Toph's Bet

[ramenbreath]

This is the first one I've done.
*Note*- I don't own anything and there's a picture that inspired this story. click here to go to it.
http://rubyd.deviantart.com/art/A-Pet-Zuko-72607715

Overview- So Zuko and Toph have a bet and it starts to get out of hand....


?Ugh. What did I do to deserve this?? Zuko was holding a plate of apples in front of Toph.
?You still owe me for burning my feet and you lost the bet.? Toph grinned this sentence out. She was thinking of the bet.
--- Yesterday---
Aang, Katara, and Sokka had to go get supplies for the camp. They had left early that morning and had left Toph and Zuko behind to watch camp. They actually left Zuko in charge and just left Toph there so that he wouldn?t run away.
Zuko got up that morning to find a note beside him. It read:
?Zuko,
We have left you in charge of camp. We just went to go get supplies. We should
Be back tomorrow. Make sure Toph stays out of trouble. We also left Appa and
Momo behind so they can rest. And we don?t want the Fire Nation finding us.
Be careful.
-Sokka, Aang, and Katara?
?What? Why would they do that? Oh well. I might as well tell Toph.? Zuko got up and pulled on his shirt. It reminded him of Mai and when they would stay in each other?s company for hours at the Fire Nation Palace. It pained him to think of her but it also brought him comfort. Standing up, He walked over to the make-shift tent that Toph always made to sleep in. She had bent the earth to make a tent. It was complete with a triangle for a door. Zuko always scoffed at it. She was such a strange girl. She was blind. She was an earthbender. She was even more of a guy than he was. ?Such a strange one but an effective teacher,? he thought. He was referring to the fact that she was able to teach Aang earthbending without being able to see. The rocks began to move out of the way and Toph emerged.
?I heard them leave earlier, if that was what you were going to tell me. ?
?Yeah. I was. So what should we do??
?I don?t know. I?m going to practice.? Zuko furrowed his brow.
?Practice what?? he said. Toph turned her head to his voice. She was curious that he didn?t know.
?My earthbending, she replied, what else??
?Oh. I didn?t know. Guess I?ll firebend for a while.? Zuko turned and walked in the opposite direction. Toph stopped in her tracks and thought aloud,
?Which is better: Earthbending or Firebending??
Zuko was taken aback by the question. He had never thought of this. He remembered what his Uncle Iroh had taught him. ?Remember, Prince Zuko, That all the elements live in harmony.?
?Well? Which is better?? Toph persisted. She didn?t know why but she thought that she just had to know the answer.
?Well? My Uncle taught me that all the elements lived in harmony? but I?ve always had a pride in Firebending.? Zuko replied sheepishly. He was quite scared of this little 12-year-old girl. Toph?s vein jutted out of her forehead.
?So what do you think of earthbenders?? She knew that he wouldn?t be able to answer this. But she had a plan that was starting to evolve.
?Uhhh? Well? Umm? They are masters of the earth and have the most area to bend. I was taught in the fire nation that they were low-life?s that tended to be poor and street entertainers. I mean? Think about it? I?m the fire lords? son. What am I supposed to think? That you are all knowing??