Someone gave me some advice. They said "nothing feels as good as a job well done."

Come hell or high water, I AM going to finish this story!

Confessing

Lao waited by the window for his daughter to come home.

"She is late." He said.

"She'll be here soon. I am sure." Poppy said softly.

"She should not be late at all!" Lao huffed. Poppy disappeared into the living room.

Eventually, Toph walked across her front lawn. She saw her father looking at her and she sighed.

"Toph, where have you been? I have been worried sick about you. You're not supposed to be out for so long on a weekday."

"Yeah, but those drugs aren't going to sell themselves." Toph said with a smirk.

"Enough jokes young lady! Sit down, we need to have a talk." Lao gestured toward the chair in front of him.

Toph sighed and plopped down in the rich leather seat. Her green tank-top slide off her shoulder a bit and her bangs bounced in front of her head. She belonged in a mosh pit. And Lao looked like he had just gotten back from a Wall Street business meeting. His clothes were hand tailored and his hair was carefully groomed.

"I know you have been talking to this boy Aang a lot. I found our phone bill. You have made too many calls to him."

"Alright, I'll cut down on the texting and stuff."

"That is not the problem Toph. You have been spending a great deal of time with him as well. And you have been late, choosing to come home whenever you want."

"Okay, okay, now more sneaking out…"

"Sneaking out?"

"…I mean, going out…no more going out late at night."

"I know there is something going on behind my back!" Lao's voice became angry. "I know you are more than just friends with that boy and I don't like it!"

Toph got nervous. As usual, she became defensive instead of scared. "What! No I'm not! You can't prove anything…"

"No I can't." Lao admitted. "But I am not stupid. I know that there is more to this than you are letting on. I can tell, I just can. I have my hunch and I know that you are going to do something…foolish…if you keep staying out late."

"Hey! Don't tell me that I am being foolish. You're the one jumping to conclusions and trying to make me out to be the bad guy."

"You are…" Lao paused, "…you are too young to be making such rash decisions."

"I am not doing anything with Aang!" Toph yelled.

"I certainly hope not. Because if I find out that you are lying to me…again…you are going to be in big trouble!"

"Yeah, yeah, I've been there before old man." Toph stood up.

"Where are you going?" Lao stood up too.

"Out. I can't take this place anymore." Toph ran to the door and slammed it before Lao could say anything else.

Furious, Lao went into his study and mumbled to himself for the next hour. His wife just listened…as said nothing.

Aang woke up when he heard his cell phone buzz. Toph had texted him.

Toph: Outside, now plz.

Aang sluggishly pulled himself out of bed. 12:34 at night, which was very late for him. He looked out his window…

"Hey." Toph said. Outside, in Aang's backyard, she was waiting for him with an annoyed look on her face.

Aang threw on a shirt and climbed down his roof, as trick he learned when he was a kid. He dropped down next to Toph flawlessly, like he had gracefully flown down.

"Are you okay?" He asked, then yawned.

"My dad was giving me a hard time. I just don't want to go home tonight." She was wide awake.

"How can you possibly stay up so late?"

"I'm a night person I guess. Why are you not staying up late? It's Saturday."

"I like waking up early."

"You are so weird." Toph punched his arm.

"…ow." Aang's eyes were half open and he had trouble standing.

"Sit down quick before you fall over twinkle toes."

"Okay." Aang shook his head and yawned again. They sat down on the wooden parts of his old sandbox and just sat there for a minute.

Toph looked at her cell phone and waited for her father to call, but he didn't. He was probably fuming mad and pacing. "Good," she though, "let him be mad."

Aang was about to fall asleep on her shoulder. Toph giggled softly as she watched him fall over.

"Wake up." She said.

"I am awake." Aang mumbled, not opening his eyes.

Toph looked at her phone. Still no calls. As the time rolled on and she calmed down, she got a bolt of daring energy and she smiled, knowing how to piss her father off even more. She pressed the camera button on her phone and woke her boyfriend up again.

"Kiss me quick."

"Mmm." Aang groaned.

"Aang, open those eyes and pucker up."

"In the morning." Aang groaned. Toph grabbed his shirt. "Gak! Okay, I'm awake!" Aang opened his eyes.

"Good. Now…" She grabbed him and kissed him fast. -CLICK- Her phone caught the picture.

"Can I go to sleep now." Aang asked.

"In a minute air head. Just sit here for a bit." Toph smiled and rubbed his forehead. He started to fall back to sleep. Aang let him.

Meanwhile, Lao was mumbling over some paper work, trying to distract himself from thoughts of his daughter, when his phone buzzed. His daughter had sent him a text message.

Toph: We are NOT dating. Here is proof:

And then Lao saw a picture of Toph and Aang kissing.