Halloween

Aang fixed his hat and purposely unbuttoned the collar on his shirt, just like Harrison Ford. His Indiana Jones outfit looked identical to the movie costume. He even bought a fake whip for the night.

"Aang!" Gyatso called him just as he finished putting on his hat. "Your friends are here."

"I'll be down in a second." Aang yelled back. He grabbed his plastic gun and put it in his pocket.

He took one last look in the mirror, tipped his hat towards himself and then left his room, humming the theme song from Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Toph rang the door bell four times in a row, impatient after waiting only a few seconds.

"Chill out! I'm coming!" Aang hollered as he went down his stairs and opened the front door.

"Trick-or-treat!" Sokka yelled, like an idiot.

"Oh my god!" Aang began to laugh uncontrollably when he saw Sokka's outfit. "What are you wearing?"

Sokka wore a purple suit, purple hat and shinny, black shoes. He held the trim of his blazer with one hand and a cane in his other. A big yellow feather stuck out from the top of his extra large fedora and he had a fake gold tooth in his mouth.

"What? It's funny." Sokka insisted.

"You look ridiculous!" Aang said as he covered his mouth.

"That's what I told him." Toph said. Aang hadn't noticed her because she was hiding under a very large witch hat; the hat almost half the size of her tiny body. Toph wore pure black clothes and really long stockings, which was just as dark. She didn't really try with her costume, but then again she wasn't one to celebrate holidays.

"I like your costume." Aang said to Toph.

"Thanks Indy." Toph grabbed his whip and began flicking it around without Aang's permission.

"A-hem." Katara coughed, demanding attention. She was in a very revealing gypsy outfit, complete with a mid-rift, gold jewelry and a thin veil. It was bright red with yellow trim. It looked too elegant to be a costume. Aang couldn't help but stare, once again at the mercy of his teenaged hormones. "How do I look?" Katara asked Aang because she liked the way he always complimented her.

"Ah…uh…you…uh…mm…"

"Ah, you're sweet." Katara smiled.

"Katara, I'm very impressed." Toph said. "You're doing a great job celebrating Dress Like A Slut Day."

"Toph!" Katara gasped.

"Toph! That's my sister!" Sokka yelled.

"And you shouldn't have let her out of the house looking like that. What kind of brother are you?"

"What do you know about being a brother?" Sokka asked.

"I know that they are supposed to be protective of their little sisters. Even if they are shorter than them." Toph made fun of Sokka's height.

"I am not short! I just haven't had my growth spurt yet!" Sokka yelled.

"Hey, hey, hey! Everyone calm down." Aang tried to get them to be quiet. "Let's save the energy for the party. We're gonna have a great time there, I just know it."

"Katara will. She can show off to whoever she's trying to impress." Toph continued to tease.

"What makes you think I'm showing off?" Katara blushed.

"Oh, chill out sugar queen. I was only teasing." Toph stuck out her tongue. Katara glared at her. "So are we going or what?" Toph asked.

"Yeah. Lead the way." Aang said as he closed his door. "Bye Gyatso!"

"Can we stop and get some candy on the way?" Sokka asked.

"NO!" Everyone shouted at the same time. Sokka whimpered.

Jet, the town rebel, was the host of the party. His "parents"…or 'legal guardians' according to the paperwork…allowed him to throw it as long as things didn't get too out of hand. It was their way of rewarding him from listening to his prohibition officer.

Almost fifty people showed up, from each grade in school. Although Aang and Toph were some of the only freshmen there, they didn't feel alienated. For once, everyone was out to just have fun and no one wasted their time judging each other.

And yet, the cliques still popped up. The Freedom Fighters stayed next to Jet, Zuko hung out with his sister and her friends, Katara found the 'other Disney princesses' (as Toph called them), and Aang and Toph revolved around each other, as usual. Sokka bounced back between groups, running after the every pretty girl he saw and then moving on to another when he was shot down.

Everyone's costume matched their personality. One or two people complimented Aang on his costume, which made Toph wish she had put more thought into hers.

Jet was dressed in black and white strips and he had tied a plastic ball and chain on his leg, paying tribute to his short time in juvenile hall. Everyone thought he was hilarious.

Seeming to lack all creative talent, Azula took Toph's advice and dressed up like a devil. Ty Lee confirmed Toph's suspicions that Halloween was 'Dress like a Slut day' by jumping into a playboy bunny outfit and flirting with every man at the party. Mai put on makeup (for once) and disguised herself as a lifeless corpse, which was perfect because she already knew how to act the part.

And Zuko, the handsome bully, was dressed in a very cheap Dracula costume. Toph took one look at him and laughed. "I get it. He sucks!" She said and Aang laughed with her.

Aang traveled around here and there, trying to get closer to Katara, but she spent so much time with her older, more mature friends, making Aang feel even more insecure and always retreated back towards Toph.

So most of the night involved Aang listening to Toph insult one person at a time, a typical day for the two of them. Aang got a few jokes in here and there, although they were all very cheesy. He didn't have Toph's risqué sense of humor, nor the guts to think of a joke that might offend someone.

Toph gulped down too much candy and Aang shook his finger at her when she got a stomachache. Toph yelled at Aang for doing a Harrison Ford impression, not wanting to be seen with him as he played make-believe. They both bickered and laughed and bugged each other through out the night, not really caring of the other people at the party.

Aang forgot about trying to get closer to Katara, which was a good thing because Katara was busy trying to get closer to Zuko.

A few hours passed and the party continued. Aang and Toph had wasted all of their time talking about the same old things for the hundredth time, and they were both having plenty of fun.

"Not a bad night, huh?" Toph said after she yawned.

"You tired?" Aang asked.

"Nah. I'm fine." Then Toph yawned again.

"We can go…if you don't want to stay."

"Oh yeah. And go where?" Top asked.

"I don't know. I was…just saying…if you were tired I mean."

"I'm okay twinkle toes. Don't worry about me." Toph shoved him gently. Aang smiled.

"Hey Toph." Aang cleared his throat. "There's something I wanted to tell you."

"Okay. I'm listening."

"Well…you see…I just wanted to say…"

"Hi guys." Katara interrupted and, suddenly, began to push them both.

"Hey, hey, watch it. What's the matter with you?" Toph asked.

"Nothing. Nothing. But we have to leave…now!" Katara tried to keep her voice down.

"What happened?" Aang asked.

"Just go to the door. Don't turn around, don't say anything." Katara looked over her shoulder, towards Azula.

"What about Sokka?" Aang asked.

"He's going out the back door. Just go."

Aang looked over at Azula and her two friends. They were pushing their way through the crowd, heading towards Zuko.

"What did you do?" Toph asked.

"I may have accidentally, short of, kinda…told someone that you were the ones who egged Zuko's house...and Azula may have found out..."

"You did what?" Both Toph and Aang said.

"They did WHAT?" Zuko screamed from the far end of the house.

"Run!" Aang said and then bolted to the front door.

"Wait for me twinkle toes!" Toph yelled after him. Zuko began to rip his way through the crowd, pushing people over to get to them.

"I'll hold him back." Katara said.

"You do that." Toph slammed the door closed and ran. She heard a few people yell, but didn't stick around to see why they were yelling.

"Is he following us?" Toph asked as she struggled to keep up with Aang.

"I don't think so." Aang looked over his shoulder. No one was there, so he stopped running. "I think Katara held him off."

"Uh-huh. She's probably making-out with him right now." Toph laughed.

"Yeah right. She'd never do that." Aang tried to convince himself.

"Is it just me, or do we seem to be running away a lot more than usual?" Toph said.

"Yeah well…I told you egging their house was a bad idea."

"Oh please. You did more damage than I did."

"You made me do it."

"You didn't have to come."

"You forced me to!"

"Okay, okay. Let's not play the blame game…even though it was your fault."

"Shut up." Aang whined.

They paused, both catching their breath.

"Hey. What did you want to say to me?" Toph asked, breaking the silence.

"What?"

"You were about to say something in there before Katara butted in."

"Oh…" Aang paused. Toph saw a funny emotion run through his eyes. "…it was nothing important. Forget about it."

Toph was annoyed with his secrecy, but she didn't feel like prying. After all, Aang was in for a very rough week with Zuko.

The next chapter connects to this story, so forgive me for the lame ending.