Disclaimer: I own none of the songs that were used and inspired this piece, nor do I own All You Wanted by Michelle Branch, the inspiration for the title.

Note: This is just a collection of mini-ficlets, nothing big.But there's no connection whatsoever through these drabbles. By the way, each were inspired by a song that turned up on my MP3 through shuffle. Hope you like!

If You Want to, I Can Save You

1.

I Will Follow You into the Dark (Death Cab for Cutie)
AU.

Sometimes he wishes he could have followed her; that he could have gone beyond that dark tunnel; that he, too, could have ventured beyond the edge of Life and Death.

"Stop thinking about her," Suki tells him over dinner, "You're an angel—you usher plenty of humans onward, so why should this one make any difference?"

But it does.

And she said, didn't she—

"I just wish someone—anyone—could come with me. I thought that, maybe, you being an angel…"

But Sokka couldn't, never.

And when he said so—

She only ever tried to hide the single tear that slipped down her cheek.

The chasm is dark, bottomless, and terrifying. He understands why, perhaps, they only ever allow such sinful creatures as humans to venture into its depths.

But still, no one deserves to be that alone.

With this thought in mind, Sokka jumps.

2.

Me Against the World (Simple Plan)

"It's always you against the world, isn't it," Sokka says, bemused, watching as Toph precariously walks along yet another curb of the Ba Sing Se streets, teetering on the edge of falling.

"No," she replies after a moment.

His brow furrows. "What? But—"

"Us," Toph says firmly, "It's us against the world,"—and Sokka holds no complaints.

3.

Beautiful Disaster (Kelly Clarkson)
AU.

He's not good for her, she knows that. Wrecked and mangled and beaten, he only manages to stand up by the good will of others and his own determination. But maybe—

"Sometimes, I think that, maybe, I could save you," she whispers into the dark, "But then I think—how much would it hurt?"

Sometimes, Toph thinks that, maybe, it doesn't really matter after all.

She'll save him anyway.

4.

Far Away (Nickelback)

He comes to her in her dreams night after night; whispers words of love and comfort. And she can't help it, can't help missing him, can't help wanting him just that bad.

And finally there comes a sleep when she doesn't think she can stand it—lose herself in the alcohol and the dancing and the sex; that's what she'll do if it lasts another second, another day.

So when Sokka shows up on her doorstep the next day, with a pack slung across his back and three precious words on his lips, Toph stands, suspended in time until, at last, she speaks.

"Hey, you big oaf," she chokes out, tears falling to the ground like windswept petals, "Hey, Snoozles—" Toph closes her eyes, and breathes. And then, when she opens them onto the blackness once more, she is ready.

"Hey, Sokka," Toph whispers, "What took you so long?"

5.

Falling Inside the Black (Skillet)

She used to be the one to pull him back when he began to slip down into the abyss; the one to warm her hand with his. But now, it's the other way around, and as he feels the last of his fingers peel away—

Sokka knows.

He will be next.

6.

Famous Last Words (My Chemical Romance)

Sokka wants Toph to stay with him forever; wants her never to leave this safe, warm bed, and this new love that seems to take more out of them both than anything ever has.

And so what if the Southern Water Tribe has called on him to take his father's place—it doesn't matter, not as long as he has her.

Sokka wishes they could stay together forever, and if their nomadic freedom comes at the price of it—so be it.

And Toph?

Toph doesn't understand how he can so much as ask her to come back with him and to live a life she never wanted in the first place. She doesn't understand how, sitting in bed next to him with the covers drawn around her, how he can speak to her ("I love you") and try to convince her, try to trick her into returning with him—

She likes her life, and can't see how Sokka longs to play follow-the-leader with the dumb Water Tribe so badly that he'd ask her to leave it.

But all Sokka wants is Toph.

And she just won't believe him.

7.

3 Weeks, She Sleeps (Blue October)
AU.

It was an appropiate day for the funeral, with the sky is turned on like a kitchen faucet, and all the world mourning her.

As Sokka steps up to the coffin, and gazes down at the still form of his best friend, he thinks it's so cliche, and so ironic, since she always hated them, but still so true.

It looks as if she were asleep.

What dreams may come when we have shuffled off this mortal coil? he remembers reading once. Shakespeare, maybe.

Huh.

Well, then.

Sokka hopes she dreams of him.

8.

Apologize (Timbaland/OneRepublic)

Sorry, Sokka says.

Sorry, Sokka pleads.

Sorry, Sokka chokes.

Sorry, Sokka whispers.

Sorry, Sokka cries.

Toph has gotten so tired of hearing that word, those five letters—S-O-R-R-Y—oh, how she detests them.

But he's got her on puppet strings, and Toph's become wearier of running back to him ever time he calls; of promising herself to let it fucking be and then come rushing right back to him.

So this time—

When she tells him, it's too late to apologize, something's changed.

'Cause this time, Toph isn't lying.

9.

Never Too Late (Three Days Grace)

Life is a beautiful thing, and Toph even more so.

Sokka loves her more than he ever could have imagined, and he's given up everything—everything—just so, once, she could believe them, truly comprehend what those three words mean (I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I fucking love you).

Maybe, then, she'll change her mind.

Because Sokka knows—

However wonderous it may be, life's only worth living as long as she's worth loving.

10.

She Will Be Loved (Maroon 5)

It's hard not to for him to think about her like this, hard not to love her more with every breath.

He understands how it feels to watch her stand beside another man; to try so hard to love her unconditionally, without fault; to care only that she is happy; to remain only in order to keep her with him and laughing and smiling and living and loving—just not him.

After all, Toph used to feel the exact same thing.

And Sokka wonders when, exactly, it started to become the other way around.

A/N: So, which was your guy's favorite? I personally like Far Away the best, though Beautiful Disaster was fun to write, too...

Confused? I has been tagged by teh Queen of Tokka Angst, TwilightRose2. See, if you get tagged, you have to write a short fic about ten random songs. Put your IPOD or library on shuffle, and get ready to write to whatever song comes up. Sounds pretty easy, but here's the thing: you only have until the end of the song to finish the drabble, and then it's onto the next one.

AND I HEREBY TAG...ANYONE THAT'S READING THIS!! MWAHAHAHAHAH!!