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Chapter 18: Realization
1 ReviewsZuko comes to a conclusion about Toph...
Magma
Chapter 18: Realization
Zuko and Toph were almost out of the cave, they could see the light at the end of the tunnel, though they continued walking hand in hand, even if it was no longer needed. Then suddenly the cave's entrance was closed by the earth bending badgermoles.
"Don't tell me I have to sing again..." Toph soon realized, they the badgermoles were not angry. They appeared to be curious, and it occurred to her that they had a much more developed ability than her ability to tell if someone was lying. They could probably even sense emotions. "Your being upset is upsetting them."
"What do you mean? I thought they weren't angry at me anymore," Zuko asked in confusion.
"I'm pretty sure they can sense what we feel, heart beats, breathing rhythm," Azula was different in that sense, she didn't care to distinguish between the truth or a lie, she didn't care if she was caught lying, and it was that indifference that made her heart beats and breaths keep a steady rhythm even when telling the most ridiculous and obvious lies. Zuko could not hide his emotions like that, if he was easy to read for Toph, she would assume the badgermoles would read his emotions as easily as they could bend the earth that surrounded them.
"I'm too obvious, right?" Zuko had to admit, it was rather easy to see his emotions. "But if they can sense my emotions, then they should know I don't want to hurt them."
"I'm not sure what they're sensing but they don't want to let you go yet." Toph was puzzled by this situation. Zuko was sorry about scaring the badgermoles with his fire, and the flames had not actually hurt them. She was sure the badgermoles forgave Zuko, but now they didn't want him to leave and she didn't understand why.
"Why? What could be bothering them?" Zuko tried to think of a possibility. "You can sense if someone is telling a lie, and they can probably do it too. But if we're not lying then why are they still upset?"
An idea occurred to Toph, "deception..."
"Deception?" Just what did that mean?
"It's just a thought, but they might sense they we're deceiving someone," Toph explained her theory.
"Oh... that..." Zuko wasn't sure what to about it, maybe there wasn't too much that could be done. "Fine then, you won. We can stop tricking everyone..." his own words disappointed him, and somehow he felt like he would miss his complicated relationship with Toph, even if she purposely embarrassed him sometimes.
"They don't seem to be satisfied with that. Maybe it was something else all along..." Toph was sure about it, her theory was just a guess, but she thought it was a pretty good guess, still it wasn't a sure thing that it was the answer.
At that moment, like many times before, Zuko felt that he needed his uncle's guidance. He missed Iroh more than he could say and would give anything to be able to ask him what do to. Surely Iroh would have answer. Zuko tried to think of what his uncle would say, the uncle that was so much more like a father to him than Fire Lord Ozai had ever been. He searched for the answer, he thought of Toph and why she didn't just leave him in the cave. The Avatar needed a teacher but was that all? Then Zuko realized that he wanted to be more than just Aang's fire bending teacher, he wanted true friends. He remembered Aang words from that time when he saved the avatar disguised as the Blue Spirit. He wanted the avatar's group to think of him as a real friend, not someone they needed in their group because they had no one else to accomplish a certain task, and Toph... she was truly amazing. "I... I really admire you."
"Huh?" Toph was taken by surprise. "What's that all of a sudden?"
"It's true, you're the most amazing person I've ever met," It was a realization that floated in front of him who knows for how long before he saw it.
Toph could sense he was sincere, and a rush of emotion came to her. Why did it mean so much to hear those words? She knew she was talented, far from carrying false pride, the pride she felt for her abilities was real and that could be easily proven. But hearing Zuko express such things was...
The cave's exit was opened, the badgermoles appeared to be satisfied with Zuko's realization and let them go. The city of Omashu could be seen in the distance, with the Fire Nation banner at the entrance, symbolizing that the city had been overtaken. "They let us go..."
"Is that all the wanted? To hear how cool I am?" Toph was actually thankful to the badgermoles for allowing her to her that. This was different from her previous crush on Sokka; the feelings were deeper, more complex, and almost confusing.
"Maybe that was all they wanted..." or maybe they wanted Zuko to realize the truth. He did care about Toph, but how could it possibly work out? He decided to try not to think about it too much. He wished he could tell his uncle about it, Iroh was always encouraging him to find a date; except he never found the right girl back then. As he tried not to complicate his thoughts too much, Zuko remembered something. "I never saw the glowing crystals..."
"Maybe the badgermoles hid them from us." Toph logically concluded. Then an old quote from the longer version of the Oma and Shu legend came to mind 'love is brightest is the dark' and she felt a warmth in her cheeks, and Zuko's curious gaze on her face; there was hope...
To be Continued
Disclaimer, I do not own Avatar. Now the real fluff begins. They know they like each other, they just have to clearly let it out and face a few challenges to make things work. Oh yes, this won't be a story that ends as soon as they're together, it will continue after that.
Chapter 18: Realization
Zuko and Toph were almost out of the cave, they could see the light at the end of the tunnel, though they continued walking hand in hand, even if it was no longer needed. Then suddenly the cave's entrance was closed by the earth bending badgermoles.
"Don't tell me I have to sing again..." Toph soon realized, they the badgermoles were not angry. They appeared to be curious, and it occurred to her that they had a much more developed ability than her ability to tell if someone was lying. They could probably even sense emotions. "Your being upset is upsetting them."
"What do you mean? I thought they weren't angry at me anymore," Zuko asked in confusion.
"I'm pretty sure they can sense what we feel, heart beats, breathing rhythm," Azula was different in that sense, she didn't care to distinguish between the truth or a lie, she didn't care if she was caught lying, and it was that indifference that made her heart beats and breaths keep a steady rhythm even when telling the most ridiculous and obvious lies. Zuko could not hide his emotions like that, if he was easy to read for Toph, she would assume the badgermoles would read his emotions as easily as they could bend the earth that surrounded them.
"I'm too obvious, right?" Zuko had to admit, it was rather easy to see his emotions. "But if they can sense my emotions, then they should know I don't want to hurt them."
"I'm not sure what they're sensing but they don't want to let you go yet." Toph was puzzled by this situation. Zuko was sorry about scaring the badgermoles with his fire, and the flames had not actually hurt them. She was sure the badgermoles forgave Zuko, but now they didn't want him to leave and she didn't understand why.
"Why? What could be bothering them?" Zuko tried to think of a possibility. "You can sense if someone is telling a lie, and they can probably do it too. But if we're not lying then why are they still upset?"
An idea occurred to Toph, "deception..."
"Deception?" Just what did that mean?
"It's just a thought, but they might sense they we're deceiving someone," Toph explained her theory.
"Oh... that..." Zuko wasn't sure what to about it, maybe there wasn't too much that could be done. "Fine then, you won. We can stop tricking everyone..." his own words disappointed him, and somehow he felt like he would miss his complicated relationship with Toph, even if she purposely embarrassed him sometimes.
"They don't seem to be satisfied with that. Maybe it was something else all along..." Toph was sure about it, her theory was just a guess, but she thought it was a pretty good guess, still it wasn't a sure thing that it was the answer.
At that moment, like many times before, Zuko felt that he needed his uncle's guidance. He missed Iroh more than he could say and would give anything to be able to ask him what do to. Surely Iroh would have answer. Zuko tried to think of what his uncle would say, the uncle that was so much more like a father to him than Fire Lord Ozai had ever been. He searched for the answer, he thought of Toph and why she didn't just leave him in the cave. The Avatar needed a teacher but was that all? Then Zuko realized that he wanted to be more than just Aang's fire bending teacher, he wanted true friends. He remembered Aang words from that time when he saved the avatar disguised as the Blue Spirit. He wanted the avatar's group to think of him as a real friend, not someone they needed in their group because they had no one else to accomplish a certain task, and Toph... she was truly amazing. "I... I really admire you."
"Huh?" Toph was taken by surprise. "What's that all of a sudden?"
"It's true, you're the most amazing person I've ever met," It was a realization that floated in front of him who knows for how long before he saw it.
Toph could sense he was sincere, and a rush of emotion came to her. Why did it mean so much to hear those words? She knew she was talented, far from carrying false pride, the pride she felt for her abilities was real and that could be easily proven. But hearing Zuko express such things was...
The cave's exit was opened, the badgermoles appeared to be satisfied with Zuko's realization and let them go. The city of Omashu could be seen in the distance, with the Fire Nation banner at the entrance, symbolizing that the city had been overtaken. "They let us go..."
"Is that all the wanted? To hear how cool I am?" Toph was actually thankful to the badgermoles for allowing her to her that. This was different from her previous crush on Sokka; the feelings were deeper, more complex, and almost confusing.
"Maybe that was all they wanted..." or maybe they wanted Zuko to realize the truth. He did care about Toph, but how could it possibly work out? He decided to try not to think about it too much. He wished he could tell his uncle about it, Iroh was always encouraging him to find a date; except he never found the right girl back then. As he tried not to complicate his thoughts too much, Zuko remembered something. "I never saw the glowing crystals..."
"Maybe the badgermoles hid them from us." Toph logically concluded. Then an old quote from the longer version of the Oma and Shu legend came to mind 'love is brightest is the dark' and she felt a warmth in her cheeks, and Zuko's curious gaze on her face; there was hope...
To be Continued
Disclaimer, I do not own Avatar. Now the real fluff begins. They know they like each other, they just have to clearly let it out and face a few challenges to make things work. Oh yes, this won't be a story that ends as soon as they're together, it will continue after that.
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