Bonding II
Sokka and Toph sat on Aang's front porch, patiently waiting for him. Neither spoke.
"Sigh." Toph exhaled. Sokka's knee bounced up and down. "Sigh!" Toph kept on breathing, trying to annoy Sokka but she was getting more annoyed by the sound of his knee bouncing on the creaky wood. "Say something." Toph said.
"Like what?"
"I don't know. Anything!" Toph demanded. Sokka knew that Toph was a little spoiled but, living with Katara, he was used to it.
"Fine. You…like…cars?" Sokka asked about one of the few things he cared about.
"No."
"You like…movies?"
"Eh." Toph made a hacking sound and spat on Aang's front lawn.
"Well…do you…I don't know, what do you like? Flowers? Shoes?" Sokka named the few things he thought all girls liked.
Bored and annoyed, Toph changed her tone of voice. "No Señor." She smiled and Sokka frowned. Toph liked to make ethnic jokes at Sokka's expense.
"I'm not Mexican." He said, sounding annoyed.
"No comprende amigo. En español, por favor."
"I never make fun of you being Asian."
"Go head and try it sometime." Toph said.
"Okay. I will."
"At your own risk, I mean. Go ahead, watch what happens." Toph made a fist and shook it at Sokka.
"Right. Kung fu. I forgot." Toph pulled her fist back quickly and Sokka flinched. "AH!"
"Yeah, that's what I thought." Toph sneered.
"Why are you always so violent, huh? Where is the love?" Sokka asked sarcastically.
"Up yours." Toph blurted out.
"Such hostility."
Creeeek! They heard a squeaky door open behind them and, finally, Aang walked outside. "Sorry that took so long." Aang sat next to them. "Gyatso wanted to go over a few rules with me before he leaves tonight."
"Where's he going?" Sokka asked.
"On a business trip. He's going to Mexico for a few days."
Toph leaned over and smiled at Sokka.
"Don't…say…anything!" Sokka warned Toph.
I'm back from Cali! It's sooooo good to be home.