"I'm finally going to learn Earthbending and this place is perfect! Sokka?" I smiled, as I stood ready to learn how to learn my second favorite element.

There's a list; Fire, Earth, Air, Water. Fire because you can go all Azula, Earth because you can go all Toph, Air because you can go all Zheer, and Water because- well blood bending is creepy. Unless your the one using it.

I looked down at Sokka what mumbling at me "Oh you're still sleeping, huh?" He started mumbling again, I couldn't understand a word. "Sorry." I whispered, before Toph made a dramatic entrance.

"Good morning Earthbending student." Toph slowly stated, as she walked down.

"Hey, Toph." I replied a excited grin.

Sokka started trying to say something but I got nothing.

"Sorry snoozels we'll do our earth bending as quietly as we can." She mocked, in a whisper before throwing Sokka up with Earthbending.

I chuckled before he jumped up to us still in his sleeping bag with his muffled words. "Run around- making noises!" Was all I could understand.

"So what's first?!" I asked with enthusiasm.

"We'll start with move a rock." Toph replied pushing me out of the way.

"Sounds good, sounds good."

"The key to Earthbending is your stance, you've got to be steady and strong. Rock is a stubborn element, if your going to move it you've got to be like a rock yourself." Toph circling me as she explained.

"Okay." I replied with a grin, I was going to do this. It would move, or I would destroy it with another bending element.

"Good. Now the actual motion of this one is pretty simple." Toph moved her own rock to show me the move. "Okay you ready to give it a try?" She asked turning over to me.

"Let's do it." I stated, I was ready. I was practically raised by the military, well that and the internet. I took a deep breath before I took the force and passion out on the rock with a steady punch.

I found the rock moving away, I did it, I Earth bended! I looked over to Toph who just nodded.

Before I knew it though, "Keep your knees high, twinkle sparks!" Toph ordered, sending small hills where I would step while carrying a boulder.

I found myself doing a lot of things, like hitting through earth like it was sand, or guessing where to hit the earth trying to feel it. And Toph screaming. "Rock like!" In my ear.

It felt like boot camp.

"This time we're going to try something a little different. Instead of moving a rock you're going to stop a rock. Get in your horse stance." Toph order and I obeyed. "I'm going to roll that boulder down at you. If you really have the attitude of a Earth bender, you'll stay in your stance and stop the rock. Like this!"

"Sorry, Toph, but are you sure this is really the best way to teach Gyawa Earthbending?" Katara asked, I was now starting to get scared.

I knew what was about to happen, I wasn't scared before!

"I'm glad you said something. Actually there is a better way. This way you'll really have to sense the vibrations of the boulder to stop it." Toph put a blind folder on my eyes and thanked Katara with a calm voice.

"Yeah thanks, Katara." I remarked with a scoff.

I heard her chuckle before I went in complete focus. Not to long later, I could feel the rock speeding down.

Right when I was about to bend it someone grabbed hold of me and tackled me. I took the blind fold off to see it was Aang.

"What was that?!" I asked, getting mad, I was doing Earthbending why would he do that?!

"I guess I just panicked. I don't know what to say." He answered with a guilty voice.

"There's nothing to say! You blew it! Gyawa had a perfect stance and perfect form! But when it came right down to letting your friend take control you didn't have the guts!" Toph shouted at him.

"I know, I'm sorry." He replied, with a calm voice looking down.

"Yeah you are sorry!" Toph remarked as she started to walk away.

"Gyawa, we better do our bending in private so twinkle toes over here won't mess it up! Because he's a jelly boned whimp!" She bickered not turning to face, but ignoring him.

"Now face that rock like an Earthbender!" Toph yelled, pointing at a new boulder. I immediately took stance and punched it away.

"That's how it's done." She said in Aang's direction.

                                     ~*~

"Hey, Gyawa, have you seen-" Katara asking running up to me. I was at the time trying to sense the vibrations and where Toph would and strike.

"I'm teaching Gyawa earth bending here!"

"I'm focusing here!" Toph and I yelled in frustration.

"It's important. It's almost sundown and Sokka isn't back yet. I think we should search for him." Katara said, with a concerned voice. I took the blind fold off, this was still going to happen? I thought I was doing good.

"We'll find him faster if we split up." I replied, before running off to find him.

                                     ~*~

"Gyawa! Thank goodness! Have you got any meat?!" I heard Sokka asked as I ran up. He was in that little hole thing Toph made.

"Are you okay?" I asked, trying to get him out.

"Stop, stop! You're going to pull my fingers off and I don't thing the rest of me is coming." He yelled as I stopped.

"Mm I could try to Earthbend you out, but I'm way to new at it." I said, putting a hand on my chin.

"Well if you can't Earthbend me out of here go get Toph." Sokka ordered.

"Okay." I slowly replied, I was starting to walk away before I heard a cute little noise. I turned to see the little cub looking up at me.

"Gyawa, this is my friend, fufu- cudly poops, fufu- cudly-poops, Gyawa." Sokka introduced with a tired tone.

"Awww, what a cute funny name for a baby saber tooth- mouse- lion-cub." I awed, as I held him up.

"Really? He looks nothing like a saber tooth- mouse- loin."

"It's hard to tell before they their giant teeth and horns grow in. What's ya doing out here little dude, lost your mama?" As I asked, this to his cuteyness I looked over to see the mother.

"Oh no!" I sighed, I quickly put him down and let him run to her. It took her stance and was about to ram us.

"Gyawa, this is bad you got to get me out of here." Sokka fanatical said, before it started to charge us. I firebended up at it to scare it away, but it only backed off a little.

"This is really bad! Please Gyawa you have to Earth bend me out, there's no other way." This time Sokka sounded extremely desperate.

"I could crush you." I replied, before kicking more fire at it.

"Yeah, no crushing please." He remarked, as it charged again. I firebended again and jumped to a rock to our side, to get it away from Sokka.

"Over here!" I shouted at it before shooting more fire. After it started retreating again I went back to stand next to Sokka.

"Please don't leave me again." He whispered, with a voice I didn't think he was serious about.

"I won't." I replied before I kicked more fire at it. I then move the earth from under it and hit it with two boulders. It immediately got scared and walked away.

We then heard clapping from the hills around us.

I looked up to see the twelve year old awesome Earthbender.

"What are you doing here?" Sokka asked.

"Just enjoying the show." She grinned back.

"You planned this whole thing didn't you." I asked, with a hand on my waist.

"Pretty much." She answered like it was nothing.

"Why?" I asked, I found myself getting angry, she could have done something.

"Because I wanted to see you Earthbend in action."

"You crazy? Sokka could have got killed! Why didn't you do anything?!" I bickered in her face, yet all she did was grin.

"You're an Earth Bender, twinkle sparks, you just stood your ground against a crazy beast. And even more impressive you stood your ground against me! You got the stuff." Toph just said I had the stuff, I could have squealed or hopped up and down but I just found myself with a huge smile.

"Aw this is really a wonderful touching moment. So could you get me out of here so I can give you both a big snugly hug." Sokka asked, before Toph earth bended him out and pulled him by the hair out of the hole.

                                     ~*~

"You found him!" Katara gasped, as we got back to the camp.

"The whole time I was in that hole not knowing if I would live or die. It makes a man think about what's really important, I realized how important you are to me. You, dad, Gyawa, mom, and Aang. Your all I've ever loved." Sokka looked at Katara and then to me and Aang, with... wait no way!

Will I think they might have been tears, I still think he was pranking us.

"Wow, that was deep." I stated as I looked to the side holding my waist.

"Aw, I didn't think you had a heart." Katara smiled, as she hugged him. We all went in for a Gaang hug, when I looked back at Toph.

"You too Toph." I chuckled as I grabbed her in for the hug, she didn't seem too pleased at first, but she warmed up.