Sorry for the late posts. I have two reasons.
1. School work is getting a bit rough.
2. I am putting the finishing touches on another story, one that I think will be really good.
Keeping Secrets
"Ewww. You have coodies." Some slightly older boy pointed and laughed at Toph.
"I do not. Stop making fun of me, you jerk!" Toph huffed and crossed her little arms.
"Coodies, coodies, Toph has coodies!" He kept laughing. Private school boys were not the angels everyone thought they were. Very often, they were worse because they were used to getting away with everything.
"Leave me alone." Toph whined. She tried not to cry, knowing that that would only make things worse.
All of this torture because she hung out with the boys in school more than the girls. She kissed one of them on his cheek, just to see what would happen. She didn't expect this.
"Hey! Everyone!" The horrible boy shouted loud enough for the whole playground to hear. "Toph had coodies!"
Not able to stand it any longer, Toph pushed him from behind and sent him flying onto his knees. The boy's chin scraped and he stubbed his fingers. Immediately after seeing his own blood, he began to cry.
"Don't make fun of me!" Toph shouted over his cowardly sobbing.
"Toph!" A teacher saw her push the boy down and ran over to help him…and punish Toph. Toph froze as she saw the tall lady running at her with an angry face. "Toph!"
"Toph?" Aang repeated. "Hello? Toph?" He waved his eyes in front of her face.
"Wha?" Toph woke up from her mini-flashback. They were in the mall. Aang had just finished eating the ice cream she bought for him.
"Are you okay?" Aang asked. Toph ignored his question.
"Um…we are…dating, right?" Toph asked.
"Well yeah. Um…aren't we?"
"Yeah. We are. But…"
"But?"
"Um…can you do me a small favor?" Toph asked delicately. "Can you, um…well, if anyone asks if we are dating, you can tell them we are…if you want too…"
"I do. I don't mind." Aang smiled.
"…right. But don't brag about it or anything. Like, don't show off or tell people just for the sake of telling them."
"O…kay." Aang felt confused. "Did I do something wrong? Already?"
"No, no! You didn't That wasn't what I meant. It's just…you know how my parents are."
"OH! That! Yeah, I understand." Aang felt relieved. "You don't want someone to hear and then have them find out."
"Exactly." Toph smiled.
"I'll keep it a secret. You got it." He gulped and grabbed Toph's hand. "I'd do anything for you Toph."
Toph looked down at his hand, then back into his plain gray eyes.
"Um…" She didn't know what to say.