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Chapter 19: Trials (Amusement Park Part 3)

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Sokka's POV


I saw another person getting up in front of me. It was the person I crashed into.

He looked really familiar.

Messy dark brown hair, slightly tanned skin, toothpick in the mouth...

I looked up and saw his friend, with bandages where his mustache used to be. What were they doing here?

The guy stood up and looked at me. We exchanged looks of confusion and blurted out the first thing that entered our minds.

"Jet!?"

"Sokka!?"


"What the hell are you doing here?" I asked, looking back and forth at Haru and Jet.

"What are we doing here? What are you doing here?" Jet replied, just as shocked as I was.

"I asked you first!"

"We're doing the same thing you're doing here."

"How do you know we're doing the same thing you're doing here?"

"I just know."

"That's not a valid answer!"

"You're not a valid answer!"

"That doesn't even make sense! I-"

Before I could say another word, Suki cut me off by covering my mouth with her hand.

"Seriously, guys..." she asked Haru and Jet, "What are you doing here?"

"Well, we were looking out for Zuko and Katara..." Haru said, earning himself a slap on the arm from Jet.

"Oww!" he yelled, rubbing his arm. "What was that for?"

"Haru! You're not supposed to tell anyone what we were doing!" said Jet. "That's the first rule of spying!"

"So you were spying...." said Suki, smirking at them.

Jet sighed and frowned.

"Fine. We were spying. Big deal." he scoffed.

"Well, that doesn't matter. Point is, Azula and Mai are here." I said. "They're out to get Zuko and Katara."

"We know. That's exactly why we went here."

"Actually," Haru said, "I only came here because Jet forced me to."

"Okay, but now that you're here, you have to help out." I said. "What do we do about them?"

"I could flirt with Azula..." Jet suggested.

We all gave him a look.

"What?" he said, pretending to look innocent. "Don't act like you're not used to it! Besides, it would distract her."

"I think it would work." said Haru. "I mean, Azula's going to be busy kicking Jet's ass so that means they'll have less time to sabotage Zuko and Katara."

"Hey! She doesn't beat me up all the time!" Jet protested

"Yes, she does."

"No, she doesn't."

"Yes!"

"No!"

"Yes!"

"For the last time, she-"

"Okay!" screamed Suki, separating Jet and Haru. "Enough already. Jet, you just have to accept the fact that she does beat you up all the time. Anyway, you go do whatever you can do to distract her. Meanwhile, Sokka, Haru and I will follow Zuko and Katara. Everyone, stay on guard, okay?"

We nodded. It was funny how Suki had natural leadership skills. I didn't know anyone who can command a room like that. There was just something about her, I guess.

Jet ran off to follow Azula and Mai while the three of us lined up at the Anchors Away ride.

"Haru? " I said, looking at the bandages around his lips, "What happened to your mustache?"

"Uhhh..." he said, looking slightly embarrassed. "Let's just say Ty Lee made me do it..."

I snickered. Poor Haru... She's got him whipped.

"Say, Suki..." I said, "Why do we always have to do what you say?"

"You don't." she replied coolly. "I just happen to make the best plans."

"Yeah, well....I was thinking about that plan. You just said it for me."

She sighed and shook her head.

"Ugh...Men..."

~~

Zuko's POV


Katara and I carefully climbed off the Anchors Away ship. We were both dizzy and couldn't walk straight so we held onto each other for support.

"That was one hell of a ride." I said, rubbing my head

"Tell me about it..." she replied, clutching the front of my shirt. "I think I feel that cotton candy making its way back up..."

Quickly, she ran to a nearby patch of trees and kneeled down. I chased her and heard her making gagging sounds. I kneeled behind her and held back her hair. It was a good thing there was no one around in that area.

When she was done, she wiped her mouth and leaned back.

"Thanks, Zuko." she sighed, leaning on my chest

"No problem..." I replied. "Is this going to be what it's like when you're pregnant?"

She turned around and pushed me down so I was lying on the grass with her on top of me.

What is she doing?

"Want to find out?" she whispered seductively

I gulped. Did she really want to do it? I mean, there was no one around. No one would ever know...

No! What am I thinking? I can't! At least not right now...

"Katara...." I said

"Well?" she answered, still smirking

"We can't."

She sighed, stood up and helped me up.

"Good boy..." she said, ruffling my hair and smiling

I grinned back as she started to walk away.

Katara's really something, isn't she? Most girls I would have asked out would be all over me all the time. If it were someone else, I would have been creeped out by now.

But with her, I can be who I really am. The best part is, she won't judge me. I'm so comfortable when I'm around her and for the first time in my life, I've felt truly free...

At that moment, I was sure I could tell her anything. With that said, I knew I just had to tell her how I felt right now.

"Hey...Katara?" I said

"Yes, Zuko?" she said, turning around

"I h-have something to tell you..."

"Okay. Shoot."

"I...uhhh....You....uhhh..."

"What is it, Zuko?"

"Forget it...You'll get mad."

"Come on! Tell me!"

"You'll hate me for it!"

"I won't!"

"Promise you won't get mad, okay?"

"I promise...now tell me!"

"Fine...umm..."

"Go on..."

"Uhh....you...."

"What about me?"

"Iseriouslythinkyouneedabreathmint!"

I looked up and saw her. Damnit! I struck a nerve! God, I really shouldn't have said it.

Then the next thing I knew, I was running for my life.

~~

Katara's POV

Breathmint!?

Did he just say that I needed a breathmint!?


Wow. I didn't realize cotton candy vomit gave me really bad breath.

I decided to mess with him though. I pretended to get angry and I chased him around and around until we reached the booth area. He literally begged for my forgiveness.

I just helped him up, kissed him on the cheek and laughed about it. He started laughing too and we just forgot about the whole ordeal.

Just to be safe, I bought a pack of mints from the next vendor I saw and put to in my mouth.

"So...where do we go next?" I said, munching on the mints

"Want to go on the roller coaster?" Zuko said

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah. Why not?"

"Well, I threw up everything in my stomach after Anchors Away. I have nothing to fear now. But you...well, you might puke out that waffle from breakfast."

"Nah....I'll be fine..."

"Okay....if you say so..."

We lined up and waited.

"Katara?" Zuko said

"What is it?" I answered

"You get the feeling we're being followed?"

"Strangely....yes."

"Do you think they would?"

".....No....They wouldn't. They know we'd kill them if they did."

"It wouldn't stop them though."

"Yeah, I guess. We should stop worrying and enjoy our date."

"You're right...Still, the old man from a while ago was really weird..."

"Got that right....Maybe it's just our imaginations..."

"Yeah...."

Zuko put his arm around my shoulder and I leaned against him. I felt him inhale near my hair.

"Did you just smell me?" I asked, giggling.

"Yes." he said, snickering back

"Why?"

"I don't know. I smelled this perfume and I thought it was yours."

"Well, I'm wearing lavender-scented perfume."

"Really?"

"Uh-huh...Why? What did you smell?"

"Tropical fruits...."

~~

Toph's POV


This is perfect. Me, Aang and a whole lot of stuff to do in the Amusement Park. I knew exactly how to make Aang fall for me. I can't believe I didn't think of it sooner.

Aang is really the good samaritan type of guy and he always wants to help people. He can't help it. That's his way.

Anyway, here's the plan. I'm going to "accidentally" hurt myself and he'll help me up and then voila! I know it sounds really simple but I think that'll work on him. He might be into the damsel-in-distress type of girl.

We stopped next to the Test Your Strength game. He looked at it for a while and started to walk away when I held him back.

"What?" he said

"I want to try." I said, giving money the game manager.

"But we're supposed to be looking out for Azula and Mai."

"I know but we haven't seen anyone so far. We are allowed to have a little fun, right?"

"I guess...Are you sure, Toph?"

"Completely. Now stand back."

I cracked my knuckles and picked up the hammer. From the vibrations, I could feel that the pole was about 15 feet high with a bell on top that would ring if the trigger hit it. The only way that would happen is if you hit the lever hard enough.

I gathered all my strength and raised the hammer. I took a deep breath then......

BANG!

I could feel the trigger work its way up the pole and hit the bell hard.

DONG!

I smirked as I heard Aang clapping behind me.

"Woohoo!" he cheered, "That was awesome, Toph! How did you do that?"

"Oh, stop it, Aang....You're embarrassing me..."

Yeah, keep it coming, Twinkletoes....

"Seriously, Toph. That was so cool!" said Aang

"Excuse me, miss." the game manager said, tapping me on the shoulder. "Congratulations on winning the game! Pick out your prize."

"See anything you like, Twinkletoes?" I asked

"It's your prize, Toph." he replied

"Come on. You know you want it so just pick something out already."

"Okay...if you're sure."

He chose a stuffed toy. Wow... I think I'm manlier than him right now.

We started walking along the path, leaving the Test Your Strength game.

"What is it?" I asked

"It's a stuffed toy of a flying bison." he said, guiding my hand so I could feel its soft head. I tried not to react to the tingles I felt when our fingers met.

"Back home, they were everywhere." he continued, "The older monks used them to get around. Plus we all enjoyed the occasional sky bison polo."

"Yeah? Sounds interesting. Are visitors allowed in the temples?"

"I don't know. But...maybe I could pull a few strings... I can them to let you visit..."

"Really? That's sweet of you, Aang..." I said. Wow...the plan hasn't even even put into motion and it's already getting...mushy.

"Hey, it's nothing. I bet Katara would like to come too. She'd love the sky bisons...."

I sighed. Even if Katara was obviously taken, he still can't stop thinking about her.

"Right...Katara..." I mumbled.

We stayed silent until we reached another interesting booth. It was one of those things where you shoot a water gun at this figure at the back of the stall until it filled up. When you're the first one to fill it up, you win something.

"Hey, this booth looks cool." said Aang.

"Want to try it?" I said.

"Umm...I'm kinda shy..."

"Shy? Don't be ridiculous. No one knows you here."

"You do..."

"Why would you be shy around me?"

"You might laugh at me..."

"Twinkletoes, don't be a wuss. I'll laugh at you more if you're too pig-chicken to play the damn game."

"Fine...Fine..."

Time to put the plan into action....

As Aang started playing the game, I started pacing calmly near him. He paid no attention to me and concentrated on the game. He won, actually. Surprising...I guess my little pep talk encouraged him.

"Hey Toph! I won! I won!" he said, jumping up and down. "I can't believe I won!"

I was standing quite far away from him because of my pacing. I ran to hug him when I pretended to trip and fall down.

I waited for him to react.

3...

2...

1....


"Ouch!" I yelled, pretending to be in pain. "My foot!"

"Oh my gosh, Toph!" Aang exclaimed.

That's it...Come to mama...

"Look!" he said. "It's Katara!"

"Huh?"

I was utterly confused. Katara? I just fell and probably injured my leg and he's still talking about her?

Crap.

Turns out, Aang never saw me "injure" myself. He turned around before I "fell." I guess he saw Zuko and Katara in the other direction.

"I'm going to go follow them, okay?" he said, already running off in their direction.

I was alone, kneeling in the dirt, obviously pissed.

"Sure, Aang." I mumbled. "Thanks for helping me up."

"Sir, wait!" the booth manager called to Aang. "You forgot to pick out a prize!"

Aang looked back and quickly grabbed a huge water gun from the prizes hanging from the ceiling.

Okay, he goes back for a prize but he doesn't go back for me? This is us in a nutshell.

When I got up, I realized that he had started running in Zuko and Katara's direction and he wasn't stopping.

I ran after him as fast as I could.

"Aang! What the hell are you doing?" I shouted after him

What is he thinking? Zuko and Katara are not supposed to know we're here! He's going to blow our cover!

"Aang, stop!"

He did stop but he started to position the water gun in his hands and aim. He was about to shoot it at Zuko and Katara!

"Aang, knock it off! It's not funny!" I said, about 5 feet away from him.

He was about to pull the trigger when I jumped from behind him and tackled him. I smacked him on the forehead.

"What the hell were you thinking?" I asked

"Toph! Get off me!" he said, trying to wriggle away. "Why did you stop me?"

"The question is, why were you aiming for Zuko and Katara?"

"I wasn't!"

"Then who were you aiming at?"

"I was aiming for Azula and Mai! They were about to catch up with Zuko and Katara!"

What? That can't be true. I felt nothing.

"I didn't feel their vibrations, Twinkletoes! They weren't there!"

"Yes, they were!"

"They weren't, Aang! You can't fool me! All I felt in that direction was Zuko and Katara with Jet and Haru's nearby. Jet and Haru are on our side, in case you've forgotten!"

"They were there! They just left before you felt it! They probably heard us! You let them get away!"

"Don't you dare try to pin this on me, mister!"

"Gosh. Just get off me, Toph."

"Ugh...You really piss me off sometimes, Aang."

I stood up and dusted myself then waited for him to do the same.

"Then go leave if you want!" he shouted.

I was genuinely hurt.

"I can't!" I yelled back. I didn't care if we were making a scene. He started it.

"And why not!?"

"Because I-"

I cut myself off there. I couldn't tell him. At least not right now.

"Well?" he demanded

"Because Suki said we need to stay together, okay?"

"Fine...but I'm not speaking to you!"

"Good. One less annoying sound to hear."

We kept walking in silence, both pissed and unfocused on the mission.

I never thought he would speak to me like that. For once, I actually felt my heart break.

I wanted to make up with him already. Maybe I just missed a vibration or two...Maybe he was actually right...

I started looking around to distract myself.

There were so many vibrations because of the rides, the booths and the people. It was hard to stay on Twinkletoes' track, although it didn't help that he was walking faster to avoid me. It was so immature.

        Just before we turned a corner, I heard splashes of water and the bouncing of balls. Lots of people were cheering in that game.

       As I stopped to ponder about it, it was like a big lightbulb started flashing above my head. I knew what would help Aang and I make up.

       Two words...

Dunk Tank

~~

Suki's POV


After we split up, we started following Zuko and Katara. We didn't ride Anchors Away anymore because it was pointless. We just made sure Mai and Azula didn't get in.

We saw Jet and Haru leading Azula and Mai away. Apparently, the two girls were easily distracted and they forgot all about Zuko and Katara. I felt bad for Jet though because I saw Azula smack him on the head before rushing through the crowd. I smirked as they realized that they had lost their trail.

Sokka and I stood guard at the exit of the ride. After waiting for a few minutes, people started filing out.

"Quick!" I called to Sokka. "Look for Zuko and Katara!"

"I'm on it!" he answered.

My eyes quickly scanned the crowd. I couldn't find them. It was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

"There!" Sokka said, pointing to a certain direction.

"Let's go!" I said, pulling him so that we were chasing Zuko and Katara

It was very hard to get through the crowd. I can't believe so many people were in the Anchors Away ride. It didn't look that interesting.

When Sokka and I finally got through, we lost them.

"Did you see where they went?" I said

"No. I couldn't see past all the people." he replied

"Let's try that patch of trees there."

We jogged to that area and tried to see if there were any signs of their presence. Sokka sat down and started thinking.

"This sucks!" he said, looking defeated. "We lost Zuko and Katara's trail. We lost Azula and Mai's trail. This couldn't get any worse..."

Then, I noticed something on his butt.

"Actually..." I said, "It could..."

"Huh?" he said

"Stand up."

He did what I said and still didn't get it.

"Look at your butt, Sokka."

He turned and saw a weird gooey pink thing on his butt.

"What the-EWWWWW!!!!!" he yelled, running around in circles. "What the hell is on my butt!?"

"Umm....I think it's vomit, Sokka."

"Yuck! It smells like cotton candy but it feels like....cold soup!"

"Come on...Let's go get you cleaned up."

"The universe just loves proving me wrong, doesn't it?"

"You make it too easy..."
Author's Note:

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D. Movies and Dinner: 7

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Poor Sokka, and Poor Toph. Men are so slow some tims. Nothing against the men of the world, but it is true. Love the story