This is a short chapter but I wanted to post to thank everyone for 2k readers! Thank you so so much!

No smut in this chapter! Mostly just teens being teens before we get into the heavy battle stuff.

Katara POV

I woke up with a start, hearing a thud. I was up and arming myself with water tentacles in a second.

"Who's there?" I yell out in the darkness. Suddenly, the lanterns are lit and I turn to see Zuko on the ground. I lean down to give him a hand.

"Sorry Katara," he says. "I didn't mean to wake you. I went for a run."

"The sun's barely over the horizon," I yawn, climbing back into bed. "Can't I sleep in?" Zuko chuckles and sits at my feet.

"If you sleep in, who will feed the kids?" he teases at my motherly role in the group. I huff and roll out of bed to my bag. I quickly dress and turn to Zuko.

"Next time you keep me up all night, you're making breakfast." I head downstairs before he can argue, and hear him laughing behind me. I start our usual breakfast, oatmeal, and the gang trickles downstairs. Aang first, grabbing a papaya and heading outside, never glancing in my direction. His jaw is visibly clenched. I watch him leave and let out a breath I didn't realize I was holding. Next is Suki and Sokka, hand in hand. It never occurred to me prior that they've slept in the same room since we got here. Suki gives me a quick wink and I'm confused. Toph trudges down the stairs next, disheveled as any other morning but slightly more awake, a smirk playing on her mouth.

They sit around our dining room table, talking under their breaths excitedly. Zuko comes down last and the room is silent. His face scrunches up in confusion and looks at me.

"What's going on?" he asks. I shrug.

"I have no idea." I fill his bowl, then mine, and we head to the table. Suki, Sokka, and Toph watch us as we sit.

"Okay," Zuko clears his throat. "Why are you all being so weird?" Suki looks over at the others and then back at Zuko and I.

"I am currently representing the gang." Suki says, trying to sound official. "The house has issued a noise complaint against you two."

"What do you mean?" I ask, more confused than ever. Toph snorts.

"She means if you two are going to be that loud every night, you can't room together." My face is on fire and I open my mouth to speak but nothing comes out. I look at Zuko and he's trying to play it cool, but his pale skin gives away his blush every time. I'm dumbfounded, looking at him and back to the others, my eyes drifting outside.

"Is that why Aang is so angry this morning?" I ask quietly. Sokka speaks for the first time.

"I think he was already angry, and your activities last night definitely made it worse," he tells us.

"By the way, I am in no way condoning my little sister having sex." Sokka eyes Zuko. Suki nudges my brother in the ribs.

"What I think he means is are you two being safe?" I quickly nod and Suki smiles. "Good." I can feel Zuko's eyes on me, but say nothing.

After breakfast, Toph and Sokka head off by themselves, and Zuko goes outside to attempt to work with Aang. Suki stays and helps me clean up the kitchen, mumbling under her breath about something.

"Suki?" I ask. "Is everything okay?" She looks at me, startled.

"Of course," she says. "It's just. Sokka, Toph and I are planning a house night tonight. We want to sit down as a group and talk things out before the battle tomorrow, you know?"

"That sounds like a great plan, Suki." We go back to cleaning and head outside to spar. Suki had been working on my hand to hand combat skills.

After hours of training, the sun starts to go down and Suki asks me and Zuko to help her set up. I go in the house and grab floor pillows and blankets while Zuko heads down to the beach to set up a bonfire. Suki runs to the kitchen to grab some snacks and yells up for Sokka and Toph. When we get to the beach, I see Aang sitting on a large boulder near the fire Zuko is tending. We lay out blankets and sit, Zuko and I on one; Suki, Sokka, and Toph on another. Toph leans in to whisper in Suki's ear and they giggle. Zuko leans down to me.

"What's going on with those three?" he asks. I shrug, having no idea. Suddenly Suki stands and claps her hands together.

"So, as you all know, the battle against the Fire Lord is the day after tomorrow," she starts. "And this might possibly be one of the last times all of us are together. Which is sad, but is also an opportunity to tell each other anything we might be holding back." She looks down at Sokka and Toph, who both nod and Sokka wraps an arm around Toph. Suki takes a deep breath. "Sokka and I, as you know, are together. And we are also dating Toph." She pauses and looks at her partners, then back at the group. "Any questions?" She looks around and Aang raises his hand.

"So Suki and Toph, you two are like… half lesbians?" he asks. Suki laughs and looks at Toph, who stands.

"That's another part of our announcement," she tells us. "I don't uh, fully feel like a girl. A lot of the time I feel like a boy. Or neither. Or both." Toph is biting her (his?) lip. "I'm not sure what I am. But I really like Sokka and Suki, and they like me." Sokka stands and pulls Suki and Toph into his arms, giving them each a kiss on the cheek.

"From now on," Toph continues. "I'd like you all to please refer to me using they pronouns. And I identify as queer, I like boys and girls and people like me." Suki nods in agreement. Aang raises his hand.

"Even though you're one person?" he asks.

"Yes," they say. We all nod, absorbing the news we've just learned. Zuko leans down to whisper in my ear.

"Do you think they have lots of threesomes?" he jokes under his breath. Toph hurls a small rock right at his head and he grimaces.

"Okay, I probably deserved that." We all laugh, happy the tension has broken.

"So," I say. "What should we do now?" Suki smiles mischievously.

"Tonight is all about learning each other's secets. So how about a good old fashion game of truth or dare?"

Hey yall! Short chapter I know, but I wanted to get something out to my readers before I get too busy at work (BE NICE TO RETAIL WORKERS DURING THE HOLIDAYS PLEASE!)

Anyway, if anyone starts some transphobic/queerphobic/bigot bullshit, we're fighting. I don't need any "Toph is a girl!" comments, bc a) it's my story b) it's not real c) they're trans in my heart

Leave me some truths or dares you'd like your faves to answer! As always, lots of love, please fave, follow, and review. Until next time! xx Jaq