I Won't Leave You (Toph Beifong x Male! Reader)

The Serpent's Pass

When you're finally out of the desert, you all find a pleasant sight to behold, a beautiful landscape perfect for earth and and waterbending, a waterfall. You and Katara stand on top of the waterfall looking down into the pond. "Um, are you sure this won't kill me?" You ask.

"I don't know, actually. There's only one way to find out."

"Why did I let you talk me into this?" You whisper, taking a step back. You're in your underwear, as you didn't want to ruin your lucky pants. You take a breath.

"You've got this, Y/N!" You hear Toph cheer. Well, it's all or nothing. You take a step back before taking a dive, it takes everything in your body not to let out a single noise. Hitting the water hurts like slamming into a wall, but you come back up and smile.

"Hey, Y/N! Are you alive?"

"No!"

"Well then I guess you don't get to see this epic waterbending bomb!" You see her fall as if in slow motion and try to get away, but you're too slow, the force of the water launches you right out of the pond and you see yourself heading straight towards Toph you yell for her to move, but she doesn't hear you, so you're forced to grab her, spin around and take the fall on your back. Think of the massage, think of the massage. You look up and see her pulled back with a blush.

"This keeps happening, huh?" you ask, propping yourself up on your elbows. "I'm gonna feel that tomorrow." You groan, "Are you okay?"

"Hm? Oh, yeah. I'm fine, Graceless." She says. You smile at the nickname she's given you. Your constant falling is to thank for it as she realized that you spend more time on your face than your feet. "Um, let me help you up!" She says, pushing you up and off of the ground.

"Hello there, fellow refugees!" A voice calls. You both catch up with the group.

"Are you guys heading to Ba Sing Se too?" Aang asks.

"Sure are! We're trying to get there before my wife, Ying, has her baby."

"Great!" Katara exclaims, "We can travel through the Serpent's Pass together."

"Woah, woah, woah, are you guys crazy? Serpent's Pass is the most deadly way to get there! There are ferries, you know."

"You should come with us to Full Moon Bay. They have ferries that will get us right across the lake. It's the fastest way to Ba Sing Se."

"And it's hidden, so the Fire Nation can't find it." Ying says.

"Hm, peaceful ferry ride or deadly pass?" Katara asks, sarcastically. And so, after getting dressed you all walk to Full Moon Bay, with you leading the pack. You get there within the hour and are greeted with the longest line you've ever seen. "I can't believe how many people's lives have been uprooted by the fire nation."

"We're all looking for a bit of life safe behind the walls of Ba Sing Se." The new guy says.

After what feels like ages, you're finally next in line, right behind a man wheeling a cabbage cart. "Does he look familiar to anyone else?" Sokka asks, hearing no response he shrugs it off.

"I told you already, no vegetables on the ferry. One cabbage slug could destroy the entire ecosystem of Ba Sing Se!" She points at the cabbages, "Security!" You look over and see a platypus-bear clawing away at his cabbages.

"Gah, my cabbages!!!" he wails in horror before they take him away.

"Next!" The lady shouts.

Aang and Sokka walk up, Aang speaks, "Um... five tickets to Ba Sing Se, please."