Tokka Week

Tokka Week

7 days of Bandits and Sarcasm

Day 1: Betrothal

Day 2: Worst Case Scenario

Day 3: Weather

Day 4: It takes Two to Tango

Day 5: Alcohol- blind challenge

Day 6: Crossdressing

Day 7: Promise

Got them all.

Disclaimer: I do not now, nor have I ever, owned Avatar the Last Airbender or its characters. But I am glad it was made

Day 7: Promise that will gladly be met

"Where is he?"

She was crying and she hated it.

"(sniff)…He promised he would be here. He promised!"

A young girl sat in the only place that made her feel calm and cried her eyes out. She was sitting in a corner of her parent's rock garden in between two bushes. Here she let all of her sadness and frustrations go. Sitting with her arms around her knees, she let the rivers of water flow down her cheeks and stain her green dress. He was supposed to be back by now, supposed to be there for her. She wiped away more tears as she lifted her head and looked up to the sky, but for no good it did her.

She was blind and it didn't matter where she aimed her head, it was all the same. She just wanted to move her head and let the old tears dry. She didn't know why he broke his promise to her. Why he said he loved her so much yet couldn't be there for her.

"Why isn't Daddy here?"

Her mouth was trembling as more sobs threatened to come. Yes her father was not there with her, he promised to be with her after his big important meeting and spend the entire day with her and her mother only. She had waited for this day to come for so long and he wasn't there. She even got dressed extra nice for the day. She was all smiles when she woke up and she ran around the house, even tripping sometimes, but the smile never left her face.

Then she ran into her mother and that was when the news came and the smile left her face. Her mother told her that something happened and he wouldn't make it. It was like a blow to the chest and she just couldn't handle it. Her father always told her that you should never make a promise and not keep it, so why did he. All the energy she had in the morning went away and all she wanted to do was cry.

"Daddy is big and important, but he said it would just be Daddy, Mommy and me day...(sniff)"

She stood up fast, hands clenched into fists. While still in tears, for a moment her sadness was replaced with anger.

"OUR DAY. HE SAID IT WAS GOING TO BE OUR DAY AND NO ONE ELSE."

She shouted and the rocks and ground around her trembled with the same intensity as her emotions. She stomped her foot hard causing one of the rocks in the garden to jump into the air and fall a short distance away.

As quickly as it came, her anger was gone. She just bent back down in her special spot and lay in between the bushes. Her mind thinking about all the things she wanted to do with her parents today and now couldn't, all because her father broke the special promise to her. Another tear escaped her sightless eyes and she didn't even bother to wipe it away. She was tired and just wanted to go to sleep.

Hearing all the shouting and commotion, her mother came to see how she was doing. Her mother was just as sadden by the news and wanted to go to her daughter and comfort her.

"Honey are you ok?"

She heard her mother ask as she rose from the floor and sat up right.

"No, Daddy is a liar. He doesn't care about the promise or me." She replied bitterly.

Her mother sat down next to her, and with all the comfort of a mother, spoke.

"You know that is not true at all. Your father loves you very much. If he wanted to nothing would stop him from coming to see you." Her mother said while giving the young girl a motherly hug .

She relaxed in her mother's comforting embrace. It was a nice feeling, like being wrapped by a warm blanket on a cold night. She sniffed one more time and faced her mother.

"I really wish he was here mommy."

"Me too, Honey. But…" BOOM, CRASH, GROAN

Both mother and daughter turned their heads to the loud noise coming from the front of the house and ran towards it. They were both greeted by something very unexpected.

"For the love of MEAT APPA. I know I was in a hurry but did you have to land THAT HARD!" Came a deep voiced man both women would recognize anywhere.

The young girl's smile came back in full force as she heard the voice of her father clear as day and just a short ways in front of her. Her mother was just as happy to hear the voice of her love. The man turned towards his new audience and smiled as he dusted himself off.

"Hey there, don't I get a hug from my favorite girls?" He asked happily extending his arms out.

The young girl was more than happy to response to her father's request and ran toward him. She tackled him to the grown and squeezed him for all she was worth; he returned the feelings in kind.

"I thought you weren't coming Daddy."

"Are you kidding me and skip out on Daddy, Mommy, Daughter Day. What have I told you about making promises, Terra." The man asked his daughter.

"Always keep your promises." She answered her father smiling.

He padded her head and grinned. As he looked into her milky blue eyes he thought he was defiantly the luckiest man alive.

"That's right. And when I found out they were going to keep me there longer and I would miss out, I…ahem…borrowed Appa and flew here as quick as he could." He said coolly while thinking about the ear full Katara was going to give him later.

She could only smile even more at her father and snuggled up in into his chest.

'He really did keep his promise, even if he was a little late.' She thought.

"Hey now short stuff I get a hug in too you know." Her mother chimed in.

The young girl, Terra, got up and her father went to go greet his lovely wife. The two shared a brief hug and then a long kiss.

"You are late snoolzes, you are going to have some major making up to do." The older woman told her husband grinning.

"Sorry, how is this for a start." He said before dipping his wife and kissing her again.

All the sadness, anger, and depression from earlier was completely gone.

Terra went to greet Appa and got a tongue whip in return. However, she was laughing too much to care.

"Oh that reminds me. I have a gift for you Terra." Her father said happily and ran to the saddle on Appa.

When he came down he was carrying a small brown furry creature. The animal nuzzled his shirt as he walked to his family. He bent down in front of his daughter and guided her hands to the animal.

"What's this Daddy? It feels soft and furry." Terra asked as the small animal smelled her hands.

"Well honey, this is a badger-mole cub. And now he belongs to you." He stated proudly.

"Sokka where did you find him?" Asked his wife as she bent down to pet the small animal.

"I found him in Ba Sing Se. He was wounded and I had to help him. I think he lost his parents because he was all-alone and crying." He said voice a little sad.

"Well he has a home now." His wife stated plainly. "Hey short stuff, here is how badger-moles greet eachother. You put yourself nose to nose and then lick the each other."

Terra listened to her mother and did as she said. She got right in front of the little animal and put her nose close to its nose. Soon the little guy smelled her and touched her nose and licked it. Terra returned the gesture and broke out into giggles.

"hehe, that tickles." She laughed.

Her Father put him down and the animal smelled around and played in the dirt. It then walked over to Terra and rubbed her legs. She smiled and petted him some more.

"What should we name him?" Terra asked her father.

"How about you name him honey." Her mother said while walking up to her husband.

She thought about it. Her parents always told her stories about Badger-moles. How they became her mother's teachers and first friends, and how they saved her father's life when he was trapped in a cave. What to name something that was as powerful as her mother, and as brave and loving as her father? It hit her like a bucket of cold water. She gave a toothy grin and faced her parents.

"I want to call him Tokka, because he will be as powerful as Mommy and protect me like Daddy."

Sokka and Toph could only smile to each other, and hold each other's hand as they 'watched' their beautiful child played with her new pet, no new friend. Toph brought Sokka down and kissed him on the cheek.

"You, my dear husband, have just done something major and deserves a reward." She cooed in his ear.

"That sounds great, but first I think I promised that this was going to be OUR day and it is about lunch time. So how about a picnic with my girls." Sokka told his love.

Toph only smiled. 'You and your stomach' she thought.

"Hey Terra lets all go inside for some food and then come back out to play. Then maybe we could go into town." Sokka called to his daughter who was now lying on the ground with Tokka crawling on her tummy.

"Yea food, I want Meat." Terra cheered throwing her fist into the air.

Sokka wiped away a tear as he watched his daughter get up off the ground. 'That's my girl' he happily thought as he bent down to pick her up with little Tokka in her arms.

The three walked into their home all smiling and laughing. Terra just kept thinking the same thing.

'When you make a promise, you keep a promise. And there is no happier time.'

END.

The real end. Tokka week is over and what a ride it was. So many great ideas: some happy, some sad, some funny, others romantic, but all have the same thing in common. The author's love for these two characters.

I thank everyone that was apart of this.

Twilight Rose 2 and Kyoshi7879 for making it happen and bringing us together in this.

Every writer that put their idea on the screen for others to see.

Every reader that sat down to enjoy a story of their favorite Avatar Couple.

Every reviewer that commented on someone's work and inspired and helped them to do better.

Every artist that saw an image in their heads and put it down for the world to see.

We have all come together to make this something great and we should all feel proud and joyful.

So one more time, until next time, (Cause we all know boomerangs always come back)

HAPPY TOKKA WEEK