her face was as red as tomato made this moment in time unforgettable for Aang.
"Hey, Aang whats that?" Suki asked. The look of satisfaction in his eyes and a full-fledged grin on his face had the whole group of friends curious.
"Toph's diary," Aang responded simply.
Oooooh, stay tuned for what happens next.