Friends with benefits // Modern Tokka

Chapter 9: All night

Two day's until the homecoming dance

Thursday night

Suki and Sokka laid next to each other on Sokka's bed, on their phones. It was the first time they had hung out outside of school in a while. Either because of Sokka's football practice or his project with Toph. Or because Suki was busy with other things. But those were all excuses. Every time they hung out alone, Toph was always mentioned and they would get in a fight that would end up with Sokka leaving and Suki apologizing every time.

When Katara told Sokka about what happened at the mall, he took it as the last straw. He had had enough of everything and invited her over to "hang out".

Sokka inhaled deeply and put down his phone. Suki heard his inhale and turned to see if he was okay. She could see that whatever he was about to say, was serious.

"So? have you gotten a dress for homecoming?"

Oh She told herself

She was a little thrown back from misreading him, but she responded in her cheery voice. "Yeah I did. I got it this past weekend"

"Oh cool. Where did you get it?"

Where is he going with this? Did Katara snitch on me?!

Suki grew mad at the thought of Katara telling Sokka about what happened at the mall. Ever since the mall incident, she couldn't stop with the thought of Katara snitching on her. If she snitched, she would lose Sokka. A boy she loved so much and couldn't bare the thought of losing him to another girl. Even though she was upset, she still kept on a cool face

"I got it at the mall. It was near where my cousin worked. You remember Ivy right?"

Sokka nodded. He paused in thought, "Did you harass Toph at the mall?" He said, getting straight to the point.

There it was. What she dreaded to hear. It's over now

She sighed and looked down in shame as she was going to be honest with him and tell the truth. And hope for forgiveness.

"Yes, I did" Sokka shook his head and looked away from her. Clearly upset. "I was jealous. Because you were spending a lot of time with her and we barely got to spend time together, alone, till now!"

"That still doesn't give you a reason to go n' harass her!"

Suki scoffed, "And why do you care?! You got a 'thing' for her"

Yes His mind told him

"NO! She's my best friend and I don't like that your harssing her over some stupid thing"

"Stupid thing? Sokka this is our relationship and you call it stupid?!" Sokka rolled his eyes and Suki scoffed.

He really doesn't care about this relationship does he? He only cares for the stupid celebrity brat

"You know what" He turned to look at her while she spoke, "I can't do this anymore. We're done!" Suki grabbed her phone and bag, and walked around the bed to get to the door to leave. She stopped in her tracks when she saw a cardboard display board. To which she assumed was the project he and Toph worked on - since it had their name on it.

"Isn't this the project you did with Toph?" She asked in her cherry voice

"Yeahhh?" He said slowly, not knowing where she was going.

"Mind if I take a look" It didn't sound like a question. It was more of a ... statement?

She grabbed the board and opened one of the folds and took a quick look at it before, "Well since you love that girl so much. Why don't you spend the rest of the night redoing your project with her," She said before she quickly ripping the cardboard apart. Making sure to mess it up well enough to where he can't tape it up.