One-Shots Collection

Toph x Zuko

..:: 1 : Blindness ::..

Toph had never really thought about her loss of eyesight being very bad. It was only because of that that she was so in harmony with the element of earth. Only because of that she had become the greatest earth-bender. She did the granddaughter of Bumi justice.

However, it was quite a problem if she wasn't standing on or touching something that was earth. Water and air were disadvantages for her to fight against or in them. She wasn't happy about that fact but she had to live with this.

Besides, her hearing was quite sensitive. She could hear Aang and Katara talk...maybe flirt to each other, even if they were on the meadow further away from her. The girl was sitting on a cool stone near the small stream of water that crossed the beautiful Zen-garden. The sun shone brightly and the mild wind cast shadows of the trees on the girl.

Her feet were in the stream of water. The cool and clear liquid floated, tickled and massaged her still childish feet. Although she couldn't see it she could feel. Although she only saw darkness she felt the warm air, the flecks

of sun that shone through the leaves of the tree and fall onto her. She could hear the birds chirping, the butterflies and other insects flying around. All that was in her imagination. If she couldn't see the world with her own eyes, she would make herself a world that only she can see through her own eyes.

She heard those steps since long ago, she just didn't know until then that the person was coming to the Zen-garden. They were heavy, too heavy for a servant, which were mostly females. Still too heavy for Sokka or Mai. And the light-feet Ty Lee was it definitely not. The elder man Iroh was a bit too heavy for those steps. Oh, and even if Azula behaved like a man, her steps were even lighter that the ones of her friend Mai.

That left...

"What's the stubborn princess doing here outside?" a male voice asked. She felt the ground vibrating as the person sat down beside her. It was his voice. The slightly dark, male, slightly fierce voice of Prince Zuko. She had never been able to see his face. Not that she wanted to...right?

"What's the spoilt prince doing here?" she retorted without turning her face towards the direction of the voice. Her pale green, blind eyes remained on the stream of cool water. She blew off her bangs so that they wouldn't get into her eyes. She wouldn't be able to see better anyway.

"I asked you first."

"Like I'd care."

There was silence for a moment. Even Aang and Katara seemed to have stopped; Toph couldn't hear Twinkle Toe and Sugar Queen speaking. The chirps remained as well as the soft wind that blew her bangs again into her face. Annoyed she wiped them out of her face.

A hand softly caught hers. Another hand gently brushed the bangs aside. Her blind eyes widened in surprise. She couldn't see. She could smell the scent of the young prince. She couldn't see the young man's eyes. Did she regret not being able to?

"Why aren't you using any hairslides if your bangs are bothering you?" He asked. His finger touched her forehead and she shuddered slightly at his unexpected move.

"I... I'm blind... so id doesn't matter..." she answered with a faint blush on her cheeks. "By the way, it is none of your business."

"It would look good on you, I bet." Toph guessed that he was smirking at her, teasing her. Stupid prince.

"I don't care." she snapped. She pushed both of his hands away from her and turned her head back to the stream.

She couldn't see, Zuko knew. So she couldn't see the pain that appeared for a brief second on his eyes. But somehow he understood her harsh way with people.

Not being able to see made her being more mistrustful. If you are in war you surely are better with this kind of character. But living with others... with friends...

A sad smile appeared on his face as he watched the blind young girl playing with the water by her feet. It made her looking more innocent. Especially when she suddenly smiled, looking dreamy into the water.

Suddenly Toph felt soft lips on her forehead. HIS lips. Unsure and unable what to do she just sat there, eyes wide, cheeks red.

When he parted from her she yelped: "W-What you're thinking are you doing?!" She didn't sound angry and she wasn't. She was confused.

Zuko only grinned as he stood up and walked away, leaving the confused and flustered female earth-bender without an answer.

For the first time Toph really wished she could see, see Zuko's face.

..::() Blindness owari ()::..

I hope you liked it in any way. I really love this unusual pairing. Zoph...Zuph...Tuko, Toko...I prefer Toko

I'm planning on doing several One-Shots, all collected here.

There will be ones which are set in the Avatar-Universe, AUs, Crossovers (I'll watch using popular ones if I'll do)...

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